I did a little bit of search about outfits in Naruto series, only 2 ninjas had a dark green outfit.

Shikaku and Asuma. If you check both of their profiles in Naruto wikia, nothing is being said about the color.

This is a peace from Asuma description:

  His clothing consisted of the standard Konoha ninja uniform with the
  sleeves rolled up half way, flak jacket, regular shinobi sandals and
  forehead protector. He also wore a sash that had the kanji for "Fire"
  (火) marked on it around his waist, a pair of black bangles, and
  bandages wrapped around the arms of his sleeves.

Also the flak jacket, for Konohagakure it's only one, there is no other jacket that the Jōnins wear.

So I asume it has to do mostly with Shikaku that he was the Jōnin Commander, so we can understand the difference between him and the other Jōnins.

So to summarize, it's just a speculation about all this. But there are no evidence about these colours. Maybe in a Naruto SBS there is an explanation, about this, which I can't find.


Ano Hana's opening mentions "misanga". What exactly is that?

A misanga is a type of handicraft good luck charm, similar in concept to friendship bracelets, they are typically made from knotted embroidery floss, thread, gimp, or similar material. Like friendship bracelets, they are tied together by simple knots.

It is said that if you make a wish when you tie the ends together, your wish will come true when the bracelet falls off from wear.

The etymology of the name seems to come from the Portuguese word for "beads" (miçanga). They were first popularized in 1993 during the beginning of the J-League, the Japan Professional Football League. Ramos Ruy and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa of the Tokyo Verde football club wore these to wish for the victory of their team.

The idea behind it may have changed but it's intended to be a symbol of good luck and friendship.


What was Johan trying to achieve by setting fire in the book donation ceremony in Munich?

The quickest answer to your question is that Johan "awakened" in the midst of his scheme. After reading that book from his childhood, his character essentially reverted back to being one who simply wanted to be alone.

In other words, it became a cop out that transformed into a plot point for the final arc of the story.


Is celestial spirit magic exclusive to females?

Celestial Spirit Magic is a type of Magic in which the user summons Celestial Spirits by opening their gates through the use of Celestial Spirit Gate Keys. These Keys are separated into two classes: the more common Silver Keys and the rarer Gold Keys. Keys for Celestial Spirits are counted in Units (collectively without regard of Gold or Silver), and a Celestial Spirit Mage is noted by how many Units they have obtained.

Celestial Spirit Magic is not exclusive to women, although the majority of users shown in the manga are women.

For instance Everlue and Zoldio are two male characters who have used Celestial Spirit magic in the manga thus far.

Complete list of users http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Celestial_Spirit_Magic


What's this picture of a smiling character with blue eyes and light hair from?

I am aware this post is old, but people looking for this same image is going to stumble upon this so I might as well just end the frustrating search.

Here you go :)

The picture is from the cover page of Magicians Don’t Turn Back!, a Touhou doujinshi by Saku Saku Tei.

I spent so many hours I don't even want to say how man.


Why is Greninja Ash's only bonded Pokémon?

In the same way that not every pokemon has a Mega Evolution the only pokemon known to have the bond ability so far is the Greninja.

True that by now we can believe that Pikachu and Ash have maximum trust, one of the requirements for the Bond phenomena to happen.

But that might not be the only requirement, or Pikachu species does not have this bond ability.

It remains to be shown further if other pokemon than Greninja have that ability or not.


He basically said he needed time to atone for his sins and that is why he went off on his own.  It is almost like he is telling himself that he deserved that. Inside Naruto's bandages are cells from Hashirama that are meant to regenerate his arm.  I am assuming in the future when it is fully finished, the bandages will probably come off.  It is also possible Sasuke will take the same treatment some day.


Why does the drawing style in manga or anime often change when a character is displaying big emotions?

If you have access to Scott McCloud's Making Comics manga section you can read a long essay on this.

To sum it up, Japanese comic's drawing is much more subjective than their traditional European and American counterparts. Where those put emphasis on character poses and their location on the scene, manga highlight the feelings told on facial and body expressions.

Japanese comics are usually purposely unrealistic in this style, even when the manga is realistic, serious and everyday themed. When a character is having intense feelings, his eyes sparkles, when he is shaken by bad news a thunder appears behind him and his eyes and pupils vary in size depending on the emotion.

Continuing with this tradition, the super deformed (SD) style was introduced in mangas and quickly adopted. Characters' expressions are exaggerated, the body shrinks and the head is enormous, normally expressing some intense emotion (probably anger, but many others). This is used even in serious comics, usually as a comic relief.

Why? It must be understood in the previously mentioned subjectivity of manga and anime. It has no story meaning (even if the character picks a big hammer), the change of body proportions don't happen in reality, it only counts as the expressed feeling.

Note that even when the manga or anime don't use SD style, the style, the body proportions and the face are usually somewhat flexible and subject of emotions (instead of super-deformed they are just deformed). Compare to many other forms of subjectivity, like the one dealing with time or distance.


What's this mecha anime with a robot world championship?

OK I think I am pretty sure the anime you are looking for is Daigunder

POINT 1: The main character is Akira Akebono and his grandfather, Hajime Akebono, is a famous research scientist who created the robots. He is like Ash Ketchum except with robots instead of pokemon. The robot which says ,"I have the sticker inside me too?"  is Daigunder units' human like AI robot called Ryugu, flaming robot warrior.

POINT 2: Coming to the cobweb thing, there is an episode where the robot malfunctions and tries to harm Ryugu even after the battle is over. Akira jumps in (like Ash saving Pikachu or hugging it to death ) and tries to protect Ryugu. I think they get disqualified for a that tourney. But Akira gains Ryugu's trust.

POINT 3: And the robot cutting wood must be Bulion, the blue thrasher. Its just a small scene in training. I don't clearly remember which episode.

POINT 4: The girl in question is Haruka, she at first thinks Akira is a dumb kid (as he really is). But eventually joins this team as a manager.She gets a job at her dream company I guess but instead, joins this team.

check this out for a list of episodes. But all you points come up within 4 to 5 episodes of the series. Hope this helps :D
https://www.google.com/search?q=daigunder+episode&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=daigunder+episodes


How many transformations does Drive Knight have?

Yes, he has more transformations. From the wiki, Drive Knight has 6 Tactical Transformations. These are:

Knight (桂馬, Keima): Drive Knight shapes his lower body into that of a horse, giving him the appearance of a centaur.
Silver (銀, Gin): Drive Knight forms a long sword.
Chariot (香車, Kyōsha): Drive Knight transforms into a sleek motorbike.
Flying Chariot (飛車, Hisha): Drive Knight transforms into a bulky compact projectile with four wings and forms rocket engines that propel him forward.
Bishop (角, Kaku): Drive Knight transforms into a large humanoid robot with a crested helmet.
Gold (金, Kin): Drive Knight adds a layer of armor to his body. His hair turns white and his armor flares between its plates.

All in all, he has a total of six transformations. The ones you saw were the Knight and Chariot transformations. As @AkiTanaka mentioned, these are named after shogi pieces.


Why did Rem go crazy when she used her horn at the forest, but not when she was young?

In that fight, she was overwhelmed and, in fact, was probably going to die because she was too weak to kill all the wolves. She was also hysterical because she had to kill the king wolf who cast a curse on Subaru, and if left to run, its course would have killed him a few hours later.
So under normal use, she would not have her personality affected, but in this case, she was in a hysterical rage to save Subaru and exhausted almost all of her power on the minions before the boss she needed to kill showed itself. However, why her personality changes when she loses control is not explained, and I can only assume it to be a combination of her already unstable mental state, her being drained of power due to the fighting, and possibly a side effect of her Oni transformation that is normally manageable.
The details are taken from the arc 2 synopses of Subaru's Wiki page


Has Kakashi ever failed any other students after Team 7?

Kakashi did not fail any students after Team 7 in the original and Shippuden series, but he came very close in the Boruto series.

In the Boruto series, Kakashi offers to be the proctor during the graduation exam and the only student to pass is the one who takes the bell from him. Kakashi states this because he does not want an entire generation of students with defiant attitudes to become shinobi during the time of peace.

  Iruka suggested that Kakashi not be too hard on the students come the final exams. Kakashi clarifies that even in peaceful times, they can't allow students with contemptuous attitudes to become shinobi, and as such will be as challenging as ever.

With that, Kakashi stated during the exams that only one student will pass - the others will fail.

  During the practical test of the exams, the students were left awe-stricken that he was to be their head proctor. It was explained that while Shino Aburame, Anko Mitarashi, and Konohamaru Sarutobi would be evaluating the students' respective performances in a 24 hour field combat, ultimately only one student could pass; that student would be the one who takes the single bell from Kakashi's hip

However, much like the original series, they all learn the true lesson of the exam and Kakashi passes every student

  Ultimately, time ran out before anyone could get the bell. Despite Boruto's plan failing, Kakashi passed everyone, noting that they succeeded in the true goal of the test: team-work and loyalty.


How old were Ed and Al when they performed the human transmutation?

Brotherhood more or less follows the manga. I don't remember if we get a montage of events in the brothers' childhoods with their ages (a quick search through volume 6 doesn't give me anything), but we do see Mustang arrive at Resembool presumably shortly after their human transmutation attempt, so we can get some information from there.

So Edward is at most 11, and Alphonse 10, when human transmutation is attempted. This matches up more or less with the ages I remember possibly having seen from 2003 and Brotherhood. (Keep in mind that some chronology - such as the death of Winry's parents - might have occurred at a different point in the manga continuity compared to that of 2003, and that there is the additional half year before Ed takes the State Alchemist exams.)


If you take a look at the official closing theme of Season 2 of Attack on Titan you see the following:

  Titan emerging from the water.

But the way that they emerge it suggests

  that they actually don't swim but cross bodies of water by walking along the bottom.

Also from the scene we can derive that

  if titans can walk along the bottom of bodies of water this implies that they either have no lungs or do not require oxygen for survival which is something that was actually discussed on Anime Stack before.

And finally we can see that

  water does not harm them in any way whatsoever.


Who are the people that know how to use Kaio-Ken?

King Kai himself was not able to use that technique, and he said that Goku was the first one who ever mastered that technique. However, King Kai tries to teach the technique to everyone who visits his planet.


Do any magical girls survive beyond adolescence?

It probably depends on when you believe a girl is considered an adult or a woman. If we take puberty as that point, since some describe it as the path to adulthood, then this Yahoo Answers Best Answer can give us the approximate age at which a girl has entered adulthood and become a woman.

Growth starts winding down at around age 17, but can continue until your early twenties.
Acne can occur at any age, but it usually starts getting less intense at around age 18.

Let us also consider that the Incubators choose girls because of their varying emotional states that are needed to produce the energy they need for the universe. (Kyubey explains to Madoka in Episode 9 that his kind can't make the energy themselves because they don't feel emotions.) The best time to do this is when a girl enters puberty, as this is when hormones are released into the body with one of the results being the heightened emotional state.
So with this in mind let's say the age range for a "girl" is between 8 and 20.
With this, the closest I can find is one person, Tsubaki Mikoto from Puella Magi Suzune Magica as the Wiki lists her age as "Around 20"
The Wiki also says under "Known Relatives"

Suzune Amano, her adopted daughter; she was also the surrogate mother for the Hinata twins.

If we take the adoption we know Tsubaki is at least 20 or 25 years old depending on the type of adoption Suzune falls under as explained here:

Age Requirements: In special adoptions, prospective adoptive parents must be over 25 years of age. In regular adoptions, prospective adoptive parents must be at least 20 years of age.

Also with the surrogacy we can probably assume that Tsubaki only raised the twins as Matsuri Hinata's page says

Tsubaki Mikoto, her deceased surrogate mother; her father and her deceased mother.
...
Not much is known of Matsuri's home-life. She had a sister, Kagari Hinata, an unnamed father, and a caretaker named Tsubaki Mikoto. Not much is given on how Matsuri relates to her family before the events of Suzune.

So depending on Tsubaki Mikoto's actual age and when our definition for when a girl reaches womanhood, Tsubaki is probably the only Magical Girl (from whom I can find an age) to become an adult.
NOTE: As pointed out on the wiki page:

(Note: As all chapters post-volume 1 are currently only available in Japanese, most of the post-volume 1 info below comes from rough translation and interpretation of events. Thus, some of the information may be incorrect, so please do not treat anything as 100% accurate.)


Did Zetsu know about Tobi's truth/identity all the time?

Zetsu did know Tobi from the beginning.

   Tobi has interacted with the White Zetsu the moment he arrived to Madara's cave. Black Zetsu was created by Madara in Obito's presence.

The reason for Zetsu supposedly not knowing Tobi could be

He wanted to keep it hidden from the other Akatsuki members.
Kishimoto haven't thought about it at the time.


Does Anri know that Mikado is the leader of Dollars or part of the Dollars?

She doesn't know, and Mikado doesn't know that Anri is Aika.


What music is playing in season 3 episode 2, 10 minutes into the episode?

You're talking about that scene at 09:40

The OST is : Combat Training  (it comes from Season 1)

Here is a link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa9mT_sPkQA


Why can't Nagato revert his Rinnegan to Sharingan?

The Rinnegan is extremely rare and is considered as the most powerful among the Three Great Dojutsu. Before I get to my answer, it is necessary to look into other cases of dojutsu transplantation.

Kakashi Hatake

Kakashi received the Sharingan at a young age. He had years of experience with it and was considered a genius at the usage of Sharingan. He was even appointed to train Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha with their Sharingan
development. Even with the amount of knowledge and power of the Sharingan, he couldn't revert the Sharingan back to its normal state. That was because of a simple reason: the eye wasn't his. It originally belonged to Obito Uchiha. Since Kakashi wasn't the original owner of the eye, he is unable to revert the eye back to normal.

From Kakashi Hatake wikia article:

  Because he is not an Uchiha, Kakashi was unable to deactivate this dōjutsu.

The article tells us that, in order to deactivate the Sharingan, the person needs to be an Uchiha. This can also be related with Danzo Shimura and his arsenal of eyes.

Obito Uchiha

Obito "borrowed" the Rinnegan from Nagato, who originally got them from Madara Uchiha. There were many reasons why Obito implanted only one Rinnegan eye even after having obtained both. However, one of the main reasons was:

  Under the guise of Madara and inheriting the former's work, Obito Uchiha claimed that he was entitled to take the Rinnegan from Nagato's body after his death. He then implanted the left Rinnegan into himself and hid the right Rinnegan, unable to handle the power of both eyes.

Since Obito wasn't the original owner of the eyes,

He did not have complete mastery over it.
He couldn't handle its overwhelming power.

Obito, being an Uchiha, lacked control over the Rinnegan. This kind of proves that an Uchiha cannot simply control the Rinnegan if he isn't the original owner. Keep in mind that Obito was trained by Madara himself.

Nagato

Nagato received the eyes at a very young age. He did not know that the Rinnegan were transplanted into him, and nor did he know that it evolved from a pair of Sharingan eyes. Nevertheless, he had almost complete mastery over them because:

He was an Uzumaki and thus had huge chakra reserves.
The eyes were implanted at a very young age, giving him time to perfect his Rinnegan skills by adulthood.

Sakurai Tomoki's answer is logical and makes sense. However, if we were to look at similarity between the Rinnegan (evolved from Sharingan) and the Sharingan itself, it seems that answer could be different.

We know from Kakashi's case that he couldn't deactivate the Sharingan because of its origins. We also know that Obito lacked control over the Rinnegan, which implies that he couldn't deactivate and revert it into a Sharingan. Combining these two factors, we can derive an explanation to the original question: Nagato couldn't revert the Rinnegan to Sharingan because he wasn't the eyes' original owner.

Madara displayed certain new and powerful techniques when he received his original eyes.

  Because Madara was the eyes' original owner, only he could use them to their fullest power.

In many situations when the power of a borrowed dojutsu is questioned, the full potential of the eyes is always attained by the original owner. So it's logical to conclude that the Rinnegan to Sharingan swap was exclusive to Madara and not to the other two.


Is there an incidence of a Hiden (Meaning Secret) Jutsu being used by someone OUTSIDE the clan?

Neji learned the Eight Trigrams Sixty Four Palms and Eight Trigrams Heavenly Rotation techniques through his own genius and skill - these techniques were not taught to branch members thus he would never have been taught them.

Ref: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Trigrams_Sixty-Four_Palms

Edit: though not in the spirit of the question, technically Hashirama's Deep Forest Creation technique was his Hiden jutsu, but after his death was used by Madara after gaining Hashirama cells without any training.

Ref:http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Wood_Release_Secret_Technique:_Nativity_of_a_World_of_Trees

Also, in the Boruto movie Momoshiki can absorb and then use Hiden techniques


How is an anime based on western-literature made?

If the piece of literature is not part of the public domain, they will have to obtain the rights either at the original author or publisher, as the author may or may not hold actual rights over the product after publishing.

In the case of a deceased author whom holds the rights, it might get a little bit more complex. Considering Dead artists can be kept alive, and make a killing

The actual permissions / allowed modifications are usually decided upon during the inquiring of a license. Here they can either determine that no changes are allowed, or they are free to do as they please.

Usually if somebody wishes to obtain said rights, they would hire a lawyer, as obtaining the rights, setting the terms and options, and the costs that come with it are surrounded by a lot of legal rump slump


What are Rein's capabilities with others?

The anime does not make this clear; fusing with a unison device simply increases the mage's offensive and defensive powers, and provides other effects, such as setting Signum's sword on fire when she unisoned with Agito.

While originally Hayate and Reinforce Zwei both used the Book of the Night Sky, later Reinforce got her own storage device - the Book of the Azure Sky.

(To provide a more specific answer would be to engage in speculation.)


Does the Goblin slayer anime series cover the whole manga/novels story?

From the wiki:

Episodes 1 to 4: Manga Chapters 1-9 and Light Novel Volume 1
Episode 5: Manga Chapters 10 and 17, Light Novel Volumes 1, 2 and 4; and Goblin Slayer Brand New Day Chapter 1
Episodes 6 to 9: Manga Chapters 17 to 29 and Light Novel Volume 2
Episodes 10 to 12: Manga Chapters 10 to 15 and Light Novel Volume 1

The Goblin Slayer novel currently has 9 volumes, with 5 translated by Yen Press. The manga has 6 volumes with 4 translated by Yen Press. In addition, Goblin Slayer: Side Story Year One and Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day are not yet completely covered by the anime. With this, I think it's safe to say that it does not end with the anime and that the story is still ongoing.

Additional Sources:

Goblin Slayer (Novel, Manga, Brand New Day, Year One)


Season 1
Season 2
Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015)
Sinners of the System (2019)
Season 3
Psycho-Pass: First Inspector (2020)

Source.


The answer to this is very simple. It's Kefla.This might seem a little hard to believe at first because of the final beam exchange where Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Freiza and 17 powered up and gave it their all. However, here's my argument for the same:Whether Goku is stronger than Vegeta and Freiza in his blue form or vice versa is very debatable but either way I think it's fair to state without any shadow of a doubt that, Goku SSJB + Kaioken * 10 is stronger than all the 5 fighters together.  We know the Kaioken multiplies Goku's power as we see Hit state that Goku's power has doubled, tripled, quadrupled, during the Universe 6 vs Universe 7 fight. Hence, Goku SSJB + Kaioken * 20 is without a doubt, way stronger than the 5 of them combined.During Goku vs Jiren, when Goku used Kaioken*20 and charged towards Jiren, he used his Eye attack which in my opinion is one of his strongest moves consider he only bothered to use it against a powered up Goku twice, against Hit after he was trapped in the Cage of time etc. This attack was strong enough to flick away SSJB+ Kaioken * 20 Goku like it was nothing. After Goku attained the Ultra Instinct and Charged towards Jiren, we see him being able to not just dodge, but also block and push back these attacks as we see Goku pushing Jiren back. If Goku was only dodging the attacks, he wouldn't have pushed Jiren back. When Goku used the UI against Kefla, we figure out that Goku had grown stronger and powered up even more. Whis also remarked that UI Goku's attacks in aren't that effective (This was in his powered-up state hence his attacks against Jiren would've very likely been even weaker).  Still, Kefla was strong enough to take hits from UI Goku, get back up and put up a fight. This shows Kefla in her SSJ2 state is way stronger than SSJB + Kaioken * 20 Goku and hence superior to Anilaza. Whis stated that SSJ Kefla's power was comparable to that of the Spirit Bomb used by Goku against Jiren. The spirit bomb is certainly very comparable and might even be stronger than the combined beam attack from the 5 remaining warriors. Let us say for argument sake that it is weaker than the combined beam attack. The power was compared to SSJ Kefla. SSJ2 Kefla is a lot stronger than SSJ Kefla as the SSJ2 is a 100 times multiplier while the SSJ is a 50 times multiplier. So it is very obvious Kefla's powers again surpass that of Anilaza. Even though Anilaza had the upper hand in the beam struggle until Android 17 broke the energy reactor, the Universe 7 fighters were holding their own and it wasn't completely domination.Kefla's potential and Saiyan abilities make her stronger than Anilaza. Goku stated that he senses no limit to her energy and Kefla certainly had a lot of potentials and if she hadn't had to fight a god-tiered fighter like UI Goku, she would've very likely had more time to draw more and more of her power and probably even attained the SSJ3 transformation. Also, Saiyan's attain Zenaki Boosts when pushed to their limits. The final attack unleashed by Kefla against UI Goku was indeed a lot stronger than a basic SSJ2 attack as Cabba remarked that her power is growing exponentially.


Why are Bug type attacks effective against Dark type Pokemon?

If I had to guess, it was because of game balance more than logic.

There are only two types that are super-effective against Dark.

Fighting
Bug

Neither of which make much logical sense. But it would be fairly safe to say that Dark would be overpowered if it only had one or no weaknesses.

Another argument to support the game-balance motivation is that bug types would otherwise be considered weak since they are super-effective against few other types.

So in short, they probably needed to keep Dark in check and make Bug more competitive.

This sort of balancing isn't particularly new. Psychic is a good example.

In the first generation of games, Psychic had only one weakness - Bug. Despite ghost also being super-effective against Psychic, there weren't any "real" ghost attacks in generation 1 (and only a couple of bug attacks).

So generation 2 added Dark types to keep Psychics in check.


Anime in '90s where the main character transforms into red armor with a magical silver box

It sounds like Saint Seiya (a.k.a. Knights of the Zodiac in NA).


What's the song playing in episode 15 when Suguha is practicing Kendo?

"Is This Love? -Piano Only" as provided in the comments.


Who are these people in the Kuzu no Honkai drama CDs?

I have seen neither the Kuzu no Honkai anime nor the drama CD's, so I'm basing this answer on my recollection of the manga. The manga features a bunch of extras involving cats or cat-like people. (The last paragraph in this review verifies my shaky memory of the manga.) None of these have anything to do at all with the main story. MyAnimeList gives the titles as being Nyan Nyan $foo, $foo being a musical form, which roughly matches my memory, so it seems likely the drama CD tracks are related to the extras.

In particular, your description of the drama CD track matches the story in the "Nyan Nyan Prelude" extra, which is after ch. 5 in vol. 1. In the manga extra, there is a human named Shu and a cat (or cat-person, I am unsure) named Chako. They have a physical relationship, but later, tensions between the two emerge. As in the drama CD, Chako speaks of getting a job, but Shu says she cannot since she is a cat, and Shu forgets Chako's birthday. Later, Shu apologises, but Chako is already convinced that:

  Because Shu-chan is so forgetful, he's already forgotten about me.


What is a 通信{つうしん} from a manga publisher?

According to a search on jisho.org, 通信{つうしん} by itself can mean "correspondence," "communication," "transmission," "news," "signal," or "telecommunications."

However, further down the page (the third entry), there is another word that combines 通信 with 販売{はんばい} ("sales," "selling," or "marketing") to form 通信販売{つうしんはんばい}, which refers to any kind of mail order service (including shopping online and getting a delivery by mail).

Taking my best educated guess, these booklets are likely a promotional item or extension of the magazine distributed by mail, and 通信 is used as an abbreviation for 通信販売 (as that compound seems to carry the most relevant meaning to this question).


Are anime episodes/manga chapters really free?

Yes, there are some legitimate websites on which you can read manga and watch anime for free. Crunchyroll is one of them. While Crunchyroll started out as a site that streamed anime without licenses (i.e. illegally), they are now fully legitimate and above-board.

Of course, Crunchyroll has to pay for licenses for the anime they stream - the producers over in Japan aren't just going to give it away for free. So how does Crunchyroll make money? I don't claim to know Crunchyroll's business model, but (as this article points out), they have venture funding, and they sell premium memberships, as well as anime-related merchandise. They also show ads to non-members. Lots of websites follow a business model in which users get lots of functionality for free - for example, this one!

  Aren't there any copyright violations?

The other sites you mention - "watchop.com" and "anime44.com" do not appear to be licensed purveyors of anime, so in their case, yes - they are probably infringing on the copyright of the owners over in Japan. They presumably aren't paying the licensors in Japan a dime, so it's not surprising that they can (illegally) show anime for free. You probably shouldn't use those sites.

  If there are why don't these anime/manga companies do something about it?

Allow me to quote from Logan's answer over here (emphasis added):

  I'll also point out that while fansubbers and scanalators are almost certainly legally in the wrong, the number of cases related to this is quite small. There are several reasons for this. For one, the Japanese industry is built to sell merchandise in Japan, so they have little interest in prosecuting cases overseas. The licensing industry, on the other hand, was built around an already extant culture of fansubbing, and so they've always just factored that in.

Also, if I'm remembering correctly (and please, do correct me if I'm wrong; I'll try to dig up sources for this later), anime licensing deals are typically a flat fee - the licensees outside Japan pay the licensors in Japan a fixed amount in exchange for the right to stream the anime, or sell physical copies, or whatever.

What this means is that the licensors don't care how many times the anime is streamed or sold or whatever - they've already got their share, and if piracy reduces the number of people outside Japan that watch the anime on Crunchyroll or whatever, oh well! It's not their problem at that point.


Who is Monkey D Dragon's wife/Luffy's mother?

No mention has yet been made of Luffy's mother at all, the idea of her hasn't even been brought up. Very few characters have been mentioned to have mothers at all for some reason.

In Japanese as in many Asian countries, they use the idea of "Uncle" or "Big brother" differently to in English speaking countries. It just means an older person you respect, and doesn't imply a blood relation at all. By far most likely what happened is Buggy called Rayleigh "Uncle Rayleigh" as Rayleigh used to be his first mate when he was a cabin boy.

So in summary, there is nothing said about Luffy's mother, nor any hints given, and it's incredibly unlikely that Buggy was saying that Rayleigh is Luffy's uncle, which doesn't happen in the manga anyway.


The song is titled キミと見た花 キミと見た空 (The flower I saw with you. The sky I saw with you), according to the credit roll of the episode:

According to the official website of Ai Tenchi Muyo, the full version of the song is included in the BD/DVD Volume 1, which is set to released on January 21st, 2015.

  封入特典

  キャラクターソングCD壱

  愛してるって叫びましょ!! -full ver.-
    歌:川流もも(CV:東山奈央)
  キミのままで! -full ver.-
    歌:ハチ子(CV:優木かな)、沙流葉七(CV:M・A・O)、笛山塔里(CV:深田愛衣)
  キミと見た花 キミと見た空 -full ver.-
    歌:川流もも(CV:東山奈央)、鬼ノ城紅(CV:大地葉)

Currently, the album 愛・天地無用エンディングテーマShort ver.集 Vol.1 which includes the short version of the song can be bought from Amazon, iTunes, among others.


Is there any relation between the images in Ouran High School Host Club and Fullmetal Alchemist?

Both shows were animated by the studio called BONES.

It is not uncommon for series animated by the same studio to contain jokes or references to other series. It can provide a great joke for those who have seen the referenced series (causing them to call out "I know what that's from!" just like you have), but for heavier references it might be a bit of an advertisement as well.

The image below is a scene from Lucky Star referencing The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Both series were animated by the same studio (Kyoto Animation).

And, below, Joshiraku (animated by JC Staff) shows off some 2D cosplayers cosplaying as characters from Zero no Tsukaima, Milky Holmes, Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel, A Certain Magical Index, A Certain Scientific Railgun, and Kill Me Baby. Guess who animated all of those? JC Staff. (Sorry, the only one I don't know is the old man. Please feel free to comment/edit if you know what he's from.)


If the "Truth" didn't exist, would that mean that feats such as Human Transmutation would work?

Resurrections, a method of human transmutation, only has a problem with the soul. Since it is gone, you cannot call it back. Think of it like a chemical change, e.g. burning paper, you cannot restore it. The only real successful attempts of human transmutations are the homunculi though, but they still need souls too. To make up for the lack thereof, they run on Philosopher's Stones, which incidentally is made from trapped souls.

So Human Transmutation is possible. Just not all methods will achieve desired intent.

This is really simplified from memory of the show but should get the point across.

EDIT:
PS:
Alchemy is still used medicinally. You could argue that without Truth punishing people attempting to reclaim souls that at best they would just craft human shells or fresh corpses (as weird as that sounds). Remember, this is basically high-speed 3D printing.


What's inside the UFO Robot Grendizer Manga Kanzenban?

A kanzenban (完全版) is similar to a viz big edition or 3 in1 edition, or the English equivalent, a omnibus. This means it will contain several chapters in 1 edition of the magazine. This is done to be cheaper in production etc.

If I recall correctly the Kanzenban edition is already the 4th edition, published by Manga Shop. Yet it still contains the original art work of Go Nagai and Yū Okazaki. As do the other 3 versions. All tough there might be some slight change when buying translated version, the french version is known to have allot of changes (Speaking from experience.. I have a copy over here)

The kanzenban edition did get released in 2012, and is listed under

ISBN:     9784775914533 4775914537 or
OCLC-nummer:  788225116


Where can I watch Digimon Adventure Tri. in English online?

No such edition exists presently - there were dub screenings but the license for those had lapsed prior - but Shout! Factory has acquired home distribution rights for the media, and plan do to a dual-language release in the future.

In the meantime, the subbed versions available on Crunchyroll are actually quite well done.  They're also available for free, and I'd encourage you to enjoy it while it's still available on the site.


In Overlord, Carne Village has a big silver area towards the middle. What is it? (picture in description)

If I remember correctly, that was a tower where the bell is situated.

  When the bell in the middle of the village square rang to signal noon, everyone would take a break for lunch time.

And no, that's not a lake. That's just a large open area with no structures in it apart from the bell.


Why Meliodas regenerations abilities didnt work in his first fight with Gilthunder?

His powers were sealed, because back then his power level was significantly lowered.Back then, his powers were sealed because he couldn't control his emotions after he destroyed Danafor because Liz died.
In chapter 29, Melodias has a flashback about Danafor, which he destroyed in his wrath.


It has not been revealed. The list of Senju clan members shown in the series are very few and almost all of them are dead (with the exception of Tsunade):

Here's the list of Senju clan members who are known:

Nawaki
Butsuma Senju
Hashirama Senju
Itama Senju
Kawarama Senju
Tobirama Senju
Tōka Senju
Tsunade

From Senju clan article:

  It is unknown if the Senju clan still exists as an independent clan since it neither became one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure nor is there are any known people with the last name "Senju" — with the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, being the only possible exception. Their legacy however, lives on strongly in the hearts of the people of Konoha.

From Clan Guide article:

  Senju (Thousand Arms) of the Forest were one of the founding clans of Konoha. Under Senju Hashirama, they allied with other clans including the Uchiha, to found the Fire Country's ninja village. It is unknown if Senju retains a clan structure in the current Konoha. Tsunade is the only known living descendant of founding clan of Konoha.

Apart from the Senju and Uchiha, the Uzumaki clan also has roots leading to the Sage Of Six Paths.

From Uzumaki clan article:

  Descendents from Asura Ōtsutsuki, being originated from the Senju clan,

Therefore, the Uzumaki clan is also one of the surviving descendents of the Sage of Six Paths, along with the Uchiha clan.


If Star Platinum moves as fast as the speed of light, how could Jotaro be hit by N'Doul' stand Geb?

First of all, the Crusaders are in the desert, in Cairo Egypt, and as we know, Egypt is a desert. A hot desert.
The temperature must've been high, causing at least Heat Edema to occur.
Just a few minutes before, all of the Crusaders (except for Joseph, who wasn't going insane, and Iggy, who wasn't even there at that time) were going insane, and they were still recovering, including Jotaro.
So Jotaro was in a weakened state, causing him to not probably be able to move at the speed of light, and Jotaro moves at speeds of about 833.7 meters when he caught the bullet (figured out by Darthplokoon2, thanks bud.) which was probably decreased due to Jotaro recovering from the heat.
Short Answer: Plot
Long Answer: Recovering from a possible Heat Stroke
How fast does Star Platinum punch?
(^^ Link to the question where I got the speed of SP.)


How did Mari manage to pilot EVA Unit 02?

If you watched 2.22 you will see that the cores for Asuka and Mari were switched out before Mari took control of Unit-02.

Depending on the language, you csn hear in the background the crew rewriting Unit-02's access keys when Mari's gearing up to fight Zeruel. One assumes this has some bearing with how Mari is able to take control.

There's no clear-cut canonical explanation of why but there are theories, one involving the time loop theory and Kyoko. But that's a topic for another question.


What's the average age of an American convention attendee?

I've been reading several articles and blog posts about this and I tweeted at a couple of the larger American conventions and one got back to me.

Otakon said that their main demographic is 18 to 28 year olds.

Anime Midwest is not as big as Otakon, but several places online mention the average age is about 17/18.
- "Anime-Midwest: Dear God, I'm Old"

Anime Boston seems to be reputed for hosting a young crowd.

A large-scale survey seems to indicate the average age for A-Kon in Dallas  is ~24

There seems to be a problem of fans graduating from anime fandom, so that the average age stays the same and cons sometimes face problems with disappointing turnouts because of the constant promotion drive.

Perhaps the larger cons attract older attendees as they might visit them instead of smaller cons because of more work commitments and etc.


Why is Kitamura called "Maruo" by Kihara?

Well, it isn't just Kihara who calls him "Maruo" - many of the girls at school call him that. In the light novel, it's pointed out early in volume 1 that various girls call him "Maruo" to be cutesy. In the anime, we see someone (I can't tell who) calling him "Maruo" in episode 14 near 4:40; and later, around 15:15, NANAKO Kashii refers to him as "Maruo" during a conversation with Kawashima and Kihara

Anyway: the reason he's nicknamed "Maruo" is that he bears a striking(?) resemblance (as Kihara notes in episode 2, around 5:00) to the character MARUO Sueo from the 90s-era show Chibi Maruko-chan:

The resemblance apparently extends beyond the visual - I haven't read/watched Chibi Maruko-chan, but Japanese Wikipedia states that Maruo, like Kitamura, is one of those do-gooder class-president types.

There's no explicit mention of this in the light novel (unsurprising, given how weird Japanese media is about referencing other media - whence cometh MgRonald's), but some scouring of the Japanese internet suggests that the reference is fairly obvious to those who grew up while Chibi Maruko-chan was a popular thing.


Why had Portgas D. Ace refused to take his father's surname?

First off, his father is Gol D. Roger so his birth name was originally Gol D. Ace. However, he did get adopted by Monkey D. Garp. And before his execution, many assumed that he's Monkey D. Dragon's son.

Moving on to your question as to why he rather chose his mother's name that his father's was that he felt grateful for her mother's willpower and sacrifice just of keeping him in her belly for one year and a few months after just to save him from the Marines of finding out he's Roger's son.

  "Just before passing away, Rouge gave him the name Gol D. Ace. However, Ace, grateful to his mother for her sacrifice, chose to take her name instead." (taken from Wikia)

For your second question, it also has been revealed in the manga that he did not resent Roger that much in fact from the flashbacks, Ace would get violent to anyone who would speak ill of his father. Let's just say Ace was indifferent to the idea of Roger being his father. Because after all, Roger was already dead wen he was born.

Of course, for proof you could check out the wikia page of Ace.


How come it seems like all Lucy's Spirits can summon themselves?

It is mentioned in the series that since Lucy and her spirits share a strong bond, the spirits can summon themselves without Lucy initiating it. It doesn't matter if it is a zodiac key or a silver key.

Moreover as her magic power increases, the time that they can remain in the real world also increases.


Its never stated in the manga why he is so sick.

But if you read the manga you will have a theory

  Tanjiro's dad have The mark, Its stated by upper moon 1 every demon slayer who has the marked will be died before they turn 25 years old. We don't know if Tanjiro's dad have the mark or even he is a demon slayer before, but because he can use breathing technique Dance of the Fire God it's safe to assume he was once a demon slayer. even though it doesn't guarantee if tanjiro's dad ever have The Mark, because not every Demon Slayer have The Mark.


Who generally owns the rights for a manga or anime?

summary (final paragraph):
  Like the five previous examples, the mangaka (or writer) shares the copyright. Since this occurred in six of the five works I looked up, I'll assume it to be the "general rule" my question asked for.  If someone knows different, please let us know!

Manga

Duh! -- It just occurred to me my Crunchyroll subscription includes access to manga.  So I went there to look for the copyright notices.  At first I didn't find any.  My expectation was each chapter would have one, so I was scanning thru the volumes of Sweetness and Lightning and couldn't find such a thing. Not at chapter start or end, or even volume start or end.  I tried a couple other manga, and I could not find notices for them either.  Finally a tree appeared out of the forest --- near the bottom right of the stupid start page for each series.  (Anyone can see these without a subscription.  Non-subscribers won't be able to view any actual pages, though.)

There appears to be no standard template, so I chose three at random, listed by order of complexity.  Since the info does not appear to come from the manga issues themselves, what you see is my transcription of Crunchyroll's translation. The original Japanese may include different and/or standardized notices.

ReLIFE

Publisher: Comico
First Published:
Author: Yayoiso
Artist: Yayoiso
Copyright: © Yayoiso / comico
Translator: Andrew Cunningham
Editor: Emily Sorensen
Letterer: Cheryl Alvarez

Both the author and publisher share copyright.  I'm guessing the letterers are for the English version, and the author did the original Japanese lettering.

Sweetness & Lightning

Publisher: Kodansha
First Published:
Author: Gido Amagakure
Artist:
Copyright: Based on the manga "Amaama to Inazuma" by Gido Amagakure
  originally serialized in the monthly good! Afternoon magazine published by KODANSHA LTD.
  Sweetness and Lightning copyright © Gido Amagakure／KODANSHA LTD.
  English translation copyright © Gido Amagakure／KODANSHA LTD.
  All rights reserved.

Once again, a shared copyright between author and publisher.  They also take ownership of the English translation. Whether it was a staff person at Kodansha or Gido is fluent in English, I do not know.

Fairy Tail

Publisher: Kodansha
First Published: 2005
Author: Hiro Mashima
Artist: Hiro Mashima
Copyright: Based on the manga "FAIRY TAIL" by Hiro Mashima
  originally serialized in the weekly Shonen Magazine published by KODANSHA LTD.
  FAIRY TAIL copyright © Hiro Mashima／KODANSHA LTD.
  English translation copyright © Hiro Mashima／KODANSHA LTD.
  All rights reserved.
Translator: William Flanagan
Editor: Erin Subramanian
Letterer: AndWorld Design

These three may indicate a shared copyright is the norm. Same publisher as S&L, but now the translator is given credit by name.

Anime

I tried to check for copyright on several anime series. The few I looked at did not bother translating the opening or closing credits, so if copyright info was there, I could not read it.  I also checked their English dub of Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club, but the dub did not translate the credits either.  Funimation's site appears to be in transition right now, and I cannot access anything there.  If no one else adds animation info, I'll update this later with any anime info I find.

/edit add 5 hours later

Funimation is back up with its site revamp operational.  They have also started airing 2003's Wolf's Rain, and I remembered noticing that dubs of older series tend to translate the credits.  Sure enough, it does.  It's notice is a one-liner, and reads:

© BONES • KEIKO NOBUMOTO/BV Licensed by Funimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

The copyright is once again shared, this time between the studio and writer.  However, Wolf's Rain appears to be a special case, in that the manga and anime were being released simultaneous, with Kodansha publishing the manga. It would be interesting to know if the manga copyright lists Kodansha in place of Bones, in addition to it, or not at all.

(... searched and found the manga copyright online). The manga copyright does not even include Kodansha. The notice is listed at the end of the last volume (11) and reads:

© 2004 TOSHITSUGU IIDA and BONES • KEIKO NOBUMOTO/BV

So the manga copyright added the illustrator's name, even listing him first.  In context, now, it appears Keiko was probably an employee or contractee of Bones.  I don't know what the "/BV" after his name means.  I'm guessing Bones hired Iida to be the manga illustrator, and part of the deal was that he be given co-owner status of it.

The page containing the copyright gives lots of credits, mostly for the anime staff. Viz Media was the English license holder at the time, and their presence is prominent on the page as well.  Another thing I notice is that the Japanese copyrights don't seem to concern themselves with listing a year or year range. But this page was clearly for an English-speaking audience, and the copyright here is more like I expect to see -- "© 2004".  (Watching the first few minutes of the anime, it was instantly clear that Viz chose an excellent voice actor cast! The first four episodes are currently up.)

Since Wolf's Rain is a special case as a product of an anime studio first and manga second (well, co-released), I looked up another old series on Funimation, Mushi-Shi. I also verified that the manga came first. It ran from 1999-2008, and the original 26 episodes of the anime were broadcast in 2005 and 2006. The copyright reads:

   ©Yuki Urushibara / KODANSHA - MUSHI-SHI Partnership.
Licensed by Kodansha through Funimation® Productions, Ltd.
                   All Rights Reserved.

I find this case interesting in that Artland, the anime studio, was not called out specifically.  It is likely part of the entity called "Mushi-Shi Partnership".

Like the five previous examples, the mangaka (or writer) shares the copyright. Since this occurred in six of the five works I looked up, I'll assume it to be the "general rule" my question asked for.  If someone knows different, please let us know!


The disease is never named.

This is actually quite common in manga/anime. It's often said that a character has some disease without the name of the disease ever being stated.

In some cases, the disease may be implied, such as in the case of said character suddenly being bald, in which case cancer is being implied. This can give a story some realism

In other cases, no symptoms are given or the symptoms are very generic, so that it's impossible to determine what disease the character has. This is done because it means less work on the author's part if they're not familiar with a disease that has the symptoms they want and means less time has to be spent developing things that don't have any relevance to the story.

In this case, very little information is given about Itachi's illness other than that it's terminal. It's likely that the author did this simply because what Itachi had didn't really matter to the story in any way. The only important thing is that it forced Itachi to speed up his plan, knowing he would die.

There is one other thing we know about his disease. According to Narutopedia, this disease had an effect on Itach's chakra. Because of this, it is reasonable to assume that this disease either isn't real or it's based on a real disease with this fictional characteristic attached.


These terms are used a bit inconsistently, but what I'm answering here should be fairly uniform across a lot of the English-speaking community. I can't tell where the terms originated, but it might be an analogy to blood types, which are important in Japanese culture. It could also be a reference to Type A and B personality theory.

Type A

Type A fans are mostly interested in story. They choose anime because they think the story is interesting and the environment is immersive. The characters exist to drive the story, but their own characteristics are less important than the story. Many don't like the trend towards moe anime over the past decade (see What does 'moe' mean?). They tend to be fans of genres like action, mystery, and drama. They often watch longer or older shows.

Shows that might appeal to Type A fans include Monster, Serial Experiments Lain, Eden of the East, and Fullmetal Alchemist.

Type B

Type B fans are mostly interested in the characters. They view the story as a way to explore the lives of the characters, rather than interesting in-and-of itself, and it can become a distraction if it is too complicated. Moe anime are primarily targeted at this group of viewers. They tend to be fans of genres like comedy and slice-of-life, and tend to watch shorter and more recent shows.

Shows that might appeal to Type B fans include K-On, Highschool of the Dead, Strike Witches, and A Certain Magical Index.

There are some major omissions from this categorization, and it's hard to say that anyone is actually one or the other type. Even most people who self-identify as one or the other type will still watch and enjoy a good show that doesn't match their type.

It's also worth noting that some people like to add the criterion of fanservice, and say that Type B fans like shows with more fanservice. I am not doing so here because this is often disputed by type B fans themselves.


Did Tomura Shigaraki become stronger than All Might before he lost One for All?

Yes. But is complicated.
If you are asking this i guess you are up to date, (If not you shouldnt be asking this).
So Izuku and the others managed to barely subdue him for a moment and they were all going with everything they had.
Now, Izuku still couldnt fully use his 100% without hurting himself too fast and Shigaraki "improvement" was imperfect. Besides Izuku had Eraserhead and the others giving him back up.
The question is how powerful is corrently AFO.
Based on how hurt was Sensei, he probably couldnt use fully his Quirk during his last fight against All Might, but one would assume he has stolen some new Quirks in his years of recovery, add to that Decay, and a perfected Shigaraki should be able to easily kill All Might in his prime.


Does Kaneki pop his knuckles or break them?

Reddit has answered this for me: Also other websites.
I also managed to do it myself.

  "It's some kind of gestural tick that psyches them for battle. Kaneki started doing as a result of Yamori always doing it when he was torturing him, and Yamori picked it up from the human investigator who tortured him. Naki also does it, on a different finger as a tribute and to mimic Yamori."
  Source:https://www.reddit.com/r/TokyoGhoul/comments/314hjz/why_does_jason_and_kaneki_crack_their_fingers/#s  Reddit user:                                      oredaore
  “Cracks Finger” is a gestural Tic shown by Ken Kaneki, Naki, and Yamori. It's a habit started by Yamori's torturer, then imitated by Yamori, Naki, and Kaneki.
  In the anime “Tokyo Ghoul”, Yamori cracks his finger every time he tortures Ken Kaneki. This teaches him to crack his own fingers after his escape.
  I didn't want to do this but here (Text below reddit post): http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cracks-finger
  Image found here: Sacbee-health-and-medicine  An actual video of someone doing it: Youtube


The curse mark that you are referring to in context to Danzo is the Root Paralysis Juinjutsu which members of the root term it as "curse mark". It does not refer to the same curse mark that Orochimaru uses.

This cursed seal is given to all members of the Anbu subgroup Root by
Danzō Shimura, to ensure no information about Danzō or the
organisation falls into the wrong hands. After Danzō died, the seals
disappeared from all the Root members.
When the wearer of this cursed seal speaks about anything
incriminating related to Danzō or Root, their entire body will be
paralysed, taking away their ability to speak or move. It is applied
to the tongue and takes the shape of three solid lines and two broken
lines from the back of the tongue to the tip.
The seal can also be applied during combat, and can secretly be placed
on the opponent's body. When the user activates it, the curse seal's
marks spread around the opponent's body, paralysing them. However, one
can break free from the seal with a strong enough release of chakra.

Sai had mentioned about it,

Sai said that he could not, as the cursed seal Danzō had placed on
his tongue prevented him from revealing anything about Root. Sakura
remarked it was cruel, but Sai explained that it was for the best
since Root had done a number of questionable things to protect the
village.

Source

The curse mark that Orochimaru uses is called Orochimaru's Juinjutsu.

Orochimaru's Juinjutsu are the cursed seals that were an often-used
technique of Orochimaru in the series.

So as to the question Does Danzo use a curse mark the answer is yes, its called the Root Paralysis Jutsu.
And to the question who actually created the cursed mark the answer is, both Orochimaru and Danzo created their own cursed seals.


Is Vivi's Peacock Slasher based on a real life weapon?

The closest I can think of is this weapon used by ninjas.

  The kyoketsu-shoge or rope-and-dagger weapon is one of the Ninja's
  unique specialty weapons.

This should be the inspiration for Peacock Slasher.


Was there any canonical or production-related reason for the fights in Dragon Ball Z being dragged out?

I think there's largely two reasons for these fights being so long and dragged out:

There were points when the anime was being released faster than the manga was being published. This is a common issue in the anime industry. When this happens, the producing studio has two choices. They can either add in filler episodes (like DBZ did, also see Naruto), or they can veer from the original plot of the manga (see Fullmetal Alchemist). Thus, when the anime was caught up with the manga and had to release a new episode before the next chapter of the manga was published, they'd simply drag out the plot of the fights or add in other filler content to give the manga some time to get ahead.
It makes the studio more money. This reason probably had less of an effect on the 'dragging out' of episodes as the first reason, but it is still viable. Making fights longer means making more episodes, which in turn makes the producing studio more money. It's more of a secondary reason, or an effect of the anime being released faster than the manga, if you will.


In episode 2 why is baka captioned with "Dick Suck"?

You can read here:

Dick Suck is a meme referring to an annotation shown during the introduction to the character of Zapp Renfro within episode 2 of the anime, with one of the introductory annotations referring to him as a “dick suck”. Due to the humorous nature of the comment, the term grew in popularity among fans, and is often paired with fanart of the character.

However, it's mostly a pun on baka as mentioned on Reddit:

I think it actually says "Baka Baka".

Yep, the kanji is 馬鹿 (baka) and the katakana says "baka" too.

As for the reason of its official translation being that as well, it seems to be for nothing more than humor purposes like senshin points out in the comments.
Something similar to this is:

Chain Sumeragi being labelled as a "shawty"


from the crossange wiki, you can get this

  Norma (ノーマ Nōma?) is the name given to those who are born without the ability to use Light of Mana. Like the Ancient Humans, they cannot use Mana and will destroy anything made out of Mana just simply by making physical contact with it. Unlike Ancient Humans, Norma can be born of parents that can use Mana and are an example of a genetic throwback to the time where all humans couldn't use mana. Only female can be Norma, the reason why is unknown.

notice this line

  Unlike Ancient Humans, Norma can be born of parents that can use Mana

it says that norma can be born with parents who can use mana and that's practically the only difference between norma and ancient humans show in the wiki. therefore, if ancient humans can have children, then norma should be able to have children, also note that there is nothing that states that normas can't have children so i don't know where the question is coming from but hope this helps a bit.

here is the link to the page http://crossange.wikia.com/wiki/Norma


well, he basically learned his lesson; his character changed a lot after the whole incident (Hiyori helping him afterwards is a big reason too); He is, afterall a teenage boy~

if he would continue to "sting" Yato... [Spoilers avoided] (you should see season 2 if you haven't already, since it covers that in the anime with Bishamon)


The first 2 images appear to be the main characters:

Mikasa Ackerman
Eren Yeager

from Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan).


When is the track "No differences" played?

It looks like "No differences" shows up for the first time in episode 2 of the second cour (episode 14 overall) at around 19 minutes in. My ears explode with delight.


Probably. No one besides Oda knows but it is likely.

There are limits to be abilities of some devil fruit powers:
Bartholomew can only make a barrier of a certain size; Buggy can't levetate his feet; Even Luffy can only stretch 72 Gomu Gomu's before he starts bleeding and risk ripping according to Oda. (Of course that is due to the first SBS. These, while canon, are more humorous than anything.  Gomu Gomu's is not a specific unit of measure.)

There are, however, no shown limits (so far) to Sugar's ability related to the size or power of the victim.  Sugar used her power on many strong opponents with ease.

There is a running theme in One Piece of weak people being surprising strong in the right battle. Ussop beat Sugar and Perona when either could probably beat Luffy. Mr. 3 was indispesible in beating Magellan and rescueing Ace. Buggy held is own (sort of) against Mihawk.

Sugar, or someone similar, being able to turn a Yonko into a toy is not impossible based on how powers work and would fit well into the themes of the show.

There is, however, a theme of baddies looking beatable and then suddenly becoming far more intimidating. If Sugar touches a Yonko, expect something insane like Blackbeard countering the fruit with a hitherto unknown ability, a small toy Shanks defeating Sugar and her mooks itself, or a toy Big Mom/Kaido being even more baddass and imposing than the real thing.


Saitama clearly likes getting credit and being appreciated. However, I believe the reason he did that in this particular situation, is because he cared more about how the civilians were viewing the other heroes and didn't like the way they were belittled despite them putting their lives on the line. We sort of see this from Saitama, especially after Mumen Rider gets beaten up by Deep Sea King. Saitama clearly knew the former at least in terms of power, was practically useless. However, he is still appreciative and acknowledges the effort put in by Mumen Rider as you can see here.Another important factor to note is that, unlike other professional heroes, Saitama doesn't walk into a fight with anything at stake or anything to lose. He isn't in a situation where his life is at risk or he's doing something extremely difficult compared to the rest of the Heroes where they are literally putting their lives on the line. We can see this side of him when he's surprised that his ranking went up significantly after smashing the meteor which he didn't consider as big of a deal.Saitama deep inside, strongly believes in the role of a professional Hero and what it represents. Another similar incident is when he fights Suiryu and the latter undermines being a hero (which you can see here at 15:24, when they talk about the hero job.), Saitama gets serious and is very offended and reacts in a particular manner. Hence, in conclusion,  Saitama strongly stands for the Hero association and the role that it entails and acknowledges the level of effort put in by heroes and was clearly upset with the way the public were treating them. Also, while to an ordinary person, Saitama's feats might seem unbelievable and monumental, to Saitama they aren't. In other words, one could say Mumen Rider for instance has much more at stake and put in more effort in comparison to Saitama(Who Despite being a million times more efficient), barely put in any effort.


Name of the song in episode 293 of Bleach when Suì-Fēng attacked Aizen

It is probably Senna by Shiro Sagisu from album Memories of nobody


What technology/jutsu do the Akatsuki members use to communicate with each other?

This would be the Magic Lantern Body Technique

  ...The Akatsuki members sit down and send out "thought waves" (思念波, shinenha), converted into chakra. These thought waves are then picked up by Pain, acting as a kind of control tower. This technique amplifies the thought waves and broadcasts them to a specific location through illusionary bodies. The illusionary bodies differ from being mere reflections. While Pain is relaying the members' thoughts, they can have conversation and use varying techniques...

From Nagato's wiki page under Ninjutsu

  While acting through the Deva Path, Nagato displayed a wide range of techniques. Nagato was responsible for Akatsuki's meetings by using a technique that allowed him to pick up their thought waves and broadcast them in the form of an astral projection to a specific location.


I found a walk through of the game in Japanese on YouTube. The link shows the exact scene in the unpatched Japanese version.
The same line in Japanese is

「[肉食]{にくじき}を[咎]{とが}めるつもりは[毛頭]{もうとう}なし」.

The pun is on 毛頭なし, where in this context, it means "not at all". However, if you interpret the idiom 毛頭なし literally, it means "no hair" (毛 = hair, 頭 = head, なし = no).
As reference, here is the entry of 毛頭 on Weblio:

【一】 （ 副 ）
（下に打ち消しを伴って，打ち消しを強調する気持ちを表す）毛の先ほども。少しも。いささかも。 「立候補する気は－ない」 「そんなつもりは－ない」


Why are school swimsuits with name tags such a popular item in otaku subculture?

What is it called?

There doesn't seem to be a separate name for that kind of school swimsuit, but the the part with name and class written on it can be called either ゼッケン (zekken, literally meaning cloth) or 名札 (nafuda, literally meaning name tag).

Why is it popular?

I don't think there's a definitive or objective way to answer why school swimsuits are so popular in anime, but here are translations of some of the possibilities mentioned in various answers to a very similar Yahoo Chiebukuro question:

It's easier to draw everyone in school swimsuits than to make up a swimsuit design for each character
They make the character seem younger, inferior, and/or weaker
They expose some skin and show off a character's body while still seeming immature
It's moe (see related question: What does 'moe' mean?)
They have a simple design which is appealing
Lolicons prefer school swimsuits, and it's easier to please all of lolicons with school swimsuits than to attempt to please all the other groups with widely varying preferences

What is its purpose?

From the Japanese Wikipedia article for gym uniforms, which typically also include the same patch with a student's name:

  In order to manage students and in the event of an accident while
  exercising, the student's name, class, attendance number (similar to
  an ID number), etc. are filled out on a white cloth name tag that is
  sewn or embroidered onto the clothing.

There was no relevant information in the article specifically for school swimsuits which is why I used the article for gym uniforms in general.


How much of the Black God (Kurokami) manga was adapted into the anime?

This is probably not the answer you are looking for. But having seen the first episode of the series, I can say that the divergence begins in Chapter 1/episode 1 as Keita's character is completely changed. In the manga he programs video games while in the anime he is a high-schooler. In the manga he is an arrogant prick; no such attributes to the anime character.

Since the anime was produced when the manga was still being written, the anime had to completely diverge from the manga's plot at one point. This, I'm told, happened in episode 12. I'm not entirely sure which chapter or volume this represents. The ending is completely different from the manga.


From which series should I start watching Dragon Ball?

If you want to start with the beginning, start with Dragon Ball. If you want to start with the most popular segment (probably the most entertaining segment, but this is a matter of opinion), start with Dragon Ball Z. Many people haven't seen Dragon Ball and yet they understand most of what follows it without watching Dragon Ball.
I don't know if Dragon Ball Z Kai counts exactly as a "reboot", but it is a modified version of Dragon Ball Z, in HD, with new color, new lines, new backgrounds, re-recorded voices and sound effects, new openings and endings, new background music, deleted scenes and episodes, etc.
Dragon Ball Super is a continuation of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball.


Why is Monokuma's body half-black, half-white?

Monokuma's name (モノクマ) is a pun on the word monochrome borrowed in Japanese (モノクロ, or sometimes モノクローム). As you can see, all but the last characters match in Japanese. Presumably that's why he's (almost) totally white and black (monochrome).

As for whether the different sides mean something, in the original game when he talks to you, which side is mostly facing you changes depending on what he's saying. When he's saying things that are especially violent, suggestive, or otherwise evil/despair-inducing his black side is primarily visible. When he's pretending to be a nice good headmaster bear, he'll be facing you with his white side, often holding a flower. A lot of the time for just ordinary talking he'll be facing strait-on. This is very obvious in the game, but somewhat less obvious in the anime as it seems to be hard to animate the switches. I do not think that the fact that his belly button is white is in any way significant.

Here are images of these three cases from the game. He makes a lot more expressions in the strait forward position, such as his angry or nervous expressions, but for brevity I've only included one:

This answer may be incomplete, since it doesn't give an in-universe reason for Monokuma's color scheme. If any reason exists, it would likely be explained in the prequel novel Danganronpa/Zero*, which I haven't read.

*As a note, if you want to avoid having the ending of Danganronpa spoiled, I would not recommend looking for information on Danganronpa/Zero, as it will spoil nearly everything.


What will happen if one person eats two Devil Fruits?

Their body would explode without a trace, and they would die...

During the Enies Lobby arc, in chapter 385, we see how Jabra gets scared when seeing the Giraffe Fruit and the Bubble Fruit. He claims that a rumor exists that says that when an ability user comes close to a Devil Fruit, the Devil will come out of the fruit and start fighting with the Devil residing within his body and that would make his body explode. This was immediately countered by Bluenote saying that Grandline scientists have already uncovered that the body would only explode if two fruits are eaten by the same user. Therefore it is believed and apparently proven that eating two Devil Fruits would make a person's body explode.

Later during the Marineford arc, in chapter 577, we have seen an exception to this case. Blackbeard was seen to have two Devil Fruits at the same time. When Whitebeard died, he supposedly extracted the Devil from Whitebeard's body and put it into his own. How Blackbeard was able to extract it and whether his body did not explode due to it being different, due to the Dark Fruit powers or due to a different reason, can be read here.


Why Connie, Historia and the others have been kept separated from the others at the beginning of season 2?

Spoilers on 34th chapter of manga.

   Right after capture of Annie, Erwin came to conclusion, that there may be more shifters in this squad. Therefore, he decided to keep them in some isolated place. Real reason, why they are in isolated place, was hidden from squad, and they were just told that they are patrolling, yet almost all squad was wondering, why they are in civil dress and without any equipment, while other Survey Corps members were in full equipment, and were looking nervous.

Spoilers on 42nd chapter of manga.

   It is not exactly clear, when this occured, but on certain moment, Hange and Armin came to conclusion, that Bertolt and Reiner may be titans, as they've came from same "village" with Annie, and possibly were cooperating with her.


Why didn't Utena get involved in the council's duels sooner?

As Gorchestopher H has said

  here is also an element of coming-of-age. She becomes involved because her time has come

this is correct as being one of the reason however,

  Utena becomes involved because of the way the Rose Bride was being treated

This is half-true. Yes Utena protects Anthy but this is because of Utena's role as the "prince" that protects the "princess" Anthy. However remember that it was not Utena that stopped Saionji in the beginning but Touga. Utena however confronts Saionji after his posts up Wakaba's love confession letter to him on the notice board for everyone to see and ridicule. Utena realizes it's Wakaba's letter when she sees her reaction.

Seeing this Utena challenges Saionji but because earlier in the day the Student Council was told by "End of the World" that a new Duelist would be arriving, he assumes she's the new Duelist and moves their duel to the arena. It is in their second duel Utena protect Anthy from being engaged to Saionji and being abused again.

As for why Utena didn't get involved in a previous semester, we can pinpoint everything to Utena getting involved originated in her seeing Anthy. Why Utena only noticed her in this semester seems to relate to Anthy's omnipresence. In the Apocalypse Saga when Micky is talking to his father, his father passes the phone to the woman who will be Mickey's step mother which we hear Anthy speaking and see her Rose Bride Dress, yet Micky does not pick up on this. Also Mikage is tricked into thinking Mamiya is alive and by his side but not only is his appearance completely different but he is dead and it was in fact Anthy. So it's quite possible that along with being omnipresent Anthy can also make it so people do not notice her.


Are these paper figures actually Origami?

I think they can be considered Papercraft.
Also called Pepakura, from "pepa kurafuto", I guess.

If you search google for pepakura models, you can find sites with lots of designs to print and assemble.

Since you will need scissors and most times, glue, they are not considered origami.


Why does Madara give Nagato his Rinnegan?

Madara didn't actually give it to Nagato. When Nagato was young, Madara transplanted the Rinnegan onto Nagato, without his knowledge.

Madara had achieved the Rinnegan near to end of his physical life. So he decided that would have to die someday as his body was nearing the end. As a plan to be revived later on, he transplanted his eyes onto an Uzumaki individual. This was Nagato. Uzumaki clan was known for their huge chakra reserves, so the user of the Rinnegan could tap into its original power because of their chakra levels.

  So he transplanted his Rinnegan into a young Nagato without the boy's knowing, intending Nagato to someday use the eyes to restore Madara to life. If Nagato was to do this, however, Madara would need an agent to act on his behalf and guide Nagato towards this ultimate goal. Madara waited, connecting himself to Demonic Statue to keep him alive until someone could be found.

He then found Obito in the ruins and decided that he will be the one to lead Nagato to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life to bring him back to life.

Source: Naruto Wikia


What was Mithos's vow(s) to the Summon Spirits?

It was a promise that he would restore the Great Seed to the world so that it could grow again, thereby restoring mana to the land. Instead, Mithos took it to Derris-Kharlan in order to revive and protect his dead sister, thereby breaking his pact with the Summon Spirits.

The pact that Mithos made with Volt was not one of a promise, Mithos's pact with Volt was to use his power. Because of how Mithos acted after gaining the use of Volt's power via the pact formed, Volt became angry at the misuse of his power. This is similar to how Lloyd's group uses Volt's power to energize the Rheairds.

The other Summon Spirits are able to communicate with Mithos with forming the pact, and didn't accept a "use my power to do whatever you want" pact - he had to be more specific. The only reason Lloyd's party was able to communicate with Volt was the addition of Raine.

Since Mithos technically didn't do anything but use Volt, he didn't break a vow.


Yamato was controlled by spiral zetsu (tobi) just before the infinite tsukuyomi. Since Yamato and zetsu both know wood release, their powers combined was enough to stop the Third Hokage with "Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands".

Chapter 677

Episode 426


How many attacks can the Eight Trigram justu go up to?

It wasn't stated that there  was a limit to the amount of attacks he could do but remember that jutsu is used to close off the chakra flow and 128 palm is enough to do that, anymore than that might
* not have any effects
or
*the person might died


What is this cutting instrument Tomoko has, and is she supposed to have it at school?

That's a box cutter, more commonly known as a utility knife. I'm unsure exactly how common they are in Japanese schools, but they're certainly not prohibited: off the top of my head, Charlotte and Grisaia no Kajitsu are two other anime that depict box cutter-wielding schoolgirls (albeit in more sinister contexts).

In real-world Japan, there was an infamous incident in 2004 where an 11-year-old schoolgirl slashed a classmate to death using a box cutter. There were discussions afterwards about whether to lower the age of criminal responsibility, but I can find no record of any discussions about banning box cutters from schools, which suggests to me that there is a cultural element to their continued use, when other countries have banned them over far less.

(As an aside, I went to school in the UK and I do recall using box cutters during secondary school craft lessons, but they would have been rounded up and locked away with the other supplies after each lesson, and I'm pretty sure you would have been in massive trouble if you were caught walking around with one outside of those lessons.)


Was all the source material from the Zetsuen no Tempest manga adapted into the anime?

According to Baka-Updates:

Starts at Volume 1, Chapter 1
Ends at Chapter 44 with some differences

Manga has 50 chapters and additional materials (Guidebook)


Higurashi and Umineko take place in the same story universe as far as I'm aware, but there is no character overlap. As for Umineko, there is an entirely new cast of characters. That said, events in Umineko may shed some light on the workings of the Higurashi / Umineko universe, and it references Higurashi quite a bit.
While it is not strictly necessary, I think you would get more out of Umineko if you watched Higurashi first, even though the cast and story are entirely different. Also, if you can manage, I'd recommend reading the Visual Novels for Umineko instead of watching the anime. The anime is poorly done and ends prematurely, leaving you with far too many questions unanswered and no real resolution.


What kind of flavour do Devil Fruits have?

Devil fruits taste awful.

This is evidenced by the few occurences we've seen where a fruit has been eaten.

When Law eats his fruit (episode 706):

And when Kaku eats Ushi Ushi no Mi Model: Giraffe and Kalifa eats the Awa Awa no Mi during the Water 7 Arc (Episode 271):

During the same scene Jabra was trying to convince them not to eat it by saying that it tasted like crap:

Based off the several examples of people eating it and saying it taste like crap I can definitely answer your question of how they taste with: Unlike their normal-fruit counterparts, they taste awful.


What is the purpose of characters shouting out the name of their attack?

According to this forum post:

  It's a tradition where it was intended for young audiences to yell the attack names with the character. The tradition began with Mazinger Z, which is considered the first Super Robot anime. The producers of the show felt that if the main character, Kouji Kabuto, shouted out the attack names each time the mecha did them, then it would give the target viewers, who were aged around 3 to 10 at the time, the ability to literally join along in the fun.

  The logic behind this is if the kids were to directly interact with a show they already liked, then they'd like it even more and would stick with the show in the long run. Needless to say, the strategy worked, and literally all other mecha anime in the 70's (sans First Gundam in late, late '79) copied the trend.

  Thus, the tradition was born and still anime shows, regardless of whether they are mecha themed or not, use it, regardless of their target audience.

Also, It seems that it was also done to make the shows feel more intense. Something about the characters yelling their attacks just makes the action better.

Usually it's hinted at that the characters are only calling out the attacks in order to channel energy (much like how the characters in Harry Potter have to say the incantation for a spell in order to cast it), because if the attack names are removed then it will just be a bunch of grunts.. which seems pretty boring. ;)


If someone surgically replaced their eyes with Scarlet Eyes, would they get the same specialisation power like Kurapika?

Your question essentially has a few parts:

Is the Specialist Nen ability tied to the eyes of the Kurta Clan or is it unique to Kurapika?

I don't think this is answered sufficiently.  Kurapika's Nen ability triggers when his eyes turn red but it is not clear if the Nen ability would be present for other Kurta clan members.  I don't believe it would.  Nevertheless, there are other enhanced abilities ascribed to this state since childhood that are tied to Kurta race.  While his eyes were scarlet, Kurapika could fight several grown men even as a young child.

Are normal Kurta scarlet eye abilities transferable via transplant?

I don't think so but this answer is not fully clear.  The scarlet eyes seem to be a visible "symptom" of a more complicated physical process.  Essentially, the Kurtas experience a dramatic increase in blood flow (among other things).  The increased blood flow through the eyes (whether realistic or not) causes the irises to turn red.  As the process is not caused by the eyes, there is no reason to think transferring the eyes would cause this process.  While I think a person who can get increased blood flow to the eyes might have those eyes turn red in the same way, that would not cause any other abilities.

Would eye/body part transplant transfer Nen abilities?

Nen can be stored in inanimate objects (as severed body parts would be) so the eyes would certainly contain Nen.  However, Nen is "owned" by its user even after their death.  I don't see that you would get the ownership of that Nen (much less the ability) just because you have their flesh.  The closest counterpoint to this is the Chimera Ants.  While consuming Nen users results in Ants with the potential for Nen abilities, I don't think they get the specific ability of their source.  It is personal to them. If I am mistaken please let me know, but all ant Nen abilities I can remember are unique to them.  As they have memories of their past selves, I can imagine they may intentionally work to get the same ability but that is not the same thing.

So in my eyes, all parts of this question point to "probably not but not definitively no".  Unless i was going blind I would not risk it but a rich blind man could do this.
This would be an awesome character specific arc for Kurapika.  Whether any of this is possible is all up to the mangaka.


Why is "aku soku zan" used in different animes?

I didn't find any good evidence at all for where this phrase comes from. A few weird Shinsengumi fan sites and Urban Dictionary claim that it was a real historical phrase, but Wikipedia and the question I posted to History SE claim it was not a real phrase and was invented by Nobuhiro Watsuki for the manga. Wikipedia claims without citation:

  The "Aku Soku Zan" motto he lives by (悪即斬, most literally, "Kill those who are evil immediately,", translated as "Slay Evil Immediately" in the English dub and as "Swift Death to Evil" in the VIZ manga) is most likely fictitious, though it does encompass a common sentiment of the Shinsengumi during the Bakumatsu.

The only semi-reliable source among these is the Google Books search that Avery did for the History SE answer, which turned up no results for the phrase anywhere in the 20th Century. The History SE answer also points out that the phrase smacks of the kind of bad Classical Chinese that a non-expert modern Japanese speaker would come up with, which is at least decent circumstantial evidence.

All I really have to go on at this point are instincts, which tell me that if it's this hard to find any decent historical source on this phrase, it's highly unlikely that a mangaka doing a weekly action series for Shounen Jump would have managed to dig it up, so it was probably a fabrication. I don't know whether it was Watsuki's specifically or if it was one of the weird fabricated "facts" that sometimes show up in happy fun-time history picture books aimed at grade schoolers that you buy in the gift shop at the museum, but my gut says someone made this up in the modern day.

This would mean that when other anime use the phrase, they're referencing Rurouni Kenshin. They might be doing so intentionally; several high-profile manga creators of today, including Eiichiro Oda of One Piece and Hiroyuki Takei of Shaman King worked as assistants for Watsuki, and the series has remained popular, leading to a live action film released in 2012, with a sequel in 2014, so it's still in the public consciousness. It's also possible that after the phrase was introduced in Rurouni Kenshin, it became part of folk history, the way American films like Titanic have influenced the public's view of the historical events.


At the time of writing, Ash has owned 15 of the 18 types through by either catching or trading

The only types Ash does not own are

Psychic
Ghost

  In the Sword and Shield series, Ash caught a Gengar in the episode "Ash Has Been Cursed.."

Fairy.

Source


What is Hayama Akira's ethnicity supposed to be?

As someone who is from Tamil Nadu, I'd say it's very evident that he really is from South India. Was extremely surprised to see Kozhi Varutha Curry as one of his dishes because it's a purely Tamil-based dish.
Even in one of the pages in the manga where they show him living in the slums, I could see a board at the edge of the panel that had Tamil writing, I think it's enough proof.


Could Goku, Vegeta or Trunks become super saiyan rosé by becoming a god of destruction or a kaioshin?

The simple answer to your question would be yes.
Super Saiyan Rosé as is said in the Dragon Ball Wikia, is the Super Saiyan Blue form of a true deity having his Super Saiyan 1 form exceed the power of a God.

What led me to believe this is this statement by Future Zamasu:

  "So this is what happens when a Divine being surpasses Super Saiyan God, instead of turning blue they turn pink."

Also, considering the fact that a Kaioshin's apprentice is the successor to a Kaioshin, we can say that if Trunks would have become the next Kaioshin, he would have been able to access this form, given that he has achieved Super Saiyan God or has exceeded it's power with his Super Saiyan 1 form.

Talking about Goku and Vegeta, if either of them would have become a God of Destruction, having transformed into a real deity, they would have been able to access this form and the Blue counterpart would have ceased to exist.

Again, these statements of mine can be backed up from the wikia:

  Future Zamasu gives a possible explanation of the form's color being due to a Saiyan possessing proper god status when they surpass Super Saiyan God, implying that it is likely that Goku, Vegeta, Vegito, or any mortal Saiyan Beyond God, could have obtained this form instead of Super Saiyan Blue had they held the position of a God such as Guardian (a position which Kami had once offered to Goku) or God of Destruction (as Whis considers them both to be candidates to replace Beerus, if he were to die) when they surpassed Super Saiyan God.

To discuss a bit on the comments posted on Gary Andrews30's answer,

Even though it was in a game, there are cases of non-Shinjin becoming Supreme Kais. An example being, Majin Ratopa being a former Supreme Kai in Dragon Ball Fusions.
This can be verified in the wikia here.
There would be a lot of difference in either of the aforementioned saiyans using Super Saiyan Blue or Super Saiyan Rosé. I'd like to back up this statement of mine using a few excerpts from the wikia.

  This form, like its blue counterpart, provides Black with precise ki control, needed to properly use the form. Unlike its Super Saiyan Blue counterpart, the ki control of Super Saiyan Rosé is so precise and efficient, again due to Black's status as a true god, that this allowed him to create various weapons of energy at will. Unlike Super Saiyan Blue, which needed additional training to fully master it, this form does not display any sort of stamina decrease.


Which demons developed sunlight resistance?

She's the only one. Muzan has waited for nearly a thousand years for a demon like that to appear so that he can absorb it and become truly invincible.

Following is the gist of chapter 127:

  Muzan is visibly shaken after learning of Nezuko. He says there's no more need to look for blue spider lily, Nezuko has the ability that even the 12 moons do not have. He plans to absorb her to gain that ability. The next panels show Muzan's past and how he became a demon.


Was Puella Magi Oriko Magica Another Story ever translated into english? If not, are there plans to translate it?

Puella Magi Oriko Magica is licensed in the US by Yen Press. The two volumes were released on July and October 2013. The continuation chapters: "Noisy Citrine," "Symmetry Diamond," and "The Last Agate" are collected in Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Betsu Hen (Another Story), and the newest continuation, "Sadness Prayer" have not yet been licensed.

Additionally, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story has been licensed by Yen Press. Three volumes are expected to be released March, June, and October 2014.


Where can I watch all 43 episodes of Princess Comet?

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


Why didn't Mr. Satan know about Z Warriors and their abilities?

The answer to your question lies in the fact that there was a large time gap between the 23rd and 24th World Martial Arts Tournament.

Also, keeping in mind the fact that no one other than King Furry in DBZ remembers the King Piccolo Saga, it's safe to say that everyone has forgotten about the previous tournaments. This can also be said due to the fact that Tambourine had taken the records of the previous tournaments and the participants, thus there being no written history of them left.

Therefore, it can be concluded that even if Mr. Satan might have witnessed the tournaments, he has forgotten about them.


When does the Strawberry Panic novel occur relative to the manga?

The novel takes place at the same time as the manga does and covers the same content. However, the novel covers all of the story, whereas the manga stops about 2/3rds way through.

The manga also has characters from the 3 schools, but the primary characters in both mediums are from St. Miator's.

There may be a couple of characters that differ between the mediums, but they will be minor characters and the cast is mostly the same.


What's the name of the fusion of Gohan with Trunks?

Future Gohanks is the result of Future Gohan successful fusion with Future Trunks while using the fusion dance. This . was originally created in Dragon Ball Heroes and appears in Dragon Ball Fusion due to a collaboration between both the games.
Source


Who is Leilah in Tales of Zestiria the X?

After having played to the video games what we learn about Leilah is that she is living in the sword waiting for a new "Dôshi" to come.

So Leilah isn't the soul of the sword or here to make it stronger. She's here awaiting a new "Dôshi" and that's why she ask to Sorey why he wants power.

When he answer her right she allows him to use the sword and become is Seraphin.

I would add that I don't think Seraphin lives in objects. But in Tales of Berseria we learn that usually, each Seraphin is linked to one object really important for them. So it's more like a symbol.

Edit :

I'll just add the link that  Namikaze Sheena mentioned in a comment for those searching more information about Seraphins and not only about Leilah or their link with objects.


Why is Momo Hinamori even a vice-captain?

From the Wikia article on Gotei 13:

Lieutenants function as executive officers for their division, taking care of or supervising day-to-day operations. Along with their captains, they are not assigned to one specific squad. They generally only know the Shikai of their Zanpakutō but they are still the second strongest in their division. In the case of a division captain's death, departure, or other circumstances making him unable to perform their duties, the lieutenant acts as the "substitute captain" until another can be assigned.
The authority to appoint or dismiss a lieutenant lies solely with the captain of the respective division, a privilege which was granted to them with the support of the Central 46 Chambers. Captains reserve the right to appoint multiple lieutenants at a single time, though this is rarely done due to it being both considered highly unorthodox and heavily frowned upon by the Central 46 Chambers.

Hence, it's not necessary for a Lieutenant to have a Bankai. It's not even required for the second strongest person of the squad to be the lietenant as it is completely upto the captain to the assign the position, although the position is usually given to the second strongest person in the squad.
An important factor in Aizen deciding to appoint her as a lieutenant has to do with the fact that she was in love with him, which made it easy for him to manipulate her.
From the Wikia article on Momo Hinamori:

Though normally kind, her rare bouts of anger can appear rather menacing, such as her outrage at Captain Gin Ichimaru when she blamed him for killing Aizen. While serving as his lieutenant, Momo greatly respects and admires Aizen. She idolizes him to the point where a letter from Aizen leads her to attack Hitsugaya, her childhood friend, and even after being stabbed by Aizen, she, proclaiming Aizen was being manipulated, asks Hitsugaya to save him. When Aizen leads an attack on the Fake Karakura Town, Momo helps to defend the town from Aizen and his forces, but she still notably refers to him as "Captain Aizen".

Aizen himself says:

 When she is reunited with Aizen, he, betraying her, stabs her through the chest, and she nearly dies.
 Aizen's reasoning behind almost killing Momo is since he built her to not be able to live without him, he has done her a favor by killing her

Even though she might be weak, she does have battling skills. You can read about her powers and abilities here.
In the end, we can say that her appointment to the position of a vice-captain/lieutenant has more to do with her being of use to Aizen than on the basis of her fighting prowess.


How come WW3 doesn't happen in the Stein's Gate worldline?

It can be assumed Kurisu would never touch that theory again. Even if she did, it would never end up being used for evil. Otherwise, it would not be Steins Gate and Suzuha would time-travel from the future.

From what we've seen in the Steins;Gate visual novel and some drama CDs:

   Time travel can exist in any world line and it doesn't necessarily end up with a dystopia or a world war.

Another perspective for this is the attractor fields. AFs are groups of world lines that converge to the same future. The world lines in the Alpha AF always converge to the SERN dystopia and the Beta to WW3. The world line Steins Gate lies in both Alpha and Beta, making itself its own AF, converging to neither and having its own unknown future. So time travel or not, WW3 should not happen.

This is largely speculation btw.