Can a god have more than one blessed vessel?

Short answer, yes.

I would say that it is possible for a god to have more than one hafuri, because to be a hafuri only means to attempt to sacrifice one's name for their master. I don't believe there is a limitation on that, however as far as I know there can only be one exemplar/guidepost. Exemplars and blessed vessels are different though (as Takemikazuchi reminds us frequently).

In one arc (warning: manga spoiler!),

   Bishamon makes Nana, who was a legendary blessed vessel imprisoned by heaven, her shinki, so it is possible for a god to have more than one hafuri. However, Nana changed and became a hafuri for her original master and not Bishamon, so there is no definite proof.


Why does Zero have such a strong reaction to Shizuka Hio's voice?

I guess it was what you said, a bond that was made due to Shizuka biting and turning Zero into a vampire.

During one episode (I'm not sure what episode), Zero has figured out that she must be Shizuka. Maria taunts Zero to pull the trigger, but he discovers he is unable to due to the bond between them. And it is said that once a human was bitten by a vampire, that vampire becomes his/her master and that human can be controlled by his/her master (like when Shizuka froze him when she was about to drink Yuki's blood).


In what episode did Karin meet Orochimaru?

It's from Naruto Shippuuden  Episode 431: To See That Smile, Just One More Time.

This one is from the run of Infinite Tsukuyomi fillers that aired during the Fourth Shinobi World War arc. Notably, unlike the previous episodes in this set of fillers (mainly just fairly lighthearted happenings inside the Infinite Tsukuyomi dream of various characters), Karin's episode here is basically a rather sombre flashback to her past.

(This was a sad episode. Poor Karin...)


Why don't titan shifters keep their napes hardened all the time

The first ever hardening was seen in the female titan (Annie) which is not a natural which is learnt by the titan holder by doing some modification to the titan. Only armored titan is the one who has the natural hardening. So other titans who has hardening technique (As of now artificial hardening is learnt by Beast, Female and Attack titan.)
Well in the Anime you must have seen the Eren learns the hardening technique using the fluid which was given by Hanje. And Eren doesn't learns it right away, even though he had created a huge hardened titan body sculpture at the first time.
Later he used it to misguide Bertholdt when Armin was sacrificing himself so that eren will get some time to harden the whole titan body. That time Armin was buying some time so that eren will get enough time to do his job and also not to mention Bertholdt could only partially see Eren's titan because of the smoke caused by his own colossal titan.
So the main point is, if the titan doesn't has natural hardening then titan will take time to generate the artificial hardening. And whole process is time consuming, and causes energy drain to the titan holder.
Remember, titan holders have limitations on how many time they can transform throughout the day.
In manga, there is one scene which is not happened in the anime yet, its minor spoiler though:

In manga at one point, Reiner confirms that he will not be able to transform into titan because of energy drain.

To preserve their energy, so that if in case anything goes wrong in the fight and by mistake they get detached from the titan they will get another chance to transform into titan, but if they end up using all their energy they won't be able to transform into titan and will lose their life as well as the titan.
Even though if you think, when Levi attacked beast titan, Zeke lost his arms and legs so he won't be able to transform into titan anyway, but also remember that he had cart titan on his side to save him from Levi, which eventually happened!

Well this hardening is not much of the use when scouts use Thunder spears which destroys all the hardening (chapter 113). In below image as you can see Levi is overpowered here against beast titan. Not to mention that Levi is faster, has more skills than any scout, so it's really hard to get out alive for the titan holder when they face off Levi.


Why Ymir jaw titan and Galliard jaw titan look so different?

Marley nation modifies their titan shifters so they can harden their body. This is mentioned in chapter 95 page 21
That’s why Ymir’s titan form is different from Marcel or Porco. Ymir was an ordinary girl who didn't train in the military like Reiner or Annie.


When did people start calling "manga" as "mangos"?

It has nothing to do with the fruit. They are derogatory versions of their associated words to make fun of the way they are mispronounced in English (with the "a" vs "ah" sound). Unfortunately, I don't have any references. Lurkmoar has a page dedicated to the anime/manga board on 4chan.

EDIT: Just to clarify, I think people started using the "animu" and "mango" terms on /a/


In Fairy Tail, why couldn't Zeref just go to Edolas?

First, I don't remind Zeref speaking about Edoras, he may have not been aware of it.

Second, in the comment section you quote the wiki :

  "Ankhseram's "death field" is a magic spel"

But the line could have been written a long time ago when Zeref's demons and curses weren't a thing. Now in the tartaros arc we learn that the demons from the book of Zeref use curses which are not magic. Ankhseram's "death field" could also be a curse and then not be affected on Edoras.


In this Wiki, it is stated that:

  Kenshin's eyes, too, are unusual, being a deep violet. In the anime series, when Kenshin's eyes change to reflect his psychological reversion to Hitokiri Battōsai, their color shifts from violet to gold.


What is Sebastian's catchphrase 'A Phantomhive butler who can't do this much isn't worth his salt' in Japanese

Sebastian's general catchphrase in Japanese is

ファントムハイヴ家の執事たる者、この程度のことが出来なくてどうします?
Phantomhive-ka no shitsuji-taru mono, kono teido no koto ga dekinakute doushimasu?

which can be translated literally to

Those who are qualified as the butlers of Phantomhive, what would they be if they cannot do this much?

... which actually is straightforward compared to the English translation mentioned in the question.
However, that seems like a fan translation, since the official English translation by Yen Press is

I am the butler of the Phantomhive Family. It goes without saying that I can manage a technique as elementary as this.
*Black Butler vol. 1, ch. 1, pg. 8


Is there a discrepancy about Tomura's Quirk?

As seen with different quirks as well, the user does not always have full control over it. Something which is also seen very well with Eri's quirk Rewind.

So much rather than assuming it's a discrepancy in the plot, the assumption that Shigaraki has no/clumsy control of his quirk is more likely.

Another factor at play might also be the speed at which the decay works. Through out the manga we have seen that the decay can set in almost instantly, but at occasion also act's slowly. Both of which might also be the case due to him not having proper control of his quirk.


Is the setting of D.N.Angel based on a real world location, and if so, which one?

The real world location for the events in the anime D.N. Angel was based on "Azumano District in Tokyo"

According to this Post about Dark Mousy:

  Dark Mousy was the greatest phantom thief. Last appeared 14 years ago, disappeared suddenly, and then now he's out wreaking havoc around the Azumano District of Tokyo as he did for centuries. Nobody knows where he's from, nobody knows who he really is, and nobody knows what his real purpose is behind stealing all the artwork from various museums. Dark is some what immortal since 14 years ago. He was intiated in a ritual with Daisuke Niwa 14 years ago to become immortal. The bad part of the ritual was Dark would be in a coma state inside Daisuke's body till he turned 14. Dark's rabbit, Wizu, watched over Daisuke till he was able to transform into Dark. Dark is Daisuke half the time, to protect him and vice versa.

  Likes: Ramen, Flying
  Dislikes: People who don't know how to shut up, Pets

  Home

  A small cozy apartment near the shores of Azumano.

When you search about "Azumano clock tower"
Clock tower is in the first episode.

Spoiler

(Remember the first episode where dark returns after 40 years and steals the bird symbol on the clock tower)

You would see google search results about D.N. Angel FanFics (Fan Fictions)

You'll notice that most of these talk about the Azumano District in Tokyo (or sometimes Azumano City)

Here's an example, although this is more like a retelling of D.N. Angel instead of a Fan Fiction

Also a comment on This Post about D.N. Angel also states that:

  The location of where D.N. Angel takes place is hard to figure out,
  but it is revealed in the last episode, on a box (that was as late as
  I noticed it); if you translated the small bit of Kanji and Hiragana
  written on the side of it, it came out to be "Azumano District
  Reception", meaning that the town or area that the anime took place in
  would be Azumano.


Did all events in 13 episodes of Mekakucity Actors happen in just 1 day?

Yes all the events took place in 1 day. There is no day night switch during the episodes after the moment he spills his drink on his keyboard. It is the 14th august. He then wants to order a new one, but due to the festival going on all shops are only available to deliver at the 17th as earliest date. However one shop is open despite the festival. He thinks he is unable to survive 3 days without his computer so he decides to go outside on the 14th of august. After this choice all the other events happen. Due to the flashbacks it looks like it all happened over a span of time, but in reality it was only 1 day.

Below I have linked the sources I used, along with my memory of the anime. I watched it when it aired so the only part I was confused about was when he spilled the drink and the time between him going to get outside. Hence the second source.

Source 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagerou_Project

Source 2: http://kagerouproject.wikia.com/wiki/Mekakucity_Actors_-_Episode_01


Where did the nickname "Poppo" comes from?

After a bit of searching on the Japanese internet, I found an explanation that makes so much sense that it almost must be right. That said, I haven't found official material to back this up,1 so this may yet be incorrect.

Here's the deal: "Tetsudou", written 鉄道, means "railway". "Poppo" (ぽっぽ) is a childish/onomatopoetic word for a steam train (see e.g. the zokugo-dict entry, usage 3 [in Japanese]). So I suppose what would have happened is that the kids would've gone along some sort of chain of word associations and ended up deciding to call the guy "Poppo" because that's related to "Tetsudou".

1 Then again, there may not even be any official material to support this explanation - I think this joke/whatever would be very transparent to people brought up in Japan and so this connection would probably go without saying.


What is the significance of the title "Ro-Kyu-Bu!"?

Translated from the Japanese Wikipedia article for Ro-Kyu-Bu:

  The title comes from "roukyuu" (籠球, the Japanese name for basketball)
  combined with "kyuubu" (休部, Japanese for a club whose activities have
  been suspended).

The Wikipedia article cites a Dengeki interview with Aoyama Sag, the original light novel's author. I've translated the relevant question below, with explanation in parentheses:

  Dengeki: I wanted to ask about the title. Shigusawa-sensei (author of
  Kino no Tabi) wrote in a review, "Is it OK to just combine roukyuu and
  kyuubu?" But is this even a correct interpretation (of the title)?

  Aoyama-sensei: It's just as Shigusawa-sensei said. He is 100% correct.


I've never read or watched Those Who Hunt Elves, so I'm leaning heavily on Wikipedia and Archen's Anime Page.

According to Archen's Anime Page, there turns out, by a shocking coincidence, to be some kind of nut available in the medieval fantasy world that can be turned into gasoline. (Scroll down to where it says "T-74" under "Characters".)  That seems to be what keeps the tank moving for the first bit of the manga.

In both the anime and manga, the tank is at some point possessed by a cat spirit named Miké, as stated on Wikipedia under "Mihke". According to Archen's Anime Page, this happens earlier in the anime than it does in the manga. It seems that the cat spirit can move the tank without needing any fuel—Archen's Anime Page says under "About the Manga" that "the T-74 was still at the bottom of the river, until Miké's spirit moved into the tank and drove out of the water." This TV Tropes page also implies that the tank actually did run out of gas in the anime and couldn't move until it was possessed by Miké.

It's not very clear from my sources, but it seems the gasoline nut was just a stopgap to keep the tank going until the mangaka came up with the idea to have the tank possessed by a cat spirit, and the anime writers decided to just have the fuel last until the cat spirit came along. (This is supported by the Wikipedia description of Episode 5: "Ritsuko's tank runs out of fuel in a town terrorized by the spirit of a deceased cat which can possess inanimate objects.")


Does Dio or Jotaro have to verbally stop time in order to stop time?

No, the two of them

three if you count Diego from another universe

don't have to say "The World" whenever they want to stop time.
You can find the reason why they said "The World" to stop time on this question:
What is the purpose of characters shouting out the name of their attack?
From the answer section, it's stated that,

It's a tradition where it was intended for young audiences to yell the
attack names with the character. The tradition began with Mazinger Z,
which is considered the first Super Robot anime. The producers of the
show felt that if the main character, Kouji Kabuto, shouted out the
attack names each time the mecha did them, then it would give the
target viewers, who were aged around 3 to 10 at the time, the ability
to literally join along in the fun.
The logic behind this is if the kids were to directly interact with a
show they already liked, then they'd like it even more and would stick
with the show in the long run. Needless to say, the strategy worked,
and literally all other mecha anime in the '70s (sans First Gundam in
late, late '79) copied the trend.
Thus, the tradition was born and still anime shows, regardless of
whether they are mecha themed or not, use it, regardless of their
target audience.

From the user's answer, it's stated

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

From what you said

when Dio attempts to stop time but fails since Jotaro manages to get
his heart working again quick enough.

The reason why JoJo could reach Dio's head even though Dio had verbally said "The World" to stop the time is that JoJo had a new ability to stop time at that time, but not that much, just about milliseconds. To prove that, these are some clips where JoJo tried to move when Dio stop the time.

0:10
2:22

Here are some examples to prove that Dio/Jotaro didn't have to say "The World" to stop time
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

When Polnareff attacks Dio with Silver Chariot at 0:58
When Polnareff met Dio for the first time at 1:39
When Hol Horse tried to kill Dio at 3:44
When the Stardust Crusaders tried to open Dio's coffin at 0:21
Chase scene where Dio tries to beat up Joseph 0:22
Scene 1 0:23
Scene 2 0:51

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable

Jotaro vs Josuke 4:17
Jotaro vs Rat 1 2:35
Jotaro vs Rat 2 3:25


What was the background music in episode 14 of Your Lie In April, starting from 08:52?

The song is called 'Again' - It's Track 26 of Soundtrack CD1, if I recall correctly.

Here is the link to an youtube video of the song, should you need one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeI8eYtWyQ


How can non-Japanese fans encourage continued anime or sequels?

I am not entirely sure that there is much we can do. One of the largest deteriminants is likely continued interest in the series, and if japanese viewership dwindles then the show might be canceled irrespective of what the western fanbase thinks, because japanese television networks need to satisfy their sponsors.

However, there are a few things we can try:

Buying Original Media

First of all, most anime is adapted from a different medium: there are visual novels such as Clannad and Fate/Stay Night, light novels like Slayers or Sword Art Online, and perhaps most significantly manga, like Sailor Moon, Dragonball z or Chobits. If the source material runs dry, the animated series might go alongside it, so you might want to take an interest in it. However, even  an ongoing series might come to an end if the source material runs dry before the start of the next season. This is what happened with the original Fruits Basket anime for instance.

Secondly, if you can, purchasing Original Video Animation releases might help safeguard against a premature ending at studio whims, since those can allow a company to operate independently from television stations, and are often used as a way to continue producing shows that have stopped broadcast, as noted in The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Revised Edition: A century of Japanese Animation by Jonathan Clements and Helan Mcarthy:

  The anime historian Yoshiharu Tokugi suggests a slight semantic distinction between O.A.V. and O.V.A., in the sense that the former is a new work made specifically for video, while the latter may also refer to a continuation on video of a pre-existing TV show or movie franchise—such spin-offs were also known in Japanese in the 1990s as after-mono

This will be easier for people who share Blu Ray Region A with Japan, such as people in North America, since they can purchase blu-ray discs directly from Japan through importation services such as jbox, although it should be noted that anime is more expensive in Japan due to a different retailing structure.

Take Surveys

Another is to take customer participation surveys. One of the questions they often ask is "What your favorite series?". These can be from a checklist, or a write in option. Writing in the series you want to see most demonstrates interest that directs what the company decides to license next, and it seems likely that feedback regarding which type of shows a distributor would like to publish.

Sometimes these are available online, such as the Fall 2012 Funimation Survey. Other times you might find them in a postcard bundled with the physical video. Here are a couple of survey cards from A.D.V. and Sentai Filmworks.

The A.D.V. card came packaged with Noir Volume 5: Rage of Angels (I.S.B.N. 1578132703), and two of the questions on it are "What are your favorite manga?" and "What are your favorite anime?", and most other such surveys have similar questions. However, you might not always see such a survey in the package: My copy of The Disapearance of Haruhi Suzumya from Funimation  didn't come with one for instance, and even if you do get one the exact questions might vary. The Sentai Filmworks one only asks what you purchased for instance, and sometimes these are offered in the form of checklists that list the shows the company offers.

I suppose the reason they are there is to help distributors decide what to license next, or relicense, and perhaps if a series is known to be in especially high demand, it might come up during negotiations with the japanese animation studios and manga publishers.  When you see such a survey, it will usually be like a postcard, with a marked place to put a postage stamp and a preprinted mailing address on the other side of it.

Show ongoing interest

Another thing you might try is to watching licensed streams, even if you own the video in other static format. This allows you to be counted as a viewer multiple times, and demonstrates a continuing interest in the series. This adds to the number of people who are known to have watched a series from the first episode in a season through to the last, which may merit creating another season, if possible.

Besides having a pecuniary interest in showing their customers more of what they want, I think much of the unique appeal of this particular profession is showing the public something worth seeing or sending a message. When Miyazaki made his adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle, he did so with the intention of sending the public an anti-war message, and naturally trying to send a message is something you only do in anticipation of somebody receiving it. The wider the authors perceives the audience they are reaching to be, the more inspired they will be to create works for them.

Moreover, a series that does not fade from memory is one that is more likely to get a continuation even after being long dormant. Slayers Try and Slayer Next come to mind, and Dragonball Super does too.

An Aside on Merchandising

Merchandising can also play a rather significant role. In the Global History of Anime Rightstuf notes that in 2006 the market was oversaturated with anime, and that while series that had merchandising as an alternative revenue streams did fine, those that relied on video sales suffered as a result. I vaguely remember that Geneon U.S.A. went out of business at around that time.

In terms of other merchandising you can purchase, I would probably recommend buying premium merchandising, since that might engender an impression that you have deeper and more sincere appreciation for the subject matter than somebody who buys more cheap stuff on impulse, even if you are spending the same dollar value. Major majufacturers of figurines such as Good Smile Company and kotobukiya make some nice stuff, and Aniplex U.S.A. also sells premium goods such as canvas art.

You might also want to take interest in why an artist decided to start a series in the first place and see if there are any goods related to that. Touhou isn't quite anime, per se, but it is a closely related niche game series and Zun actually started the series as a way to start making music. It isn't unreasonable to suppose that he might value soundtrack sales more than game sales.


Did the "Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka?" anime cut content from the novels?

According to Japanese Wikipedia, the anime partly covers up to the 3rd volume of the light novel.
AniComiMan (Japanese), a blog that provides spoiler for the light novel prefaced it with

Those who want to know the part that was not included in the anime, because in my opinion there is a big difference, it'd be good to read the original light novel.

A review by Inquisitr (warning: the site included speculation to season 2's material) stated,

Overall, the anime adaptation of the Suka Suka light novel is good and does not sacrifice pacing, although various scenes were rearranged and shortened. Anime usually has to skim over certain details and world building is discarded to fit the source material within 12 episodes. The biggest change from the light novel is that the anime

 neglects to reveal the true identity of the First Beast,

but author Kareno probably retconned that spoiler from Volume 1 on purpose since it really didn't make sense to have that revelation so early. A certain beast is not introduced at all in the anime and this character is

  critical to Volumes 4 and 5.

There's also little differences. For example, in World End Episode 11 the characters find a girl encased in crystal. [In the light novel...]

 Willem activates his "spell vision," an ability never used in the anime, to analyze the curse and the narrative gives more details about the hex's abilities. The book also has a long discussion between him and Grick about the state of the girl and whether it’s possible to resurrect her like what was done with Willem. When Chtholly becomes entranced by the crystal, Willem literally has to plunge his hand into her chest, collapsing her lungs, in order to disrupt her magic flow and return her to normal.

That's just one minor scene, which gives you an idea of how much content the anime skips over. As you can see, it's worth reading the light novels even if you've watched the anime.
(Emphasis mine)

Also, the Japanese's impressions on episode 6 (= end of volume 2) are more-or-less: those who have read the light novel were more emotionally moved than those who only watched the anime since the anime skipped a lot/the pace was too quick.


How much does Tessa know about her brother Leonard?

In Episode 10 of FMP, Tessa discusses her feelings of inferiority vis a vis her brother. In the light novel series, it is explained that she is extremely aware of both Leonard's past and that he is working for an enemy organization. E.g. in "Continuing On My Own" he openly battles the Arbalest in the middle of the city and captures Kaname from Sousuke. And for the final showdown between Sousuke and Leonard in the final book, Tessa gives him some words to shout to Leonard at a critical time, revealing to Leonard the extent to which she knows about their family history and his subsequent deeds, distracting and demoralizing Leonard, giving Sousuke the chance to land a killer blow.


Why doesn't anyone suspect that Sai could be a computer bot?

Firstly, the manga was released in 1998 which was just about when the Internet was exploding all across the world and the dot-com bubble taking shape. Similarly, the off-the-shelf hardware available at the time was a shadow (think 300 MHz Pentiums) of what is available now. Things were far different back then than they are now.

Secondly, while it might be possible for computer algorithms that play Go to be written reasonably easily, algorithms that seemingly play Go well is exponentially complex. If you consider Deep Blue, the chess engine that beat Kasparov 2-1 (out of six games played) in 1997, it used racks of cutting edge hardware calculating 200 million positions a second, and intricately tuned software specifically built for the purpose by IBM. It didn't exactly overpower him. In terms of board size, possible moves and combinations, Go is far more complex and demanding than chess and it would have been extremely unlikely for any 1998 desktop software to be able to match Go grandmasters of the time.

Lastly, incorporating cheating and other negative elements of real life was unnecessary to the story and would have hamstrung one of the objectives of the manga, that being the aim to popularise the game of Go.


Are MAD and AMV synonyms for Anime Music Video?

MAD are probably refer to a broader classification of AMV from Japan.

According to the Nico Nico Pedia:

MAD refers to video and/or audio created by editing and rearranging existing video or audio, to give it new meaning. Basically, they are derivative, fan creations.

The name is probably derived from "MAD Tapes" from the 80s-90s which was the fad in which people uses cassette tapes and mess around with the audio. The acronym for MAD predates the popular usage of the term "anime."

MAD can be used to describe the the Japanese underground media community. However, MADs can be mush-ups of anything from audio clips, edited pictures, to wholly originally created content (e.g. custom animation). While not all MADs are associated anime or manga, most of the more popular ones typically are.

AMVs on the other hand typically describe the American media subculture of editing bits of anime with music, though similar in content the scope tends to differ.

Lets compare this AMV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9dHD1JvUXo

to this MAD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRHItX-zQCo

The MAD mashes up a lot more custom together compared to the clips in the AMV.


What does the sign language near the ending mean?

Before the sign in your picture, which stands for promise (約束) also known as 'pinky promise', Shouko puts two hands together. Which stands for friends (友達).

Which would come down to: "friends promise"
And can be inteprated as "Promise to be friends forever"


I tried my best to write down all of the Pokemons out there, here's the list :

Bird : Pidgey's Family, Spearow's Family, Farfetch'd, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Hoothoot's Family, Togetic & Togekiss, Natu's Family,
Murkrow's Family, Skarmory, Lugia, Ho-oh, Taillow's Family, Wingull's Family, Swablu's family, Starly's Family, Chatot, Cresselia, Pidove's family, Sigilyph, Ducklett's family, Rufflet's family, Vullaby's family, Fletchling's family, Hawlucha, Yveltal
Flightless Bird : Doduo's family, Delibird, Torchic's family, Piplup's family
Ancient Bird : Aerodactyl, Archen's family
Canidae : Vulpix's family, Growlithe's family, Eevee's family, Abra's family, Snubbull's family, Houndour's family, Smeargle, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Poochyena's family, Electrike's family,
Absol, Riolu's family, Lillipup's family, Zorua's family, Fennekin's family, Furfrou, Swirlix's family
Felidae : Meowth's family, Mewtwo, Mew, Hoppip, Skitty's family, Shinx's family, Glameow's family, Purrloin's family, Litleo's family, Espurr's family, Volcanion
Turtle : Squirtle's family, Torkoal, Turtwig's family, Tirtouga's family
Frog : Bulbasaur's family, Poliwag's family, Croagunk's family, Tympole's family, Froakie's family
Lizard : Charmander & Charmeleon, Treecko's family,  Scraggy's family, Helioptile's family, Lickitung, Kecleon
Caterpillar : Caterpie, Weedle, Wurmple, Burmy, Sewaddle, Venipede, Larvesta, Scatterbug
Pupa : Metapod, Kakuka, Pupitar, Silcoon, Cascoon, Swadloon, Spewpa
Butterfly : Butterfree, Beautifly, Vivilion
Bee : Beedrill, Combee, Vaspiquin
Moth : Venomoth, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Volcarona
Rodent : Ratatta's family, Pichu's family, Plusle, Minun, Bidoof's family, Pachirisu, Emolga, Victini, Dedenne
Snake : Ekans's family, Onix's family, Seviper, Milotic, Serperior
Shrew : Sandhrew's family, Drilbur's family
Rabbit : Nidoran (male)'s family, Nidoran (female)'s family, Wigglytuff, Azurill's family, Buneary's family, Bunnelby's family
Bat : zubat's family, woobat's family, noibat's family
Cicada : Paras's family, Nincada's family
Duck : Psyduck's family, Duclett's family
Sloth : Slakoth & Vigoroth, Slowpoke's family
Ape : Mankey's family, Aipom's family, Slaking, Chimchar's family, Pansage's family, Pansear's family, Panpour's family, Darmanitan, Electabuzz & Electrivire
Bovidae : Abra's family, Tauros, Mareep's family, Stantler, Miltank, Shaymin (Sky form), Arceus, Deerling's family, Bouffalant, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Skiddo's family, Xerneas
Jellyfish : Tentacool's family, Frillish's family
Equidae : Ponyta's family, Blitzle's family, Keldeo
Pinniped : Seel's family, Spheal's family
Clams : Shellder's family, Clamperl
Tapir : Drowzee's family, Munna's family
Crab : Krabby's family
Lobster : Corphish's family, Clauncher's family
Rhynoceros : Rhyhorn's family
Kangaroo : Kangaskhan
Seahorse : Horsea's family, Sklerp's family
Goldfish : Goldeen's family
Starfish : Staryu's family
Mantis : Scyther's family, Kabutops, Leavanny
Beetle : Pinsir, Heracross, Karrablast's family
Carp : Magikarp
Bass : Feebas, Basculin
Mollusca : Omanyte's family, Shuckle, Slugma's family, Shellos's family, Shelmet's family, Binacle's family, Goomy & Sliggoo, Zygarde
Seahorse Crab : Kabuto
Bear : Munchlax's family, Teddiursa's family, Cubchoo's family, Pancham's family
Hedgehog : Cyndaquil's family, Shaymin (Land form), Chespin's family
Crocodile : Totodile's family, Sandile's family
Ferret : Sentret's family, Patrat's family
Ladybug : Ledian's family
Spider : Spinarak's family, Joltik's family
Angler Fish : Chinchou's family
Salamander : Wooper's family, Mudkip's Family
Pig : Swinub, Spoink's family, Tepig's family
Remora : Remoraid
Octopus : Octillery
Manta Ray : Mantyke's family
Elephant : Phanpy's family
Racoon : Zigzagoon's family
Firefly : Volbeat, Illumise
Piranha : Carvanha
Shark : Sharpedo
Whale : Wailmer's family, Kyogre
Camel : Numel's family
Ant : Trapinch, Durrant, Genesect
Mongoose : Zangoose
Catfish : Barboach's family
Eel : Hauntail, Gorebyss, Tynamo's family
Coelacanth : Relicanth
Discus : Luvdisc
Cricket : Kriketot
Weasel : Sneasel's family, Buizel's family, Mienfoo's family
Skunk : Stunky's family
Hippopotamus : Hippopotas's family
Scorpion : Gligar's family, Skorupi's family
Freshwater Butterflyfish : Finneon's family
Dragonfly : Yanma's family
Otter : Oshawott's family
Centipede : Venipede's family
Hermit Crab : Dwebble's family
Chincilla : Mincinno's family
Sunfish : Alomomola
Flatfish : Stunfisk
Anteater : Heatmor
Mite : Magnemite, Bergmite
Dinosaur (if it's count as an animal) : Cubone's family, Lapras, Chikorita's family, Larvitar & Tyranitar, Breloom, Lairon & Aggron, Anorith's family, Tropius,
Bagon, Groudon, Cranidos's family, Shieldon's family, Gible's family, Dialga, Deino's family, Tyrunt's family, Amaura's family, Avalugg
Dragon (if it's count as an animal) : Charizard, Gyarados, Dratini's family, Flygon, Bagon's family, Rayquaza, Palkia, Giratina, Axew's family, Druddigon, Deino's family, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Goodra

That's my full list, I hope I'm not missed one of them.

Almost all Pokemon based on animal, that we're familiar with, or even animal that we doesn't know before.

Many of them are combined from two species at once, like Eevee's evolution that have some characteristic of Canidae and Felidae, so I put it on one of the family.

Source Various articles on Bulbapedia


OST Name used in Episode 25 Gundam Build Fighter Try

The song is "Power Resonance", Youtube

According to The OP,

  Welp nmv, thanks for only care anyway. The OST is called "Power Resonance". Enjoy~


After the loss of Kurama does Naruto have the Six Paths Sage Mode?

He still has his Six Paths chakra. He still has everything from the war, except his Truth-Seeking Ball. The TSB have been destroyed in the war, and in his battle with Sasuke, and he can't reproduce others. The yellow chakra cloak is just Kurama's cloak, and has nothing to do with Six Paths Sage Mode.


Where does the "No highlights on the eyes" trope come from?

This trope is called Reflectionless Useless Eyes, and the origin can be found in its parallel/sister trope Mind Control Eyes.
Outside of films and animation, a common "symptom" of hypnotism (a mental state in which somebody is entranced, such as mind control or under a spell) is enlarged/dilated pupils. This condition would generally off an appearance of the individuals eyes being completely black. In some cases, they could also have a completely white appearance indicating their eyes-rolling to the back of their head.
Within films and animation, this is replicated for a visual benefit for the audience. This can be seen in dull-blank eyes, as in your example, or swirling spiraled  pupils.


Given how Obito had acquired Bijuu in the past, why would he bother going to war?

Obito declared war because he knew that the alliance would keep Bee & Naruto at a disclosed location since they had caught on to what the Akatsuki were doing. The war would allow him to draw out Naruto & Bee to complete the plan of bringing back Ten Tails in it's prime state.

He had Kisame gather intel, but then of course Kabuto showed up. Obito's plan was essentially to gather intel on the locations of the last two jinchuuriki, use the zetsu to distract the allied shinobi forces in a war, and lure Naruto/Bee out. It didn't work out like that, but he had a legit plan.


What episode of fairy tail are these screenshots from?

This is from a special OVA from the very first season of Fairy Tail, I believe it is Welcome to Fairy Hills. It was after Wendy just joined. The scenes are from when Natsu accidentally saw the old man swimming naked, and is spitting fire everywhere along with Gajil and Grey who also did the same thing and ended up destroying the basement.


How old were Sting and Rogue relative to the other Dragon Slayers at this key point in the timeline?

Sting and Rogue are the same age as Wendy, in the manga the three are currently about "20" in the latest chapter (I am excluding the +400 years). If my memory serves right, Natsu & Gajeel are both "27".

Now the problem is working out the age different in the past, this isn't all to hard. Wendy was "12" when she was first introduced (x784). The Dragon Slayers arrived in (x777), so it's 12-7=5. Wendy was "5" years of age. Now Sting and Rogue are the same age as her, so those three were "5" years old. Now assuming I'm correct about Natsu's & Gajeel's age, they would've been 12 at the time.

Now I'm not sure if this answers the question, but I hope it does. Just keep in mind that Fairy Tail has a habit of making 12 year old kids look even younger than what they are. Easy way to tell is watch the Fairy Tail OVA 8.


What is the name of the song that plays at 12:40 in Noragami Aragoto episode 12?

This is "Misogi", track #11 from the season 1 OST. The piece starts right after the eyecatch. Here is a 15-second extract from the beginning of the piece: https://clyp.it/i1altiyi.


His age is never explicitly revealed, nor has the current year or date of the in-series world ever explicitly mentioned or revealed.

We have his birthday as June 18th, 1993. We know he was part of a peace keeping mission about 10 years from the start of the series and that the gates opened about 15 years ago.

If we assume it's the current year (2019), with touch screen phones et al, 2019-1993 = 26. Kei was 16 when he did his peacekeeping excursion.

By looks alone, we can maybe assume him to be mid/late 20s to mid 30s, the average age range of hard-boiled detective character archetypes.

No date is explicitly depicted in the anime thus far it seems. Not even on the porno magazines.

Because the anime changes the ages, Tilarna is 20 Earth years old in the novels, it's unsure what else has changed in regards to the original source vs the anime.


Thanks to the explanations in the comments.

As expected, the "unfinished" look is most likely caused by a lack of time on the side of the artists.

I am surprised to hear, that it seems common enough.


I do not think that Haku was considered as a woman is considered a spoiler.

After all, they discover that only 1 episode after Team 7 met him. I can guarantee for sure that Haku is a man. Despite what other sources probably say, there are plenty of men in real life who look like women (Justin Bieber is good example). What I cannot tell you is what was the perspective of Zabuza for him (if he was just a Friend or something "Else").

I say this only because the one who told Naruto that significant detail was Haku himself, so there isn't a lot of room for mistakes.


Why does Yoruichi say, "No one there could have survived a fight against Byakuya," in Bleach chapter 120?

It was likely a situational fact.

Ichigo had resolved the fight between him and Kenpachi, so he was physically weak.  He wouldn't have been capable of fighting Byakuya in that state.
Yoruichi hadn't been in battle in over a hundred years.  While she (somewhat) maintained her Flash Step, she couldn't have engaged him in a head-on battle.
It was very unlikely for Ukitake to intervene in the fighting, him being a fellow Officer, and while Ukitake would have been interested in protecting his subordinate, he wouldn't have immediately sided with the outsiders against the growing threat to Soul Society.


Is the Legendary Super Saiyan (green) transformation limitless in power?

It seems entirely feasible for them to have an unlimited supply of ki. Perhaps while in that transformation, their bodies rapidly generate more and more ki until it just overflows. That however isn't the same thing as having limitless power. Just because you have infinite MP, doesn't mean that you can deal a lot of damage.

To answer your question, I'm not aware of the Daizenshuu mentioning it (nor any official source), but it is clear that the legendary super saiyan transformation is different than the normal transformation. Unlimited ki has appeared in Dragon Ball before too, Androids 17 & 18 were stated to have such an ability. Thus, given the precedence and the dialogue we've seen in regards to the form, I can say with absolute certainty that the answer is "probably".


Did Yggdrasil players have an extradimensional space to use as an inventory?

Ainz at least has some kind of Inventory pocket dimension. Throughout the anime, he is seen pulling stuff out of thin air, like the potion for Enri, or the hourglass in his fight against Shalltear.


Where is the translation of "Dona Dona" from?

Somewhat belatedly, from the research I did for the blog post you mention, this is what I understand the sequence of events to be:

Song is written in Yiddish, fails to gain mainstream popularity even when the songwriter produces an English version, sinks into obscurity.
Teddi Schwartz and Arthur Kevess dig it up in the 1950s and translate it into English; this version gains moderate popularity in the United States.
In the 1960s, Joan Baez and some other mainstream popular artists record versions. It becomes very popular in the United States, and translated versions start popping up in other countries, including Japan.
The original Japanese translation, as you note, is by the Peanuts and may have played a role in popularizing the song there, but their version becomes pretty thoroughly overshadowed by the 1966 Yasui Kazumi translation, which passes into the general cultural consciousness. For some reason it remains one of those bits of common knowledge/things you can reference and expect pretty much everyone to understand in Japan even when that's no longer the case in its home country. (At least, I grew up listening to folk music and had not actually heard the song before Utena.)
Some thirty years later, when planning the cow episode, one of the creators of Utena remarks that it seems like a "Dona Dona" kind of situation. (This is from a translated interview that I don't remember where I found, sorry.) Everyone else goes "hey, that's a good idea, actually," and they decide to use the song (with the well-known 1966 translation) in the show. (They probably didn't sit down and go "Hmm, which translation should we use? Or should we do our own?" and eventually settle on that one; as far as I understand, that's just the version of the song that most people will automatically think of when you mention it.)


How do the citizens of Arcanretia know that Aqua purified their hot springs?

Actually, hot spring water usually does show a subtle, if not significant, difference in color as compared to normal hot water.

Referring back to my previous answer of how in Arcanretia, hot spring water vs normal hot water is analogous to onsen vs sentō, if you were to look at stock photos of onsen baths, you could see that the water is somewhat cloudy and unclear:

(source: hikyou.jp)

You can probably tell the difference between that kind of water and clear, normal hot water.


Would the Shinigami eye deal have shortened Light's lifespan?

Hypothetically speaking(since that is what it means to give Light the shinigami eyes at an early stage), if you give Light the shinigami eyes, the early he could have killed L, was when they were frequenting the same school/university and at that point L was already highly suspicious of Light to the point of tracking him.

If L were to die there regardless of how, it would trigger L's successors to come in with all the already collected information which again would be focused towards Light with the prediction of not to expose yourself to Light.

There is the fact pointed that Light could not kill without knowing one's name based on L's experiment, but would that be suffice for them to cease investigations at such an early stage which not even L ceased him self?


Can the Three Great Magic of Fairy Tail be only used by Fairy Tail members?

Yes and no, some of the Fairy spells are distinctive to the guild, and the skills that can be used by outsiders are not easily learned/taught. This makes the likelihood of Fairy spells being used outside of Fairy Tail very unlikely.

As for leaving members who know one or more of the 3 great spells, there is a rule which states:

  1. You must never reveal sensitive information about Fairy Tail to others for as long as you live.

Fairy Sphere, cannot be used by outsiders

Fairy Sphere uses the Fairy Tail member mark (pair of wings mark) and the emotion of those who wield it to obtain magical power. Therefore, this spell can not be used by outsiders.

Fairy Glitter, cannot be used by outsiders

As it is a distinct spell of Fairy Tail, and the fact that it is sealed in the grave of Mavis and needs the approval of Mavis herself to use, it makes it highly unlikely that anybody outside of the guild members can/will ever be allowed to use this.

Fairy Law, most likely can be used by outsiders

It is also a distinct spell of Fairy Tail, but most likely, it can be used by outsiders.

We know for a fact that there has been at least one instance where an outsider knew how to use Fairy Law, since Laxus also knew how to use this skill. Another case is Precht, the second guild master of Fairy Tail, now known as Hades, who left the guild but could still use Fairy Law.

The likelihood of learning this skill outside of Fairy Tail is close to 0, making it not likely to ever happen.


Doesn't Female Titan and Beast Titan have the Coordinate ability?

TL;DR (or avoiding spoilers)
The Beast Titan and Female Titan have shown some control over the titans, but they have limitations and do not provide they same control over the Titans as The Coordinate does.
Titans submit to the will of the user with The Coordinate. The Beast Titan requires verbal commands and the Female Titan can only attract through her screams

Beast Titan

 Zeke's Beast Titan is able to exercise some control over mindless Titans through a scream-based ability. Through vocal commands, the Beast Titan is able to direct the actions of mindless Titans and can command them to refrain from eating humans and stay in place if necessary. Titans under Zeke's control are even able to function using only moonlight without falling into fatigue. However, this ability is evidently imperfect in comparison to the Founding Titan. Titans under the control of the Beast Titan either seem to be capable of ignoring orders or occasionally do not receive or comprehend orders given. Furthermore, Titans under the Beast Titan's control cannot act upon the unspoken will of the Beast's user, unlike the Founding Titan, and must be given some sort of direct verbal signal before taking action.

Female Titan

Like the Founding Titan and the Beast Titan, the Female Titan is able to exercise some influence over mindless Titans through a scream-based ability; it possesses the ability to attract mindless Titans over long distances. It has been theorized that this ability was used by Annie Leonhart to gather all the Titans on the island of Paradis to the Walls during the fall of Wall Maria.

The Coordinate

 The Founding Titan, also translated as Progenitor Titan) is the first of the Nine Titans, granting its user the unique ability to control the actions of the Titans, modify the memories of others in the majority bloodline of the Walls, and inherit the memories of those who previously possessed the ability. It is commonly known to the Marley military as the "Coordinate", the point where the "paths" of all the subjects of Ymir, including Titans, converge


It was revealed later that Recca was not a flame master like the others, he had inherited the former flame dragons, but he himself had no unique flame ability. Therefore, when he dies, he might become a flame dragon, but he'd be a useless one.

From Volume 16 - Chapter 153:


How come Rei and Shinji have different last names?

They are not supposed to be brother and sister. Rei was created using material of Yui Ikari which would make their relationship closer to mother/son or aunt/nephew genetically speaking and this origin was kept secret.

Gendō Ikari brought his first clone (Rei I) to the Gehirn base, which is the predecessor of NERV and responsible for the development and construction of the first Evangelion units, introducing her as the daughter that an acquaintance entrusted to him.
...
Officially, Rei II is chosen by an organization called the Marduk Institute as the First Child and pilot of EVA Unit-00, though this organization is later revealed to be a front, with Gendō and the SEELE council pulling all the strings.

So officially there is no relation between Gendo and Rei except that he is responsible for her.
Giving her his surname would serve no purpose and instead make others more suspicious of her and what connection she shares with him.
Quote from Wikipedia


How does Giriko's 'Time Tells No Lies' Fullbring work?

Judging by the way he states it, he can create "contracts" with set time limits.
The contracts seem to extend to anything and everything with a spirit.

as the fullbringers state "Everything has a soul". he makes a contract with the box to trap ichigo inside, the next is the energy, he makes a contract with the air to fire it at rapid speeds (energy) at ginjo, then finally after he is wearing his fullbring he makes a contract with his own body to become "invincible" as he states...

"Time tells no lies"
ie, within this set time period everything I say is true.

I don't have much to back this up with, it's just as logical as I could think of.


What do Homura's runes in Rebellion say?

It's been confirmed by multiple sources (from the movie and game) that it says:

HOMU
LILLY
HOMULILLY

Which matches up with the PSP game:


In episode 4, it is revealed that Utsu-tsu has the ability to create copies of her body as one of her powers as a Gatchaman. It seems there are other modifications to her body as well, though these have not yet been completely explained. Her copying ability allows her to perform basic functions, but it seems that conversing and interacting with others is difficult through the copies. She uses this ability to simultaneously follow Hajime and O.D.

Here's a gif of her making a copy:

It's probably worth a mention that the opening theme actually foreshadowed this before the scene in the question:


Do the regions in Soul Eater match perfectly to the real world?

Yes, it is related to the real world. There's no map ever shown, but Death City is a fictional city set in Nevada, USA.

  Shibusen is an academy located in the fictional Death City, of Nevada where Meisters and Weapons attend.

Source: Soul Eater wiki: Shibusen

Also, it's not listed, but I'm quite sure (judging by appearance) that Deng Dinga is from Africa, and Djinn Galland is from Western Asia.


Note that Brotherhood and the 2003 series are separate continuities that often differ in their treatment of any plot points and characters that they have in common. Hohenheim is affected by this issue:

In the manga (which Brotherhood roughly adapts), Hohenheim is a living philosopher's stone who was given half of the souls that Father stole from Xerxes.
Per the Wikia, in the 2003 series, like Dante, Hohenheim was able to transfer his soul into another body to avoid death and had taken advantage of this knowledge in the past. However, there is an inherent instability to this procedure that leads to a breakdown of the body. If I am not mistaken, Hohenheim was also reluctant to switch out of his "final" body because of Trisha.

Note then that in neither continuity is Hohenheim a homunculus. Furthermore, there is no reason to think that the Elric brothers are anything but human:

In the manga continuity, Hohenheim is a human who just happens to hold a philosopher's stone of significant size: If Van Hohenheim is a living Philosopher's Stone, what does that make Edward and Alphonse?
In the 2003 series, Hohenheim is essentially still a human. All that has happened is that he has been switching his soul into different bodies for a period of time.

Now, let's deal with the issue of whether the Elric brothers are half-Amestrian and half-Xerxian:

Hohenheim was originally from Xerxes in the manga continuity. A description of the Elric brothers as half-Xerxian and half-Amestrian would then be technically correct. However, since Xerxes has long been destroyed, it seems doubtful that the average person in the FMA universe would have "Xerxian" or "half-Xerxian" in his vocabulary.
In the 2003 series, Hohenheim's background is not given in detail, so there is no reason to describe the Elric brothers as anything but "Amestrian".


I did a little more research after writing my initial comment, though it was pretty hard to find good information on this topic in English. What I present below is my own theory, compiled from my own interpretation of the evidence.

Super Sonico isn't the mascot of just any gaming company; she's the mascot of Nitroplus, the visual novel cooperative which gave Gen Urobuchi his break into the visual novel world in 2000 when he wrote the scenario for their first game, Phantom of Inferno.1 Urobuchi later went on to work on the Fate/Zero novels and anime, and to become one of the Magica Quartet group that created Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Nitroplus was also involved in the creation of the Science Adventure visual novels, Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, and Robotics;Notes, alongside another company called 5pb. These are hugely popular works among otaku, and their rise seems to have triggered the rise of Super Sonico by association.

Various sources, including TV Tropes, give me the impression that Nitroplus's breakthrough work was 2003's Saya no Uta, another Urobuchi project. In 2004, Urobuchi was invited by Kinoko Nasu to coauthor the Fate/Zero light novels, which were released in 2006 and 2007 according to Madoka Wiki. In 2011, Urobuchi worked on the Fate/Zero anime and also became part of Magica Quartet and developed the story for Puella Magi Madoka Magica. By 2012, Urobuchi was likely a household name among otaku due to his involvement in these massive hits. His involvement with Nitroplus probably caused a massive boost in popularity for their work. Also, the Chaos;Head/Steins;Gate/Robotics;Notes series began in 2008 with the initial release of Chaos;Head, and seems to have been fairly popular—it's certainly had enough manga and anime adaptations that it can't have been a total failure, though I'm not familiar with the series myself. All of this means that Nitroplus was just starting to hit the scene in a big way around 2011. This was the year Urobuchi took off,
and also the year that the Steins;Gate anime came out. (There had previously been a Chaos;Head anime.)

Now, 2011 also seems to be the year that Super Sonico really hit the scene in a big way. Super Sonico was created by Nitroplus's Tsuji Santa in 2006 for their annual music festival, Nitro Super Sonico, according to the Super Sonico Wiki and Wikipedia. However, as far as I can tell, the Super Sonico merchandising rocket really took off starting around 2011. According to Wikipedia, 2011 marked the release of the first Super Sonico album, GALAXY ONE. 2011 is also the year the majority of Super Sonico singles were released (there was one single released in 2010, and another song which was introduced at 2010 Summer Comiket but not released as a single until 2011. The rest of her singles and albums are clustered in 2011 and 2012). The first Super Sonico manga, Super Sonico SoniKoma, and the Super Sonico visual novel, SoniComi, also came out in 2011.

The manga and visual novel seem to have been the start of a massive marketing blitz by Nitroplus to get Super Sonico on as many screens as possible. 2014 saw Super Sonico: The Animation, which likely introduced the character to Western audiences when it ran on Crunchyroll. There was also a second Super Sonico game, this time for 3DS, in 2014. Super Sonico made cameo appearances in tons of other games and is slated to appear in even more.

So the chain of events suggests that Super Sonico became famous at the same time that Nitroplus did, and that since then, Nitroplus has intentionally put effort into maintaining her popularity by releasing tie-in merchandise and getting her cameos in other media. It makes sense from Nitroplus's perspective to spend money on this: otaku are known to become enamored of mascot-type characters (the Digi Carat gang, Hatsune Miku, Kantai Collection, Touhou, Miss Monochrome) and spend money on games, albums, toys, phone cards, pencil boards, dakimakura covers, and manga spinoffs featuring the characters, so Super Sonico is a direct revenue source for the company. But as the company's mascot, Super Sonico also increases Nitroplus's profile in a way that even a superstar like Urobuchi can't do. She's like Nitroplus's equivalent to the McDonald's golden arches, or the Disney Mickey Mouse head. Every Super Sonico dakimakura cover, every Super Sonico doujinshi, every piece of Super Sonico fanart, is an advertisement for Nitroplus. Every person who stumbles on a Super Sonico doujinshi without knowing the character, and decides to look into her origin, is another potential buyer for Nitroplus's products—not just the Super Sonico products, but also their other products like Saya no Uta and Chaos;Head. I suspect that her popularity is going to wane soon, now that she's advertising train stations and beer. However, for now, she seems to be an important part of Nitroplus's marketing strategy.

(Now we just need the Super Sonico vs. Miss Monochrome Battle of the Mascots rhythm game/manga/anime/visual novel, continuing the epic battle between big boobs and average boobs which has played out across countless anime.)

Notes

1: The Madoka wiki article on Urobuchi claims Phantom of Inferno came out in 2001, but Wikipedia and TV Tropes agree on 2000 (February 25th, 2000 according to Wikipedia).


How exactly did Obito escape from Itachi's Amaterasu?

I've been thinking about this question, and I've found a theory, which would explain a few things:

I'm almost 100% sure that the Amaterasu had hit Obito, as in the anime we can hear the damage being received. As from that moment, we can't talk about the Transportation Technique, because the Amaterasu lasts until his target is completely gone.

So that would reach the 5 minute limit and Obito would have been dead, just as it would've been the same result in the fight with Konan: those paper bombs kept coming, and they would've reach the 5 minutes limit, IF, and here it comes my theory. Obito escaped with the same technique both times, the Izanagi.

Since he had a lot of Sharingan eyes in reserve, he could have easily replaced the eye he had just used, just as he did after fighting Konan. AND he could have implied this, by the lines (if I recall well), "Even Itachi didn't know everything about me". That he could use Izanagi, or that he has those Sharingan reserves (since Itachi never knew about the eyes collected by Tobi, or Tobi's expertise in using this rare and forbidden jutsu).


Before going to the moon, Hamura's bloodline on Earth continued, which eventually would become the Hyūga clan and the Byakugan was also passed down to them.

There is no mention of Hamura's love life or his children, but at this point the only logical explanation would be that his lineage continued through someone (who's never shown in the anime) and thus formed the Hyuga.

Also, there is a direct descendant of Hamura Otsutsuki mentioned in "Naruto: The Last" movie belonging to the same clan, Toneri Otsutsuki not exactly someone who is responsible for creating the Hyuga clan.

Here's more about Hamura Otsutsuki, his lineage and abilities: Hamura Tsutsuki wiki


I'm only going to count the "main" series so gt will not be included.

So there was the start of dragon ball z, in the fight against Raditz,

He did not die against Freeza as he was said to have survived it.

He died when he teleported Cell to King Kais planet as he was exploding.

And lastly in the lasted episode as of now (72) of dragon ball super, it is said that when goku was struck by Hit, he saw King Yemma at the checkout station for a second before being brung back to life by the ki blast he had shot in the air.

So in conclusion Goku died 3 times if you count the last one which could be argued as debatable, otherwise his death count is 2.


How common is it for men to voice women?

According to TVTropes,

  Sometimes, an animated character is better suited for being voiced by
  a voice actor of the opposite sex. Maybe a higher voice is needed for
  a male, or a lower voice for a female.

  A common variant for this is for young boys, usually 12 and under, to
  be voiced by an adult woman. This is because real little boys' voices
  deepen when they go through puberty. Not to mention that it's easier
  to find experienced actresses than experienced prepubescent male
  actors. The producers don't have to deal with child labor laws that
  limit the amount of time a child can spend in a studio, either. Women
  are often able to maintain the role longer, as well, since their
  voices don't change like a growing boy's.

  There are exceptions, of course — sometimes an adult man or an actual
  child will voice a little boy. In films, this is the rule rather than
  the exception, as voice recording for a film generally takes much less
  time than for a TV series.

  And on a related note, sometimes, for comedy purposes, a deep-voiced
  woman will be played by a man.

Also, female seiyuu voice acting as a male character is much more common than male seiyuu voice acting as a female character probably because it is easier for a woman to lower her voice's pitch than a man to make his voice's pitch higher like that of a woman.

Personally, I don't know of any male seiyuu who voice acted a female character, but Jun Fukuyama voiced Grell Sutcliff who acted as gay.

From the TVTropes link I have provided, here are some examples (some examples are from Japanese animated films or games):

  Spy D is voiced by Tessho Genda, who is a well-known Japanese live-action actor renowned for his "tough guy" roles. In fact, Spy D's personality and physical appearance were based on Tessho Genda. It is reported that he had no idea the character was female until he saw the finished movie.
  Akihiro Miwa, a male actor and cabaret singer, has played female roles in two Miyazaki films: The Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle and Moro in Princess Mononoke, who is a giant wolf for which a deep growling voice is actually quite appropriate.
  A rather interesting (and literal) twist in Gundam 00: In one of the drama CDs, Tieria poses as a female student to infiltrate the high school that Louise and Saji attend. While disguised, his voice is provided by...his normal voice actor, Hiroshi Kamiya, who can apparently pull off a rather convincing female voice. Who knew?

  This is repeated in the second season, where Tieria dresses as a woman (with Gag Boobs, hence the Fan Nickname "Titeria") to infiltrate a party the bad guys are throwing. Considering Tieira was a major source of Viewer Gender Confusion before the show aired...

  In ICE, Julia is played by a man in both Japanese and English.
  In Ixion Saga DT, Jun Fukuyama voices Mariandale, the princesses' maid. Turns out he's just cross dressing.


Yes, he can. In the manga, Chapter 16,"Vessel", Boruto is having a match against Naruto and uses Water Release: Billowing Wave and mixes it with Lightning Style. The wiki probably just updates stuff according to the manga as well. Although he might just not use Water Style as much as Wind or Lightning.


What are the differences between the original and the light novels' story of The World God Only Knows?

This is mostly from memory, so apologies if there are any errors.

The anime and manga both follow the same story line. The novel is in the same setting as the manga; that is to say, Elsie and Keima are still engaging on their usual activities of making girls fall in love with Keima to capture the Runaway Spirits (駆け魂, Kaketama). However, the targets are all new characters, and the stories are original. A few of the new characters were background characters in the anime, but you wouldn't have noticed them if you were not looking out for them.

The novel also assumes that you are familiar with the characters from the original, as some in-universe concepts aren't explained. There really aren't any major changes in the in-universe mechanics, at least none that were memorable enough for me to notice.

It's reasonable to think of the stories in the light novel as additional non-canon additional arcs of the manga. There may be issues as to where exactly the arcs fit in the story, but that's why it's non-canon.


Why are there so many references in Durarara?

ASCII Media Works is the parent company for Durarara's publisher (a brand company of Kadokawa), Dengeki Bunko amongst other things. This is why most of these references to shows are referenced by their light novels instead of manga.

Durarara!! and Baccano! were written by the same person, Ryohgo Narita. The same studio (JC Staff) did the animation.

Suzuhito Yasuda is the illustrator on Ryohgo Narita's Durarara!! light novels and also the author of the Yozakura Quartet manga.

The Durarara!! and Kuroshitsuji manga are published by Square-Enix. JC Staff likes to include these sort of references in thier shows.


Uiharu's ability is that she can keep the things that she touches at a constant temperature.

She reveals this to Haruue in episode 22 of the first season. (at roughly 7:30 including OP)
She also reveals that she has never told anyone else what her power is.


What did Rina know about the "legendary cosplayer" Alice's true identity?

Rina knew that Alice's true identity is Uchida Yuuko.

Earlier in the same episode, Rina sees through Yuuko's stealth ability and invites her to try some cooking. She eventually agrees and seems to have fun.

During the school festival, Rina once again sees through the cosplayer Alice's "stealth" ability of masking her true identity. In a low voice, extremely similar to Yuuko's normal voice, Alice simply tells Rina to keep it a secret.

In a previous episode, Maeda Kazuya also noticed a similarity between Yuuko and Alice but he thought it was just his imagination, so he didn't give it any further thought.

This may seem like speculation, but fortunately the episode's credits back it up.

The line I've highlighted says this:

  Uchida Yuuko (Alice)     Takagaki Ayahi

So it seems like Rina is not only very good at noticing the people who tend to just be "background noise" to everyone else, but she can also easily see through the "disguise" of a costume and different personality to see who someone really is. Both are pretty great abilities if you ask me.


Her name is written in katakana as リル・メイヤ (Riru Meiya), leaves her romanized name up to interpretation... but it's speculated that there seems to be a some parallel between the her ID number (124C41+) and the episode title: リル124C41+/RE-l124c41+ and Re-L as a character. The code is based off of a sci-fi novel by Hugo Gernsback, titled Ralph 124C 41+. The title in itself, is a play on words meaning "one to foresee for one another (1 2 4C 4 1 +)".

It's assumed that the significance of her name is based on the protagonist of the book, who saves the heroine by directing energy at an avalanche, and then continues to do on about about modern technology and the wonders which actually proved as successful predictions in regards of the technology we have today. E.g., solar power, transcontinental air travel, synthetic foods, tape recorders, etc.

I assume that like most (if not all) of the characters in the series, she's named after historical figures, philosophers, and/or fictional characters.

There's speculation in the fan community that Re-L may be an imperfect clone of Monad Proxy and her name is a reflection on that.


Why did Akihiko Kayaba make death permanent in Sword Art Online?

Okay, this question raises way to many personal opinions and speculations. It's never explained why perma-death was enabled in Sword Art Online. We'll also never find out since Kayaba Akihiko died.
First, I'd like to note that the perma-death was neither a law nor restriction, it was a rule, and thus Kayaba Akihiko did not go against any rules he set for SAO. Obviously, a game will have rules, so you'll have things like: death, no flying, max health, etc. What Kayaba Akihiko was referring to was a world without the laws and restrictions placed by the society in real life. That's my speculation, but that's all it could truly point to. Naturally, there are no laws or restrictions regarding death in SAO or IRL, but rather it's a fundamental rule.
From Kayaba Akihito's entry on Sword Art Online Wikia:

Kayaba Akihiko had little to no empathy, with no regard for human life
(including his own)
Akihiko seemed to be very sincere and thoughtful, as shown when he told Kirito of his dream about creating a floating castle as the basis for creating Sword Art Online.
In spite of this, Akihiko had a level of honor and fairness. [...]

If you look at those three lines, we can also take something else from this. At the end of Sword Art Online Asuna dies, right? Wrong. Kayaba Akihiko made the promise to Kirito to prevent Asuna from committing suicide before the match was over (episode 13). He made this promise because he is both sincere and fair. Therefore, while Asuna did indeed die in the game, she didn't die in real life because of the promise Kayaba Akihiko made with Kirito. This is also why, as promised at the beginning of the series, all 6147 players were returned to the real world after Kirito completed SAO. Quoted from the anime: (Kayaba Akihiko) "Moments ago, all 6147 remaining players were successfully logged out."
Getting back to the point, everything Kayaba Akihiko did was not contrary to the goals he set and had in mind through out Sword Art Online. Everything fell into place and he didn't violate any of his rules. He fulfilled his dream and simply brought others into it, the idea was that Kayaba Akihiko wanted to replace the real world with virtual reality for himself. This is shown in the anime episode 14 at 18:41, when Kayaba Akihiko said, "I wanted to leave the Earth behind and go to that castle. For a long, long time that was my only desire." Naturally, since he made the game available to everyone, the rules he believed in and set for himself would have to be followed everyone else as well.


Who has the biggest breasts in the Naruto series?

Only Tsunade's measurements were revealed in the series (courtesy of Jiraiya). And I don't think the databooks include details like bust measurements. So the comparisons would be based on the appearance solely. Visual comparison isn't a good way of getting the right answer.

But if you're looking for another character who has noticeably big oppai, there's Samui of Kumogakure:


Is there official terminology for anime series that run less than the standard length?

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but according to Japanese Wikipedia articles for those series, they can be called tanpen anime (短編アニメ, short anime).

Aiura:

  2013年4月から6月までテレビ東京・ニコニコ動画にて、5分枠の短編アニメで放送された。
  From April to June 2013, a 5 minute tanpen anime was aired on TV Tokyo and Nico Nico Douga.

Recorder and Randsell:

  5分枠の短編アニメで、2012年1月より『リコーダーとランドセル ド♪』のタイトルでテレビ埼玉、KBS京都にて放送された。
  A 5 minute tanpen anime was aired starting in January 2012 on TV Saitama and KBS Kyoto as "Recorder and Randsell Do♪".

Morita-san:

  『森田さんは無口。』のタイトルで、2011年7月から9月までテレビ埼玉、KBS京都、ニコニコチャンネルにて放送された5分枠の短編アニメ。
  From July to September 2011, TV Saitama, KBS Kyoto, and Nico Nico channel aired a 5 minute tanpen anime with the title as "Morita-san wa Mukuchi.".


In which soundtrack album can I find "Virgin Road Ni Hana Ga Saku"?

You can get it in You're Under Arrest Full Throttle 5 Disc Set (逮捕しちゃうぞ フルスロットル 5枚駆動! 全曲教習!!), on Track 8 of Disc 3.


As some of the comments have pointed out, anime is expensive to make and is often just advertising for the manga and merchandise. Another important aspect is that at the start of a season, the producers have to decide how much of the material they're going to adapt. They may be limited by whether the manga has already finished or not, or whether it has a good existing stopping point that they can use for a season finale.

Given a standard 13-episode season, it makes sense to try to pace the story out so that it covers a decent amount of ground before hitting some kind of climax in the finale (compare that to the evergreen series that can have 30 consecutive filler episodes before randomly having a massive battle scene and then continuing the story like nothing happened). So if there is enough source material, the producers may have a bit of a choice at the start - they can either try to cover the length of the material by skipping to the good bits, making for a solid show with a convincing ending but where things aren't too fleshed out. Or, they can take the first 1/2 or 1/3 of the manga, follow the story more closely, work in some of the more interesting small details, but finish on a weaker note.

So, I guess your question is, why go with the second option most of the time? And the answer is that by doing so, they keep the possibility of a second season open. The hope is always that they will get to keep going and finish the story. After all, twice the seasons means twice the profits, twice the audience who can then go and buy merch, and twice the amount of material that can be turned into merch (well it doesn't mean any of that but it sounds nice in theory). Except, as it so happens, for whatever reason these shows don't rate so well and hence they get dropped and the producers move on to the next shiny new thing.


What is the "foreign" language that is used in Suisei no Gargantia?

According to this article, the spoken language in Gargantia is basically jumbled German, created by the writer Gen Urobuchi:

According to collaborators on this forum, this is a substitution cipher based on a Roman alphabet, though whether it is based on one language or another is yet to be seen, as there are occurrences of German and English. (Images: typeset substitution key; handwritten substitution key)

For an example in this image:

It say "IGHL," probably for "Inter-Galactic Human League" or something.

If you look closely at the part where they show a wireframe of the mech on the 3D console, you can make out ciphered text like "equilibrium" and "leg" based on the key above.

You can see "wormhole" and "enemy" along with some other words on the map display (image).

The text on the side of the mech's head (image) is a bit different. It seem to be scrambled German.

In cleartext it says:

chtsivor
enles esi hervor buchhand
das enffnero esesdi umsmigre

Which probably comes out to something like:

Vorsicht
Lesen sie hervor handbuch
das oeffnen dieses gremiums

Which is probably not correct grammar, since the usage of "hervor" is incorrect. According to a poster in the forums should actually be something like this:

  "lesen sie das handbuch vor dem oeffnen dieses gremiums"

Essentially it's saying:

  Caution
  Read manual before
  opening this panel

The text on the front of the mech has also been translated (see image).

As a side note, the spoken language seems to be English (see image).

The written and spoken Gargantian language, on the other hand, seems to be romanized Japanese (see images: translated messages, alphabet chart, an alleyway; and see below).

From this site:

  The brown books are the Cosmic Atlas. The green one’s title is Totonyan, which is the name of a Japanese art company who are contracted to draw the backgrounds in Gargantia.

  The cyan one is Satsumakenshi Hayato (in romanized form, in Japanese it’s written as 薩摩剣士隼人), a drama series set in Kagoshima. Yep, someone on staff definitely must be from Kagoshima.

  The magenta one reads Shouyu Tottekure (しょうゆとってくれ, “please give me the soy sauce”), which is apparently a standard example sentence in junior high English textbooks in Japan.

  The red one says Suiyou Dou Deshou (水曜どうでしょう, “Do you like Wednesday?”), a Japanese variety show.

  The blue one reads Red Dwarf, which is likely a reference to the BBC sci-fi franchise.

  The last one is Ryokucha (緑茶, green tea).


Why are Midoriya's arms weaker than his legs and why do they get broken more easily?

Human legs are naturally stronger than arms. This is something I already knew, but to back up this claim I checked wikipedia:

  As the human leg is longer and stronger than the arm...

While I was watching the show, I was given the impression this was the reason he switched to Shoot Style, not because of his arms being repeatedly broken and thus weakened. The My Hero Academia Wiki backs up my memory (emphasis mine):

  To use Shoot Style, Izuku concentrates Full Cowl's effects in his legs rather than his arms for his smash attacks, enabling him to use their naturally greater power to improve his striking strength.


In episode 46 of Dragon Ball Super, why are destroyers 1, 5 and 8 still there?

The gods of destruction of those universes didnt participate in the tournament. They didnt participate because they had a high mortal level determined by Zeno.

According to

Mortal level

  All the universes with Mortal Level lower than 7 were planned to be erased, but after the suggestion of Goku to perform the Tournament of Power, they were given a chance to avoid erasure by winning

Meaning the other universes were safe and didnt participate in the tournament of power, and the gods of destruction of those universes either, and they could just sit and watch the tournament


Why do only some of the Kaioshins & Gods of Destruction get erased with their universe?

Out of the entire Dragon Ball multiverse, only 8 universes were marked for destruction by both Zenos due to failing to maintain or exceed an adequate quality of life, otherwise known as their 'mortal level.' The 4 sets of Kaioshin & Gods of Destruction circled in the photo (circle the fox, not the clown) are exempt from participating in the Zenos' twisted game of survival because they have met or exceeded the minimum mortal level required to continue existing in peace. The only ones participating are Universe 7, represented by Beerus the cat and company, and Universe 11, represented by Belmod the clown and company.


Where did the shining eye trope come from?

The shining in the eye trope, as you call it, has been around for decades; I even remember seeing it in some black-and-white anime. It is a way for the animators and mangaka's to show the character's intent, and it has many spin-offs like the glowing glasses, which usually means the wearer of the glasses has a malicious intent.

It has a lot to do with the common saying of a gleam in your eye.  I am sure you have been told this or something like it at least once in your life. Japan has a similar saying, quite possibly adopted from watching US movies and cartoons.

Sorry, the explanation isn't as interesting as "why the Japanese think people are talking behind their back when they sneeze."


What is the proper reading order for the Corpse Party mangas?

According to this document uploaded to scribd, there is no 'true' order. Some of the manga are concurrent or they follow their own timeline. This is the (scribd document) author's suggested reading order:

Corpse Party CEMETERY0 ~The Genesis of Ars Moriendi~

   This manga gives you Naho Saenoki's backstory

Corpse Party: Musume

   A separate timeline from Blood Covered. It is based off of the PC-98 version of Corpse Party with influences from the remakes.

Corpse Party: Blood Covered

   Mainly based off of the PC and PSP versions.

Corpse Party: Another Child

   This manga is possibly concurrent with Blood Covered's timeline. It is recommend people read Blood Covered first before read Another Child in order to not be spoiled.

Corpse Party: Coupling x Anthology

   This manga is a collection of random stories that does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after Blood Covered since it is based off of that.

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

   This is the sequel to the Blood Covered manga.

Corpse Party: Sachiko's Game of Love? Hysteric Birthday 2U

   The events in this manga does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after CEMETERY0, Blood Covered, and Book of Shadows to understand the cast of characters better.


What did cause the war between Marleyans and Eldians?

Major manga spoilers below!

   After obtaining power of Titans, eldians started massive ethnic cleansing, and marlians became one of the victims of this act, naturally inflicting massive hatred towards eldians.

Source


Are the Space-Time Barrier and Flying Thunder God Technique similar to one another?

a) Jikukan kekkai similar to Flying Thunder God Technique?

Yes, it is derived from "Flying Thunder God Technique", Space–Time Barrier.

  b) Is it used to transport things using Teleportation Technique?

This barrier technique incorporates the use of the "Flying Thunder God" formula as well as a unique set of hand seals to erect a barrier capable of warping away anything which comes in contact with it.


The Elucidator was a drop from "a boss" on the 50th Floor. It's not really specified which boss dropped it though, as it could have been the main Floor Boss, a Field Boss, or maybe a boss in a dungeon that happened to be on the 50th Floor. At the time he got it, the sword still had too high of a requirement for him to even wield, but he still consistently upgraded it.

Kirito's coat also changes between most episodes (until they stop changing in Episode 7) and most of his coats are probably either drops, or tailored. However, it's stated that Kirito's final coat, the Blackwyrm Coat, was crafted by a player called Ashley, which was referred to him by Asuna, during the murder mystery story—though that part was cut out of the anime.


For illustrative purposes, I have taken the first four images off a Google search for eyes (note: you may not want to perform this search yourself, as there is at least one disturbing image on the front page).

As you can see, all of these images contain a similar "white space" / highlight. That's because if you're taking a photo, you need a light source - and the eyes, being reflective, are going to reflect that light source.

These "white spaces" are called catchlights, and are naturally found in film and in photography. It is unsurprising that animators and artists would imitate this for added realism - Disney's been doing it since forever.

Of course, catchlights are somewhat more pronounced in anime simply because characters drawn in an "anime style" tend to have large eyes - and hence, correspondingly large catchlights.

For more information about catchlights in photography, see the question In portrait photography, what is a “catchlight”? at Photography.SE.


At what point in the Strike Witches timeline does Brave Witches take place?

Yes, you are correct.  To be specific, BW's episode 1 takes place around SW's episode 6, considering the time lag of news traveling at that period.  The creator Fumikane gave that tidbit of information through his tweet (Japanese)

  で、1話。新聞に載っている坂本と宮藤。扶桑に情報が来るラグを考えると、ストライク1期の6話あたり、隊全員が一つのチームとして機能し始めたころ撮られたものでしょう。


Who is the old man at the end of Nijigahara Holograph?

Basically as ʞɹɐzǝɹ has mentioned in the comments, the old man is the older version of himself.

There's actually some really detailed discussion here.
Here are some quotes from that discussion that references Suzuki Amahiko as the old man.

Noting the old man turns into a butterfly but calls him Suzuki:

  Yeah, that's a great point about the same thing happening with Suzuki (and note that Suzuki Amahiko the old guy turns into a butterfly at the    end)!

A reply to monkey-boy detailing Suzuki meeting his past selves:

    Quote from monkey-boy

      p237: I take it that this is the butterfly saying goodbye, not K; which is to say that it is momma talking. It was also the butterfly talking, then, when K found Amahiko in the snow and said "but here you are, still alive" (p206); note that old-Amahiko also comes in the form of a butterfly (see p292) when he says essentially the same thing, "yet, in the end, you always wake up, and it's just you" (p008).

A deeper analysis of its meaning was also written, here referencing Suzuki:

  He is an old man who speaks to himself as a child, a child who hands the box to himself as an adult, an adult who sees himself as an old man, and a butterfly who appears before his myriad human selves.

And a summary of events here, which lists the events in order, explicitly stating that he was the older version of Suzuki Amahiko.

  At the same time Suzuki jumps off the roof of his school, Arie is pushed down the well by her classmates.
  In the hospital he is given the tin box by an older version of himself. He is then transferred.
  On Suzuki's first day there aare two empty desks. The he goes to first would be Arie's desk.

If you still are unsure you can read the discussion there.


What are the swastikas on the car's navigation supposed to represent?

The Nazis did a great job at stigmatizing swastikas but the symbol has been used for other purposes before and still is. You can verify that this isn't particular to the anime by looking at the respective area on Google Maps for example. Or any other major Japanese city for that matter.

Due to it's use in Hinduism, you will likely find it associated with temples and the like. Tofugu has an article on it with a bit more detail. The Wikipedia article also goes into detail of the symbol's usage in asian cultures. Additionally, the version used on the Japanese maps is the clockwise one 卍, while the one used in Nazism is counter-clockwise 卐.

You are however not the only one confused, so to brace for the expected influx of foreign visitors around the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, Japan's mapping agency (the GSI) is planning to change some of the symbols to make the maps easier to understand.

These changes are only for the maps aimed at foreigners though, the Japanese ones will apparently remain unchanged, so you can expect anime car navigation to still look like this in 5 years.


What is the name of the manga in the bottom right of this picture?

I have reverse googled the bottom right corner of the picture to see if I got any results with the dude there. Closest I'm getting to the answer is the website of Shounen Sunday [archive.org on 2014-12-30]

If you scroll down a bit, you can see him sitting there. Searching for the title 闘獣士 on mangaupdates reveals that it is Toujuushi.

The cover says that it is the serialization of the 3rd episode of the story, which matches the description on mangaupdates.


Why didn't Light Yagami tell Teru mikami that he can kill people using just the paper?

Whole point of Teru was to be a decoy. If SPK had seen Mikami using a seperate paper of the real death note would be a give away. For example. Instead of visiting the bank to retrieve the real Deathnote, Megami might have used the paper. Which would still give him away.

Light made sure the Mikami had NO access to the real DeathNote and explicitly said him to only take it out on the D-Day.

This is basically an speculative question containing the What-if Scenarios. You can plausibly say that something might've worked out, but as I have just said above... Chances are it would have blown up more easily. Because SPK would have been dead if Mikami had trusted Light and not gone to retrieve the Real DeathNote from the bank.

EDIT: I get the question was why didn't Mikami keep a seperate real piece of DN paper for the day of the final D-Day instead of the DN. I answered this What-if scenario with a plausible explaination that Mikami may have used it to kill Takada. Then I went on to explain this was why Light didn't want ANY piece of real Death Note with Mikami, to keep the plan full proof.

Tl;dr Mikami didn't keep the DN paper because Light told him not to. This was because Light just like Near wanted to play complete and full proof game but lost to the external factors of Mello and Mikami


How old is Naruto throughout the show's timeline?

From the Naruto wiki (Part II as in Shippuden):

Age   Part I: 12-13
      Part II: 15-17

So by the end of the manga/anime, he's 17 before the larger timeskip.

Also, there was a good answer by Mike Ante on another related question.


In which episode does Rei Ayanami have a life reflection dialogue?

It was episode 14 if i recall right

http://wiki.evageeks.org/Episode_14


Gender of person who sings Bleach's eleventh opening (Anima Rossa)?

According to Wikipedia

  Porno Graffitti (ポルノグラフィティ Poruno Gurafiti), also known as Porno (ポルノ Poruno) is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Current and Past Members only lists 3 names and Wikipedia only has a link to the past member Masami Shiratama which says:

  After leaving the band in June 2004, he released the album Great Pleasure in December 2005.

Akihito Okano (who does vocals) and Haruichi Shindō (who does background vocals) have profiles on generasia and both lists to have wives. Considering that same-sex marriage is not legal in japan and their images on generasia look like men, I would conclude that your sister is correct and that it is a Male singing it.

If you are still in doubt, I checked to see if I could find a live performance of Anima Rossa on Youtube and here is the Link