Why did the Magic Council make so many Faces?

My guess is because of people like Zeref.

It's the last line of defense. If all else fails, they had enough Faces to make sure the eradication of magic would be complete. Of course, that plan failed too.

That would be my thought process: if magic couldn't stop magic, eradicate it.


I've not watched the new Pokemon episodes or played the ORAS Games. So this answer is a culmination of research and not first hand information.

A google search lead me to a reddit where this has been discussed. Why Rayquaza Didn't get a Primal Form. I also read through several forums and blog post that led to "plot" and the "game story". However, one of the comments seemed pretty logical to me.

  It's been stated that Rayquaza went Mega instead of Primal, because Primal means being in an anger driven state, only guided by instinct, which is why the Primals just try to seek for the most power possible while Mega Evolutions completely retain their state of mind.

According to the reddit,

  We know that primal reversion is when Kyogre and Groudon revert to their ancient states in which they had even more massive amounts of power than they do now, but Rayquaza was not like them and had enough power to stop the primal forms even in its normal state. Zinnia provided this information in the Delta Episode while she is explaining the mural to you at the end of the story. She also says that when a large meteorite was going to hit the Earth, Rayquaza gained more power through the bond between it and the ancient people of Hoenn, i.e. mega evolution.

Read the player dialogue with Zinnia to understand more. The story told between floors enumerate this. This also gives insight into the actual Mega Evolution process, i.e. Rayquaza was the first pokemon to Mega-Evolve.

Source : Bulbapedia - Zinnia

  It was humanity's wish that brought about Rayquaza's transformation in the face of the rainbow stone... Yes... A wish... An intangible thing, invisible to the eye. Yet this wish bound people and Pokémon together, enabling the Legendary Pokémon to change its appearance... Doesn't it remind you of something? That's right... It sounds like Mega Evolution, doesn't it?"

TL;DR Rayquaza in itself is more powerful then the 2 Primals who reverted to their ancient form in anger and more power. Rayquaza, however went Mega to save the ancient people of Hoenn from another disaster in a seperate event. BSTs hwoever disagree with this.

Base Stat Totals:
Rayquaza 105/150/90/150/90/95 = 680
Rayquaza-Mega 105/180/100/180/100/115 = 780
Kyogre 100/100/90/150/140/90 = 670
Kyogre-Primal 100/150/90/180/160/90 = 770
Groudon 100/150/140/100/90/90 = 670
Groudon-Primal 100/180/160/150/90/90 = 770


Middle names are not in Japanese culture. Japanese people at birth are given a first and last name (or a surname and forename). In the rare occasions that you see someone with a middle name, it is usually one of the following two things. They are either of mixed descent, or a woman marrying a man, and using both her original surname as well as the spouse's surname.

With that said, double forenames don't exist in Japan and most other Pacific Asian countries.
And because Japan doesn't use double forenames, Japanese anime are also inclined not to use double forenames.

There are some series that have used double surnames though, but they were never full Japanese characters. The characters would be of foreign ethnicity and names would be English names written in kata kana.

Check this out for more detailed and historical information on
Japanese Names.


Is Psykos-Orochi fusion god level threat?

Unknown (but probably not)
No one who we can trust to provide ratings has provided a ranking for the fusion.  Nor has there been any omniscient-narrator provided rankings, such as a text box which simply asserts their threat level without being dialogue.
There are two things that might weigh against being a God level threat:

Not quite world-affecting.  While it can impact a geographically large area, it still seems limited to at most continental level impacts, and most of that just seems to be exploiting the physics of wave propagation, and is largely minor over most of that area.  She hasn't done or affected much more than what we'd expect of a strong earthquake.
Tatsumaki can handle it thus far.  Blast is the God-level threat insurance plan, while Tatsumaki is the everything-else insurance plan.  Tatsumaki has thus far shown no signs of feeling overwhelmed or out of her league, even when she's out of the sight of others and no longer in need of maintaining her image.  And Fubuki continues to undergo a mental breakdown over the absurd level of power, without really fearing for her sister's well-being. Tatsumaki is also able to neutralize the tsunami by simply carving out a massive trench ahead of it. And then hurling what she carved out at Psykos-Orochi in a massive barrage, all while showing no signs of exertion or stress whatsoever.

So Psykos-Orochi doesn't seem to be generating any threat more extensive or powerful than Tatsumaki herself can generate (with apparent ease).  So unless we accept that Tatsumaki is herself at God-level, even given that she respects Blast and seems to acknowledge him as the greater power, it seems safe to reject the idea of Psykos-Orochi being a God-level threat.
The main reason for thinking she might be one seems to be that the power range on Dragon level threats would appear to be gargantuan otherwise.  But as we've already seen it acknowledged that the threat rankings are a flawed system, and in fact has undergone revisions before to account for the emergence of even more powerful monsters, this may simply be a deficiency and shortsightedness of the system.  And, indeed, the scale difference between "city-wide threat" for Dragon (such as the meteor) versus even just a country-sized  effect is itself gargantuan.  The City of Los Angeles is about 501 square miles, whereas the area of, say, France is just short of 250,000 square miles.  That's about 500 times larger by area.  And LA is a very large city: Paris, France is only a hair under 41 square miles, less than a tenth the size of LA and less than 1/5000-th the size of France.
As such the apparent power range on Dragon threats may be an example of the "Writers have no sense of scale" trope in action, resulting from a failure to grasp just how large the scale differences between city/country/continent/world are.  Alternatively, it may be an intentionally logarithmic scale, like the Kardashev scale for galactic civilizations: Type 1 is "society uses an amount of energy equal to the solar energy incident upon Earth" which is already about 10000 times what our modern day society uses, while Type 2 is "uses an amount of energy equal to the sun's entire output" and is many orders of magnitude larger, and Type 3 is many orders of magnitude beyond that.  Thus the massive range in power for Dragon level threats may be an intentional design feature, reflecting how the next meaningful scale beyond it is massively larger.


What does Hana's middle initial stand for?

It doesn't seem to be revealed anywhere officially, but based on fans' theory:
The "N" should be a word (that has similar pronunciation with) "Now".

Japanese fans found that all* characters in Hanayamata are related to Kamakura city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

From an anon user id 900RcZoqa on post no. 960 on 2channel,

  全部地名

  『ハナヤマタ』
  関谷なる → 鎌倉市関谷
  笹目ヤヤ → 鎌倉市笹目
  常盤マチ → 鎌倉市常盤
  西御門多美 → 鎌倉市西御門

  All of them are name of places

  "Hanayamata"
  Naru Sekiya → Kamakura city, Sekiya
  Yaya Sasame → Kamakura city, Sasame
  Machi Tokiwa → Kamakura city, Tokiwa
  Tami Nishimikado → Kamakura city, Nishimikado

that leaves Hana N. Fountainstand.

Turns out there's also a place in Kamakura city called Imaizumidai. Imaizumidai in Japanese is 今泉台. If each character is translated to English,

今 = Now
泉 = Fountain
台 = Stand

they match with "N. Fountainstand".

  ハナ・N・フォンテーンスタンド → 鎌倉市今泉台（Now→今 fountain→泉 stand→台）

As for what does the "N" stand for, we can't really know, since as it's been mentioned, フォンテーンスタンド might be read as Fountainstand, Fontaine-Stand, Fonteyn-Stand, Founteyne-Stand, etc. Thus, the "N" might be Now, Nau, Naw, etc.

*Except Sachiko Yamanoshita. There's no Yama-no-shita in Kamakura city, but there's Yama-no-uchi and Saka-no-shita. (From Japanese Yahoo! Answers)

Also, there's someone who travelled around Kamakura to find these places. (1, 2)


What is the reason for the change in Nami's Seiyuu for a short period of time (Japanese Dub)?

According to Nami's Wikipedia's page:

  In the Japanese version of the entire One Piece anime series, and later spin-offs, Nami has been voiced by Akemi Okamura. In 2001, Okamura temporarily left the series due to her pregnancy; Wakana Yamazaki acted as a substitute for episodes 70-78.


Are there other known public security sections other than Section 9?

Yes, there are other sections, first mentioned in the first movie.

Section 1
Also known as the Special Service Squad, it acts like a special police unit (compare: SWAT)

Section 2

  Section 2 is under the control of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in charge of conducting law enforcement matters regarding unauthorized experiments and patents take place without the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's consent.

Section 3
Enforces the anti-drug operations in Japan.

Section 4
A special unit in the Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces, also known as "The Rangers".

Section 6

  Section 6 is an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance unit under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs known as the Treaty Council.

Qoutes are from the Ghost In The Shell-Wikia.


What is the fate of Densuke at the end of the last episode?

To me the most rational answer to the fact of Densuke showing up at the very end, while both sisters are able to see him without actually having the glasses on. Is due to the fact they have a big connection to Densuke.

If you recall early on Yasako and Haraken discuss about how Illegals were born and they come down to the resolution they are born from emotions like love and anger.

So in resume my belief is that due to their deep love for Densuke, it creates his image at the very end, as something like a peace of mind as everything was resolved and that he was still there, in their hearts.


What song is played in Naruto Shippuden episode 21 Sasori Real Face at 11:30?

I found it. It is called Sai's theme.

It's an unreleased OST in the naruto series


What is the order for watching Lupin III?

Different to a lot of other anime franchises, almost all stories in Lupin are independent of the others so there is no required viewing order to understand them. All you really need to know is who the characters are.

But if you want to have some hints for watching the tv series, take a look at this. And if you are interested in the movies, specials and OVAs, take a look here.


Why are some hissatsu techniques in Inazuma Eleven never used again?

They are special just for the movie. They make it that way so the movie is fun to watch with new sorts of hissatsu techniques. If you see better, there are a lot of Avatars in the movie that we didn't saw in the anime episodes too.


Why did Subaru suggest to run away with Rem?

He said that because he was emotionally tired. He was confident that he couldn't do anything more than what he has done so far. At the moment, he didn't want to accept that he was going to die again and again, so he just wanted a little moment of relax with someone who really cares about him, in this case Rem.


Watch order for certain magical index, when skipping railgun and accelarator spin offs

The spinoffs aren't necessary to understand the main Index series, but personally, I enjoyed the Railgun spinoff a lot more than Index itself, so you could be possibly missing out on a lot of great stuff if you skip the spinoffs!

But if you only want to watch Index, that should work, too. The different series are all set in the same continuity, but focus on different characters:

Index mainly follows Kamijou Touma's point of view. However, later in the series, it starts following Accelerator's point of view too. And later on, Hamazura Shiage's point of view as well.
Railgun mainly follows Misaka Mikoto's point of view.
Accelerator mainly follows (surprise, surprise) Accelerator's point of view.

So, if you watch only watch the Index anime, you should be able to more or less follow what's going on.

However, the spin-offs add a lot of world-building and background context to the universe. The various characters from these different spin-offs do often cross over into one another, so having knowledge of what happens in the spin-offs can help enhance your enjoyment of these interactions.

For example, season 1 of Index and season 2 of Railgun both cover the events of the Sisters Arc, but Index only focuses on Touma's point of view of that incident. If you skip Railgun, you'd miss out on Misaka's experiences in the weeks leading up to her meeting up with Touma.

But to recap, this is the release order of the various Toaru verse animes (generally, recommended watching order is release order):

Index (24 episodes)
Railgun (24 episodes)
Index II (24 episodes)
Index Movie (1 episode)
Railgun S (24 episodes)
Index III (26 episodes)
Accelerator (12 episodes)
Railgun T (25 episodes)

If you only want to watch Index, you can go Index → Index II → Index Movie → Index III. (Note that Index III adapted about 9 light novels' worth of content into only 26 episodes, so that's why it might feel a bit rushed at times.)

If you only want to watch Railgun, you can go Railgun → Railgun S → Railgun T.

Accelerator happens after Last Order is introduced in the Three Stories Arc in Index season 1, so it's probably best to watch this spin-off after finishing that.

If you want to watch some mix of everything, release order is fine.


What’s the song when Gaara knows that his mom loves him in episode 297?

It's an unreleased Naruto Shippuden OST known as Kushina's Theme. (YouTube link)


It is not clear until now whom Tenten and Kiba get married to.

If you have seen the episode where Kiba and Shino go to collect the honey wine, they meet a girl. That girl is a ninja cat user. They are seen together in the Boruto movie also. It can be said that they are together.

Whether Tenten is married or not, it is still unclear.


Can heroes have any kind of powers in One Punch Man?

I think that a definite or correct answer to this question can only be provided by the mangaka himself/herself as someone else might entail the need for speculation. I'll provide my views, however.

We dont see for example, heroes who can manipulate ice or fire without artifacts , invisibility, people who can naturally fire beams, wind control, water control, animal control, etc. Almost all of the powers you mentioned here can be done by espers, except for invisibility and naturally fire beams, whatever kind of beams they may be. There's really no such thing as impossible when it comes to an author and his/her story. Anything can be made possible if the mangaka can create a situation to make things not previously included in his/her story to be possible.

However, the problem I see with ONE including, for example, invisibility and fire beams, and why I think we would not see them anytime soon, is that it is unoriginal. In One-Punch Man, most of the heroes apart from espers, acquired their abilities via training or some other means later in life. They were not born with them, which sets the story apart. Including a part where people are now born with different abilities would make it seem like Boku no Hero Academia or X-Men.

Although, again, who knows. The mangaka has control of the story so if he can make it work, then I have no complaints. So, yes, heroes can have any kind of powers in One-Punch Man if the mangaka wills it so.


Strawberry Haagen Dazs: The favored flavor of anime murderers?

In Kite, it's merely a parody reference, with the "Häagen Kazs" name.

In Kite Liberator, it's also a parody, with the "Hëegen-Gezs" name (Vanilla flavor in this case).

The ice cream is prominently stated to be Häagen-Dazs in both the Kara no Kyoukai movies and the original novel.

Shiki and her fridge can also be seen with several bottles of Volvic water.

These internationally well-known brands are probably so viewers could better identify with them (as they've probably had them in the past).

The ice cream is most likely being used as a foil to the the main character, highlighting them to be naive, childish (small, like the containers), and cold at the same time. The water, too, might be a foil of how Shiki has changed (melted slightly), but still remains cold.


Will there be a season 4 of High School DxD anime?

Season 4 has been announced: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-22/high-school-dxd-gets-new-tv-anime-series/.107975

"Will it come out in 2017?"
Probably not, if anything it'll be either the winter or spring season next year.

"Should I just read the novels?"
Yes, yes you should.


This is the symbol of the Sturmabteilung,  a paramilitary organization within the German Nazi Party, whose methods of violent intimidation played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power.

It's made up of an "S" (in lightning bolt shape) and an "A" and is probably a reference to Neo-Nazi groups evading the Swastika ban by using other related symbols.


Parasyte anime 20 years after the manga finished - Why?

Because they felt like it. Simple as that. Though the Parasyte Live action movies have been in development hell for years, so the anime might have simply been a marketing tool to get people interested in the movies since the Manga is pretty old, and even the reprint edition (from 2006 or so) can be kind of hard to find.


Is Genshiken Second Generation a remake?

Genshiken Second Generation is actually a direct sequel to the original Genshiken. There's also a manga version which is available in English from Kodansha USA. The story follows the club under Ogiue's presidency after everyone else graduates other than Ogiue, Ohno, and Kuchiki. Susannah moves to Japan and joins, and they also recruit three new candidates: fujoshi Rika Yoshitake and Mirai Yajima, and crossdresser Kenjiro Hato. The other original Genshiken members also appear occasionally. There's a pretty big subplot about Hato and Madarame.

Genshiken 2 on Anime News Network.

The Wikipedia page, which discusses the new characters.


In which episode were there two Pikachus?

That's Sparky, Ritchie's Pikachu.

His first appearance was episode 78 of the original anime.


Which episode did Rukawa explain why he wanted to join Shohoku?

It was during Shohoku vs Ryonan which happened in Episode 67 during the last 7 minutes


What was the history of the Tailed Beasts (Bijuu) before the formation of the Hidden Villages?

After the death of Hagaromo Ōtsutsuki, the Tailed Beasts went their own way. Kurama's belief, that the tails was a measure of strength, apparently paved way for the beasts to part ways.

The humans regarded the Tailed Beasts as monsters and sources of immense power. They did not care about the live essence the Beasts had.

To gain advantage during times of war, the humans tried to exploit the Beasts' powers. They only thought of the Bijuu as weapons of mass destruction. This in turn, angered the Bijuu and brought forth the hatred towards mankind.

From Tailed Beasts article:

  Over the centuries, humanity failed to recognise the tailed beasts as sapient individuals, instead seeing them only as monsters, demons, or mindless beasts worthy of fear and disdain. Because of their immense power, the tailed beasts were sought out by humans to be used as weapons in times of war. The beasts resented this treatment and came to hate humans, at times willingly becoming the monsters they were viewed as.

So, they were trying to lead peaceful lives away from mankind before the formation of Hidden Villages. But due to the constant provoking of the humans, they decided to fend them off by becoming what the humans thought they were.


Naruto only used this jutsu one time in normal form (against Kakuzu, and got many side effects, like you said), the other times he was at Sage mode, at this state he didn't damage himself.

According to Naruto  Wiki:

  Naruto later improved the Rasenshuriken with Sage Mode. This allows
  him to throw it at his opponents, and removes the threat of damaging
  himself with the technique.


First of all, I doubt they'd look at any scripts not written in Japanese. Second of all, I'm rather doubtful you'd have much success simply pitching an idea to a studio as a person outside the industry. There are, however, many venues to get an idea made into an anime, eventually, but these venues require the person who came up with the idea to produce something.

I'm of course talking about creating some sort of light novel, manga, or comic on your own. These things don't even need to be backed by any sort of publishing company. Japan has thriving communities for posting this sort of original creative works online, such as Pixiv. There are quite a few shows now that started life this way: Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii and Rise of a Shield Hero, to name a couple.

If Japan's TV industry is anything like America's, they are mostly disinterested in ideas. Ideas are a dime a dozen and can be made or broken by their execution. They are much more interested in some sort of proof of concept that the idea will be successful.

As for preventing changes to your idea, you'd have to make sure to put that in any sort of contract you sign to give them permission to use your work. I would guess that would be extremely difficult to pull off unless your work is proven and popular, such that you have enough power by popularity that your idea is good without changes. I feel like worrying about this though is putting the cart before the horse.


What is the background song on Naruto Shippuden episode 333 at around 18:30?

Song's name is Sen'ya (Many nights). It is from Naruto Shippuuden: OST II.


Could Hidan possibly get out of his hole?

It is impossible for Hidan to crawl out of his hole.

His body was destroyed. When he was captured by Shikamaru, his body was exploded using exploding tags, leaving only his head. So, having his body digging the hole would be impossible.
While Hidan is immortal, he doesn't seems to possess healing ability. This is proofed by the fact that he needs Kakuzu to stitch his head back to his body. He can't do this himself by means of regeneration. So, it'd be impossible for him to regenerate his already lost body and have it dig for him.
He was buried several meters underground. It wasn't said how many meters but from the image shown in the manga and the anime, I'd say it is about 3 meters or more with the diameter approximately 1 meter. So using the formula for tube volume, pi x r x r x h, we get 3.14 x 0.5 x 0.5 x 3, which is 2.356 meter cubic of soil. 1 meter cubic of soil is about 1,200 kg, so that means he have 2,827.433 kg of soil weighing his head.
Digging from inside is an impossible task. When digging from outside, you move the mass from one place to another. However, since his head is surrounded by soil, suppose that he use his mouth to try digging, he would not have place to put the soil away, not to mention that when he do so, the soil above would fall down. His option would be to swallow it, but I doubt he would be able to swallow 2,800 kg of soil and then using his mouth to climb out of the hole.
Hidan is buried in a forest belonging to the Nara clan. Suppose that somehow he managed to climb his way up, as implied by Shikamaru when he buried Hidan, the deer in that forest would contact the Nara clan and someone would send his head back into the hole and bury him again.
He can't wait for centuries. Naruto Second Fanbook stated that while Hidan is indeed still alive, he is dying from malnutrition.


Why did Akagi leave the opportunity to have a better hand in his first game?

Because he needs Nangou to cooperate.

The cops are literally knockin at the door, looking for him and Nangou doesn't seem too happy to go as far as lying to the police. I don't know how he knew they were coming, but I'm guessing they were rather hot on his heels as he was running in the rain. He needs Nangou to give him an alibi, so he forces his hands.

You'll notice that after ignoring the calls, he miraculously has not just Daisangen (big three dragons), but Suu Ankou Tanki (four concealed triplets, single wait) as well. Well, it's not so much a miracle as him ruthelssly cheating by stealing the tiles from the pools when the others were distracted by the cops.

There are a number of ways the way he did this makes it a better plan:

He has a better hand to get the point with.
The hand is concealed, so nobody knows to be careful with their discards.
When (no, it's not even an "if") the yakuza notice that he has chated, the police are still there. They do not want to cause a scene in front of the cops, so they will have to let it go.

And most improtantly:

The hand is ruinable. This is important to get Nangou to cooperate. Had he called the tiles, he couldn't threat to discard them. To keep the insanely valuable hand, Nangou has to cover for him by lying to the cops.

All in all, a nice plan.


What prizes are awarded during the Daihasei Festival?

No prizes are officially stated. However Daihaseisai (Grand Champion Star Festival) is a big deal for two reasons. The first reason is to observe large scale interference between espers. The second reason is that the festival is about as popular as the World Cup or the Olympics. If not all than most of the contests are broadcasted world wide for those who were unable to attend to view.

Besides winning your school honor and prestige, they probably give out medals or a cup to the winning schools.


What are these pixeled-out places from the Endymion special?

The first place is the Asahi Beer Hall (i.e. the Super Dry Hall, スーパードライホール). (cf. Google Street View)

The second is Saw, Sawing, an art installation by Claes Oldenburg located at the Tokyo International Exhibition Centre (aka Big Sight). (cf. Google Street View)


Does the technique Kyoka Suigetsu make Rikuo intangible or just create illusions of him?

The ability is named moon mirror because as it was explained "nurarihyon is the reflection of the moon" a distortion, and I would say that it means he can first , slow enemy's perception of him to move faster like an after image technique or second, his body ripples like water to allow him to move around attacks. His only weakness like this is cutting the fear which means his aura is masking himself but those two options are viable. I believe it is a bit of both because he can slow perception to allow him time to move but the ripple allows him invulnerability against weaker attacks because water can only ripple so much.


Is there significance to this frame from the season 2 opening?

The significance is more than likely representing the lyrics of the song. When comparing the actual intro here and the translated lyrics here, the lyrics during that moment of the intro are

  Dedicate! Dedicate! Dedicate your heart!


Why wasn't Jiraiya burried in the Konoha Cemetery?

As JNat stated in the comments, this is a memorial for Jiraiya rather than an actual grave. Jiraiya's body was unrecoverable at the bottom of the sea, so there was no body to bury in the cemetery.

But given Jiraiya's importance and status, why wasn't he given a proper funeral?
Well, Naruto built this memorial outside the village shortly after Pain's Assault. This is likely due to the fact that during Pain's Assault, Konoha had just been destroyed and time to hold a funeral was not a luxury they had.


What are Byakuya's Gokei, Senkei and Shuukei?

They are various forms of his bankai, achieved by arranging the blades in different patterns. His bankai is versatile by nature (being composed of countless tiny blade fragments), and affords him several forms, with varying combination of attack and defense.

Whether a bankai can have multiple forms depends on its nature. Hitsugaya Toshiro and Abarai Renji could also achieve multiple bankai forms with practice/training. The former could mold Hyorinmaru's ice into various forms (like fairy-tail's Gray), while the latter could rearrange Zabimaru's segments. Shinigami such as Komamura, Tousen, or Soifon would likely not have multiple bankai forms due to the nature of their bankai.

By the way, Byakuya is no longer the only known shinigami with multiple bankai forms

   as Yamamoto Shigekuni's bankai has been revealed.

Also, Byakuya's sister, Rukia, has shikai with multiple forms:

   Tsukishiro, Hakuren, Shirafune, and Juhaku


According to what is shown in Episode 3, Three-Dimensional Maneuvering is indeed being able to move in all three axes. We, normally, are able to move two-dimensionally, meaning that we move along a horizontal plane. The gear introduces a vertical axis, making it possible for humans to move to a desired height as well.

As to the advantages it might provide in fighting Titans, besides the ones Rinzwind says in his answer (avoid falling rubble and the like; and also, to make people move a lot faster), I guess the most evident one would be the fact that people do not need to fight at a height that only reaches a Titan's feet or legs and being able to rise enough to be able to attack them where it might do some actual damage. From the Attacks on Titan episodes I've seen so far (3 episodes), humans always go for the neck, meaning that this gear allows them to strike on more (presumably) vulnerable spots.


Did Best Jeanist die after All for One attack?

No, Best Jeanist didn't die after All for one's attack. He is heavily injured, but still alive.
He won't be returning to action anytime soon though.


When they got married, Kaoru's hair was black.
After a while, Kaoru dyed her hair blonde.

In the web comic version, chapter 6 has the story explaining the reason why Kaoru dyed her hair blonde:

Title: Sadako

1st frame: (With impersonations of Sadako) I—am—Sa—da—ko—
2nd frame: Hajime: Uwah~~~ Sadako-tan so moe~~~ I want to lick you all over~~~
3rd frame: (Kaoru is angry)
4th frame: Hajime: Oh? You dyed your hair? (Kaoru is sulking)

I think, Kaoru did a (light) cosplay of Sadako to get Hajime's attention, but he called her Sadako instead of Kaoru, so she got angry and dyed her hair blonde.


No, you're not quite right about it.

There are eight gates at total. Each gate is a special point in the body that limits the flow of chakra. This is done in order for the body to live longer (more chakra flowing = the body is expiring faster). Opening a gate lets chakra flow freely through it, giving the shinobi a boost in his powers, but as a price his body is suffering from that power greatly.

Each gate gives a boost in a special power, e.g. the first gate removes the restrains on the muscles, the second improves physical strength and re-energizes the body, and so on.

Now, opening the gates is very dangerous by itself, and it's becoming more dangerous the more gates you open, that's right. The reason for that is that the body simply can't stand the chakra, and gets damaged by it. That's why it's hard to open the gates, and it requires a lot of training to use them. Guy has gone through a lot of training to learn to use that much gates though.

As for the side effects, the seventh gate (which Guy used) causes the user's muscle fibres to be

    ripped to shreds, causing intense pain if anything or anyone touches them

and finally the last, 8th gate gives the user some tremendous power, but costs him his life.

So, to summarize: since Guy has gone through a lot of training to learn to open the gates and use their power, he can use them in the battle. Of course, there are side-effects, even for him, but they usually happen after the battle when he closes the gates once again. Nevertheless, opening the last gate would cost him (or anyone else, for that matter) his life.

source: Naruto Wikia - Eight Gates.

Edit: it's wrong to say that guy doesn't suffer from opening the gates, he does, though not immediately, that's probably why you were confused. It happens in chapter 512 of the manga, after

   Kisame uses water prison and kills himself.

Here's a screenshot with Guy starting to suffer from the Gate opening (not sure if it's a spoiler, but I'll mark it as one just in case):


Why couldn't Eren Yeager transform into a Titan in the last episode of season 2?

According to the Power of the Titans wiki (disclamer, this page contains heavy spoilers from the manga), the ability to transform into a titan may be hindered if an injury occurred after a recent transformation.

  The ability to transform into a Titan can be hindered by injuries inflicted on the human body. A human can transform into a Titan with injuries as severe as a missing limb, but only if a previous transformation has not occurred recently. If a human emerges from their Titan form and receives severe injury, this person cannot transform into a Titan again until said injuries have healed

In the episodes leading up to this event

   We see Eren face off with the Armored Titan, but ends up being captured along with Ymir. They soon awaken with their arms severed off to prevent from the escaping.

and in S2, E9

   Reiner informs the two that neither of them could transform into Titans in the first place while still recovering from their injuries

When Eren attempted to transform in the final episode, his body was still recovering from this injury inflicted on him.


Has Naruto's less-than-stealthy costume been explained in-universe?

First of all, I think its obvious what Naruto's favourite colour is. From Genin to Kage, he maintains his signature orange colour.

The poppy orange colour was not only focused to make Naruto's appearance pop to the readers/viewers. There were several other factors:

Naruto's appearance was a tribute to the Dragon Ball series by Akira Toriyama. Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto creator/mangaka) was deeply inspired by Toriyama's works. Naruto's colour scheme was designed with respect to that of Goku's.
From Naruto Wikia:

  Naruto's mother was nicknamed the "Red Hot-Blooded Habanero" while his father was famed as the "Yellow Flash". Naruto's appropriate self-styled title of "Konoha's Orange Hokage (木ノ葉のオレンジ火影, Konoha no Orenji Hokage, Literally meaning: Tree Leaves' Orange Fire Shadow)" refers to the fact that the colour orange is a mixture of red and yellow.

The fact that Naruto's signature colour is a result of the mixture of the signature colours of his parents, is a significant reason for its implementation.

Naruto's childhood was a very rocky one. The villagers used to isolate him and ignore him. Due to which, Naruto would put up acts so he would be noticed or appreciates or be cared for. The poppy orange plays a crucial role here. Combining the two logic, i.e., orange pops out and Naruto wanted to be noticed, his dress code makes sense.

Some other factor(s):

Due to the Kyuubi being orange in colour. Kishimoto purposefully made Naruto and Kurama's colour scheme similar so they would look more related. This is something that I read a while back. It makes sense, but it's just an unsourced info.
Here's another factor I found while going through the post, Why does Kakashi Hatake always wear a mask? (credit to @InfantPro'Aravind'):

  @user1526, adding to starPilot's, color orange signifies ENERGY, a will to be sportive and always ready .. that's the character of Naruto .. – InfantPro'Aravind' Mar 17 '13 at 13:23

As for in-universe talks about his dressing, I couldn't find any reasoning or questioning references.


Remember the level 6 experiment? Well, he was more than halfway through. So if level 6 is some sort of ascendant tier esper, what's an ascendant tier magic user then? A magic god (you'll learn about those in index new testament)? A saint? An angel?

Well if we say that an ascendant magic user is an angel, then an ascendant esper would be like some sort of science angel right? A science angel seems like an apt description of accelerator's winged power.


Is the ending of the anime and manga the same (ERASED)

It is dramatically changed  as it is mentioned in What are the differences between the manga and the anime adaptation and where does the anime diverge?

⚠ The answer below contains spoilers.

  The end of the anime is dramatically changed. In the manga, the story follows a bit of a longer period of time after Satoru can walk. The ending takes place in a holiday camp for patients who undergo recover such as Satoru and Kumi. There, the death match takes place between Satoru and Yashiro and is more complex as compared to the anime. Sawada and Kenya having a bigger role as well.

  In the last showdown scene, Yashiro intends to kill Satoru and himself on a bridge set on fire. Satoru escapes and Kenya and Sawada save Yashiro's life, an event present only in the manga


What happens to Obito after the 5 minutes of intangibility?

Normally, Obito is not intangible. When he uses Kamui, he can teleport the parts of his body getting hit by attacks into the Kamui dimension, stopping himself from getting damaged. However, the limit of the justsu is five minutes and that is the maximum amount of time he can continually use the jutsu. After the five minutes are up, any further attempts to use Kamui fail, and he presumably requires some time to recharge his chakra before using it again. Your question was kinda confusing, so sorry if I didn't answer properly.


Have "Operation Victory Arrow" or "Brave Witches" been released officially outside Japan?

You'll find the info for bd-dvd release for brave witches here.

Meanwhile , the operation victory arrow dvd's are only in japanese , although they may be in subbed format so you should check them out , there has been no official info on the dubbed release of dvd's.

Although crunchyroll seems to be streaming these series so you can check that out as well.


Why do characters often pull down one eyelid and stick out their tongue?

This is the Eyelid Pull Taunt

This is the act of pulling down one lower eyelid and sticking out the
tongue and saying "Beh-da!" (Japanese) or "Nyaaaah!" (English dub). A
highly ritualized expression of disdain or disapproval, used
exclusively by children and immature adults. Basically the same as the
Western act of sticking out the tongue, cranked up a few notches,
though definitely not profane gesture.
In Japan this is referred to as akanbe (a corruption of akai me, "red eye"), and it's called mon oeil ("my eye") in France and Quebec. This is in fact a Franco-Japanese cultural trope, but you'll see it everywhere in anime.

I could not find a satisfying or credible enough link as to its origin(s) but from the akanbe wiki it seems to date back as far as the 20th century:

The use of the term was first mentioned by early 20th century author
Katai Tayama, in his 1909 story Inaka Kyōshi (田舎教師 Rural Teacher), as
a gesture used by the male students in the story.


Why did the Uchihas never try to learn Sage Mode?

Sage Mode requires a large chakra pool. Most Uchihas can't learn it because of it.

  According to Fukasaku, only those who already possess "extreme chakra levels" can utilise natural energy to invoke senjutsu.


There are many THEORIES as to what happened to her Zanpakuto. I'm not sure if I can ANSWER your question as definitely as you'd like, but I can list some possible answers. It's up to you to find the one that you believe most plausible. Or we can wait til old Tite Kubo gives us the answer.

She gave it up when she left the Soul Society.

Yoruichi is a part of a very honorable family, so it's almost possible that she would leave her Zanpakuto to symbolize the fact that she's leaving the Seireitei.
However, a Zanpakuto is a partnership. It's doubtful that somebody could just leave their partner, especially if their Zanpakuto is an animate object. Also, why would she have to give up something that important?

It was stolen.

It's not impossible to believe that after a particularly long bout with some Hollow, or another Soul Reaper, it was taken as a trophy. Or even destroyed?
However, Yoruichi is an extremely amazing fighter. She couldn't have lost unless she fought something on the level of the Espada.

She keeps it with her, but sees no point in using it.

This is what I believe. That she just has it set aside and is waiting for an opportune moment to use it.
However, why wouldn't she have used it by now??? You would think, with all the amazing enemies that have been introduced, she would've pulled it out by now.
Also, the only reasons she wouldn't use it is if

It is too weak to make a difference in battle and she sees no point in using it
Or, it is too STRONG and she cannot properly control it
Or, she had a falling out with it, and she's not allowed to use it.

Those are just some theories. I believe she wouldn't have gotten rid of it. I think she would've done what Kisuke did. Personally, I think we'll see it one day, along with her Bankai. Sorry that I couldn't answer your question.


Cursed Children's abilities comes from two things, firstly the Gastrea virus which grants them enhanced strength, agility and their healing ability

Superhuman powers of healing. That was one of the benefits they had as Initiators—girls who could control the Gastrea virus under certain conditions. The extraordinary muscular strength and agility they possessed also fell into that category.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 26). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

Secondly from the animal factor from which they gain their other abilities

Enju seemed to realize something and looked worriedly at Rentaro, but she finally faced forward and said, “I’ll defeat him in ten seconds!” and dashed off in a blast with the superfast acceleration that could be called a distinguishing trait of Model Rabbits.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 173). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.
Kohina kept her face down and grumbled softly to herself. “Enju, Enju, Enju… All right, I’ll remember. I am Model Mantis, Kohina Hiruko. In close combat, I am invincible.”
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 90). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

It is never mentioned that the Gastrea virus grants precognition and as no animal has precognition it is fairly safe to assume that no Cursed Child posses this ability either. Neither Enju, nor any other Curse Child ever shows any signs of being able to perceive the future otherwise they would have been absolutely unbeatable in combat (and Enju gets beaten up fairly often). The following excerpt rather clearly shows that she did not expect the attack.

At that moment, Rentaro glanced sharply at the glowing, slimy green strands, completely unlike a normal spider’s silk. It was the same as the stuff he had seen in the victim Sumiaki Okajima’s house. “Get down, Enju!” “Huh?” The girl couldn’t react to the quick order. Her frail body was thrown to the side, and she flew almost twenty meters, scraping the ground so violently that she left a mark.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 22). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

Most likely the reason Enju said this is due to a regular "gut feeling" that something bad was going to happen and nothing more.


Which is the most powerful summoning (effective and efficient)?

First thing first, I personally don't want to include summons from Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation Technique in my list because hundreds of dead peoples were summoned by this technique. One more thing, Tailed Beasts are not included in my list because Summoned beasts are generally animals bonded with a ninja. As ninjas can summon beasts they are sealed with, the beasts can also summon ninjas. If we look at tailed beasts, they are not animals, they are a pure form of chakra, they are immensely powerful and hard to summon and bond with. This makes them not in the Top 5 list.
Top 5 strongest summons in Naruto's universe
5 - Fukasaku / Shima aka Two Great Sage Toads

(source: nocookie.net)

Summoner: Jiraiya, Naruto Uzumaki
Manga Debut: Volume #41, Chapter #375
Anime Debut: Naruto Shippūden Episode #127
What makes it Top 5: Extremely proficient in the use of elemental techniques that require the nature manipulation of wind, fire, and water.

4 - Gamabunta / Aoda / Katsuyu

(source: nocookie.net)

Gamabunta
Summoner: Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze (Fourth Hokage), Naruto Uzumaki
Manga Debut: Volume #1, Chapter #1
Anime Debut: Naruto Episode #1
What makes it Top 4: He successfully hold the Nine-Tails down while Minato transported it outside of the village using his Flying Thunder God Technique.
Aoda
Summoner: [Sasuke Uchiha][17]
Manga Debut: Volume #66, Chapter #633
Anime Debut: Naruto Shippūden Episode #373
What makes it Top 4: As a snake, Aoda is extremely fast and nimble, successfully moving through an entire army of the Ten-Tails' clones while evading all of their attacks.
Katsuyu
Summoner: Tsunade (Fifth Hokage), Sakura Haruno
Manga Debut: Volume #19, Chapter #169
Anime Debut: Naruto Episode #95
What makes it Top 4: Katsuyu's clones can attach themselves to injured people, allowing its summoner to channel their chakra through it to heal the injured person.

3 - Nagato's Giant Multi-Headed Dog

Summoner: Nagato, Unnamed Fūma Clan Ninja (Male Animal Path), Ajisai (Female Animal Path)
Manga Debut: Volume #41, Chapter #375
Anime Debut: Naruto Shippūden Episode #131
What makes it Top 3: Physically strong and resilient, it gained additional heads every time it splits or been struck, and each duplicated head carried the black receiver and the Rinnegan like the original.

2 - Monkey King: Enma

Summoner: Hiruzen Sarutobi (Third Hokage)
Manga Debut: Volume #14, Chapter #120
Anime Debut: Naruto Episode #71
What makes it Top 2: He was easily able to incapacitate a reincarnated Hashirama and Tobirama Senju in brief hand-to-hand combat when they tried to keep him from transforming under the command of Orochimaru.

1 - Demonic Statue of the Outer Path

Summoner: Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Sage of the Six Paths), Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha
Manga Debut: Volume #29, Chapter #254
Anime Debut: Naruto Shippūden Episode #10
What makes it Top 1: Possesses great strength. The Demonic Statue can emit phantom dragons formed out of absorption chakra, which is capable of extracting the chakra of anyone they come in contact with. Most important, the Demonic Statue is also capable of emitting chakra chains from its mouth, which binds the power of tailed beasts, and can be used to both extract them from their jinchūriki and quickly seal them inside the statue.

*Most information was taken from Narutopedia.


How can Aoshi Shinimori walk/run/fight when he got shot in both legs?

While bullet wounds can be very dangerous, according to this Wired article by a combat medic, they can also be relatively trivial. The author retells the story of a man shot in the chest and neck six times who remained fully alert and responsive, and survived. According to Wikipedia, "depending on the extent of injury, management can range from superficial wound care to limb amputation." A bullet to the leg could shatter your femur, or it could cause so little damage a doctor would just slap a bandage on it (assuming the bullet passed through).

Moreover, a man like Aoshi would likely have trained in martial arts pain management techniques. Aoshi may well feel pain from his injuries during the Kyoto arc but could ignore it.


Why couldn't the Dark Release: Inhaling Maw absorb Rasen Shuriken Technique ?

First of all, take all of this with a grain of salt. The movie is entirely filler, and was not explicitly explained anywhere.

When Hiroku tried to absorb and use the Rasenshuriken, the process of combining this specific nature with that specific shape was too hard for him. Remember that Naruto needs 2 additional clones and a significant amount of time to generate a rasenshuriken. When Hiroku tried, the technique blew up in his hand, and he didn't have the time to do anything else.

As for Hiroku disabling Naruto's chakra, remember that Naruto is the jinchuuriki of the Nine Tails, even if Hiroku could absorb such an incredible amount of chakra without being overwhelmed, The Nine Tails' hatred infused chakra is poisonous.

On a more "producer"ish note, Naruto had to win somehow...


The uses of crosses is purely stylistic for different reasons, except for the right most one. There's no reason to imply that they (the first two at least) have any set or additional meaning beyond artistic flair.

The first one from the left mostly likely pairs symbolism of crosses and vampires. The second one from the left is there to imply a negative.

The title more or less translates to "it's not love, but it's intentional." The cross there likely represents an "X" implying that it's not something but intentionally there.

The third one on the right has a purpose, it's intended to associate to things together like Beauty x Beast. For a more detailed explanation consult this answer.


What anime is this grey-haired character from?

The name of this anime is Yosuga no Sora:

Yosuga no Sora (ヨスガノソラ?, lit. Sky of Connection) is a Japanese
romance/drama adult visual novel developed by CUFFS ("Sphere"). The
game was originally released for Windows PC on December 5, 2008. It
was adapted into a serialized manga and an anime TV series. A
sequel/fan disk titled Haruka na Sora was released later on October
24, 2009, which contains new and expanded scenarios for several
characters from the original game.

Plot

Haruka Kasugano and his twin sister Sora have lost both their parents
in an accident, and with them all their support. They decide to move
out of the city to the rural town where they once spent summers with
their late grandfather. At first everything seems familiar and
peaceful, but changes come as Haruka starts to remember things from
his youth.

Read more here.
The guy in the image is Haruka Kasugano:

This image is larger comparing to the one you post in you question:

Their hair look the same in both pictures, so I think this is the anime you are looking for.


I'm assuming you are talking about the anime version, which is different from the manga version.

Although it was not shown on screen, it is highly suggested that Hideyoshi was caught in the fight between Seidou Takizawa and the ghoul Noro. In fact, we last time we see Hide before he meets Kaneki, he had been noticed by Noro right after he ate Takizawa's arm.


Did Gohan evolve in the tournament of power?

Gohan did get a lot stronger during the short period before the tournament. He could barely turn SSJ during the exhibition matches, however, we see him turn Ultimate Gohan and get even more stronger compared to the Buu Saga and his current power level is very likely superior to even SSJG Goku.During the course of the tournament, Gohan didn't really have as much of a chance in getting a Zenkai boost unlike the other situations because he's never been in a life or death situation like the others. However, him managing to overpower Koicherator by himself, holding his own against Saonel and Pirina, also taking out Dyspo who was indeed a threat, indicates that he did have an evolution in power. Considering what he was from the Start of Super, in the Exhibition Matches and now in the Tournament of power.


What is name of the soundtrack used in Parasyte ep. 12 around time 14:35?

"It’s the Right Time" by Daichi Miura, the ending theme of Parasyte.


How did the Sage of the Six Paths obtain his Rinnegan?

Awakening the Rinnegan

I think you have misunderstood something here.

The Rinnegan was the original form. It required no activation and was permanent to the Sage of the Six Paths.

His children, the Uchiha and the Senju inherited the two different feats:

The life force and physical energy went to the Senju
The visual prowess and strength of chakra went to the Uchiha clan.

This visual prowess manifested in the Sharingan as a visible component of the Rinnegan. The Senju had some second components to the Rinnegan embedded in their DNA.

When one brings the DNA of an Uchiha and a Senju together, one can awaken the Rinnegan.

The problem now is that the possibility to awaken the Rinnegan (when they also have Senju DNA) is in every Sharingan user, but only "under the radar". To activate the Rinnegan, it seems one must go through different stages:

The Mangekyou Sharingan and the [Eien]{Eternal} no Mangekyou Sharingan

Madara accomplished this. By implanting Hashirama's DNA to his cells when he was close to death, he finally awakened the Rinnegan.

It may also be possible to awaken the Rinnegan without undergoing the two higher stages of the Sharingan, but that is only speculative. As of chapter 674 of the manga, the DNA of Hashirama (or moreover, Senju DNA) is not required to awaken the Rinnegan.

   Sasuke awakens the Rinnegan, even though there is no actual explanation as to why. It probably has to do with the fact that Sasuke is possessed by the reincarnated spirit of Rikudo's son.

Origin of the Rinnegan

If you read Chapter 646 of the Naruto manga, you can see

   the Ten-Tails' awakening. And when he opens his eyes, you should be able to notice that they have a similar pattern to the Rinnegan. Actually, the eyes look like a Rinnegan with some Tomoe 巴 scattered in the circles of the Rinnegan.

 We also witness the Ten-Tails' awakened form (the Tree of God), which uses a more complex form of the Preta Path when he absorbs the chakra of people he caught.

 From this information, we can conclude that the Tree of God/Ten Tails was the original "wielder" of the "perfect Rinnegan" (well, it hasn't got a name yet), and that most probably, the chakra was not the only thing the Sage got at birth.


What anime is this blond hair girl wearing pink hair ribbons from?

That would be Beatrice from the Re:Zero series


I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it is extremely likely that she is dead.
This thread is a fairly good place to look for all the discussion, and I would agree that she SHOULDN'T be brought back for various stated reasons.
But the biggest piece of evidence is the message from Jen Brown, her voice actoress (found under trivia and shown below).

To start let me just say it has been a true honor to play such a vibrant character. Playing Pyrrha meant the absolute world to me and getting to see how much she meant to many of you as well means a lot.
The entire Rooster Teeth team and RWBY crew deserves so much praise for how beautifully the show was handled. I have known from the minute I was cast 3 years ago that this would be Pyrrha's fate. It was Monty's intention from the start. And although it is kind of a relief to no longer have to keep it to myself, I am very sad that her journey has come to an end. Watching that final scene was beyond emotional for me. When you've invested so much into a character it is hard to let them go.
Most importantly I thank Monty. I miss him every day and thank him for trusting me with Pyrrha. Monty also intended for me to play other roles after Pyrrha's exit and although I have no further details right now... I fully trust that Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross will stay true to his wishes and have me back as someone new. I love those guys.
I end by giving my heartfelt gratitude to you the viewer. You guys are seriously the best. And for the last time, I'm sorry!
Oh yeah, and also... Long live Lisa Lavender!!!

So it's unlikely that she is coming back, at least not in the way we all know her. She may make an appearance (with Juane's semblance etc. or something else), but she is likely gone from the physical standpoint.


What animals are represented by the members of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing?

Commanding Officer

Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke - Gray Wolf

Commanding Officer in battle

Sakamoto Mio - Doberman

Members

Gertrud Barkhorn - German Pointer

Erica Hartmann - Dachshund

Perrine H. Clostermann - Chartreux

Francesca Lucchini - Black panther

Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen - Black Fox

Charlotte E. Yeager - White Rabbit

Sanya V. Litvyak - Black cat

Lynette Bishop - Scottish Fold

Miyafuji Yoshika - Mameshiba


Why do rocks start flying when high levels of chakra are being used?

The nerd in me says:

Specifically, in the case Naruto, the anime goes out of their way to explain the chakras of the body.  They even go as far to explain the flow of energy through the chakras.  As such, as they draw energy into their chakras (both from inside and outside their body), debris (rocks in this particular case) also have that "draw" motion upwards.

Furthermore, since the movement of energy creates heat (evident in what happens later in the series when Naruto generates too much energy and he burns himself - trying not to spoil here), it stands to reason that the air around him would also heat up - so debris again would already with the added chakra pull + the hot air above it + color air below it, would help to lift it off the ground.  Similar to a hot air balloon (hot air balloons explained)

The adult in me says:

Dramatic visual effects.  There is no rationale behind it, just a common theme you see in animes.  But it's fun to make up reasons why!


Is there any physical difference between Gohan in base form and Gohan in mystic form?

EXCLUDING/PRE DRAGON BALL SUPER (ANIME)
There is not much of difference or drastic change regarding his physical appearance between his base form and the power Old Kaiōshin unlocks for Gohan if we exclude the Dragon Ball Super anime. Even if there is a slight change in his physical appearance it is unfortunately not noted down by anyone.
This is what Goku says in the manga after Gohan powers up with his new found powers (Tankōbon Volume 41, chapter 496):

Son Goku: “It re-really is incredible… It’s super-duper…! Absolutely unbelievable… Your appearance has hardly changed… And you ain’t even a Super Saiyan… Yet you’ve been taken to su-such an extreme…”
Elder Kaiōshin: “Hmph, transforming isn’t good. That Super whatever-it’s-called is the wrong way of doing things…”

INCLUDING DRAGON BALL SUPER (ANIME)
In episode 88, Toei seems to distinguish Gohan's base form and the power Old Kaiōshin unlocked by adding a "hair bang" while he was using the the power Old Kaiōshin unlocked. Although this may not be a 100% accurate way to distinguish his physical appearance, but we will have to wait till episode 90 comes out and see if Gohan will have that "hair bang" only when he's using the power Old Kaiōshin unlocked or not.
It should also be noted that in episode 88 it is somewhat implied by Piccolo that Gohan has not been using the power Old Kaiōshin unlocked (at least only in the Dragon Ball Super anime) ever since after his fight with Super Buu.
NOTE: By radiance I am assuming you mean the white aura surrounding him. That is actually pretty common (at least for most of the Saiyans, humans and Namekians) when someone powers up in his/her base.


How long did it take the Mugiwara crew to reach Sabaody Archipelago?

According to this World Timeline and this other one, in total we're between the 2 and 3 years. In the first chapter, Luffy was 17, now he's 19.

The break took 2 years, but before that we have some months of Morgan (first antagonist) then Captain Kuro, Don Krieg, Arlong, etc.


In the battle against Hanzo, after Yahiko's suicide, Nagato's inner power awakened, and accidentally summoned Gedo Mazo which instantly impaled its rods inside nagato to get chakra and killed hanzo's men. Then Nagato gets sick, and loose mobility. Then the only long distance power, needed because sickness, is the 6 paths powers.
Source: Nagato


What are the blue downward lines in used to symbolize depression or sadness called?

TV Tropes lists this as "Blue with Shock." This and other exaggerations originate in Manga where the lack of motion and detail makes it hard to portray a variety of emotions. To overcome this limitation authors use various simple effects to express the same meaning. This is referred to as Manga Iconography.


Is there any anime with an overweight female protagonist?

While "overweight" can be subjective, Real Drive generated some buzz for chubby female characters.

The character in question is Minamo Aoi.

Sample of another female characters in the anime:

Pictures from animecharactersdatabase


It's an unreleased OST called Soul Society by Bleach's music producer, Shiro Sagisu (YouTube).

Quote from OP:

  I found it. Can't believe I found it. It was so hard that even in the comments people say that found it by mistake and was not on purpose. I spent 5 years looking for this and I found it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gntBKXOrppI (YT: #10) BLEACH OST - Shiro Sagisu - BL_93 (Soul Society)) for anyone in my position


It's only theoretical and the evidence may not me be true to the games, but in the first movie we see Mewtwo create new Pokeballs, that can even capture a Pokeball, and the pokemon once captured going through DNA engineering device to be cloned, so it's not too far to say that Mewtwo is the one who created the Mega Stones for him.

Although the theory might not well combined with the game, I can bring reference to that from the game, once captured in Pokemon X\Y the player is given automatically the Mewtwonite as shown it was where Mewtwo is found, it may imply that Mewtwo already had the Mewtwonite.

Though in the remakes for Sapphire and Ruby the player finds the mega stone for Mewtwo in the Pokemon League buildings, still it's only theory.

(all this support @kaine comment)


What is the correct order in reading the Naruto manga series?

If its only the manga series, then the reading order would be according to the release date:

Naruto (72 Volumes)
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (1 Volume)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (On-going)

A Redditor also posted a chronological order guide including the light novels, movies, side stories, etc. You can check it out here. Not included in that guide are the Itachi Shinden books which details the events leading to and during the Uchiha clan's massacre by Itachi.


Why do many anime not follow the manga? Why are they usually made shorter?

The television broadcaster allots a specific number of seasons for the anime, depending on commercial considerations, such as popularity of the source material (manga), target audience, timeslots available, etc. If the manga would not conclude by the time their allotted season ends, they usually create an alternate ending, so that the audience does not feel like they abandoned the series.

The more popular series such as Naruto or One Piece can reasonably expect that they would get several seasons, till the manga ends and hence can follow the manga closely. However, such anime could also end somewhat abruptly, if the broadcaster decides to not allot them any more seasons at some point, as it happened with Bleach after the Fullbring arc, for example.

In some cases, when the anime production company works closely with the mangaka, they can keep their ending consistent with the manga, even though the manga has not been published, but this is rare.


What does Naruto mean when he said that Sasuke is the one that accepted him?

The quote you are talking about,  most likely is this one used in Shippuuden

  Way back, I used to hate Sasuke... But once I got used to being with him I realized he's really a lot of fun... to be around...he's the person that, more than anyone else accepted me and my existence. Sasuke is my friend... and he represents bonds that I waited so long to receive, so that's why... - Uzumaki Naruto

By this point in the story you should already know how hated Naruto was in town, and how nobody would acknowledge him as he was the scary nine-tails. But then Sasuke came along, which in Naruto's eyes was similar to him as they where both 'alone'. They started to build up a rival like relationship, pretty much the same as Kakashi and Gai have a rivalship. At this point Sasuke did no longer see him as the "dangerous  9 tailed", and slowly started to acknowledge Naruto as an equal, a rival, and as a friend.

   In episode 132 just after Sasuke says that skilled shinobi can read each others minds during combat, without even saying a word. There is a insight on how Naruto looks at Sasuke from 13:07 ~ 18:28 . Something similar happens in Shippuuden as well, just after the battle with Danzo.


Were the Heroic Spirits that powerful in their lives?

When a Hero dies and ascends to the Throne of Heroes to become a Heroic Spirit they will gain strength based off the worship of their legend as such the more fame and renown one gets the stronger they become. when they are summoned, there are factors which determine how much strength they have in relation to what they have from the Throne of Heroes

Cultural Sphere in which the Servant is summoned and the Recognition they receive there are two factors that play a role in their strength. The closer the are to the stage of their legend, a geographical boost, and the more that they are known makes them "stronger", bringing them closer to the strength they had in their legend and providing them with more of their equipment displayed in their legend.

Magic energy of the Master - The more powerful the magical energy of the Master, the greater the Servant will be able to reach the strength they displayed in their legend.

Container Parameters: Unmodified by the strengths and weaknesses of specific Heroic Spirits, the containers of the seven standard Servant classes of the Fuyuki Grail War possess known base parameters.

Source: - Servant - Strength - Factors
For instance with those, Cú Chulainn, Heracles and Arturia would be stronger in Europe. Arturia's Strength fluctuates from her different Masters with Rin being the strongest because of Rin being an excelent Magus in comparison to Shirou or Kiritsugu.
Cú Chulainn, being an excellent fighter, would be lesser so when Summoned as a Caster which as seen in Fate/Grand Order when he is summoned as a Lancer and a Caster by The Protagonist
             Lancer | Caster
Strength:       B   |   E
Mana:           C   |   B
Endurance:      C   |   D
Luck:           E   |   D
Agility:        A   |   C
N. Phantasm:    B   |   B

Sources: Servant Stats for Protagonist Lancer (Fate/stay Night) | Caster (Fate/Grand Order - Cú Chulainn)
As you can see when Summoned as a Caster Cú Chulainn looses Strength, Endurance and Agility but gains Mana and Luck which then makes him much like most Casters and not suited for a head on battle
As the above Quote uses the word "Legend" which is

a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.

I would assume that after ascension they gain ever greater strength so while a Heroic Spirit may not have been insanely strong in real life their legends argument their strength further
Another instance of a Servant being stronger that they actually were in real life because of their "legend" is with Angra Mainyu who was an ordinary villager and was randomly chosen as the "source of all evil in the world" by his village and was tortured and sacrificed in the following rituals, so while his legends states that he is the evil god of Zoroastrianism he actually isn't

The things you have identified are all Noble Phantasms

Gilles de Rais's Anti-Army Prelati's Spellbook
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne's twin Anti-Unit Lances Gae Buidhe and Gae Dearg
Medea's Anti-Thaumaturgy Rule Breaker
The Hundred-Faced Hassan Self Targeted Anti-Unit Zabaniya： Delusional Illusion
Arturia's Anti-Fortress/Anti-Unit1 Excalibar
Cú Chulainn's Gae Bolg
Gilgamesh's Anti-World Ea
Heracles's Anti-Unit God Hand

These are

"crystallized mysteries", powerful armaments made using the imagination of humans as their core, and weapons or abilities owned by Heroic Spirits.

Source - Noble Phantasm
so these would be under the most influence from one's legends with their original weapon being the basis and arguments/altered by their legends, for instance with Ea it's actual strength is around the level of Excalibur, its effect is unquestionably that of the legend of "ripping the world"
with Cú Chulainn's Gae Bolg it is in fact 2 Noble Phantasm, the first (Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death) being a single Anti-Unit of the legend of a cursed spear but the second (Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death) is Anti-Army without it's curse to reverse cause and effect which in his Legend

It distorts space to create a "tapestry of action" that splits into numerous spearheads that pour down over the enemy. It is said that it split into thirty in his legend, but it seems that the number has increased after Cú Chulainn became a Heroic Spirit.

so Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death is in fact more powerful than the original legend, possibly because of his legend being embellished over the years

Was King Arthur's Excalibur really capable of such beam?

it actually isn't a beam, on the Wikia Page it says

While the result is what looks like a large beam of light, only the tip of the attack, which is a wave of light that can mow through the surface of the Earth, is capable of doing damage, as the beam is the result of the "dislocation" of everything the attack destroys in its path. Even if it is dodged, those in close proximity can still be temporarily distracted by its intensity.

also when we see Arturia use it we see her swing her sword rather than point it

but as already mentioned since a Nobel Phantasm is influenced by the  imagination of humans more than likely it is King Arthur's Legend of being a king who was the only one to wield a sword forged by gods and when people think of weapons forged by gods they think very, very destructive (ie Thor's Hammer, Odin's Spear)

1: In the Fate/Zero material - Servant Status: Saber, p.012-013 (Citation) states that Excalibur: Sword of Promised Victory is Anti-Unit while all other places state it is Anti-Fortress, am unsure if this is a translation error or not


Action/Martial Arts anime with a character fighting with feathers

It sounds like Fūma no Kojirō

  Hakuō Academy used to be a prestigious high school, and famous for martial arts. However, because its rival school Seishikan has been cowardly luring its superior students, Hakuō was going to decline. In order to recover from the situation, the acting principal of Hakuō; Himeko Hōjō, sends Ranko Yagyū to the Fūma village in search of the famous Fūma ninja clan for assistance. The leader of the Fūma sent Kojirō to Hakuō, there he faces the notorious Yasha clan who fights for Seishikan led by Musashi Asuka. Kojirō's comrades arrive, resuming an all-out ninja war that began five centuries ago.

There are two twins Kou and Shoryu, who fought with feathers (white, blue, red and black).

In episode 3, Kou fought with two guys, Byakko and Shien. After defeating Byakko, before Kou could deal the final blow to Byakko, he was interrupted and killed by Shien. However, before he died, he managed to kill Shien with a black feather. Byakko, who survived the fight, copied Kou's face by pressing his face to the ground, pouring a liquid in the hole and then immersing his own face into it. This is the scene where Kou fought with the feathers, and this is the moment when Byakko used his "copy ability".

There are 4 kind of feathers:

white feathers are used to attack (they randomly attack the enemy as flying blades) and help to identify the position of the enemy (forming something like a web around the user).
blue feathers are thrown like knives.
red feathers come back as boomerangs stabbing the enemy in the back.
black feathers hide themselves in the shadow of other feathers.

Later in the story, Shoryu would see through Byakko's disguise and fight with him to avenge his brother.

Below are pictures of Byakko and Kou.


Well in Boruto's anime series, set 10 years after the Fourth Shinobi War, she is part of three arcs till now.

1)Academy Arc :

She is shown to be a instructor at Konoha's academy.She is shown to be yelling at Boruto's class, after they skip Shino's lecture to see the fight between Boruto and Iwabe (another student).

2) School Trip Arc :

When a class trip for Academy is set for Kirigakure (Blood Mist Village),she decides to accompany Shino to look after the students.
They meet Kagura, chosen to be the seventh Mizukage, and Chojuro the sixth and current Mizukage.

They later meet Mei, the fifth Mizukage, and discuss the growing conflict between the land of water and neighbouring countries.

3) Graduation Arc :

For graduation, it is decided that in the practical/ final test, the class would have to face off against Shino, Anko & Konohamaru.

Anko was seen to be putting many students under genjutsu. She also faced up Ino- Shika- Cho trio, testing their willingness to work together, as only one of them would be allowed to pass.

Outside of these three arcs, there has been little development of the character.


Is a specific person responsible for the GATE in GATE: Thus the JSDF Fought There?

Explained in the manga I believe (links to the full size images):

Please tell me how to do boxes.

  The person who created the Hole was Hardy, the ones to come by and created the Gate to keep the Hole opened were the Empire's magicians.


Alternative super saiyan transformation of Kale, what's it supposed to be? (warning: content of recent episode 101)

This transformation is the same as Broly, and it's called The Legendary Saiyan transformation. It is very rare for a Saiyan to have this ability as we only know two (currently) Saiyan that achieve this Broly and Kale. PS the second image shows the normal SSJ1 as Broly


Does Orochimaru know all his jutsu that he learned after he gave Anko the curse mark and was revived from it?

He didn't necessarily know all of the techniques the original had learnt.

But even if he didn't, the moment he absorbed his power back from Kabuto, he relearned everything (since the cells in Kabuto were from the time Sasuke "killed" him).


The very first anime (see more) - Katsudō Shashin was sketched onto a celluloid strip using a kappa-ban for a Magic Lantern, adjusted for continuous play.

(Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson, eds. The Book of Knowledge (New York, NY: The Grolier Society, 1912))

Previously, the magic lantern had been occasionally been used to tell stories, but none in a fluid manner like Katsudo Shashin. It's claim to be the 'first anime' is still debated due to many things, including its length.

The basic principle of the Magic lantern is magnification through a convex lens. This meant however, that slides were put in upside down in order to be projected at the correct orientation.

The origins of the Magic lantern are estimated to lie in the 17th century,

Whilst Magic Lanterns fell out of use, celluloid sheets continued to be used for many years, until they were eventually replaced by digital methods.


What are the squinting faces (>_o△<, etc.) called?

In the media/anime-verse, they do not have any specific name for themselves.
The eyes themselves form a part of the Wingding Eyes:

For animated characters, the eyes are the windows to the soul—literally. So literally, that their eyes become their innermost thoughts projected in very clear symbols for all to see.

For example, the common ones mentioned include:

X or +: Dead or knocked out. Comical depictions of corpses or ghosts will have their tongues sticking out as well as this.

Spirals: Dazed, confused, terrified, dizzy, or knocked out.

Stars: Excitement, determination and dreaming of fame and fortune

In the real world, these >_<, >o<, >△< are a part of Kaomoji:

Kaomoji (顔文字) is a popular Japanese emoticon style made up of Japanese characters and grammar punctuations, and are used to express emotion in texting and cyber communication.

As mentioned on the site:

Japanese emoticons are extremely diverse. Some of Internet sources state the number of 10000 but, in fact, there are much more of them. Such diversity may be explained by at least two factors:

Unlike Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, which are usually written in single-byte character sets, Japanese writing requires a minimum of double-byte sets with a wider scope of characters;
Kaomoji can express not only individual emotions, but also complex actions, objects, and even whole stories.

>_<, >o<, >△< and other expressions can be interpreted in different ways in the anime, depending on the scene being depicted, the character, the Wingding Eyes and their combination with the expression put on the characters' face.
The most common uses in anime are to depict:

Anger
Excitement
Embarrassment
Frustration
Jealousy
Pain (or to brace yourself against an incoming impact)


If we follow the story of Fairy Tail from the beginning, I think it goes like this. At first, Happy was the only Exceed. Mashima-sensei created Happy to be some-kind of sidekick to Natsu. And then there's Gajeel. At that time Mashima-sensei still has no idea about the Edolas Arc, so Gajeel was on his own, even when he revealed that Laxus' thunder magic was in fact a dragon slayer magic. Then there's Wendy, another dragon slayer. Wendy is the first female dragon slayer, and since Happy was the only flying cat (the term Exceed was not revealed at that time), he decided to make another flying cat, named Charle to accompany her.

It was during this that Mashima-sensei got the idea to make Exceed as the official sidekick of Dragon Slayers. That's why he then make Gajeel wonder why he is the only Dragon Slayer without a cat. And after that, Exceed is the official sidekick of Dragon Slayers. So when he created Sting and Rogue, he created Frosche and Lector too.

Edit: The Exceed is sidekick of dragon slayers that was raised by dragons, that is, a real dragon slayer, not the one made by embedding lacrima such as Laxus (Thunder Dragon Slayer) and Cobra (Poison Dragon Slayer).


Why didn't the Task Force capture Misa Amane?

I think we need to consider all the times she was held under watch for one reason or another. First was under suspicion for being the second kira, during which she lost her memories and the bulk of the task force then believed she was innocent and harmless (aside from L who was figuring out why she went from determinedly silent to the ditzy blonde) Then after L's death, Near manages to bring up Aizawa ' s doubts involving Light, and even misa. So with Ide and Mogi to back him up, they have Mogi keep an eye on her under the guise of police protection where she does nothing even hinting at ulterior motives (having already submitted ownership to Mikami per Light's order)

Finally you have Near and the SPK keeping her and Mogi in captivity under surveillance again until 1 hour before the meet up where Misa is dropped off at a high class hotel and allowed to call Light.
Near knew full well in his theorizing that Misa was the 2nd kira. But by this point it would stand to reason that they all deemed her no longer a threat. With the last 2 books burned and no sympathetic shinigami to give her a new one and restore her memories, she could really do nothing about the situation and doesn't even know she committed any crime.


Why is Koro-sensei's sibling Itona not like him?

As @Toshinou Kyouko explained, Itona and Korosensei aren't actually related.

Koro-sensei was...

   ... originally the subject of human experimentation. His powers are the result of the experiments that were run on his own body.

Itona is considered being Koro-sensei's brother because...

   ... he received his tentacles from the same scientists who experimented on Koro-sensei. His powers are inherited from Koro-sensei.

As for why they don't look alike:

   Itona had his tentacles implanted into him. Those tentacles were most likely originally part of Koro-sensei's body after the latter turned into the octopus we now know and "love". Unlike Koro-sensei, his body didn't actually change.


The red scarf that Sakamoto wears allows him to talk. The scarf was "invented" by another character in the series - Hakase (which means Professor).

In another episode, a crow is wearing the scarf and can also talk.


How did Itachi get affected by Kotoamatsukami?

The technique was set be used when Naruto encountered Itachi's own Sharingan on the assumption that Sasuke would have implanted them to acquire an Eternal Mangekyo.


Pair is the pair of testicles of a Ballboon.

Monkey King Bambina's Pair is the hardest to get, and also the most delicious because it is fresh off the monkey. The Ballboons hang their Pairs from the Birth Cry Tree as a mating ritual.

Retrieving Pair from the Birth Cry Tree can be accomplished with 2 means: Eating someone of similar power to yourself, or having a Ballboon pluck them off the tree.

Originally, Pair's capture method was much much different, but one of Bambina's ancestors ate the original source of Pair, and this drastically altered its obtaining method


What is the height of the net in Haikyuu?

I don't know if Haikyuu!! ever specifically talks about it - it doesn't come up in the anime through the end of season 2, at least -  but the net height for high school boys' volleyball is reportedly 240 cm. (Contrast 243 cm for pro men's volleyball, and 220 cm for high school girls' volleyball.)


Who's the girl Panther Lily's with in the wedding dress pose off?

That is the daughter of Bisca and Alzack, Asuka Conell.

One year after the disappearance of the Team Tenrou, Fairy Tail Mages Alzack Connell and Bisca Mulan married each other and their relationship blossomed, eventually resulting in the birth of Asuka ("A" came from Alzack and "-suka" from Bisuka, the Romaji version of her mother's name).

I couldn't find the image, but I am sure it was Asuka in a wedding dress.


These are the 2 scenes you probably mentioning in your question.

1) You can re-watch episode 8 of K-On!!, roughly at 07:20, Nodoka answers Mio that she first met Yui in kindergarten. (Approx. 12 years ago)

2) In the same episode, at 12:38, Ritsu relate her first impression about Mio back in elementary school. (Approx. 8 years ago)

3) The actual year is not confirmed yet, maybe plus minus a year or so.


Why does Saitama have such a simplistic design while others characters are so amazingly detailed?

Because that's just how it is.

Saitama is SUPPOSED to be boring and silly looking by design as part of the comedy. Instead of a "cool" looking hero like Genos, who in any other work would be a shoe-in for the main character, the story ultimately revolves around Saitama.

Now...Murata's version does give Saitama his due when he's being serious or intense, but generally he's just so bored or disinterested in the fight it's not worth the effort to put out that kind of appearance, so the crude or low quality drawing is simply to emphasis how little effort or attention he's giving to the situation.

In the original verison (with art is done by author himself and is VERY crudely and lazily drawn in most cases), his design never really changes that much and he's always plainly drawn throughout the series, while the other characters are generally given more detail. (the lazy-mode Saitama is a cleaned up version of the original version Saitama).

He's not the only one though...there's another character who occasionally shifts into their original form when Saitama finds them annoying as we see them from his perspective.


What the intense plucky guitar song that begins at 3:35 in My Hero Acadamia Season 3 ep 62/24

Its "People Always Reaching for the Top" from the 2nd OST :)


Den den mushi are kind of snails used for visual and audio communication. They are just another type of random creature existing in OPverse which uses telepathic abilities for communication within their own kind.

Source


Is there a difference in drawing style between different anime for different demographics?

As @nhahtdh said, this is very broad, but I'll try give an overview.

Shoujo contains a lot of flowery imagery and tends to emphasise the figures of genders - broad, manly shoulders for guys; short,slim, long-legged girls.
Many of the female characters have huge eyes with eyelashes that stand out. Usually, colors used in shoujo are lighter. Many times, colors like pink, light brown, yellow and light blue are used.

Shounen art is usually sharper and more defined than shoujo art. Obviously, there will be more action sequences with many dynamic angles and poses. Shounen tends to use more darker colors such as black and dark blue.

Josei characters are more realistically proportioned than the exaggerated shoujo artwork.

Seinen manga is a similar contrast from shounen, being more realistically proportioned. As seinen caters for the older males, a lot of seinen targeted material is ecchi or H, so this can vary quite a bit.

Within genres, styles can change also. 4koma manga consists of 4 panels and is usually comedy-oriented. Because of the lack of space, usually the artists prefer to use simpler-designed characters. This is similar to many comedy-based shows that concentrate on the jokes rather than detailed, deep characters.

Obviously, the manga is very much artist-dependent, but I hope this gives a rough outline.

I think it's worth noting that sometimes shows can parody the art styles of other genres - like this scene from Kore wa zombie desu ka? with a stereotypical shoujo scene.

Reference - Shounen Vs Shoujo Art Styles


Why is the American version of the manga split into three parts?

If you are referring to Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World then according to Wikipedia

  Viz released the first volume of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga up to the end of the Monster World arc under its original title. Starting from the last chapter of the seventh Japanese volume, the Duelist Kingdom, Dungeon Dice Monsters, and Battle City arcs are released under the title Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, while the Memory World arc was released as Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World.

Source: Yu-Gi-Oh! - Manga (Second Paragraph)

What this means is that the Viz Media release using the original name Yu-Gi-Oh! finishes at Millenium Enemy 10: The Last Die Roll which is Chapter 59 of Volume 7 of the Manga in Japan (according to the chapter list on Wikipedia). Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist starts from the next chapter and continues to the end of Volume 31 and Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World is the final Arc which starts at Volume 32 and finishes the at the end

As for why? it seems to be a decision by Viz Media. while i don't know for sure i would suspect that it was because in the beginning there was several games portrayed in the manga with Magic & Wizards only appearing a couple of times in the first seven volumes. at the start of the Duelist Kingdom Arc Magic & Wizards returned and became the main game that the series focused on (with the exception of Dungeon Dice Monsters). the Memory World Arc however focused on a Table Top RPG (the precursor to Magic & Wizards)

So the first Viz Media release Yu-Gi-Oh! featured multiple games. after that Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist focused mainly on Magic & Wizards while Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World focused on a entire different game

Viz Media however has also been re-releasing the series as a 3-in-1 edition as the currently listed volumes of it (as of 23/08/2017) have covers from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist and Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World


How does the state know when people transmute something into gold?

Short Answer
Becoming rich isn't exactly subtle, and Locard's exchange principle suggests that there's always some way to get to the truth in matters like this.

Long answer
Let's be clear about something: This isn't Harry Potter, the state doesn't know when a transmutation is performed.* Mustang was sent to find Edward because they had heard about his abilities by word of mouth.

There is no surefire way to know whether or not an alchemist has created gold. While it is possible for them to do so, you'd find that any mechanism they had for catching said alchemists would be similar to the real-world practice of insider trading or counterfeiting.

In counterfeiting, there are telltale signs of illegal bills. In alchemy, transmutation marks are often left by alchemists as the science is not really a perfect one. As @looper mentioned, you could melt the gold, but then you'd still need equipment to put it back into bars or some tradable form. Alchemists aren't blacksmiths.

That said, there's exceptions. Consider Major Armstrong, whose alchemy is one of the most refined around, such that he leaves no transmutation marks on his average transmutation. Say he manufactures a few gold bars and sells them to pay for some under-the-table deals he made. The state would have no way of catching him—there is nothing that sets his gold apart from real gold, and they probably wouldn't even know about the deal to begin with.

However, say he starts doing it regularly. He upgrades his car, his house (even though he already has a mansion, go figure), wears a brand new watch, and so on. This is likely the point when the state would start to question where he acquired such funds (especially knowing his salary). In this case, he could be "audited" (assuming such a practice exists in-universe) and he'd likely be caught.

*Now, there is a point I have not addressed:

   Because, in Brotherhood, Father regulates all alchemical exchanges in Amestris, it's possible he'd have some way to look in on this. However, I highly doubt that, even though he essentially owns the state military and thusly all of Amestris, he'd care whatsoever about gold entering the country's economy illegally.

This answer probably got a bit more "real" than you expected, but I think that's just the truth. It's the same with their "creating humans" rule; they'd have no way to know you did it until you did something to make it clear.


Ban's ability "Snatch" is to steal objects without contact, he uses it to steal strength from his opponent as well. However, the strength he steals is temporary. Basically he can only use the strength until his body reaches the limit and stops to prevent further damage to himself. Therefore, the answer to your question is no, he did not take Meliodas's power forever, it was only during the battle. When the battle ends, Meliodas will have all of his power back.
here is the link of reference to wikia for details.
(Snatch)

Hope this helps


Are the Oreimo light novels different from the Anime?

I've read the first six or so novels, covering up to the end of the OVAs for the first anime series. [Note: now I've read them all, so I've edited to reflect that.] There aren't any major plot differences between the novels and anime, but there is lots of extra material in the novels that could be interesting for big fans of the anime. I'll spoiler-tag major stuff. Some of this material is also in the manga, which has an official US release, although I'm not too familiar with the manga, so I can't say how much.

The first few novels follow the same plot arc as the anime, with Kyousuke discovering Kirino's otaku secrets and helping her meet Saori and Kuroneko, while also dealing with their parents and Ayase. The main difference is that the novels are narrated in the first person by Kyousuke, so we get to hear his reasons for some of his more inexplicable actions (for example, his screaming bout with his father that was in Episode 3 of the anime was, in the novels, depicted as a product of utter terror and desperation, whereas it looked sort of calculated in the anime).

There are a few extra stories in these novels that weren't adapted to anime, like one where Kyousuke buys Manami a present. The first major difference is the novel-writing storyline, which is almost completely different between the novels and the anime. In the novels,

   the woman who was Kirino's editor in the anime is actually a failed novelist herself, who steals Kirino's work and passes it off as her own. Kyousuke and Kuroneko infiltrate the publisher using Saori's connections and expose the plagiarism, after which she becomes Kirino's editor as in the anime.

Kirino's novel is never turned into anime as it was in the anime series. Kuroneko has a much bigger part in this story than in the corresponding anime story, which I enjoyed as a Kuroneko fan. The earlier Christmas date story also has a slightly different emotional payoff than in the anime.

In the novels' equivalent to Series I, Episode 11, Kuroneko actually finishes showing her picture drama about Kyousuke and Kirino's relationship. Not only is it one of the funniest scenes in the novels, it also explains Kuroneko's behavior towards Manami after she starts attending Kyousuke's school.

The anime's "good" ending doesn't happen in the novels; only the "true" ending, where Kirino flies off to the United States, happens in the novels.

I have now read the novels that cover the second series, and the Sakurai subplot, a major subplot explaining

   why Kyousuke changed to his current "take it easy" persona, causing Kirino and Manami's confrontation and Kirino's hatred for Manami, as shown in Episode 13 of Series II

was not adapted to the anime. This subplot takes up most of the eleventh novel and contains a scene of temporary peace between

   Kirino and Manami, wherein Kirino even helps out at Manami's family's shop.

During this scene, Kyousuke recounts how when he and Manami were in elementary school, he

   had a meddlesome, class president-like personality that led him to expend a bunch of energy getting a delinquent and nascent otaku, Sakurai, who of course is another cute girl otaku, to come to class. Kyousuke convinced Sakurai to come on their class trip, where he led her up a dangerous mountain peak. Sakurai fell off and was seriously injured; her parents blamed Kyousuke and moved her to a different school, and they didn't see each other again, until Kyousuke seeks her out to apologize in the present. After this incident, Manami convinced Kyousuke to stop being so meddlesome.

This led to the incidents between Kirino and Manami, and later Kirino and Kyousuke, that we see from Kirino's perspective in Series II, Episode 13—which is not in the novels.
The events it covers are implied, but never explicitly shown; in particular, the anime offers a definitive explanation of Kirino's love for little sister eroge, which we didn't get in the novels as far as I can remember.

It's debatable how much you're really missing by not getting the subplot from the novels; I found it to be a huge, bloated digression that added very little to the anime's much shorter overview of the events, and it

   adds yet another confession to the string of love confessions that Kyousuke rejects due to his relationship with Kirino, when Sakurai confesses to Kyousuke sometime between his confessions from Ayase and Kanako.

Disappointingly (especially for Kuroneko fans), the controversial ending of the anime is an exact adaptation of the novels' ending, so don't expect the novels to save you from that disappointment. (In fact, it's weird how many of the anime's worst moments are direct adaptations of the novel.)

In general, the side characters are integrated into the novel more thoroughly and relationships are explored at greater depth. We get little mentions of things like the relationship between Kyousuke and Rock (Manami's little brother), or between Kuroneko and Ayase. There are also some side stories that shed extra light on certain characters (including Hinata Gokou, Kuroneko's middle sister; Kouhei and Sena Akagi; and Mikagami, who posed as Kirino's fake boyfriend in Series II) and show us things that happened offscreen in the anime, or outside the main timeframe. There's even a crossover story between Ore Imo and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, where Kirino and Mikoto meet on a talk show while Kyousuke and Touma Kamijou hang out backstage. There's a lot of good humor and interesting exploration of the characters in this extra material.

While reading the novels, it's pretty easy to see why all of these things were cut from the anime; the Sakurai subplot introduces a not-very-significant new character at the last minute, and I found the anime version of the main plot perfectly intelligible without it. The rest has nothing to do with the main plot, and is mostly of interest to hardcore fans. I wouldn't say you're not missing anything by skipping the novels, but you're not missing anything essential—you can get about 90% of the Ore Imo experience, including 99% of the bad parts, with just the anime.


How does Conan know the names of Vodka and Gin in the anime?

Conan never learned about their codenames in the anime due to the plot modification, which makes a big plothole.
Detective Conan World's Wiki stated:

The first season of Detective Conan rarely featured the Black Organization because the anime writers wanted to downplay their presence. Two of the episodes at least, were altered heavily in light of this:

Episode 5, The Shinkansen's Bomb Case: The episode replaces the two men who shrunk Conan with lookalikes unrelated to the Black Organization. In the manga version of this case, Conan runs into the real pair and learns their code names (Gin/Vodka in the Japanese Version, Melkior and Kaspar in the English Version). Their replacement creates a continuity error in Episode 54, Game Company Murder Case. Conan recognizes their code names when Tequila speaks to them, yet Conan never learned their code names in the anime version of events.

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As already mentioned, in the manga version, Conan first learned about their codenames in "The Shinkansen's Bomb Case" (vol 4, files 4-6) where he ran into them inside the train.

There, using the microphone bug gadget by Professor Agasa, he eavesdropped on their conversation and learned about Gin and Vodka, their codenames.


What's the name of the music played during the final battle of Tokyo Ghoul √A episode 9?

That song's name is Das zweite Kapitel (disc #1, track #26).


How does the third Rebellion movie relate to the series' storyline?

The exact placement of the Rebellion movie with respect to the series is still not entirely clear. This is what we know, though:

The movie is set in the final timeline - that is, the one depicted in episode 12, in which Madoka exists as a force of nature that eliminates all witches.
The movie occurs a while after the last pre-credits scene of episode 12 (the one where Homura tells Kyuubey about the previous timelines, in which witches existed, and in which magical girls had a more adversarial relationship with Kyuubey). The movie starts an indeterminate amount of time after this scene, though Kyouko, Mami, and Homura all look essentially the same, so it's unlikely more than a year or two has passed.
The movie is to be taken as the canonical continuation of the TV series (and, equivalently, the first two movies), so that it is the ending of the series (for now), not an alternate ending or a spin-off.

What is not clear:

We don't know how the events of the movie relate to the post-credits scene of episode 12 (果てしなき戦い / "The Endless War", discussed in this question), in which Homura sprouts witch-looking wings as she battles a number of wraiths in a wasteland. This scene could occur before or after the events of the movie - there just isn't enough information to tell at this point.