Why do Lala's inventions always turn out to be defective?

Looking at the list of Lala's invention on Wikipedia page of To-LOVE-ru - Japanese version), or a less complete list on To-LOVE-ru Wikia, most of Lala's invention has caused some sort of trouble as seen in the source material.

There are a number of inventions which are created and used right away without testing.
For example, unnamed drug in chapter 54 of original series, given to Rito when he disguises as his father during Mikan's house visit.
There are a number of inventions which explodes, or activates too easily, or not idiot-proof.
There are a number of inventions which has unwanted side-effects.
For example, Pyon-Pyon Warp-kun usually only warps living things, leaving the person naked after warped.

However, there are a number of inventions which are mostly stable, such as Peke, D-Dial and the expansion to Rito's house.

My theory is that all of Lala's inventions are work-in-progress or proof-of-concept, and the more an invention is used (which is equivalent to testing), the more stable it is. She is a genius in the sense that she can quickly create a working proof-of-concept. However, since she is not making a product, she doesn't feel a need to make her inventions practical, safe-to-use and idiot-proof.


The Geass-in-both-eyes thing is just how the ever-increasing strength of Lelouch's Geass manifests. C.C. mentions on multiple occasions that his Geass will grow stronger and stronger, to the point that it cannot be controlled (even by the special contact lenses).

I don't think there's anything to it beyond that. Lelouch's Geass seems to grow stronger precisely when the plot demands it - first it becomes always-on in one eye, triggering the Euphinator incident, and then it activates in both eyes, allowing him to get rid of Charles.


Will "Sailor Stars" (the final season) be available in English dub?

you don't need to watch the original dub for much longer as Viz Media has been re-releasing the original series (as well as the new Crystal remake) which includes the final season

  Nearly two years ago, we announced the series by surprise at Anime Central in Chicago, IL. For the first time, all 200 episodes, specials and movies would be coming out in English! Since then, we have been releasing subtitled episodes every week. Just point your eyeballs here at VIZ.com for buckets of Moon Kingdom goodness. For fans of the all-new, uncut English dub, both season 1 and season 2 have been released on dual language Blu-ray and DVD. You can find the sets in all their shimmery glory at your favorite anime retailer, such as Right Stuf and Amazon!

Source: Viz Media

looking at the list on wikipedia we see that Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, the last season that the original US Dub never covered in english, goes to episode 200 as such this means that Viz isn't just going to stop at Sailor Moon SuperS (which is episode 166)

currently (27/07/2017) Viz Media sells up to Sailor Moon S, Season 3, Part 2 which is episodes 109-127 so you currently don't have the final season and will need to wait, however it should also be noted that this Viz Media release isn't like the original US Dub release which. as you can see in the list of episodes on wikipedia, skipped episodes in the first season (remember that 200 episodes is the number of episodes from Japan, if Viz was going all 200 they wont be skipping like original US Dub did)

While i have yet to see it to confirm from my understand this also means some of the themes from anime which were toned down/altered in the original US Dub are kept to how they were in Japan. noticeably during the Death Busters Arc (Season 3) the theme of sacrifice and ofcause, Haruka and Michiru

  One of the controversies surrounding Sailor Moon S is in the romantic-lesbian relationship of Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, who are subtly depicted as romantic lovers, although this is never mentioned directly. Takeuchi has openly admitted they are a romantic couple, and their voice actresses were instructed to play the characters "as if they are a married romantic couple." However, because of differing cultural standards, most countries outside Japan, excluding Greece, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Mexico, have censored the relationship. Alternatively, in the Cloverway/Optimum English-dubbed version, this subtext was made more taboo by way of portraying Neptune and Uranus as biological cousins who were involved in a romantic relationship with each other. The Studiopolis/Viz Media English-language dub preserves the subtext of the original material.

Source: List of Sailor Moon S episodes

As Viz Media's blog post says that the re-release is duel language i assume it would contain both the japanese dubs with english subs and the english dub. considering that to my knowledge the final season was never released in english outside Japan officially watching the original subbed probably means watching a fan subbed version which you shouldn't really be doing when the series has been officially subtitled.

in case if i am wrong and:

there is an official release of the final season before Viz Media
you decided to wait for Viz Media to release theirs
you want to watch it subbed rather than dubbed

then which subbed version you watch is a matter of personal preference. however Viz Media's release would be easier to acquire as aside from DVD/Bluray release the Viz Media link i posted on Sailor Moon S, Season 3, Part 2 lists digital distributions like Steam and the Playstation Store. i would suspect ADV Film's home release it out of print thus harder to get


According to various sources, she shares the same sobriquet as her sister, 双月花（ガーデン）"Garden." The name reflects the duality of the two sisters.


Where do I go to purchase Chinese manhua?

Judging by the name, I think it's

銀河彼端

in Chinese so feel free to copy and paste on Amazon or Ebay, I'm pretty sure you'll get your manga.

Do inform me if this doesn't qualify as an answer, I'll delete right away.


Is there a mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from?

You can read manga and watch anime with Crunchyroll on Android. The anime app can be used by free members ad-supported, or by paid members ad-free. The manga app however is exclusively for paid members

CR Manga App ,
CR Anime/Drama App

Similarly for iOS:

CR Manga App ,
CR Anime/Drama App

Windows Phone:

(No Manga App) , CR Anime/Drama App

Most apps have anime and manga separate, presumably for development purposes (It's arguably easier to have them separate). I don't think there are any apps (for Android at least) that combine the two in one app.

As far as news apps for anime go, Crunchyroll have one. But I came across Daily Anime News, which compiles several different news sites in one place. (Both Android)


Why was Shonen Jump called Shonen Jack in Bakuman Anime?

Because the anime was broadcasted on NHK.
NHK, being a public TV channel in Japan, doesn't allow commercial advertising.

Much like the BBC, NHK is funded by a "receiving fee" by every Japanese household, with no commercial advertising and the maintenance of a position of strict political impartiality.
(Emphasis mine)

Their official domestic program standard (Japanese) (or, "standard policy") states this:

Item 12 - Advertising

It's absolutely not allowed to broadcast in purpose of commercial advertising or self-advertisement marketing.
In the middle of the broadcast, when it's planned to include corporate name, personal name, occupation, firm name, or trade (brand) name, regardless if it's an essential component or unavoidable performance, they will be judged impartially and then given the decision on how to handle them.

The staffs, trying to avoid this case as best as they can, replaced some of the names with others:

Shueisha (publisher of Shonen Jump) → Yueisha
Jump (Shueisha's manga magazine brand) → Jack
SHOSETSU SUBARU (Shueisha's monthly light novel magazine) → SHOSETSU PLEIADES
Margaret (Shueisha's manga magazine) → Magnolia
Hashire! Daihatsu Tanto (Japanese-brand car) → Hirameki! Tanto-kun

Source: Japanese Wikipedia, Yahoo! Chiebukuro, ひなぴし - HatenaBlog
P.S. another mind-boggling thing is, One Piece and Naruto were left as is in Bakuman anime.


Is she adult Rika in the final of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai?

The final is an alternate ending/fragment, where Takano's parents don't die as a result of the "miracle" born from the combinated wills of Rika and her friends. In the original ending, the miracle occurs instead when Takano shoots at Hanyuu in the mountain forest and misses her shot.

The adult version of Rika is most likely Frederica Bernkastel. Her real nature/identity is often questioned and discussed by fans, most notably those who know the series Umineko no Naku Koro ni by the same author; however, a direct and clear link between the Bernkastel from both series is not established.

From a simple Higurashi point of view, at least, Bernkastel is an entity born from Rika's "mature personality" due to her many reincarnations. It is speculated that while Rika is still in the fragment where she won with her friends and live a peaceful life there, Bernkastel was able to become a separate existence that can freely travel between the different fragments (= alternative realities).


What is the meaning of the Yellow balls in the second episode of Denki-Gai?

The balls were meant to be golden. In Japanese, "golden ball" is kintama, which is also slang for testicles according to Urban Dictionary. That's why the girls were so uncomfortable with this metaphor.


What was Kurisu going to say to Okabe in the first episode?

Around 9 minutes into episode 24 (try watching from 08:30), Okabe from the future (episode 24 Okabe) bumped into Kurisu on the stairs in the radio hall building. He was going to say he would save her, but got interrupted by an announcement over the PA system and ran off.

In episode 1, Kurisu dragged Okabe (episode 1 Okabe) from the lecture, asking what he was going to tell her "about 15 minutes ago". He didn't know as he was episode 1 Okabe and the one she met was episode 24 Okabe.

If you don't understand how that works... Well, that's time travel for you.


How was Obito able to use Kamui immediately after awakening his MS?

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


What order should I watch Nurarihyon no Mago in?

In general, watching the anime in release order is the default recommendation, as also for this case:

Nurarihyon no Mago
Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou

However, Japanese Wikipedia notes the differences in the anime adaptation from the original manga:

Session 1:

Episode 1 starts with the night-form of Rikuo confronting Gyuki on Mount Nejireme, then it continues to chapter 2 of the original manga.
[...]

Session 2:

Episode 1 broadcasts chapter 1 of the original manga.
[...]

So, chronologically (or "more faithful manga order"):

Season 2 Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1-24
Season 2 Episode 2-24


He was being experimented on , and yes he was a mere human , and also a failed experiment
It will all be revealed in the anime if you keep watching


How did Saki meet Shun near the end of the show?

Yes, she's hallucinating. The evidence for it at the start of episode 24 is irrefutable.

Why would she be hallucinating?

It safe to say that given what Saki has gone through, she isn't in the best state of mind. With all the death and destruction she's witnessed and experienced, she's probably in some form of denial.

Where does the advice from Shun come from?

Herself actually. Her own subconscious mind.

When you're in such a hypnotic effect, things from deep in the back of your mind can come forward at unusual times. This is the same reason why hypnosis is sometimes used to bring back memories for criminal investigations and why artists can do their greatest works under times of extreme stress.


Is No Face from Spirited Away based on any traditional Japanese legends?

This interview was originally in the French movie magazine "POSITIF" (April 2002 volume). It was translated into Japanese by a Japanese blogger, and I've translated relevant parts into English. Some things may have been lost in the double translation, but hopefully the main points are the same.

Interviewer: By the way, where did Kaonashi, the creature who swallows everything, come from? Also, I noticed in this movie that Kaonashi, Boh, and Chihiro's parents are all obsessed with overeating.
Miyazaki Hayao: That's true. These characters' personalities are full of faults. I made this movie for my friend's two daughters. Like Chihiro, they are also 10 years old. I didn't want to show them something like "the struggle between good and evil." I wanted to show them the truth about the world. If young girls don't really see "good and evil" as something as simple as dualism, then it's something they must discover for themselves in the world. Regarding the overeating, in the past I saw "Babette's Feast". It's a very beautiful and enjoyable movie. In that movie, the characters also eat a lot.

Even when directly asked, he didn't give a very specific answer it seems. Though I suppose Babette's Feast was an important inspiration.

"Kaonashi is inside of everyone." Those are Miyazaki Hayao's own words. Kaonashi can't buy people's attention with money. In addition, he doesn't know how to hold on to people's hearts. Kaonashi is irritated by Chihiro's lack of desires and tells her to want. This is also a necessity of capitalism. There is a contrast those who swarm around Kaonashi when he gives out money and Chihiro's enlightened lack of desire for gold or food. Her resolution in this is so strong that it can even seem cold. There was no reasoning behind saving Haku. He clearly says to Kaonashi, "I won't give you what I want."


After reading the manga, I have determined that this is the artist's way of depicting each fighter's aura or bloodlust.

It's not for a specific fighter or occasion and appears constantly throughout the anime and manga.


Why did Lelouch kill Clovis and not Cornelia?

Clovis was killing innocent Elevens not just the resistance/terrorists

  …just as former Viceroy Clovis was punished for ordering the slaughter of countless unarmed Elevens. We cannot stand by and allow such cruelty to be carried out, and so we made him pay for his actions. I will not repudiate battle on a fair and level field, but neither will I tolerate a one-sided massacre of the weak by the strong. The only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed! Wherever oppressors abuse their power by attacking those who are powerless, we shall appear again, no matter how mighty or formidable our foe may be!

Source: Wikiquote - Code Geass - The Black Knights (Second Section)

While yes Cornlelia can be brutal like using a Knightmare to gundown the JLF who really stood no chance against one she didn't order innocent people to be killed. both she and Lelouch believe in the principle that "the only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed" and fights on the front lines with her soliders even telling Guilford off when he tells her to keep back.

  During the Battle of Narita, Cornelia leads the attack on the Black Knights along with Dalton and Guilford. Guilford warns her to stay away and she responds by destroying several Burais.

Source: Cornelia li Britannia - Character History - First Season (5th Paragraph)

Clovis on the other hand order innocent people to be slaughtered all the while he hid in his G-1 and even started to beg Lelouch to spare him. Cornlelia would more than likely not beg for her life to be spared, if she was to beg I would dare say it would be to spare her soldiers in exchange for her life

Also Cornlelia was originally assigned to Marianne's Guard before being ordered by Marianne herself to dismiss the guard and the palace's defenses on the day of her death. under Lelouch's Geass Cornlelia revealed she was investigating Marianne's death herself

Finally Lelouch didn't have the time to finish her off anyway. remember that while he was interrogating Cornlelia C.C tells Lelouch that Nunnally is in danger (due to V.V having kidnapped her). Lelouch's first priority is always Nunnally as during the first attack on the Tokyo Settlement he had the Black Knights protect the school because she was there. during the second attack he had Rolo and Sayoko get Nunnally out of Tokyo and broke down when Nunnally was thought to be killed. with Nunnally in danger he abandons the attack on Tokyo and his own vendetta against Britannia so V.V could very have well saved Cornlelia inadvertently


Who was the little girl being possessed by Orochimaru during his fight with 3rd Hokage?

I believe you are talking about the girl Orochimaru "became" during the fight with the 3rd Hokage on the roof during the Chunin exams (Ch. 121). I just went back and read that part of the story and I don't believe her identity was ever stated. This is the episode in the anime where he rips his face off and reveals this girl's face:

In other words this is the girl he used as his vessel.


Why does Gaara still have dark circles around his eyes?

I'm more inclined to agree with SingerOfTheFall's answer.
Upon Gaara's birth (Shipuuden episode 297 and Naruto chapter 547, page 4), he already had his dark rings around the eyes.

I know he already had the Shukaku sealed inside him, but I find it a bit odd that he was born suffering from insomnia.
Plus, the translation I read of chapter 135 does not refer to the dark rings, but rather to the 'bags under his eyes' (although this could be a problem with the translation...):

Furthermore, as SingerOfTheFall said, there are several other Suna shinobi that have dark rings around their eyes, including Gaara's father when he uses his Gold Dust:

On a side note, I think it can also be the influence of the tanuki (the 'inspiration' for the Shukaku) in the character conception, since the tanuki too has dark rings around his eyes.

So this trait could be somewhat similar to the whiskers Naruto has from the Kyuubi. He had these whiskers even prior to being the Kyuubi's host:

This could mean that the dark circles are a character trait (conceived upon character design) that were a result of the Ichibi being sealed in Gaara even before his birth, thus being present even after the Bijuu's extraction.


In ch 85, pg 6- Taki says that,

  "The headband guy comes from a special-of-the-day downtown family restaurant. Moreover, he's only transferred here for only half a year. That's no good"

Soma overhears this and replies in the next chapter that, "I'll listen to your complaints after I finish serving my dish"


Is Bakuman based on the real life story of the author or the people he knew?

Bakuman seems to be based on real characters. As listed in the Cultural References' article on Bakuman Wikia, with their similarities mentioned on the MangaFox forums:

  Ashirogi Muto appear to be based on Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.

Akito Takagi and Moritaka Mashiro resemble Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi, respectively. The writer and the artist part being analogous to Ohba being the writer and Obata being the artist, Mashiro's semi realistic style being akin to Obata's, the darker themed manga that get better reception (which was true for Ohba whose most sold manga is Death Note) and even Takagi's failed attempt at action manga resembles Obata's failure, Rampou, that got cancelled after the second volume. Takagi, according to Bakuman, is best at writing dark and elaborate stories; this could be parallel to Ohba's way of writing as an author (for example, Death Note). There were also chapters that talked about serious humor in Bakuman; this "serious humor" can also seen in Death Note.

Also notable is this statement made by a user of the forum link:

At the end of every chapter there's a page that shows a Name made by Ohba (with
funny and ugly drawings just like the ones that Tagaki used to do) and a Name made
by Obata, with better pannels and drawings (just like the ones that Mashiro makes)

  It's speculated that Niizuma Eiji is based on Eiichiro Oda and Tite Kubo.

Niizuma Eiji seems to based on Oda, with all the encompassing success of their manga and the rather childlike purity of their love of the artform.

  The editors of Bakuman appear to be based on real-life editors.

Ashirogi Muto's editor, Hattori Akira, is based on two real life editors.
The name is based on Hattori John Batist Akira while the likeness is based on Saito Yuu.
Aida Souichi, team leader of Hattori in Bakuman, is based on real life current vice editor-in-chief Aida Souichi. He was the editor for Bakuman from Chapter 1 till around Chapter 91. They basically used the same names (even the Kanji are the same) as the real life editors for most of the established editors.

  Hiramaru's comic tendencies with animals, exasperation at his editor, and laziness draw a parallel to Sorachi Hideaki, mangaka of Gintama.

He may also be based on Yoshihiro Togashi who is just as lazy and also has a mangaka wife: Naoko Takeuchi, the mangaka of Sailor Moon.

  Nobuhiro could be compared to Hiroshi Gamo, a real-life mangaka famous for his gag manga and speculated to be Tsugumi Ohba.

  Aoki's specialization in romance manga, along with her experience and popularity with the series, draw a parallel to Kawashita Mizuki, mangaka of Ichigo 100%, Hatsukoi Limited, and Ane Doki.


Is watching the first 2 seasons of the anime enough to understand "Tokyo Ghoul:re" manga without reading prior manga?

One big thing to note is that Tokyo Ghoul Root A (the second season of the anime) greatly diverged from the manga. In the manga, Kaneki left Anteku and went off on his own, forming his own group. In the anime, he joined Aogiri.

Tokyo Ghoul:re is a sequel manga, meaning it builds off of Tokyo Ghoul. The first season of the anime does only a decent job at covering the story of Tokyo Ghoul, and the second season, as noted, diverged, covering only a handful of the biggest plot points. Having only watched the anime, you will not know numerous plot points that are addressed or expanded upon in :re.

However, in my personal opinion, you will only be moderately confused reading :re if you only watched the anime. Thankfully, Root A converged with the canon story line near the end, and had many of the major events occur identically to the manga (albeit several of them in the wrong order, and as such events that drove them to the order they were in are skipped in the anime). So as an anime only viewer, you would have knowledge of almost all of the major plot points.

With another however here, I can not find one person who would recommend doing so. Almost everyone who claims to be a fan of Tokyo Ghoul the manga greatly dislikes the anime. Even the top reddit post asking where season 2 starts in the manga is met with universal replies of chapter 1 (as in, pretend you never watched the anime and start the series from the beginning). As noted in Why did Tokyo Ghoul √A completely deviate from the manga?, the differences in season one are fairly significant, and you are going to be hard pressed to find people who prefer the anime's story over the manga's.

If you are desperate though, and refuse to read from chapter 1, then season 2 starts at around chapter 46.


What is the background about the tattoo around Jellal's eye?

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

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


Why is Mikan's memory going to be erased?

It is one of Alice Gakuen's school rules that any student who leaves without graduating from Alice Academy will have their memories erased. Furthermore, because Mikan's case is, according to Narumi, a special one, that she knows so much about the secret organizations regarding the academy, it is best for her memories to be erased instead of being held captive by those organizations. It is the best way to protect her from them.


The deaths are tied to both members of class 3-3 and Yomiyama. My guess is that if you try to leave either class 3-3 or Yomiyama you'll be killed by doing so, rather than waiting for your turn to die through the normal means of the curse--one death every month.

This is mentioned in the show due to one of the character's deaths and on the wiki:

   Aya Ayano - While leaving Yomiyama with her parents in their family car, a rock fell and hit the windshield, causing her father to lose control and drive off the mountain.


It's a part-canon side-story.

AniDB:

  The premise of the movie is based off a manuscript of the Yorknew City arc written by Togashi Yoshihiro that he eventually ended up scrapping.

WP:

  The film is based on an unpublished story manga creator Yoshihiro Togashi wrote around 10 years ago.

Since it's based off his own work, Phantom Rouge presumably has Togashi's blessings.


This is a sub-trope of Anime Hair, which is known as the Hair Intakes

A sub-trope of Anime Hair, this hairstyle resembles the hood scoops on a muscle car and also looks a bit like cat ears, allowing for the visual appeal of the Cat Girl in series that are too "realistic" to actually feature such a supernatural creature. Seems to be more common among females, though male examples are plentiful as well.
Seems to be especially prevalent in Visual Novels.


Durarara episode 12.5, "Justice Is Slow But Sure" isn't a recap episode. It and episode 25
are DVD only episodes that actually have some semblence of plot to them (as much plot as you get with Durarara). It's not related to any of the
main plotlines, though, especially the:

  overarching yellow scarves/dollars that's part of the later half of the first season.

So it's kind of a side story. You can treat them as OVAs.


Feasibility of Guts using the Dragonslayer

So if I am understanding the question correctly, you are wondering why he has no issues with unhinging the sword from his back and getting it into battle position.

Let me instantly break the bad news, in real life this would not have been possible. And it  falls under the BFS trope.

Even so people tend to want to investigate how 'impossible' it would be to wield such a weapon. And which real life weapon would be most comparable to this. They came to the following numbers:

Guts is roughly 1.90 meters high
The Dragon slayer is roughly the same height (the size is a bit variable through out the series)
The blade most likely weights about 220 pounds or 99.8KG. Although on the wiki, it has been stated that it should be around 400 pounds, and some reddit user calculated it to be around 625 pounds or 283.5KG

So coming back to your question, to displace the sword, assuming that Guts and the blade are equal in height and the blade weighs 220 pounds. Trying to pull it with a stretched arm length of 0.95m (it is said that the length of fingertip to fingertip is roughly your body length)

(not sure how to do the maths from here, but feel free to edit it in)

And to round up the post, the closest resembling sword to that of Guts', would be a two handed ceremonial sword which only resembles the blade in length (199cm / 78.3inch) and weighing much less (5.42KG / 11.9 pounds)


Is the title, Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless, a good translation?

Not only it's a good translation, but it's also the correct translation.

Logan has already explained the construction of the word

  けだるげ is technically a combination of けだるい and 気 using this somewhat uncommon construction.

Using this as the base, searching for the definition of けだるい returns:

Jisho: languid; listless
Japanese Wiktionary: listless, lazy

The conclusion is, echoing Senshin's comment:

  The English title is a literal translation of the Japanese title; there's nothing to read into here.


It's mentioned here:

Apparently, the author miscalculated in trying to estimate on when the series will end. He mentioned that in Jump, mangaka have to notify the editorial department 6 months in advance before the date that the manga is expected to end.

However, he seemed to have realized after informing the editorial department that he could not fit everything he needed for a proper ending in the remaining chapters. Since informing the editorial department of the projected ending is probably absolute, meaning he can't take back what he said on the predicted date that it will end and there is most likely another manga that was already scheduled to replace Gintama in Weekly Jump since he already informed them that he will end the manga, it was transferred to Jump Giga from Weekly Jump.

Is Gintama ending or not? Based on this information, no, it's not yet ending.


How does Shiro get into the Deadman Wonderland?

Even though Shiro and Ganta were childhood friends,

  Shiro was used in experiments by the director (Hagire Rinichiro) and Ganta's mother. This was all before Deadman Wonderland was created, and when the director founded it, he created a special room for Shiro. Shiro wasn't imprisoned there, but lived there so that the experiments to create the "Wretched Egg" (Shiro's other personality) can continue, thus she was brought there by the director when Deadman Wonderland was created.

This was mentioned briefly in the Deadman Wonderland wiki.


Why were Sayaka and Kyoko fighting in the beginning, and what caused them to eventually end up as friends?

After Sayaka contracts with Kyuubey, there are two magical girls in Mitakihara: Homura and Sayaka. Add Kyouko to this, and that makes three. Three magical girls in one city is far too many, and so Kyouko starts by trying to get rid of Sayaka (either by disabling her or getting her to leave Mitakihara). Sayaka was presumably an easier target than Homura, given that she had only just become a magical girl.

So why did they end up as friends? If you read The Different Story, you'll see that Kyouko was a lot like Sayaka when she first became a magical girl (more than a year prior) - she was all about justice and saving people and stuff like that. But then a lot of things went wrong (foremost among them, her father going mad and killing her mother, her sister, and himself), resulting in the angry, cynical Kyouko we see in the show.

I guess she sees Sayaka as being a lot like herself, and wants to keep her from suffering the same things she did. (Kyouko says something to this effect in episode 9.)


How did Araragi hide yoto "Kokoro-Watari" inside his body?

As someone who read Kizumonogatari (translated by Baka-Tsuki, not in original Japanese) I thought that I might shed some light about the sword.

First off, I would like to mention that although Kizumonogatari does have a whole bunch of interesting facts about the series (most of which are based around Shinobu and Koyomi's relationship) there is actually surprisingly little about the sword (I actually found this thread by googleing the sword).

I'll try to refrain from spoiling and just say you learn where the sword is from and how it only cuts Kaiis (or Aberrations/Monsters) but we are not told that it has any other special properties from a sword otherwise, so while mcs may have the correct answer, I believe it actually lies elsewhere.

First off I will answer why the sword is able to fit inside Shinobu. Contradictory to Koyomi, Shinobu doesn't actually stick the sword inside herself. Vampires actually have the ability to materialize objects/possessions at will, and Shinobu "conjures" up the sword each time she wishes to wield it. Koyomi never reached that "power level" so he was never able to materialize anything, but to Kissshot-Acerolaorion-Heartunderblade it was no big deal. As for why she materializes it from her mouth, I have no idea (but hey, it sure looks cool).

For Koyomi, I think you actually answered your own question. Indeed the sword is longer than him, I think in the novel it was said to be around 2 meters (~6.6 feet) long. However as you so keenly noticed, the sword was stuck in the ground. During his conversation with Hanakawa, Koyomi never moved from his original spot and if you notice his standing posture is a little strange (he seems to be focusing all his weight on his left foot). I think this is just because he stuck the sword (through him) straight into the ground and couldn't move from that axis.

This is just what I thought from re-watching the scene and from reading the light novels. I hope you found my information useful.


Yes, that is Layla Heartfilia's grave and if I remember correctly, that's Anna Heartfilia, her ancestor, standing in front of it.

  She was the teacher of the five Dragon Slayers that were sent to the future in order to eradicate Acnologia.

Everything about her will be revealed in the later part of the story.


How can Naruto talk to the tailed beasts?

All jinchuriki have a inner sanctum and it's like telepathy. When the tailed beast acknowledge Naruto as an ally and kind hearted person the share their chakra with him


What does "I will be back" mean in Shingeki no Bahamut?

There is no green-lit at the moment for a sequel of Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis. It's based on a card battle game for iOS and Android, so there's an endless stretch of coverage to adapt here.

The best we could assume is that it's "prophetic" for anything Shingeki no Bahamut-related since it is peculiar enough there are no explicit green-lit announcements yet. Anime usually do make the green-lit announcement after the series ended with a hint for a sequel. I take it they meant for something coming, but that's the best everyone (I've searched around) can count on. It could be a sequel, a spin-off (since it's wrapped up), movie, or OVA.

I'm confident, however, that in no way would they be making a senseless "I'll be back" hint without actually following up anything. Not once, in the hundreds of anime I've watched, would that happen. They could, however, announce a termination of whatever project they originally intended to continue the Bahamut hype.


The primary idea of the iron is that it smooths out wrinkles. Toward the end of the series it is revealed the Medical Mechanica is responsible to smoothing out entire worlds, thus rendering them for all intents and reasons Unable to think for themselves.

  Medical Mechanica is an evil corporation in the anime series FLCL. They mass produce "medical" robots, which tend to be very violent. Their buildings are shaped like irons, and release steam at certain parts of the day. There are no entrances or exits to these buildings, so how people get in and out is a mystery. One character describes the strange steam as them "Ironing out the wrinkles in your brain so you can't think." Medical Mechanica also captures an intergalactic space pirate "Atomsk", who one of the main characters has been searching for. Though it is never really explained how, or why. Little is known about Medical Mechanica, and it is implied that they are somehow connected to the government.

The above quote can be found here: Medical Mechanica Villains Wikia Page


Aizen wanted to create the Ouken, the key that opens the door to the Soul King who rules Soul Society.  In order to be able to keep increasing his power he wanted to merge the powers of Hollows and Soul Reapers, this was his experiment with the Visoreds.  Aizen had made his own version of the Hogyoku to do this but it was incomplete, he merged it with the one Urahara made and with that he had the finished one that allowed him to increase his power and become the ultimate being.  Aizen said himself that only Urahara was the only intellectual challenge he might have had.

Remember though that Aizen had his hypnotic power that allowed him to control many of those within Soul Society, those he did not control he tricked.  He was able to get many to do his bidding, knowingly or not, only Ichigo was not under his control since he had never seen the sword release.

Ichigo made a statement after killing Aizen that Aizen was so powerful that having no equal he felt there was no one to challenge him and was somewhat lonely; the part about crossing swords where all Ichigo felt was lonliness.  It's possible to look at this as the only one who could be a challenge to Aizen was the Soul King, so creating the Ouken using Karkura Town would allow him to open the gateway to where the Soul King lived and possibly fight him and find an equal.


Is there any correlation between the CPU and CPU candidates' oppai sizes like there is with KanColle?

I don't think there's a correlation, based on the fact that bust sizes change when in HDD form. Sometimes dramatically. Neptunia herself upgrades from a modest A to an E cup when she transforms into Purple Heart.

Before :

After:

That being said, I don't know much about the series as I'm only playing the first game.

Maybe someone else has more knowledge than me and can also answer. Here's a spreadsheetable list of some of the character's bust sizes for any other answer's research.


The concept of owning someone comes up in anime, usually as part of a bet. Is it based in reality or is it just a tv trope?

The words "own" or "slave" may not be used, but the practice is very much alive in high schools, colleges,  fraternity houses, etc. all over the world.
When people make this sort of bet, they are not literally selling themselves into slavery - the "contract" is not legally enforcable anyway. The only thing making them stick to the penalty is potential social stuff (being kicked out of the group, club, frat , etc. for welching or chickening out).
Usually the loser is agreeing to do whatever the winner wants (within reason) for a certain period - usually a semester or academic year, sometimes for the rest of their student life - this would be things like making/bringing them lunches, carrying their bags, putting up with verbal abuse without complaint, taking the crappy jobs during fund raisers (e.g. the kissing booth or dunking chair), doing their grocery shopping, washing their car, help with or outright doing their homework assignments, etc.
Yup. College and high school students really are stupid enough to do this to themselves. No I'm not joking.


What do the "Beats" in Angel Beats! mean?

This will include spoilers from later in the show, for anyone not wanting to spoil, please don't read my answer, just know that it in fact is both of the suggestions @An hoa has.

It's both Heart Beats and Music Beats

   Your assumptions of it being one or both of the two suggested is correct, as the title as a whole is a play on the fact that the whole show revolves around a character Otonashi who's heart was given away, to the girl Kanade, after he had died. (or Tenshi, for those of you who don't like her actual name).

   In the end of the show we see that Kanade thanked Otonashi for giving her the heart she had used to carry on living. She had always wanted to thank him for the beating heart she had been given, as hers was no good.

   We all realized that it was referring to the beat of the song, as well however from the get go, due to the catchy rythm of the OP. So it's natural to think that that was the reasoning. However it IS both.

   The title literally means The beating of Kanade's heart
 As we know Kanade is known as Tenshi which directly translates to Angel.


Did Saber recognize Illyasviel in Fate/Stay Night?

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

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

According to the Type Moon Wiki:

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

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

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


How does Goku's super saiyan blue kaioken compare with Vegeta's super saiyan blue evolution transformation?

Well firstly, this question can't be answered with complete certainty as we haven't seen Vegeta utilize it to its full extent. However, based on episode 122 and 123, SSJB Goku was shown to be stronger than SSJB Vegeta, probably cause of the Multiple Zenkai Boosts throughout the tournament of power.Hence SSJB+Kaioken*20 Goku is a lot stronger compared to the time he initially used it against Jiren. Kaioken obviously puts a very heavy strain on the body. So even if Vegeta's new transformation happens to put a greater strain than SSJB, the probability of it straining the body more than Kaioken*20 is very unlikely. Hence Vegeta has the upper hand here.During the course of transformation, The Grand Priest stated that "Vegeta also broke through his shell". The also used here indicates that the grand priest is comparing it to Goku attaining UI. Based on episode 123, it's nowhere close to the power of UI Goku, however, based on the grand priest's statement and the spectators referring it to Vegeta's limit breaking power, I think it's fair to assume that it is going to be stronger than SSJB + Kaioken*20 Goku when used to its full extent.Finally, The Kaioken times 20 is just a 20 times multiplier. So to increase the power of the form, Goku will more or less have to increase his strength while utilizing SSJB. SSJB is all about ki control and utilizing God Ki. A superior form of SSJB must definitely have better Ki control and a better utilization of God ki. So Vegeta might very likely be able to get a lot stronger in his new form compared to Goku getting stronger in SSJB making Vegeta relatively stronger.Finally,this isn't a definitive factual evidence, however, SSJB + Kaioken is a powerup given to Goku in the Universe 6 vs 7 arc which was ages ago. The Universe Survival saga has seen a lot of characters being given massive powerups making them a lot stronger. It wouldn't make sense to give Vegeta a new transformation which is weaker than something Goku potentially unlocked a long time ago. Also, the ending shows Vegeta in his new form next to UI Goku, so I would think Vegeta's new form should indeed be superior to a form Goku attained a long time ago

Additional Proof: Spoiler

   The provisional title of episode 126 is "Surpass Even a God! Vegeta's life-risking blow!". This could perhaps be hinting that Vegeta's new transformation is also God tier just like UI Goku.


Yes, he indeed has three bodies, but nonetheless he only has access to two of them at any time.

Yuma's fleshly body is safely stored in suspended animation inside the black trigger ring his father created. Inside the ring, time passes ever so slowly that Yuma's certainly fatal wounds have not yet killed him even three years after the incident. This body is black-haired.
The "civilian" trion body. The one he uses whenever a trigger is not active. This body is made of Trion (see the scene in ep.2 when he is run over by a car, leaving only a small crack on his face). This body supposedly requires nutrients (since Yuma is shown to be eating). It has white hair.
The trion combat body, that replaces the civilian body (or is morphed into) when Yuma goes "trigger on". During the fight with Miwa squad in the abandoned train station, this body has an arm cut off. When Yuma "trigger off", the combat body is dissolved and the intact civilian body is replaced.
 3.1 Also during his fight with Viza in ep. 34, Viza successfully kills Yuma combat trion body, and his black trigger restores the civilian body. Being made of Trion, Yuma uses the inertia of his movement and a seal to burst through Viza's combat body. Viza is seen remarkably surprised for all his combat experience.

It is supposed(whom?) that if and when Yuma is able to heal his flesh body, the black ring will stop mantaining the trion civilian body.


Do people notice Kaneki's hair changing?

Jason for sure does not care what happens to kaneki's hair. It should also have been a bit mroe gradual, as he was down there for 10 days, so Jason probably saw it in the intermediate stages. Rather, in the anime there is 1 instance, and in the manga, 2.

The beginning of the second season, Touka comments that he needs a wig if he is to return to Anteku due to its color.

In the Manga, Touka does the same thing in chapter 79. The second instance comes much later when Kaneki meets his favorite author. He is pretending to be human at the time, and she comments on his hair, Prompting Kaneki to reply that it is white Naturally.  This happened in chapter 108/109.

Its never really been the focus though. Rather, Ishida uses his hair as more of a symbol of his mental state and its changes. As it changes colors, so too does he. If he had not included people commenting about it, Fans would have made elaborate theories on how only we could see it changing and try to reason it.


The manga never explains why exactly he is so fond of Mr. Wilde. It is possible that he views him as a pervy role model and inspiration, being notorious for his (homo)sexual shenanigans. Yet I don't think this is the main reason, since this is a het ecchi series, which tend to view homosexuality as squick.

It is more likely a reference to the nature of Wilde's works, which Yokodera has almost certainly read, given how often he quotes from them. They tend to focus on similar issues to the ones he's facing: e.g., The Importance of Being Earnest deals with matters of saving face, when to lie and not, the purpose and functions of social graces and hierarchy, and of course, How To Get The Girl! Not to mention the tone is almost always light, irreverent and satirical of his "social betters". All of this mirrors issues within his own life, and so he likely feels Wilde is a kindred spirit. (And not least, he's a very entertaining author to read, and eminently quotable for every occasion!)


Song played in Episode 77 start of My Hero Academia Season 4

I love that one too! It’s track 43 from the second season’s original soundtrack. A video transcribed the title as “Honki de Tatakitsubusu Shozon.” Not sure if that’s correct, but hope it helps!


There are several reasons why this may be the case. Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai is

  basically the answer arcs for the "previous season". They do contain and reference the previous season, as they are answers, they would inadvertently reference certain actions/scenes which could be construed as horror. They are, however, notably lighter as they come from the viewpoint of resolution.

As such, depending on your tastes, they might still be considered horrific, or classified as horror. My reference for classification is actually AniDB where they do classify it as horror. It is interesting to note that IMDB also classifies it as horror.


What did Pegasus do with his left eye after the Millennium Eye was removed?

There are many things in the manga, that the anime either doesn't show or changes. Those who have read the manga know that Pegasus died after his millennium eye was removed by Bakura. However in the anime, Pegasus survives and he continues to live, going as far as making an appearance in the GX arc.

The Pyramid of Light novel, written by Junki Takegami, gives us a better insight on how Pegasus feels about the loss of his millennium eye. This happens when Kaiba shows up to ask Pegasus about cards that are capable of defeating the god cards. However Pegasus refuses to give Kaiba such a card and tries to lecture and warn Kaiba.

Pegasus- “A befitting heart is needed to handle power. Power without heart gives birth to tragedy.” Pegasus stroked his fair
hair up without the slightest hesitation and showed the hidden half of his face to Kaiba.

“Guh...” Kaiba took a gasp. The gaping opening in his eye socket was an unsightly reminder of where one of the
Millennium Items, the Millennium Eye, had once fit into.

“I first went in hunt for the Millennium Items with desires of meeting my lost lover. It was an act of folly brought on by
my innocence which was shameful even to me. Before long, controlled by the Millennium Eye, I sought dark
powers. It was no doubt on part of my feeble spirit. Therefore, to serve as a lesson to myself, I won’t put in an
artificial eye or hide this unsightly scar.” Pegasus smiled self-mockingly. “This is what those who abuse power
eventually look like in the end. Kaiba-boy, you want only power...and that is extremely dangerous.”

I also want to point out that the novel gives us a more detailed backstory of Anubis. It fits very well with the cannon story because in the novel, Anubis never met Atem or fought him. Aknadin wanted to ensure that his son Seto, becomes a king no matter what. Which is why he resorted to using another spell from the book that helped him create the millennium items,and created the Pyramid of light to counter the power of the millennium puzzle. During the ritual, he sacrificed one of his servants by turning him into a mummy. Aknadin replaced the brain, hearth and eyes of his servant with the ones of a jackal. That servant was Anubis, who was sacrificed against his will. Which is why Anubis wanted to kill both the Pharaoh and the reincarnation of the priest Seto. To exact revenge on Aknadin for turning him into a mummy, and become the king of destruction by defeating Atem. The story of the novel makes much more sense than the movie. In the movie, Anubis claims that he fought Atem back when he became a Pharaoh. This statement contradicts the cannon story because the day Atem became a pharaoh, was also the day he had to fight thief Bakura and in the following days, confront Zork. Atem died by sealing Zork away in the millenium ring while he sealed his soul in the millenium puzzle. There was simply no time for Atem and Anubis to confront each other back then. In any event. I hope you find what I shared useful and fun.


What is the song Muse performs on the rooftop of A-rise's school?

The song they perform in season 2 episode 3 on top of A-RISE's school is "Yume no Tobira".


What does Oreki Houtarou want to do with his life?

That's a great question--for a great anime--however Oreki doesn't really seem to want to do anything specifically with his life. On top of this the anime doesn't mention this either.
It's assumed he doesn't want to do anything specific due to his personality: energy conserving. More like he wishes to breeze through life doing everything as averagly as possible in order to conserve energy. If you go to the Oreki Houtarou wiki page and down to Oreki's quotes you can get a good idea of what kind of person he is.

Oreki's Motto: "I don't do anything I don't have to. What I have to do, I do quickly."
Episode 22, 22:50-23:00: "About the business side you gave up on... How about I take care of that for you?"

However if we look at 22:50 to 23:00 we can see Oreki sort of "fantasizing" about helping Chitanda with her duties of running the Chitanda family in the future. However Oreki gives up and doesn't actually tell Chitanda he'll help her. In this sense Oreki ends up actually wanting to help Chitanda and ends up moving a bit away from his motto. However he decides not to help Chitanda after realizing how Satoshi felt when he turned down Ibara, e.g. undeserving.


What is happening in the first episode of Black Rock Shooter?

They are showing fighthing between.... I suppose those creatures are something like mental entities or something at another dimension but still connected to the humans. When there's a problem with the main character, for example tension between her and her friend, the representation of them in another dimension are shown fighting. The story itself doesnt really make sense, but if you stick to the actual human character's story, i think it'll be more understandable and enjoyable.


Why did English dubbing anime companies stop dubbing anime songs?

My guess is to save themselves money. Dubbing a song in English always seemed to be a rare thing anyway. Anime licensing/dubbing companies here in the US are always trying to skimp as much as they can, to keep themselves in the black.

It takes them extra time and money to find a singer to sing the song in English, get access to the instrumental version of the song (unless they decide to create their own instrumental, which is even more expensive), give the singer time to learn and practice the song, and then get them in to record said song.

The alternative is just leaving the song as it is, in Japanese, and slapping on subtitles for the lyrics.

For these companies, it just isn't worth the hassle. When they do it, it's because they believe the show will sell better this way.


Keijo is published in "Shuukan Shounen Sunday", which is a weekly magazine.

To figure out what cycle a manga follows, you can use mangaupdates, which will show you the serialization magazine for each manga. From there you can just google the name of the magazine, and usually the english title will be an answer by itself, like in this case where "Shuukan" translates to "Weekly".

https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=101987


Why does Suzuha disappear when travelling back to the "present"?

I would love to just write this off as "the writers wanted a good goodbye scene" since quantum teleportation in the temporal dimension(time travel) is really not my forte when it comes to quantum mechanics. However, by the nature of this site, I will try to answer your question. This is going to be long, bear with me. I have included several questions you might have after reading it, if I missed out anything, feel free to clarify.

Before I re-answer, let me tell you a short story. After a few hours of discussion with my colleagues, we could not arrive at any conclusion despite bringing in several plausible theories. Then, out of the blue, our professor (who is like nearly 60 but still an avid anime watcher) just walks over and proceeded to blow our minds with one sentence "It's a cross-time temporal loop." Then we proceeded to face palm ourselves for our stupidity in over-complicating the situation when it was really so simple. Side note: my theories were not wrong, but the factor I inputted into them were wrong.

Firstly, you need to understand how their time machine works, cause we underestimated its capabilities before. Their machine is not a linear time travelling device, it is a trans-spatial time machine. When they travel through time, they possibly travel to another universe as well. Believe it or not, it is actually theoretically easier to make this type than a linear time machine cause  time flows relatively, thus theoretically, in a 'space pocket' between universes, time would pass differently for separate universes.

But I digress, thus, Suzuha did not actually travel from the future, but instead from a potential future of the Steins Gate World Line. Now, Okarin never actually needed to go to the Steins Gate World Line, he left it as he saw Kurisu dead. But in reality, he was there in the beginning, he then proceeded to send himself all over the time lines with his microwave oven when he sent that mail to Daru.

  What is the loop? The time loop created works like this:

  Okabe sees Kurisu dead, send mail to Daru, enters other timelines
  Okabe spends 3 weeks in alternate timelines, gets back to Steins Gate
  Time machine shows up with Suzuha saying they have to stop WW3
  Okabe goes back to past, fakes Kurisu's death, burns thesis, stops WW3
  Past Okabe sees Kurisu dead, goes back to step 1 and repeat

Remember the Attractor Field-World Line theory employed by the show, now imagine 2 lines intertwined but splits like a split hair at a certain point. To both these splits, their past is the same, but some event split this time line. This event was Okarin gaining the knowledge that he saved Kurisu.

Despite the aim of going back to the past was stopping WW3, we can never really say that WW3 was fought over Makise Kurisu's Time Travel thesis completely cause we have too little details. A more likely reason would be Okarin built the time machine based on her thesis using the knowledge he gained from the other World Lines and this information was obtained by world powers and they started the war to obtain this thesis to built their own time machine as Okarin was already dead in 2025.

The motives for WW3 was effectively instigated by Okarin. Okarin built the time machine to save Kurisu and thus as long as he does not know he saved her, the time machine would still be built, WW3 would still occur. That is essentially why Suzuha cannot disappear until the Okarin that knows he has saved Kurisu appears in the present again, or Okarin would go on to create the time machine to save Kurisu and start WW3.

But, to save Kurisu, the time machine is necessary, if Okarin did not have the motive to make it, where did it come from?

This is where the cross-time part comes in. Remember that I said Suzuha came from a possible future of the Steins Gate timeline, a split in the World Lines. This is where quantum causality comes in, as long as there is a chance, WW3 can still occur despite the thesis being burnt as Okarin can still make the time machine. The core reason for this as I mentioned is because he thinks Kurisu is dead. Remember that the first time he went back to the past, he stabbed Kurisu himself, no World Line change occurred, that means that they were still connected to a timeline that leads to WW3. However, when he saved Kurisu and burnt the thesis, still nothing happened.

That is because at this point, the two timelines still share a common past, and Okarin still wants to save Kurisu as the him that saved Kurisu is still in the past, future cannot affect them and they cannot affect the future yet as they are in a state of temporal uncertainty by being in the past. Same as the first answer but this time the factor is not the burning of the thesis but Okarin returning to the present with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu and does not want to create the time machine anymore, thus completely erasing any minuscule possibility for WW3 to occur. This leads to Suzuha disappearing as the two futures no longer have a common present. This returning of Okarin to the present is the diverging point of this two timelines. Thus, Suzuha can no longer stay in Steins gate as this is not part of their shared past.

Then what was the point of faking Kurisu's death?

Simple, it was to keep the loop going, if he broke the loop, the him that is trying to save Kurisu would definitely disappear for he never spent even a single moment with Kurisu. No matter how far quantum causality goes, it most likely does not extend into separate timelines for his knowledge is not from the universe he is in. Thus, the loop has to occur, he has to keep the past somewhat constant until his return to the present with the knowledge he saved Kurisu, only then will the timelines diverge properly.

What would have happened if they stayed in the past?

This depends on which travel they stayed in the past.

In the case scenario where they failed to save Kurisu, Okarin would disappear at the divergence point. Since this Okarin never returned to the divergence point with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu, it would go the WW3 route, the past Okarin thinks Kurisu dies and went on to create the time machine, starting WW3. This allows Suzuha to exist. Since Okarin traveled to the past from the Steins Gate timeline, he disappears since that is no longer his past now.

In the case scenario where they managed to save Kurisu and stayed in the past, Suzuha would disappear at the divergence point. Despite Okarin never returning to the divergence point with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu, they would still arrive at the divergence point where they will witness themselves going back to the past and thus arrive at the same case where even without a time machine returning them to the present except that the moment they witness Okarin going back, Suzuha disappears.


Do all the children in Wammy's House receive codenames?

Does every child of Wammy's House have a codename?

Yes, almost every child has a codename, all but Beyond Birthday. See next question for a complete overview of all characters related to Wammy's House.

  The orphans use aliases rather than their real names, which are kept secret. In addition to these aliases, notable graduates may be assigned a letter by Watari.

Is the first letter from the codename the first from the real name?

Yes, the first letter from the codename is the first from the real name. Here is an overview of all characters related to Wammy's House.

The following list is formated as alias, letter, real name and relation. Also the following legend is used.

(-) Indicates that the character does not have a Letter.
(†) Indicates that the character is now deceased.
Watari, W, Quillish Wammy, A famous inventor and philanthropist, founder of the orphanage and assistant and mentor to L. (†)
L, L, L Lawliet, The famous detective L. He was found by Wammy as a child and brought to the orphanage. The goal of the orphanage is to train a worthy successor to his title.(†)
Near, N, Nate River, The youngest of the two boys in line to succeed L. He takes on the mantle of 'L' by the end of the series.
Mello, M, Mihael Keehl, The eldest of the two boys in line to be L's successor. He leaves the orphanage soon after learning of L's death, and gives the title of 'L' to Near. (†)
Matt, (-), Mail Jeevas, He is the third smartest student at Wammys, though not a successor to L. (†)
Beyond Birthday, B, Beyond Birthday, The second child of the "first generation" in line to succeed L. He eventually ran away from the orphanage and became a serial killer. (†)
A, A, Unknown, The first child of the "first generation" that was in line to succeed L. All that is known is that he committed suicide. (†)
Linda, (-), Unknown, A female student who appears once, when she asks Near to come outside to play. She is referred to later as being a successful artist.
Roger Ruvie, (-), Roger Ruvie, A close friend of Watari's who runs the orphanage in Watari's absence.

  X, Y, and Z - Only briefly alluded to at the end of Another Note, they are referred to by Mello as three children that appeared in the "Detective Wars" bio-terror case with L.

  Various other children are depicted in both chapter 59 and the one-shot special's flashback, though none are given any names.

  Other characters

  K - A former student of Wammy's in L: Change the WorLd, who has become part of a bioterrorist organization which plans to "cleanse" the world of its excess population by a deadly virus.
  F - A former Wammy's student and colleague of L's that dies early on in L: Change The WorLd, while on a deadly rescue mission in Thailand.
  D, P, Q, G, I, E - Shown on L's mailing list in L: Change the WorLd.
  R, V, T - Also shown on L's mailing list however their letters are grayed-out along with B's, implying they were killed.
  J - A character in the D.S. game L: The Prologue to Death Note. Due to the game not being available in English, little is known about him, but based on his name, it is assumed that he is from Wammy's.

Source Death Note wiki

PS: I wanted to put the list in a table as on the wiki, but the formatting seemed to be completely off. Anyone know of a way to format tables on SE?


How did Deidara get mouths in the palms of his hands?

Somewhat contrary to the other two answers, it is actually unknown how Deidara got the mouths in his hands, as it is not revealed in canon.

The Wikia does mention the hands in their Iwagakure Kinjutsu article, however it's important to note that the part talking about the hands is merely speculative.

Quote from Wikia (emphasis my own):

  It is likely that the mouths on the user's palms and chest are the result of using this technique

The technique he stole from Iwagakure is talked about in the third databook:

In this Data Book article, it mentions the technique that he steals from Iwagakure is the ability to fold his chakra into clay. It can be guessed at that this is where the hands come from, but it's possible that he got the hands elsewhere and can merely use that ability through those mouths.


Why do the girls keep laughing at word like "skull" during the field trip?

I'm Japanese but it's incomprehensible little bit to me too.
髑髏 (しゃれこうべ) is not usual word in these days and sounds little bit strange (goofy, should I say?). We use 頭蓋骨（ずがいこつ）to mean "skull".

It's just a joke without any reason. but somehow it's funny in certain situation, like tense situation or lifted up at midnight on trip. Because, there's no reason.


Where did the concept of fighting Nightmares come from?

There is no canon answer to this question. The Nightmares' form and function appear derivative of the Wraiths (Wraith-lite if you will). Both are manifestations of the negative energies produced by humanity's dark emotions; the Wraiths' original generation from "curses" is now moderated to the much more benign "nightmares".

As to whose mind they came from (Homura's or the Incubators'), there is no way to know based on the information in the movie. The question at heart goes to the underlying basis of the "world" inside Homura's soul gem, which we are never told. While most of it is likely generated directly from her subconscious, there are other elements influencing it, such as the other magical girls who are external persons who became trapped in the barrier, and Kyubei and his comrades who are manipulating the barrier.

Both Homura and Kyubei were familiar with the workings of the real city, and with the real Wraiths, so the idea could have come from either of them.


Why does Tsuna lose his clothes when infused with the Dying Will?

Anime often ignore real world's Physics laws. The losing of clothes on being infused with the Dying Will is used to dramatize the effect it has on Tsuna. It is to make you feel as if Tsuna's body "grows" when he receives the Dying Will, causing his clothes to rip apart.

Also, in a number of cases, receiving the Dying Will causes Tsuna to move from a lying down position to an upright position. This motion may also cause the clothes to rip, since they cannot "keep up" with the Dying Will.

Another explanation is that receiving the Dying Will is so intense that it tears or burns things in his immediate vicinity (which happen to be his clothes). I think this is a case of Rule of Cool in addition to Rule of Funny, and Fanservice could also be another reason.

The underwear remaining intact is for censorship reasons only. See Magic Pants.


Where can I legally download SAO light novel in English?

A quick google search shows that Barnes and Noble and Amazon have the paperback novels for sale:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sword-art-online-1-reki-kawahara/1116946707
http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Art-Online-1-Aincrad/dp/0316371246

These are obviously not downloads, but you can request nook or wait for kindle versions to be released, which would be digital downloads.

These are not free as legal usually means you pay for it unless its so old that the licensing has expired.


How can eyeglasses not fall in basketball?

In real life, people that wear glasses often wear "sports bands" when they are concerned about their glasses flying away during athletic events. However, well fit glasses don't need any additional enhancements as long as the athlete isn't performing many rolls. Simple jumps are not enough to cause well fitting glasses to fall or fly away in this case.

In addition to that, some glasses have highly curved end pieces to help secure glasses on the wearer. These end pieces wrap further around the ears than simple straight pieces, and this helps keep the glasses secure.


Can all Saiyans become a Legendary Super Saiyan?

I believe the transformation is purely geneticFirstly, there is no explicit reference in the Canon - Series to Broly's form being referred to as the Legendary Super Saiyan. Broly's transformation is referred to as Full Power Super Saiyan and when Kale uses the similar transformation, Vegeta states that it might be The Saiyan's True Form, which you can see here.

With reference to your point stating that we have seen these transforms only in their Berserker state, that would be incorrect.  This is because we see Kale control her form during her second fight against SSJG Goku alongside SSJ2 Caulifla.Although I cannot state an explicit reason why a regular Saiyan cannot attain this form as there haven't been any official statement released with regard to this, I suppose I could make a reasonable argument indicating why this transformation is genetic and has not something every Saiyan can attain.If we first look at the way Kale attained the transformation. She had no notion as to what a Super Saiyan was. Her anger out of jealousy resulted in her transforming to this level of power which shocked Caulifla and Cabba. Before she transformed. So it clearly doesn't require greater power as Caulifla was stated that be much stronger than her, it doesn't require any specific training as again, Kale was indicated to be inferior to Caulifla in every single way. The only unique way in her transformation compared to Caulifla's, is that she was angry. However, Goku, Vegeta, Cabba & Future Trunks transformed into the regular Super Saiyan forms out of anger. And clearly, their level of angry was much greater than that of Kales. Hence, based on that precendent, the only reason we can argue why Kale attained the form is because of her genetics.While Broly in his Super Saiyan form had yellow hair, Kale in her "Regular" Super Saiyan form had yellow hair with a tinge of green. The form wasn't indicated to be superior to a regular Super Saiyan and it was even referred to as a normal Super Saiyan( As Champa states he couldn't understand why 2 Super Saiyans were struggling against Goku).  Again the only explanation for this points to genetics.Now let us examine the form. Is the form the strongest possible Saiyan transformation? No. While Broly was strong, it wasn't the form that made him strong. He was holding his own against SSJB Goku in his wrath form which more or less was like a powered up Base form(With the power of the Great Ape). Hence, the form made him several times stronger. Just like his Super Saiyan was stronger than Super Saiyan Blue Goku. Kale, on the other hand, was much weaker than Broly in her base which is why her iteration of the form was much weaker than SSJB Goku.Continuing with my point above, this establishes the fact that there is no reason from a Plot perspective why Goku or Vegeta should master this transformation. The Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue transformations are still Superior. Goku and Vegeta's training with Whis have resulted from them in going towards the route of Ki Control(Which involves hiding and suppressing your level of energy), unlike this form which is the complete opposite. From an aesthetic standpoint, if you look at Broly's & Kale's ki, aura, energy and all their attacks, they all seem to share the same green color as that of the form. Vegeta and Goku's signature attacks would break that pattern if they were to ever tap into the transformationNow let us look at fusions. Fusions tends to share the genetic characteristics of both the combined fighters. When Kefla transformed into SSJ1 and SSJ2, she retained the green hair in both those forms, which could only mean one obvious thing. The trait made its way from Kale's genetic makeup. If it was a unique form, it would've been acknowledged as one, however, it wasn't.Finally, Adding on to my first point, the one common trait that Broly and Kale share is that the two of them had absolutely very little knowledge with regard to transformations and the main trigger in case of the two was just anger. We have seen all the Saiyans display anger and reached powered up states like Vegeta did against Beerus, Goku against Goku Black & Zamasu and attain transformations like the SSJ and SSJ2. At the same time, we have also seen Trunks attain a completely new unique transformation which made him stronger than Kale. That indicates the form isn't the peak or the maximum level of a Super Saiyan. It is only a unique level of power with unique aesthetics which only Broly and Kale can use. With reference to the movie, I do understand Vegeta's hair turns Green and Goku's ki turns Green as well. However, I strongly feel this was done to create some form of contrast between the Saiyans and Broly for fans who are new to the franchise and have less knowledge about the transformations. Or, it could be solely an artistic choice. The reason I strongly feel the same is because, the green hair Vegeta displayed was a transition between Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God. Vegeta has Never displayed that form a single time in the series and to be fair, it wasn't even indicated as an explicit transformation as it seemed more like a transition shot between SSJ and SSJG. Another interesting theory which some people seem to think is that it was a way to indicate to the fans, the different levels of power of the Super Saiyan forms(The Full Power Super Saiyan(LSSJ) form is > than the Super Saiyan while inferior to the Super Saiyan God). Then again, this is just a theory.


To what extent does Arata become weaker?

He gives up his Magic King Element in order to let Anastasia-L remain in their world, so he's not a Magic King Candidate anymore, but since he had been training in Magic for a while by then he can still use magic, since the Magic King Element was more of a mana tank, so he's considerably weaker but not powerless. In order to overcome this he goes with Ana and Arsha to the Akasha Academy and studies to become a Magic Swordsman since he still had Judecca and learns to harness it's power. After a 300 day training period it proves enough to overcome the loss of the MKE, and so far, it seems he's got even more powerful, at least enough to instill fear into the Astil Raddix (a grimoire powerful enough to fight both Levi and Akio at the same time without much trouble pre-timeskip).


Is there a non OVA version of season 2 of Strike the Blood?

Looks like that is all there is for the 2nd season, with only 8 OVA episodes. The MAL page does not include any alternative versions or episodes for the 2nd season other than those. The 3rd season is also similar; OVA version with 10 episodes.


In a later episode with that Hollow who has those exploding slugs the Zanpakuto can forgive the sins a soul has committed while it was a Hollow allowing them entry into the Soul Society, it can not forgive the sins committed before hand so murderers and the like even when killed with a Zanpakuto are sent to the Underworld. the Quincy only seek to kill Hollows so their weapons destroy rather than absolve the sins.

What happened with Orihime's brother is apparently an "Exorcism" as Rukia implies there is a difference when Ichigo is about to stop Orihime's brother, i think what she said is on the lines of

  There's is a difference between killing a Hollow and exorcising one

i've haven't see the entire series or read further in the manga but from the looks of it it's the difference between a Soul Reaper forcing a soul to be purified and forcing the soul to understand what they have done as a hollow over the soul regaining themselves and learning of the sins they have committed, coming to terms with it seeking purification with their own hands, ie. taking responsibility for their own actions


Have the Rebuild of Evangelion films revealed anything new about the original Evangelion TV series?

The 3rd movie is so radically different than the original series that there's probably nothing from it that can be applied to the original series. There are a lot of in-world mechanics that seemed to have changed, for example:

Angels all explode into blood
Souls of the pilot's mothers in their Evas (Eva-05, Eva-02)
Impact mechanics are different, the (near) 3rd Impact being generated by Eva-01 and Rei

   - 4th Impact initiated by 2 spears and a double Eva-13
 - There's a new set of Angels called the "Nemesis series"

Additionally, aside from Misato and Shinji's backstories which seem to be similar enough to the TV series, it's either unclear or outright different (Asuka) for the histories of the other characters.

There could be small arguments made that can be applied to the original TV series. For example, Bardiel is clearly inside the entry plug in the 2nd movie, so one can argue that this can be applied to Bardiel in the TV series which leaves things more vague. Or in the new movies it's revealed that the S-DAT player once belonged to Gendo and Shinji values it because it was his father's. But for the most part, I don't think there's going to be that many new things revealed about the original series thanks to the new movies.


Gear Second

With gear second, Luffy increases his blood circulation by pumping his blood through his body at higher speeds than normal. A normal human wouldn't be able to withstand this kind of pressure on its veins' walls. If Luffy wasn't a rubber boy, they would burst. The increase in blood flow results in a higher discharge of red blood cells, which provide the human body with oxygen and nutrients. The additional oxygen and nutrients would make the muscles work more efficiently and thus result in higher speed and power. In sports this process is called blood doping. In blood doping, the discharge is increased by adding additional red blood cells, which were extracted at an earlier time, instead of letting them flow faster.
Gear second also comes with side affects. The extreme oxygen usage would result in an acceleration of his breathing and the increase in his metabolism causes him to be hungrier than usual or even have a paralysis type effect after prolonged use of it, like in the second fight with Rob Lucci. Due to the acceleration and thus friction inside his body, he turns quite hot, which results in his sweat evaporating right off his body. This explains the smoke and redness of his skin.
Luffy obviously needs to keep pumping or the effect wears off. As it would deplete his energy storage quite rapidly, he doesn't use gear second constantly during fights. The increase in metabolism might also affect his life expectancy as mentioned by Rob Lucci.
Gear Third

With gear third, Luffy bites into his thumb joint, making a small opening, and blows very hard into it, which inflates his arm. He blows the air inside his bones and since our skeleton fully connects all our joints, he can then rearrange the amounts of air as he pleases through his body, without releasing it accidentally. Luffy basically pushes the air towards his hands, stretching his body, but also increasing the air-pressure. This would result in Luffy having a larger area of attack (eg: the size of a giant's hand), and an increased hardness due to the air pressure.
After the time-skip we can see how Luffy decreased the size of his arms, but focused solely on the point of contact. He pushed all the air in his hands, increasing the air pressure and thus hardness of his attacks. The air in his arms would be wasted otherwise anyway. Also since it is air he is carrying, it doesn't cost him much additional strength to move those large hands, but the additional damage done due to the vast increase in area of attack is well worth it.
Gear third also comes with side affects. Before the time-skip, we could see Luffy become tiny after using this attack. After attacking, Luffy blows out all additional air, resulting in a rapid decrease of body size. The rapid decrease and massive amounts of energy needed to inflate and keep the air where he likes it, makes him unable to retain his original size. I think it is mainly due to the energy he needs to position the air where he wants and keep it there, since Luffy didn't shrink after using his balloon attack. After the timeskip and training with Rayleigh, Luffy became strong enough to keep his body intact after using the 3rd Gear.

 Gear Fourth

 With gear fourth, Luffy, similarly to gear third, bites down on his body and blows air inside. The difference this time is that he bites down on his forearm and blows air into his muscles instead of his bones. By having air inside his muscles he can control their expansion and contraction and can thus control his muscles by displacing the air inside of them. People's muscles aren't as strong as their bones though, so if a normal person or even a normal rubber man would blow such amounts of air inside his muscles, they will explode due to the massive amount of pressure. That's why Luffy can only use gear fourth when coated in Busoshoku Haki.

 He then uses his Haki coated body, to further increase his manipulation over his body. By changing the amounts of Haki he manipulates the elasticity of his rubber. As a child you might have played around with rubber bands, and you might have noticed that the harder the elasticity, the harder the rebound will be. This is exactly what Luffy uses with his attacks. Before Gear Fourth, Luffy would throw his arm back to increase tensing, but now similar to Bellamy's Spring Fruit, he pushes his arm inside creating tensing, letting it hit the opponent much harder and faster.

 Having such great control over his Haki and his rubberiness, Gear Fourth has another advantage. Luffy can now bypass other people's Busoshoku Haki as mentioned here. Luffy was hit by Doflamingo, yet Doflamingo's attack bounced right off. By fusing Haki with rubber, he is now freely controlling the expansion and contraction of his rubber despite what the other person throws at him.

 Gear fourth also comes with side affects. The usage of such amounts of Haki comes at a price (as can be read here). Therefore, at the time of writing (chapter 787), there is a time limit to using Gear Fourth. Luffy can only use Boundman for 20 minutes and after that he is rendered unable to use any Haki for 10 more minutes. Another problem with having inflated muscles is that they become bouncier and thus making Luffy incapable of just standing still on the ground. Although this might change in the future, similar to the other gears. Luffy has overcome his other side-effects so he might overcome these ones too.


What or who can kill Orochimaru's life force?

Let's get the facts right:

Sasuke did not kill Orochimaru. Orochimaru entered Sasuke's mind and tried to take it over, but failed. Hence he got "sealed" inside.
That's why Orochimaru continued to live inside of Sasuke, after exhausting all of his chakra, Sasuke failed to restrain Orochimaru and he broke free (only for Itachi to permanently seal him again).
Orochimaru's Cursed Seal allows him to inject his snake sage chakra. That allows him (much like Minato and Kushina did with Naruto), to have part of his consciousness sealed inside of the people he gives his cursed mark to.

Due to that fact, Orochimaru's consciousness lives inside of Anko, and after supplying it with some flesh from Kabuto (who contained Orochimaru's and Hashirama's cells), the consciousness part was able to retain control and a body. Also, absorbing all of his own cells from Kabuto, he managed to get the information he needed, as well as his life-force, to recover.

Actually, I'm pretty sure that if he's killed now, he'll die (unless he has some backup copy/cells/whatever hidden elsewhere, waiting for the next sucker to discover and awaken).


What is the relevancy between the common theme of Knight’s & Magic, In Another World With My Smartphone, and KonoSuba?

Thanks to paulnamida's comment, this is a sub-genre of 異世界 (isekai, "different world") called 異世界転生 (isekai tensei, reincarnation on different world).
Nicopedia (Japanese) has an exclusive entry for this genre.

According to them, the definition is

元の世界の住人が死んで異世界で生まれ変わり、新しく人生をやり直すというもの。
Inhabitants of the original world die, reincarnated in a different world, and start a new life.

It has existed at least since 1988 in Japan with New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine, a 3-episode OVA of Aura Battler Dunbine.

古くから存在するジャンルで、日本のアニメでも80年代後半で既に近い特徴を持った『New Story of Aura Battler DUNBINE』が登場している [...]
In the genre that has existed for a long time, in the second half of the 1980s there was a Japanese anime New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine which has similar characteristics [...].

The cause of death can be anything, but a prominent one is caused by a truck, in which it's called "truck reincarnation".

転生なので異世界に行くには一度死ぬ必要があるが死因は様々で、トラックに轢かれて死ぬ、事件に巻き込まれて死ぬなど様々である。特にトラックに轢かれて転生する場合は「トラック転生」と呼ばれている。
Since it's necessary to die once to have transported into another world because it's a reincarnation, there are many causes of death, like running over by a truck, getting into an accident, etc. Especially, for reincarnation after running over by a truck, it's called "truck reincarnation".

Some prominent works in this genre:

アルバート家の令嬢は没落をご所望です (The Daughter of the Albert House Wishes for Ruin)
異世界はスマートフォンとともに。 (In Another World With My Smartphone)
賢者の孫 (Kenja no Mago)
公爵令嬢の嗜み (Common Sense of a Duke’s Daughter)
この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！ (KonoSuba)
転生したら剣でした (I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated)
転生したらスライムだった件 (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
ナイツ&マジック (Knight's & Magic)
本好きの下剋上 〜司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません〜 (Ascendance of a Bookworm)
無職転生 ~異世界行ったら本気だす~ (Mushoku Tensei)
幼女戦記 (Saga of Tanya the Evil)

As for the reason why there are many works with this genre recently, Kevin fu's answer to a similar question would also apply here:

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


What is the context of this reference to Chrollo Lucilfer in Inou Battle manga chapter 1?

The scene being referenced is Chrollo's response to Gon's (the protagonist) question directed at him, "How can you kill people who have nothing to do with you?"

For context, Chrollo is the leader of the Phantom Troupe, also known as "the spider", a murderous group of thieves. In the Phantom Troupe arc, the scene in which this reference comes from, the Troupe kills many people in Yorknew City in order to steal goods from a large underground auction run by the mafia.

The scene that this is quoting comes from episode 56 of the 2011 anime, "Beloved X and X Beleaguered". The quote itself can be seen at 16:30.

(Source: Crunchyroll screenshots)


What is the purple stuff on Doflamingo's strings?

it's Busō-shoku no Haki (should be black but Toei since Punk Hazzard have colored the CoA with that color).


Why did the mage have multiple personalities?

Female Mage was an "artificial" hero created by a sect of the Holy Church, called the Magic Association. She as taken in a a young age and isolated from the world... trained and such by the Association as she was to be a substitute for the Hero, in case he was defeated (in which cae the Association would have much to gain in terms of political influence).

"Silver" 銀 (ぎん, Gin) is the childish, sleepy personality is the primary personality, she is the resulting "masterpiece" of all the so-called "training."

In the Gaiden/Side-story まどろみの女魔法使い (Madoromi no Onna Mahoutsukai, the Sleepy Female Mage) she briefly describes her other "sisters," as she calls them:

"White" 白 (しろ, Shiro) is the intelligent (and kind) one, one of the surviving failed works and "Indigo" 藍 (あお, Indigo) who is the rough (yet also kind) one, another one of the surviving failed works. She recalls that there is another "sister," but mentions that she has since disappeared (died).

The current Female Mage that is an ally of the Hero, is considered a disgrace to the Association and has been marked for termination. Perhaps by the Association's newest artificial hero plan masterpiece, the magic-absorbing "Red (赤)" battlemage.


She is a normal human. In Chapter 866, her parents are shown. They do not share her enormous size.


Does Naruto have Earth as chakra nature?

No, in that particular fight, he just (dug a hole and) hid underground to surprise Neji.  No part of that used Earth chakra or Earth jutsu.  I don't think he even knew any Earth jutsu.  He eventually got access to all chakra types due to the Six Paths mode, but still, he was never seen doing any specific Earth jutsu.


In chapter 498 of the manga, it is mentioned that Naruto inherited this habit from his mother, Kushina, who would instead end her sentences with "(Da)-ttebane" ([だ]ってばね) when she got excited or angry. She also mentioned something along the lines of hoping that her son wouldn't inherit this habit.


Why is "Meitantei Conan" translated as Case Closed?

Whether or not Detective Conan was catchy enough isn't the cause for the change in name in this particular case...

At one point Funimation's "Case Closed" website had a FAQ page with this question asked. An archival copy of this page can be found here.

  Q: Why did you change the name to Case Closed?
  A: Due to legal considerations.

We see the same vague response in a 2004 news article published by Anime News Network:

  FUNimation sent out an advisory today stating that due to unspecified legal considerations, Detective Conan is to be renamed "Case Closed" . . . Due to legal considerations, this highly anticipated series will be released in the United States as Case Closed. Working closely with our Japanese partners, Case Closed was chosen as the name best suited for the U.S. market.

While it seems to be mostly speculation, there have been forum posts mentioning that this renaming is due to the copyright held by DC Comics on the name Conan. I'm not convinced by that reasoning, but I included it for you to digest as you please.


Why is that Gildarts not too involved in guild fights?

As said before Gildarts is a class S mage and he is almost always adventuring. For example there was an episode when Gildarts came to the Guild and everyone was doing a party.(I don´t remember in which episode it happened thought). Even if he wanted to join the fight´s he would need some "days" to reach the "battlefield".


What's the name of an anime with a girl who lives in a farm and takes care of these animals which are like Komodo Dragons?

The anime is Kemono no Souja Erin.

Description from MAL:

  Erin is a young girl who lives with her mother in a village which raises war-lizards, called Touda. We see her daily life, which changes as she grows up. Meanwhile, there is growing tension between the two provinces of the country she lives in.


Do the symbols on Kazuki's shirt mean anything?

It's said that the symbols stand for '963' and is probably a callout to his wife and novelist Kaoru Kurosaki, who collaborated with the author, Nobuhiro Watsuki, on the story for the manga.

There are many ways to read these numbers in Japanese, some that makes sense are:

9 → ku, 6 → ro, 3 → san = Kuro-san
9 → ku, 6 → ro, 3 → sa + (ki) ~= Kurosaki

His wife's Twitter handle is @kaworu963.

As a side note, one of the ships in the Alchemist fleet also bears this number:


What are the pirates in Outlaw Star chanting when they use magic?

It is very much the case that the pirates are associated with the Chinese Guild.  This much is said in the intro of episode 7.

  This particular group of pirates are from the Hoppo system.  They are called the 108 Suns, the most brutal member of the Chinese Guild.

The chant itself is not Chinese.  It sounds more like faux Chinese, or at least something to sound as close to foreign as possible.  The sub doesn't make any attempt to transliterate the chant at all, and any announced senjutsu attacks are nonsensical phrases in both Japanese and Chinese.


Who controls the mind after fusion in DBZ?

There are several types of fusion. For the majority of these, the more dominant/stronger individual controls the mind and body.

For Piccolo and Nail, they did the Namekian Fusion, Piccolo was the more dominant. There was also Cell and the Androids. Cell fused with them by a type of fusion called Absorption. There was also the permanent fusion of Supreme Kai and his servant Kibito by using The Potara Earrings. Supreme Kai's personality was the one that stood out after that. For Dragon Ball Super we also see Kale and Caulifla fuse into Kefla who actually only seems to inherit Caulifla's personality.

In the normal fusion, the one you are more than likely asking about, the one that comes after initiating the Fusion Dance. A new being is created from both individuals. This being will..

  combine both their attributes, from strength and speed to reflexes, intelligence and wisdom. When properly fused, the single being created has an astounding level of power, far beyond what either fusees would have had individually.

So, none of the fusees control the mind after the normal fusion. The being created after is a combination of both of their individual attributes and as such can think for itself.


What happened in the fight between Zoro and Monet?

If you look at the wiki page of Monet, the fight is very clearly explained in there (emphasis mine).

Sanji, Tashigi, and the G-5 Marines suddenly arrive at the Biscuits Room while Monet and Zoro are dueling. The Marines compliment on Monet's beauty, causing her to blush, and hiding her blush with her wings, and buckling her legs, despite the serious situation. After realizing that they are also attempting to get the children, Monet transforms into her demonic body again and attacks the Marines out of fury, biting off a Marine's shoulder. Tashigi then slices her with a Haki-imbued attack, injuring her. She then declares that she will stay and fight Monet.
While Tashigi and Zoro argue, Monet tries to use a sneak attack on Tashigi and gets the upper hand due to her speed. After Tashigi easily dodges her "Snow Rabbits" attack using Soru, Monet opts to blind her with her blizzard and then sinks her teeth into Tashigi's shoulder, trying to tear it off as she did to one of the Marines. However, Tashigi gets a hold of her, making her unable to tear her shoulder off. As Monet starts to bite harder on Tashigi's shoulder, Zoro cuts the harpy in the cheek, making her let go of Tashigi. She is surprised at first because she assumed Zoro would never attack women, but gets outright frozen in fear as she sees the swordsman rush towards her. Monet is then sliced vertically in half by Zoro.
However, Zoro did not imbue Haki into his attack, allowing Monet to survive. Due to realizing what would have happened had he used Haki however, she is left terrified to the point where she can hardly put her body back together. As Zoro walks away, Monet manages to partially reform and attempts to stab him in the back with her ice picks, but Tashigi quickly deals the finishing blow. Monet then falls to the ground, defeated.

Thus to answer your question, How exactly did Zoro defeat Monet using this new ability of his?, there is no new ability/technique which Zoro used against Monet. It was just that Monet was under the belief that Zoro would not attack women (as he was just defending against her and not attacking when trying to save Nami, Robin, and Chopper). But suddenly, when she sees him attack, she's stunned that she was wrong and what would have happened had Zoro used Haki in that attack. That leaves her in a terrified state so much so that she is not able to get a grip of herself for a while.


What part of manga is this on Dragonball? (NSFW)

It's from Dragon Ball H (link may be little NSFW, it's mostly censored). It's a doujin drawn by a circle called "Garland".


What is the song that plays every time Kikyo appears with Inuyasha?

That Kikyo theme song is called Miko Kikyo.

The song was released as the 30th track of Inuyasha OST 1.


According to the Azumanga Daioh wiki (revision permalink),

  Chiyo-chichi ("Chiyo-Dad" 「ちよ父」"Chiyo-chichi"), is a strange yellow cat like creature...

According to Wikipedia (revision permalink),

  "Chiyo-Father" (「ちよ父」 "Chiyo-chichi") is a strange-looking and even stranger-acting cat-like creature...

According to TVTropes, Chiyo's father is one example of a Mega Neko or is a Mind Screw element that was added to the anime by the author to keep the audience guessing. About who or what he really is, only Azuma knows.


Well, if you think about the lyrics, God(dess) would make sense.

The God(dess) that flies on the wind, making promises with destiny
The God(dess) that goes on the wind, with roaring wings

Also the wiki says the Ragna-mails are described as a mechanized angel. From that perspective, the angels draw their power from the God(dess), as the Convergence Space-time Cannons can only be activated when the song is sung.

Here they refer to it as "the god".

If I had to guess, I'd say that information came from the CD.

On another note, Crunchyroll or whoever really needs to hire better translators. If it was "the wind flies" then it would "kazega yuku" not "kazeni yuku".