Why is it that cursed children are all female?

I can't say for sure if or when this is mentioned in the light novel, but the manga certainly covers it more explicitly.

In some cases, the Gastrea virus can enter the mouth of a pregnant woman, and this can lead to the birth of a 'Cursed Child'

Additionally, when Rentaro talks with the old man looking after the cursed children outside of the city, the following exchange takes place, which sheds a bit more light on why the cursed children are all female:

Simply said, once the Gastrea virus enters a mother and infects a fertilised egg, the virus itself will force the child to become female, in addition to receiving the other common traits, such as red eyes. If an embryo is already past the point where cells have begun to be specialised and it's sex has been decided, the Gastrea virus will simply infect the child just as it would with any other human.


Why does the author replace the protagonist and his family with a bird?

Asano Inio decided on the scrawled bird as a code that would allow him to experiment with the environment and let readers identify with the bird.  The primary reason that Punpun and his family are depicted as bird symbols is to give readers who are used to simple symbols and who avoid difficult stories the impression that it's a simple manga. The mangaka was hoping that people would start reading it thinking that it's kind of fluffy, and only later discover that Oyasumi Punpun goes much deeper than that.

Those of us looking for one-to-one interpretations of bird shapes to states of mind are out of luck.  The mangaka himself has said that "it doesn't have any particular meaning, I just got tired of re-using the one bird form".

Reference: Interview with Asano Inio on ANN


Does the Parappa the Rapper anime actually have any rapping?

The anime is about Parappa, not about rapping. So there's no really rapping, if I remember correctly.


If demi-humans age by leveling up, then can they die of old age?

Demi humans only use the level to age method until they become adults then it's just normal age growth.


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

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

Here is a list of episodes for both series.

Inuyasha

Inuyasha The Final Act


Will genjutsu work against Madara/Obito in juubi jinchuriki mode?

No, the black orbs can not nullify the effects of genjutsu.

  The chakra is highly malleable, able to be shaped into various forms for different uses, such as a barriers, protective orbs, and most commonly, a staff with an incomplete circle. With his complete control of the Ten-Tails' power, Madara can also apply the Yin–Yang Release to nullify all ninjutsu it comes in contact with - Naruto wiki

As genjutsu is not 'touchable' it would be impossible to touch the genjutsu with the orbs. Then again this is not necessary to begin with.

  Members of the Uchiha clan can break or see through genjutsu using their Sharingan

Knowing that he even is a step beyond the regular Sharingan we can safely assume the he would just use his visual powers instead of the black orbs to block/cancel genjutsu


In what order does the Akatsuki capture the Tailed Beasts?

Timeline as figured by me
1.Kokuo(Han) was captured BEFORE shipuuden start

Kokuō, after living in an unspecified forest, eventually fell into the possession of Iwagakure and was sealed into Han, but was captured and extracted by Akatsuki.

2.Gyuki was captured BEFORE shipuuden starts

In the anime, during a joint Chūnin Exams between Konohagakure and Sunagakure, Fū attempted to stop the Suna-nin Hōichi from extracting Shukaku from its host Gaara. Her failed attempt caused her to draw the attention of Hōichi, who also began extracting Chōmei from Fū.[6] Ultimately, the extraction was stopped by the intervention of Neji Hyūga, who used his Gentle Fist to block the chakra points from which Chōmei was being extracted, thereby repelling the chains.[7] Fū was later captured by Akatsuki members Kakuzu and Hidan, leading to Chōmei being extracted from its jinchūriki and sealed within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.[8]

Shipuuden Starts
3.Deidara (and Sasori) capture Shukaku (Gaara) - Naruto Returns

During Gaara's time as the Fifth Kazekage, Deidara and Sasori from the Akatsuki were assigned to capture Shukaku.

4.Hidan and Kakuzu capture Matatabi (Yugito) - Akatsuki Suppression; Asuma Dies

Soon after her introduction, Yugito was captured by two Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu.

5.Tobi and Deidara capture Isubo the three tails - Naruto starts his wind training

In the manga, Tobi and Deidara confronted the beast around the same time Naruto Uzumaki had begun his Wind Release training, to which it responded by beginning to chase Tobi. With the Three-Tails distracted, Deidara moulded an explosive clay fish in an attempt to capture it. This was a filler arc in the Anime, wherein Leaf tried to capture the beast and failed

6.Kisame capture Son Goku(Roshi) - Itachi is pursued; Sasuke Vs Deidara

After an unseen and difficult battle with Kisame Hoshigaki, Rōshi was defeated and captured by the Akatsuki member

7.Anime only: Saiken (Utakata) is captured by Pain

In the anime, in an attempt to stop the Fury technique from causing untold destruction, Utakata went into his full Six-Tails form to shield the blast. Later, Utakata was confronted and captured by Nagato's Six Paths of Pain. Afterwards, Saiken was extracted from Utakata's body, being sealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, thus killing the jinchūriki in the process.
So 2 beasts were captured before anime started. The 4th Mizukage's beast was roaming alone for some reason and Utakata's beast I am not sure about. In Anime, its shown after Roshi, need a rewatch to confirm. As I remember Utakata was captured while Sasuke fought Itachi and Jiraiya, Pain.

8.9.Gyuki and Kurama capture failed by Kisame and Pain.
EDIT: Added relevant quotes for all the beasts from the wikia (Source)


What does the emblem on Bolt's jacket mean?

Though it is not explicitly mentioned, that new emblem is most likely the combination of Hyūga and Uzumaki/Namikaze Clan.


Why did Hisoka want to kill Panthom Troupe's members?

The thing is, it's quite hard to interpret or understand Hisoka's motives. So, as to the reason behind Hisoka's seemingly abrupt decision to kill or hunt down all Phantom Troupe members, we don't know yet as of now unless it will be revealed in upcoming chapters. Chapter 357 also surprised me as his decision was so sudden.

What we do know, either from reading the manga or watching the anime, is that Hisoka is someone who gets off or is 'turned on' when fighting someone who is strong, either stronger than him like Chrollo or someone with potential like Gon. This could probably mean that he either has Agonophilia or he's an adrenaline junkie. He probably wants to fight all of the Troupe members, believing it would give him great arousal or excitement since he probably realized they could be worthy opponents after his fight with Chrollo. But again, this is just a possibility based on his actions. We can't be sure unless Togashi explicitly shows this in the future.

It would be, however, hasty to immediately conclude that he did it 'just because' with no reason or plan. He's not like that and he plans all his moves, as can be seen, for example, in his fights during the Heavens Arena arc. As to his exact plans for antagonizing all of the members of the Troupe, it also has yet to be revealed.


Is Kale stronger than a super saiyan blue in the anime?

Kale is not stronger than Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Vegeta in the anime. This is clearly established during Goku's fight with Kale and Caulifla where Goku was easily holding his own with Kale using Super Saiyan God and easily overwhelmed Caulifla. Kale was more or less relative to SSJG Goku and clearly didn't overpower him. Also, SSJ Kefla was fighting relative to SSJB Goku(Who was exhausted). "A potara fused transformed character". It obviously doesn't make sense for Kale to be stronger when her Potara fused Transformed character, fights relative to SSJB exhausted Goku. Back in the Buu saga, Base Vegito was superior to SSJ3 Goku and Ultimate Gohan.We also know for a fact that the Super Saiyan Blue transformation is a lot stronger than the Super Saiyan God transformation based on Goku's initial fight with Jiren and Whis's comments during his fight with Dyspo.Goku never fought anyone seriously in the tournament of power until his fight with Jiren. It has been established numerous times in the serious that Goku never fights seriously at the start and always holds back. Even if you look at Goku in the earlier part of the tournament, he could've easily thrown out the fighters of Universe 9 using Super Saiyan  or obliterated them with Super Saiyan Blue which he didn't do. Vegeta referred to Kale being a monster on account of her aggressive nature. One power impact from Jiren was strong enough to completely knock out Kale. Goku on the other hand easily survived the power impact even after fighting with Jiren before. Also, even after Kale attacking Goku, he had 0 injuries and sustained no damage. The power scaling in the manga is different from the anime. For example:In the manga, Goku in his mastered SSJB form was able to fight Fused Zamasu and Base Vegito was capable of overwhelming fused Zamasu. While in the anime, SSJB Vegito was more or less relative to Fused Zamasu and only had a slight advantageAndroid 17 is capable of only fighting SSJ3 Goku in the manga but fights with a suppressed SSJB Goku in the anime.The manga is trying to focus on Universe 6, 7 and 11. Hence, trying to eliminate the other Universes and ended up altering the power levels to fit the story. For example, spoilers indicate Gohan challenges Kefla in the manga and clearly, Gohan is not stronger than Goku. Since the manga cannot focus on every Universe like the anime, the main characters are been given more spotlight and certain subcharacters are being made even weaker.


This image is from the third game in the In'youchuu eroge series, In'youchuu Etsu ~Kairaku Henka Taimaroku~. It does have an OVA adaptation, but I've linked to the first OVA in the series rather than this one as the image for this one is not work-safe. If you do intend to search for information regarding this, keep in mind that this series is literally pornography and that most of the content related to it would not be appropriate to  post here.

VNDB has the following description of the game:

  One day, Yamato, Mikoto and Takeru visit a village in the mountain for the training to be monster hunters. They have various hard trainings and finally become the monster hunters. But there is something wrong with Yamato's body.... His body gradually changes into a monster.... What is happening to his body? Who can stop it? To save Yamato, Mikoto and Takeru make every effort. What is a secret of Yamato's body? What will happen to Mikoto and Takeru?

The characters in the image are Yamato and Mikoto. Yamato's body has a sealed demon inside him, which is released at this particular moment in the story. This image is an image of Yamato from the OVA:


What caused the calamity of present day class, back in April?

It's neither.

The Calamity is the Curse on class 3-3 where someone who is supposed to be dead joins the Class and this causes members of the class and their families to be killed off until the end of the year or the Calamity is stopped prematurely.

  Because of the unnatural presence of this dead person walking amongst the living, at least one student from class 3-3 or one of their family members or the teacher of the class dies each month. At the end of the school year, the Extra simply disappears, the Calamity's effects on the class' memories and physical records are reversed, and the survivors forget that the Extra was ever part of the class. The Calamity has run its course, thus marking an end to the deaths, until the next year. The reversal must not be entirely complete, since Chibiki has been able to record the Extra's name most years, after the fact.

Source: Class 3-3 > 1973 - The "Calamity" of Class 3-3 Begins (Last Paragraph)

The Calamity is the result of Class 3-3 of 1972 not accepting the death of a fellow classmate and acting as if they still were there. This invited the dead to the class and thus the class became closer to death itself. Starting from 1973, the Calamity would start on its own without anyone triggering it.

Misaki Fujioka's death therefore is the result of The Calamity and not a trigger for it, it is also a sign it started as she is a family member of Mei

  [Misaki Fujioka] dies in Episode 1 from the 9th grade class 3-3 curse, being "the death of April", the first one who died because of the curse.

Source: Misaki Fujioka > Plot > Another (first paragraph)

While the various media differ in how she died (due to a kidney transplant, or due to her leukemia), they all point to her being the first death by The Calamity in 1998.


Does Naruto ever hold the rank of chūnin?

No, it was never shown in anime or OVA or manga (at the time of this answer)

Naruto didn't become chūnin in first chūnin exam, he missed the second chūnin exam due to his training with Jiraiya.

There is third chūnin exam mentioned in an OVA:

Chūnin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!

Where Naruto only got one hit but lost due to getting disqualified for using sage mode. But the same OVA also shows him qualified too:-

  In the end, Kakashi, Gaara and the others comfort Naruto by letting
  him know he can become a chūnin anytime he wants, as he has already
  surpassed his contemporaries, including Kakashi himself.


Can I have a license for cloth production with anime images?

One of the ways to do it will be by asking the owner of the copyright of the anime Boruto: Naruto Next Generations which is “d-rights Inc”. You can find that by searching up on google, “Who owns the copyright of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations”. You can search up other anime copyright owners to ask them, but take note that sometimes when you want to use someone’s work they may ask you for money like for some google images you need to buy them in order to use them for money.


Who is the main target audience of yuri titles?

Yuri is a genre.  It, like any other genre - drama, action, romance, adventure, slice-of-life, etc - is part of what will define the particular plot the show will have.

It by itself isn't a demographic, which is what defines the target audience.

Many yuri-centric works actually do have a demographic attached to it explicitly.  For example, Girl Friends is listed as seinen,  and Collectors is listed as Josei.  They may also have a demographic attached by virtue of the manga that they're published in, such as Kannazuki no Miko being a shounen manga, due to it being published in a shounen magazine.

In general, the demographic will vary, but I've noticed it by and large be seinen.


Naruto first manifested a one-tail chakra in manga Chapter 231, which is Episode 133 A Plea from a Friend in the anime. This is during Naruto and Sasuke's fight as Naruto tries to stop Sasuke from leaving the village. If I recall correctly, there were no other similar occurrences preceding this.


What episode does Natsu achieve Natural Dragon Force?

This happens only once so far in the anime and Manga, and it is in the Tartaros arc (the last arc of the Anime currently, as it is on Hiatus), during his fight against

   Mard Gear Tartaros

During this fight

   Natsu and Grey are generally losing against Mard Gear's Full power. Eventually, Mard Gear uses his ultimate move, a curse meant to kill even Zeref, and both Natsu and Grey get hit by it and are believed dead for a short time. It is then revealed that Gray was able to counter it using his newly gifted Devil Slayer Ice Magic, and is rendered mostly incapacitated for doing so. Natsu gets enraged and enters Dragon force without eating anything and for a short while overwhelms Mard Gear, which shows that he indeed fully achieved Dragon force, since he and Grey together were unable to do much but take a beating before this.

The event itself happens in chapter 411, which should be episode 263 according to the wiki,
http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Force


What is the source of Sanji's flame power?

Well, this is an opinion-based question so no clear answer can be given, but I can at least tell my own opinion.

This was a plausible theory for a time, but in my opinion it is now impossible.

Unless I missed something, nothing indicates that Sanji's Diable Jambe comes from anything other than friction. He's been able to activate Diable Jambe without spinning ever since the beginning of the second part of the series, as shown in the manga by his fight against Surume the kraken; long before his family was even mentioned.

He's been stated several times in the Totto Land arc to be a "dud" whose genetic enhancements failed, a statement greatly strengthened by a revelation from chapter 852.

  Sanji's mother Sora is the reason why his enhancements failed. When she was forced by her husband to subject herself to experiments to allow her then-unborn sons to be genetically altered, she took a drug potent enough to counteract those alterations, in an attempt to cancel them. While this didn't work with Sanji's brothers, it did work with Sanji himself, who turned out as normal and full of empathy and compassion as any normal human.

The above moment's entire meaning and point would be completely shattered if Sanji suddenly turned out to have altered genes after all, hence why I think the theory is impossible. However, this is only my opinion of course, as no clear answer can be given yet.


How does Edo Tensei Madara get back his Rinnegan?

Narutopedia:

  A reincarnated individual will have all the abilities they had during their life, including kekkei genkai and kekkei tōta. They are psychically restored as they were at the time of their death, including any physical handicaps they may have possessed, such as Nagato's damaged legs.

Since Madara had the Rinnegan when he died, he is resurrected with it again (with the help of Kabuto's modifications, if you remember).

However, the Edo Tensei Rinnegans are fake. Although Edo Tensei Madara can use them to absorb ninjutsu, he can't use it to summon the Gedo Mazo, or use Limbo. It's kinda the same with Nagato's Rinnegan or Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan.

For further proof, when Madara was revived in flesh through Rinne Rebirth, he lost his fake Rinnegan.


Is "Snow White with Red Hair" manga available in color?

There doesn't seem any colored version of Snow White with Red Hair manga.

The list of the published printed manga on Japanese Wikipedia only listed 1 series, which doesn't seem to be in color (just a normal black & white).

Googling 赤髪の白雪姫 漫画 カラー版 (Akagami no Shirayukihime manga COLOR ban, "Snow White with Red Hair" manga colored version) also didn't give any convincing proof whether there's a colored version of the manga either.

Searching on eBookJapan (Japanese) also didn't list any digitally colored version.


Which chapter of the manga does Season 4 of Nanatsu No Taizai anime start?

It's been a long though I read the manga of this anime. But as far as I remember in the beginning of the first episode of new season Ban was in Purgatory. So in accordance with the manga, it should be either Chapter 267 or 268, sorry I don't remembered the numbered. But title was From Purgatory. If you have watched 1st episode a little, you will understand in manga where the scenes matches the anime.


As far as I know, there wasn't much of a revelation about why Syaoran acts that way in front of Miss Kaho Mizuki. Though for me, it would really make more sense if Syaoran would find himself attracted to her powers just like how he feels with Yukito. Nevertheless, Syaoran felt worried when Miss Mizuki is around, maybe, that's how Syaoran shows his alertness because of Mizuki-sensei's mysteriousness.


How long after Shisui's death did the Uchiha massacre take place?

Several attempts have been made to create a fully coherent Naruto Timeline. As discussed by me How much time has passed between the final fight and Sasuke Shinden (anime)?; there is an official timelines of all the visual novels. This can be found on wikia and on Reddit: A guide to the Naruto Light Novels, Naruto Gaiden, and The Blank Period

There have been a number of attempts at a coherent fanon timeline, but I haven't found anything that is perfectly accurate or universally accepted. For Example: I used to refer to this for all the events in Naruto world.
Disclaimer: Please give credit to the wikia user ShounenSuki for compiling this. However, this has been inactive for a while and only covers event before the start of the Great Ninja War. It also mentions almost 2 year gap between Shisui's death and Clan Massacre.

The main reason for this is the filler anime episodes that put Itachi's age at thirteen.

The Manga puts Itachi's age at 11 when he joined Anbu. 6 months after Itachi joined Anbu corps he killed Shisui. We also know some time passed after Shisui's death because of the following events.

Sasuke thinking about Itachi's outburst when accused of Shisui's death
He also mastered and showcased his Fire Style Jutsu to his father
Coup d'etat is a complex process and lot of planning would have gone on this, from both sides
We also know Itachi found Tobi, tracked him down and trained with him before eliminating his clan.

Thus 12-18 months is a good estimate to consider the amount of time passed between Shisui's death and Uchiha clan massacre.


What's Kyocera to do with an anime adaptation of Koyomi's life?

Adding some more context into this dialog between Oshino and Araragi will make the intent clear:

"Why would our everyday lives get turned into an anime?!"
"Because a drama CD can't convey that wonderful face you make when you act the straight man."
"It'll be fun, though. It'll be like the ending of Demon-Lord Hero Legend Wataru."
"I don't think I was even born when that was on the air!"
"You say that, but I see your Kyocera phone. The prospect is so on your mind."

(This is from Chapter 09, p.142 on the English translation published by Vertical).
Koyomi claims to be young enough not to know about a show from the late 80s, but Oshino makes the point that he's using an old man's phone (probably refers to a flip-phone, compared to the more modern smartphones; remember how Kaiki suffered when Senjougahara broke his phone).
An interesting point is that Koyomi is probably telling the truth: several sources point to the timeline of the show occurring around 2006-2007, and he would not have been born by 1989 when Demon-Lord Hero Legend Wataru finished airing.


Can there be saiyans in other universes differents to universe 6 and universe 7?

Surely I guess there will be saiyans in other universes, but it's just that in the storyline no other universe has that powerful saiyan that can compete in this Tournament. It may be that different universes have different histories of these saiyans.


Does someone knows what is the classical piece that plays at the very begining of episode 13 of the first season of Code Geass?

It's Noblesse oblige by Kohtaro Nakagawa


Name of anime which is about a fugitive princess who controls a mecha

Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road

Sounds a lot like this anime and it is from 2013 but the boy did not die, only the girl did. But that was in the after-credits scene so its possible you did not see it. The robot did stab the girl in the throat and it was considered a myth.

From Wikipedia:

  The story takes place in a time when the world is in the pits of despair after being ravaged by a poison called "shinobi" that came to earth via an asteroid. The people run away to the place called "Kairiku," a place that used to be the bottom of the ocean. Here, the people try and protect themselves against the effects of the poison. In such a world, there was a single light of hope. The "Holy Weapon Giga Road" and the legendary warrior "Yagyuu" are needed in order to counter the effects of the poison. Ame, a princess of a fallen nation, stands up in order to save the world.

Ame: The main girl

  A former princess/priestess of the country Ise.
  Her mother is dead because of a shinobi. She travels with companions and a key to finding a weapon built by men who put an end to the shinobi. She has romantic feelings for Suou. She disappeared in the end.


What is Caramelldansen, and where does it originate from?

Take note that the dance and a song are two parts of a whole.

Most familiar with the the meme would know that the title is Swedish for "Caramel Dance" and comes from the first track of the album Supergott released in November 2001, by the Swedish band "Caramell."

What's important about this is not the music but the animated dance that make up this meme. The meme is said to have appeared during the second half of 2006.

While its exact date of inception is uncertain, for a fact, this means started as a fifteen frame Flash animation loop showing Mai and Mii, who are characters of the Japanese (adult) visual novel Popotan, doing some sort of swinging hip dance while holding their hands over their heads imitating some sort of animal ears. The music played in the background was a sped up version of the song aforementioned song sung by singers Malin and Katia from the aforementioned band. There were other remixed versions that showed up almost in parallel, but that's not the most important part about this meme or its dance.

You see this popular dance clip originated from gif loops of the game's OP:

https://youtu.be/--Yr5q6tU9A?t=102

The game itself was released in 2002, with an anime following it in 2003. So why did it take so long for the meme we know today to appear?

It's possible that the anime, being anime, was more available to the public than its adult visual novel counterpart. For obvious reason such as content and availability, since fast broadband and Youtube (it appeared early 2005) were as readily available and prominent as it is today.

There's evidence to suggest that the a similar loop from the anime brought attention to the game. This particular loop was created based off a loop of the character Mii from the OP of the anime:

https://youtu.be/tboQg1xj010?t=62

This particular loop was probably made sometime around when the anime aired in the later half of 2003: http://dagobah.biz/flash/miidance.swf

Clearly the game's dance sequence would be considered cuter by most fans. Before Caramelldansen was even a thing, there were many other remixes being called different things with different songs from different bands playing, from Aerosmith and Run DMC's "Walk the Way" to "Dare" by the Gorillaz, most of them done in Flash. Subsequent spin-offs were created based on original characters and popular characters alike. But where and when did the meme in question start its popularity?

Apparently a guy from Sweden by the name of Sven, created the flash loop and posted it on his personal website: http://md5.se/h/032/

From there it made itself across the internet in the later half of 2006. Originally many large communities such as Hongfire and 4chan "Popotan Dance" or "Popotan Dansen," but as after 2008 it became more popularly known in its country of origin, Japan, as the "uma uma dance."

However it's believed that it wasn't until early 2008 that the meme truly popularized, with the help of versions and remixes shared via video sharing communities such as Youtube and Nico Nico Douga where its popularity truly peaked.


How much time did it take Yuu Otosaka to fulfill his promise to Tomori?

He lost his powers after using it multiple times per rotation so keeping in mind he made the travel back and forth multiple times and to keep increasing his profits it might have taken more than 2+years without the powers if we take into account the time he spent travelling but based on his promise it only took him around 2 years to increase profits and start the school


What are the remaining phenomena Heartseed places on the club members?

The anime stops at Michi Random, so the ones that are left over are:
(mostly taken from The Kokoro Connect Wikia

The question obviously can't be answered without any spoilers, so just a small warning

Illusion Projection (Nise Random)

  Grants the user the ability to take on the appearance of anyone. The illusion is just that, a superficial projection rather than a biological change, and the image projected is only seen by the five original members of the StuCS and can only be used on them.

Forced Termination (Nise Random)

  Automatically activates in response to two or more people experiencing a paradox as a result of a phenomenon, for example, if two or more people observe the same Illusion Projection at the same time. The ensuing paradox will cause the observers to have their memories reset to before ever encountering Heartseed. Another trigger for this phenomenon is if there is a risk in deteriorating mental state or injury,

Dream Perception (Yume Random)

  Allows the club members to perceive the desires, thoughts, and hopes of others which can be summed up as a "dream". The members can only see the "dreams" of people outside of the StuCS and only of people associated with Yamaboshi High; This power activates randomly and somewhat relative to the physical distance between them

Record Deletion (Asu Random I)

  Automatically activates during the aftermath of a phenomenon that has ended. All people involved, including Heartseeds, will have all their memories regarding the phenomenon wiped clean. The Cultural Research Club is the only known group to resist this phenomenon, having managed to retain their memories for almost two years. Record Deletion typically kicks in a few weeks after a phenomenon has ended.

Isolation Dimension (Asu Random I)

  As its name implies, is an alternate dimension that isolates certain individuals from the normal world. Physically, the dimension looks no different from the norm, but the people in the dimension are completely cut off from those outside of it. In the Isolation Dimension, the Heartseeds can cause their phenomenons without worrying about any detrimental effects on the outside world. As described in Asu Random, it is similar to a laboratory for the Heartseeds to do experimentation

Several Unnamed Phenomenons (Asu Random II)

A Group of Girls From Inaba's Class: One member of the group is randomly made invisible to the other members. The victim cannot be detected by any of the other members' five senses. However, people outside of the group can still acknowledge the target.
Gym Group: While the phenomenon is in effect, one member suddenly perceives the other members as frightful, hostile enemies.
Ishikawa Daisuke, Watase Shingo, Setouchi Kaoru, Nakayama Mariko: This phenomenon forces each member's likes and dislikes to change in unpredictable ways. For example, Mariko suddenly liked Watase and became affectionate towards him despite being in a relationship with Ishikawa. The emotions that are forced onto them are so strong that it can change their behaviour and even make them do things they normally wouldn't do.
Jazz Band Club: At random times, this phenomenon will force a member to tell a lie even if they don't want to.
Student Council Executives: Fujishima and the rest of the council experienced a random change in "roles". For example, Fujishima is leader of the Executives, but, when the phenomenon is occurring, she might become the subordinate, following whatever someone else is saying and not voicing an opinion at all.

Parallel World (Asu Random II)

  Similar to the Isolation Dimension , all Phenomena have been erased from the StuCS's memories and everyone continued living as if those events never transpired. Things that happen during this phenomen and its results are remembered after it is over and remain.  This phenomenon is a "what if" scenario Heartseed wanted to see.

There's also a non-canon phenomenon - Future Predictions that featured in the PSP game:

  given the power to foresee a prediction of that will happen to a fellow member of the group. They will only see an image and must use the clues in the image to decipher the meaning of the prediction. When the phenomenon activates and which member the prediction is about is completely random. How far into the future the prediction is is also random.


What's the name of the song played in season 3 episode 14 at about 21:15-21:57?

I found out it's name and it's called Jet Set Run


Themes, symbols or hidden meanings in Spirited Away

There's probably more, but the one symbol I'm aware of is the parents turning into pigs.

One thing to understand about Spirited Away is that in Japanese media, the world of kami, spirits, etc, is often depicted as a traditional Japanese city, much like the look of the buildings Chihiro and her parents stumble upon in the beginning of the movie. (Other examples I can think of are Kamisama Kiss and The Morose Mononokean) Therefore, it's like they stumbled on the Japanese equivalent of the gingerbread house. It comes off as similar to Hansel and Gretel, if instead of being threatened to be cooked, they were turned into pigs for eating the house.

But furthermore, as I recall, there might have been some dialog about it being "an abandoned amusement park." This is a reference to the Japanese bubble economy of the 1980's.  It was a time of explosive growth in the Japanese economy.  People indulged in their wealth, and one of the things they built was a ton of amusement parks. Eventually, the bubble popped, and those amusement parks were abandoned left and right, sometimes still to be found in the countryside, rotting away. https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-abandoned-amusemnet-parks/

This all ties in with Studio Ghibli's intent that the parents gorging on food and turning into pigs is a symbol for greed and consumerism. https://www.boredpanda.com/spirited-away-chihiro-parents-become-pigs-meaning-studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

Also possibly related, is the fact that Miyazaki commonly uses the image of the pig in his art. He often draws people, and even himself, as a pig. In another of his movies, Porco Rosso, the eponymous protagonist is in fact a pig for most of the movie. It is implied that the reason he is a pig is that he prefers it to being human. Thus you might also read the pig as a lowly animal that is still in some ways preferable to a human. That Miyazaki is also known to be a staunch environmentalist only supports this interpretation.

The theme of greed pops up in other places in the movie as well. For example, No Face offers Chihiro gold, which she rejects, as she rejected the food earlier, and for that she survives, where the frog, who took the gold, ended up getting eaten.


Why is Chiisaku Natta Meitantei considered the "real" first episode?

That is a two-hour remake of the original 1st episode, in celebration of the anime celebrating 20 years in broadcast. The special retells what happened on the day Shinichi’s was transformed into the body of a child. The special includes new scenes that weren't in the original manga or the first anime episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_g9zHvMXBQ


This is a great question. However, as others mentioned, you do not want to know the answer by spoiling the anime.

You will know after the new episode which will be released today (S02E06), thus please read this spoiler only after you have watched the newest episode.

The actual name of the language is not known yet, but we know where it comes from. I will leave you with a small teaser.

   Reiner was pretending not to know the language.


Is there a flaw in the ease of access to One Piece?

In the One Piece Wikia article on Raftel, it says that:

  Gol D. Roger and his crew are the only known people to have reached the island. Roger offered Whitebeard the information on how to get to Raftel, but Whitebeard declined because of his own dreams of achieving a "family" of crew members instead of reaching One Piece. This also indicates that getting to the island is not as simple as sailing to the end of the Grand Line.

It has also become much harder because it seems that trying to get to Raftel has resulted in a stalemate between the Yonkou. If one tries to go there, the others will stop him and together could even decimate the Navy, let alone a pirate crew which tries to reach Raftel without defeating them. We saw what Whitebeard and Shanks did during the War of Marineford, and that's only two of them.


Is Naruto still a Genin after becoming Hokage?

He is still a Genin. It was stated by him. (Episode 48)

What people most of the time overlook is, that the scene with Kakashi and Naruto isn't actual canon though, it should still be noted that these are the requirements.
But we're talking about Naruto here he doesn't do things the normal way, which is important later on with the Kishimoto bit.

If we look into the databook book specifically for The Last: Naruto the Movie that plays 2 years after the 4th war, Naruto is still a Genin.
下忍 = Genin.

Sakura and Shikamaru on the other hand are already Jōnin.
上忍 = Jōnin.

And the rest are Chūnin.
中忍 = Chūnin.

Kishimoto specifically let Naruto stay a Genin. And yes, TheLast is canon. He did the character designs and was chief story supervisor. It was also the first time for him that he'd completely written everything from the start, including the lines in a movie production. That came up during the Interview that is linked.

He confirmed that Naruto went from Genin to Hokage.

  Q：ナルトといえば火影（忍者の里で一番偉い立場）の夢をかなえましたが、上忍（階級が一番上の忍者）
  の試験はいつ受けたのでしょうか？

  A: ナルトは上忍になっていないんです。下忍（一番下の忍者）のまま火影になりました。サスケも上忍でも中忍でもないし、むしろ里を出ちゃっているから、抜け忍ですよね。あいつら、もうなんなんでしょうね（笑）。でも下忍のままでいきなり火影になった方が、ナルトらしくて面白いかなと思いました。

Translated:

  Q: Speaking of Naruto, his dream of being Hokage came true, but when did he take the exam to become a jounin?

  Kishimoto: Naruto didn’t become a jounin. He became Hokage as a genin. Sasuke is not a jounin or chuunin either, but rather, since he left the village, he is a nukenin. That’s enough for them (laughs). But I thought that having him suddenly go from genin to Hokage would be amusing and Naruto-like.

-> To the original Interview (Japanese)

->To the Translation

Even if he never achieved the Jōnin rank he should be as smart and as capable of Chūnin and Jōnin. People can't just become Hokage, not even Naruto. He must have still learned everything that needs to be learned for the Hokage position but just didn't get the chance to actual showcase this in the exams. But I don't think he needed to, I mean everyone (at least the Shinobi part of the Village) saw him during the 4th war and his prowess/abilities. The only thing that was missing was the educational part.

Well, according to Kishimoto, Naruto became the Hokage as a Genin. That should answer it.


Alucard has so called release states those make him less weak. In the manga (Chapter 9 Page 23), when he uses them the first time, you can clearly see that a lot of eyes open on his whole body. The eyes that you see on the picture are most likely the same ones. The reason why he has them is unknown.

It could be that all those eyes belonged to other humans that he consumed during his lifetime. However, this is just an assumption.


Why wasn't Guren reincarnated by Kabuto?

Guren was never killed (Though unable to perform any hand signs (with her hands busy holding back Rinji's arms), Guren still managed to use the Crystal Release and crystallized herself and Rinji. The two fell into the water below. Gozu later saves her.), in fact, she is even seen later in Naruto Shippuuden:

After the final battle between Naruto and Sasuke, Guren, Yūkimaru, and Gozu can be seen in the crowd at the entrance to Konohagakure.

Source: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Guren


How powerful is Carrot's Sulong, when compared among the Strawhats?

In terms of the Straw Hats ranking, the 2 extremes are already known; Luffy is the strongest (cause he is the captain) and Usopp is the weakest (Oda said so himself  in the ONE PIECE 10th Treasures (2007) where he states that "Usopp has been and will be the weakest in strawhats.") The link to the interviews can be found in this thread.

I'm definitely sure for a fact, that Carrot is normally way stronger than Ussopp, Nami, and Robin, and I'll give reasons for that.

Members of the Mink Tribe have formidable physical abilities, which are far superior to normal humans, this stands to reason that Carrot is naturally stronger than Robin, Nami and Usopp (all of who are average in strength [and are the 3 weakest in the straw Hat team based on power])

When the Sulong transformation is used, along with her altered appearances, Carrots strength and speed also vastly increase. At that point she is probably stronger than Chopper and Brook.

As for the remaining members of the Straw Hat team, It will be very difficult to precisely conclude their exact ranking with respect to the Sulong transformation. (Mainly because there isn't sufficient information on her transformation.)

  My personal ranking of the Straw Hats is as follows: Luffy is first, Jimbei is second strongest, Sanji and Zoro are a tie for third (cause they are super rivals and it seems to me that they are almost equal in strength), Franky is the fourth strongest, followed by Brook, Chopper, Robin, Nami and then God Usopp. But then again since we haven't been told the exact ranking from Oda himself, we can only speculate based on the information we have.

Hope that helps.


In the One Piece world, people can have pretty different biologies, some having special traits that are rather overpowered. A good example of how this is "genetical" is the Funk brothers; Kelly was beaten by one punch from Boo, but when Boo used an axe infused with Armament Haki against Bobby it BROKE against his BACK!! Bobby is said to have never actually fought in his life, and I doubt that he would just happen to be skilled at Haki. Kelly specifically mentions that Bobby was born with such a strong body.

Big Mom is the same, ever since childhood she has been practically invulnerable. This might actually be a sort of subconsious Haki, but it's more likely that it's just the way her body is.

And before anyone tells me "bodies don't work that way, getting stabbed by a sword without haki protecting you will always hurt you", this is One Piece. If Luffy could send a 20+ meter long jaguar flying with a punch (Amazon Lily, before he learned any haki) then can you really claim that it's impossible? Why would super-strength be common, and super-durability impossible?


When can Overhaul reassemble a living organism?

Overhaul can use his quirk whenever his hands touch the specific thing he wants to disassemble or assemble, including living organism.

   In the past, when he recruited Kendo Rappa, a heavily experienced brawler, into the Shie Hassaikai, Kendo proposed that, in order to gain his servitude, Overhaul has to defeat him in battle. But just as Kendo prepared an attack, the Yakuza leader effortlessly disassembled, then reassembled Kendo.

This means that he can reassemble any living organism that he touches back to it's former state, although the series didn't point out if there is a time limit for reassembling "living" things giving that organisms die after a short time.

So I am inclined to believe that he can reassemble living organism in the short span of time that they are "alive". For exemple, if Mr Compress's wound would heal then it could not be reassembled anymore.


What is the significance of the bamboo tree that naruto carries at the end of the op?

This seems to me to be a reference to Tanabata festival.

Tanabata is a traditional star festival, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and ALtair).

According to legend,

  the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. (1)

There is a tradition to write wishes on small pieces of paper and hang them on a bamboo tree:

So I would way Naruto is holding a small wishing tree with wishes from his friends.


Can Byakugan/Rinnegan eyes be transplanted on non-Byakugan/Rinnegan users?

Is it possible for Byakugan and Rinnegan?

Yes, it is possible to transplant a Byakugan eye. This has been shown in the series by the shinobi Ao. Unlike Kakashi and his Sharigan, Ao can active and deactived it at will.

unlike other dōjutsu that have been transplanted, Ao can activate and deactivate his Byakugan at will.

The Rinnegan can also be transplanted, as seen with both Nagato and Obito

If Naruto's eyes be replaced with Byakugan or Rinnegan eyes (direct transplantation), can he handle the powers?

The transplant is theorically possible, since transplants has been shown various times throughout the series. However, given how this is also not shown in the series, whether Naruto can handle the powers or not would be speculation and opinon-based until the writers decide to incorperate this.


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

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


Which anime has the most number of filler episodes and the longest filler arc?

Percentage wise bleach has the most fillers, since it has a total of:

366 episodes

160 filler episodes

which means 43.4% of the anime are fillers.
naruto and naruto-shippuuden combined have

640 episodes
238 filler (1st season 89, 2nd season 149)

which means 37.2% of the anime are fillers.
one-piece has

682 episodes
97 filler episodes

which means only 14.2% of the anime are fillers.
But if you were to look at the sheer number of filler episodes, naruto has more fillers with 214 filler episodes.
And I believe the longest filler arc would be in rurouni-kenshin where the last 35 episodes were fillers.
Source: Own experience, Google, Filler Guide (webarchive)
EDIT

"why in your estimation, none of the longer-running series beat out Bleach and Naruto under the definition of "filler" that others already provided above" - seijitsu

Taking a few of your given long running samples such as sazae-san and nintama-rantarou makes the question quite simple to answer.
In the case of Nintama Rantarou non to barely non fillers have been aired. This does not mean it did not have fillers, because they certainly had. They were extras which as far as I know where only available on dvd. Furthermore they did not have a plot/story to follow, which makes the only deviation the moment the story would not be based on the manga, which in almost all episodes is the case. Also with the episode length given in this series 3 episodes would be the equivalent of 1 episode in naruto and the likes, which in this way easily out does this particular one.
In the case of Sazae-san, Sazae-san actually Did not have ANY filler episodes. Long running does not mean it needs fillers, there are several which never got a filler, even though they had a particularly long run time. Here follow a few

GE 999
Hoka Hoka Kazoku
gundam First
Sazae san
Kochi kame
Lupin III
the Super Robot Saga shows [ Maziger z Getta Robo and Grendizer]
Ninja Hitori kun


A somewhat theoretical answer:

Living things display the 7 characteristics of life - which are:

Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition

They definetly exhibit movement and respiration

And they are sensitive to conditions of the atmosphere

They do not appear to grow, but this could be because they are adult.

They do not appear to reproduce.

They excrete light onto the world.

The moon may be eating something.

If the sun and moon's reproduction properties are anything like our own, which they are modelled off, they are non-existant. Stars and planets are formed - a non-biological formation without passing on any genetic information

This, combined with the fact that many of the other characteristics are assuming a lot, can bring us to the conclusion that they are not living,

Although, having said that, there are a couple rare articles around the web that claim stars are living. Example

So I guess you can justify it to be either true or false, whichever you would prefer :)


What happened at the end of Tokyo Ghoul?

Sadly, anime sacrifices a lots of plot details from manga in sake of 12ep seasons, so numerous things are just not explained. I've abandoned anime at around half of first season, so I will reference manga as explanation.

In a nutshell, main reason why Yomo stopped Touka was because he didn't wanted her to be killed indeed. He referenced this as "his last job in Anteiku". From all the talking of Yomo in manga Ch. 130, I assume, that main reason for Touka to say alive is that she can keep helping ghouls, who has lost their way in life, just like Anteiku crew were doing before.

Regarding Hide, it was heavily implied in chapters 136-137 of original manga, that Kaneki ate him. But Hide offered this by himself, since he knew that Arima is awaiting for Kaneki (and Kaneki was unable to resist his hunger, since he was in half-kakuja form). Maybe, in anime adaptation, events are slightly different, but outcome is same - Hide sacrificed his life to feed Kaneki, so Kaneki can heal his wounds and restore his power.


What is a good way to keep track of the episode you're up to?

MyAnimeList is a fantastic option. Of every site I've tried it's by far the best. In addition to allowing you to track your anime according to a number of headings, it also allows you to specify a ton of other information, like times rewatched, rating, start/end dates, and how you have it stored (for example, if you own DVD's or BluRays of a show). Your ratings are actually aggregated with the rest of the community too - which is a very active community, I might add.

Furthermore, the site will help you track manga in the same way. Not to mention favorite characters and staff members.

Plus they have news, and there's even a blog attached to your account should you choose to use it.

If that weren't enough, it has a massive database of just about every anime and manga you could ever imagine, complete with character lists, plot summaries, staff/stuido information, user reviews, and recommendations for other similar anime.

In conclusion, MAL is exactly what you are looking for and more. Switching from a notepad document to that has saved me quite a few headaches.


Will I miss anything by watching Dragon Ball Z Kai instead of the other series?

First off, Dragon Ball Z Kai doesn't include anything from Dragon Ball, which is the story of Goku as a child. Secondly, the main difference is that Kai lacks the filler content of the original Dragon Ball Z, and stops at the end of the Cell saga.

By filler I mean content not originally in the manga. Some (like myself) enjoyed the filler, while others thought it to be extra fluff. Kai is more faithful to the manga than the original anime was. In some cases though, this could affect how some see the development of characters. For example: In the original DBZ, one of the most intriguing, and perhaps touching, moments is Gohan surviving alone in the wilderness. The challenges and events he faces, as well as the people he meets, all influence the person he becomes later on. Much of this was cut in Kai, and so, unless you've already seen DBZ, it might seem a little choppy.

By ending at the Cell saga, it ends in the place where the original author Akira Toriyama wanted it to. In doing so, you miss the two-three seasons that came afterward.

The are also other small differences between the two, including different music in some cases, and new scenes added/redone in Kai.

As for censorship, some scenes where updated to fit the new standards of Japanese Television. In American productions of the anime (namely dubs), there could have been further censoring. I can't remember the name of the company at the moment, but one went so far as to make the character Mr. Popo blue, to lessen claims of racism.

Given the facts, you can make up your mind as to which you will watch, but in my humble opinion I would go with the originals first, and later on, if you want, you can look into Kai as an abridgment. As someone who has personally watched both, I must say that I only enjoyed Kai because I was able to fill in the details myself. If I had never seen DBZ I doubt I would have felt this comfortable.

I hope I helped! :)


Is Tobi the same as Obito, disguising as Madara?

Now first of all, if you want to know whether Tobi is Obito, then there's a youtuber out there called '2spooky' and he has posted a video that clears that part.
Now to why Obito was referring to himself as Madara.
Madara's had the dream of creating the ideal world. But he won't be able to do that at his old age. So, in order to get resurrected with rinne rebirth jutsu, Madara implanted his rinnegan to newborn Nagato. But even so he still needed a successor to him who can persuade Nagato into to using rinne rebirth jutsu. And that successor was Obito.
But Obito didn't have a name for himself in the shinobi world. He is just a kid thought to be dead in the war. If he tried to live with his true name, he could do particularly nothing. But since Madara was a name known far and wide in the shinobi world, he went with that alias. With this alias he could persuade Nagato in turning akatsuki into a rouge ninja association, and he could strike fear into people.
Hope this helped.


What is the proper order for watching the El Hazard series?

Chronologically by release, it goes:

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

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

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

So chronologically by story, it goes:

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

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


Why is the childhood friend trope commonly seen in anime?

As the comments say, this is a somewhat subjective question. I'll give my own reason, which I think is a big part of the reason this is common, but perhaps not the only reason.

Japanese society is more regimented than one might believe just from watching anime. By middle school age, and even to some degree in primary school, children are expected to interact with their peers in a relatively professional way. This is especially true of relationships between students of opposite sexes. Such requirements aren't held for family or close friends, but for everyone else one is expected to be polite and not share their true feelings or say things too directly.  This concept of dividing people into an in-group and an out-group (内外, uchi-soto) is somewhat hard for non-Japanese people to understand, but is central to interactions between people in Japanese culture. In fact, you can find plenty of examples of this and of the related concepts of honne and tatemae in anime if you look, but if you aren't looking for them specifically it's easy to miss.

It's difficult for a person in the out-group to enter the in-group. While not impossible, generally this takes time and effort. The groups aren't a simple dichotomy either; they change depending on the situation. It's especially difficult for close friendships between members of the opposite sex to form. One way for this to happen is for the two to enter into a relationship, but this is obviously not ideal if you want to make a romantic comedy where the characters aren't already in relationships. Another way is for one person to act closer to the other than they really are, as a way of testing the boundaries, but that person is being somewhat rude in doing so and it can backfire.

The most realistic way for a character to have a close friend is for them to be long-time friends. Specifically, if their friendship goes back all the way to childhood, when they didn't have to follow these strict rules, a friendship could develop without much issue.  Having a childhood friend character is one way to get a character who is already part of the protagonist's in-group. From a writer's standpoint, this is an attractive proposition, since it gives someone that the protagonist can have relatively serious conversations with, but who can also be a potential romantic interest. In (reverse) harem shows, it's especially attractive to diversify the female (male) cast of romantic interests.

That said, I think we have been seeing something of a decline in recent years in this archetype, at least among harem shows. Probably writers have realized that it's overused and that a generic osananajimi character without any unique personality traits isn't a very interesting character. Opposite-sex childhood friends are also far less common in real life than in anime, making the prevalence of this somewhat unrealistic. 10 years ago, nearly every harem/romcom show had a character like this, but the proportion seems to have dropped to less than half of them today. Partly, this can be attributed to other archetypes increasing in popularity (notably, the little sister/imouto character, who can be even closer to the protagonist than a childhood friend). When they do show up in shows today, it's often as a dual archetype character, e.g. a tsundere osananajimi.


I can guess that they are called as secret because only Natsu can use those secret attack , As shown here attack like Dragon Roar are pretty similar to other dragon slayer and those secret attack are very powerful comparing to other attack.

Here you can see , Gajeel also have Dragon Slayer's Secret Art like Karma Demon: Iron God Sword. And Wendy also, like Shattering Light: Sky Drill and Milky Way

As you mention, while fighting with Rogue and Sting ,Natsu was playing with them and when he became serious he use his secret attack which is one of the important attack for a Dragon slayer. Which are very powerful, even Laxus and Gildarts had hard time handling that attack.


Does "One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta" have anything related to the Alabasta arc in the anime series?

Yes, it is a retelling of the Alabasta arc.

From wikipedia it is "adapting a story arc from the original manga" which is of course the same arc adapted for the anime.

There are some One Piece movies or specials like this one that can be useful for rewatching or catching up on the story faster than watching the anime or reading the manga.

The other main movie "Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura" is a retelling of the amazing Drum Island arc with Franky, Nico, and Sunny added in.

Then there are Episode of Sabo, Episode of East Blue, Episode of Alabasta, Episode of Merry, etc. which are television specials showing these arcs in short time frames.


Where can I buy English Region B Bluray for Arise - Pyrophoric Cult?

If you are just looking for Region B/2 Blu-rays, then they are available here and here, as mentioned by @Memor-X. If you are looking for those with Japanese audio and English subtitles, the only site I found that sells them can be found here.

If you are looking for a dubbed version, as far as I could find on the Internet, no English dubbed version for this exists. A Reddit user claimed to have contacted Funimation and their reply was:

  Sadly, we have not made any announcements about an English Dub of either the last two episodes of Alternative Architecture or the Pyrophoric Cult OVA at this time.

This was over 2 years ago and a recent reply was supposedly similar:

  Sadly, we have not made any announcements about dubbing this movie at this time. Please continue to visit our site at http://www.Funimation.com/blog/ as we will post all new information there first!

Funimation is the licensor of this series so I suggest you contact them for updates (I can't as it's not available in my region). Amazon support can't help you much about this one as they can't make an English dubbed version available in their stores if it doesn't exist on the first place.


Why Lay is weaker than Kanon if he's his reincarnation?

He only reincarnated with 1 source not all 7 he fused the other 6 with the demon emperors to wipe their memories and create a fake demon king Avos so that the humans wouldn’t know the real demon king when he reincarnated that’s also why Melheis has his memory Kanon couldn’t use his last source to change his memory or he wouldn’t be able to come back


Did Zack have any lines in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children?

Considering Zack has his voice actor listed in the original Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children's credit... yes, he spoke 2 lines near the ending.

This happens after Cloud's final fight

   when Cloud is unconscious after the Remnants of Sephiroth's suicide attack. After a while, Aerith and Zack have a very short dialogue, rejecting Cloud's fate from "joining" them.

  YouTube video: Japanese voice, English dub.

With the additional screen time for Zack in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, he also has more lines compared to the original movie.


Yes, she is originally from the moon (月), in both the original fairytale 『竹取物語』 (Taketori Monogatari, meaning The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) from the 10th century (a classic of Japanese literature) and in the Studio Ghibli film. She feels sad when she looks at the moon because she doesn't want to go back there.

Wikipedia's plot description of the anime film says,

  A bamboo cutter named Sanuki no Miyatsuko discovers a miniature girl inside a glowing bamboo shoot. Believing her to be a divine presence, Miyatsuko and his wife decide to raise her as their own, calling her "Princess". . . . When the girl comes of age, she is granted the formal name of "Princess Kaguya" for the light and life that radiates from her.

Spoiler:

   Kaguya then demonstrates the ability to disappear at will. . . . Kaguya reveals to her parents that she originally came from the Moon. Once a resident of the Moon, she broke its laws, hoping to be exiled to Earth, so that she could experience mortal life. When the Emperor made his advances, she silently begged the Moon to help her. Having heard her prayer, the Moon will reclaim her during the next full moon. Kaguya confesses her attachment to Earth and her reluctance to leave. . . . When the Moon shines upon Kaguya, she begs Sutemaru to hold her tightly. Despite Sutemaru's best efforts, Kaguya is torn from his grasp out of the sky. . . . On the night of the full moon, a procession of celestial beings descends from the Moon, and Miyatsuko is unable to stop it. An attendant offers Kaguya a robe that will erase her memories of Earth. . . . The attendant then drapes the robe around Kaguya, and she appears to forget about her life on Earth. The procession ascends to the Moon, leaving Miyatsuko and his wife distraught, as Kaguya looks back one last time with tears in her eyes.

The 10th century characters associate (or, we might say, conflate) the moon, which is impossibly far away, with heaven (天, ten), and therefore they think of people of the moon as living in heaven (similar to the humans in Marvel's Avengers universe assuming Thor and his friends are gods because they have superpowers and are from another place... though from Thor's own perspective, he is not actually a deity).

Spoiler:

   This is why, in the original version, the Emperor asks where the tallest mountain is so that he can be as close to heaven (where Kaguya-hime will be when she is on the moon) as humanly possible: Mt. Fuji, which is the tallest peak in Japan.

In the original fairytale, the Buddha was not named among the celestial beings, but they were clearly described both as being from the capital (city) of the Moon (月の都/京 Tsuki-no-Miyako) and also as being from heaven. It is Studio Ghibli's creative license to portray one of the heavenly beings as either being, or looking like, the Buddha. Buddhism has been practiced in Japan since at least 552 AD, as dated in Nihon Shoki, the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. Buddhism began to spread throughout Japan during the Heian period, so the original author of the fairytale might have been aware of the religion, but it is unknown how the author viewed it.


Could one make a specific person shoot someone dead using the deathnote?

Since you wrote both Mr.A and Mr.B's name in the notebook
and their deaths (which is caused by the book) correlate with each other, this would be possible. writing their times of death would increase the chances of this working.

for example you know both Mr.A, and Mr.B meet everyday at 7:00
you could just make it so that Mr.B gets "influenced" at 6:30 and Mr.A gets shot at 7:00, making sure you write Mr.A's fate first on the death note.


What is the title of the song that plays during the next episode(18) previews of Parasyte -the maxim-?

Though this one sounds like a dubstep version, I think it's Hypnotik.


Blackbeard did not send Burgess to kill Luffy, he did not even know Luffy was at Dressrosa to begin with. Blackbeard originally had send out Burgess to Dressrosa to get the Fire Fruit. Later it was Sabo who ate the Fire Fruit, but it looks like not much people knew about this. The only thing most people really knew, was that Lucy had eaten the Fire Fruit.

Later when Sabo blew up the colosseum, Burgess realized that Lucy was not Luffy any more, because Luffy already ate a Devil Fruit before and could not eat a second. He just did not know who actually ate the fruit and thought that person would have been long gone by now. That's why he went for the next best thing, not having to go home empty handed. Though, when Sabo showed Burgess, that he had eaten the Fire Fruit, Burgess completely forgot about Luffy and turned his attacks towards Sabo instead, still hoping to get the Fire Fruit eventually.

On a side note: Blackbeard never targeted Luffy for personal reasons. He originally wanted to kill Luffy to make a name for himself, but after he became a Warlord, he did not care much for Luffy any more. He could have easily destroyed Luffy at Impel Down, but he had other ambitions by that time, other than the one he had at Mocktown, Jaya.


Where does the phrase ecchi sketchy one touchy come from?

My Japanese is not great, but the link supplied by W. Are, https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/エッチスケッチワンタッチ does give an explanation.

Apparently it's a phrase commonly used by school children in the 70's, but it's unknown where exactly the phrase comes from. The page lists several different theories, though my Japanese is not good enough to quite get all of the theories. One is that "touch" is what kids say when playing tag (instead of "tag, you're it"), another is there was a product by the company Glico called one touch curry. But at any rate, it's a phrase that caught on because of the sing-song, rhyming sort of sound to the phrase, and from what I gather from the article, similar to the kid nonsense sayings of western culture, like "circle-circle-dot-dot now I have a cootie shot."


Doesn't the rule "When two Teigu users battle, one is guaranteed to die" create plot holes?

You're being too literal.  You're hearing "when two Teigu users fight, one of them dies" and assuming that this is an infallible statement of an inviolable rule of the universe.  That's silly.  If you consider the actual context of when this statement is made, or just be less literal about it, you'd realize the statement is merely saying "these things can be pretty lethal when used to that end, and similarly for the people who possess them".  In even shorter terms: "they're powerful, dude!"

Consider some similar examples:

"Two men enter, only one man leaves!" ... and then the other one leaves a little later and less happy.

"There can be only one." ... unless we simply resolve to leave each other alone.  Also, are we aliens, or what, because there's probably lots of us if so.

"One ring to rule them all." ... but utterly fail to have any usable power over the majority of those it was supposed to rule.

"The greatest sword ever forged." ... because we have totally measured all swords across all history and agreed upon an uncontroversial and objective measurement of greatness for said swords.  Also we clearly defined what a sword is ahead of time, so this is not an ambiguous statement.

"You pay for the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge!"

None of these things are literally true and inviolable and any violation of them in a story is not a plot hole.  Indeed, their violation in stories is usually the entire point.  It demonstrates how the characters are not infallible, and the heroes and top-tier villains need to demonstrate how amazing they are by overcoming them.  They are either statements of potent intent (Sauron wanted the ring to rule them all, but Dwarves didn't care and Elves were too savvy and resistant), or statements to underscore the gravity of the situation (the Thunderdome is serious business, so best get amped).

Now, constant violation of the statement can take the edge off of something.  If you routinely find yourself needing far more than the edge of your seat, you will become inured to statements to the contrary.  You may have expected Teigu fights to be routinely deadly and brutal, but if you see several things to the contrary you will start taking the matter less seriously.  This would be a flaw in story structure (or the reader/viewer just being jaded), but not a plot hole.


How is Lola (a general zombie) able to do what she wants?

The answer can be found when Moria infuses Oars' body with Luffy's shadow, in Chapter 457. Moria is the Master of Shadows; when he is talking to a shadow directly, he has complete control over them. Therefore, it is during that time that he needs to give details directives to the shadows before he infuses the shadow in the Zombie's body.

For example, if he does explicitly state that the shadow should forget everything about his past, his personality might remain with the Zombie. Note that Luffy's personality remained at first because of the size difference between the shadow's original body and Oar's.

As Dr. Hogback states, they were not always aware of those rules and therefore made some mistakes with a number of Zombies (the only confirmed case is Cindy). We can however extend that theory to other Zombies which did not necessarily obey their masters perfectly, like Lola.

(For conciseness purposes, only part of pages 4 and 5 are shown.)


Why wasn't Hatake Sakumo (Kakashi's father) revived?

It wasn't mentioned anywhere. Kabuto never talked about Sakumo when showing off or discussing his reanimations.

We can only assume:

They never found a body, or it was so well guarded that Kabuto couldn't get a DNA sample.
Kabuto was sure of his victory even without Sakumo's DNA, or waited for a right moment to pull him out as a trump card.
Kabuto is an idiot. (He is, what the hell did he think was going to happen when he revived Madara?!).


Who enforces the rules that the gods must obey?

Based on episode 13 of the series, it seems like the dungeon itself enforces the rules. While having Hestia and Hermes in the search party didn't trigger any ill-effects on its own, Hestia's use of her godly powers within the dungeon resulted in a boss-level enemy along with multiple smaller mobs breaking into the sanctuary of level 18, and the characters' reactions suggested that this was the dungeon reacting to (and being upset at) the use of the power.


Since the other answers don't appear to address Mirai Fukuin, I will do that here.

First, you must watch Kara no Kyoukai in release order. That is, 1 through 7 in numerical order, then the epilogue, followed by Mirai Fukuin, and finally Mirai Fukuin: Extra Chorus (a half-hour bonus episode included with the BD/DVD release of Mirai Fukuin). To do otherwise is downright ridiculous - this isn't one of those cases like Haruhi where both release and chronological order have their merits.

Since Mirai Fukuin assumes knowledge of the rest of the series, it obviously doesn't make any sense as a standalone anime. Luckily for you, the sort-of disjointed, vignettish nature of Mirai Fukuin is such that you haven't really had the rest of the series spoiled for you. If you knew what you were looking for, perhaps, but the KnK storyline is sufficiently convoluted that you probably weren't able to pick up on any of the aspects of Mirai Fukuin that spoil the earlier movies. Go ahead and pick up the first movie (Fukan Fuukei / Overlooking View) and start from there.

  Later I discovered that [Mirai Fukuin] was a compilation of longer episodes of a series.

This isn't actually the case. Mirai Fukuin is basically an extra, original pair of short stories, not a compilation of the previous movies or anything like that.

Note that there is a compilation movie for KnK, titled "Kara no Kyoukai Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven", but that's neither here nor there. If, after watching movies 1-6, you find yourself confused about how everything plays out chronologically, watch Remix, which contains short recaps of each episode, in chronological order.

  ...the story seemed very incomplete.

I should point out that even after watching everything in the right order, Mirai Fukuin will probably still seem incomplete. This is partly because Mirai Fukuin adapts only two out of five short stories in the original Mirai Fukuin novel on which it is based. I haven't read the novel myself, but I hear that the remaining three stories help make everything seem more complete.


Unfortunately, this question cannot be answered right now.

When Gon was younger, Mito told him that both of his parents were dead. However, it is later found out that it was a lie, because his father Ging was obviously alive and well.

Before the Greed Island Arc, Gon got a tape from Ging. At the end of the tape, when Ging was going to tell him about his mother, instead of listening to it to the end, Gon just stopped the tape and stated that Mito was his mother.

There is a lot of speculation as to whom his mother could be, but until Togashi supplies the answer, we will never know.


It was the D-Mail Ruka sent that changed Ruka to a girl.

When Okabe sees Ruka, he doesn't realize Ruka has in fact become a girl. He only realizes after Faris' D-Mail that Ruka has become a girl.

Also to support this, Faris' D-Mail wasn't sent that long back to have affected Ruka's gender, as Ruka was born well before Faris' D-Mail was sent.


Is there any anime series of Dragon Ball after Dragon Ball GT?

There is no anime series of Dragon Ball after Dragon Ball GT.
Dragon Ball Kai has no independent story but is basically the story of Dragon Ball Z itself.

Instead of an anime series, the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods was released which is in official continuity with Dragon Ball Z and therefore, before the events of Dragon Ball GT.

This year (2015) the sequel to Battle of Gods - Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' will be released.

Update

A new anime series Dragon Ball Super is going to be aired from July 2015 onwards. It's story will pick up after the events of Resurrection 'F'.

Since the story of Dragon Ball Z has taken a significant turn by introducing the Super Saiyan God ability and other plot events, the fate of Dragon Ball GT is left hanging in the balance. At this minute, there is no official word about whether it will still exist in the continuity of the Dragon Ball Universe or not.


Is Goku using God ki when he uses Ultra Instinct?

The answer is YES. In Dragon Ball Super Manga Chapter 60, Vegeta clearly states that Goku is using God Ki when in the Ultra Instinct Omen State.


Where did the anime trope of "clothing damage"/"clothes being torn" originate?

The most likely culprit is Go Nagai, the father of Ecchi fan service. You can probably trace it down to as early as "Shameless School", which often had female characters "losing" their clothes:

But the actual tearing off of clothes may have first been in Mazinger Z's manga (circa 1972), linked from the very article in the question:

  It happens to Sayaka Yumi in the original manga sometimes (too many times for her liking). Given that it was created by Go Nagai, the man who introduced Fanservice in anime, it is not surprising.
  In one chapter, several female robots with blades replacing her arms sliced her dress to ribbons, without actually cutting her flesh or underwear.
  Great Mazinger: Jun Hono suffered from this more often than Sayaka (much to her disliking).
  It also happens to Boss in Mazinkaiser, when the Gamia Q sisters attempt to assassinate him, thinking he's Kouji. His school uniform and his boxers are torn to ribbons by their hair.

Doesn't end there, by Cutie Honey, he's gotten quite good at it:


Excerpts taken from Naruto Manga Chapter 501-503

Lets look at the following images from the manga,

1>

2>

3>

4>

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

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

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

4> Finishes off the fight between the two.

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

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

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

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


When does the Bleach OVA occur in relation to the anime?

Based on your description, I am assuming you refer to the first OVA titled Memories in the Rain. This, as noted in Wikipedia, was

  ...shown in Japan at the Jump Festa 2004 Anime Tour, is a pilot episode for the series. It focuses more on Ichigo's feelings regarding his mother's death. Tite Kubo, the creator of Bleach, voices Kon in this special instead of Mitsuaki Madono, the original voice actor of Kon. The closing theme used for the episode is "Memories in the Rain" by Morita Masakazu, the voice actor of Ichigo Kurosaki, and Orikasa Fumiko, the voice actress of Rukia Kuchiki. (Alternative version of episodes 8 and 9; watched best after episode 7)

Just to add, for the other OVA, The Sealed Sword Frenzy

  It appears to take place soon after the Soul Society arc.

Which means that it's set after the events of Episode 63.


What would the list of manga genres in Japan be, based on bookstore labeling schemes?

Basically, at a Japanese bookstore (like Kinokuniya), what would the aisles be named?

M.I.A's comment hits it right on the head. In the US (and, I think, much of Europe), books in bookstores are often broken down by subject or genre or category or whatnot.

This is also true in Japan - to a degree. You will still have broad categories like "computers" and "art" and "foreign language" and "fiction" and "comics" (manga). But within the manga section, you'll probably find that the manga are grouped by publisher (Kodansha, Shueisha, Kadokawa, etc.), rather than by genre/etc. I don't know if this is universal, but this is how it worked in all of the manga-selling Japanese bookstores I've been to (not that I've been to all that many).

I guess the closest you'll get to genre-based categorization within the manga section is e.g. that certain publishers almost exclusively publish shoujo content. I can't remember the names of any of the big publishers in that sector, but if you go to a Japanese bookstore, you'll easily be able to identify the shoujo-publisher section by its garish pinkness. The same is true (to an extent) for yaoi/shounen-ai. But for subject-matter-based categories like "science fiction" or "romance" or "giant robots", you're unlikely to find subsections of the manga section devoted specifically to those things.

Incidentally, given that you seem to be located in NYC - if you want another perspective on what Japanese bookstores tend to look like, I'd recommend visiting the basement of the Book-Off on 45th St if you have a chance. (But Kinokuniya does still have a much better selection.)


Does that mean that a person holdings with him or a backpack he's wearing is also intangible? Yes, anything touching the individual who uses the Kamui is also affected by the justu
Kamui

Right Eye
Obito's right eye uses a short-range version of Kamui, which can only transport targets in close proximity to the user; physical contact with the target is seemingly required
...
This intangibility can be extended to anything the user is touching at the moment of activation

Anything that is touching the caster becomes intangible, including clothes.
In Naruto Manga Chapter 684, we see Obito instructing Naruto and Sakura to keep their hands on his person so they may teleport alongside Obito


A metal song on season 3 episode 3 of Boku no Hero Academia where the villains are starting in the wood

Vanguard Action Squad -All-out Attack-

The full soundtrack just got released. You can listen to all of it here:
https://youtu.be/Js7BIXiHQ8I

Song starts at 1:17:53.


How many girls does the main character conquer?

13 - 18, depending on what you count as a conquest.

The wiki front page lists 18 girls as “captured targets”.

Thirteen girls were “conquered” according to the initial setup: there was a hole in their hearts, Keima romanced them, the hole was filled and the Loose Soul left to be captured by Elsie in her bottle.

Ayumi Takahara
Mio Aoyama
Kanon Nakagawa
Shiori Shiomiya
Kusunoki Kasuga
Chihiro Kosaka
Jun Nagase
Tsukiyo Kujo
Minami Ikoma
Sumire Uemoto
Nanaka Haibara
Yui Goidou
Hinoki Kasuga

As for the rest:

Tenri Ayukawa was never really “conquered”. She was already in love with Keima, and she never had a Loose Soul; she was pursued by mistake by Nora and Ryou. She was the host of the goddess Diana from her first appearance.
Rieko Hinaga had a Loose Soul in her, but Keima didn’t romance her; Elsie convinced it to leave because Rieko was too old to have children.
Akari Kurakawa is actually the demon Rimyuel, and never succumbs to Keima’s romantic advances.
Urara Shiratori does get romanced by Keima, but there’s no Loose Soul involved. The Jupiter Sisters story arc at the end of the manga where she appears has a completely different plot structure.
Kaori Yuuzaki is more of a villain who Keima defeats than a “conquest target”.

Five of the “conquered” girls were “reconquered” during the Goddesses Arc to bring out their hosted goddess:

Kanon Nakagawa, host of Apollo
Tsukiyo Kujo, host of Vulcan
Shiori Shiomiya, host of Minerva
Yui Goidou, host of Mars
Ayumi Takahara, host of Mercury

Though Kanon comes straight to Keima, so there wasn’t much effort there.

Keima also “reconquers” Chihiro because he isn’t sure whether she or Ayumi is the host of Mercury. While doing this, he discovers that Chihiro had already fallen in love with him on her own, even before the first “conquest”.

Haqua, Chihiro, Tenri, and Diana fall in love with Keima without any effort on his part, so these don’t quite count as “conquests” either. Nor would Elsie’s sisterly feelings of devotion.

So the final count is:

13 unambiguous “conquests”
1 Loose Soul exorcism without a romantic “conquest” (Rieko)
1 romantic “conquest” without a Loose Soul exorcism (Urara)
1 attempted romantic “conquest” which failed, of a wrongfully chosen target (Akari)
5 “reconquests” to awaken a goddess
4 girls who fall in love with Keima on their own accord
1 girl who develops feelings of sisterly devotion towards Keima on her own accord.


Why does the Fairy Tail anime have no blood?

The reason for this is censorship. Fairy Tail has a 'PG-13' age rating; most shows with this rating do not show gore.

Another example of something they censored would be that in the manga, Gray Fullbuster is a smoker. They took this out in the anime because they were afraid it might influence children to think that smoking is cool.

This can be seen in Chapter 4, Page 20 and Chapter 10, Page 6-7.

On a side note, the first OVA ("Welcome To Fairy Hills!") is the only episode I know of that shows blood before Fairy Tail 2014.

 Levy after Erza smashed her face into the wall (10:05).


What's the anime with the girl that everybody wants to kill?

This sounds like Scrapped Princess:

Where the girl that everyone wants to kill is named "Pacifica Casull", the "Scrapped Pricess", and her 2 guardians (a brother and sister). The story looks like a fantasy world but it's actually set in the future. When Pacifica reaches 16 years of age, she's supposed to cause the world's destruction so everyone is out to kill her. In the show, there are these things which are A.I. weapons systems, called "Dragoons".


Is Dwun (Wdwune) based on Yoshihiro Togashi?

There is a high likely hood that this is indeed a reference to Yoshihiro Togashi playing dragon quest. But it has never really been confirmed.

It seems the original picture comes from CapsuleComputers with the following quote.

  After a long an arduous battle with addiction, Yoshihiro Togashi, the man behind the popular manga series Hunter x Hunter has finally checked out of a Dragon Quest rehabilitation facility and has made clear that he plans to resume his Hunter x Hunter manga after more than a year on hiatus.


Did Estarossa Full Counter against Escanor didnt work or Escanor was faster than him?

Yeah he full countered Escanor which is why Escanor got some injuries but after sometime Escanor seems to become faster that even Estarossa can't see his attack since Escanor grows stronger and faster every seconds.


In SAO 2 did Asuna break up with Kirito?

There is no reason to think so. When Kirito introduced Shino to Asuna and Liz at the Dicey Cafe, the three of them were preparing to bring Shino back to her hometown, where she encountered the gunman she shot and killed as a young child, so that she could accept the consequences of her actions and overcome her guilt of having killed a man. One typically doesn't revisit the scene of a childhood trauma with just anyone, so Kirito, whom Shino already knew and trusted through GGO, called Asuna and Liz his nakama to tell Shino that he trusted them -- therefore she should too. It was more important to convey that Asuna and Liz were trustworthy rather than the fact that Asuna was his girlfriend.


Why didn't Kabuto resurrect Jiraiya during the Great War?

Actually, this case of Jiraiya's resurrection had been brought up by Kabuto while discussing the secrets of the Edo Tensei  with Obito. He had also mentioned about Shisui Uchiha.

The reason as to why Jiraiya couldn't be revived according to Naruto Wikia:

  When the Fourth Shinobi World War starts, Kabuto Yakushi expresses interest in reincarnating Jiraiya to have him fight for Akatsuki, but unfortunately is unable to reach him as his body rests in the lower depths of the sea.

But in the manga, Kabuto expresses that he could obtain enough DNA (to revive Jiraiya) from the weapons used by the Paths in their fight against Jiraiya. But Obito comments not to push his luck, as reviving Jiraiya, as well as Shisui, could be overkill.

Naruto chapter 520, page 14:


Who does the Fishman Island territory belong to?

After Whitebeard's Death, the territory of Fishman Island belongs to Big Mam, who offers her protection in exchange of sweets from the island. It still belongs to her,
Luffy offered treasures to smooth out things with mama but she turned them down, but in the end decided to take care of things with Luffy instead of the fishman island.

The king of Fishman Island had said that maybe someday they will use another flag (that of the strawhats), but currently it still is Big Mam's territory.


Does the "bloody nose" trope necessarily imply a sexual situation?

Gilles Portras, author of The Anime Companion, wondered the same thing:

  "So I asked a few Japanese and got a variety of pseudoscientific, and occasionally embarassed, explanations about humidity and blood pressure. But the best response I got was from one fellow who simply recounted that when he was a child he was told by his mother that if he stared at a pretty woman he would get a bloody nose."

It's basically superstition, like if you sneeze once someone is saying something good about you. If you sneeze twice they are saying something bad. If you sneeze three times, you have a cold.


Why didn't Kira kill manipulate the mafia to kill Mello?

There is a rule indicating that someone's death must not cause another's:

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

From http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note


@kuwaly's answer covered most of it, but here's a bit more information as well.

  What's so special about an automail?

It's basically a prosthetic limb which has been optimized for fighting. Its name comes from auto- (as in "automotive") and -mail (related to armor). They were originally designed to give more freedom of motion to uses of prosthetics, but were soon fitted to combatants who had lost limbs.

There is nothing extraordinarily special about these limbs except their versatility and wide variety of uses. Additionally, this type of technology did not exist in the real world during the time Fullmetal Alchemist is set (early 1900s).

  How does it work?

There are dozens of little parts to it, but it is largely composed of motors, tubing, and the external metal covering. Here's a couple images of its components (click to enlarge):

It has no internal power source; it draws its power directly from the impulses of the nervous system to run the intricate motors and other mechanics inside it (and of course, to control which ones activate when). So, when the synapses are sent, each part contracts with its motors, giving free, versatile movement.

  Are there any drawbacks?

Of course—otherwise, why wouldn't people just cut off their limbs? ;)

kuwaly mentioned three major drawbacks:

It is painful to have installed (nerve connections are painful—in real life, too).
It is prone to breaking (just like a bone or limb).
It creates a reliance on an automail mechanic for tuneups and fixes, and mechanics can make mistakes!

There are two drawbacks that weren't mentioned, though. One is that it is quite painful during pressure changes; recall that when Ed went to the field with Pinako to dig in the rain (2009 anime), he was actually forced into vomiting due to the aching pain of the pressure system. The second is that the material can work against you; iron and steel can cause issues like frostbite when in cold areas, and are also quite heavy. (Some alloys alleviate this issue, though.)


Why do Sanji and Smoker still need nicotine when not in their own bodies?

If you ask any smoker, he will tell you that most of the addiction comes from the brain as it gives the neuro-signals for pleasure when smoking. Most smokers can't quit not because the body demands nicotine, but because of the apparent relaxating effect that is produced by smoking and the habbit that results from it.
Smoking is a recreational drug in public view and tends to work as such.
Edit: And now on how Law's power work. The swap technique that Law uses looks like he is swaping the "hearts" of people, but because they retain their original thoughts, memories and even habbits (like smoking) makes me believe that it's actually their consciousness that is being transfered since all these reside in the brain and not the heart.
Hope this answers your question.


Which episodes of Fairy Tail are anime-exclusive?

These following episodes list the content which are only present in the anime of Fairy Tail, not in the manga.
This is a list of episodes defined as anime exclusive in the Fairy Tail Wikia

Compactly, it gives episodes: 19, 69-72, 74-75, 125-150, 204-218, 221, 223-225

Galuna Island Arc

Episode 19 - Challenging!

Daphne Arc

Episode 69 - Call of the Dragon
Episode 70 - Natsu Vs. Gray!!
Episode 71 - Friendship Will Overcome the Dead
Episode 72 - Fairy Tail Wizards
Episode 74 - Wendy's First Big Mission?!
Episode 75 - The 24-Hours Endurance Road Race

Key of the Starry Sky Arc

Episodes 125-150 - This whole arc is anime exclusive

Eclipse Celestial Spirits Arc

Episodes 204-218 - Stake My Life on Hospitality - Believe
Episode 221 - The White Silver Labyrinth
Episode 223 - Kemokemo Arrived!
Episode 224 - The Place You Came Before
Episode 225 - The Thunder Man

The series currently ends with Episode 235


I'm assuming your referring to episode 67. Zeno said the following:

  A world like this must be destroyed.

  I believe it safe to assume that the earth was destroyed but not the
  entire universe. If Zeno did destroy the entire universe there
  wouldn't have been a way to use the time machine to go back and get
  him because time is a component of a universe. No universe, no time,
  no travel by time machine.

The above was my original answer to this question until I read chapter 18 of the manga and Whis said the following below.

Based off of this and prior knowledge we received in the anime that the King of All has destroyed universes before. I now believe it is safe to say that he actually destroyed the entire Universe in that timeline.

Previously I argued that if a Universe doesn't exist time can't exist either. And this is stepping away from anime for a bit but physics tells us that

  Matter cannot be created or destroyed only transformed

So in summation after a little research I've come to a different conclusion.

Even if existence as we define it comes to an end. Time does not, we may lose the capacity to quantify or comphrehend it but time is everpresent.

I can honestly believe that this is a valid answer.


Do Gogeta and Vegito have all the same techniques?

Gogeta and Vegeta are 2 different forms of fusion - One is formed by potara and other by fusion dance so they use same techniques.
Currently there is no official news of Dragon Ball Super but a rumour going of Super Season 2.
As for Heroes series it is fan-made going on as like GT series not made by the Dragon Ball Z or Super creator


There has been no proof of this yet, so I'm basing myself on Sugar's power and speculation. She has a similar power, where she can alter a person's body by touching them. We have seen Sugar turn a lot of Haki users into toys, so it is safe to say that Jewelry Bonny could also turn Haki users into babies.

But could they transform a Haki coated body? Well, Haki allows a user to touch the real person underneath, bypassing the Devil Fruit's power, so I would speculate that Haki would prevent someone from turning them into toys or babies, because the power would not be able to reach the victim.


What happened to Ichigo in Urahara's training area after meeting Byakuya (for the first time)?

It's pretty simple. When Urahara starts training him, in the end of chapter 60,

   Tessai breaks Ichigo's Chain of Fate. Urahara explains that the corruption of the chain has already begun, and when it reaches Ichigo's chest, he will become a hollow. The only way to stop that would be to regain his Shinigami powers. Then they throw Ichigo into the hole, and seal him with bakudou 99.

In the end of chapter 62,

   the chain corruption gets to Ichigo's chest, and he starts transforming into a Hollow - you can clearly see his mask appearing (though Urahara comments that the mask forming before body indicates that Ichigo is resisting the transformation). However, Zangetsu helps Ichigo to stop the transformation in the middle and regain his Shinigami powers.

So yes, the reason is simply that

   he was already half-transformed into a Hollow when he gained his Shinigami powers back and stopped the transformation.


Why does Mamoru Oshii include a basset hound in his movies?

In a "Japanorama" interview with Jonathan Ross he mentions that he thinks that he's a reincarnated basset hound. He's got an affinity for that particular breed of dog so he uses it a lot in his movies.


In that movie, Rem died due to the rule where a shinigami will die if he explicitly tries to extend someone's life by killing another using the death note. This happened because Kira guided L towards Misa as the second Kira. Once L has proven that she is, she will be executed. That's why Rem killed L. And since Rem extended Misa's life by killing L, Rem died (Rule XVII:1).

L didn't die because before Rem did that, L had already written his own name in the death note that they confiscated from the news announcer. By the rules of Death Note, the first one written takes effect while the latter is ignored (Rule XV:1). So since L had already written his own name, when Rem wrote L's name, it did not take effect.

See Death Note Rules.