How did Heathcliff manipulate Kirito and Asuna back to the battlefield?

Yui only appeared during a sidestory in the second light novel so we can say that she didn't play a role in their decision.
Basically Heathcliff knew that Kirito and Asuna felt a responsibility for clearing the game seeing how they were some of the strongest players.

  Asuna then suddenly removed her smile and muttered:
  “Up until now, I had only fought on the upper floors. I had
  completely forgotten that there were people who lived normal lives…”
  “I don’t mean that we’re special; but since we’re on a high enough
  level to fight on the front lines, I suppose it also means that we have an
  obligation to them.”
  “…I had never thought about it like that… I always felt that
  becoming stronger was just a way to survive.”
  “I think that a lot of people are going to be counting on you from
  now on. Of course, that includes me.”
  “…except with my personality, hearing these kind of expectations
  only makes me want to run away.”
  “Oh you.”
  As Asuna pouted in dissatisfaction, I stroked her hair and hoped
  for this life to continue for a while longer. For Nishida and the other
  players, we have to return to the front lines at some point. But at least
  for now-
  Based on the messages that Agil and Klein had sent me, I knew
  that they were having a hard time trying to clear the seventy-fifth floor.

He did guilt-trip them a bit with his message:

  That night, we received a message from Heathcliff, requesting us
  to take part in fighting the seventy-fifth floor boss.
  ...
  Seeing as we had temporarily left the guild, we could decline the
  request. But the last line of the message, that “some people had already
  died,” laid heavily on our minds.

Both excerpts are from the first light novel Aincrad (translations by Baka-Tsuki).


Fake anime or manga release as an April Fools Prank?

Yes. The examples I know of is from Type-Moon.

As we can see from the link, almost every year since 2005 Type-Moon has came out with an April Fool's Joke ranging from fake movies to games featuring characters of the Nasuverse. Even Ufotable, the animation studio involved with Kara no Kyoukai, Unlimited Blade Works, Fate/Zero, Tales of Zestiria the X and God Eater played along in 2009 by listing an anime adaptation of a parody of Densha Otoko called Sensha Otoko: A True Tank Story (戦車男, Tank Man) featuring Iskander and a gender-swapped Waver Velvet.

However, it should be noted that while these were initially jokes, some of these have lead to real non-joke works. TYPE-MOON 10th Anniversary Phantasm which was released for retail sale on August 10, 2012 featured the manga of Sensha Otoko, the joke Fake/states night game was later released with TYPE-MOON Ace Vol. 2 called Fate/strange fake and in the 2009 moon.cinemas.jp joke

  One of the films joked about is an adaptation of Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin, an epilogue to Kara no Kyoukai. It was decided it would be done as a real film several years later.

Also in the 2015 TMitter2015 scenario Nero's tweet of

  Hm, what? You'd like to know if it's okay to get your hopes up for EXTRA3? Huhu, oh troubled one, allow me to ease your suffering. Yes, you may. Have faith in me! I'm sure they shall work something out!

did come true as Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (the third Fate/Extra Game) came out in November 10, 2016 in Japan (though not sure if it was in development when her tweet was made)

So, what about Attack on Titan Season 2? Is that a joke? Well we won't know until the actual date. However, consider how it was announced,

  A second season of the anime series was announced on the opening day of the first theatrical film, which was originally set to be released in 2016. It was then confirmed in the January 2017 issue of the Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine that the second season will premiere in April 2017.

Source: Attack on Titan - Media - Anime (3rd Paragraph)

the cited source of the April 2017 release cites the January 2017 issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine showing this image

I'm not fluent in Japanese but I knew Year and Month and all it shows is April 2017, not April 1st, 2017. Given that Season 2 was announced during the opening day of the first film which was way back in 2015 and the magazine only indicates a month, to me this doesn't seem like an April Fool's joke since it's too long running.


When does the Dragon Ball Super Broly movies occur in the series

The Dragon Ball Super Broly movie is set after the Dragon Ball Super series. The movie is made in a way where you don't really need to have any prior knowledge of Dragon Ball Super or even Dragon Ball in general(Although, having knowledge with regard to the same would definitely help).With regard to your main question, if you were to watch the Dragon Ball Super series before, it doesn't really make a significant difference with regard to plot. It would mainly help you realize the level of strength of the characters and the antagonist and maybe a few small details.However, in conclusion, you don't necessarily have to watch the series to understand the movie.


What does the letter at the end of Patema Inverted mean?

According to this post on MyAnimeList forums, this is the message:

  From: ?AIA Sent: Tue???y,??ly 29,v???x ?:30PM To: Ma????ng list fre?ds
  Cc: ?? com?unity Subject: We are alive. Attachments: I?mage582
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  This E-mail is an appeal to all recipients.

  We are alive We were spared the effects of the anti-gravity
  experiment.

  We have yet to fully grasp the extent of the destruction But we are
  absolutely certain that one particular undamaged area remains; namely,
  the area on the exact opposite side of the Earth's mantle. This is the
  reverse side of the Earth's axis.

  After settling that area, we pushed forward with research into the
  repair of gravity inversion. Now it seems a successful breakthough may
  by just out of reach. We have placed our hopes in the networks still
  online in each area, and are transmitting this E-mail all over the
  Earth.

  To all recipients: please print as many copies of this E-mail as
  possible. Then please distribute those copies to as many people, as
  you can, so that they may know the truth.

  We are resolved to wait in here, for generations if necessary.

  Latitude 33.3526' N, Longitude 130.2401' E

  Please convey this to all peopple on Earth. We are alive.

Here's the location on the map.


The true nature of the butterflies was never revealed in the manga. Take a look at this page from chapter 59:

Here you can see Rikichi having troubles catching a butterfly that was trying to fly away, also trying to lure it with a female butterfly. That suggests us that the butterflies are at least living creatures (as far as you can describe an inhabitant of Soul Society as "living"), and not "robots", because:

It's useless to try to lure a robot with a female robot
A robot could behave better, and there should be no problems with handling it.

I would assume they are real butterflies that are being bred up in Soul Society and somehow trained to perform their duties. Maybe they are somehow different from normal butterflies (for example they could have been modified by the 12th division), but since it wasn't stated anywhere, it's just a speculation.


What is written inside the ring Yui and Rena share?

"Per aspera ad astra."

A popular Latin phrase meaning "through hardships to the stars."


Does Ichigo still have his powers after his battle with Yhwach?

Yes, the 2 Novels following the manga's ending said that he regained the powers stolen by Yhwach.


Madara has shown throughout the battles he fought that he was just toying with the others. At one point, after his rinne rebirth, he even cuts his own body just to relive the pleasure of a real battle. He clearly preferred to have actual combats than just winning the fight, probably because once everybody becomes a zombie under the tsuki no me he would have no one to fight.


Why does The Invincible take the form of an eye?

The Invincible does not take form of an eye - it contains an "eye" built into the ship.

  According to ancient Terran recordings at the ruins of Oeilvert, the Invincible was developed many times to refine it into a perfect tool of war. The final version was entrusted to Garland, who recognized its potential as a weapon. The Invincible's underside contains a large, crimson "eye" that fires a devastating energy beam and can enslave eidolons.


Does handwritten speech indicate anything?

I read the VIZ translations and from what I can understand, the handwritten speech denotes 'drowned-out' dialogues. During this time, the character, Emiya, seems to be in an internal monologue. This is meant to tell the reader that the focus or the important parts were not on his 'drowned-out' (the handwritten ones) dialogues but rather on his internal monologue.

This is also seen in an anime where the character is thinking to himself/herself. The scene around the character would have its volume lowered down (but still hearable) to give focus to what the character is thinking.


If Blackbeard removes your power do you regain the ability to swim?

Doubtful. I think to completely rip off powers from another Devil Fruit user like Whitebeard, he probably needs to be dead or will die in the process. Think about it if that weren't the case, then Blackbeard would have extracted the Mera Mera no Mi's power from Ace when he initially captured him. The thing would've killed Ace and that wouldn't allow for a situation where Whitebeard went to war with the World Government.


It's just a suffix that makes the name a little more cute, it's roughly the same as having a friend called, I don't know, Sam, and calling him "Sammy".

It is also similar to adding "-chan" to the name. I guess Konata does that partly to annoy Kagami a little.

In case you're wondering, the name Kagami means "mirror".


I think it was made pretty clear when Itachi explains it to Naruto when he was Edo Tensei.
Itachi and Shisui both new a Civil War was on the cards since Uchiha were plotting a Coup. Both having grown up in the era of great war didn't want it to come to that. Shisui tried to use his Genjutsu prowess on the village elders to stop the anhilation of Uchihas, but Danzo overpowered him and stole his eye. Shisui managed to get away but lost an eye. He didn't want any other power monger to get hold of his other Mangekyo Sharingan and thus entrusted it to Itachi, because he knew he believed in the same ideals. He left the village and faked his death.

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

On a smartphone. So will edit with proper citations of manga chapters later. Please take a look at Wikia. It should explain it more clearly

Edit 1: For those convinced he commited suicide

  Shisui wrote a suicide note telling his clan he cannot follow through with the coup d'etat, but his clan's narrow mindedness made them unable to understand this, believing he would even sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of the Uchiha Clan. The contents of the suicide note also made it appear as though he had crushed his eyes when jumping off a cliff into the Naka River to kill himself in order to prevent conflict from arising over his eyes within the clan. He, at the same time, was able to erase his existence, leaving no corpse behind.
  Wiki Source: Chapter 550 pg11. Chapter 520 pg 15

Edit 2: I am not sure whats wrong with people, but they do not want to do their own research but will hold their beliefs and opinions as hard facts. I am open to different interpretations of said facts BUT don't refute the facts. Here is the anime clip of Shisui giving his eye to Itachi (Not that itachi killed him and took his eye)


Yes, there's another Black Neuroi Hive that was destroyed at the beginning of Strike Witches 2.
According to a more general question asking the total number of hives on Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese), which was answered by mr_hungry01:

The new hive that occurred at the beginning of season 2, episode 1 is right above Venezia facing the Adriatic Sea.
At the same time, the destroyed hive was displayed on the screen as if it was on the city facing the sea, but in setting it is said to be "Hive of the South Karlsland". Together with the fact that the 504th use this strategy against Neuroi crossing the Alps mountains until it was destroyed, it seems it's around in the inland north of the Alps mountains.
 (partial answer focusing on the 2nd season only, emphasis mine)

The Wikia also mentions this:

As of 1945, Neuroi hives have been confirmed in the following regions.

[...]
South Karlsland - apparently located near the Rhine river, destroyed by a stronger hive that later established itself in Venezia;
[...]


It depends on what you mean by "really lose his leg".
As you mentioned, in the Manga:

He actually loses his leg on the tall, rocky island they wash up on. After giving Sanji all his food and lying to the boy that the larger bag that he kept himself were his rations (knowing that the boy would never accept it if he found out that he had no food with him at all, only treasure), he smashed his leg off with a large rock and ate it to stay alive.Source

Whereas, in the Anime:

Zeff's leg caught on debris during the rescue, and he had to cut it off in order to get Sanji and save them both. He does this by wrapping a chain around the trapped leg and letting the force of the ships sever it.Source

Since the Anime is adapted from the Manga and not the other way around, if one of the two versions had to be chosen as the official one, it would have to be the Manga one. Eiichiro Oda meant for Zeff to lose his leg as means of satisfying his hunger, indicating the severity of Sanji and Zeff's predicament while they were stranded on the island.
As mentioned in the article on Zeff:

The change was due to censorship, as it was considered too much of a shock for young children.

It is specifically addressed by Oda in SBS Volume 15:

D: When I watched the One Piece anime, at the same part of Volume 7, Chapter 57, "Dreams Have a Reason" it says the reason Zeff lost his leg got torn off in the shipwreck... did they change that in consideration of the young children watching the show?
O: Yes. Hearing "eat your own leg" in that episode would be too much of a shock for young children. When you consider that a medium such as television has tens of millions of viewers, to neglect such a consideration would be a terrible mistake. It's amazing that all those animators can continue to create such wonderful shows while still thinking about these things all the time!! If you can feel the love when you watch the show, everyone please send fan letters to Toei Animation. It'll cheer everyone up there.


Why didn't Tobi capture Sora for his 9 tails chakra?

Like Noted in the comments, Sora was a Filler only character. He does not exist in the manga at all, which the anime is based off of. His entire arc was just added in to lengthen the anime, buy time for the manga to progress, and make money. The Gold and Silver Brothers are in the manga as written by Kishimoto, and were the only source of 9 tails chakra Tobi ever got his hands on, which he

   did use to create an incomplete 10 tails.

The Wiki Notes Sora's appearances are in the anime only, and lacks any time in the manga, supporting this.


An old anime with a red haired female main character and a guy with an invisible sword

It could be Slayers (1995 anime series)

  Lina Inverse, a wandering sorceress and bandit-killer, joins forces with roving swordsman Gourry Gabriev in what's supposed to be a quick union of convenience. Instead, an artifact Lina "liberated" from a gang of thieves turns out to be the key to the resurrection of the demon lord Shabranigdo. Urged on by the mysterious Red Priest Rezo, the pair has no choice but to fight the dark lord and his servants, accumulating new allies and enemies along the way.

The red haired girl could be Lina Inverse who is a sorceress, while the blonde guy could be Gourry Gabriev a wandering swordsman, wielding his family's magical blade, the Sword of Light.


Why does the Shield Hero manga have the qualifier "The Manga Companion"?

In short, this was done by the publisher to prevent confusion, by indicating that it is the Manga companion to the original light novel.
Currently the light novel is sold under the same name, without the appended "The Manga Companion" which given the similar covers might lead to people buying the light novel when they intended to buy the manga, and vice versa.
As to why they chose "The Manga Companion" specifically over just "manga", I wouldn't know. Only One Peace Books would be able to tell us that.


Do Sharingan users experience its full potential when having mixed stages of eyes?

No, the Sharingan users do not experience the full potential of the dojutsu. If that were so, the tomoe system would not be sensible.

From the Wikia article on Sharingan:

  When first awakened each Sharingan usually will have only one tomoe (巴), although in Obito Uchiha's case, as well as Itachi and Indra's in the anime, they immediately gained two tomoe in each of their eyes. Through training and continued use the Sharingan will develop a second tomoe and then, upon full maturation, a third. When Hagoromo awakened Sharingan in the anime, he had all three tomoe immediately. All the Sharingan's abilities are available to the user from its earliest stage, but with greater development comes greater proficiency with those abilities.

So then, why different tomoe in each eye?

Since not much is being disclosed in the series about this, we could conclude an explanation from the given facts.

Sharingan broadly has two main abilities: the Eye of Insight and the Eye of Hypnotism. The evolution of the tomoe in each eye could mean the mastery of the respective abilities.


Within the anime, there has been no mention of where Darkness and Megumin lived prior to obtaining the mansion (not that I recall). However, in the KonoSuba manga, Darkness and Megumin both had slept in the stables as illustrated:

That's probably the most evidence I could get.


If you want to watch it from the beginning. Watch it according to this order.

Durarara Episode 1-12
Special 1: Heaven's Vengeance
Episode 13-24
Special 2: World at Peace
Durarara x2 Shou 1-4
x2 Shou Special: Watashi no Kokoro wa Nabe Moyou
Shou 5-12
Durarara x2 Ten EP-1
x2 Ten Special: Onoroke Chakapoko
x2 Ten - Remaining
Durarara x2 Ketsu

Sources:

List of Durarara Episodes on Wikipedia

List of Durarara x2 Episodes on Wikipedia

MyAnimeList

TheTVDB


Why didn't Tobi bring Sasuke to fight in the Shinobi war?

It is like you said, he had Sasuke under the supervision of Zetsu, recover from the eye transplant.

Read if you are uptodate with the manga

   Right after Sasuke was fit to join the fight he set out for the battlefield. On his way he met Itachi and things changed there.
 Sasuke along with Itachi took down Kabuto, and then Orochimaru appears from within Kabuto. Along with Orochimaru, Sauske goes in search of the shinigami mask using which Orochimaru tears open the stomach of the Death Reaper, thereby releasing all those that were sealed inside the death reaper seal.
 After this the 4 Hokages are resurrected and then the plot goes into the back drop, and finally Sasuke makes the decision that he will fight for Konoha and thus joins the battle.

This is the flow of the time line. So I see no part where Sasuke was lazing around or Tobi kept him under lock and key.


Can Natsu Dragneel use Dragonforce and Lightning flame Dragon mode at the same time?

It is possible as Lightning flame dragon is an extra skill that he picked up from Laxus whereas Dragon force exists within all Dragon Slayers which needs tremendous amount of energy for natsu to tap into it. However the author has not shown him doing both at the same time. It is possible in future.


Where is the source that says that Stiyl looking like an adult was due to art direction mistake?

The Toaru Majutsu no Index Wiki does say it, on both Stiyl Magnus and Kanzaki Kaori's design evolution sections, but it doesn't actually give citations for its claims. The actual source is from Haimura Kiyotaka, the novels' illustrator, on his blog. A translation of Stiyl and Kanzaki's sections:

  ※ステイルは当初からイメージのズレが余り有りません。衣装は上からマント・ローブ・黒シャツ黒ズボンとなります。

  　ちなみに、魔術側のキャラは１巻当時から、科学側のキャラに比べて年齢と外見の差異が著しいですが、
  　コレには一応理由があったりします。詳しくは神裂のラフで後述。

  There has not been much change in Stiyl's design from the very
  beginning. From top down, he wears a cape, a robe, a black shirt, and
  black pants.
  By the way, ever since their introduction in Volume 1,
  the gap between age and appearance in the magic side characters has
  been much greater than in the science side characters. There is a
  reason for this. See Kanzaki's rough for more.

  ※神裂はパーツが多かったので一番苦労しました。この段階ではジーンズのカットが随分と中途半端です。

  　（ステイルの項から続き）１巻の本文初稿を読んだとき、はいむらが抱いた印象は、
  　「…ああ、これは『オトナの理屈』に子供が反抗する話なんだな」なのでした。
  　つまり、１巻時点の魔術側キャラであるステイルと神裂は、主人公である上条の目線からは、
  　「子供にとって、嬉しくない建前や理屈を並べる大人」に見えたハズなのです。

  　当時はさすがに、『禁書』がココまで長期に続くとは思ってもいなかったので、
  　２名は上記の印象に従い、年齢不相応の造型にしました…そして、７巻辺りから徐々にそれを後悔する羽目に。

  Kanzaki's design had a lot too it, so hers gave me the most trouble.
  At this stage, the cut of her jeans was only partway.  (Continued from
  Stiyl's rough) When I read the first draft of Volume 1, I came away
  with the impression that it was the story of children rebelling
  against the reasoning of adults.  That is why I thought Kamijou would
  have seen Stiyl and Kanzaki as adults that used reasonings and
  principles that a child would refuse to accept.  At the time, I never
  thought Index would continue this long, so I went with my impression
  of the two and gave them designs that did not really match their
  ages...and by about Volume 7 I was starting to regret it.


What is the origin of this facial expression with one's tongue sticking out?

All of these faces are direct parodies of Fujiya's forever 6 year old mascot, Peko-chan:

Peko-chan was created in the 1950s is probably the most recognized character in the Japanese confectionery world.

In Japan, showing one's tongue can be used to express one's feeling embarrassed at making a mistake. It's often times meant to be childish and regarded as cute. There are no solid references connecting the behavior to Fujiya's mascot, but some believe the behavior is popularized by children imitating Peko-chan.


Where to read Bleach from after the Ichigo & Aizen fight in the anime?

Actually ended up finding this; in chapter 416, the battle with Aizen ends.


Are there any other Guinness world record holders?

No, One Piece is not the only record holder: as shown in this article, "Kochikame Earns Guinness World Record For Most Volumes Published For Single Manga Series" with 200 volumes.


Why does Lindy and Leti have the same mark on their foreheads?

Lindy's character was based on a fairy of same name from Lyrical Toy Box  (which is where the whole Nanoha franchise started). Here she has both dots and wings (which she displays in the Nanoha franchise when she is using her powers).

There doesn't seem to be a canon explanation why she has them in Nanoha franchise, but I wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't fully human, but partially different race.

And I would hypothetize that Leti's character design was based on Lindy's just to drive the point home that they are friends.


What is the song playing in My Hero Academia season 2 episode 13 at 6:05?

If I have not been wrong with the scene the song is:

Arararara? (あらららら？) by Yuki Hayashi.
It is the twelfth track of the album My Hero Academia Original Soundtrack.

The part that sounds in that scene is from the second 27-29 of the song onwards.

Song in Youtube


Why doesn't Conan reveal his identity at least to Ran in Detective Conan (Case Closed)?

Saying Conan doesn't reveal his identity is wrong, there are 10 people who know about Conan true identity, and Conan told 2 of them. (Link contain spoiler) Conan never told Ran because it's dangerous for her to know the truth. Professor Agasa warn him about it at the first time he know about Conan, Second Chapter - The Shrunken Detective

Knowing her personality, Ran will risk her life to save others and most likely too help Conan to fight the Black Organization. This chapter (chapter 434 Rotten Apple) is when Ran tried to save Ai from Vermouth, she risk her own life to save her

On several occasion, Shinichi wants to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness.

Beside, different from the others who know Conan's secret, Ran might unintentionally tell anyone about it. Closest possible, she will tell her best friend, Sonoko. For example, when Ran accidentally tell Sonoko about Oogami. (He's a wrestler who cover his real identity by wearing a mask - Chapter 389 The Man Who Can Never Be a Wolf)

At one point Ran knew that Conan is Shinichi and actually waiting for him to tell her by himself, but as always Conan was able to trick her again.


Which chapter of the manga does Season 2 of One Punch Man anime end in?

As stated here, Episode 24 of the 2nd season of One Punch Man is based on Chapters 83-84 of the manga. If you want to pick up where the anime ended, either you start reading on these chapters or proceed to the one that follows, which is Chapter 85.


In Master Keaton, is TV news being used as secret code based on real world practice?

It was certainly done during World War II by the BBC as part of Radio Londres. These were radio broadcasts from England to France, where each broadcast began with "personal messages" that were clearly coded messages for the French Resistance. Famously, it informed them of the imminent D-Day invasion.

I haven't come across any verified evidence of this on TV, though there are persistent rumors.


How did the "S" quincy heal his eardrums?

He receives the benefits of the cheering even though he could not hear the cheers of James as seen in this page, this page, and this page.


That reoccurring heavy metal song in Fairy Tail... what is it?

According to OP themself,

  It's the 13th track off of Volume 2, Haja no Sen Kaze.


This is a little confusing because the notion of what exactly "Adam" is is different from the original TV Series + End of Evangelion (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and the new movie series ("Rebuild" of Evangelion). In the original TV Series, Adam was a source of life (the Angels), and named the "First Angel", and used as a template of sorts for all of the Evangelions (eventhough near the end of the series, Evangelion Unit-01 was said to be a "clone" of Lilith).

In the new movies, "Adam" is a lot more vague. We're not sure what Adam is at this point, and the first thing that we have to go off of was a preview where we saw 4 glowing figures (presumably at the edge of the site of second impact) followed with the label "ADAMS":

Note that this shot was never actually used in the movies, it was probably reworked so that it more closely matched the rest of the Second Impact flashback montage:

Some things to note are that they all have halos and what appears to be "cores".

As far as the "Adam's Vessel", it's hard to decipher exactly what that means, especially if there is supposedly 4 Adams. However, we are told a few things from the movies, and that "Adam's Vessel" is Evangelion Mark.09. Here's a breakdown of possible "Adams" and what the 3rd movie has revealed.

It mentions that Mark.09 was referred to as "Adam's Vessel" and Evangelion 13 was called a "Survivor of the Adams" or something. The thread also goes into a little bit of detail and speculation about the Adams and what they could be. At this point, we don't know for sure what the Adam's Vessel was for, why it's called Adam's Vessel, and why Mark.09 is supposedly it.

More rampant speculation about Adams and the Evangelions here.


Did Kishimoto kill Itachi because he was too strong to fight in the Fourth Great Ninja War?

I don't think that's true. While Itachi is powerful, he is no match for Madara Uchiha, who defeated the 5 kages himself. While Itachi's Susanoo contains the Totsuka blade and a nearly invincible shield, Madara has the perfect Susanoo, which makes it a league of its own.

Even so, Itachi did appear in the Fourth Shinobi War, and while he made Kabuto un-reanimate all the Edo Tenseis (including Itachi himself), Edo Tensei Madara was not stopped.


What real-life artist draws Sagiri's art in the anime?

Ah, it's Tiv, who tweeted about this here:

アニメ「エロマンガ先生」、紗霧ちゃんのお仕事に協力させていただいてます。これからもしばらくよろしくお願いします！#エロマンガ先生
I'll be helping with Sagiri's work on the anime 'Eromanga-sensei'. [usual Japanese pleasantries] #EromangaSensei

Tiv is probably better known for being the artist for the Masamune-kun no Revenge LNs/manga; the resemblance of that and her other art to Sagiri's art is unmistakable (see e.g. her portfolio website "Planova").


What is the background music played in ep. 2 when we are told of the conquest of Japan?

I have heard all of the OST tracks from Code Geass, and the closest match is in  Code Geass OST #2 - Pessimistic Time. If you listen carefully after 0:40, the main instrument's melody is the same. The style and backing are different, but it's normal for there to be some variation between the original OST and the version used in the series itself.

If you want the full list of all songs that played in the series, you can check them here.


How much of the light novels does the anime Sword Art Online covers (so far)?

The two seasons cover pretty much the whole story of the first eight light novels.
Only exception is "The First Day" chapter of the eighth novel.
However as Euphoric wrote the anime does not contain every bit of the novels.
Some things have been left out.
For example the second "Fairy Dance" novel includes an excursion of Kirito and Leafa into Jötunheimr which was left out of the anime.
So much regarding the anime.

The light novels are for the most part chronologically sorted.
The only exceptions are the second (which contains side stories for the first one) and the eighth one (which contains other side stories in SAO/ALO).
So you could start reading beginning with the first light novel or if you want a complete new story arc the ninth one.
There is also the "Sword Art Online: Progressive" light novel series which is a reboot of the original Aincrad arc and contains mostly new content.


What is the timeline for the first Season of Maria Watches Over Us?

The episode numbers relate to the order they were broadcast. chronologically speaking in the series Episodes 7, 8 and 9 occur after Episodes 10 and 11 with Episode 12 occurring after 9.

According to the linear notes in the bonus menu of the RightStuf DVD (Disk 3), the Valentines Day Episodes were aired earlier as the initial broadcast date for Episode 7 fell on/around February 14 which is Valentines Day.

Because the 3 Valentines Day Episodes are tightly connected together in terms of plot they couldn't just broadcast episode 7 and be done with it so the 3 episodes was broadcast in sequence and 10 and 11 broadcast after before the conclusion of the first season.


What happens if a hollow eats a mod soul in candy form

We don't know.

During the run of Bleach, in both manga and anime form, the matter of a mod soul being devoured by a Hollow has (surprisingly) never come up in practical discussion.

What we do know of mod souls is that they were manufactured to help combat the Hollow since they outnumbered the Soul Reapers, but that's...about it.  It also doesn't help matters that the operation which brought them into being was shut down, and all of the mod souls were ordered to be destroyed.


Why didn't Shouko confess her feelings to Shoya afterwards?

After her initial failure, Shoko lost heart. Additionally, another opportunity never showed up.

First, let's examine what happened. Shoko finally felt comfortable enough around Shoya to try speaking aloud, and she changed her hair so that she could confess her feelings, but Shoya rejected her not once, but twice. The first time was by telling her to use sign language, even going so far to admit she sounded weird when Shoko asked. The second rejection came when he misunderstood her confession as meaning "moon". It really doesn't matter if Shoya genuinely was having a difficult time understanding what Shoko was saying; this outcome definitely hurt Shoko and shattered her confidence. This is evident when she runs home and throws herself on her bed, only communicates by sending two despairing texts to Yuzuru. She also went back to mainly using sign language to speak to Shoya. Supposing her romantic feelings even remained intact afterwards, she wouldn't be trying again for a long while. In her despair, she probably felt stupid for trying in the first place.

And then what happened? Soon afterwards, even more of their former classmates started showing up at the Tuesday meetings (invited or otherwise). Shoko was alone with Shoya a lot less often, so there were few opportunities to confess with him. And with what happened later in the story, Shoko became more preoccupied with her feelings of guilt, pushing any ideas of confessing far from mind.


What song is Kyoko dancing to in Puella Magi / Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica?

It's part of the song Connect. You can say it's a remix version. The title is Connect -Game Installation-

It's from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Special CD 6 (track #13).

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica has total 6 Bonus CD. From what I could see, the artist is still ClariS. (I actually has all the bonus CD)


We don't have any proof for the moment that it would work or not against Obito.

But I would say that Kirin wouldn't work. It's categorized as a Raiton jutsu. So it's still ninjutsu and Obito should not be damaged.

Also, to use this jutsu, Sasuke needs to use a Katon jutsu to create the clouds. So, when the clouds are charged with thunders, it may still have some energy of the previous, meaning that it's not really natural lightning.


DGR1 & 2 spoilers abound! Before we get started...

   Some of the scenarios you list don't happen in the stories (at least DGR1 & 2,) so there is no way to know exactly how they would play out.

Further...

   even if the rules regarding a certain scenario are well-defined, it's not as if Monokuma is obligated to follow his own rules 100% of the time (he usually does, but not always.) Since it has been shown that Monokuma does not need to follow his own rules, even if a rule was put in place, there's no guarantee that it would be acted upon as stated. In other words, any answer to "What if scenario X happened, if X never happened in the story?" is most accurately, "According to the rules, Y would happen, but since Monokuma can do whatever he wants, we can't know for sure what would really happen."

With that out of the way...

1.

   Yes it does! (In a sense.) In DGR1 Chapter 4, Sakura kills herself by drinking poison. The verdict of the fourth class trial is that (despite physical assault from several of the other characters,) the murderer ultimately responsible for Sakura's death is Sakura herself, as judged by both the students and Monokuma. No punishment is given to the murderer, as the blackened is already dead.

2.

   Doesn't matter, whether you intended to kill someone or not, you're still the murderer. In DGR2 Chapter 5, Chiaki unintentionally kills Nagito in Nagito's convoluted plot to reveal the traitor among the group of students. The verdict of the trial is that Chiaki, inadvertently or not, was the direct cause of Nagito's death, as ruled by the students and Monokuma. Chiaki is thus deemed the blackened, and is killed by Monokuma, as it usually goes. This case technically had witnesses and didn't at the same time. Whether that factor affects the ruling of the trial is purely speculation. My guess would be that it would not affect the ruling.

3.

   No cases of unanimously agreed upon "self-defense" occur in the game, so this is one of those scenarios where we can't say for sure. However, two cases which were found not to be self-defense, but the potential excuse came up in the trial, were Leon's murder of Sayaka (DGR1 Ch. 1) and Teruteru's murder of Byakuya (DGR 2 Ch. 1). In both of those trials, there was no evidence that even if they were found to be instances of self-defense, that the culprit would be pardoned. My guess would be that even if the death of another student was a result of unanimously agreed upon self-defense, the killer would still become the blackened, and be punished if discovered.

4.

   This doesn't happen in the story, so there's no way for us to know, but if it were to be ruled a suicide, then all the points in #1 apply.

However!

   It's unlikely that this situation would come to pass, as Monokuma is shown to go to great lengths to protect the lives of individuals outside the scope of the trial and the victim/murderer setting, in accordance with the rules (you know, when he feels like it.) To be specific, Fuyuhiko nearly dies as a result of the events at the end of DGR2 Chapter 2, but, after being spurred on by the other students, goes out of his way to save Fuyuhiko's life, because Fuyuhiko was ruled not the blackened. So, my guess is that either any accidental self-inflicted death would either be proactively prevented by Monokuma, or ruled a suicide and tried as such.

5.

Monokuma is described somewhere in the games as "judge, jury, and executioner," meaning he is the one who ultimately decides the truth of any case, and he is also the one who enacts punishment.

   At the end of DGR2 Chapter 2, Peko attempts to argue with Monokuma that despite the fact that she was the one who killed Mahiru, it was Fuyuhiko's will for her to do so, and thus Fuyuhiko was the "true" blackened. However, Monokuma rejects this argument, stating that Peko was indeed the killer, and that it is Monokuma's place, not any student's, to decide regardless.

6.

   This doesn't exactly happen in the story, but there is a case close to it. At the of DGR2 Chapter 3 it is revealed that Mikan is responsible for a double homicide, but further that her personality was completely changed (or perhaps more accurately, "restored") after being afflicted by the "despair disease." She was correctly ruled the blackened, and received punishment the same as any of the other cases, so there is strong evidence to support the case that having a dissociative identity disorder or other personality shift is no excuse for murder, and the body containing the multiple personalities is punished wholesomely. Regarding Toko from DGR1, she was never involved in a murder, so we have no idea what would have became of her. My guess would be that regardless of what personality committed a murder, that person (i.e. the body) would be punished, same as usual.


Does Eraserhead have to be continuosly watching someone to erase their quirks?

Yes. As far as I can recall after reading the manga and as mentioned here,

  Erasure requires a continuous focus on a specific target for its effects to be maintained... Erasure is naturally impractical against groups of surrounding enemies, because it's impossible for Shota to keep watching every potential target within a 360º radius.

This has a drawback as eventually, Aizawa would need to blink every once in a while so the effects are not permanent.

If you can cite which episode you are referring to about Overhaul, please do because I haven't watched the 4th season yet, I only read the manga.


Who is the man being executed in episode 1?

This is Jin Kirigiri.

There are more details about this execution available on the Danganronpa Wikia: Blast Off!.

   Jin was the headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy before Monokuma. He is also the father of Kyouko Kirigiri.


How did Shisui awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan?

Per the wiki: "At the end of the Third Shinobi World War Shisui witnessed his best friend die without being able to do anything to save him, consequently awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan"  The reference is "Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night" (which I skipped).


What's the name of the song in Boku no hero season 3 episode 19 in the minute 19:00 approximately?

It's called People Always Reaching for the Top;
It's from the OST of Season 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7WnnBS_aIY


First, I just want to make clear that Mr. 3's ability is wax and not clay. =)

After freeing Ace, he had been taken by other pirates and was ordered to free Marco as well with his ability (since Marco was also handcuffed by Kairoseki).

After the war, he was seen together with Buggy while reading a letter from World Government.


What's the name of the the track after the opening in Episode 111 of Hunter × Hunter (2011)?

The title is Mystic Land. It is found in the Hunter × Hunter (2011) Original Soundtrack 1 album as the 27th track. You can listen to it here to verify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQlALgZ4o5M&index=27&list=PL5pQzc8WlbS__YtYTn12AxaI7wJpRG6WY


What's this dance that Franky and Chopper are doing?

After some google search I stumbled upon this page, about Hyottoko: there it is mentioned

  In some parts of north eastern Japan, Hyottoko is regarded as the god of fire. There is a well known folk story in the form of music, izumoyasugibushi (出雲安来節) where a fisherman dances with a bamboo basket, having the same visual expression as the mask of Hyottoko. During this dance, a person puts five yen coins on their nose.

More info can be found here:

  In imitation of a comical gesture to catch loaches with a bamboo basket, the so-called 'dojo-sukui' loach-scooping dance accompanied by Yasukibushi song was enjoying a boom in Tokyo after Osaka early in the 20th century. This unique dance was performed at many small theaters in Asakusa, Tokyo, which is very helpful to be known throughout the country. Most Japanese know Yasukibushi even though they don't know the place name Yasugi in Shimane Prefecture. The dojo-sukui dancer with a bamboo creel on his side and bamboo basket in his hands, as shown in the picture, is funny enough to be prevailing in the country as a banquet entertainment performed by an amateur.

Here is a youtube video portraying the dance.


In the manga, Chitose Hibiya mentions that she hoped someone would find Chii and give her all the things she was missing (e.g. Love). Chii's memory was wiped because she was sad, so this was an attempt to start over from scratch without any of her painful memories. And this also means not knowing anything about Chitose.

So Chitose put Chii in the trash so that Hideki would find her.


A light/web novel about a person reincarnated as the youngest child in a noble family, who later learns magic from a zombie magician

I found it. It's Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou!
Synopsis from mangaupdates:

Ichinomiya Shingo, a young 25 years old, single, worker of firm company while thinking of tomorrow' busy working day goes to sleep. However the moment he woke up, it's a room unknown to him. He then learn that he is inside a 6 years-old boy and is taking over his mind. He then learn a lot from the memories of the said boy: he was born as the youngest child (8th son and 10th child) of poor noble family living in back country. Having no administrative skill, he can't do anything to manage the vast land his family has.
Fortunately, he is blessed with a very rare talent, talent of magic. Unfortunately, while his talent could bring prosperity to his family, in his situation it only brought disaster. Yes, this is the story of the boy, Wendelin Von Benno Baumeister, opening his own path in a harsh world.


Are there conditions to whether Yozuru Kagenui walks on the ground or not?

Slight spoilers for Tsukimonogatari

It is explained that Kagenui (and another character specific to Tsukimonogatari) had a curse put onto them which prevents them from touching the ground. There's little-to-no mention as to what happens if Kagenui ever does touch the ground, but either way, with the amount of dedication she takes to never stepping on it, it seems to be something relatively serious.

If I remember correctly, this curse was put onto her and the other character for their work on bringing Ononoki into being (as in, in the form she is now).

About her walking on the floor of the cram school ruins, I'd say it's probably because it's the floor of a building, not the actual ground. She's able to walk on structures built on the ground, just not the ground itself.


Is there such a thing as an 'Indie'/Alternative anime scene?

There's Voices of a Distant Star, which was "directed, written, produced, character designed, storyboarded, cinematographed, edited, and animated by Makoto Shinkai". Essentially an individual effort except for some voice acting that was done by his wife Mika Shinohara. The DVD release had to go through a manufacturer and distributor, of course but I think that's as close as Indie/Alternative as you'll get.

There aren't many anime like that, as anime TV series or movies are very expensive and time consuming to produce. This is why even small anime studios often rely on production and backing from larger companies (like TV studios). Instances like Voices of a Distant Star is rare because it's short, and probably made no money.


What will happen if the Edo-Tensei user dies?

If the summoner dies, then all the reanimated shinobi will keep on existing without the controller.

Before I begin, it is important to know how control works in Edo Tensei.
There are 3 methods of control the summoner can place on a shinobi:

Shinobi are allowed to have control over themselves
Shinobi are given an objective and they must complete it
Summoner fully controls the Shinobi

Kabuto can decide which layer of control he wants to assert on each individual.

When alive, Kabuto can freely change the control type over all the shinobi under his command. Once he is dead, his army will continue fulfilling his last order before he passed.

That means people who had control over themselves still have control of themselves. Ones that are given some assignment(s) still have to finish that assignment(s) (which is probably a combination of very detailed tasks in order to gain leverage over Madara). As for the last group, they revert back to the most recent option between 1 and 2. If they were previously had full control, then they will regain full again.

NOTE: While Kabuto determines his control over his army, there are multiple ways to also break out of it - explained in my answer here.


Is Saika also based on some old folklore?

In Japan folklore, there is no such thing as a cursed blade which turns people into slaves or zombies or whatever Saika turns people into.

Many of the most known cursed blades are Muramasa's, however they are rather famous for being able to cut through armor while regular blade were used on weak spots (not even close to saika's abilities) or to make their owner mad like they were controlling them (closer but not that much).

Sources :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muramasa
http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/curse-samurai-muramasa-blades-002878

I recommand reading the second one which is really interesting.

Hope that helps.


Is it possible to combine all five chakra elements?

Chakra element combination is supposedly a born trait. A shinobi is born with one chakra element, and can master a few more (secondary elements).
However, in some clans, such as the Senju, they were born with two elements, (both Earth and Water), and they could naturally combine them to form the Wood element.
Since we only thought that two element combinations were possible, and we discovered that three were indeed possible, I see no reason why there isn't a possibility for four or more.

 EDIT! Based on the latest manga chapters, it seems as if at least 4 element combination is possible. Although it's an initial estimate and the Third might be wrong about it.

We do have some examples for ninja mastering all five chakra elements, Kakuzu is a great example. He had all five chakra elements, Water, Earth, Fire, Lightning and Wind, in one body (though he did cheat and used 5 different hearts for it). So it is possible. It is also said that those who awaken the Rinnegan can master all six elements (Including the YinYang element).
About mixing them together, since that hasn't happened yet, we can't be sure.
EDIT!

 Six Paths Sage Chakra, which creates the Gudodama is called Kekkei-Mora and was confirmed to be a combination of all 6 elements: Fire, water, earth, lightning, wind and YinYang.


Seems like the translation has been fixed in your link, it no longer says nuts.
Also the original translation you quoted had many mistakes in it, for example this:

You wave your chestnut like a flag, little squirrel

The lyrics at that point is 旗振る子リス which means Little squirrel waving a flag transliterated, and nothing suggesting about waving chestnuts. In the corrected version on the site by Ohseki, it is now translated as Little squirrel, waving your flag.
I'm pretty sure that it was just a bad translation overall.


During the fight between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Edo Tensei Hokage brothers, the 1st and 2nd Hokage were not able to use their full power, because, Orochimaru hadn't perfected the jutsu at that time.

Also, Hiruzen was not afraid of Minato alone, but he was afraid that he wont be able handle all three of them at once.

In my personal opinion, Hashirama Senju is considered the strongest Hokage because of his abilities like Sage Mode, extraordinary life force, Wood Release techniques, impressive clones, great stamina (many people have tries to replicate it, like Orochimaru, Madara Uchiha, Zetsu, Obito Uchiha).


What is this manga about a guy who completed a video and he gets a mysterious game?

Gamerz heaven

From wikipedia:

  Soon after starting the game, Kaito is attacked by the class president, Ogura. Ogura falls to Kaito and vanishes from the Second Zone. Now no one believes that Ogura ever existed except for Kaito's best friend Kawashima, who loves video games just as much as Kaito. Later Kaito eventually convinces other friends Rio, and Ren, who didn't believe him until a "meteor" hits the center of Tokyo, which was actually the work of the first area boss of Gamerz Heaven, Rush.

Regarding the mysterious girl:

  Upon reaching this strange new world, Kaito discovers a boy known as the "navigator", aptly dubbed "Nata". In Gamerz Heaven the real world is referred to as the "Second Zone". All enemies in Gamerz Heaven are after Nata and Kaito can only beat the game by saving him.


Does Deku/Midoriya ever use his power without breaking his bones?

Spoilers Ahead.

Yes, he was able to. In the later seasons, he kept check of his power and only uses less than a hundred percent to avoid injury. To be more precise,

  If Izuku does not keep One For All below his current limit of 20%, his body can be immensely damaged by the force of his movements. (Wiki)

During the Internship Arc, however,

  he was able to use 100% of his power but with the aid of Eri. As seen in Chapters 157 onwards, this was possible since Eri has the ability to rewind the state of the body of those she touches. Izuku's Quirk destroys his body while Eri rewinds it to a previous state or 'heals' it simultaneously and thus, making him maintain 100% power during this particular fight without breaking his bones or damaging his body.


The Manga For Arc 2 and Arc 3 is published at the same time with different Mangaka

Arc 3,Truth From Zero Mangaka (Daichi Matsue) draw the first ones, A Day in the Capital) also and his work published in Comic Alive.

The 2nd Manga Arc 2, A Week in The Mansion drawn by Makoto Fugetsu is published by Big Gangan

Both are not finished as of my writing (19/10/2016).


Why didn't Danzo give Kabuto a curse mark?

You are right, it was negligence from Danzo's side, not having cursed Kabuto. That's why he brainwashes Nonō and sends her to kill him. When she fails, Orochimaru was sent to finish him off.


Does this tweet really exist that indicates that Attack on Titan is about to end?

Hajime Isayama has mentioned a few times about ending the Attack on Titan series, but there's no official statement about ending it in 2018.
One of the earliest was in 2013 when he discussed the series with another mangaka Hiroki Endo in November issue of a martial arts magazine Gong, he stated that the manga would end in 20 volumes. (Anime News Network)

Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama revealed that he aims to complete his manga in 20 book volumes.

Next year in 2014, in October issue of a literary magazine Da Vinci, Isayama was interviewed and stated that he initially planned to end the series in 16 volumes, 3 years since then. (Anime News Network)

In the interview, Isayama said that he initially estimated that he would end the manga after about 16 volumes, but extended his plans to properly depict the emotional narrative and the growing number of characters.
Isayama then added he personally wants to end the manga in about three more years.

Meanwhile, in the same year, the editor of Attack on Titan Shintaro Kawakubo was interviewed by University of Tokyo Newspaper, and he stated that the serialization was slated to end in 3-4 years. (Anime News Network)

In the interview, he discusses the popularity of the series, "The serialization is slated to end in three to four years, but Attack on Titan is a work that will be passed down from generation to generation for a decade — no, five decades."

Fast forward to 2017, in August issue of Bessatsu Shonen magazine, an interview with him stated the connection between The Marley arc and the ending. (Fuku-shuu's Tumblr, spoiler warning).

Now that the series is smoothly moving along, tell us your thoughts as you move towards the final chapter.
Isayama: The Marley arc has finally begun. I've been especially attentive towards my readers' opinions towards Shingeki no Kyojin. Many fans have been supportive, and this series has undergone much growth itself. So now I feel a great responsibility to conclude the story properly.

[...]

If Marley Arc is progressing as you had originally visualized, then the ending of the whole story…?
Although I'm progressing towards the ending that had been set before, my approach towards the ending itself has changed from the original plans. Because now I feel responsible towards the reader. I originally wanted to illustrate something similar to the film "The Mist."

Continuing in 2017, Isayama's last blog entry in December 2017 mentioned the celebration of the 100th chapter, and the ending came as soon as possible. (Suniuz' Tumblr, spoiler warning)

And then, thanks to everyone, SnK series reached 100 chapters this year. Thank you very much for reading until now! I wish you can follow this manga until the end of its story, which will come as soon as possible!
By the way, I was often asked about something like "didn't the editor's office say the story had been stretched?"
I know there is an impression like that, but to me, in fact, I don't think particularly in that way. If you ask me whether it is true, I'd rather say "if it gets stretched, isn't it very bad to the whole sense of completeness of the story?" I fear things like that will happen.
Same as other people, I also think it better to keep the length short… Although this is what I have in my mind, when I actually implement the ideas appropriately, the story gets inevitably long…"
(the quote was modified to incorporate the intended meaning from the author's typo on "calling" vs "reading")

Lastly, in March 2018, there's an autograph with Q&A session in Oyama. When he was asked about the series ending, he answered with "no specific ending date". (SnK News, spoiler warning)

On SnK's Manga's Ending Date: "Have you decided on when to finish this series? Have you ever considered timing its completion with the Tokyo Olympics (In 2020) somehow?"
Isayama: "I'm now working on the manga without any decision about the ending date. But [Kawakubo and my] shared idea is to finish it quickly. Five years ago, we decided to finish the series in three years (Isayama and Kawakubo laugh together)."

Apparently, there's a spoiler discussion on Reddit on October 2017 (predate the Q&A session in 2018) discussing whether the series would end in September 2018 or not. However, most of them were only speculations from existing interview and no official statement.

The predicted end to the series has been extended so many times already. Right now Isayama said that the expected end of the series is around September 2018, and I just don't see this happening.


In Ch 86 Takatsuki implies, that Arima was real One-Eyed King (explanation behind the title is glaucoma - Arima was partially blind in one eye). Also, in Ch 89, Tatara also recalls Arima in his memories, and references him as "King". So, it is no doubt, that Arima was real One-Eyed King.

Once title becomes "vacant", Kaneki decides to claim it in the end of Ch 86 (we can suppose, he has full rights for it, since he defeated Arima). I believe, not so many people will question, if he is real One-Eyed King, since only several humans and ghouls were aware of One-Eyed King previous true identity.

As for now, it is not clear, what purpose Kaneki did this for, but this title for sure has some power and influence in world of TG.


If you'd notice, not only Madara, but also Hashirama, Tobirama and other Shinobi's from the past have worn this kind of attire. The outfit which he is wearing is not exactly the samurai's outfit, but it is the standard outfit of that time. It's just fit for combat.

According to the Wiki:

  Hashirama's attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his
  era, consisting of dark red traditional armour — similar to that of
  samurai — worn over a simple black suit. This armour was constructed
  from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards
  along his body, in particular: chest, shoulders, thighs and forearms.

Madara accepted this and followed Hashirama's attire, says the Wiki:

  After accepting Hashirama's truce, Madara's attire consisted of maroon
  armour with numerous metal plates, forming protective guards along his
  chest, waist, shoulders and thighs. This clothing under the armour was
  a indigo long-sleeved shirt with a knee-length mantle, pants,
  open-toed boots, gloves.

So basically, this doesn't really symbolise anything or any mystery with it. It's just the attire of their era and it's fit for combat due to the heavy armour which protects the person wearing it. This attire is derived from the Japanese Armor's tradition.

This is what I personally feel: Kishimoto is trying to give a feel of Madara's timeline which means that in the past, Japanese warriors (which mainly consisted of samurai's) wore this kind of outfit. So he might be trying to match the timeline of Madara with Japanese history and show how the generation has advanced by changing the attire of the current Shinobi's.


Can Vegeta go to Beyond SSJ Blue/ Ultra Blue at will

We don't know the definite answer with regard to the same but I personally believe he can't and this is my argumentWhen Vegeta and Goku fought at the end, they both turned Super Saiyan Blue. Considering Vegeta expected Goku to use Ultra Instinct, we don't see him transforming into that form.Vegeta unlike Goku, doesn't like to fool around with an opponent(Who he knows is strong) and goes all out. He turned SSJB right off the bat against Weakened Golden Freiza, Hit, Goku Black, Jiren, Toppo(First Fight). So it would only make sense for Vegeta to fight at full power right off the bat considering even he knows Ultra Instinct Goku is incredibly strong after witnessing his fight against Jiren.Ultra Instinct was referred to as Goku's limit breaking power. Super Saiyan Blue Evolution would be Vegeta's limit breaking power(Based on comments made in Episode 123 by the Grand Priest and Universe 7 spectators). Considering Goku needs to be pushed to the edge to activate his Limit Breaking Power, the same would apply to Vegeta. The same also applied to Jiren considering it was only after him getting overwhelmed by Goku, he managed to awaken his hidden power.Unlike the first time Goku used Ultra Instinct Omen against Jiren, Goku was fully conscious when he turned Mastered Ultra Instinct considering the fact that he was conversing with Jiren during the course of battle. So that puts away the Vegeta was conscious when he transformed and Goku wasn't argument.A lot of Vegeta fans might argue that Vegeta's transformation is necessary to make him relative to SSJB + Kaioken Goku. However, Kaioken is a technique. It isn't a transformation. Just like Hit's timeskip gave him the edge over Goku, Goku is going to have the edge over Vegeta with Instant transmission and KaiokenI believe Vegeta's new transformation has the potential to Rival Ultra Instinct Goku in the future. Jiren's Raw power was strong enough to Rival Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku. So it is definitely possible for Vegeta to become stronger with that transformation and Rival Ultra Instinct Goku in terms of power. I believe Vegeta needs to be pushed to the limit for him to release every bit of energy he has(Based on his comments in Episode 123), which allows him to surpass the level of power of Super Saiyan Blue. Hence, I would conclude by saying Vegeta and Goku both have access to only Super Saiyan Blue. However, when pushed to the edge, they have access to their limit breaking powers. Or perhaps with further training, they might be able to tap into that power by will.


Can an order be Remembered / "Sanity" be kept

The Memory Gap depends on the order that was given mainly if the order strips away the free will of the target, and example of this is when we see Mao ordered to

  Never speak again!

Mao is unable top speak yet his will remains otherwise his memory would be a mess because of the constant order, however with Lelouch commanding Villetta to hand over her Knightmare it stripped her of her free will so she did not remember after the geass dispelled. With the girl doing the crosses on the wall the order was

  Make a cross-shaped mark on the wall every day at a specific time.

This would mean that the Geass lays in the subconscious for the specific time where it will activate and the girl would make her way to the wall, only after she made the cross and returned would she regain control but not remember what she did due to her free will being taken away.

With Euphemia's accidental order to "...kill the Japanese..." we see that she remembers the order when she fights against it as when she is dying the Geass activates again when she remembers Suzaku is Japanese however after she shakes it and remembering that she was thinking of killing Suzaku however she does not remember ruining the ceremony which see moment after when she asks Suzaku how it went, this hows that the free will have to be totally stripped from the target for the memory gap to occur (Euphies free will was stripped before she was shot but not stripped when she was thinking of killing Suzaku)

We have seen people ordered to forget, the first instance is with a unnamed male artificer who made the Zero Costume, the order was

  To make the Zero costume, destroy the evidence and forget everything about it.

This would indicate that there is a chance that one can find evidence and help them remember as we see when Suzaku listen to what was recorded from the Lancelot's com radio after Lelouch ordered him to Live. We also see Lelouch ordering Shirley to forget about him after her emotional breakdown caused by Mao so it stands to reason that if Lelouch can make someone forget he can make them remember, an implementation of this is seen with Mao when Lelouch uses Geass on himself to to forget his plan with Suzaku to prevent Mao reading his minds and remembering it when he looks at himself in a reflection


Which parts of Dragon Ball GT do not follow the original Dragon Ball story?

Dragon Ball GT actually is a direct sequel to Dragon Ball Z; it takes place several years after Dragon Ball Z ends. It was not based on a manga by Akira Toriyama. It was an original story created by the anime studio. As far as I know (I never finished watching it), it was completely compatible with the story of Dragon Ball Z.

Recently, Toriyama worked with Toei on the movies Battle of the Gods and Resurrection F, which as far as I know take place between the end of Dragon Ball Z's final battle with Kid Buu and its ending where Goku goes off to train Uub. These movies, like all the movies, are considered non-canon by fans, but Toriyama later adapted these movie stories into a new manga, Dragon Ball Super.

Since (a) GT was awful, and (b) Dragon Ball Super takes place after Dragon Ball Z but before GT and somewhat contradicts GT (e.g. Mai, Shu, and Emperor Pilaf are elderly in the first episode of Dragon Ball GT, while they're children in Dragon Ball Super after a bad wish on the Dragon Balls; also, there are characters like Beerus and Whis that I believe are nowhere to be found in GT, and new powers that are never seen or mentioned in GT, like the Super Saiyan God Form), most fans treat GT as non-canon. GT does actually follow the original Dragon Ball Z storyline, but it isn't compatible with Dragon Ball Super, and Dragon Ball Super is considered more authoritative since it was written by Toriyama himself.


How come we never saw Dragons leaving the body of the Dragon Slayers in Fairy Tail (2014)?

As far as I know, all Dragons of 1st and 3rd generations Dragon Slayers had shown themselves in the anime. Igneel againts Acnologia, while the other 4 (Metallicana, Grandine, Weisslogia, Skiadrum) helped in destroying Face.


Questions regarding Goku's special training as shown in episode 71 of Dragon Ball Super

We don't know whether Goku is undergoing a special training or not. Perhaps he do, but it's just speculation.
There is a rumor about either Whis or Vados hired Hit to assassinate Goku (I can't find the source, but it's around the internet). In the episode, Beerus is furious about the Universal Tournament promised by the Omni King, and Goku doesn't come to train. Whis might see this as an opportunity to "train' Goku in another way. Whis know Hit is the perfect rival for Goku besides Vegeta, since Goku can be brought back to life at the end, or Whis reverse the time when Goku is dead. If Vegeta knew about this, he definitely couldn't focus on training. It's all just my speculation, we may find out in the future episodes.
In the base form and in SSB form, both seems equal in power and speed. But don't forget Goku has Kaioken to multiply his power.
There is no "who is stronger" between Goku and Vegeta. Both are equally strong if you don't wanna trigger anyone. Sometimes Vegeta surpasses Goku and vise versa.


A manga about a high school boy who learned boxing from book and later started fighting gangs

This is probably Holyland. It's manga about boy who was bullied and learned the one-two combo (a jab then a cross) from boxing book to get revenge. This drew attention of underworld, which got him into new fights and forced him to get better at fighting.

It is shown in earlier chapters that his only move is the one-two combo. Even his stance and his footwork were that of an amateur. However, he managed to defeat thugs with his only move and earned him the nickname Thug Hunter/Gang Hunter among the street gangs and drew their attention.

The background story on how he learned the one-two combo, and even the fact that he learned it from a book, was only revealed in chapter 12 to chapter 14.


Can you prolong someone's life using the Death Note?

Ryuk explains it clearly.  There are 2 main differences related to the death note between humans and shinigami.  The first is that shinigami can take a human's remaining life force and add it to their own.  The second is that shinigami eyes can see name and lifespan.
Rem also explains clearly that the only way to give a human additional life is if a shinigami falls in love with that human and prevents their death with his death note.
Also, even if the scenario with Lucas could play out with the death note, he still has 60 seconds after your death before his; however, it could be possible, if you knew Lucas was planning to kill you at a certain time, to write his name and prevent him from succeeding.
So, in summary, it is not possible to extend your life with a death note without prior knowledge of the future, and also just having a death note means that even if someone made the eye deal, they wouldn't see your lifespan as that is how Misa Amane knew that Light Yagami was Kira.


How was Akatsuki members able to replace their bodies?

I assume you are looking for this.
It is called as the Shapeshifting technique used by pain.
According to the Wiki:-

  This technique allows Pain to allocate a portion of an individual's
  chakra and transfers it into a living human sacrifice, allowing the
  original to fight via an elaborate "copy". The appearance of the
  person on whom the Shapeshifting Technique is performed is completely
  identical to the original person. The technique will imitate any
  weapons, tools or kekkei genkai held by the original person, allowing
  the copy to fight with them. The power of the copy is in proportion to
  the volume of allocated chakra, which is decided by Pain.

If you want some more info then you can check Kazekage Rescue Arc on this page and some more about the jutsu.


Is it possible that Goku is more powerful than Beerus in Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan form?

There is no clear answer.
But according to the Wikia article on SSGSS:

  The form exceedingly surpasses its predecessor, Super Saiyan God, and
  all of the other Saiyan forms.

This source also mentions that SSGSS will appear in Dragon Ball Super, so there might be a chance, but we can't be sure unless we watch Dragon Ball Super..


What is the order of the JoJo anime series?

In the order of the events in the series it goes like this:

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV) (This covers the Battle Tendecy Arc and the Phantom Blood Arc.)
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai
Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai (OVA)
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze

All of the above are the main TV series. This anime also has the 90's version some movie, and an OVA.

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (2000)
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken


Why did Ainz tell Aura not to set her alarm on her watch at 19:19 and 7:21?

As a comment pointed out in the wiki page you provided, the words which the numbers represent seem to be a common thing in hentai games.

For 19:19:

   In Japanese when reading the time, or a string of numbers, it is often read as if each number is separate, for example, "One Nine One Nine". Doing this with 19:19 sounds a bit like "Iku, Iku" which translates to "I'm cumming, I'm cumming!".

For 7:21:

   Thanks to ʞɹɐzǝɹ's comment we now know that it sounds a bit like "Onanī" which translates into "onanism" which is a synonym for "masturbation".

These are instances of Goroawase word play in Japanese, which takes advantage of the readings of digits to encode meaning in a string of numbers.


Kaname is the founder of the Kuran family, and he was reawakened by Rido Kuran. After being reawakened, he was raised as the son of Haruka and Juri, who are Yuuki's parents. To summarize, Kaname is Yuuki's ancestor, though he was raised (after being reawakened) as her brother.

Yuuki was also born to be Kaname's wife, following the Kuran tradition of pureblood siblings intermarrying.

Cited from the Wikipedia article, which cites manga chapters.


How did Seido Takizawa become a Ghoul?

Captured by Aogiri, Takizawa was given to Dr. Kanou and given the designation "OWL 15." Of the sixty-three investigators subjected to the ghoulification process, he was the only one considered a successful product. Some time after his surgery, he was imprisoned in a cell and visited by the doctor. Rather than answer his questions, Kanou removed his clothing and showed Takizawa his regenerating left arm. Horrified by the deformed limb, Takizawa began to panic while Kanou explained the stages of the transformation to him. As he began to vomit, he was informed that further tests would be conducted later and left alone in his cell.
In the time following his initial transformation, Takizawa was repeatedly subjected to extensive torture at the hands of Dr. Kanou. This process was intended to force the development of new Rc pathways, strengthened his body and removing any lingering human weaknesses. His torture would eventually shatter his mind and diminish his life span.

Source


What happens to humans inside titans when they die?

In theory, nothing happens. they would starve to death in the titan's stomach or commit suicide. Titans can't digest anything and therefore, don't need an acidic substance in their stomach.


Are there any numbers (estimates) for how many anime shows have been adapted from manga, light novels, visual novels, and games?

Databases like myanimelist or anisearch often include the original source for each entry.
The second database also allows us to filter the entries based on the source type so we can get some numbers.
The following are rough estimates when we only consider series (overall about 4700):

Based on manga: 1620
Based on light novel: 400
Based on video game: 280
Based on visual novel: 160
Original works: 880

Not included are adaptations from other media like comics, manhua, manwha or other anime.


What did Light write before killing Shibuimaru Takuo?

From what I remember (although I don't know enough Japanese to confirm this), he was trying every possible different spelling for the name of the victim.
The Death Note wiki page on the first episode also states this as a fact (in the sixth paragraph in the synopsis.

Now, if you've already watched the series and are currently re-watching it, you're already familiarised with the rules. The one that is significant in this particular case is rule #2 (highlight by me):

  This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person’s face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.

This means that Light was trying every possible spelling of the name, because at least one of them would match with the face pictured when he wrote the names. This also means that no collateral casualties would occur, as that particular person's face was being pictured in his mind.
If I'm correct on this, the first column are different spellings for Shibuimaru, the second for Takuo, and the third column refers to the death ("accidental death" (事故死) is what it says).

He did not have to try this out with his first victim because he got both his face and name from TV.

Long story short, he was trying to match a name for that face by going through every possible spelling.

Editing in some info from the below comments:
This does not appear to violate the rule on rendering the Death Note void if the user misspells a person's name more than 4 times, if one of the first four spellings was correct (which seems to be the case).


Anime about a boy who collects memory fragments so that princess will remember him

I think I might have found it:

Tsubasa Chronicle

  Synopsis (taken from the site itself)

  During an excavation at the mysterious ruins in Clow Country, Syaoran
  discovers his childhood friend Princess Sakura appear on the site with
  wings that disperse into many feathers. As the feather's disappear to
  different dimensions, so does Sakura's memory. In attempts to save
  Sakura's life and restore her memory, Syaoran travels through to
  another world to find a solution. There's only one thing left he can
  do. Travel through to different dimensions to collect Sakura's
  feathers. Helping out with the quest is Kurogane, an exiled ninja from
  Japan Country who wishes to return to his world, the runaway magician,
  Fay, who desires to jump between each world never to return to his own
  and the white meat-bun shaped creature, Mokona.

I think it fits the bill almost perfectly. As the synopsis points out, he falls in love with Princess Sakura, who loses her wings and are dispersed into many feathers which go to several worlds/dimensions, all of this causing her to lose her memory. It fails to mention anything about the deal, but as for everything else, I believe it's a dead giveaway.


Why do many characters tend to have crazy hair colors and styles?

Most likely it happens because it looks cool and unique. Here's what tvtropes say about anime hair:

  Usually, the most important characters of the story will have wild
  spikes or a cool-looking hairdo in order to stand out among the crowd.
  It may be one or more different colors that don't appear naturally in
  real humans (blue is a popular choice). Sometimes the hair appears
  semi-transparent, with the character's eyes visible through it,
  although this presumably represents hair fine enough that it isn't
  completely obscuring, rather than anything outré. Anime Hair is very
  common among protagonists of anime/manga for the Shonen (Demographic),
  although the trend seems to be headed to more plausible styles:
  compare Son Goku's hair to Ichigo's. If there's a White-Haired Pretty
  Boy in the cast, there's a good chance that white hair will also be
  Anime Hair.

Now, compare this Vash picture:

with this one:

and ask yourself, which hairstyle is more bad-ass?

Some of the characters need to stand out among the crowd, and weird hairstyle/hair-color is a very easy way to achieve that (weird clothes are popular too). Also, it's not uncommon for the hairstyle to somehow reflect the character's personality, e.g. spiky hair for characters that need to look wild/cool, adding ahoge for some more naive/funny characters, and so on.

Hair colors can also be somehow used in the plot, e.g. Ichigo being bullied because of his uncommon hair color. Sometimes, the color is also used to indicate some of the character's personality, here's an interesting link.

Finally, as @Tacroy mentioned in his comment, the same face may be used for different characters, and changing the hair is the easiest way to make them look different.


Light's actions before hiding his death note

In-Universe Explanation
Simply because he can't. Light doesn't know L's name to write in the Death Note. You also have to realise L's intelligence and the level of wits they are matching. L made tremendous precautions and implied to Light that he knew how the Note works. He had also made it clear that if he died in the near future, Light is to be the primary suspect for Kira.

Additionaly, the write has given us multiple Rules of Deathnote. Among them the following relate to this scenario. The 23 day rule plays into the fact that 23 days is in the near future and L dying in that period would make the police suspicious of Light.

  If you write die of disease with a specific disease's name and the person's time of death, there must be a sufficient amount of time for the disease to progress. If the set time is too tight, the victim will die of a heart attack after 6 minutes and 40 seconds after completing the Death Note.
  If you write, die of disease for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.
  If you write die of disease like before with a specific disease's name, but without a specific time, if it takes more than 24 days for the human to die the 23 day rule will not take effect and the human will die at an adequate time depending on the disease.
  How to Use: XXVII/XXVIII

It may also be physically impossible for Deathnote to give a genetic disease. So L may still die from a Heart Attack. Though we have no idea about L's family since he was indeed an orphan.Huntington's Disease

Out-Universe Explanation You need to remember this is an Anime, and using such obscure tactics wouldn't make it easily understandable. The point is to understand this is indeed a fantasy thriller anime, that is meant to be an engaging match of wits and not knowledge. Light is just a high school student and not a medical doctor who is trying to find out obscure ways to kill the individual. Point I am trying to make is that the "Rules of Death Note" may be a writing device to cover such plot holes, but they may or may not be enough to cover all.


Is "Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club" from Saki a real-life organization?

It's not too uncommon for anime production committees to be named after something in the show. In Saki's case, it is named after the high school where the show takes place. This does not mean that a real life group from the school (if it even is a real school or club at said school) has anything to do with the creation of the show.

Essentially, the production committee is the rightholder to the series rather than a person or group who had a hand in creating the series (Source: a JETRO pdf about the anime industry, specifically page 4). It can consist of all the companies involved in an anime - the animation studio, TV channel, merchandise creators - who want to see the show succeed because it will benefit them (Source: an ANN feature about the anime industry).

Rather than list all of these companies, it is easier to give them one name, and arguably more entertaining to the viewers if it references something in the series. When the production committee isn't named after something in the series, it is usually just called "Series Name Production Committee" - in your case, it would've been called "Saki Production Committee".

Here are examples from a few other shows:

Seitokai Yakuindomo: Ousai Academy Student Council Room(the show is about Ousai Academy's student council)

Steins;Gate: Future Gadget Lab(the show is about a some eccentrics and scientists who are part of a group called Future Gadget Lab)

Tamako Market: Usagiyama Shopping District(the show is about the people working and living in Usagiyama Shopping District)


Why couldn't Hashirama break through Edo Tensei like Madara did?

Hashirama doesn't need to break the Edo-Tensei because it's already mentioned that Orochimaru (Jutsu owner) is not able to control Hashirama.

Which means he is already acting on his own free will. The only risk is if someone catches Orochimaru and undo the Justsu somehow (like Itachi did to Kabuto), all 4 Hokages will vanish. Even in that case, there is Edo-Tensei grace period. During that time, Hashirama can break the Jutsu and recast it on his own, same like Madara did (maybe 2nd also, he is the Jutsu creator).


Why do English dubs have a unique dialect?

Adapting the Japanese script of a show for an English dub goes through a few different steps and throughout these steps there is plenty of opportunity for the original script to be altered/adapted/interpreted in a way that results in the dub to be noticeably different from the original, but can also still be far away from ordinary english.

First the script is translated. In language, there are many cases where there is no direct translation or where a word can be interpreted in multiple different ways which could lead to a case like in your question. Also, there are many cultural words and references where even after translation, most english speaking viewers would simply not get it which is why it is necessary to have the translations adapted and re-scripted.

In adaption and re-scripting, writers attempt to make the translation flow naturally when spoken in english while keeping in mind the voice actors and the time it takes them to say it and the time allowed for said lines in the animation itself and also ensuring to mention all the essential plot points. This process allows for plenty of artistic interpretation and I think that is really the answer to your question. This dialect you notice is just how the writers adapted the translated script... an unnatural dialect could be due to artistic choice, an attempt to convey something that doesn't really exist in english or it may even just be bad writing. I would say however, that more often than not the unique dialect you notice is not so much unique, as it is Japanese idioms being kept in the english dub. Some examples are "obento", "shiritori" and adding suffixes like "-chan' which to someone unfamiliar to Japanese things, may seem at first like an odd or unique dialect.

For your specific example I would say it was an artistic choice, but I would also say it is not unnatural, and it even fits well with the theme of the show. The word mortal may not be very common in your everyday conversation but it is very common in dramatic dialogue about gods, angels, demons and the battle between good and evil. There are ample famous books, movies, quotes, poems where humans are called mortals and the setting of those books and movies will usually be similar to that of Devilman. (Edit: If this was not the case, and from your comment it seems as though it isn't, then it would be because of one of the above mentioned reasons. Possibly just bad writing?)


The anime did not follow the events in the manga, hence the confusion. I am not sure when this will be revealed in the anime since some of what I'm about to mention have been revealed during the Rushima Landing Operation in the manga. Spoilers ahead!

What happens after Kaneki carries Hide and meets Arima? In the anime, Kaneki carries Hide towards the CCG and then Tokyo Ghoul:re suddenly starts with him as a CCG investigator. The manga's events are somewhat different and this was all eventually revealed.

After his fight with Amon during the Owl Suppression Arc,

  he met Hide. Hide tells him that he knew all along that he was a ghoul and that he wants to help Kaneki. This was all his memory could remember but it was revealed later on that he attacked Hide, hence he was able to heal himself and at least give a fight to Arima when he regained consciousness (Volume 14 Chapter 136).

When Kaneki regained consciousness,

  Hide was no longer there. He had a fight with Arima but was defeated. In the last chapter, Kaneki’s suspect profile is shown to have been erased from the blacklist. (Volume 14, Chapter 143)

In the epilogue,

  Kaneki (now Haise), met Akira Mado for the first time while she was visiting her father's grave.

Since Quinxes were already present prior to the start of Tokyo Ghoul:re, it was said that the Quinxes are a result of the CCG examining and, possibly, performing experiments on Kaneki's body after his fight with Arima.
In Volume 7 Chapter 67 of Tokyo Ghoul:re,

  it was revealed that Kaneki was kept in a prison cell after the events of the first manga. He was alive but he seems 'crazy'. During his time here, he forgot his identity (in the manga, it was depicted that during his crazy tantrums, he started questioning where he is and who he is). It was here that Arima asked him to pick two of his favorite kanji that will be his name (this was where his name 'Haise' came from) after revealing that the Rehabilitation Program has plans for Kaneki to be an investigator (this most likely happened after he was experimented on).

The anime skipped many parts and events in the manga. I suggest you read it or Season 3 would be confusing to watch.


Why does "merk" mean "meld"? Is it Japanese, or Hymmnos, or something else?

It comes from the German word Merck, and it's just the shorthand variation for Glassmerk. So it's just a made-up term that is not in Japanese or any of the conlangs made for the series.

First, Merk is the official romanization Gust gave to メルク, and the only relationship there seems to be is the name of a pharmaceutical company and Gust's liking for German-sounding names. So they just grabbed that as what they thought most convenient as the name for a synthesis system for their made-up world.


It was explained in later episodes.

   The mask was put on the ayakashi's face so that it can be controlled. There was an occasion where the mask was broken and the controller lost control of the ayakashi.


Who are some of the Koha-Ace characters in the ED?

I believe the one on the far left is Kariya Matou from Fate/Zero,

the one next to Chikagi is Rani VIII from Fate/Extra (it's a bit hard to see as reface is mostly obscure, but the clothing and skin color matches),

and the one in front of Miyako is Assassin (Li Shuwen), also from Fate/Extra (the wardrobe practically gives it away).


Why can't Earthland magicians use magic in Edolas without the X-balls?

To answer your first question: because it's said so. (Possible explanation could be that exceeds were laid there so their bodies has some mechanism that they just needed to awaken but mages needed the X-balls for that. But this is just a speculation as we only know as much as it's said: mages needed the X-balls, exceeds didn't.)

To answer your second question: they were not supposed to have the right mindset. They were pretty much in doubt about everything especially about themselves. What are they, what are they for... what they knew so far changed quite drastically in a few hours of time. While it's not stated explicitly in Fairy Tail, in most of the other universes (including RPGs) using magic needs quite some concentration, so that "right mindset" thing can be more crucial than you think.


What is the origin of mushrooms growing on a sad person's head?

I cannot tell you who started it or where it comes from exactly, but it is based on the fact that mushrooms grow in dark and dank places. Exactly the kind of environment depressed characters are visually and mentally put into.

It is mentioned in the Corner of Woe trope:

  Bonus points if you manage to act gloomy enough to attract Ghost Lights or grow mushrooms in your dark, damp corner of woe.


Why weren't the Uchihas brought back with the Edo Tensei?

Edo Tensei needs the DNA of the person to be reincarnated. (Chapter 520)

Kabuto could not bring back the Uchiha clan because he could not get their DNA.

Danzo, who commissioned the Uchiha clan massacre, must have had their bodies thoroughly destroyed to prevent enemies from misusing the Sharingan. Given Danzo's character and principles, we can be certain he would take such measures. For instance, he was very upset on knowing that Kirigakure's Ao had taken Konoha's Byakugan.

Kakashi also makes a mention of this rule in Chapter 16.

Madara's death was independent of the Uchiha Clan massacre, and Konoha thought he was dead anyway, so the possibility of Danzo destroying his body does not arise at all.

After Madara's death, Tobi must have taken great efforts to make his body inaccessible, because otherwise it would ruin the plan of him falsely assuming Madara's identity. However, he probably did not destroy it completely, and Kabuto (or Orochimaru) may have found the body or its parts somehow. Tobi was understandably shocked when Kabuto showed him the Edo Tensei Madara in the sixth coffin, since it meant his plan was ruined.

Itachi's dead body was easier to obtain, since he died just a few weeks before in his own hideout.


How do Ichijou and the rest of the students have powers?

Maybe you heard or read wrongly but it clearly says over a decade ago, which places it to be 10-19 years, so the maximum age would be 18 considering a 10 month gestation period for the child and maybe even older if the child was already born during the outbreak.


Übel Blatt Manga: What was the purposes of naming the 4 lances of betrayal?

Every hero is praised and loved by people. But it's hard to have many heroes. Don't you think, that if there were 9 heroes, 4 dead of them would actually get even more attention and praise, than rest 5 survivors, since dead ones would be considered as martyrs?

I suppose, 5 betrayers named killed heroes as lances of betrayal, to get as much fame and praise as possible

I'm updating my answer after rereading several tomes.

In 5th tome, 6th chapter, when Glenn confesses to Ms. Gleaa, that 4 lances were not traitors at all, she asks him same question, as you did here. What Glenn answers:

  We were young... Too blind and too consumed with ourselves to consider other options...


Okita Souji is an extremely well-known and well-liked historical figure in the minds of Japanese people, who generally know that he died of tuberculosis at about age 25.
He died on July 19, 1868.  The Meiji era started on September 8, 1868. In Rurouni Kenshin, Kenshin arrives in Tokyo in 1878.

In the same way that a historical fiction about Abraham Lincoln doesn't need to explicitly include the fact that Lincoln was assassinated since everyone already knows that, Watsuki-sensei did not need to give this detail about the timing of Okita's death within the series itself because the average Japanese person knows he was already dead long before Kenshin arrives in Tokyo.


What was Zangetsu's Task for Ichigo to get Bankai?

It is mentioned that this method only worked once before. Hence, it is a tested but not used method. As for the training, the user was supposed to fight the personification of the Zanpakto, or Zangetsu for Ichigo, since for the Bankai one needs the 'materialization and submission of the Soul Cutter'.

It was mentioned beforehand that the sword around represent the weakness in his heart and with each broken sword he will get stronger. However, he has to survive the complete training first.


I would say Yes.
L considered him as a friend because they had a lot of coherence as compared to the other characters even if he had a strong suspicion on Light being KIRA.
Also, to the "What if part" : he was never 100 % sure, but had a strong suspicion on Light.


In Noragami, why does Nora attack Yukine?

In reality, Nora wanted to infuse fear in Yukine's mind, as she was trying to remove all Yato's connections which connect Yato to goodwill.

Basically, she wanted to break Yato's connection with Yukine, him being Yato's (Yaboku's) exemplar. She was continuously trying to make Yukine leave Yato (in fear), so that she can awoke the previous Yato, whose intention was to kill.

As that would have left Yato in enraged and mentally weak state (easy to control) that the death of Yukine (which could have resulted in fall of Yato).


I don't think that has anything to do with actual mythology. It's simply a stylistic choice by Yuki Midorikaw more than anything else to depict youkai in that manner. In ancient times, masks were used to portray creatures and characters during plays and rituals.

It seems that that carried over into manga and anime to represent youkai when in human form, much like the common depiction of a ghost wearing a triangle-shaped bandage on the head.


Who has the most powerful enlarger quirk, Yui Kodai or Mount Lady?

We don't know how much Yui can enlarge herself. However, there are two distinct points that make their quirk different.

Mount Lady only enlarges herself to 2062 cm. That's it. However, Yui can change her size as she wants. If her quirk has no limits (again we don't know) she might overgrow Mount Lady.
Yui also shrinks herself but that's not relevant for the question.


Do we know what happened with Iroh and the Spirit World?

There are multiple posts I found

This description of Iroh mentions him departing to the spirit world, but it doesn't sound like anything fancy. Just him simply deciding to leave the physical world behind and being accepted into the spirit world. Considering he has a stronger connection to spirits than anyone else in the series, short of being the avatar and a partial spirit, this isn't too surprising.

This other stack exchange mentions how he had time to visit the Spirit World to search.

Anything else I found was a repetition of things you already know.

As for abilities he has gained, I would assume nothing changed. He gave up his physical body to live in the spirit world where bending doesn't work (without using the portals, which he can't use anyway anymore). Traveling to the Spirit World has yet to provide anyone with additional skills, just knowledge.

Although, if you want to stitch some things together, given the previous instance of the Winter Solstice and Jinora's spirit projection abilities, I wouldn't be surprised if he could appear in the physical world under optimal conditions.


How was Robin able to stand despite being cuffed with Seastone?

Read that chapter (169) more carefully then...

Here, Luffy stands in Crocodile's Kairoseki cage.

Then he states that he has no power. Well, of course, since the cage is made of Seastone.

Then Smoker kicks his ass and nails him down. And I think regardless of Seastone any of us would have problems standing if Smoker pushed his weapon to our chest.

So to answer the question: Robin was in a weak state because of the Seastone handcuffs back then, but she could stand because nobody pushed her down.


Do characters announce genjutsu before casting, like regular jutsu and taijutsu?

When it comes to Sharingan, only once it was announced, before even the jutsu was used. It was by Itachi when he was fighting Sasuke. But When Sasuke was fighting Danzo, he used  Tsukyomi on Danzo, but Sasuke didn't announce it before using the genjutsu.

When it comes to Byakugan, Neji and Hinata announce jutsus before using it.

As with Rinnegan, Nagato didn't announce when he used Gedo Rinne Tensei no justsu to revive the people of Konoha. That might be due to already he was exhausted and on the verge of death. But during the Fourth Ninja War, Madara announced before he used the Gedo Rinne Tensei no justsu.


Anime with a boy wearing a sun-shaped crown

The character on the left is Wataru Ikusabe from Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru.

The character on the right is Daiichi Haruka from Madou King Granzort.

They are grouped together because both series are directed by Shuji Iuchi. In fact, there is a crossover of Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru in the first episode of Madou King Granzort:


How does Hiyori figure out Yato's real name?

Since calling him by his name "Yato" didn't work, Hiyori knows that name is fake.
Yet, she recalls how fondly Yato looked as his small shrine and the name engraved on it.
So she deduces the name engraved in the shrine is correct, but pronounced differently.

She changes the reading of the katakana ト(to) to the reading of the very similar kanji 卜(boku).


Is Hakai a technique impossible for Goku to master?

No, for now. Hakai is a technique that can only be achieved by a god of destruction. If ur not a god it is impossible to master the hakai technique. But thats only looking from the anime. In the manga goku is able to learn hakai in a fight against fused zamasu. Sadly in the manga debut toriyama hasnt comfirmed for goku learning hakai to be canon.


Can I watch Gintama' (2015) if I haven't watched previous seasons?

Well, there's nothing stopping you from watching the newer episodes :)

Gintama is mainly episodic (as in, not much ongoing connection from episode to episode) so it's probably okay to do so. You might miss out a few references to past episodes though.

Of course, if you want to enjoy it fully I'd recommend you start from the very beginning.