The Chuunibyou crew wants to do what to "this world", exactly?

It's probably "vanishment", though I think the evidence is a bit too sparse to be 100% sure.

The season 2 ED does explicitly say "Van!shment Th!s World" in Latin script (which is also the title of the ED song) :

For reasons that are not entirely clear to me, people on the Japanese internet mostly appear to think that the word in question (バニッシュメント banisshumento) is from English "vanishment" rather than "banishment" (see e.g. one, two, three). Perhaps this points to greater awareness of English "vanishment" than "banishment" among speakers of Japanese? If this is in fact the case, it suggests that Rikka's catchphrase would have been intended to use the word "vanishment". Then again, perhaps the ambiguity was intended?

Though, to muddy the waters a bit, the B-side on the season 2 OP album is titled "PunIshment this worLd-VOICE-Episode.Φ".

While we're at it, apparently Japanese sometimes transliterates "varnish" as バニッシュ banisshu, so I suppose it's not entirely impossible that Rikka is actually saying "varnishment this world". Crazier still, the most recent Kuroko no Basuke opening (S3 OP3) displays the phrase "Burnishing Drive" for a move that everyone would think was called "Vanishing Drive" (バニシングドライブ banishingu doraibu). With Japan, all things are possible.

(Incidentally: I've only read snippets of the light novel, but as far as I'm aware, this particular catch phrase is anime-original, so that's a no-go for getting clarification.)

For the benefit of the reader who may be confused about why this is confusing, Japanese did not historically have a "v" sound, so borrowings of words from English that do have a "v" typically had the "v" replaced with a "b". This causes a bit of confusion in this case, since "banishment" could be from English "banishment" or from English "vanishment" with the "v" changed to a "b".


What is this manga in which the King of Hell escapes Hell with his cat and becomes a high school student?

I think you are looking for Mad Love Chase (Japanese title: Harlem Beat wa Yoake made).  That's one heck of a plot.

Synopsis from Wikipedia:

  A supernatural comedy about the Prince of Hell, Kaito, and his cat, Levun, who decide to run away together to escape an arranged marriage the Prince wants no part of. Somehow upon entering the human world, the Prince's appearances changes from tall, dark, and handsome to short, light and skinny, and his cat becomes a tall, busty female. Now the Prince is living life as a regular high school student and his cat is the school's nurse. Meanwhile, the King of Hell sends a womanizing vampire, a short tempered werewolf, and a kind hearted zombie to retrieve his son. Not to mention, the Prince's fiancée is not going to just wait around forever.

The main character also has the tattoo you had mentioned:

  He has a distinctive, black tattoo on the whole of his back, which identifies him as the Prince of Hell.

The original Tokyopop page cited there has a dead link for it's reference.


What happens after the ending of White Album 2 anime?

First off, just to clear things up, White Album 2 is based on a visual novel, not a manga. Now that I got that out of the way, let me begin.

White Album 2 (the visual novel) is followed up by White Album 2: Closing Chapter in which there are two endings; one in which Haruki decides to be with Setsuna, and the other is to move on from Kazusa. If you chose the former, you will unlock White Album 2: Coda which is pretty much the final chapter of the series. In it, you can make Haruki end up with Kazusa or just let him be with Setsuna. After that, nothing much.

However, if you choose Kazusa's true ending, you will get the mini-drama CD which is an audio story which shows Haruki and Kazusa's life married. It's great and I will recommend it to any Kazusa fans out there.

If you want to read Closing Chapter, you can find a few Let's Plays on YouTube. However, if you want to read Coda, sadly it hasn't been translated yet, but YouTuber Pandaum has thankfully made a complete Let's Play of Kazusa's out of him explaining the events in texts. Hopefully, this helps you in understanding the events after the anime.


How did Cell survive and teleport back after blowing himself up?

Along with Piccolo's regeneration, he has Frieza's ability to survive in space; after Cell achieves his Super Perfect Form due to his brush with death when he self-destructs, he explains in the original English dub of the anime that this is because each individual cell in his body has a life-force of their own. When he self-destruct along with Goku in King Kai planet, he stated that there were remaining cells that were not destroyed and had stored the state of his final form. The same cells merged with Goku's cells, thus enabling him to learn the Instant Transmission technique and initiate it.


Ane Doki ending and the possibility of a sequel

There will not be a sequel. Ane Doki was a cancelled series due to being bottom five for weeks in WSJ (Weekly Shounen Jump). When a series gets cancelled due to low ratings, there will never be a sequel unless another magazine picks it up right away (which hardly ever happens).


Why don't Bertolt and Reiner break the city walls?

The main reason is that wall is very thick, due to

   titans inside the wall

according to chapter 33 of manga.

Female Specie was able to breach outer layer, but to completely bust through wall, you need to get through inner layer.

Armored Titan and Colossus are focused on gates for same reasons - gates are weakest part of walls formation.


Why did Ika Musume lose her squid powers?

It's because she didn't use it as much as when she was still living on the sea her tentacle withered. So she said...

Unlike the anime, the reason her tentacle grow back was because she was in danger - she saw a killer whale float


Is there any equivalent to the "fujoshi"/"fudanshi" descriptors for yuri fans?

There is the term 姫男子 hime-danshi lit. "princess-boy" for a male person who enjoys lesbian/yuri media. I think this is a relatively recent coining - the Nicopedia article on this term dates to 2012, and the earliest clear attestation on Twitter I've found is this one from Feb 2011 (though, I don't know if Twitter was popular enough in Japan prior to 2011 to be reliable for gathering attestations). This term does not appear to have very much purchase (certainly much less than fujoshi or fudanshi), but it does exist.

As you might expect, it has a counterpart 姫女子 hime-joshi lit. "princess-girl" for a female person who enjoys lesbian/yuri media.

The term 百合好き yuri-zuki lit. "yuri-liker" exists and would be well-understood, but it's compositional in meaning and doesn't feel like a distinct "word" to me.

I speculatively submit the following as a possible reason why there are no clear analogues to the term fujoshi: a woman consuming media about male homosexuality is somehow more "scandalous" or otherwise unusual than a man consuming media about female homosexuality. It is well-documented that men, on average, are really into lesbian porn (see e.g. "Why Straight Men Gaze at Gay Women"); I imagine the same extends to non-pornographic media.

This may explain why there is a well-accepted name for fujoshi (they're a weird outgroup, gotta call them something) but not so much for hime-danshi ("you're not into lesbians? what are you, gay?").

[Note, indeed, that fujoshi was, at least originally, a term of derision ("rotten"), while the nascent term hime-danshi isn't derisive, at least not to the same degree. While researching this answer, I came upon a number of tweets observing (humorously or otherwise) the latent sexism here.]

Similarly, there's a strong segregation between BL media and "everything else". If a male homosexual relationship shows up in something targeted at general audiences, it's generally not well-received (cf. Shinsekai yori, which barely depicted any male homosexuality and still got people up in arms). If a female homosexual relationship shows up, though... who's going to complain about that? And so, we have "media for fujoshi" on the one hand, and "media for 'regular' people" on the other, and the latter bucket includes media about female homosexuality, so why would we need a name for people who like that stuff? They're just "regular" people, right?


What is the "Malicious Trap" in Watanagashi-hen?

As it has been mentioned by the author himself, the "Malicious Trap" is exposed in the solution arc, Meakashi-hen.

A Japanese reader also asked about this on Japanese Yahoo! Answers, with additional questions that might give you hints about it.

  Shion and Mion are messing up my mind... whether "Shion appearing as Mion" is a lie or not, it is very confusing. On the following cases, which girl:

  was working at Angel Mort in the opening,
  tortured Keiichi,
  was being jailed,
  stabbed Keiichi,
  fell from the balcony?

If your answer is

   1. Shion
 2. Shion
 3. Mion
 4. Shion
 5. Shion

then, "congratulations! You have enjoyed Watanagashi-hen to the fullest (LOL)."

Which then, it's clear that the malicious trap in this arc is that

   Shion and Mion were switching place.

Spoiler for more details regarding the answer to above question (or as explained in Meakashi-hen):

   1. The one who is working at Angel Mort is always Shion.
 2. The one who tortured Keiichi was Shion. Since Shion was impersonating Mion, it's hard to know if you only see Watanagashi-hen.
 3. The one who was being jailed was Mion. After that, Mion fell into the well and died because of Shion.
 4. The one who stabbed Keiichi was Shion. After she ran away from the underground ritual place through the well and went back to her mansion, her Hinamizawa Syndrome worsen and reached the end stage of level 5 (the worst stage) making her insane. She climbed down the balcony, went to Keiichi's house, then stabbed Keiichi when he went outside to meet her.
 5. The one who fell from the balcony was Shion. After she stabbed Keiichi, she went back to her mansion through the same balcony. While she was climbing up, her hands slipped and she fell down to her death.


In Revolutionary Girl Utena, what's the power to revolutionize the world?

Touga's explanation in the manga
In the third volume of the manga, before their second duel together, Utena asks Touga:

Why do you want it so much? "The power to revolutionize the world" … I've never understood it.

Touga's response to this is:

Oh. That's easy. Tenjou, have you ever felt that you were an outsider? That this place we look down upon … It's like another world, far away from the real one? Our true world exists someplace else. We all want to get that world back so we can finally return to our deepest selves. This world we inhabit — it's like an egg … A small world encased in a hard shell. The chick will die, unborn, if it doesn't break through that shell … Die without ever knowing that it's a bird! If we don't break the world's shell, we'll die without beyond born, without knowing we can fly! And I want to fly. That is why I will revolutionize the world … So that I can be myself!

(Italics are from original text. Some of the punctuation is my own.) This implies that in the Utena manga, this "power to revolutionize the world" is not necessarily about physical power. Rather, it is about being able to make a proper place for oneself in the world.
Can a similar interpretation apply to the anime?
The anime diverges from the manga somewhat in plot, but this interpretation helps clarify the anime's own discussion of the "revolution." We often are shown a sequence where the student council members say:

If it cannot break its egg's shell, a chick will die without being born. We are the chick. The world is our egg. If we don't crack the world's shell, we will die without being born. Smash the world's shell! For the revolution of the world!

This is very similar to the second half of what Touga says in the manga. There is the same notion of self-realization and overcoming the world here. Furthermore, Mikage's response in the anime after students recount their troubles — "Your only choice is to revolutionize the world." — shares the element of "revolutionizing the world" for personal reasons.
When Nanami substitutes for Touga, she introduces a variant in the sequence:

If it cannot break its egg's shell, a chick will die without being born. The chamber of freedom and the cage of freedom. Without revealing the vastness of the sky, both care for the chick. Smash the world's cage! For the revolution of the world!

The meaning of this is less immediately clear, but it does not seem inconsistent with the interpretations earlier.


Legal sites for anime in Japanese (raw - no subs or dubs)?

On Crunchyroll, the Flash streams are all soft-subbed (well, nearly all of them, some series are hard-subbed) and relies on the Flash renderer to display them. Crunchyroll actually sometimes streams subtitles (depending on licensing) for multiple languages.

You just need to right click on the Flash frame (where the video is being displayed) and you should see a list of subtitle options, including at the top "No Subtitles".

Note that Crunchyroll also does HTML5 video, so browser's like Chrome which supports AVC streams through HTML5 will not use Flash. These types of streams are still soft-subbed but the local renderer of the subtitles isn't Flash, and it's probably some plugin-type video player that does this, so how you turn off subtitles depends on your OS and how you've setup the browser.


How does S-Class heroes' power compare to threat levels?

This can be answered from the information in the bonus chapter, Threat Level, in Volume 15.

The threat level and hero rank comparison shown in the chapter are:

Wolf Level - needs 3 Class-C heroes or 1 Class-B hero
Tiger Level - needs 5 Class-B heroes or 1 Class-A hero
Demon Level - needs 10 Class-A heroes or 1 Class-S hero

Disaster or threat levels above demon (dragon and god) were never compared but based on the events in the manga, this might require multiple Class-S heroes, depending on the ability or capability of both the monster and the hero facing it.

There are different threat levels decided upon by the Hero Association. The decision on the threat level depends on

  factors such as strength, aggressiveness, and the estimated difficulty in defeating [the monster].

It was also noted in the same chapter that

  hero ranks are an imperfect representation of combat ability due to inconsistent factors like battleground conditions and monster compatibility.


One that I know is NiconiCommons (Japanese) (sister site of NicoNicoDouga, a Japanese video sharing site). Basically it's a site where users can upload and share resources/materials (image, sound, video, etc) for people to use.

You can browse all the audio materials, or search the one you want.

  Click Advanced Search button

  Input the Tag or Keyword in Japanese

  Tick 音声 (onsei, audio) only

  Press Search button

Alternatively, replace the [tag] or [keyword] from these URL:

Tag-only     : http://commons.nicovideo.jp/search/tag/[tag]?s=d&o=d&t=2&sc=1
Keyword-only : http://commons.nicovideo.jp/search/keyword/[keyword]?s=d&o=d&t=2&sc=1
Tag & Keyword: http://commons.nicovideo.jp/search/hybrid/[tag]/[keyword]?s=d&o=d&t=2&sc=1

Example: List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure sound bites.

However, since these are all uploaded by users, you may not find what you want. You also need to have an account to be able to download, but the registration page is available in English.


Where was the reflecting surfaces when Muramasa fought Ichigo in Episode 233

There isn't actually any kind of reflective surface in episode 233. In sight of this, if we want to avoid the possibility of this being a plot hole there's only one possible explanation:

The creation and usage of the threads doesn't actually require any
kind of reflective surface, but in case there's a reflection of them
they can be disturbed through that.

On a side note, this might actually be a plot hole. The whole Zanpakuto arc is an anime-only filler arc, and filler arcs tend to be more likely to have or create plot holes.


From what I was able to find out, -kun, while mostly used for males, can also be used for females. According to this,

  Kun for females is a more respectful honorific than -chan, which implies childlike cuteness.

-san can also be used but according to the same source as above,

  Due to -san being gender neutral and commonly used, it can be used to refer to people who are not close or whom one does not know. However, it may not be appropriate when using it on someone who is close or when it is clear that other honorifics should be used.

I think this just means that Iida tends to be formal, or even more formal, towards females/girls (since -kun is informal when used among fellow boys, but despite this, he still acts serious even with his male classmates) and might be just his way of showing respect.


What exactly was Yui trying to do at the end of OreGairu season 2?

My own interpretation is actually different from any of the ones you've listed.

We discover over the last few episodes of Season 2 that Yukinoshita has a lot of trouble even identifying what it is that she personally wants. Where Hikigaya has to have an external reason to help people but is otherwise incredibly self-sufficient, Yukinoshita needs an external reason to do practically anything at all (mainly via her mother and sister), and once she has an external reason she forces herself to conform to it. Yuigahama may not be intellectually bright, but she's incredibly perceptive when it comes to people's emotions and social cues, and she has picked up on this fact. She is also perfectly aware that Yukinoshita is starting to feel romantically inclined to Hikigaya, which puts Yuigahama in a very difficult place: she wants to maintain her friendship with Yukinoshita, but the entire reason she befriended her in the first place was to get close to Hikigaya in a way that won't cause her to be judged or ostracized by her social circle.

Additionally, Yuigahama is aware that Hikigaya is undergoing an emotional shift of his own and is allowing himself to become closer to both her and Yukinoshita. This is simultaneously thrilling (because it means that she has successfully gotten him to notice her, finally) and terrifying (because she recognizes that she's in a love triangle, and him choosing one of the girls is going to destroy their current social relationships no matter what).

So the question becomes: how can Yuigahama gain what she most wants (a romantic relationship with Hikigaya) without destroying their current social dynamic? Well, first off she can't come out and explicitly confess to Hikigaya. No matter how he responds to that, their social dynamic is dead (this is the same problem that came up with the Ebina/Tobe interaction earlier in the season). Additionally, she is feeling guilty about taking advantage of Yukinoshita's obvious lack of experience when it comes to dealing with romantic feelings.

The answer that she arrives at is her double date (cherishing and celebrating their current social dynamic) and the final confrontation with Yukinoshita (which may destroy their social dynamic).

The trouble is that because Yuigahama cannot explicitly say what she wants to say, we have to rely largely on subtext. As I read it, the subtext goes like this:

She gives the cookies to Hikigaya. This is a clear indicator to both Hikigaya and Yukinoshita that she is interested in Hikigaya; she is tacitly admitting that he was the one she wanted to make cookies for all along.
She then tells Yukinoshita that she "wants it all". My reading of this is she is saying, "I want Hikigaya, but I also want to maintain my friendship with you." Of course, there is only one way this can work, which is if Yukinoshita gives up on her own feelings for Hikigaya.
She then assures Yukinoshita that if Yukinoshita leaves everything to her, she will ensure that outcome. This little bit of manipulation is pretty brilliant (and underhanded) because it plays right into Yukinoshita's inability to identify and act on her own desires. Yuigahama is saying, "I know it's difficult for you to act on your desires, so why not act on my desires instead? I will give you the friendship that you've never been able to gain on your own as long as you give up your desire for Hikigaya."

And at this point, Yuigahama has won the love triangle match. Until, that is, Hikigaya interjects with his insistence that Yukinoshita needs to solve her problems on her own or she will never escape the cycle she's currently stuck in.

At which point the really fascinating part of this scene occurs, which is that Yuigahama says she thought he would respond that way and immediately backs down. The implication here is that Yuigahama entered into this whole gambit believing that she would probably fail, but did it anyway because she did not think the status quo was maintainable and that forcing her friend and her crush to face the emotional currents that underly their little threesome was desirable even if it leads to her losing Hikigaya.


What are the machines used in Japan for hand-drawn animation?

I have studied this kind of course. Tools for animation have many, you asked traditional animation question. There was no machine to work all-in-one. In this kind of animation, you need at least 2 machines to work. At least a computer, and a hand-drawn animation scanner (for paperwork) or a graphic tablet (for digital).

The production steps are:

First, the machine producers need a hand-drawn animation scanner for their cel-work to make it more accurately. For digital artists, they just need a graphics tablet.
After that, into the second machine is a computer having programs such as RETAS' all products, Celsy, western Anime Studio, Pencil 2D, TVPaint, toonboom and others. Don't forget Adobe.

Deep into scanning, cleaning art, or drawing or (you can use a mouse and line/pen tool on your scanned work), coloring, animate, effect, background. All completed by one in this steps.

Or to answer your "3D composition", it means into 3D Software add-on animation, the technique is for video production or 3D artists. 3D animation major work on Mac/OS.
During the second machine working-in-progress, the production has a third machine, that is a sound-recording machine to input sound in.
After complete the above steps, an animation is come out. It can take more than thousands/ten-thousands hours.


Those would be Jinmaku(陣幕) tents, all though the screens themselves are also known as gunmaku(軍幕) which stands for military curtains.
In feudal Japan, these curtain enclosures where used to set up military encampments. Often housing the General and their strategists. The symbols on the Jinmaku would be clan symbols of the general being housed in the tent.
Beyond blocking wind, and the occasional prying eye, these tents where considered a sacred item by Samurai. It was said the Jinmaku had the power to drive evil way.
Prior to the Murmachi period there where no set guideliness on creating these tents, however during this period, and later on Arai Hakuseki the construction would become standardized. To the point that combatants could even identify what kind of personal the tents where housing based on the number of makukuji (幕串), or poles for hanging the jinmaku.


Which is the manga series with the highest number of volumes?

As described in Wikipedia the manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (Kochikame) is the manga series illustrated by Osamu Akimoto with the highest number of volumes and ended on September 17, 2016 in the 42nd issue of the year, in commemoration of Kochikame's 40th anniversary. It was continuously serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since September 1976 with 1960 chapters collected into 200 tankōbon volumes.


What is this manga about a high school class that turns into a kingdom?

I believe it is Oukoku Game.

Synopsis from mangaupdates (emphasis mine):

At the end of Meiji Restoration, a girl saint was crucified and burnt alive under persecution.
A century later, Katori and six childhood friends are summoned to her world beyond the nirvana, where they receive the Great Commission: Build a kingdom, and make disciples of all nations.
At every midnight, each of them are randomly given a role out of King/Queen, Noble, and Peasants. As the lowly must obey a higher-up in the hierarchy, can they fight and defeat other nations to conquer the world--before infighting brought up by their own hidden desires breaks them apart?


Are we ever going to be introduced to Ryou's downstairs neighbor?

As mentioned by krazer in the comment, she is Yuki Uchiki. She is finally introduced in episode 10 Chewy, Melty. (Japanese title: Hamohamo, Michichi.) when Kirin eavesdropped on her phone conversation and accidentally fell (and safely landed) on her veranda.

In the anime, episode 10 happened around January (as the next episode happened in February, and the previous episode happened on New Year's Eve). At this time, Yuki was a graduating undergraduate student, while Ryou and Kirin were preparing for their high school entrance exam in March. According to her wiki page on nicovideo, she is going to work as a librarian at the same high school where Ryou and Kirin goes to.


Theory 1: As senshin mentioned this is likely meant as a silencer, or suppressor, for the gun.

It seems to be a pretty popular belief that shooting through a pillow would dampen the sound of the gun. I can't find any reliable information on this unfortunately, only some videos that show some effect. However, the decibel values from the first video are roughly in line with what Wikipedia says is a typical dampening achieved by a real suppressor, i.e. around 130dB which is still very loud. In the end the sound levels also depend on many other things such as sub- or supersonic bullets or the firing mechanism as discussed here.

Theory 2: A pillow could be used to contain splatter, in particular keep it off the shooter's clothes.

The latter doesn't really fit the distance between target and pillow in the image and since you say the sound effect is muffled in the anime, Theory 1 seems to be what they were going for.


What does Gold Lion Shiki say at the beginning of "Strong World: Episode 0"?

There are no spoilers. Shiki is basically saying Nami cannot save her friends by sacrificing herself.

Also, it was quite easy to find a YouTube video with English subtitle.


Things that boost different bender skills

Such powers are not been mentioned in the Comics or in Avatar or Korra Series. That said, the powers from the Sun and the moon can be seen in the negative sense. Because Night leaves the Firebenders vulnerable a lot (the reason why General Iroh asked Admiral Zhao to wait until daybreak for attack again at Northern Tribe in Episode 19) as WaterBenders becomes virtually unstoppable under moon. Similarly, WaterBenders lose a lot of their power to Sun and they become vulnerable (that's why Admiral Zhao continued the attack only in Day). The powers are more like in Cycle, one is bound to overpower another. Earth and Air on the other hand are elements that have no relation with any natural phenomenon in Avatar World, thereby, making them virtually impossible to be boosted unless by Physical and Mental Training. Besides, Air seems to be the only element that is present everywhere, whether a wooden cage, a metal cage, a ship to hold Criminals, or any other ordinary or extraordinary place. This makes Air as a gift to be virtually available  everywhere for any Airbender. Even the Fire has its limits (remember the way Pa'li was caged before being freed) on availability.


I believe this is Christopher "Kurisu" Ousaka from Angel's Feather:

  His full name is Christopher. Kurisu is Shou and Kai's cousin, to the fact that his father's brother was the father of Kai and Shou. He is the Crown Prince of Winfield Kingdom. In episode 1, Chris is seen as a roommate with Kai, although it seems that there's more to their relationship. Like his cousins, Chris is white-winged, and later escapes with Sena and Shion from Winfield Kingdom. His birthday is on October 12. [Wikipedia]


Is the Makkachin tissue box based on Yuzuru Hanyu's tissue box?

Actually, the Makkachin tissue box was inspired off of Johnny Weir's old Russian cartoon themed tissue box.

Many elements from the show were inspired by him as well from the tissue box, to the flower crowns Viktor wore, Viktor's custom gold blades, and right down to Viktor's feathered costume. All of those things were known and inspired by Johnny. The feathered costume came from his first Olympics as a swan skating to Swan Lake. Every time he won a comp. Johnny got a flower crown, and Johnny's favorite color was gold so he got custom made gold blades.

All of these were inspirations from Johnny Weir.


Where is this scene originate from in Episode 5 of nichijou?

In this scene Mio is being referred to as a boat that exploded, or was hit by a bomb (of embarrassment :P) and sunk. The image intended as a visual pun based off the combination of:
a mushroom cloud (from explosion) + Mio's head/signature blue hair

The text on the screen furthers this as it refers to the time and location Mio was sunk in a similar way that one might talk about a ships time and location when it was sunk.


An anime where the male protagonist has to wear cat ears

The anime you are looking for is called Sands of Destruction. It was originally a Nintendo game and in 2008 it got an anime adaption.

It takes place in a world where humans serve as livestock for the ruling beastman. The boy in the bar is called Kyrie and the girl is Morte Ashela.


How do saiyans get the evil saiyan form?

The Evil Super Saiyan form is a level of Super Saiyan is a form used by Saiyans who's hearts have been tainted by darkness. Any Saiyan to achieve this form immediantly gains access to its other five levels. The first known Saiyan to achieve this form of Super Saiyan was Turles
The form increases a Saiyan's power by five times as much as the regular Super Saiyan form would. This goes for the other levels of Evil Super Saiyan as well. (For example, if one were to use Evil Super Saiyan 2, it would increase the user's power by fives times that of a regular Super Saiyan 2.)
Credits : https://ultradragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Evil_Super_Saiyan


Was Mephisto aware that Yukio had Satan's blood in him after all?

I'm not sure if it's a plot hole but it's definitely a bit dubious. Yukio's body wasn't strong enough for Satan's powers, so they rejected him leaving him a pure human.

But Satan is still his dad, so I guess he might still have inherited stuff other than demonic powers. Maybe that includes Satan's blood type, assuming Satan has blood.

There aren't really any answers in the manga, because the anime goes in its own direction after episode 16 or so, but to answer the question, yes Mephistopheles definitely knew he was the son of Satan but that he had no demonic powers, no he almost certainly wasn't talking about him when he said our youngest brother.


I think I found the episode you were talking about: Episode 107: The Demon World Tournament Begins. The episode includes the battle between Jin and Soketsu, one of Raizen's old friends. According to the subtitles on Funimation's site, Soketsu never mentions Jin's father. There is a flashback to a fight between Raizen and Soketsu, however. Soketsu mentions that Jin is tenacious just like he was when he fought Raizen. Jin and Soketsu go on to say they both want to fight the son of Raizen (Yusuke).  This wiki page mentions that Soketsu erroneously calls Jin the son of Raizen in a variant of the English dub: http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Souketsu.

So, Jin is not really the son of Raizen. This is just an error in translation. Even if he was, he wouldn't be Yusuke's brother (or half-brother). Yusuke and other characters call Raizen Yusuke's father, but he actually isn't. Raizen is Yusuke's ancestor, not his father.

Conclusion: Jin and Yusuke are not brothers


What is the music that plays in Bleach Episode 280 at 4:15 until 4:50?

This song is not present in any Bleach OST, as it has never been officialy released. You can find it here as a fan remake close to the original.


Why do I have to light up the room before watching anime?

This is less to do with eye health as it does with photosensitive epilepsy (PSE):

Television has traditionally been the most common source of seizures in PSE. For patients with PSE, it is especially hazardous to view television in a dark room, at close range, or when the television is out of adjustment and is showing a rapidly flickering image (as when the horizontal hold is incorrectly adjusted). Modern digital television sets that cannot be maladjusted in this way and refresh the image on the screen at very high speed present less of a risk than older television sets.
Some PSE patients, especially children, may exhibit an uncontrollable fascination with television images that trigger seizures, to such an extent that it may be necessary to physically keep them away from television sets. Some patients (particularly those with cognitive impairments, although most PSE patients have no such impairments) self-induce seizures by waving their fingers in front of their eyes in front of bright light or by other means.

Since many anime contain rapidly flickering images (think flashing lights), the broadcasters ask to turn the lights on as it is especially hazardous in a dark room, for those susceptible.

This is happening even recently:

In some cases, specific television programs featuring certain types of visual stimuli have provoked seizures in a small minority of television viewers, including some viewers with no prior history of seizures of any kind. The "Dennō Senshi Porygon" episode of Pokémon is the most frequently cited example ... broadcast of the program in Japan, which includes strong flickering scenes, produced seizures in a surprising number of viewers, even though the proportion of viewers affected was extremely low

See the Public Responsibility section of the page for more examples.


Is Jiren stronger than a God of Destruction?

The answer to this question would be a yes and a no.

Firstly, it has to be noted that all gods of destruction are equally strong. In the anime, it was stated by Vados that Beerus is stronger than Champa and right before the tournament, Whis stated Vermouth might be stronger than Beerus although Beerus said that he only lost a wrestling match.Even in the manga, when we see the exhibition match square off, we see Beerus being able to fight off multiple gods of destruction at the same time and he along with Quitella were the last 2 standing(It has to also be noted here that in the manga, Quitella is the fighter who defeated Beerus in the arm wrestling match). Vermouth also didn't seem that injured at the end of the fight. According to the official description release on Jiren, it states that he is at the level of a god of destruction. In the anime, while Jiren was effortlessly pushing off the spirit bomb, it was stated by Whis that Jiren is as strong as a God of destruction or possibly even stronger than his.  So by this, we can conclude that Jiren is >= Vermouth, definitely not way stronger but it is indeed possible he is stronger.At the same time, there do exist multiple gods of destruction and Jiren might not be stronger than the strongest god of destruction across the multiverse.

So I think the best way to represent Jiren's power is to state that it is at the level of a god of destruction. Just like we see Champa hold his own against Beerus despite Beerus being stronger, Jiren would easily be able to hold his own even against the stronger God of destruction across the multiverse.


No, Haki wouldn't help him.  It was established that many prisoners knew how to use Haki and that Magellan was the only one capable of keeping them in line.  Furthermore Blackbeard and his crew are potent haki users, he definitely got his butt handed to him only to be saved with the antidote from Shiryu.

Its good to note that while haki lets you hit the body of users, it doesn't negate powers like the sea, or yami yami fruit.  While the Haki user can hit Magellan which was never an issue for Luffy, it poisons anyone who has contact with it.

Similar issues are present with some other paramacia users like Sugar in the Donquixote Pirates where contact with her turns even haki users to toys.


In Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale, how does Asuna know about the boss' healing ability?

If Asuna is well-learned (or more likely just because she played ALfheim Online, whose lore fiddles with Norse mythology), she may have known that in Norse mythology, the dew that falls from the tree Yggdrasil carries the power of life. In that case, she must have connected the dots instantly after seeing the tree and the dropping dew, and/or perhaps also after hearing the healing SFX that started playing at the same time.

It is interesting to note that Yggdrasil in ALfheim Online shelters the capital city of the game, and that Asuna was also a hostage at the top of Yggrasil for a whole cour.

From Prose Edda/Gylfaginning, 16:

  An ash I know

  Hight Ygdrasil;

  A high, holy tree

  With white clay sprinkled.

  Thence comes the dews

  That fall in the dales.

  Green forever it stands

  Over Urd's fountain.

  The dew which falls on the earth from this tree men call honey-fall, and it is the food of bees.

From Prose Edda/Gylfaginning, 58:

  In a place called Hodmimer's-hold are concealed two persons during Surt's fire, called Lif and Lifthraser. They feed on the morning dew. From these so numerous a race is descended that they fill the whole world with people, as is here said:

  Lif and Lifthraser
     Will lie hid

  In Hodmimer's-holt.

  The morning dew

  They have for food.

  From them are the races descended.


Why do characters recite π (pi) to distract themselves?

This seems to be a play on the psychological trick of "counting to 10".
Counting to 10 (or more) is a methodology often used to help people with anxiety, fear, anger and in the case or R-15, arousal.

By counting to ten, you actively keep your mind busy, effectively distracting you from whatever is causing your anxiety, fear etc.

In R-15 instead of counting to 10 however, Ritsu Enshū (円周 率 Enshū Ritsu) recites π. As he is regarded as a genius mathematician, it makes more sense that reciting π would be more mentally challenging for him, then counting to 10 would be. And thus be a more effective way of distracting him from his arousal.

According to the wiki page, it is also a clever play on his name, as this supposedly means π.


"Full-time Employment is a Loophole in the Law to Make Wages Lower"?

If one is salaried, one doesn't usually get paid overtime. Aoba, presumably, is salaried, so like many full-time workers, she won't get overtime.

However as a part-time/temp worker, Nene would likely get overtime which is why she could end up earning more than Aoba.

As a general example, videogame programmers work longer hours for less pay compared to programmers in more "soulless" industries.

They usually have relatively more passion for their work than those from most other industries. Unfortunately, there are companies who are happy to exploit that to drive wages down.


Sounds like they are humming the special ED (ep.17)/Insert Song (ep.24) "Snow Maiden" by Aki Misato:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TU7dq75L-s


Hiroshiki's first draft has a name, that roughly translates to Ground Zero.

But in my opinion, Kachhan is not too bad either.


It is most certainly a reference to Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy Osbourne - Prince of Darkness.

As for why, this is what I found in  The Bleach Breakdown: The Unofficial Guide
by Issei Handa, Walt Wyman in the Character Breakdown Section, for Rose, emhasis mine.

  Rose
  Long, Blond, wavy hair and seventies hard rock clothes. Seems like a narcissist, and maybe gay. Calls Rabu "Love" (he pronounces it "Ravu", which is one step closer than the typical Japanese pronunciation, "Rabu"). Wishes Rabu would let him read his Shonen Jump. More calm and easy-going than most of the Vizards. He plays the guitar. At one point he mentions "Prince of Darkness's new Album." It can be surmised that he is named after Ozzy Osbourne's legendary first guitarist Randy Rose. Prince of Darkness is an Ozzy Osbourne album.

Thus I consider it mostly an easter Egg about the name Rose.


Where can I hear more music by Dragon Ball composer Shunsuke Kikuchi?

The composer doesn't have a dedicated channel, as not many of his works are available for streaming or download legally online.

A discography and filmography of his work is available. As he has done work for not only anime, but live action series and films (as writer and/or composer), your best bet is to use a combination of two lists and look them up individually on sites such as Youtube.


Why can't Edward get back his power to do alchemy?

Edward's actions when he recovers Alphonse indicate that he probably would not want to get his alchemy back, much less do so by using a philosopher's stone.

Ling offers Edward a philosopher's stone to use to recover Alphonse. Edward refuses because he and Alphonse had promised not to use a philosopher's stone (and more generally, human lives) to restore their bodies. Alchemy is surely less important than Alphonse is to Edward, so he would not want to use a philosopher's stone for recovering his alchemy (were it possible).
Edward tells Truth that he will be fine without his alchemy: he has always been an ordinary person who was not able to achieve everything he wanted, and even without alchemy, he has his friends. Edward accepts this result, so it would be unlikely for him to want to reverse it.

More generally, exchanging something for one's gate would probably count as a transmutation of sorts. If someone already gave up his ability to do alchemy, it would then seem contradictory for him to be able to exchange it back. (It is unclear whether another alchemist could initiate the exchange, but it seems unlikely in light of the personal nature of the gate.)


These are the Gokage (lit. Five Shadow), the first Kages from each country. Their names haven't been told yet, but by their appearance we can deduct which Kage ruled which village.

First panel: The first Kazekage. I'm doubting between the third and first panel on who the first Kazekage might be. But given that the third panel resembles a Tsuchikage more, I deduct that this is the first Kazekage.

Second panel: First Mizukage. The razor teeth follow the trend of the shinobi swordsman who originated from the village of the hidden Mist.

Third panel: I'm guessing that this is the first Tsuchikage. I'm not sure because I can't base this answer on the fact that he's aged. The facial hair however does hint at a resemblance between Oonoki and other Tsuchikage's.

Fourth panel: First Raikage due to hair. We can assume that he's coloured. This follows the trend that most villagers from the Hidden Cloud are in fact black.

In manga chapter 648, pages 10 - 11 and 12. We see Hashirama meeting with the first Kages. These are the same Kages as shown in the panels


What is the Equation M use to devour the Metacreatures?

It is called the Kruschtya Equation which unlike the Phenomenon Equation, was developed by himself. It is used to bind his original form so he has the appearance of a human, When he "unties" the Equation, his body begins to shape shift back to it's original form

The above image is the most commonly seen form as his final form only appears for a breif moment, there is a hybrid from where just he's head is shown, this is shown in 2 places

In the Shikkoku no Sharnoth Visual Novel when he encounters Bram Stoker at around the same time Troll has been consumed (this may however be his other side who poses as Baron Münchausen as the CG of M laughing shows he has a human face at this moment)
In the Shikkoku no Sharnoth Web Novel where he removes the water spray the fake Metacreature splash on Mary's neck, he does this by changing his head head to it's original form and merging his shadows into Mary's neck to remove the spray that was infecting her body (Sebas mentions just before that it has "permeated below the skin, and is eroding her bodily functions"), however because of the spray's effect on her body Mary does not notice any Equation use


Why didn't Kurapika manipulate Uvo to tell him all the information about the Phantom Troupe?

Kurapika does not have the ability to use any nen skill regardless of the type. He has the ability to learn any nen skill regardless of type and use it efficiently once has learnt it as if he was that type.  He does not know Baise's nen skill so can't use it.

Her kiss is a specific manipulator skill. There are many different manpulator skills such as the guy fighting with tops you already met.


Why does Todoroki look different between the 1st and 2nd season?

In the first picture, it was Todoroki wearing his hero costume. In episode 6 to 8, they had mock battles wearing their costumes. It is also explained that the students can give their own design for their costume.

The second one, it's in the Sports Festival where they cannot wear hero costumes because they will have an advantage to their enemies.

Regarding freezing and shivering, if you're referring in the 1st picture, no, he won't freeze because that is just his hero costume, not his quirk at work.

But if you're talking about his quirk, then the answer is still no, because he uses the other half of his quirk which is

   half hot

to keep himself from the effects of his half cold and vice versa.


As far as I can tell, the song is not available on Spotify although a few of Asaka's other singles are. Additionally, it looks like the single is for sale on the Japanese iTunes, but possibly not elsewhere.

Your main legal option, it seems, is to purchase a physical copy of the single. It is available on CDJapan and Play Asia, and possibly other import sites (but not Amazon US).


How much is known about the Skypiea alternative path?

As per One Piece Wikia

The only way that has been shown so far is the unorthodox and
dangerous way in which the sailors have to take a Knock Up Stream.
Another way, mentioned by Gan Fall is the High West, as well as a
couple of unnamed islands. However, these routes are apparently very
treacherous, as Gan Fall states that, "If you had brought 100 people,
it would be a gamble as to how many would survive". The section
first appeared in Chapter 237 and Episode 153.

It's highly possible that Bellamy made use of the High West Route given that everyone in his crew except him died, but nothing except what's stated above is known about the other routes to reach the White Sea.


Help me find this old bloody anime fantasy movie

Could you be thinking of Legend of Lemnear?

This is a 45 minute OVA that has a female protagonist who is a a champion of silver, there are two other champions as well, one of gold and one of bronze.

From MyAnimeList:

  The young and beautiful Lemnear's home village is destroyed and her brother is taken away. Lemnear swears to kill the evil wizard Gardin who is responsible for the disaster. With her allies Lemnear goes on a journey to take her revenge. She doesn't know, though, that there is someone above Gardin...

Cover:


Kekkai Genkais cannot be replicated or learned just by stealing a user's chakra or attempting to copy the technique. Even though Urashiki can steal chakra in order to access certain  user's abilities, this does not apply to Kekkai Genkai. As defined by the Wikia, a Kekkai Genkai is

  an anomaly of the DNA that allows the wielder to use unique techniques.

Urashiki's ability seems to be similar to the Sharingan in the sense that it can copy other techniques but a requirement needed to perform abilities unique to Kekkai Genkai is that there must be anomalies in your DNA related to the Kekkai Genkai you are trying to copy. What I think would happen if he tries to copy other Kekkai Genkai (for example, Ice Release) is that he would probably have access to the theory behind performing the technique he is trying to copy but since there are no DNA anomalies in him that enables him to mix both Wind and Water, he would be unable to perform said technique that is unique to Ice Release users.

Throughout the Naruto manga, examples of ways to access or transfer Kekkai Genkai is by transplanting body parts, like in the case of Dojutsu or Madara transplanting Hashirama's DNA to access Wood Release, or indirectly through Orochimaru's Edo Tensei. This means that you need to have access to the DNA that allows someone to manipulate chakra like no one else can. Despite this, success rate of acquiring Kekkai Genkai abilities is still low, like in the case of Yamato. It is the DNA that enables someone to be use Kekkai Genkai and not through practice or training to become one (I remember this was discussed when Naruto was training with Kakashi and Yamato).

The closest thing to accessing Kekkai Genkai via chakra is with the Rinha Clan's Kekkai Genkai, which steals chakra and enables them to create perfect copies of someone which can use

  any weapons, techniques, and bloodline techniques that the original shinobi have. But this clan has only ever appeared in-game and not in the manga, anime or movies.


Is Kurama more powerful than Susanoo? Yes, it is. From the wiki,

  Even with half its strength, it could overpower Obito's controlled tailed beasts, smash Madara's senjutsu-enhanced Susanoo with a tail, and with the Six Paths Chakra, battle Sasuke's Tailed Beast-enhanced Complete Body — Susanoo.

That is just with roughly half its strength. At full strength, I would say it can easily overpower the aforementioned enemies, including Sasuke's Susanoo.


The Subjects of Ymir are Eldians, that is, those who live in Paradis and the honorary Marleyans living in Marley.
The injection will only work on Subjects of Ymir. Injecting other humans would have no effect on them.
The story presented in the manga and anime by Marleyans was that Ymir acquired it by making a deal with the devil. Another version of the story was also presented.

  According to Eren Kruger, this was done when she came into contact with the "source of all living matter" as a young girl. With this power, Ymir became the progenitor of all Titans

No additional information was ever presented. We'll have to wait for additional chapters from the mangaka.


What is the end of credits song for Hunter x Hunter season 1 episode 51?

It's this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Yg9N-q0Ok It's called 'Riot'.

Source:

https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5v7i77/rewatch_hunter_x_hunter_2011_episode_51/


How are Death Billiards and Death Parade related?

Death Billiards was an OVA, and indeed a 'once-off' type of show.
It's very similar to the current series and you could probably drop it in as a longer episode.

Some of the surprises will have already been revealed in Death Parade, but it should still be entertaining as it's mostly focusing on the billiards, rather than what goes on behind the bar.

It's the same location and such, just billiards instead of darts or another game. It's not necessary viewing for Death Parade either as there aren't any plot points that haven't been covered by the first few episodes.


Why did Lucy of future not know of the solution she wrote?

There's 3 (two for now) different future, first future is when the 10000 dragons come out from the gate. This future Lucy didn't know about Rogue so she didn't know that they have to destroy the gate so Rogue won't come to the past and prevent all of this to happen. So the diary didn't consist of how to stop the prophecy, but rather she just write what she know that if the gate destroyed, it will make a chain reaction effect. Present Lucy is the one who come up with the conclusion.


What role did Crunchyroll play in the production of Ojisan and Marshmallow?

I think the most simplistic answer is that before the Anime production was to be aired, the studio had tied up with the production houses Crunchyroll and billibilli.

On 5th Jan, Anime News Network had the following article http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-05/ojisan-and-marshmallow-credits-list-crunchyroll/.97209

  The official website for the television anime of Rekomaru Otoi's web manga Ojisan and Marshmallow (Ojisan to Marshmallow) lists media distribution service Crunchyroll and Chinese streaming site bilibili as being in charge of foreign business for the project.

The next day, crunchyroll confirmed this news. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-06/crunchyroll-confirms-ojisan-and-marshmallow-anime-streaming/.97283

As @NatG has noted, the Show credits CrunchyRoll and BilliBilli for Foreign Collaboration. This doesn't mean they have contributed to the show. It just  provides them most probably with exclusive rights for the show as well as the responsibility of Marketing etc. in other countries. Such deals usually take place after the anime has started or even finished airing in Japan for foreign countries.

This step is inline with other Global Production houses which tie up with foreign media houses to increase their base. For Example, US TV Channels collaborate with Indian Channels to air the show on the same day/next day because the market for such shows is increasing in India.

So this is just a move by the Production team to collaborate with other media partners to take the anime to a wider audience.


Anime where a fighter turns into a card after losing

Could it be Shinzo/Mushrambo?

I've never seen the show myself, but a lot of people mention it being a show where people fight each other and the loser turns into a card, which could be eaten to make the guy more powerful.


Next episode preview song in Darker Than Black

This is "Water Forest", track #18 from the season 1 OST. Here is a 30-second extract from the beginning of the track: https://clyp.it/i5pumfdi


Why can Korra bend 3 elements from the beginning?

The key I think is 'to master'. Both Aang and Korra knew how to bend all four basic elements from since they were born, but required training to get control over such powers (that's why they are avatars; they know how to bend all elements).

  She was born in the water tribe, so, isn't she supposed to know only how to bend water?

So, I would answer no to that. She, just like Aang knows how to bend all the four basic elements.

One possible 'proof' is that Aang used his water bending skills (although never being trained by any water bender) when he got lost in the storm and that was how he got into the iceberg in episode 1 in the first place.

As for why Korra has greater mastery over bending than Aang, there was no specific reason mentioned as far as I remember, but I would say that it's just a talent, just like it can be a talent for someone to know how to play piano without actually getting someone teach them while one can say that other people need a push so they can develop certain skills.


As mentioned by Maroon, OP's question would possibly contradict the answer at  Can a person shorten their own life by using the Death Note?

So before answering OP's question, lets first see what we know about the effect of writing your own name in the Death Note.

In the manga pilot, there is a rule that says:

  You will not die if you write your own name in the Death Note, but it is not recommended.

In the movie The Last Name, we see L die from writing his own name in the Death Note:

  Later it is revealed that L did not die and avoided death by writing his name in the notebook stating, "L Lawliet will die 23 days from this date".

  The film ends 23 days later, with L dying peacefully.

In the one shot special, we read that the C-killer dies from writing his own name:

  This resulted in C-Kira writing his own name in the Death Note.

Looking at the available evidence, it would indeed seem like a possible contradiction (although Miura-kun was about to try and commit suicide in the manga pilot and there is no evidence he wouldn't have died). Therefore, in order to correctly reply to OP's question I checked what should be considered canon according to the Death Note wiki. Since the only three sources considered as canon are the twelve original manga volumes, Death Note 13: How to Read, and the Death Note One-Shot-Special, it would seem that you can indeed commit suicide by using the Death Note as seen in the One-Shot-Special, when the C-killer couldn't handle the pressure and committed suicide.


Is Ash technically the Pokemon Champion of Alola like Steven?

Yes, Ash is now considered a Pokemon champion of Alola like Steven.
However, Ash already was a 'champion' before becoming the champion of Alola, the champion of Orange Islands.

However his victory on Orange Islands is often disregarded due to the unconventional 5 gym battles without Elite Four, a Champion, or a Conference.

As mentioned on the Pokemon fan Wiki the following is required to become a champion

  A Pokémon Champion is a trainer who has beaten a region's Gym Leaders (in Alola's case, all 7 trials and totem Pokemon), Elite Four, and the previous Champion.


Term for animation style change that accentuates emotions/feelings

This is referred to as a "monologue" (モノローグ). It is essentially what is referred to as an externalzaton of character inner state and depending on the author, can include meta-action content between other characters. It's literally a figurative voice from a character's heart. The cut in anime is typically set up a a montage shot.

Monologue typically focus predominantly on one character at a time, in order not to confuse a reader or viewer. The depictions can vary drastically between series and genres.

Chibi style monologue are intended to convey a lax atmosphere, cutting away from the norm or typical seriousness, a mood or tone shift as you will.

Alternatively, more detail can add seriousness or tension to the situation, application can vary depending on the skill and experience of the author and/or artist.


Why are not all Exceeds able to transform into an anthropoid (humanlike) form?

I am not sure that this applies for Pantherlily and Samuel, but in chapter 421, Charle could transform into anthropoid (human-like form) because she learned transformation magic.

This may be the cause that Pantherlily and Samuel could transform, and Pantherlily saying that he could maintain that form for certain time only when he's worn out in battle because it requires magic to maintain it.


Did Trisha Elric know about Hohenheim's condition?

Trisha certainly knew.

In the beginning few minutes of episode 36 "Family Portrait", Hohenheim is speaking with Trisha.  He calls himself a monster, reminisces about all the things he has seen, how he never grows old, etc. and Trisha seems to understand what he is talking about.  Then Trisha arranges to have their family picture taken so they can remember them all together before she and the boys grow old.  She also comments to Hohenheim that he isn't a monster, obviously knowing why he called himself that.  Finally, Hohenheim prepares to leave his family and is about to walk out the door and Trisha asks if she should wake the boys.  Hohenheim responds with a no, telling her he didn't want them to know about his body.  So Trisha obviously knew what was going on.


Did Dragonball (1/Z/S) ever show the Z fighters getting ready for the day?

There have been multiple instances where the Z Fighters have been shown living their normal lives such as

Gohan Going to School (After Perfect Cell Saga)
Gohan Visiting Bulma for His Great Saiyaman Costume (After Perfect Cell Saga)
Goku Farming When Mr Satan Comes to give him the award money he recieved after he claimed to have defeated Beerus in front of the World (After Battle of Gods Arc in Dragon Ball Super)
Vegeta, Trunks and Bulma going to the amusement park
Goku and squad partying when Vegeta's Brother shows up along with his wife to ask for help to fight Abo and Kado
Bulma's Birthday Party up until Beerus Shows up

And many such examples exist in the series


This is just a guess, but I would say he actually died. However, because Ange wanted him to live so much, her ragna-mail brought him back to life.

(After all, it could merge worlds and travel between them, who's to say it couldn't bring Tusk back.)


What is required for a manga to get an anime adaptation?

There is no written path, but there are several factors and steps that must happen for that:

Fanbase

The overall reaction to the manga, the volume of internet traffic it generates (fan-art, forums, discussions, fan pages, fan fiction, even porn of the main characters).
Are fans cosplaying as the characters even before anime?

Connections and reputation

The reputation of the mangaka. For example, I doubt any new manga by Rumiko Takahashi (for example) is NOT going to become an anime.
Who the mangaka and the manga producers/managers know. Sometimes the hardest part is to put your work in front of the right eyes. It's all in the pitch.

Possible merchandising and target audience

Can the manga become a toy line? Can you sell costumes of the main characters?
The target audience (gender, age, genre) spending power.

Series health and controversy

Is the manga series long enough? Are the arcs and plots interesting? Are the characters well developed and of enough depth?
Is there any group that will get grossly offended if the manga becomes an anime? Remember that printed media is pulled by the reader (you have to actively persuse the media) while audiovisual media is PUSHED into the viewer.

Competition and market mood

Is the manga a mecha manga, and it's on its peak during a new Gundam season and yet another Evangelion Retcon?
What was the reaction of fans to the animes of the same genre that aired in the previous seasons? Are they craving for more of the genre or had they have enough?

Releases and versions

Is the series already compiled into tankobon? Is it on Crunchyroll? Was it already translated (by fans or officially)?
Also, check if the manga is being pirated. It is a sad fact, but popular manga that will become anime is widely pirated, translated, fansubbed, etc.
Do some specialized Google searches for the manga series, its main characters and villains. Check the result count, and compare to other popular manga that already became anime.

After all of those factors, there are some things you can look for in specialized media to see if your favorite manga is really going to become anime:

Option: Did some studio or media company purchase the option for the IP? Options are commonplace in the Western media world, but it's becoming very popular around the world. Check the media and news for the option signing.

Rumors: Check some blogs (mostly in Japanese) for the titles they think will make next season (Dear Reader: suggest some blogs in the comments).

Wikipedia: The folks at the WikiProject Anime and Manga work really hard to keep their corner of the wiki fresh. If your manga series already have a Wikipedia page, chances are high.

As for your particular manga, I would say it certainly will become anime.


Looking for manga apps which filter out mature content

CrunchyRoll also has a manga app for Android and iOS. You can also view their manga selection on their main site.

You can set a filter to block mature content in your profile settings. Unfortunately, you can't password protect this from change, so if your son found that the filter was on, he could potentially turn it off.

Access to manga is exclusively for paying members.


How can Toudou Kirin be ranked 1 if Claudia is undefeated?

I just watched this series a few days ago, Kirin is rank 1 because of overall combat ability being ranked higher due to 2 things:

Kirin is not a strega
Kirin does not use a lux in battle (at least before she fought Ayato)

Because of that, even though Claudia is undefeated, in terms of strength Kirin is viewed as stronger.

This gets discussed in a later episode of season 1, though I'm not sure which one exactly.

Edit

Just to clarify, Kirin does end up getting a lux later in the novel but it isn't shown in either of the anime seasons. She uses a normal katana


Is twelve moon upper demon moon 1 in a whole completely different level than the rest of the upper demon moons?

Upper Moon 1 Kokushibo is definitely strong in his Moon Breath Techniques but can't seems to use any Blood Demon Techniques. I have to say, Upper Moon 2 Doma is quite near his level since his summons can already deal with Hashira level Demon Slayers. Doma's weakness is his glutonny and his overconfidence since he always lets his enemy injure him.


What made Sekiguchi embarrassed when she was asked about cram school?

She skipped cram school so that she could stay at the club. When he, being the last person left, asked about it and she blushed it implies she has a crush on him and wanted to spend time specially with him, he realised this and was shocked  ~ooh young love


Why is Trunks not as powerful as Gohan when they are both human-Saiyan hybrids?

When you say Trunks, I'm assuming you are talking about Future Trunks. However, the answer really boils down to training. In the Android Saga, Future Trunks mentions that Androids 18 and 19 are much stronger than the ones in his timeline. Future Trunks never got the training of Goku, everyone was already dead, and training was virtually impossible, though he did get a little in. Potential for great strength, then achieving great strength are two different things. Had Trunks went through gravity training like Gohan and the Saiyans, he WOULD have been MUCH stronger. As it is, present Trunks only does gravity training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and only for a little bit.

Another point to see is that present Trunks (kid version) is stronger than Frieza when Goku first fought him. His Super Saiyan form is already equal to if not stronger than Goku's power against Frieza in that fight, so he IS super strong. Everyone else is just that much stronger. This is the reason he never caught up to Gohan/Goku/Vegeta—they already achieved his strength (much later on), and KEPT GOING. If he had grown up fighting/training only, he would be one of the top fighters.


Which episode of Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z characteres started to have auras?

It really depends on how strict of a definition for aura you're going for. What I mean is it would be one of two events:

First, it could be when Master Roshi first performs the kamehameha in the original Dragon Ball series. He has a slight white aura around him. This is the first example of ki in the series so it may be what you mean. See: YouTube video example

Second, a more conventional aura would be when Gohan headbutts Raditz in the beginning of Dragon Ball Z. When he breaks out of the attack ball he gains a read aura and then proceeds to headbutt Raditz. See: YouTube video example


Are there more difference between All Might / One for All quirk and Re-Destro quirks other than how the power is accumulated?

In Chapter 213, many difference between One for All and Stress are shown. Spoilers for the chapter:

   1. The chapter shows that Deku can communicate with former users of One for All. This was foreshadowed in previous chapters. It is this link with former users that allow him to break out of brainwashing, something Re-Destro has not been shown to do. 2. One for All not only stores power, it also stores the abilities of previous users, allowing Deku to access abilities such as Blackwhip. This allows for a versatile skill set beyond speed and strength.

More differences may appear in the future, but these are differences that are known for now.


What SAO spin-off had a female character that resembled Kirito?

The spin-off you're looking for appears to be Sword Art Online: Girls Ops

This manga follows Leafa, Silica, and Lisbeth through a story that takes place both in the real world and in the new ALO1.

They do indeed meet a player that they first think is Kirito, but it turns out is a female player that dual wields out of admiration of Kirito. She says that she thinks fate made her character look like that.

From Sword Art Online - Girls Ops Volume 01 Wikia:

  She then told the other girls that her name was Kuro and that she took her name from Kirito's nickname, «The Black Swordsman» (黒の剣士, Kuro no Kenshi?). Kuro then explained that she took up a dual-wielding style out of admiration of Kirito


I believe it's the Imperial General Staff Headquarters. (Photo from Geospatial Information Authority of Japan for comparison below. Similar images in the postcards scanned in the link.)

As for the statue it seems to be of the founder of the General Chief of Staff, Prince Arisugawa Taruhito. While the current statue is now currently located in Arisugawa Memorial Park in Minami-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, the General Staff Headquarters was located across the palace moat as seen in one of the links.


Do manga artists draw their comics by hand or use computers?

Every artist has different drawing techniques.

Some fully use the computer (using a drawing tablet and photoshop)
Some fully draw by hand (using pencil, then pen, then erasing the pencil, the making the pen lined bolder)
Some use a combination of the two (Draw by hand, scan to computer, complete with photoshop).

It's really up to the artist.


Why Bakugo didnt fight Mirio Togata with the other students?

Bakugo was still under "house arrest" as punishment for his previous fight with Izuku which is why his only appearance in this episode is collecting everyone's rubbish as part of the punishment.
As stated in the previous episode Izuku was allowed to rejoin classes early by presenting a written apology.


Soundtrack of K: Return of Kings - episode 1 at 19:16

That would be the second song on the K - Return of Kings OST, which is likewise called "Return of Kings".


Need help identifying this anime from about 18 years ago

The premise sounds like Jigoku Sensei Nube.

  Nube is a clumsy, easygoing, and very kind teacher, but he has a secret under his glove on the left hand. He has a monster hand, and he also has the ability to sense ghosts and evil spirits. So he protects his dear students from these evil spirits with his monster hand, proving to be very powerful.


What was the relation of Urahara's Bankai's name with its ability?

Quoting Wikipedia

  Avalokiteśvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. This bodhisattva is variably depicted, described and is portrayed in different cultures as either female or male.

Thus, the Avalokiteśvara part in its name relates to the Bankai's ability to restructure everything into anything.

The key here are the words bolded above. Avalokiteśvara or Kanon, as I would refer to her from this point on, was known in many-many form. But all of those forms are her.

Things have different appearances, called by different names, but they are all formed of atoms, of matter. From the most simple to the most complicated, they are in core are made of matter.

The bankai's ability is to restructure the matter so that one thing becomes another thing. Or if we are to use Kanon, from one appearance of Kanon to another.


Was the phrase "Zawsze in Love" generated using Google Translate?

At the time of writing, inputting 恋を永遠に (forever love) in Google Translate returned the exact phrase "Zawsze In Love".

Other, like 永遠の愛 returned a whole phrase in English, "forever Love", but some didn't: 愛を永遠に, 永遠の恋.

In the end, this can't be a definitive proof that the author used Google Translate or whether Google Translate gave this result at that time, since now anyone can suggest a translation and skew the result.

Update as of 2018: as stated before, Google Translate's results may change:

恋を永遠に ("Zawsze In Love") and 愛を永遠に ("forever Love") were replaced with "Miłość na zawsze"

making them more consistent.

Further reading: How Google Translate works - Latin.SE


She herself claims that she is going to be the wife of the Shaman King, and that would not be possible if she entered, right? That reasoning would be typical for her. And I personally think that she's got a strong sense of what a woman must and mustn't do(even though I don't agree with her) and that also is why she didn't enter. Hope this is enough. :)


We really don't know how the guild mark is removed, but Yukino do it with her own magic.
Sabertooth's Guild Master order her to remove it by her own magic and she do it.

We know that guild marks are given by stamping someone with the rubber seal like thingy. When Lucy entered the guild, Mira used this device on Lucy to give her the mark.

   In the battle Lucy vs. Flare, Flare tried to burn the guild mark. {So I think any magic can remove it}.
 Future Lucy didn't had a guild mark. {Maybe because the guild was destroyed and the guild mark also vanished or someone removed it from her}

This answer is only based on the anime :)


References to other Anime, TV shows, movies and fictional works on Steins;Gate

Dr.Who Reference by Kurisu Makise (牧瀬 紅莉栖) in the Dubbed version.

  Makise Kurisu: Safe to say String theory doesn't jive with the notion of bouncing around through time in a blue police box.

The past-altering D-mail is shortened from "Delorean Mail". Delorean is the name of the time-travelling car from the Back to the Future series. The series is mentioned by Kurisu Makise and Itaru Hashida in the game.

Various Nordic mythological terms were used as "operation names" by Rintarou Okabe.


How Beast Titan was able to transform multiple people at once?

Spoilers ahead. Be warned.

He most likely used gas which has his spinal fluid.

It was revealed in Chapter 110 how Marleyan soldiers spread gas which contains Zeke's spinal fluid to Ragako village. Zeke called it a Gas Weapon. He explained that any Subjects of Ymir who will inhale the gas won't be able to move and would lose consciousness. It was then shown how all villagers transformed when he screamed. He probably placed people who inhaled this gas surrounding Shiganshina. He then screamed then transformed alongside with them.


Do Servants retain memories of their past Masters?

A Servant that has been summoned and then returned to the Throne of Heroes will not remember their first summoning during any subsequent summonings. Under normal circumstances, each time a Servant is summoned, it is actually a copy of the Servant derived from the Throne of Heroes that manifests into the world, and changes to that copy do not affect the version of the Hero stored in the Throne of Heroes. (Servants have copy semantics, so to speak.)

However, in Fate/stay night and Fate/Zero, Saber and Gilgamesh do not follow this general rule.

Gilgamesh remained in the world from the start of the 4th Grail War until at least part way through the 5th Grail War, and hence has memories of this entire time period (but he would not have memories of other summonings).
Saber, having not yet died at the time of her summoning to the 4th and 5th Grail Wars, was not copied from the Throne of Heroes in the first place. She retains continuity of memory between the two wars. (Saber has move semantics, if you will.)


What is the Japanese Dialect Spoken in Ghost Hound?

I'm not familiar with Japanese dialectology, so all I can really tell is that (as Logan M noted) it's a dialect from Kyushu or thereabouts. Luckily, the internet seems to know more.

This Chiebukuro entry, presumably written by a native speaker, thinks that it's Hakata dialect (spoken in Fukuoka, Kyushu).
This interview with Chiaki KONAKA (who did the screenplay for Ghost Hound) notes that the story's setting is inspired by Fukuoka, and that effort was made to make the dialects portray the setting effectively.
Some dude on Amazon Japan mentions how he can feel that the script has been modeled on the speech of the Fukuoka area.

None of this is really authoritative, but it is suggestive.

One possible source of confusion for us here is that it might be that people are just defaulting to describing the dialect in question as Fukuoka dialect since Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu (i.e. it's possible that the people I have linked above do not have direct experience distinguishing among varieties of Kyushu Japanese).

Aside - if you like the Kyushu dialect, you should watch Kids on the Slope. Lots of Kyushu Japanese in that one.


Why can't Rock Lee use ninjutsu or genjutsu?

He simply has no talent whatsoever for it. However, since he decided to be a great ninja nonetheless, he had to excel at Taijutsu.

  Taijutsu - it was the only bright spot for Lee who was told unequivocally that he had no talent for being a shinobi. 1

Ordinarily, the inability to perform both Ninjutsu and Genjutsu would mean that life as a ninja would be impossible. But in Lee's case, his closeness to Gai as his Sensei, made him somewhat 'inherit' his hard-working resolve as well as his training habits, which combined (also with Gai interest in Lee) have allowed him to fulfill his dream.

Lee's case is similar to Naruto's, in that they both achieve greatness through hard-work, rather than natural talent.
Some people are naturally gifted toward some types of technique, like Neji or Sasuke, while others may never have any talent and thus not be fit to become a ninja. Lee's case is the latter, but his determination was what drove him to not give up, becoming an excellent ninja at Taijutsu.
He differs from a regular person, most likely, in sheer will, since (as I've said before) not every person is fit to be a ninja.

1 Naruto: The Official Character Data Book


Where can I find a full list of all the Naruto Shippuden uncut box sets?

There are currently 26 Box Sets been released, the 27th Box Set will be released on July 5, 2016.

You can hang around on these websites to find the best price.

  Ebay
  Amazon
  Walmart


When does specialization in training begin?

On their cases, each clan specializes their own techniques, and teaches those to their young. The training for those actually occurs after they are genin (usually). There are, of course, some exceptions. Such as Sasuke learning the Fireball technique when he was very young.

Naruto didn't learn any specialized technique before the Rasengan (sure, he had the shadow clones he learned from a forbidden scroll, but that's hardly specialized).

Basically, it happens after they graduate from the academy, sometimes slightly before.


What's the right english translation of the name of Hit's new technique in the manga?

Both are technically correct translations for 時ずらし (Toki Zurashi), as 時 (Toki) means time, and ずらし (zurashi) seems to mean a shift or delay (based on the verb ずらす, to shift or to delay). As the technique slows an enemy's time to slow the enemy, it stands to reason that either definition would work. Time lag seems like a somewhat odd way of translating it, because the phrase generally means a period of time between one thing happening and the next, but it could mean the time lag between what is happening for Hit and what is happening for the enemy.


What happens when a Contractor fails to pay their remuneration?

Although this payment can be delayed, especially in the midst of
  combat, it is ultimately unavoidable. It is unknown what happens to a
  Contractor that fails to pay his obeisance, although Amagiri has
  stated that Contractors who fail to do so seemingly 'melt like butter'
  when depriving a captured November 11 of his remuneration.

Taken from: http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Obeisance

(It was also a pretty easy google search)


Junon is a monthly Japanese fashion magazine primarily directed towards teenage girls and women. It began circulation in June 1973.

Source: Wikipedia

Given Junon super boy contest is a beauty contest I would guess, "Junon Boy" basically means "pretty boy".

The magazine hope page can be found at: http://www.junon-boy.jp/

I am basing my answer on research so perhaps some one else can confirm this, also I could not find any information of the meaning of maganize name alone, so again I am basing on the circumstances.


How can I subscribe to Weekly Shonen Jump outside Japan?

Check out Viz Media! This is a Japanese-American company that sells dozens of manga magazines in many countries and they are the company publishing the Weekly Shonen Jump.

They also have a European subsidiary for, I believe, UK and Ireland. However, I believe you can't have a paper version in another country than Japan. You'll have to read it on your computer or phone.


Right taking into account what Merlyn said aka that shouji in grip strength measures 540 kgs. Just to give  you a reminder, the force that is needed to crush a human skull is 235 kg, so Shouji could potentially break all the bones in your body with relative ease, so yes he absolutely deserves the 5/5 scoring in power.


Is there a particular café that does anime coffee art?

Coffee art is commonly refered to as "Latte art" (ラテ・アート in japanese). By searching this term in japanese along with "anime" (アニメ) on the internet, you will be able to find many results (such as this blog where you will find many anime latte arts), and even many tutorials to make your own latte arts!

If you want to go see by yourself in a café, you can probably use this article as reference as it lists many recommended places in Japan where you can enjoy latte art. However, arts such as characters representations usually require lot of preparation/work/tries, so I would not expect too complex arts by going there in the first place.


How did Gecko Moria created marine zombies in Marine War without Hogback around?

Hogback was useful for Moria, because he could stitch together different parts of separate bodies, thus  only using the strongest parts of those bodies. The best example for this is Sanji's zombie. He is essentially a penguin, but instead of the useless mouth, hogback replaced it with a dogs jaw.

If you look at the marine zombies, none of them has a dog head or bear hands. The closest to this category is the centaur on the left, but that's..."normal". A normal marine doctor should be able, to fix those bodies up.


Can the effect of a certain devil fruit last through the effect of another devil fruit?

There are no known facts at the moment that support which way is the correct one.

But if I am to make an educated guess, I think the answer is no. I think that most Devil Fruits in One Piece have an "ability range" meaning that if one can manipulate the objects near him, they will remain modified as long as they are in this "range" of the Devil Fruit.

For ex: The DF of vice-admiral Tsuru, Woshu Woshu no Mi, allows the user to literally "wash and hang out to dry" people and objects as if they were clothes. I can't imagine that if she chooses so, those people will remain like that for the rest of their lives. Same goes with Trafalgar Law's ability or Sugar from Dressrossa. They have to be in a reasonable range so that their respective DF powers work.

At least that is how I imagine the OP world works because otherwise it would be total chaos and we haven't seen any other character that had traces of a Devil Fruit ability on them that was used in the past (not their own DF powers of course). And to answer your question, the person sent in the future will automatically revert to their original nature and nullify any other DF abilities that were used upon them.


Did the D-Gray Man manga cease publication?

The D-gray man manga has not finished yet. It is on hiatus once again for an indeterminate period of time. This most likely due to her illness, but there is no proof of this right now.

At the time of writing, on Jump SQ site, the series' status is displayed as 「一時休載」 which means something along the lines of "temporary non-appearance in print." and they will most likely announce the continuation there. In case you are not a fluent Japanese reader (like myself) you might just want to follow this forum thread by manga helpers They keep a close watch on sites such as Jump SQ and try to announce it in English A.S.A.P.


What if someone wishes to not become a magical girl in Madoka Magica?

Kyubey gets these girls to sign a contract. This contract includes the provision that they become magical girls and fight witches (with the hidden eventuality that they will become witches themselves). Granting the wish is Kyubey's part of the contract. If someone does not agree to the contract in full, including the part about becoming a magical girl, why would Kyubey grant them a wish? In other words, not agreeing to become a magical girl in any way constitutes not agreeing to the terms, refusing the contract.

You must also remember that Kyubey intentionally offers the contract at specific moments when his target is most likely not to refuse. This is exemplified in Mami's case, explained in the Puella Magi Wiki:

  Mami made her wish after she was in a car accident with her parents. She was most likely very badly wounded, as her parents died on the scene, and Mami only survived due to making a wish with Kyubey, who appeared at just that moment, leaving Mami little time to consider her wish.

It's unlikely that Kuybey would approach someone at a time when they would either refuse to sign the contract, or who would in any other way not use the opportunity to wish for something important to them.


How are the characters connected to the original game in Danganronpa:UDG?

A lot of the links can be found if you go on the wiki. The targets were all the most important person to their corresponding character from the first game.
For Example, Hiroko Hagakure is Yasuhiro Hakagure's mother, and Yuta Asahina is Aoi Asahina's brother. But, not all of these figures are human. Celestia Ludenburg's most important person was her cat, and Touko Fukawa's was a bug.


Which episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood had a lot of transitions with a black screen and white text?

I believe you're looking for the Youswell flashback, in episode 38 at around 6:52. This may not be what you're looking for, since it doesn't repeat throughout the episode; however, it's the only one I can really think of.

It starts with a black screen stating １９１４年 (year 1914), followed by ユースウェル (Youswell), followed by various shots of the town and Yoki.

These shots are interlaced with black screens of white text showing the dialog these characters are saying while in the flashback, since Yoki is narrating the scenario.


Has it ever been stated that One Piece is some kind of material treasure?

Oda himself confirmed in an interview with Momoko Sakura that the One Piece isn't something like "the journey itself was the real treasure" and that it is, in fact, a physical reward.
There is confirmation that the treasure will not be a spiritual gift.

Oda:"Yes, I already decided on how it's going to end. Should I tell you now?"
Sakura:" .... Well, I want to know, but I probably shouldn't. BUT, the One Piece, it's not something like "the growth your heart went through", right?"
Oda:"Hahaha, no no, I won't be pulling off some kind of Wizard of Oz thing like that. After having gone through an adventure like that, it wouldn't be fair to not actually give them a reward."

source: One Piece Wikia
This link contains details that are spoiler in nature. Please click at your own risk: Interview details + Spoilers


"Wish" in the credits of Code Geass and Steins;Gate?

I'm not sure about Steins;Gate, however, from the screenshot above, Wish refers to an animation company.

In the screenshot above, the company is credited for Finish Animation (仕上 shiage), and the people on the list are [伊藤 良樹]{Itou Yoshiki}, [加藤 里恵]{Katou Rie}, [熊田 真子]{Kumada Masako}, [加藤 明美]{Katou Akemi}, [斎藤 知津江]{Saitou Chizue}, [江草　大樹]{Egusa Daiki}, [角野 江美]{Kadono Emi}, [三上　幸恵]{Mikami Yukie}.

Wish is not a particularly big animation company. From the list on ANN, they are mostly in charge of Finish Animation, In-Between Animation, 2nd Key Animation, Digital Paint, etc.  So far, they have only produced a single anime title Elite Jack!! (OAV) in 2014.


What is the necklace that Mirajane wears around her neck?

I was unable to find any in canon references from official sources but based on general opinion here it appears to be used for general decoration and serves no exact purpose.

There are no exact references on the necklace, so this would be the most likely answer at this time, since no new information has been released yet.


Why is it Soifon didn't know about Shunkō?

The answer was stated in the same episode that it was revealed.  Yoruichi explained to Soifon that she did not want to teach Shunko to her because it was too unstable (if I recall correctly), with Yoruichi stating "Even I can't control it."

Edit: I did not read all the comments under your question and did not see that you already knew that much, here is the rest of my answer;  This also explains why Soifon would never have witnessed Yoruichi using the technique, because it was unsuitable for battle.


The curse appears to be the result of the Zodiac Legend. It is based on the real Zodiac legend, but a more detailed "true" version is outlined in Volume 22. It's quite long, but I'll post an abridged version here.

Long ago, God found a stray cat, and the two became friends. God was then inspired to send out invitations to other animals, to a banquet, so that he could meet more of them.
Twelve animals showed up (the twelve animals of the Zodiac), as well as the cat. The banquet was fantastic, until the cat collapsed on the floor, his life having finally run out. Not wanting to let go of his friendship with the cat, God forced the cat to drink an elixir of life, giving him immortality. He then had all the other twelve animals drink it as well.
As the cat came to, he told God that he did not want immortality. Everyone was shocked at the cat's rejection of immortality and his acceptance to let his life end. This allowed him to die, but the other animals didn't care, as they felt betrayed and alienated.
Eventually, the other animals were able to die as well, and God was once again left alone. As God's time to live came to an end, he accepted it, because he knew that he would see the other animals again on "the other side".

Seems like a pretty happy ending, but the way the volume tells goes on a bit after this. In particular, it says:

That first...
... promise.
At what point...
... did it become a curse?
When did it change...
... into a burden?

This event appears to be the origin of the Sohma Curse, as each cursed Sohma represents one of the twelve animals (and Kyo is the cat) that met at the banquet.


yes he had according to his wikia he possessed the superhuman strength https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/Saitama

Immense Senses: Saitama's senses are far beyond the human norm. Nevertheless, Saitama's senses do not have the same degree of 'resolution' as some of Genos' sensors, which can detect and distinguish foes at a greater distance. Even so, he does possess impressively sharp hearing, being able to pick up on various chatter from bystanders a good distance away even while fighting monsters and the like.


Can Genjutsu be used like Shadow clones for training?

If we follow the storyline, I would say this is not logically and also it is impossible to achieve it.

Here is the reason why it is impossible to perform it.

Perform Shadow Clone Jutsu and Tsukuyomi will cost a lot chakra and also have it's side effect.

Using Genjutsu especially Tsukuyomi, is really consume a lot chakra and also hurt your body as well. (Itachi is a great example. Plus not every Uchiha know how to use Tsukuyomi.)
Using Shadow Clones Jutsu also need to consume a lot chakra. Tobirama Senju also mention that if you over used this jutsu it will cost your life eventually. (Naruto can use his shadow clone because inside his body have Kurama (Nine Tail Beast).)
Let's say in a day, you only can use 5 "Mana".

Tsukuyomi cost 2 "Mana"
Shadow Clone cost 2 "Mana"

That's right, if you use both of these skill, you only have 1 "Mana" left (5 - 4 = 1)and that will cost your body exhausted or even you may collapsed. (*Another Kakashi? joke aside.)

Shadow Clone is kinda weak.

Let's say you successfully cast Tsukuyomi on your clone and go through your 10 months training. We know that Shadow Clone is very weak, even a little bit scratch could make your clone disappear. Who can guarantee that during those 10 months training your clone will not hurt?
Worst thing come, your shadow clone accidentally hurt himself during the training and it disappear. *Pop....You wasted your chakra and maybe laying on the bed after that.

Genjutsu wouldn't make your body gain muscle or increase stamina, it just affect your mind only.

Let's say you successfully cast Tsukuyomi on the shadow clone, your shadow clone successfully go through the whole 10 months training and the shadow clone seems like a bit muscular.

But in reality, the shadow clone only pass 10 sec. Even if you "close" your shadow clone jutsu, there is no evidence say that the muscle will instant transfer back to the real owner body. Even if you cast Tsukuyomi on to yourself, the result I would say still the same.

(I don't know how to describe when you wanna turn off your shadow clone jutsu so I use close.)

The only thing that transfer to the owner is the mind of the shadow clone. Maybe you will remember what your shadow clone did during those 10 month.

EXAMPLE: Remember back the day Naruto practice his Rasen-Shuriken and Sage Mode? Naruto use his shadow clone because he want to quickly memories how to control the flow of the chakra and by using his shadow clone, there is a possibility that one of the shadow clone successfully did it correctly and when it disappear and return to Naruto mind, Naruto will be like oh, "So this is the way that shadow clone did it huh."

So what I want to say that using Shadow Clone practice the physically workout won't make your body strong(or should say upgrade?). It only the mind that affect. (If I have this skill I can read more book. heheh)
You may say why some people collapse after they got hit by the Genjutsu. Isn't this affect your physical body as well? No.

As you can see:

  "A Genjutsu is created when a ninja controls the chakra flow of a target's cerebral nervous system, thereby affecting their five senses; this is frequently used to create false images and/or trick the body into believing its has experienced physical pain". (False, trick, believing its has experienced. It's like my mind thinking about eating 2 set of McDonald but in real life, I'm still hungry.)

Conclusion, even you successfully cast Tsukuyomi on to the Shadow Clone and the Shadow Clone also successfully pass the 10 months training and when you "close" the Shadow Clone, what you will gain is only you know what have he done the those 10 month.

Yes maybe you discover some insane movement but your current body is not capable to do those move yet because your body is not reach that level. You can imagine yourself like you have a time machine and went back 10 or 20 years and you found that you're still a little, short, small kid but your mind is like full of knowledge.

BUT,

If you say not follow the storyline, (For example Itachi didn't become the criminal and help Naruto in his training. Maybe it will help him grow more faster and stronger. But as I mention above, using Tsukuyomi is cost a lot chakra and hurt your body as well. So for Itachi this smart person, I would say that he will not using this method to train someone. *If the plot wanted then I have no words to say so. ) it MAYBE work. But technically this situation wouldn't happen.


Does Issei Hyodo still have the Divider power after season 2?

Yes, He still has the divine divider power. Issei took a jewel from vali's sacred gear and therefore he was able to contact with predecessor hosts of white vanishing dragon which lets him to use divine dividing.


Based on the name, the one dubbed as the Emperor of BL is Toshiyuki Morikawa. There is an interview in MAL that supports this.

Q: We've got many, many female fans today. In addition to regular anime, you've been playing many roles for female-oriented drama CDs. What's the major difference between the two types of performance, and how did you feel when you first started voicing female-oriented drama CDs?
A: I'm very happy to see so many female fans, but I also noticed a few guys among them. At first I worried for them, fearing that they might feel uncomfortable in the overwhelming female crowds, but I was relieved when I saw them enjoying the autograph session very much. As for boys-love (BL) drama CD: you know that I've played many BL roles, and I love those titles very much, for their storytelling are often superior to those of regular anime, plus I wouldn't be able to play so many different roles without BL drama CDs. The most memorable performance was with my good friend Shinichiro Miki in Embracing Love: Cherished Spring (Haru wo Daiteita), which had two actors as male protagonists, thus in addition to playing the character we had to deliver the message of the work as well.

As far as I know, he don't draw BL manga, but he do voice many of them as he said himself.