Does Rintarou also transfer his tiredness everytime he travels back in time by transfering his memories?

I think it is implied that the physical tiredness isn't transfered as Okabe seems to be able to stay awake without physically suffering from it after much more time than would be humanly possible.

However, the repetitive transfers seem to affect his mental health in a big way, as suggested in one of the game's endings (Suzuha's ending):

   Okabe keeps on repeating the day prior to Mayuri's death because he gave up on trying to prevent her death but doesn't want her to go away. After dozens if not hundreds of "rewinds", he ends up going mental and having homicidal thoughts. "What would happen if I just give Daru a push when that truck passes by ? Would anything really change if he dies ? I would be able to leap back to the beginning of the day anyways..." (The wording might not be correct, this is just my recollection of this ending). He ends up getting help from Suzuha.


Spoilers from up to Chapter 107.

According to the wiki,

   only those with royal blood—the Fritz or Reiss royal families—are able
 to use the true power of the Founding Titan. However, if the Founding
 Titan is inherited by someone outside of the royal family, the power
 can still be used if the inheritor is in physical contact with a
 Titan with royal blood. This is demonstrated when Eren Yeager
 temporarily used the Founder's power after striking the hand of Dina
 Fritz's Pure Titan. It is implied by Zeke Yeager that it does not
 matter if the Titan of royal blood is a Pure Titan or one of the Nine
 Titans, such as the Beast Titan.

 If the inheritor touches a human of royal blood, although the full
 power of the Founding Titan is still locked, some snippets of the
 previous inheritors' memories can be realized. The touch of Historia
 Reiss and her father Rod occasionally resurfaced the memories of
 Grisha Yeager. However, these memories are erratic and do not always
 come.

So if

   a true member of the royal family regains the Founding Titan, I assume that they will be able to see all of the previous memories again. Naturally, they will be subject to the First King's Will.


What is the meaning of the dialogue at the end of the episode 30?

It's quite literal; as you said, Stain, though unconscious, remained standing, while several of the present heroes had fallen over in shock (Shouto and Tenya fall to their knees, one pro hero completely fell backwards, and even Gran Torino and Endeavor are taken aback) upon witnessing Stain's bloodlust.

(The narration also states that at the moment Stain froze, one of his broken ribs pierced his lung; I personally headcanon that this internal bleeding triggered Stain's own quirk upon himself, but this is by no means confirmed.)


How do Goku and Gohan manage to turn into great apes in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z?

Saiyan's have an ability which allows them to transform into a Great Ape, which comes along with a massive power boost making them even stronger.The premise of your question basically answers how the transformation happens. With reference to what exactly happens after, apart from the transformation change as described, the Saiyan's power increases 10 folds. You can read more about the transformation here.


Have there been any anime with actual product placement?

Yes. Sometimes it's a sort of "exchange" of product placement - the anime will show the brand in the show, and the brand will put something about the show on its products for a certain timeframe.

Code Geass: Pizza Hut

Rebuild of Evangelion

Tiger & Bunny: Various

I'm sure there are more examples but these are just a few.


Does the "running technique" of Seiho players exist in real life?

I don't know this running technique, but I can tell you how important it is to swing your arms properly while running.

Have a Look here ->
LiveScience Arm Swinging.

  The scientists found that swinging the arms reduced energy costs by 3 percent compared with holding the hands behind the back, 9 percent compared with holding the arms across the chest, and 13 percent compared with holding the hands on top of the head.

If you have a look at professional runners, you will recognize how focused they move their arms. I can't tell if this special arm swinging is working, but there are surely different techniques to reduce your energy cost by swinging your arms.


How does Kira Yamato survive the Aegis' self-destruct in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed?

This incident is analogous to a similar situation in ZZ Gundam. An important character dies in a situation where their later reappearance seems impossible, everyone angsts, they return and Tomino doesn't bother explaining anything.

First, a short review of the battle. Spoilered, because it is not vital to understanding the answer:

  At dawn, as it passes by an island cluster, the Archangel is attacked by the three surviving Gundam frames. Soon, the flight system is damaged, and a hard landing is made on one of the islands. Meanwhile, Kira has destroyed Duel's leg, forcing Yzak into the water and out of the fight. La Fraga shoots down Buster, and the frame crashes near the Archangel, immobilized and pinned down by one of the ship's turrets; Dearka surrenders. Kira, fighting Athrun away from the ship, receives backup from Tolle, who is promptly shot down. Witnessing his friend's death, Kira enters SEED mode; and so does Athrun. Finally, a severely damaged Aegis clings to the Strike; as the machine powers down, unable to deliver the finishing blow with its cannon, Athrun starts a self destruct sequence, and jetpacks away. The Archangel, detecting a second attacking squad, is forced off the island without the time to start a rescue operation; they send Orb a request to perform the search, and leave as soon as their engines are repaired.

Timeframes have all been taken from the show, side materials may provide more accuracy. Anyway, a review of the facts: This battle takes place around a day after the Archangel leaves Orb (the first attack is right after they leave the neutral territory; the second, on dawn of the next day). The Reverend is shown to live nearby, most likely on the same island. The Aegis' self destruct timer is ten seconds. The Strike's cockpit is open due to damage from the battle:

My theory? Kira escaped as well. He likely acted quickly: from his seat, he could not only see Athrun flying away; he could also see his cockpit opening beforehand. This is the last scene we see where Kira is present, and at this point, he has had two to four seconds to figure things out - he probably fled immediately after (we see him with a look of realization shortly before; he is also in SEED mode, presumably more aware than normal).

The power of the explosion is significant - Athrun, found by Orb either later on the same day, was flung by the blast, incapacitated before landing or due to it, and lightly wounded - and that was even though he employed the best way to escape, starting at the earliest possible moment and with a jetpack.

Kira's wounds are more severe - the next time he is shown, he is lying in bed in one of the colonies. I have no idea how long it would take to transport him there; but unless the Reverend used his priestly powers, it probably took at least a week. His awakening in Lacus' presence is implied to be his first one since he was found - yeah, in comparison to that, Athrun walked away with just a few scratches.

But where did he escape? If he had a jetpack, the answer is clear. Even if he didn't, there's yet one place he could have fled - behind the Strike. You see, when the Aegis latches on Kira's machine, we are shown a shot of both; the Strike is standing. Later, during the rescue operation, the Strike is shown mostly intact - the outside layer of armor is partially melted, as well as the exposed cockpit, but the machine itself is fine. The blast has toppled it over - it is only a question of whether Kira was lucky to be hiding in a place where he would be crushed or not. In any case, the torso and the power pack of the Strike form a neat bomb shelter.

Did he have a jetpack then? Probably - Federation pilot suits seem to come equipped with a retractable unit, just like ZAFT-issued ones.


Can the skills shown in Kuroko no Basuke be achieved in real life?

Seeing as you're on episode 5, this is going to have spoilers.

While the "Misdirection" which makes him invisible is probably at least rooted in reality, I don't think it can be taken as far as the TV series makes it out to be. It would be one thing to misdirect someone who's defending, but to make yourself invisible to people watching from the crowd or the bench is a little bit incredulous.

The "Invisible Pass" is something that is described as more of a "tap pass" and it uses misdirection. That's probably something that people do in real life, though again, maybe not to the fantastic results we see in the show.

The "Ignite Pass"/"Ignite Pass Kai"/"Cyclone Pass" are probably things that you could see basketball players do, but the way they're animated and the speed in which they're shown in the show makes it impossible in real life.

The "Vanishing Drive" is another misdirection, and like the first invisibility misdirection, it's probably something people can do in real life against a defender, but everyone else in the arena would obviously still be able to see the player. In the show, it makes it seem like Kuroko goes right through the defender for everyone, not just the defender.

The "Misdirection Overflow" is clearly something that can't be done in real life given how spectacular the effect can be. The explanation of how this trick works isn't sufficient in making players "disappear" and trick everyone. Stuff like this make Kuroko seem more like an illusionist instead of 1 among 10 players on a court.

The "Phantom Shot" is really just an odd way of shooting the ball. It's something people can surely do in real life, but why would they if they can shoot normally? It's unique in the show's story because Kuroko can't shoot.

I think that's as far as they've gotten so far in the anime.


How can there be a one Nirvash, not to mention two?

It's mentioned in Eureka Seven AO that this Nirvash (RA272, Mark I) was originally created by Renton (as a homage to the original Nirvash from Eureka Seven, "typeZERO.") for Eureka in the far future, and was named "Nirvash Neo."

This new Nirvash does not initially have an Archetype.


Is it possible to use all branches of Breath Styles if a Demon Slayer can use Breath of the Sun?

It was revealed in the latest chapter of manga

   that Tanjiro is a descendant of the Breath Of The Sun User.

Can Tanjiro use the other Breathing Technique?

   It is not yet revealed in the manga but Breath of the sun is the basis of all the breathing techniques and since the memories of the Breath of the sun users is passed down to the succeeding users we can all assume that he can use the other branches as soon as he completely inherit those memories.


Mechanics of the Inuyasha love triangle?

The mechanics work like this:

Inuyasha is in love with Kikyo. She is the first human since his mother that treats him well. Despite Kikyo killing him and sealing him to the great tree, he still loves her.

Kagome falls in love with Inuyasha at first sight, but he doesn't like her at all. When he firsts revives from death, he thinks it is Kikyo, but once he figures out she is someone different, he doesn't care for her.

Due to framing plot reasons, Kagome and Inuyasha have to work together to save the world. Inuyasha slowly starts to warm up to Kagome over time, as she overcomes the dead Kikyo's shadow. Then Kikyo gets resurrected (as a walking dead corpse). This causes Inuyasha's cooling love for Kikyo to flame strongly again, and causing him to be torn between his first love (Kikyo) and has new growing love (Kagome). However, his loyalties are first to Kikyo, so Kagome always loses out when he must choose between them.

Inuyasha's first loyalty is what prevents Kagome from being able to "seal the deal" with him, and is a hurdle she can never overcome as long as the animated dead Kikyo is around. No matter how close Kagome and Inuyasha become over time (in the main series), he will desert Kagome to run off and save Kikyo if he thinks Kikyo is in danger.


You can search on the wiki about the character..

What you have seen in the anime, contains more story than in the manga.
The only thing that we learned from the manga was that, Shisui gave one of his eyes to Itachi because Danzo had the other eye already. In order to hide his other eye from Danzo, he found Itachi and gave him the eye.

The truth about his death is as explained (from the wiki):

  Fearing that Danzō was right in Shisui's inability to stop the
  Uchiha's revolt and that the elder would continue to pursue his left
  eye as well, Shisui entrusted it to Itachi, telling him to protect
  both the village and the Uchiha name. Shisui wrote a suicide note
  telling his clan he cannot follow through with the coup d'etat, but
  his clan's narrow mindedness made them unable to understand this,
  believing he would even sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of the
  Uchiha Clan. The contents of the suicide note also made it appear as
  though he had crushed his eyes when jumping off a cliff into the Naka
  River to kill himself in order to prevent conflict from arising over
  his eyes within the clan. He, at the same time, was able to erase
  his existence, leaving no corpse behind. In the anime, Shisui
  was also hoping to use his death to awaken Itachi's Mangekyō
  Sharingan, succeeding in the goal.


Why do Both Tanjiro and his Dad have the same scars?

Tanjiro told that, although the scar looked like a demon hunter mark, it hadn't been one until he mastered the mark, as wiki summarizes it:

  He also has a scar on the top left of his forehead, which he received
  when he protected his younger brother from a falling brazier. The scar
  originally looked somewhat like a graze until his fight with the Hand
  Demon during the Final Selection, after which it develops into his
  Demon Slayer Mark.


Why did Lelouch erase Shirley's memories of him?

The affair with Shirley comes to a head in episode 14, when Shirley tries to shoot Lelouch after being manipulated by Mao.

Shirley fails but is still wracked by guilt, having shot Villetta Nu earlier and presumed her to be dead. In the ensuing exchange, Lelouch tries to comfort her by telling her that her actions are his responsibility. However, regardless of how seriously Shirley takes this assertion, she is still troubled by her knowledge that Lelouch was responsible for her father's death (which occurs in episode 12) and by the fact that she has a crush on Lelouch.

Lelouch then attempts to comfort her by saying, despite Shirley's protests:

  Don't worry. It's time to forget all the bad things that have happened to you. [. . .] I'll help you forget all of this.

Thus, the most reasonable interpretation of Lelouch's erasure of Shirley's memory shouldn't be that it is a safety measure to ensure that no one knows that he is Zero. Rather, he is also trying to reduce Shirley's suffering, by making her forget him altogether.

That Lelouch cares for Shirley on some level, and thus, isn't just making up what he says to her, seems to be illustrated by both his reaction to the events of episode 12 and in the second season:

   By his failed attempts to save the dying Shirley.


Very little. In fact, we know very little about Yune's family in general, or what she was doing in Nagasaki when Oscar found her.

In Chapter 1 of the manga, Oscar mentions meeting Yune's father, but doesn't elaborate. We only hear about her mother early on when she gives Claude her mother's kimono to sell. It's implied that her mother is dead. We hear the most about Yune's older sister Shione, and even see her a few times in Yune's flashbacks. In the anime, Yune remembers Shione singing to her, tending her in an illness, and doing shadow puppets with her hands through the door.

In Yune's flashbacks, the house we see appears to be a large mansion, so it seems probable that Yune's parents were either nobility or somehow affiliated with nobility. The beautiful kimono that Yune inherited from her mother also implies wealth.

The manga ends without ever telling us anything more about Yune's family, so this seems to be all we can ever know.

(Early on, I suspected we'd find that Yune was Oscar's love child from a forbidden dalliance with a Japanese woman, but I no longer think that likely.)


Who originally created the Knightmare Frames?

The earliest known developers of knightmare frames were the Ashford Foundation wih their development of the third generation Ganymede and the Io series. However, both of those models were cancelled at the prototype stage because the Ashford Foundation closed down. The cost to develop the nightmares were too high and Milly's grandfather was too much of a fan of old fashioned extravagant parties. After that he used his party connections to move to Area 11 and to become principal of what is now known as the Ashford Academy.

They talk about all this in the second picture drama, stage 3.25.

Aside from Milly's grandfather the only other known developers are Lloyd, Cecile, and Rakshata.


What is this in-game artwork of Monokuma referencing?

I believe it may be a monokuma version of the official 'Danganronpa Girls' / 'Danganronpa Boys' artworks

I'm not sure if the offical-ness of the male version, but both seem to have the characters bunched up on one side, with some small effect in front of them. In the monokuma version, this is replaced with blood.


Origin
The prevailing wisdom1 is that the term "waifu" originates from a scene from the 2002 anime Azumanga Daioh; specifically, this scene from episode 15.
Some context: the male character in that scene, Mr. Kimura, is a teacher at the school the female characters in that scene attend. Mr. Kimura has a well-deserved reputation for being generally perverse and possibly a pedophile.
A rough translation of the scene follows:

TAKINO Tomo: What's this? A picture of a woman?
KASUGA Ayumu: Wow, she's beautiful.
TAKINO Tomo: Who is she?
KIMURA: My wife.
All: That can't be!

The astute listener will observe that Kimura uses the English words "my wife", rather than a Japanese translation thereof (such as 妻2 tsuma). When the words "my wife" are adapted to conform to Japanese phonological constraints (e.g. no terminal /f/), and then re-expressed in a Japanese syllabary (hiragana/katakana), the result is マイワイフ. Finally, when we romanize マイワイフ, we get "mai waifu".
Usage
The below graph shows that usage of "waifu" on the internet was effectively negligible until early 2007. This seems to suggest that "waifu" did not become memetic until some time after Azumanga Daioh aired.

There is evidence from the Animesuki forums that "waifu" (in fact, "mai waifu") was being used in its modern sense (rather than the literal standard-English "woman one is married to" sense) by May 2006. Interestingly, this appears to precede the rise in searches for "waifu" on Google Trends. I'm not sure what this means, but it probably means something.
Husbandos
There is also a male counterpart to "waifu": husbando. Unlike "waifu", "husbando" is not derived from Japanese3. Rather, it was developed by analogy, as an idealization of how a Japanese speaker might pronounce the word "husband". A "husbando" is basically the same thing as a "waifu", except male rather than female.
The earliest citation I've found for "husbando" is from October 2007 (again, on Animesuki). With some internet archaeology, I suspect it should be possible to show that usage of "husbando" began as much as a year prior to this citation.

Notes
1 I say that this is the prevailing wisdom, because I have no evidence that "waifu" was not used prior to 2002.
2 The Japanese equivalent of "mai waifu", in terms of usage among otaku and memeticity and so forth, is actually 俺の嫁 ("ore no yome", lit. "my bride").
3 ハズバンド hazubando exists, but I'm almost certain this didn't directly give rise to English "husbando". At most, it may have been an inspiration.


Could Eraserhead delete all All for One quirks at once?

This is mostly speculation, and incredibly hypothetical. With the evidence given, All For One (A4O) by itself is an activation based or transformation type quirk, and that activation can steal, grant/transfer quirks. However, the quirks that are stolen may or may not be used only when A4O is activated.

Erasure, another "Activation" quirk, can disable the quirk factor of any person caught in range. Thus those with Emitter and Transformation based quirks are disabled, but mutant-type quirks lose their functionality.

As far was we can tell the only time Erasure was used on a person with more than one quirk was on Deku in the skills assessment test (One For All is considered as multi-quirk; the stockpile, and the transfer quirks). However, since Deku only used the "superhuman strength" quirk, we don't know if there were other quirks that have been stockpiled. Also, whether or not a person wielding One For All can use Superhuman Strength + another quirk. This can end in one of two ways.

Conjecture 1: If the root of all quirk based power is rooted in the quirk factor, it is possible for Aizawa to disable A4O and all the stolen quirks  with the Erasure Quirk.

Conjecture 2: If the A4O quirk does not need to be activated to use stolen quirks, AND stolen quirks are separate from the Quirk factor of A4O; if and only if each quirk has its own Quirk Factor and Aizawa can disable only one Quirk factor within one person; then A4O will not be disabled by the Erasure Quirk.


What anime or manga is this pink-haired girl in an athletic outfit from?

It's looks like Mariah Wong from Beyblade
(金李, Japanese: Chou Mao, Chinese Pinyin: Wīng Maou)


Which chapter of the One Punch Man webcomic should I start on after seeing the anime?

You should start from Chapter 42 of the original manga.

After the destruction caused by Boros and his defeat by Saitama, the space ship is taken by Metal Knight. The Hero Association HQ is rebuilt.

Chapter 42 picks off with S Class hero, King (ranked 7) facing off a reptile monster and then, Dushimof, a machine god created by the Organisation.


What does this symbol represent on this payphone?

Not only is that the symbol for Japanese yen, the phone itself is also something utterly Japanese, a pink public phone:

They're very iconic (somewhat ubiquitous decades ago when you'd see them in shops or restaurants) but also very outdated (They only take 10 yen coins which is not much at all). If there are any still being operated then as something between a curiosity and a "living fossil".

So basically, if that scene is supposed to play in Russia, it's either some sort of joke or the animators were very sloppy, maybe reusing a generic "using a public phone" sequence.


Hard to answer this question without revealing spoilers from the manga, as the manga is much further ahead than the anime, so click below at your own risk.

 Starting from chapter 164, the author made Chizuru's feelings very clear to the readers. She does in fact have feelings for Kazuya, and currently in the process of realizing them (chapter 182 as of this moment). Often time, when they are alone together, Chizuru would get overly conscious of her feelings, resulting in her getting flustered and blushed quite frequently around Kazuya.


I think is a mistranslation.
According to this site: http://tyuumokuneta.net/post-1718-1718 the original name in the manga is 項羽 / Xiang Yu, an ancient chinese warlord.


Why did Macao ask Fairy Tail not to touch Twilight Ogre when they came to take the money?

Fairy Tail needed the money.

For the past seven years, they tried to keep their guild alive as much as possible. They could have picked a fight and might have won this round, but if they had, the guild would have been completely destroyed shortly after by Twilight Ogre.

Master Macao, The Fourth, did not want to risk this as they didn't have much job opportunities as it is, let alone if they had to pay for hospital expenses and repair expenses additionally.

Also, Fairy Tail was indebted to Twilight Ogre and it is not really in the guild's policy to steal money and to repay your debts. That's why the Fourth accepted their faith and punishment, and by doing so, he kept their losses at a minimum while keeping the guild alive as long as possible.


What music plays at 16:23 of FMA Brotherhood episode 62?

Finally got it, it's called The Day the Sun Disappeared. It's the 17th track from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Original Soundtrack 3.


How Did Free Get Injured in Beyblade Burst Evolution?

While he was fighting with Valt, he was pushing himself by trying to accumulate enough strength to battle at his fullest power. But he ended up using too much energy, which led to his injury. He was in so much pain, he had to forfeit his match.
Source: Beyblade Wiki


What is the purpose of the Human Instrumentality Project?

The ultimate goal is to unite all the individual souls of mankind into one singular being.

This would create an existence where nobody existed individually, but as part of a whole.

This way, the flaws in every living being would be complemented by the strengths in others, thus erasing the insecurities in people's hearts. Creating the ultimate, god-like being.

To achieve Instrumentality, the merging of Adam and Lilith, resulting in the Third Impact, is required.

Both Seele and Gendo had their own idea of instrumentality. Neither was realized.


Why are the majority of characters named after car manufacturers?

Sakaki Ichiro (aka the author) used a distinctive naming scheme in his other work Scrapped Princess as well, but there the characters were named after firearms / guns instead (its wiki page even has a section about that).

So it may very well just be that he likes to have his character names be a reference to something. :)


how much gravity were Trunks and Vegeta training when they trained together before the martial arts tournament?

I think it's 150 only If you aren't satisfied let us do some math if kid trunks is about 20 kg then he would weight 20*150*10=30000N which is 3tons(3000kg) in normal gravity if he is at 150,000 times gravity then kid trunks would weight 20*150,000*10=30000000 which is 3000tons remember Goku training with king Kai in other world he say that 4 tons is too much for base form and too light for super Saiyan form hence 150 is reasonable


How did Sasuke get his hawk summoning technique?

To symbolise his ascension from snakes (i.e. Orochimaru's power) he
  changed his team's name from Hebi (snake) to Taka (hawk). It is
  revealed that his animal-oriented techniques have also changed from
  snakes to hawks as shown from him summoning a hawk that he used to fly
  around on during his fight with Danzō, evade his assaults and in the
  anime perform coordinated attacks with Sasuke. It is currently unknown
  when he made a contract with them.

This can be found here under "Summoning Technique"


To your 1st and 3rd question. Tooe Gaen and Kaiki were both in the same Occult Research Club in college. Later on, Kaiki was revealed to have feelings for Tooe Gaen, and has made a promise to keep her daughter, Kanbaru, safe - Source

To answer your 2nd question, he helped deceive Nadeko because it would indirectly help Kanbaru. If Araragi was killed by Nadeko in that arc, it would:

Make Kabaru sad
Cause Kiss-Shot to regain her full strength and eventually destroy the town, killing everyone, including Kanbaru.


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

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

Sources:

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


The Uzumaki clan and it's village was destroyed some time after Kushina came to Konoha. Survivors went into hiding and and spread throughout the world.
It is unlikely that direct relatives of Kushina survived.
Regarding Minatos parents we just don't know anything about them.
But considering that the third shinobi world war took place at that time where even children barely out of the academy were send to fight it might be a reasonable assumption that his parents died in it.

Sources:
Minato
Kushina
Uzumaki clan
3rd Shinobi World War


That's the form called Super Mira as the name suggest it was first used by Mira by and since Fu is Mira's son i guess he can use it too.The form itself is just Super Saiyan but mutated by demon DNA.I'd link the wiki but i can't so try finding it as "Super Mira" there.


How many kinds of guns have been used in Highschool of the Dead?

From this wikia page, there are about 14 unique guns shown in the anime.

Armalite AR-10(T)
Barnett Wildcat C5
Benelli M4 Super 90
CZE Vz83
FN Browning M1910
Heckler & Koch PSG-1
Ithaca M37
Kiku Crest Luger P08
M92 Vertec
MP5SFK
Nail Gun
SIG Sauer P226
Smith & Wesson M37 Air Weight
Springfield M1A1 Super Match

To add, yes, these are real guns. I was able to find real-world counterparts of all of these guns via Google. To note, the Luger P08 seems to be a gun used during the world wars and CZE Vz83 seems to be a Skorpion.


Seven Deadly Sins Manga to Anime question

I don’t think there is an exact way to pinpoint this, because the manga often is not correlated with anime episodes, and the anime is often abbreviated as to not become a 10,000 episode Naruto. I would say, however that it is around chapter 108-120.


Why did Heiji's mom have to lie to Mouri and Conan in episode 220?

Her first three lie about her cooking skill, allergies, and the fact that she is married was intended from her to test Mouri whether he noticed it or not, not to hide her real identity as Heiji's mother. But her third lie came unintentionally from her when she was about to say cold coffee. Maybe she did it accidentally and has to cover it with saying "Reiko".

So she lied to test Mouri, not to hide her real identity.

Another possibility is maybe she didn't know whether Heiji told his friend about her hobby and others or not, and she did that because she didn't want to know that she is Heiji's mother and make all her lies vain.


Why is Tajū Kage Bushin no Jutsu a secret?

It’s a forbidden jutsu because of the amount of chakra it requires. Along with that with certain users of the jutsu it could increase their numbers from 1 to 1000 creating a small army.


Why didn't Vegeta use Super Saiyan Blue Evolution transformation in the Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie?

Well firstly, the form is called Super Saiyan Blue Evolution and it is Vegeta's comparable form to that of Goku's Super Saiyan Blue KaiokenAs for why it wasn't in the movie, there is no definite reason as we don't see any comments from the staff with regard to the same. However, there are several reasons why this could be the case, for instance Due to the limited amount of time, there wasn't sufficient time to showcase as many transformations.Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken and Super Saiyan Blue Evolution weren't created by Toriyama.Keeping in mind the audience for the movie, it wouldn't have made as much sense if they had Goku and Vegeta use 2 random transformations and then fuse into Gogeta and use Super Saiyan Blue instead of the other transformations.Even from a story perspective, Vegeta and Goku weren't pushed to the same extent they were against Jiren. We don't know whether Vegeta can still tap into the transformation etc.In the manga we see Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Goku/Vegeta fighting Broly and it was stated that the movie was a continuation of both the manga and the anime. So yes! There is no definite way to conclude why Vegeta didn't use the transformation apart from speculating based on some of the facts which I mentioned above.


What is the song in episode 13 when Levi shows up after Eren seals the breached gate?

It’s “巨♀~9地区” in Japanese. It means “Female Titan Extermination” (YouTube) and in English it’s “Titan♀-9chiku” (Apple Music).

I used the AHA Music Chrome extension to identify it.


What is the OST in episode 481 of one piece

It's the soundtrack named "Ace".

https://soundcloud.com/alice-ni-tm/one-piece-ost-ace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFZm9RlYzag


What is Truth's view of the philosopher's stone?

This question does not have a straightforward answer: the only normal alchemist we ever see making philosopher's stones is Dr. Marcoh, and it does not look like he has ever actually seen Truth, based on the Q&A "Wasn't Dr Marco a sacrifice?". It is also doubtful whether or not the alchemist who created the artificial humans towards the end of the series ever saw the Gate; if he did, the homunculi would have had an additional candidate for the fifth sacrifice, but they only mention alchemists that the readers or viewers have already met at that point, none of whom would have seen the Gate. Similarly, Shou Tucker's experimentation on his wife and daughter surely should count as a form of human transmutation, but his body appears to be intact.

My guess would be that "playing God" is mostly at stake in attempted resurrections of the dead because the alchemist there is trying to reverse death, which is meant to be impossible. (Some posters in this Reddit thread on Shou Tucker argue similarly.) Those other transmutations that one might consider to be "playing God" might be morally suspect (much much more so than trying to resurrect a loved one), but they do not transgress the boundaries of life and death and attempt to reverse the natural flow from life to death in quite the same way.


Is the city name an alias, a code name, or a real name?

Well the anime and manga never explicitly states one way or the other but givin how all the characters refer to them in that manner I believe that's just how the cities are named.My evidence being that normal citizens refer to them as such implying that it is not a code name.


How many devil fruits we know about have been discovered?

The number of devil fruits from the start of the manga till today is as follows [ taken from the one piece wikia ]   :

             Canon   Non-canon    SBS[I'm Taking Questions by Oda]

Paramecia       74          25      2

Zoan            29*          6      0

Logia           12           3      0

Unspecified      1           1      1

Total          116          35      3

*The number excludes artificial devil fruits .


About the "weaklings": Considering how Genthru (the Bomber) wanted to heal his friends first means they're friends and not just allies. So it doesn't matter if they're weak, he wants them by his side because he trusts them.

Gon as of from the start wants the hardest challenge (Hisoka, Pitou), so it makes sense that he takes the leader. Also Genthru is at least high level which means even if Gon and Killua take him head on, he would still win. The reason Gon is the right choice is because of the plan. They need a powerful attack (Janken), enough to go through Genthru's defense. And Killua doesn't have that kind of power.


Did the anime cover all the manga up to Season 4 of Shingeki no Kyojn?

No, it does not. The anime is behind the manga by more than 30 chapters.

The last episode of the latest Attack on Titan season adapted Chapter 90 of the manga so Season 4 would, presumably, start from Chapter 91.

It should also be worth noting that Season 4 is the last season for the anime series, given that the manga is already on its final arc.


Why didn't Kabuto callback the reanimation of Itachi?

One of the reasons can be, as Madara had mentioned, the summoning through reanimation jutsu is a two-way contract. Even if the caster wants to, he may not be able to un-summon (as was seen with Madara).
Another reason can be that Kabuto didn't really care about the war. He just wanted the "game" to go on. He wanted to collect as much information as he could, and Itachi breaking free of the jutsu was really something that was unseen and Kabuto just wanted to see more.


When Edward and Alphonse try to transmute their mother, how come they didn't gain anything?

Unmarked spoilers for both Brotherhood and the 2003 series follow.

You're missing a key bit of information: they did gain something for their loss[1], just as Izumi did.

The boys gained the knowledge of what was beyond the gate. Unparalleled truths of alchemy reside beyond the gate, and no mortals are ever allowed access to it—unless they commit the taboo.[2]

Both Edward and Alphonse were shoved through the gate and absorbed as much material as they could from it, Edward even wanting to go back to get more. In the 2003 series, Alphonse never recalls this, though in Brotherhood, he recalls it after having blood spilled on his seal. Ed remembers it from the beginning, and this knowledge is what allows him (and later, Alphonse) to transmute without a circle.

The reason they couldn't just transmute everything back is because they had already committed the sin. If you steal something, and are caught, but then give it back, do the police let you go? No; and this is also the way of The Truth. Performing the sin is the punishable act; transmuting it back would be futile.

1   Keep in mind that by the end of the series (at least in Brotherhood's case, original FMA was not as forgiving), much of what was lost is regained through further equivalent exchanges.
2   It's a bit more complicated than this, but it will suffice for this explanation.


What is the meaning of the number on the Buso Renkin medallion?

The roman numeral represents the kakugane's serial number. There are only 100 Kakugane, from I (one) to C (one hundred). There are 29 known kakugane that are used (in Japan) in the series.

Kazuki's "LXX" kakugane is... special.


Where did they get supplies for 75,000 persons who went aboard the SDF-1 Macross?

They got their supplies from Macross Island (which space-folded with them.)

Wikipedia plot summary for the original Japanese anime explains it better. ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Dimension_Fortress_Macross )

  The people from the Macross salvage everything they can, including the city surrounding the ship and its civilians (who have survived in special safety shelters, which were transported along intact), and attach two aircraft carriers to the ship.


A romance anime where the girl eats a lot of food in order not to stand out

Looks like Ao Haru Ride aka Blue Spring Ride (MyAnimeList page).

Description from Wikipedia:

  Futaba Yoshioka wants to "reset" her life. In junior high, girls ostracized Futaba because too many junior high boys liked her. The only boy Futaba liked, Kou Tanaka, moved away before she could tell him how she felt. Now in high school, Futaba is determined to be unladylike so her new friends will not become jealous of her. While living her new life contentedly, she meets Kou again, but he now uses the name Kou Mabuchi and has a cold attitude. He tells her that he liked her too in junior high, but feels differently now.


Is there any explanation about Selim Bradley's true form?

I think that none of the original forms of the homunculi are given an explanation.

Lust has the body of women that can change her fingers to needle
things.
Wrath is a mortal homunculus that has a human body.
Sloth has that big giant kind of body.
Envy has that green monster thing as the original form that he
disguises to a normal human body.

Only Gluttony can be given a reasonable explanation for his original body. He is the failed gate of truth and hence has a false gate in his stomach.

You can argue Envy has that green monster body since he is a compilation of many human souls but that is true for all the homunculi, so we can't take that as an explanation.

Also, I went through the WIKI and couldn't find anything on this.

I also think the fetus body remained in the end because Pride was removed (killed) from the body and only that fetus remained symbolically telling that the monster has been removed and only a pure form of the being (baby) remains(even though the baby is a homunculus).


What is the card game the characters play?

They are playing Daifugo, a Japanese card game (1). The game is known as "Rich Man, Poor Man" in the English version.

The rules are outlined in this Wikipedia article, but to put it succinctly:

There are five special titles for players during the game, ranging from "the grand millionaire" down to "the extreme needy", based on how each player performed in the previous round. For the first round, everyone starts at the middle rank, "the commoner".

Everyone sits according to their title. The "grand millionaire" always shuffles and deals the cards (52) to the players. After the cards have been dealt, there is a period of "taxation" where the "poor" players hand over their strongest cards to the "rich" players and the rich players pass their bad cards back to the poor players.

Daifugo uses tricks, like in Spades or Bridges during play. When players run out of cards, they are out of play for the round. The player with the strongest or the most cards at the end of the round becomes the new "grand millionaire", with the rest of the titles following based on number of cards or remaining cards in hand.

The winner is usually the player who is "the grand millionaire" at the end of the game.


What's the song in Castle in the Sky when the castle is destroyed?

The song that is played at 1 hour 55 minutes is named The Destruction of Laputa (Rapyuta No Hokai). It has a duration of 2:00 and is performed by The Suginami Children's Choir (Suginami Jidō Gasshō-dan)¹.


In which episode of Fairy Tail does the flashback where Erza joins Fairy Tail appear in?

You're looking for episode 37 in the anime or chapter 89 in the manga.


Would it be possible for this Titan Shifter to survive from decapitation?

Throughout the manga, there have been instances where Titan shifters were able to survive fatal wounds.

Reiner, for example, in Chapter 78, survived even though half his head was blown off by transferring his consciousness to the nervous system of his titan's body.

Zeke, in Chapter 113, survived a direct explosion from a thunder spear, albeit he was severely wounded.

With, this there is a chance that

   Eren may still survive.

I think it's safe to say that it's highly unlikely he used something similar to Reiner. Why?

As far as I know, it was never shown that he has a similar ability to Reiner who can transfer his consciousness to his titan. Also, at that time,

   he was focused on running towards Zeke so I doubt he had time to transfer his consciousness somewhere (to his nervous system, for example), if that's even possible.

There is still regeneration to count on, even if there was no precedent or no known account in the manga where a titan shifter survived after his whole head was separated or blown off from his body, apart from what happened to Reiner. We also know that in Chapter 103, regeneration kicks in as long as the user has the will to live.

With this, I think that titan shifters can survive even fatal wounds like decapitation due to their innate ability of regeneration, so long as they have the will to live. Although the possibility of this being fatal to them cannot be ignored too since there's no precedent presented in the manga yet.


Where does "Accel World: Infinite burst" fit into the story?

the anime covers the first 4 light novels, the movie takes place after light novel 21


How is Vash able to transform his arm into a weapon?

I don't know whether you have read the manga, so the following may be somewhat of a spoiler, because it reveals Vash's true identity.

Vash is

  a Plant. Plants are inter-dimensional beings that are tapped as a source of power and energy for the planet Gunsmoke. They are beings that can generate energy and even food and water based on environmental conditions. Plants were invented by humans, and are usually kept alive in light bulb shaped containers and used as a power source. Vash and Knives are independent Plants, meaning they can survive independently (other plants depend on being kept in a special environment in their containers) and even use their powers of their own conscious will. (1)

The ability to transform his arm is called Angel Arm, and it is a

   natural ability of all Plants. It may take various forms, but is most known for it's usage by Knives and Vash in a form of a cannon. However, in order to activate the ability, they need a catalyst (such as the pistols in the anime).


Why not re-indoctrinate the entire Squad 13?

In episode 18, APE sends the Nines to apprehend the bride and groom due to their forbidden knowledge.

  Because Kokoro and Mitsuru are in a relationship and planning to have a wedding, as well as discussing forbidden knowledge about pregnancy, Papa orders the two to be re-indoctrinated

The reason why these two were the only ones taken to be re-indoctrinated was due to the events that took place in episode 17.

   9'α holds up the childbirth handbook and asks if they recognize it. With Kokoro and Mitsuru's reaction, he says that they do. He asks for an explanation from Kokoro, since she's the one who dropped it. He says that it's strange, since it wouldn't have been provided in the study there, and it doesn't belong to her. Kokoro apologizes for not telling them all.
(emphasis my own)

While the rest of Squad 13 were involved in the wedding and planned a majority of it, it was the bride and groom who possessed the knowledge that APE considered dangerous.


Did Kyouko fight Sayaka in the new universe?

There are, definitionally, no witches in the post-Madoka universe. As such, it is not possible that Kyouko fought Sayaka's witch.
Besides, Mami says:

行ってしまったわ。円環の理に導かれて。
ミキさん、さっきのあの一撃にすべての力を使ってしまったのね。
She's gone. Taken away by the Law of Cycles.
Miki used up all her energy in that last attack, didn't she?

And furthermore, we see that they have just set a wraith/demon/魔獣 on fire. It is very clear from this that Sayaka just disappeared after running out of energy in a fight with a wraith/demon/魔獣.


The manga series has not been licensed in English unfortunately.

You can stream the anime via CrunchyRoll or buy the DVD/BluRay through RightStuf (although you may need to enquire about shipping estimates/availabilty)


Which episode did Kyouko gave the charm to Tsuna?

The episode is Target 55: Resolution. At 17:45 she gives to Tsuna. YouTube

In case the video is deleted, below is the picture where she shows the charms she made for everyone.

I wanted to add a screenshot when she was giving charm to Tsuna, but I cannot find Tsuna,  the charm and Kyouko all in a single picture.


What's the content of the book that Aya read at the end of Mad Father?

It's implied that the book she found was one of her father's. One end of the game has Aya opening a practice up with Maria afterwards.

She tells a patient that "She has lovely eyes", and given her father's tendency with body parts, I think she continued his experiments.

Because of this, I say the book is one containing her father's research.


Is Naruto an awful parent because Boruto is a brat?

Yes, and no. Boruto acts rebellious and resentful towards Naruto as he felt that his father being Hokage took him away from his family.

  Initially nonchalant in his duties as a member of Team Konohamaru and is resentful of his father and the office of Hokage because it left him with no time for his family

Eventually Boruto and Naruto do come eye to eye in this aspect

  Boruto eventually comes to respect and reconcile with his father and his role as Hokage

However, most of Boruto’s arrogance comes from his lineage and believes he is better than everyone else

  For these reasons, Boruto has a high opinion of himself and freely brags about his abilities, but his arrogance has made him put no value in teammates or teamwork, believing he can do anything on his own


Why was there an apparent violation of the law of cycles in Rebellion?

From the wiki page this should be the part:

  As Homura realizes that said witch must be no other than herself, Kyubey appears and reveals that she had fallen into despair and when she was about to become a witch, he and the other incubators isolated her soul gem to set a trap for Madoka, in order to take control of her power. However, when Madoka appeared, she had forgotten about her duty as the Law of Cycle and her power as such, thus Kyubey kept observing her until that point.

My guess would be: the Incubators trapped the soul of Homura before the occurence of the Law of cycles i.e. moments before becoming a witch (which is also confirmed by the incubators at a certain point when they say that Homura is between the two states), and it shouldn't contradict the law of cycles because after all it's Madoka who stops the magical girls from turning into witches.

She decides then to become a witch in order to destroy her own soul, so that Madoka won't be trapped by the Incubators, who wanted to study her so that they would have been able to restore the old (magical girl->witch) rule. After all, Homura's soul was kept there for that reason (I previously wrote "her" but it was ambiguous).


I'll be basing my answer off the anime adaption of these chapters, which took place in episode 425.

There were three possible victims this time, all of them were candidates for the House of Representatives in Japan. This number is based off the fact that there would be three interviews. The letters "DJ" were overheard as the target and the place they overheard for this murder was "Eddie P."

When Haibara is asked what Eddie P is she states that P means that it is a park.

Later, Conan gets a call from Ran and answers in his normal Conan facade. Jodie notices this and calls him out on it saying that he has a double personality:

This triggers Conan to think about the following clues:

Hunting Ground
History
Park
Double Personality

Besides history, which is just something Vermouth mentioned as this is an old story, these clues are all elements of the Jekyll & Hyde story; from these clues Conan remembers the scene of Mouri Kogoro flipping through the Jekyll & Hyde book.

The closest you can transliterate Jekyll & Hyde in Japanese Katakana is ジキルとハイド. ハイド can be wrote in Romaji as Haido (it's also the way it is pronounced). From here Conan concludes that it must be Haido park and they manage to get there before the camera crew.


Could Bartholomew Kuma's Devil Fruit work inside Doflamingo's Birdcage?

Since there are no facts that supports any of the 2 scenarios, I will say that the Bridcage strings would tear the bubble apart since a bunch of DF-users tried unsucessfully to stop the cage strings from moving.
Following "one piece logic" I am inclined to say that Kuma's paw-bubble isn't invincible (since it is made out of "air-like" shield) as it would one of the best DF there is if the user can make objects invulnerable. Therefore I say that the Kuma's bubble wouldn't pass through Doflamingo's Birdcage


What anime does this guitar-playing redhead girl come from?

It's from an old VN called Missing ~Itsuka Kitto~ (Missing ～いつかきっと～). VNDB says it's published in 1998.

Take a look at the girls' uniform. The red-haired also wears a choker and has some kind of antenna (ahoge) at the side of her head.


Do we know anything about Obito's parents?

The Naruto Wikia article on Obito Uchiha states:

  Obito grew up not knowing who his parents were, leaving him alone and forced to fend for himself. This sad upbringing led Obito to dream of one day becoming the Hokage so that the people of the village would acknowledge his existence.

So I think no, he didn't have any parents, siblings or friends, until he met Rin and Kakashi. That is why he was obsessed with the Eye of the Moon plan. On second thought, I think Obito was rejected even by the other Uchiha, so he was totally alone.


Did Trunks turned Super Saiyan Rage in any chapter of the Dragon Ball Super manga?

No, the Super Saiyan Rage transformation hasn't been seen in the manga yet. In fact, I suspect the manga doesn't plan on introducing SSR at all. What's important to remember here is that the manga version of Trunks is MUCH stronger than in the anime. Specifically, when Trunks and Goku spar in the manga, ssj2 Trunks is apparently as strong as ssj3 Goku.

The relevant manga panel is page 35 of Chapter 15:


Can the Soul society exist without the soul king?

The Soul King by himself is not the key to Soul Society's survival.

It is true that someone of transcendent power needs to act as the linchpin holding the three dimensions (Earth, Soul Society and Hueco Mundo) together. However, that person needs not to be the Soul King himself.

The requirements to become a Soul King are to possess reiatsu from the two spiritually-attuned species (Shinigami and Hollow) combined with a fragment of the Soul King. Alternatively, possessing an organ of the Soul King may also make one a viable candidate for the title of Soul King, even if that person isn't both shinigami and Hollow.

It should be noted that each and every Fullbringer possesses a fragment of the Soul King ; and that their Fullbringer powers derive from that fragment. Even though it is explained within the manga that Fullbringers gain their powers when their pregnant mother is attacked by a Hollow and survives (as explained in Chapter 433, page 10), that explanation apparently was incorrect. The Hollows attacked the mother BECAUSE their offspring bore a Soul King fragment.

Several characters have been noted (including within the canon-ish Can't Fear Your Own World light novel) to be Soul King candidates :

Yhwach : Since he absorbed the Soul King's entire power, he became a suitable candidate for the very title of Soul King himself.
Ichigo : Notably possesses both Hollow and shinigami reiatsu. He also mastered Fullbring, thus proving he possesses a Soul King fragment.
Kūgo Ginjō : Former shinigami and proficient Fullbring user. Upon stealing Ichigo's Fullbring, he also copied his reiatsu structure, thus gaining Hollow properties, as explained by the Bleach wiki : "Upon absorption of one's Fullbring, he also incorporates their own Reiatsu into the attack, making it virtually identical to the original user." (Chapter 470, page 8)
Jūshirō Ukitake : Was used as a host body by Mimihagi, the Soul King's chopped-off, conscious right hand. By sacrificing himself and unleashing Mimihagi, he could have taken, theoretically, the Soul King's place (although his attempt thwarted by Yhwach).
Hikone Ubuginu : A character exclusively developed within the light novel Can't Fear Your Own World. In short, an artificial individual built from shinigami, Hollow and Soul King fragments to achieve transcendent power and take the place of the Soul King.

The Can't Fear Your Own World light novel implies that a high amount of spiritual pressure is needed to be a Soul King candidate, although since we are lacking an official translation, I cannot vouch for this information's truthfulness. Likewise, this light novel shows that a defeated Yhwach has been sealed and now replaces the Soul King. This information is most likely canonical. If Yhwach had won, it is very strongly implied within the manga (and confirmed in the CFYOW light novel) that Ichigo was to be forced to take the Soul King's place.

TL;DR : The three dimensions' structural integrity can be preserved if a Soul King candidate is sacrificed to become the linchpin in stead of the original Soul King.


Why doesn't Misa Amane regain her memory when she touches the death note?

In short: Unlike Light, Misa never owned that death note.

Now the relevant timeline:

Ryuk dropped a death note that became Light's - the one with the rules so we call it the rulebook. Rem handed a death note to Misa - without written rules so we call it the blank book.

Light and Misa met and touched each other's death notes. At this point, they were both able to see either shinigami. Also, Misa allows Light to keep the blank book but does not transfer ownership.

Misa gets caught and tortured by L and forfeits the ownership of the blank book so it is owned by Rem or the first other human to touch it (aka. Light).

At this point, Light is the owner of both death notes and knows that whenever he touches or get ownership of one of them, he regains his memories. Misa however only ever held ownership of the blank one.

Light makes the Shinigamis switch the death notes so that the blank note is now accompanied by Ryuk and the rulebook by Rem. Light hides the blank book and gives the rulebook to Rem.

Than Rem returns to the Shinigami's world searching for someone to give the rulebook while Lights gets himself incarcerated before finally giving up the ownership of the blank book (to Ryuk who returns to the shinigami world).

Rem finds a human who would abuse the death note (Higuchi) and hands the rulebook over to him.

Rem finds Misa in trouble and wants her to know that Rem would support her so she makes Misa touch a snipped of the rulebook - that is accompanied by Rem but never was owned by Misa so Misa gets the ability to see Rem but does not regain her memories.

After they defeated Higuchi, Light touches the rulebook and temporarily regains his memories so he kills Higuchi and assumes ownership of it, thus permanently regain his memories. After meeting again, Light orders Misa to find the blank book (that has been originally been given to her by Rem) so that Misa would finally regain her memories too. Note that since the shinigami swapped the notes, Ryuk now accompanies the blanc book.

If Misa would have remembered L's name, she'd have killed him right away but since she didn't, she makes the deal with Ryuk again what Rem would never have allowed.

Since Rem is connected to Light and sees the task force haunting Kira (Misa), Rem kills L and Watari as she realizes that this is the only way to safe Misa from being captured and sentenced to death.


What's the name of the song that is played at exactly 3:38 of Hunter X Hunter episode 123?

I get what part you are referring to. I have listened all OSTs and rechecked them before answering this.
I think that bell part is all there is to it.
You can find all OSTs here > https://soundcloud.com/hunter-x-hunter-ost/sets


How did Reiner escape the ODM inspection?

Reiner passed the inspection of the ODM gear since he didn't have anything to do with the killing of Sonny and Bean. Annie alone killed both of them.


What is the simplified art style called that is often used when a character is emotional?

The so-called "simple background" is essentially a montage of a particular mental landscape. Sometimes referred to as "kouka haike" (効果背景, lit. effect background) or "kouka back" (効果バック, lit. effect back), referring to a simple effect background.

The particular lines in the scene are likely some variant of "taresen" (たれ線) meaning "dripping lines". Sometimes it is also generically referred to as "tatesen" (縦線), or "vertical lines".

They both refer to the depiction of parallel vertical lines (sometimes squiggly or uneven to represent a distressed state) in a background or on a particular character's face. The lines typically of a dark blue or purple hue (they can vary by artist and context) is indexed to express how a particular character or scene feels depressed, sad, disgusted, or anguished, amongst other negative feelings.

The term is likely derived from 垂れる, referring to how the emotions of the scene or character are "dripping".


Anime reviewers refer to "art" and "animation" separately. What does each one refer to?

Anime reviewers refer to “art” and “animation” separately. What does each one refer to?

While I imagine there's variance in how reviewers use words, I would think that most would choose to describe "art" as being still imagery (backgrounds, clothing design, static pans, color choices, etc.) and "animation" as being, well, animated imagery (character animation, CG, combat scenes, sakuga, and so forth).

  Is there more to the visuals than the characters and the backgrounds? Conversely, am I oversimplifying it?

Dividing the visuals of an anime into "characters" and "backgrounds" is not all that wrong (though it raises the question of how one ought to characterize things like mechas and non-static background elements). But it's a fairly artificial distinction, and one that isn't too useful as part of a critique of an anime. There are still shots of characters (for example, when the camera pans over a character), and there are animated shots of characters (facial animation, walking motion, etc). Likewise, there are still shots of background details... but some backgrounds are animated, too. Take, for example, this segment from Nichijou.

The distinction between "art" and "animation", on the other hand, is, in some cases, a useful dichotomy: it is frequently the case that the people who do the animation for a show (keyframers, tweeners, and so forth) are different from the people who do static art assets like backgrounds (background artists, 3D modellers, etc.). As such, I think it makes some sense to evaluate the two separately.

It is probably often the case that the perceived "quality" of the art and animation of a given show are fairly well-correlated - a studio that hires or contracts skilled background artists will probably do the same with their keyframers, and a studio that hires bottom-barrel animators will probably hire bottom-barrel painters.

But sometimes, reviewers will observe a marked difference in the quality of the art vs the animation. Consider, as an example, Bakemonogatari (not the whole series; just Bakemonogatari itself). The animation in Bakemonogatari is frequently very limited (or, in the TV airing, absent altogether, replaced by screens of text instead). But the art is often remarkably elaborate.

And going the other way, The Tatami Galaxy has fairly mundane-looking art. But when you see it in motion, you might find that still screencaptures of the show don't suffice to convey how fluidly the show is animated in many of its shots. (The "mundane" art of The Tatami Galaxy is clearly an intentional artistic choice, unlike the limited animation of Bakemonogatari, which probably isn't. I've used it as an example anyway since I can't think of anything better off the top of my head.)

Bundling "art" and "animation" into a single category called, say, "visuals" loses some of the granularity that would allow a reviewer to discuss the ways in which Bakemonogatari succeeds with its art whereas The Tatami Galaxy fails, and vice versa regarding animation. So I guess that might be why critiquers of anime would choose to evaluate "art" and "animation" separately.


Why are the ship names suffixed with "Go"?

号 or the -go suffix is normally used to name naval (aka war) ships in Japan. If you want get the equivalent in English, is the same as S.S. Name of the Ship used by the US. One Piece is just following the same naming convencion.


Could an Ukaku ghoul beat a Rinkaku ghoul?

If an experienced Rinkaku and equally experienced Ukaku went for each other, Rinkaku would have a higher chance of winning. They are only weak against Bikaku. In Chapter 13 of Tokyo Ghoul,

  Shinohara explained this to Suzuya:

Furthermore, on the same chapter,

  Shinohara said that RC cells of ghouls acts as an effective 'poison' to the types that are weak against them.


THAT IS STRATEGY. When you don't even know a single thing about the enemy, would you go face to face directly? Well, in Shikamaru's case, there must be a person to be the bait, and once they make sure that the enemies are completely immobilized, the plan begins. Unfortunately, Kakuzu freed himself, so the plan failed.
Why did Ino did not use the Mind Body Switch Technique on Kakuzu?
There are several reasons why Ino decided not to use it.
1. If the opponent's will is strong enough, they can force the user to leave their body. Apparently the stronger one has the stronger will.
2. If the user's chakra level is low, the technique will be harder to maintain.
3. If any physical injury is inflicted on the victim's body while the mind link is active, it would cause the user's body to also receive those same injuries. This is a good chance for Hidan to kill her by piercing through one of Kakuzu's hearts, and Kakuzu will still be fine since he has multiple hearts. That is not a good idea to eliminate the target.
Why didn't Choji, Ino and Shikamaru apply Formation Ino–Shika–Chō in the battle to distract Kakuzu while Kakashi was aiming at Hidan with his Mangekyō Sharingan?
1. Kakashi initially having trouble to aim at his target with Kamui properly, he struggled to hit his target. Recall the episode when Kakashi is using Kamui on Deidara. Hidan is shown to be very skilled in melee combat, meaning he could run and jump to dodge Kakashi's aim.
2. It requires some amount of preparation time and has a huge drain on his chakra each time it is performed. If he missed, a huge portion of his chakra is wasted.
3. Kakashi hasn't completely mastered Kamui yet, so at the time transporting an arm was his limit. Don't forget that Hidan is an immortal bastard, decapitation only makes him immobilize. Even though Kakashi was capable to aim at Hidan's head accurately, Kakuzu could reveal his 4 masks with different nature affinity to disturb Kakashi.


What is the origin of the curling-up tongue trope?

This might be completely wrong, but I think this face/trope is more about the wide-mouthed grin rather than the curling tongue.

Compare it to the emoticon ":V", which is usually used online after saying something that will annoy the reader. Which is what is also happening in the panel given in the question.

Example:

Person A: You should watch Avatar, It's one of my favourite anime second only to Lucky Star.

Person B: I'll check it out, but technically Avatar is a cartoon :V

They seem similar enough both in what they represent and how they look to be connected.

Urban Dictionary entry for ":V"

You'll often see the smiley referred to as the 'pacman smiley', but this term has risen from Facebook's popularity - The smiley has been around on forums and other community groups (albeit less mainstream) for many years and tracing its origins is near impossible due to the vast nature of the internet.

The wide mouthed grin is also a noticeable feature of the famous troll face, albeit at a different angle. Its usage is similar to the above.


What is the origin of the one-horned rabbit so common in fantasy and isekai stories?

It's possibly a reference to Bunicorn, an early-stage recurring enemy in Dragon Quest series.

Bunicorns are rabbits with a single horn, parodying the fabled unicorns. They have gray fur, and the horn is often a yellowish brown shade. [...].
As enemies typically encountered at the start of a game, Bunicorns are not particularly strong, though they typically outweigh the likes of Slimes [...].

The creature first appeared on Dragon Quest III in 1988 (Japanese NES release).
Considering that Dragon Quest is really popular in Japan, I think this is the most possible reason for using it as a beginner's monster, as an alternative to Slime.


Identify girl (brown hair, white dress, pink crisscross lace)

This seems to be Hagiwara Yukiho from THE iDOLM@STER, which is originally a video game series with several anime and manga adaptations. The series is about the lives and careers of a number of fictional idols in Japan, mostly working with the fictional studio 765 Productions. Yukiho is a 16 year old girl (17 in more recent versions) who is one of the idols. She's known for her timid personality and fear of dogs and men, which she is able to overcome as an idol.

Here's a higher quality uncropped version of the same picture (click for full size):

I haven't yet tracked down the source of this image.


When and in which order should I watch One Piece movies?

Technically speaking, none of the movies is considered canon.

They are all unrelated to the story that we can follow in the manga. Maybe one of the exceptions is Strong World because the main villain does exist in the manga storyline, but the event itself is not placed into it. So from a storywise perspective, you can watch them as/when you want, nothing major from the storyline will be spoiled for you.

The only things that can be "spoiled" are new character that join the crew later on or some mentioning of events that have already happened in the manga (the latest Gold movie is an example of that).

If you don't mind, you can watch them in any order you want, but because of joining character, maybe you should start in the order they were released.


Looking for the name of an anime with a guy who was so fast, he let the enemy's sword practically touch him before he reacted

So, it is Mutsu Enmei Ryuu Gaiden: Shura no Toki

  Legends tell of an invincible martial art known as Mutsu Enmei-Ryu, an unarmed style that allows the user to defeat any number of armed opponents using incredible speed and strength. This is the story of three generations of those who bear the name Mutsu, and their encounters and battles with the strongest fighters of their era.


What is the track listing for "selector spread WIXOSS music Particle.2"?

Some nice person added the track listing to VGMdb a little while back (I assume it's correct, though there are no scans of the listing included); here is a romanized / translated† version of it:

Battle ~ I can make your wish come true
doushite naite iru no? / "Why are you crying?"
fushigi / "Strange"
Chiyori / "Chiyori"
chiyoringaa, chiyorunbaa, chorisoo
gikochinai  / "Awkward"
yukkuri to / "Slowly"
Urisu to Iona / "Ulith and Iona"
uso to yokubou, kowarete guchagucha / "Lies and desires come tumbling down"
Iona to Akira / "Iona and Akira"
iradachi to kyoufu / "Anger and fear"
kenshin to izon ~ Devotion / "Sacrifice and dependence ~ Devotion"
Conflict
atarashii katachi / "A new form"
nichijou ~ Futase / "Life ~ Futase"
mayoimichi / "Gone astray"
Fumio / "Fumio"
Battle ~ mou, genkai nan da / "Battle ~ I can't go any further"
Mayu to shiroi heya / "Mayu and the white room"
hibiware ~ Brasted piano / "A crack ~ Brasted piano"
Ulith / "Ulith"
omoikomi? / "A preconception?"
utsuro na sonzai / "A hollow existence"
minna de yarinaosou? / "Why don't we all start over?"
Battle ~ Consternation
taiji to itami / "Confrontation and pain"
kizu / "Injury"
dakedo / "But"
Yuki / "Yuki"
Profane Wish ~ Brasted piano
moshikashitara / "What if"
sorezore no yasashisa / "Kindness, each in their own way"
tobira / "The gate"
infinite Girl

† Except for track 5, because what do you even do with that? Also, because I'm lazy, I didn't pull the translations for things like tracks 22 and 23 from the simulcast subtitles, so they'll probably be sort of discrepant.


What is the name of the music that plays when zoro has a flashback to fighting the humandrills during the fishman island arc?


How do the women of Amazon Lily reproduce?

Some of the resident leave Amazon Lily and sometimes, they come back pregnant.

They didn't bring their husband, because it's forbidden for men to enter Amazon Lily, but they still keep the baby and raise them inside the island. However, they always give birth to females. There's still no answer, but from a question about why all Kuja tribe born as a woman?  and also from the picture above, it just happens mysteriously.


Are there any anime/manga award ceremonies outside of Japan?

Well, after searching the web for a while, the largest one I was able to find is the American Anime Awards, which was only hosted once on the New York comic-con in 2007. Aside from this, I was unable to find any full-scaled events. However, you might be able to find smaller awards or contests in different countries, for example I came upon this contest which is a part of Dutch animecon.

  I know there are general animation awards that can be won by anime

I think this is the main reason why you will not find any full-scale awards outside of Japan (Japan is a special case, obviously). However lot of major film festivals will most likely have awards for "best animated film" (or something similar), where anime entries will be able to compete -  for example, you will often see anime in the list of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature nominees.


It depends on the culture, status of life (family) and the flow of the story. For example, the anime series of "Ikoku Meiro No Croisee" is used to have most character's blonde hair because the main story is that people lived in Paris.

Some of the authors preferred to reflect it in the reality.


What is the origin of the trope where a person lays on the ground with their "soul" coming out of their mouth?

This is a sample of the Giving Up the Ghost tropes The term itself actually originates from the King James Version of the Bible

  when Jesus was on the cross, His last words were
  "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last." (New International Version)
  The King James Version of 1611, however, gave it the contemporary wording
  "... and having said thus, he gave up the ghost." source

The trope is a spinoff version of the western version Winged Soul Flies Off At Death. The western version got first used in 1948 in a western animation

  The 1948 short "Back Alley Oproar" with Sylvester and Elmer Fudd. Sylvester insists on singing when Fudd wants to sleep, and Sylvester eventually ends up on a cloud, complete with halo and wings.

as for the giving up the Ghost trope I am not certain when it first occured.


How much of the manga did the Sankarea anime cover?

The anime seemed to jump around a bit, especially the 12th episode of the anime.

However, till the 11th episode, the anime mainly covers the manga till Chapter 9, so you might want to start reading from Chapter 10.


Does Kale super saiyajin green transformation have a name?

It seems the transformation name is going to be "Super Saiyan Berserk" because some Dragon Ball Super figurines (toys) of Kale transformed in SSJ appeared, and they are labeled like that. Besides a provisional title for DBS episode 100 appeared, and it is (spoiler)

   Awakening of the Berserk Warrior!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lGKrSJOqlk

Update: 16/07/2017 In the preview of Dragon Ball Super episode 100, the title is "Out of control. The savage Berserker awakens!!" so I guess we can take this as her confirmed name.


Where does the Heaven's Lost Property anime split from the manga?

Read from the chapter where Ikaros and Delta fought Chaos. It differs starting from there. Update the chapter number later.

EDIT: Chapter 31. In the anime, Ikaros was thrown out from the water by her weaponry system. In the manga, she was saved by Astrea.


Who are Rock Lee's, Tenten's and Hinata's parents?

We don't have any information about Rock Lee's and Tenten's parents. Neither in manga nor in anime of Naruto. Among the three, Tenten has the least past stories and background information.

As for Hinata, her father's name is Hiashi Hyuga. The name of Hinata's mother didn't appear in manga or anime. Actually Hinata's mother never appeared in manga, only in anime, so I can't say it is canon.


Where to read continuation of Re:Zero anime after episode 24?

The answer is: I was mistaken.

Crunchyroll made the series sound (to me) like it was ended 2 weeks ago but the series actually played until this week (not sure yet if there is more coming).

But, thankfully, I was able to see all the episodes up to an actual conclusion.


How much of the manga did the anime Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn) cover?

The anime series adapts the first 8 volumes (47 chapters).

The first OVA, On That Back, is an adaptation of volume 12's Extra chapters.

The other two OVAs, The Yellow Dragon Zeno's Past, Part 1: The Starting Dragon and The Yellow Dragon Zeno's Past, Part 2: The Red Star Rises, showing Zeno's past, cover chapters 101-105 from volume 18.


Why is Gohan shown to be so weak in Dragon Ball Super?

How could be become so weak that cant even go super saiyan 2 anymore in a short period of time

According to the timeline of dragon ball, about 5 years have passed between the end the buu saga and the Resurection of F saga. Gohan hasn't trained at all since then. We can choose the analogy of professional athletes here: they need to train almost everyday to maintain their form, let alone get "stronger". After 5 years, it is expected than Gohan has become significantly weaker. But again, if he were to train for a few months, his power would probably go up exponentially. Also note that he did not train much in the Buu saga, much of his power increase came from the help of Supreme Kai.

  ...while frieza surpasses goku SSB in 4 months of training

Frieza states that he never had to train one day in his life because he was already so much stronger than everybody else. If we consider Goku to be a combat genius, imagine how much training and near-deaths experience he had to go through to be able to fight on par with Frieza. In the end, only Krilin's death helped become super saiyan and beat Frieza. Since he never trained before, it would make sense that his power would go up exponentially after little training.

  Tagoma was even able to pierce him with a ki blast.

In the movie "Resurrection of F" Goku in Super Saiyan blue was almost killed by a Sorbet's gun. This tells you that no matter how strong of a warrior you are, you can be defeated by someone so much weaker than you if you are caught by surprise.

  So frieza base is stronger than super saiyan now

Yes, when Gohan clearly states than he is no match of Frieza, he is still in his base form. Gohan might be able to sense Frieza's ki beyond his current form, but this is just speculation.


I am terrible at physiognomy but it looks like Akira Kurosawa.


If All for One can pass quirks on to others, can he pass debilitating quirks to people that don't want them?

Of course. All for One has the power to pass quirks regardless of the wishes of the receiving person.

About One For All from fandom :

  Long ago, a man with a Quirk that could steal other Quirks and give them away forcibly gave his seemingly Quirkless younger brother a Quirk that allowed him to stockpile power within his body.

This is the story of how One for All was born. The brother of the original All for One rejected any desire of having a quirk but his brother gave one to him regardless. So it is possible to give Quirks to people who don't want them.


How did the dorms get assigned their names?

The academy was created by Seto Kaiba who first owned Obelisk while Yugi owned Slifer. We can infer from Kaiba's personality that Kaiba always wants to be better than Yugi, so he placed the rank of Obelisk the highest and Slifer the lowest.

For Ra, the card was originally owned by Marik, and the only spot left the rank could be placed is in the between the ranks of Obelisk and Slifer.


Did Bleach drop in popularity from 2010 onwards?

As mentioned in the MAL post itself, that graph was actually made by a YouTuber by the name of Super Eyepatch Wolf. He uses it specifically in a video where he goes in depth as to why Bleach had such a massive fall in popularity:

  The Fall of BLEACH: How it Happened

I highly recommend watching the video, but I will give a summary of the main points brought up in the video.

One of Wolf's points is in regards to the author (Tite Kubo) of Bleach's drawing ability and it's deterioration in quality due to the difficulties of being a manga author. The start of Bleach really showcased Kubo's talent in drawing which really brought people into the the world of Bleach. However, the fatigue from the grueling schedule and the like had caused the drawing quality to suffer. This fatigue and frustration was also in part to relationship issues with his editor.

Another point was that Kubo's Story was not really cut out for the long term. He pointed out that several of the characters started out strong but was never really developed. Some even regressed. For one, the main character starts off as this interesting character but regresses to a less expressive reactive type character - compared to Naruto and One Piece where they are proactively going after their well-established goals. Also, at one point, the story stops shifting constantly (going from a typical monster of the week to the introduction of the Soul Society arc which tapped into teenager's feelings as the became a part of the foreign adult world to the amazing Aizen arc) and started recycling several of its previous tropes. This leads to the main problem of nothing really changes as pretty much after each arc everything gets a factory reset. The backlash from the fans and editorial department when these problems began to show really pushed it down in rankings, leading to its rushed three chapters to end it before it got canceled.

In essence: Drawing and Drafting (drawing panels/ panel structure) quality diminished, the extremely difficult schedule of a mangaka and issues with his editor wore him down, and his story plot quality lost what gave it its wide appeal in the first place especially since it was not written for the long term.


What is the relationship between Hattori and Yuujirou?

It is not stated in neither  Yuujirou's or Akira's Bakuman Wiki pages nor MAL pages   that they are siblings, the conclusion being that they are not. It may be a pure coincidence. I am not very informed regarding this anime though.

Akira Hattori wiki page

Yuujirou Hattori wiki page

also

Akira Hattori MAL page

Yuujirou Hattori MAL page

As you can see their biographies do not say anything about them being blood-related in any way.

Also in Akira Hattori's wikipage it says:

  Personal Status:

  Marital Status Single

  Relatives Unknown

  Education  Unknown

If one of his relatives would have been mentioned (including Yuujiro) they would have been written in the wiki. Thus we conclude that they are not blood-related.

Moreover this quote:

  The editors in Bakuman are based off of real editors, so the names used just relate to the editors real names. The two aren't related.

  http://bakuman.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Yujiro_Hattori

shows that they are based on real editors and is a common thing in real life for 2 individuals to have the same family name and to not be blood-related.


Help identifying a manga about a small girl with telekenetic powers

Your description reminds me of a manga called Domu, which featured a telekinetic girl with other powers as the protagonist.

Most of it took place in an apartment complex, but there were some scenes at a playground just outside the complex

I believe it was written by the same guy who wrote Akira


What is the typical equipment/clothing for a Soul Reaper?

Clothing
It's actually relatively simple for the "standard shinigami". They will wear:

a Shihakushō (死覇装, Garment of Dead Souls), the black .. thingy which comprises of:

a white shitagi (下着, under clothing)
a black kosode (小袖, small sleeve)
a black hakama (袴, "trousers")

white tabi (足袋, foot pouch / socks)
and waraji (草鞋, sandals)

Additionally the Lieutenants will sometimes wear an armband with the division symbol and number.
The Captains wear a white overcoat called Haori (羽織) with their division symbol in a rhombus (the Gotei 13 symbol)
There is differences for the Covert Ops (隠密機動, Onmitsukidō) They wear a stereotypical ninja outfit.
The other subdivisions of the Covert Ops (namely Detention Corps and Inner Court Corps) also have different clothing.
Equipment
Every shinigami has a Zanpakuto of their own. They will always carry them especially on duty. Usually they don't carry any further equipment.
Additionally the fourth division (healers) is regularly seen with pouches for medicine and related material.
Furthermore Lieutenants and Captains will automatically be given a Power-Suppression-Sigil when they pass the Senkaimon to go to the World of Living.


Is Kami's lookout connected to Korin's tower?

No they are not.

Kami's Lookout is in a Geo-Stationary orbit directly above Korin's tower but are not connected, directly. The Lookout - Wikia

They used to be connected by the Power pole before Master Roshi gave it to Grandpa Gohan, who later gave it to Son Goku. Goku used it as a weapon but its primary purpose was to reach Kami's Lookout.

Here is what Wikia has to say about this. Power Pole - Wikia

  The Power Pole is a magical, length-changing staff that is owned and wielded by Goku for most of the Dragon Ball series. Before Master Roshi gave the Power Pole to Grandpa Gohan (who later gave it to Goku prior to the start of Dragon Ball), it was owned by Korin. Although Goku uses it primarily as a weapon, its true purpose is to use its size-changing ability to travel from Korin Tower to Kami's Lookout.

Referring to What happened to Goku's Nyoibou and Kinto'un? for the details about Power pole in DBZ. It is seen again in the end credits of DB GT.

  The Power Pole is later seen extending from Korin Tower to the Lookout several times during the course of Dragon Ball Z, and Goku is seen with it one final time in the Japanese ending credits of "Until We Meet Again", the last episode of Dragon Ball GT.


Why didn't Frieza know about Goku and Kid Buu's fight?

As stated in the Wikia article on Hell (emphasis mine):

  Hell (Jigoku), or HFIL (Home For Infinite Losers in the edited English dub), is a place in Other World where evil characters (and sometimes, in the case of Piccolo, Goku, and Pikkon, protagonists) go after they die. Hell is never actually shown in the original manga, but it is shown several times throughout various medias of Dragon Ball.

Hence, it's an anime inconsistency which is not the fault of Akira Toriyama. One can only assume that the scene was not taken into account in Dragon Ball Super because they adapted it from the manga and didn't take into account the anime-added filler.


What is a more accurate translation of the title of Legend of the Galactic Heroes?

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu is a series of Japanese novels written by a Japanese person, and is not, to the best of my knowledge, materially based on any previously-existing work.

The 110-episode OVA series (which is probably what most viewers are familiar with) was given the alternate title "Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel". I don't speak German, but various discussions on the internet suggest that "Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel" is not valid German. A look at de.wiktionary.org suggests that "Kosmosinsel" is not even a word, or perhaps is a compound noun meaning "cosmos island" (which is not idiomatic for "galaxy"; that would be "Galaxie").

Given this, it looks like the producers of the OVA figured that it would look cool to have a faux-German title (in Gothic font, too!), ran "銀河英雄伝説" through Babelfish (or maybe through some dude who'd had a year of German at university), and got out "Heldensagen von Kosmosinsel". It's probably the case that the translation went Jap -> Ger (badly) and Jap -> Eng, rather than Ger -> Jap -> Eng.

I'm not sure why you've been hearing that that "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is an "interesting" translation of 銀河英雄伝説 (ginga eiyuu densetsu), though. 銀河 ginga means "galaxy"; 英雄 eiyuu means "hero"; and 伝説 densetsu means "legend".

It's a bit contracted to omit particles, as titles often are, but the meaning is clear - this is a densetsu about the ginga eiyuus, i.e. a legend about galaxy heroes. Hence, Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

Note: in the comments, @Krazer correctly points out that an alternate parse of ginga eiyuu densetsu is as "eiyuu densetsu about the ginga", i.e. "Heroic Legends from the Galaxy". Now that I think about it, I'm not really sure which parse is actually better, in terms of the show.


Regarding Shirou and Kiritsugu's attempt to destroy the grail

The Lesser and Greater Grails

What we see in Fate/Zero and the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works Routes of Fate/Stay Night is the Lesser Grail, this is just a vessel to summon the Great Grail which is hidden beneath Fuyuki. so long as the Greater Grail exists the Wars will continue.

  Why did Shirou succeed while Kiritsugu failed?

It depends on which route you take in Fate/stay night.

Kiritsugu's plan

He knew that he wouldn't be able to destroy the grail for good. After the Fourth War, Kiritsugu knew that the war would begin again and planned for that

  Kiritsugu had planned to demolish the ritual as of the proper scheduled time of the Fifth Heaven's Feel by arranging for the physical collapse of the Great Grail System before the originally estimated date. The process involved utilizing stocked dynamite and the manipulation of ley-lines to ensure a severe localized earthquake in the targeted area within thirty to forty years of the Fourth War.

But this plan failed as there was a build up of Prana in the Greater Grail that was not spent after the Forth War because of how it ended. In the previous 3 Wars, it would take roughly 60 - 70 years to build up the Prana again because it would have been spent. However, since it wasn't spent in the Fourth War, Kiritsugu's plan would have failed to stop the Fifth War (but may have stopped a Sixth War though).

Fate/Stay Night - Fate & Unlimited Blade Works Routes

In both of these routes from the visual novel (adapted in the Fate/Stay Night Anime Series and Unlimited Blade Works Movie and Anime Series), we only see the Lesser Grail manifest, so Saber only ever destroyed the Lesser Grail even with Archer's help in Unlimited Blade Works. As such, a Sixth War can still happen.

However Lord El-Melloi II and Rin (now the proper head of the Tohsaka Family) return 10 years later to take apart the Greater Grail

  He arrives in Fuyuki and, together with Rin as the head of the Tohsaka clan, sets out to completely take apart the Greater Grail. They are opposed by members of the Mage's Association wishing to retrieve it instead, leading to great turmoil of the same magnitude as the Grail War. His side eventually is victorious, and the Greater Grail is completely dismantled, marking the conclusion of the Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars.

Fate/Stay Night - Heaven's Feel

This time we don't see the Lesser Grail. Rather, Shirou comes to the Greater Grail in order to destroy it to prevent Angra Mainyu's birth and to save Sakura, while destroying the Lesser Grail would have done nothing. Depending on your choices in the route, there are 2 ways it ends.

Normal End

   Shirou defeats Kotomine and sacrifices himself to uses one final Projection to destroy the Greater Grail. Sakura waits for him in the Emiya Estate because of their promise and grows old before passing away.

True End

   Shirou defeats Kotomine but he is about to die before Ilya, wearing the Dress of Heaven, arrives and assumes the role she was created for and uses the Greater Grail and closes the gate, sacrificing herself in the process. The final scene is told by Rin 2 years later. She is called to Trail at Clocktower in London because of her actions in the route, but Zelretch intervenes and she spends the 2 years in London before returning to Japan. She also reveals that before closing the Gate, Ilya used the Third Magic, Heaven's Feel, to save Shirou's Soul, which was later found by Rider and put into a Puppet Body made by Touko Aozaki.

Now since you are asking "regarding the animes' endings.", I should point out that the Heaven's Feel Route, at the date this answer was posted (10/9/2014), has yet to receive an adaptation, however there is a series of Heaven's Feel Movies planning to come out yet currently we don't know what ending they will choose to go with. that aside, apart from reading the Wikia you'd need to get the Visual Novel (and Translation Patch if you want English). In the link to Lord El-Melloi II, there is a citation note to Fate/complete material III: World Material, which to my knowledge is only in Japanese.

With that said and done, from just the anime (Studio Deen's anime and move + ufotable's Unlimited Blade Works series), Shirou and Saber had only destroyed the Lesser Grail just like what Kiritsugu and Saber did previously, and a sixth war was a possibility. However, other material will explain how the Greater Grail is later destroyed/dismantled/shutdown.


Why did Strelitzia transform in Episode 15?

There is no real explanation however:

   In ep 15 she accepts herself for what it is after the talk with Hiro. As we know she is originally red skinned.

Further evidence:

   When Klaxosaur Princess used Strelitzia it turned blue as well.


What is the song that plays at the end of episode 260 when Zoro senses Ship Slasher T-Bone?

You can listen here: OnePieceTrackList

The track is named "Suspicious Saga", track 35 from "The Cursed Holy Sword" album.


What type of government do the countries in Naruto have?

Since you asked for the author's comments on the government, I'll share what an interview with Masashi Kishimoto where this is brought up. It comes from the May and June 2006 issues of Shonen Jump (the monthly version published in America). Unfortunately, I didn't have those particular issues, so I couldn't confirm the interview's credibility myself, but I did find it in several places on the internet. Here is the relevant excerpt:

  Shonen Jump: We want to know more about the rest of the Naruto world---what are the normal people like, what are the governments like, is this the whole world?
  Masashi Kishimoto: The world outside of the ninja is pretty normal. People make their living by running businesses, et cetera. Konohagakure, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is the military part of the country. Hinokuni, or the Land of the Fire, provides Konohagakure a place to live, and in return, the resident ninja protect the country as a whole, similar to a military force.
  As for the government, the daimyo, or warlords, govern the lands and run the political system and the bureaucracy.
  Each country has warlords at the top, and its military has its own leaders. In America, you have a president at the top, but you also have the military general at the top of the military. The states have more power than the ninja, but since the daimyo don't cooperate with each other, I guess coup d'etats happen rather frequently. The world is not yet solid [laughs], but what you see in the story is not everything in the world of Naruto.

Link to full interview: http://narutohq.com/masashi-kishimoto-interview.php

So, what do we know about the governments in the ninja world?

Government in the Land of Fire

The Land of Fire has the Fire Daimyo as its ruler. We see him along with the other great land's daimyo during the Fourth Great Ninja War. There are other lords besides the Daimyo, but I don't believe it is clear how power is distributed among them. The Daimyo could hold most of the power or he could be a figurehead. I expect one of these classifications of government may be appropriate: aristocracy, monarchy, or oligarchy.

Government in the Hidden Leaf Village

The government of the Hidden Leaf Village is made up of the Hokage, the village elders, an advisor, and the Jonin Council. The Jonin Council, elders, and Daimyo all have a part in choosing the Hokage. The Hokage holds most of the decision making power, but his/her advisors and the elders will give counsel. I would classify the Hidden Leaf Village's government as an oligarchy.

Government in the Hidden Rain Village

The Hidden Rain Village's government (under Pain's rule) is a more interesting example. Pain is the sole ruler of this village and he is revered as a deity. He's never seen by the people of the village, and Konan is the one who gives messages. Konan is also revered and is called an angel. This government is a mix of theocracy and autocracy.


The Uchiha are not a descendant clan of the Hyuuga. That was speculated by Kakashi in the very early stages of the series.

Much more information was revealed afterwards (SPOILER! Hover to view):

   Both the Uchiha and the Senju (The clan of the First Hokage) are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, who created ninjutsu and had the powers of a god.

Also

   A Rinnegan is the next stage of evolution after the Mangekyo Sharingan, so you can't really use them both at once on the same eye. The Byakugan has nothing to do with it and is a completely separate technique.


Yes, Ace had possessed Haoshoku Haki.
According to Portgas D. Ace article on One Piece Wiki:

While not portrayed in the main storyline, it was revealed in a flashback that Ace possesses Haoshoku Haki, which at the time he had no conscious control over. Ace first demonstrated the ability at 10 years of age, when he knocked the Bluejam Pirates crew unconscious after an outburst of rage (only Bluejam himself remained conscious from the Haki release, and he was a high-tier of East Blue at the time). Much as Luffy used his Haki to knock out a crowd of Kuja warriors, Ace used his Haki to knock out the attacking members of Bluejam's pirate crew.
Ace was first shown to have knowledge about it when during the Battle in Marineford, he witnessed Luffy unknowingly unleash his Haki and remarked "You too?". He has never been seen using Haki apart from during his childhood.

Ace unleashed Haoshoku Haki in chapter 587...

... and Bluejam's pirate crew after they are hit by Ace's Haki.

He might have developed and mastered other types of Haki too, but they are not shown in the manga. After all, he was the 2nd division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and had the power of D.


In what episode of Naruto did the chief turn out to be evil?

In episode 216, Sakura tries to assassinate Sasuke. Naruto and Kakashi stop her, and Sasuke flees, leaving the red-haired Karin behind. She becomes a captive, and, while being carried back to the Hidden Leaf Villages, senses Kurama (9-tailed beast) inside Naruto.

Is this what you are referring to?


Does using Izanagi require the Mangekyo Sharingan?

NO, just like what you said, they only need a Senju DNA and a Uchiha DNA, plus a Sharingan which means genetic traits of the Sage of the Six Paths. The Uchiha, descended from the Sage, are able to perform Izanagi with their Sharingan.
You could check HERE about Izanagi.
For Madara case, his Sharingan already upgraded to another level. So he have to use his MS(Mangekyo Sharingan) for the activation. But still, MS is from Sharingan. I see no error here.
However, could you list out who used Izanagi without about these condition?

However, it is seen that many people used Izanagi without Senju and Uchiha DNA, as well as no Mangekyo Sharingan