Where there any other Master who didn't know their Servant's identity from the start?

If you just want them to be unknown at the beginning, then in Fate/Zero Uryuu did not know who his Caster ("Bluebeard") was.  Much like Shirou, Uryuu was not even aware that he was summoning a servant until Bluebeard showed up.  Unlike Shirou, he wasn't even aware that magic really existed.  He was just doing the ritual in the occult book he had for the fun of it.

While Bluebeard tells Uryuu his nickname of "Bluebeard" right away, it is unclear if Uryuu knows who this refers to.  I'm not sure if it is ever mentioned if Uryuu ever learned the true identity of his Servant.  They had a weird relationship, with Uryuu largely seeing Bluebeard as a kindred spirit and teacher, and they never really cared about the formalities of the war or what they were "supposed" to be doing in it.  They were definitely on good enough terms for Bluebeard to share the information, but they simply may not have cared about it.


Anime is much bigger in Japan. There are lots of mangas that were given a shot at anime adaptation, but they didn't get a following and eventually got pulled. In my opinion, the manga has to be popular in Japan first before the network heads start to export the anime officially.

There are other reasons aside from profit. Take Gintama for example; I can't be sure if they were pulled off air because of profit (which I doubt) or because the network wasn't happy with the show's direction.

So, yes, the big reason why they get pulled off air is because the anime didn't make enough profit. It's a competitive market.


What is the purpose of having this face in the subtitles/lyrics?

Possibly to show the reaction of the actor in the song, which seem to be surprised/heavily pressured by fact of "the demon who wears goddess mask"... maybe... or probably there's no purpose of the kaomoji!.. or it can be anything...
Considering that KOTOKO is a famous denpa song artist (read also What is the actual meaning of "denpa"?), anything goes. (Note: the Japanese title even has a star in it: 七転八起☆至上主義!)
So, what is a denpa song?

Denpa song (電波ソング) is a type of Japanese music that is intentionally strange and catchy. Common features of denpa songs include intentionally off-key vocals, nonsensical lyrics and an over-the-top tune.

Back to kaomoji...
Kaomoji is certainly rare in song lyrics, but there are some more (not necessarily denpa song). From Yahoo! Chiebukuro:

Koi no Tsubomi: (T_T), (>_<), (*_*), (;_;), (T^T), (T0T)/, (*_*)
Love Love Chu Chu!: (><), (T_T), (#^_^#), (@_@)
Happy Succession: (^^;), (T_T)
girls: (>_<;), (≧O≦)
message: (-.-;)', !(><)!'

(All links are link to song lyric)

Last but not least, Ryuichi Kawamura has a song titled 〔>_<〕.

Personally, I don't consider Shichitenhakki Shijou Shugi! as denpa song, but perhaps it's because I'm already used to IOSYS.


Kun (君【くん】?) is used by people of senior status addressing or referring to those of junior status, by anyone addressing or referring to male children or male teenagers, or among male friends. It can be used by males or females when addressing a male who they are emotionally attached to or have known for a long time.

My guess is she's just being playful.


Why is Nezuko stronger than regular demons?

It was referenced by several demons (starting with three-horned demon with clones), that she seems to be strong due to amount and quality of demon blood she was injected with to be turned into a demon. Other possible reasons were not specified so far.


What is the woman saying in Itachi's theme song?

From Google, I found that Itachi's theme song is titled Senya (千夜, lit. Thousand Nights) and is part of Naruto Shippuuden Original Soundtrack 2. This song has no lyric. The woman voice there is part of the instrument. If you listen to it carefully, the woman only voice the vocal "a".

According to learntoplaymusic.com

  the human voice can be thought of as the ultimate melodic instrument, because it is capable of instant expression with no instrument required to translate thoughts and feelings into sound.

The voice is there to give more feelings to the music about Itachi's pain, which just instruments won't be able to deliver.


Was it not possible to see Illumi's needle with gyo?

well first of all killua didn't know how to use nen so of course he couldn't see what illumi was doing
And second of all I dont think anyone suspected anything while Illumi was putting a needle in killua's head


Why aren't Meow and Dandy zombies anymore?

Non-spoilery answer: there's an explanation for this, but you're going to have to wait pretty much until the end of the show to find out what it is. It's not a deus ex machina or anything, though; there are hints dropped along the way, and you may be able to figure it out beforehand.

Here is a fuller answer, which spoils some of the last episode of the show, except sort of not really, since the whole thing is so damned wacky anyway:

   The reason that Space Dandy seems so vignettish is that it takes place across a number of different timelines. When Dandy and crew die in the zombie episode, they're dead and stay dead - in that timeline. When we see them alive and well in the following episode, that's a Dandy-and-crew from a different timeline.

 You see, the Dandy universe (well, multiverse) is one in which the "many-worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics (hey, Everett!) is literally true - there are infinitely many parallel universes, and for the most part they can't interact. However, "cosmic strings" (which are probably somehow unrelated to these things) can reach from one universe into another, and the way in which they do is regulated by some mysterious substance called MEGA-pyonium (which, in Japanese, sounds suspiciously like "bigboobsonium").

 Anyway, for some reason, Dandy is well-endowed with pyonium ("boobsonium"), which is like MEGA-pyonium, except smaller, I guess? Well, not just "some reason"; apparently, the supreme god of the universe (a.k.a. The Narrator) has had his eye on Dandy for some time, and wants Dandy as his successor for after the universe goes through another Big Bang / Big Crunch cycle, and I guess this is why he has all this pyonium? And, uh, yeah, this doesn't actually matter, since Dandy himself can't really interact with his alternate-universe selves (but then again, there's episode 14...). I think Dandy yanking on the cosmic string in episode 1 may have had something to do with it?

 Point of the matter is, there's a lot of universes. And pretty much every episode from 1-25 takes place in a different one. The only time we have any real episode-to-episode continuity is between episodes 25 and 26. In every other case, you can probably safely assume that the Dandy of episode n is a different Dandy from the Dandy of episode n+1.

I should note that I haven't touched the Space Dandy manga; it could be that there are some better explanations in there. (But, given that this is Space Dandy we're talking about, I kinda doubt it.)


Check:

Episode 110: "Merciless Fight to the Death! Luffy vs. Crocodile"

Reference: http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_178

  However, as Crocodile continues to try to explain to Luffy why he will never win, Luffy cuts him off by clocking his face with a haymaker, that although doing no physical damage, shuts Crocodile up and enrages him. Before the three minutes are up, Crocodile decides he is done playing with Luffy, even though Luffy says to have been fighting seriously the whole time. He then shows off his first impressive attack- Desert Spada (Desert Sword in italian). It sends a blade of sand towards Luffy that he once again narrowly dodges. Crocodile compliments Luffy on his nice reflexes, and claims that had it hit him, he would have certainly died. Crocodile finally explains to Luffy why he will never win - unlike Luffy, Crocodile trained his Devil Fruit powers to the point of mastering them. He claims that any Devil fruit power can be powerful in a fight as along as someone knows how to use them properly. Crocodile says to Luffy that if he has proper training, even his his skills can be as formidable as any - but claims that Luffy's not there, just like all the other fools who waste time obsessing over their abilities Crocodile attacks again instantly afterwards with Desert Girasole (Desert Sunflower), creating a large pit of quicksand that Luffy just happened to be standing in. He escapes however with another bazooka.

Chapter 178 page 5 of manga


What is the name of this romantic, comedy manga?

The manga you're looking for is Maison Ikkoku.

The story takes place in Maison Ikkoku, a worn and aging boarding house where Godai Yuusaku, a 20 year old college applicant, lives. Though honest and good-natured, he is weak willed and often taken advantage of by the offbeat and mischievous tenants who live with him. As he is about to move out, he is stopped at the door by the young and beautiful Otonashi Kyouko, who announces she will be taking over as landlord. Godai immediately falls in love with her and decides to stay.
Later, Godai and the other tenants find out that despite her young age, she is a widow, as she married her high school teacher, but he died shortly after their marriage. Godai empathizes with her and endeavors to free her from her sadness.
He manages to work up enough courage to confess his love to her, and it begins to look like that a relationship between them might actually appear... until Kyouko meets the rich, handsome, and charming Mitaka Shun. Mitaka quickly declares his intention to court Kyouko and states that he is very patient and can wait until her heart is ready.


Why madara did not change after 1 and 8 tails was extracted from him?

From the Wiki,

  Obito stabs Madara and manages to steal fragments of the One-Tail's and Eight-Tails' chakra from him before using Kamui to escape with Naruto.

Obito only took a small fragment, not the entire beast.

ref: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha


Do Jinchurikis bleed when a tailed beast is extracted?

I don't think the bleeding was caused by the extraction of the tailed beast but was caused by the intense pain and struggle from her giving birth to naruto. As far as I remember only both naruto and gaara were shown when a tailed beast was extracted from them and both didn't have any blood.


Who is this black haired girl with a massive sword and gun

This is Black Rock Shooter (anime & character both have the name). It originally was a drawing from Ryohei Fuke on Pivix. This later spawned an OVA and subsequent anime series in 2012 and also a PSP game

Original Design

Black★Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター Burakku Rokku Shūtā?) [...] revolves around its eponymous character, a mysterious black haired girl with a blazing blue eye.
The original illustration inspired a song of the same name by Supercell, which gained popularity on the Nico Nico Douga website. A 50-minute original video animation based on the franchise was produced by Yutaka Yamamoto's studio Ordet, written by Nagaru Tanigawa and Shinobu Yoshioka, and directed by Shinobu Yoshioka. A "Pilot Edition" was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in September 2009, before the full version was released on DVDs bundled with select magazines from July 24, 2010, subtitled in seven languages, followed by a retail release on December 17, 2010. An eight-episode television anime series, produced by Ordet and Sanzigen, aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between February 2 and March 22, 2012. The franchise has also spawned several manga series and a video game for the PlayStation Portable titled Black Rock Shooter: The Game, each set in their own universe.

Wikipedia
If you want to watch/play you don't have to worry about the order too much as the stories are separate


Why do characters repeatedly say other characters names?

While the Japanese language does have various words that are second person pronouns, the most natural way that doesn't have any hidden meaning behind it of referring to the other person is using their name, together with a honorific.

Using a second person pronoun in such situations may come off either as too rude or too intimate (e.g. "anata" is used by a wife/husband to refer to husband/wife, just like "darling" or "honey" in English)

Source: https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/08/anata-omae-kimi-kisama-meaning.html


As the power of Saints is based on the Idol Theory (humans are replicas of God so they can reproduce a fraction of his power - Saints are just humans who are "better replicas" in this sense), it seems to be something innate and defined at birth. Brunhild's backstory in the Kanzaki SS also confirms the Saint status is something one is born with.

  It's actually a core plot point in her story since she suffered heavy discrimination for it.


When is damage "permanent" in Accel World?

It seems not to be some kind of "rule", but aspect of specific stronger abilities/avatars:

it was explicitly said that Black Lotus avatar inflicts permanent damage with her blades
"steal" ability wouldn't be much of a steal without permanent aspect to it

I don't think it was explored (in anime at least) if there are ways to purposely achieve it (from leveling up would be logical) or as other aspects of avatars some people just happen to have it.


Why did the older Tetsujin brother become shorter in the anime?

From my experience with Arakawa Under the Bridge (and it's been quite a bit of time), the two brothers (along with a number of other characters at Rec's welcoming party) don't get a proper introduction until later on in the first or second seasons.

I would say it was Shaft making an animation mistake, since the two of them weren't characters they were focusing on yet, so they could draw them without as much attention to detail/quality.

Perhaps it was something with the manga though; whether the author hadn't made a final decision on their appearances until later on, she just drew them like that for the time being. Shaft, for whatever reason, could've replicated this. (Part of me finds that unlikely because they would've received the characters' heights and such from the manga publishers by the time they started the anime, but part of me think it may be possible because it's Shaft lol.)

I could look through the manga and see what I could find, but right now, I'd say it was Shaft just making a mistake.


Did we ever find out what happened with Nagi between Volumes 36 and 38?

Yes, in the real-world, there was a law set to be passed that would, in principle, give editors and the magazine substantially more control over the individual manga.  In the end not much came of it, but Akamatsu took it pretty seriously at the time and suddenly ended the manga in three chapters, seemingly in part to avoid and protest the perceived legal issues.  He has subsequently said that the ending was nevertheless the ending he had wanted and envisioned.

There is an ongoing sequel of sorts called UQ Holder that may resolve some of the unresolved plot threads.  It's set about 80 years after the end of Negima; Negi and Nagi have made cameo appearances in recent events; and Eva appears fairly regularly (probably about the same as in Negima).  It isn't entirely clear exactly where this fits into the full plot of Negima.  Some fans think this is the timeline Asuna hadn't returned in, and/or that the Eva we see was the one we saw heading off with Chao Lingshen to find someone, or any number of other possibilities.  Exactly which, if any, of these is true hasn't been settled.

As for how Nagi was seen as The Lifemaker (aka The Mage of the Beginning), this is part of a number of events that indicate the Lifemaker is something that cannot be killed in a normal way, and gets "passed on" to anyone who kills the current Lifemaker.  Why this happens is uncertain.  It could be a possessing spirit, with a goal to take over ever more powerful hosts to some unknown end; a sort of parasite (with much the same goal, just not a spirit per se); or maybe the Lifemaker serves some major and important function that those who best it find out about and cannot find any way to resolve other than to take on its mantle for itself.  The latter seems favored to me by what we know of what Nagi did between defeating the Lifemaker and the last time Negi, or anyone else, saw him, and the overall plot themes that are emerging in UQ Holder.  But that's just my opinion.


Ballroom e Youkoso Episode 14 & 19 OST question?

I was searching for this for a while, looked through the OST, Disc 1,2: Youtube The soundtrack was released on the sixth of December 2017.

BallroomEYoukoso subreddit user "BeKley", said:

  "It’s part of the Ballroom e Youkoso OST which hasn’t been released yet unfortunately.
  However, someone has made really accurate covers of these OSTs and they’ve also done the song you’ve been looking for: https://youtu.be/rXBjv-6pcIo"

I've come to the same conclusion as him, another user in the post "ImDasman" also agreed.
This was 5 months ago, it may have been released since but I doubt it.


Does the word "chuunibyou" originate from the anime "Chuunibyou"?

No, the word "chuunibyou" was not coined by the anime Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! (nor by Black Lagoon). The term is attested back to 1999. (For further reading, the TVTropes article linked in Aki Tanaka's comment seems good.)

Data from Google Trends seem to indicate that searches for this word were low but slowly rising until October 2012, when searches spiked (because that's when Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! premiered). Search volume for "chuunibyou" has since fallen off, but is somewhat higher than it was just before October 2012, even after you subtract out searches specifically for Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!. My point here is that in 2006 (unlike now), the word "chuunibyou" had very limited purchase and it is hence unsurprising that it would not be used in Black Lagoon.


Why does the Aburame clan cover their eyes?

They do not cover their eyes. They use sunglasses/dim glasses for protection.

Since they are known for having the characteristics of insects, we can assume that they have crepuscular vision and some have nocturnal traits - meaning that they are most active in twilight/low light/night. Their eyes are highly adapted on low light.

Therefore, using their naked eyes are like humans using Night Vision goggles. Just imagine the amount of light they will receive during daylight.

Source: Insect Vision


What anime is this GIF of a grey-haired boy eating from?

Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus

Episode: 4

Character Name: Doll

This occurs around 19:24 when Ciel and 'Doll' are eating what is suppose to be fish and chips. In this particular scene/picture that you've included, Doll was praising Sebastians cooking skills.

  Doll: Black's cooking is brilliant.


as per the wikia Soul's birth name is Soul Evans

  Soul "Eater" Evans,[2] known formerly as Soul Eater (ソウルイーター, Souruītā) and born Soul Evans (ソウル·エヴァンス, Sōru· Evansu) is a Demon Weapon who was part of the Evans, a family of famous musicians.[3]

the citations for this (citation 2 & citation 3) is listed as Soul Eater Manga: Chapters 113 and 84 respectfully. so this information is Manga only


Did the fake shogun agree to be killed by Hattori Zenzou?

The double was Kagemaru, and he was fully prepared to die for Shige Shige's sake. In episode 302, he says:

  "I, Kagemaru, wouldn't be here if he(Shige Shige) hadn't saved my life
  back then. Use it for his sake".

So yeah Hattori and Kagemaru were both in on the plan.


What is the chorus singing during the opening of Ookami Kakushi?

tl;dr they're probably not singing any humanly-intelligible words at all.

You have run into the fascinating phenomenon known as Kajiuran (梶浦語 kajiura-go), a pseudo-language/non-language, named for Yuki KAJIURA, who is the composer for FictionJunction (among other things). One very common quirk of Kajiura's compositions is that they feature lyrics written in "Kajiuran", which is not really a language at all, but rather Kajiura's own term for non-linguistic vocalizations that feature in her compositions.1

The example you cited - the first five seconds of Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora - is almost certainly an example of this. The fact that you can't find any written lyrics for that part is a clue - official transcriptions of the Kajiuran bits of her songs are typically never released, and so they often go untranscribed.

You can find more extensive examples of Kajiuran, too:

Sis Puella Magica, track #1 from the Madoka Magica OST 1, sung entirely in Kajiuran. Don't be fooled by the Latin track name - it's a ruse! This is a rare case where the lyrics were actually provided with the CD on which the track came (check them out). It's pretty darned clear that this is no language known to man.
M23, the last track from the Kara no Kyoukai 5 (Mujun Rasen / Paradox Spiral) OST, where all the lyrics are in Kajiuran. This one is more typical in that there aren't any transcriptions of the lyrics, as far as I'm aware.
Nowhere (live version), a FictionJunction song used as an insert song for Madlax. The main body of the song is in Japanese, but it has little Kajiuran bits and pieces, like at the very beginning and in the chorus.

1 Kajiura has, I believe, stated that Kajiuran is inpired by Latin, though I can't find a source for this at the moment. If I find one, I'll add it.


Where can I pick up the World Trigger manga after watching the anime?

According to BakaUpdates the anime starts at chapter 1 and ends at chapter 122 of the manga.

https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=92323


What are the characters that has their own unique abilities throughout the DB series?

I would also add:

General Blue - psychic abilities
Giran - Merry-Go-Round Gum (although it's stated that members of his race can use it)
Man-Wolf - turns into human during fullmoon

There are also other characters like Chiaotzu who can use telekinesis, but I'm sure there were some other characters that could do that as well.


He called himself Black Cat because he brings misfortune. He also said to his victims I have come to deliver some bad luck before he kills them.

The motive of the bad luck also is shown in his number (13) and his birthday (13.4.; 13 => number of bad luck in western countries, while the four is the number for bad luck in Japan). Also his name has 13 characters.


What is the name of this Hunter x Hunter (2011) song in episode 20?

The song playing during 3:23-5:27 is known as Unreleased Departure Instrumental Variation #1

It is not part of the official released ost, and is a play on the song Departure for strings.
Which was included as the 25th track in OST 2

Source


What's the song thay plays in episode 13 when Eren takes a big rock to the hole in wall?

The song title is "Call Your Name" (track #15) with vocals by mpi & CASG.

You can buy the Audio CD at Amazon and it has the full OST of Attack on Titan.


Why did Madara use wood clones to manifest Susanoo while fighting the 5 Kage instead of shadow clones?

In the wiki, it is mentioned that

  Wood Clone Technique, unlike other clone techniques, do not disappear when hit and it is able to take damage to a certain degree. 'This, according to Madara Uchiha, makes it the perfect clone technique that only he with his dōjutsu was able to see through.' This happened in Chapter 577.

This was most likely the reason why he preferred using wood clones. The two other possibilities you mentioned above are not possible and here are the reasons:

The first possibility is wrong since both Shadow Clones and Wood Clones can perform jutsu.
The third possibility is wrong since Madara Uchiha is listed as one of the Shadow Clone users. He even used it to fake his death.


Why is manga typically created with screentones rather than grayscale fills?

These are called Ben-Day dots. Depending on the size and spacing of the dots, you can create different shades using a single colour - or, with a limited colour palette you can produce different shades not available to you.

This is often used to save on printing costs, as you can get a wide range of shades/colours with a smaller usage of ink and no need for different levels of pressure.

Because manga is often a disposable medium, keeping costs low is often a priority for magazines and such to pull a profit - without increasing the prices for consumers.

You may see this in other non-manga print mediums as well - like free/low-cost newspapers:

It has become associated with comics both East and West - so often shows will use it for artistic purposes as well.

Other screentones exists, like speed markings, shoujo sparkles and such - and simply, they are used because it is both easier and faster to get your desired effect.

As well as providing particular aesthetics, it ensures a colour is solidly evenly shaded, whereas when colouring manually it is easy to have uneven shades by angling or pressuring differently across an image.


Where can I find the English version of "Music Box of Memories" series?

The only site I found that provides the English version of Music Box of Memories series is Fakku! (Warning: R-18 site!).

Either you can:

subscribe to Fakku! to read each volume

  Based on the long-running yuri franchise A Kiss For The Petals by Fuguriya, Music Box of Memories contains three stories centered on three different character pairs. If you want to learn more about the franchise, check out Petals' Garden!

purchase the digital version on Fakku! Store

  Based on the long-running yuri franchise A Kiss For The Petals by Fuguriya, Music Box of Memories contains three stories centered on three different character pairs. If you want to learn more about the franchise, check out Petals' Garden!

  This includes all 3 chapters of Music Box of Memories.

Disclaimer: I don't have any affiliation with the site at all.


Is the manga Kingdom based on historical events?

Yes, most and maybe even all the events in Kingdom are based on historical events during the Warring States Period of ancient China (475-221 BCE). As for accurateness, of course there are some exaggerations and more spectacularity due to it being a manga/anime. But it tends to be pretty close to the historical facts we know of that time.

One of the most accurate fact list I could find can be seen on this forum.

  we are making a thread on historical facts about characters and events in Kingdom. We will be comparing characters and events in the Kingdom manga with what was recorded in the history books(as much as we know). This thread will contain mainly information on characters, both real and fictitious, in Kingdom while we will (hopefully) make another thread on events. This will hopefully answer questions that you guys might have, bust some myths, and increase your overall interest in this manga. Since we are merely history enthusiasts and not a history professor or anything, do feel free to contribute and/or point out any mistakes here. I will be using the character's pinyin names as I am more familiar with them but their Japanese names will be there under the character's "Name" section for easy reference.

As for your last question, some basic information and history can be read on Wikipedia and there are also plenty of books out there as mentioned in the comments.

Funny side note: this manga will go down in history itself as well, as it is a world record holder recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for manga written by most people.


How did the people of Marley steal 7 of the 9 original titans?

Actually, it was 8
not 7.
As simple as I can say
when king fritz decided to go and live on the paradise island. He only took the founding titan with him. And the other 8 titans remained on the mainland.

7 of them in the hand of Marley and the other one (Warhammer titan) in the Tybur family.


How did Kaguya Defeat Jigen/Isshiki? After they came to earth?

It's not confirmed exactly how he got defeated just yet. And please correct me if I am wrong, but according to Amado, Isshiki dropped his guard and got attacked suddenly. Also, we don't know if he is one of the most powerful in the Otsutsuki Clan, but out of all revealed members, I say he is THE most powerful, I mean, even Naruto and Sasuke had a hard time against him, as Jigen too.


What is the tattoo on Monkey D Dragon's face?

As far as I know Oda sensei has said nothing about it. The tattoo wasn't present in Volume 0 when Roger was executed 24 yrs ago, but present 12 yrs ago when Dragon saved Sabo. So it is clear that Dragon had it after the Age of Exploration. Theories exist as to what it means, judging from this fact.


Was the Dressrosa Arc inspired by the Alabasta Arc?

Well.. it is not stated anywhere by Oda himself (as far as i could search), but there is an ongoing rumor that the arcs in the New world are counterparts of their respective arcs in the beginning of the grand line.

So, we have Dressrosa as the first big arc since the straw hats entered the New World as a counterpart to Alabasta and Punk Hazard as the New World's counterpart of Drum.

Despite the similarities, there is still no confirmation by any official source that Dressrosa was based on Alabasta.

Annex: List of similarities between Alabasta and Dressrosa


When is the Blu-ray release of Kaze Tachinu/The Wind Rises?

As near as I can tell, there is (as of 22 Oct 2013) no announced release date for the Blu-ray/DVD version of The Wind Rises. However, the recent history of Ghibli films suggests a pattern.

FILM                     IN THEATERS    HOME VIDEO RELEASE
Arrietty                 July 2010      June 2011
From Up on Poppy Hill    July 2011      June 2012
The Wind Rises           July 2013      _________

As the astute reader will infer, this suggests that The Wind Rises will probably be released (on home video) in June 2014 or thereabouts.

UPDATE: The Wind Rises will be available on home video (Blu-ray and DVD) in Japan on June 18, 2014, just as I surmised.


Yes, they are. They just have psychic powers.


What is the name of the ZHIEND song in the middle of episode 13?

According to the Charlotte wiki article on ZHIEND, the song is
「Sinking Ship」.

This track comes from their first Album: 「ECHO」, released on October 14, 2015.

The CD can be bought through Japanese Amazon for 3780 yen.


How are anime soundtracks made for a story?

An anime's soundtrack is usually made specific for the show. The same cannot always be said about the anime's opening or ending themes, though.

When it comes to producing an anime, multiple companies work together to make a show happen; these multiple companies make up what's called a Production Committee. Depending upon the show, a show's production committee will include a music label (such as Aniplex or Lantis), and this label can provide a composer to make music for the anime. There are cases and times, though, where a specific composer can be brought in from a certain label (such as Yuki Kajiura being brought in to work on Madoka Magicka), if someone in the production staff has a connection or something like that.

A computer can synthesize a lot of instruments pretty dang well, and it's assumedly cheaper to hash out a soundtrack through computer software rather than finding an orchestra/band, teaching them the music, and then recording the performance. Using live instruments for anime isn't unheard of (such as for higher-production films), but I couldn't tell you a percentage of how much certain anime shows use what. For vocal stuff, I don't specifically know how that gets managed, and I wouldn't want to lead you astray by even more conjecturing.

Finally, to answer your question about how they decide the feel of the sound, I'm led to believe that it's hashed out at meetings during an anime's creation (usually a bit closer to the end stage of things), with the composer (or someone representing his/her label) talking with the anime's production staff. Words could be thrown around that depict a certain feeling, or a certain genre of music or something to go for. If the production staff knows more about music, more specific terms may end up being used.

When it comes to how the music itself is created, and how composers get the training to get their jobs, just look up "music composition" and "digital music composition" on Google and it'll start to point you in that direction. A lot of the same general composition and creation processes apply, although I can't really tell you if they do something specifically unique in Japan composition-wise. Anyway, people can go to college to study music theory and music composition, and from there, they may choose to work specifically for anime, or choose to work anywhere else (like composing for live-action TV, or for movies, or commercials, or for the entertainment industry, for example). It's a career and profession like any other.

Sources:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-05 - Justin Sevaki's "The Anime Economy" series. Doesn't really delve into the specifics of how an anime is made, but it explains the production committee bit fairly well.

http://web.archive.org/web/20081002032241/http://gabrielarobin.com/279/newtype-yoko-kanno-and-shoji-kawamori-macross-f-ost-1-interview-translation - An interview with the chief director and composer for Macross F (provided through the Wayback Machine). The translation isn't the easiest to follow, but it provides some information about how the music came to be (Macross F also had a lot of vocal music too!)

Interview contained in the DVD release of the 2nd half of Zaion: I Wish You Were Here. Show wasn't that memorable, but it had some great music! The music composer for Zaion was contacted and brought in while the show was still in its planning stages and they talked about what feel to attempt for the series. However, that being said, Zaion may have been a bit different because it was made for Internet distribution, an unheard of thing at the time.


You are probably looking for the term dojikko for Tsukasa:

  Dojikko is Japanese for clumsy with the feminine suffix "-ko"
  added on the end. The attraction is not limited to Japan, the concept
  of a Cute Clumsy Girl has worldwide appeal, mainly because her
  clumsiness makes her more approachable. The main difference is that in
  the West a Cute Clumsy Girl is probably supposed to make the audience
  chuckle, while Dojikkos tend towards making them say, "Awwww! She's so
  cute!"

Source: TVTropes article on dojikko

Also, Kagami is not really a tsundere, unless you think she is in love with Konata, which some fans really do seem to support. She should probably be classified as the tsukkomi (straight man) in manzai, where Konata is usually the boke:

  Called manzai in Japanese, this is a kind of Straight Man and Wise Guy
  duo, but it's also the interaction between two characters who
  constantly play off each other. A boke's job is to set up the gag by
  telling a story or explaining a fact which is obviously false (making
  him an idiot) or flawed (making him sneaky). The tsukkomi is, roughly,
  the Straight Man who has to correct him, often physically.

Source: TVTropes article on manzai

Edit: Since dojikko didn't seem to be a proper answer, I looked up more character types on Japanese websites and think I found exactly what you're looking for. It actually fits in really well with my explanation of manzai above. My new answer is that Tsukasa is a tennen boke (natural boke, also translated as natural airhead):

  A tennen boke is an eccentric person who has exceptional talent in
  being a natural boke. Even though a person can be called a tennen
  boke, there is no such term as tennen tsukkomi. In manzai, the boke
  deliberately entices both the tsukkomi and the audience's laughter by
  executing a calculated line. However, the tennen boke describes
  someone who naturally (without any preparation or purpose) says
  boke-like things.

  It can also be called simply "tennen" or "tennen kyara" (tennen
  character).

Source: Translated from the Japanese Wikipedia article on tennen boke

So basically, a boke is someone who says dumb things on purpose in order to anger the tsukkomi and make other people laugh. However, a tennen boke says the same dumb things without realizing they are actually dumb.


Is Son Hak a Dragon? No, he is not. He is just someone powerful. It is clearly stated in here:

  Although not a dragon blood, he matches the strength of other dragons easily.


Is it common for mangaka to maintain the same characters design between different titles?

In Japanese it's called Star system

Earliest manga author who uses star system is Osamu Tezuka. See Wikipedia for details of his star system.

Japanese version of wikipedia has a page for Star system of manga/anime

Manga/anime section describe 3 categories.

Clearly defined same name character.
Osamu Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio, Shotaro Ishinomori, etc.
Different character, Different world.
rave-master and fairy-tail are categorized to this.
Other example is heal team in Time Bokan.
This contains Team rocket in pokemon.
Same character, Same world.
Negima, UQ Holder and CLAMP's manga are categorized to this.
Each story is happen in same world, but focus to different time or character.

Outside of this, there are spin off story.
Magical Project S from Tenchi Muyo, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha from Triangle Heart and Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya from Fate/stay night.

That Wikipedia page also mentioned about game.
For example, In addition to 2d action, Mario is protagonist of cart game, tennis game and other.


What are the demons at the end of Madoka Magica?

During the conversation between Kyubey and Homura near the end of the final episode of the series, Homura mentions that although Madoka's wish prevented witches from being born, the curses from the human world still remained and continue to haunt humanity in the form of "magical beasts" (魔獣), which are demonic forces of unknown nature.

The new role of magical girls now is to defeat these demons, gather their curses in the forms of small cube fragments, and have Kyubey harvest them, in order to slow the effects of entropy on the universe.


How can Haku perform hand seals with only one hand?

Ebisu explains (in Chapter 90) that to perform a ninjutsu or genjutsu, a shinobi needs to go through 2 steps.

Build up the necessary amount of chakra for that jutsu.
Control the chakra for that jutsu using various hand seals.

Haku's ability to do hand seals with one hand shows his exceptional skill in the chakra control (at step 2).

There are other ways in which a shinobi's prowess with hand seals has been demonstrated. Senju Tobirama could use the Water Dragon Bullet Technique with just one hand seal, while it normally requires 44. Uchiha Sasuke has been able to use Chidori without any hand seals, and Fire Techniques with just one hand seal. (He needed more seals for both the jutsu when he started.)

The other shinobi shown to be capable of one-handed seals is Guren from the Three Tails filler arc. (Source: Narutopedia)


What is the origin of chibi versions of characters?

The use of chibis was supposedly started due to Sailor Moon.

  The term Chibi was popularized by the anime Sailor Moon in the character Chibiusa/Chibi-Moon, who is the daughter of Sailor Moon/Usagi ("Chibi-Usa" as in "Chibi Usagi"). An even tinier character in the same anime was named Chibi Chibi (approximately 3 years old). (Modified 23 September 2009; sources: (1) (2))

They also use chibi characters to show smaller children as the actual meaning of the word is "short person" or "small child."

Another reason for chibi drawings could also be for truer expression of the subject's characteristics.

  They sometimes express the true nature of the character. The person may lie, but a chibi may say the truth within the individual's mind. A chibi could also express a nature, like massive anger hiding under a cool, calm exterior. For example; the character Hiei, from the popular anime/manga YuYu Hakusho, is often quite calm, hiding his true bloodlust and love of fighting which show themselves only through his chibi form, as seen in the 7th book of the manga. This is also used in the popular anime Naruto with Sakura's true form. It is an easy way to show sides of a characters personality that might come across as awkward or overly serious without this use of comedy.

Chibi is not always used for these reasons though; think of Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
There, the chibis are used as a curse. This still gives a lot of comedic value and helps with the storyline. However, it's not really used to express the characters' nature or for small children.


That is correct. Edo Tensei was designed to be used as a weapon. Edo Tensei has several uses:

Using your Enemies' allies against them has a deep impact on morale (Imagine having to fight to the death against your best friend/brother/father)
Regenerating soldiers can use suicidal moves repeatedly (Although it does seem like some techniques leave a permanent damage, even on an Edo Tensei'd body, like Itachi's Izanami).
Increasing your numbers is always a good thing.

Tobirama created this technique to battle in the wars between clans/villages during his time alive.


Space opera isn't an anime specific term, it's an entire sub-genre of science fiction. The easiest way to describe it is in two words: Star Wars.  It's the archetypal example of modern space opera.

To be more specific, Wikipedia provides a good description of the genre that lists the key elements:

  Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction set mainly or entirely in outer
  space, that emphasizes space warfare and melodramatic adventure, and often
  risk-taking as well as chivalric romance; usually involving conflict between
  opponents possessing advanced abilities, futuristic weapons and other
  sophisticated technology.

I'd also add another key element of space opera, an epic scope. They have interstellar scale, taking place on multiple planets, the battles are large and the characters are playing for high stakes.

I've only watched a few episodes of Gundam here and there, and its many series vary a fair bit, but in general I wouldn't call it a good example of space opera. It has many of the elements of space opera, but scope is fairly limited. I don't think any of incarnations of Gundam take place outside of the solar system, and many of them seem to be focused mostly on Earth.  I'd say it over all Gundam is better placed in the military sub-genre of science fiction, given the military roles of its main characters, the relatively realistic depictions of warfare and focus on military technology, the titular Gundams.


Why does magic take the form of weapons?

FatalSleep's answer is right in saying that magic doesn't take the form of weapons, and is just thought particles called Psions. Magic sequences are only processed through CADs shaped like weapons. Why they are that shape is covered below:
First, it's important to understand the difference between a general and specialised CAD. This excerpt from the light novel covers it nicely:

"The two types of CAD are general and specialized. The general type placing a larger burden on the user but capable of a wide range of up to 99 activation sequences, while the specialized type is only able to contain up to nine activation sequences but possesses subsystems able to reduce the load on the user, making it possible to invoke magic faster."
Volume 1 - Enrollment I, Chapter 2

To add to those points, there's also a brief description of why certain specialised CADs take the shape of weaponry such as handguns and sniper rifles:

"By its nature, aggressive combat type magic sequences are generally stored in specialized CAD. [...] Specialized CAD are often shaped in the form of guns because using the auxiliary aiming systems incorporated in the area corresponding to the barrel, coordinate data is input at the moment the activation sequence is initiated"
Volume 1 - Enrollment I, Chapter 2

Put simply, the shape makes targeting easier - aiming the CAD helps determine the location of the desired target, rather than the Magic Technician having to supply all the coordinate data manually.
This is why it's some combat specialised CADs that take the form of guns - the majority of spells will be cast towards an opponent, which requires precise aiming. Such examples would be Tatsuya's Silverhorn Trident, Ichijou Masaki's CAD, and the CAD used by Saegusa Mayumi (below) in the Speed Shooting tournament at the NSC.


Who attacked Gowther when he was brainwashing Dreyfus?

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it was Fraudrin because he was inside of Dreyfus' mind/body and so he attacked Gowther while he was using nightmare teller. At least that's my theory.


According to The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan, Lum Invader from Urusei Yatsura is possibly the first tsundere to exist (and also potentially the source of all moe)

Urusei Yatsura started manga distribution in 1978 and Lum's cold exterior (but in actuality being kind and loving) accrued her the title.

However, Sayaka Yumi from Mazinger Z (1972) appears earlier in history than Lum, despite the popular support for Lum's claim. Sayaka, whilst generally a pleasant character, is brutish and brash towards the main character's affections - despite having a crush on him.


How did Dio Brando survive the ship sinking?

Originally, Dio did die at the end of Phantom Blood, but when Araki decided to write Stardust Crusaders, he retconned the ending of Phantom Blood. These retcons were applied to the anime accordingly.

After retconning, the coffin had a second compartment that Dio hid in while Erina hid in the top compartment. After Erina got in the coffin, Dio ripped off Jonathan's head and got into the same coffin Erina was in. When Erina was rescued, they did not rescue the coffin, they let it sank, without knowing that Dio was within the second compartment.

However, an alternate explanation is provided in the novel Over Heaven, where Erina placed Dio and Jonathan's body along with herself in the coffin.

  Chapter 79

  Dio knows that Nukesaku is falsely guiding the Joestar Group, buying
  time for Dio, who uses that time to write in his notebook. He tries to
  recall the last moments before ending up in the coffin, but his memory
  is hazy. Despite having surely entered the casket, Erina had survived
  with the child. Dio suspects that the four of them were in the same
  coffin, but Dio admits that he would never have shared the casket with
  someone. Yet he did lose consciousness, so who put him into the
  casket? Saving someone she hated would indeed be in accord with
  Erina's character. Dio is now sure that Erina took pity on him and
  pulled him into the casket to protect him, and put him to rest at the
  bottom of the ocean. Dio's memories become more and more hazy and he
  ends up confusing Erina with his own mother.


Who decides the usage of furigana in a manga?

Ross Ridge's comment is correct:

I believe it's essentially determined by the media the the manga is original published in. Just like how the content of the manga needs to be age appropriate to for the target demographic, so does the use of furigana. Any one not in their teens is going to have difficulty reading manga without it.

Each manga magazine has target audience. It's usually categorized into 6 sections, by ages and gender: 少年 (boys), 少女 (girls), 青年 (youngs), レディース (ladies), 女性 (female), 男性 (male).
Boys and girls are "officially" targeted for elementary school students. Youngs and ladies are for the teen.
For boys or girls category, like Jump, "magazine" or Sunday, they always use furigana. Publisher enforces it and doesn't allow furigana in furigana (example: using kanji 二律背反 as furigana to ジレンマ (dilemma), because the kanji also needs furigana). In your example, Air Gear and Attack on Titan came from "magazine", they always have furigana.
For Youngs category, they use furigana for difficult kanji only or the first time it's used. Kaiji is published in Young Magazine and Mushishi is published in Afternoon and both are ok to not include furigana.


You will get your answer in the anime Tokyo ghoul :re (episode 2)

Dialogs from Orochi

   No matter how far you go, you're always irredeemable, huh... Kaneki?

Haise replies

   Nishio.... Senpai.. ? (Haise loses control here since he starts getting flashbacks from his lost memories)


What song plays just before the ending song of My Hero Academia episode 3?

I think it might be the full version of the ending theme "Heroes." Sounds like extra guitar improv from the ending theme itself


Romance one-shot about an emotionless girl

The manga is Ningyo Hime to Ouji-sama, by KYOUMACHI Hisa.

Synopsis from Baka Updates:

  School life becomes too much for Sonohara Kokone when Sei-kun, who is as popular as a real prince at school, suddenly asks her out. They barely know each other due to her doll-like but expressionless features. So, why is he minding her so much!?

this manga is correct because I read it ages ago and remember it. :|


Why wasn't Danzo nominated for 5th hokage?

Hokage get decided by the hokage before him.
Hiruzen started looking for a successor

  After serving as Hokage for many years, Hiruzen started looking for a successor to the title. While he hoped to be able to give the position to Orochimaru, he saw that he only was interested in the power it offered. Though he turned to Jiraiya, Hiruzen instead named Jiraiya's student Minato Namikaze as his successor.

As Jiraiya originaly chosen by the 3th hokage. and the fourth dying before being able to choose a new one, the village returned to Jiraiya whom once again turned down the offer an found a replacement for him instead in this case tsunade.

When Tsunade went in a coma there where no legendary sannin left to fill in this blank the village dident know what to do. And this is where Danzo stood up and offerd to be the 6th hokage which in these desperate times got approved.

my sources
jiraiya
hiruzen
danzo


Why did Animax Asia stop telecasting Naruto Shippuden in India?

This answer is based on my opinion and backed up with a few facts. So I can't say I'm sure that this is the reason.

Firstly, it's Animax India and not Animax Asia. It's different from the Animax in different Asian countries but is probably similar to the Animax in Singapore and Pakistan. This is what I understand from the articles on Animax Asia and Animax India on Wikipedia. I believe it is the shows that air on the channel that make all this difference.

Secondly, I believe that this must be a common practice on Animax India. I think so because InuYasha met the same fate. The sequel of the series, InuYasha the Final Act was completely aired a few times but I have never seen them air the series InuYasha completely (that is, from when I have been viewing the channel, probably November of 2009).

Thirdly, I guess you would know why was Animax delisted by DTH connections (excluding DEN, Siti Digital and the likes) in India. It was because Animax couldn't pay carriage fees. Why? The most probable reason is the low viewership. You say Naruto is 'world famous'. Yes, agreed. But how many people do you personally know who watch/like anime, let alone Naruto. Not more that 10, or at most 15, I guess? That's the point. In comparison to the size of the country, the number of viewers is insufficient, if not negligible. So, airing any anime here in India is not practical, or I would say, profitable.

The first point tells you that Animax India is a different entity, the second one tells you that Naruto is not the only case and the third one gives you the (most probable) reason why Animax India discontinued airing new episodes of Naruto Shippuden. To summarize, Animax will air new episodes of Naruto Shippuden if there are enough viewers, which is not the case. Sad, but true. Then again, it's my opinion backed up with some facts. So, I can't be that sure.

P.S.: You are lucky to be able to even watch those limited episodes on Animax. I don't even get Animax here on Dish TV.


Chakra Control

There are three things about Chakra Control.

Power Manipulation

This is my own term. It refers to how much Chakra you mold upon performing a jutsu. Quoting Wikia,

  In order to have good chakra control, a ninja should only mould as much chakra as they need to perform a given ability. If they mould more chakra than is needed, the excess chakra is wasted and they will tire out faster from its loss. If they don't mould enough chakra, a technique will not be performed effectively, if at all, likely creating problems in a combat situation.

Shape Manipulation

  Shape transformation deals with controlling the form, movement, and potency of chakra.

Nature Manipulation

  Nature transformation deals with changing the physical properties of chakra into an element. There is also the nature transformation of Yin and Yang, which deals with changing the ratio of spiritual and physical energies within chakra.

Rock Lee

What Rock Lee was incapable of is the last two, Shape Manipulation and Nature Manipulation. Most Ninjutsu requires at least one of these two. For example, Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu (Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu) requires both shape manipulation (to make it into ball) and nature manipulation to give fire element to the jutsu. Rasengan requires shape manipulation to make it into ball shape, although in a whole different level than Goukakyu no Jutsu. Chidori requires nature manipulation to add lightning element to the jutsu.

It has been consistently shown that Rock Lee was unable to perform the last two in that he was never shown to use any jutsu that requires them. He, however, was shown to be able to perform Power Manipulation. This is evident in his use of the 8 Gates which requires him to flow chakra to various spots in his body.

Standing on water requires Power Manipulation, that is, creating enough chakra to cover his feet palms to keep him afloat. It doesn't require shape nor nature manipulation, thus explains how Rock Lee can stand on water.


What is the significance of Koizumi noticing Kyon's mole?

I don't have any hard evidence to back it up, but I always assumed that it was at that point that Koizumi actually started taking Kyon seriously.  Instead of just looking at what he seems to be at first glance, he started peering into him at greater depth.  And, since it's mostly a comedy series, that greater depth involves a mole.


It's Rurouni Kenshin

and the character you talking about is Shinomori Aoshi.

   Kanryū betrays Aoshi and kills his four subordinates with a Gatling gun while they die one after the other protecting Aoshi.

Source - Wikipedia article for Shinomori Aoshi


How did the pact affect the Sand Village in a way they wanted to attack the Hidden Leaf?

From the naruto wiki

   For years, Sunagakure suffered a series of budget cuts by the daimyō of the Land of Wind, weakening the village and thus re-routing ninja missions to Konoha. One day, Orochimaru, a missing-nin from Konoha who founded Otogakure, approached the Fourth Kazekage with the proposition of a joint invasion using the Chūnin Exams hosted in Konoha as a cover to attack

Hope this explains it better.


Why does "Tornado of Terror" have so much power reserved in her storage?

The origins of her powers are presently unknown, so in that sense that's all that can be said about your question.  She's known to have had them since a young age, if not since birth.  Her sister also has exceptional power, but Tatsumaki's is just so ridiculous that she puts it to shame.  So possibly she is just the winner of the psychic genetic lottery.  We do know there is some organization that was trying to engineer and refine psychics, ultimately including Tatsumaki, but to date Tatsumaki's connections to them are not known to predate her childhood.
As a storytelling matter, the entire character and power level of Orochi (and Orochi-Psykos) were specifically designed to challenge Tatsumaki.  In the original webcomic, Tatsumaki is never really challenged at her full power during the MA arc, and she still pulls the entire base up from underground with barely any effort and tries to take everyone on by herself.  Instead she gets hit with a cleverly orchestrated sneak attack that gives her a concussion, which significantly dampens her power.  At the very least, Tatsumaki herself blames everything on it, rather than anyone actually having adequate power to oppose her.
For the manga version, Murata and One decided that Tatsumaki needed a more proper challenge and a more breathtaking display of her power.  Hence the Orochi-Psykos fight and all the ridiculous stuff Tatsumaki does during it.  This also serves to help them introduce a number of elements about Tatsumaki's backstory and motivations earlier than they are given in the webcomic. It also elevates the concept of a "God" level threat from unrealistic bluster and exaggeration to plausible.  As a matter of storytelling tautology, a "God" level threat must necessitate the world be able to sustain and produce heroes of great power to oppose it, and so a Tatsumaki like entity is an inevitability.
Back to the in-story reasons, the best we can do is conjecture, as there are quite a lot of questions about Blast, the nature and origins of his power, and what exactly these cubes are he's collected and who the "him" he says it connects to actually is.  These mysteries seem to be going down into the very roots of the nature of this world, and may be near cosmic in profundity (and so make the idea of a "God" level threat potentially more than just bluster and exaggeration), so any further revelations about them may similarly reveal the reason that certain heroes, Tatsumaki and Blast in particular, exist and have so much power.


What's the music played during the final battle of Tokyo Ghoul √A episode 4?

The song used is track 10: Wanderers (vocal by Luschka) from disc 2 of the Tokyo Ghoul Original Soundtrack.


What happened to Naruto's kyuubi seal after meeting kushina?

After meeting Kushina and taking the Kyuubi's chakra, it's implied that Naruto now has a lot more control over the Kyuubi, and thus does not require the paper seal to assist in warding off its influence.  Naruto took the seal off on his own during the fight to subjugate the Kyuubi, and thus, no longer exists.
Note that the paper seal was put there by Minato as a stop-gap to prevent either Naruto from voluntarily taking off the seal, and to keep the Kyuubi in check should its power or influence grow out of control (as evidenced by the Pain arc).


Which characters is the cast of Youkai Shoujo - Monsuga cosplaying as in the chapter 31 color cover?

Unfortunately, I do not recognize the child in what appears to be a kiwi costume, but here's a list of all the other characters.

From front to back (closest to farthest):

Mutsu from Kantai Collection

Tomoe Mami from Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Yazawa Nico from Love Live!

Makise Kurisu from Steins;Gate

Kasugano Sakura from Street Fighter

Unknown kiwi child...

A Terraformar from Terra Formars

Ada Wong from Resident Evil

Azrael from BlazBlue

On screen in the background:
Kappa as him-/herself.


Towards the end of episode 22, the anti-pirate ship, Grand Cross has just defeated the Big Catch and it was implied that it would have went after Marika and the Bentenmaru next.

Marika had to make a decision on whether to attempt to rescue the crew of the Big Catch, or escape.

It was that moment when the Parabellum FTL jumps in the battlefield and engages the Grand Cross ultimately forcing it retreat.

This allows Marika the Bentenmaru to rescue the crew of the Big Catch. (which eventually got destroyed because the fires couldn't be controlled and it ignited the ammo cache)

So you can argue that without the help of Parabellum, the crew of the Big Catch would likely have perished. It is also possible Marika and the Bentenmaru would have perished as well if they decided to stick around to rescue the crew of the Big Catch.


Did Pain control the animals from his Summoning jutsu?

Yes!
According to wiki page here
This is a list Pain can summon :

  The Animal Path (畜生道, Chikushōdō) grants a Rinnegan user the ability of summoning various animals and creatures to aid it in battle. These creatures appear to be immortal, as they were killed and later summoned again

  Giant Drill-Beaked Bird
  Giant Multi-Headed Dog
  Giant Snake-Tailed Chameleon
  Giant Panda
  Giant Ox
  Giant Rhino
  Giant Crustacean
  Giant Centipede


What's the meaning of "Cat Soup" plot and ending?

I guess, the plot itself is explained fairly easily:

  A cat named Nyatto embarks upon a journey to save his sister's soul, which was ripped in two when Nyatto tried to save her from Death. She trails after him, brain-dead. They encounter many brilliant, mind-bending situations, beginning with a disturbing magic show.

Taken from AnimeNewsNetwork

But the movie contains a lot of surrealistic parts and has many underlying themes, which makes it difficult to completely understand it. Many people see it more as a kind of art than just an anime movie. So, the interpretation of certain parts differs greatly from person to person.
As far as I know, there is no official explanation about it, which makes sense, since it would take away a lot from the fascination, which the movie can provoke inside the viewer.


Can someone stop the cause of death after someone writes the details in the Death Note?

The Rules of the Death Note are pretty clear:

  How to Use: XI

  […]

  As you see above, the time and conditions of death can be changed, but once the victim’s name has been written, the individual’s death can never be avoided.

This is, of course, as long as you thought of the victim’s face while writing the name. In case you now assume that you can just alter the details of death to something impossible, well sorry:

  How to Use: LV

  […]

  In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack. [emphasis mine].

So again, all you get is a heart attack. The victim will die.

Tl;dr: Think before you write.


Can Formula One prodigies like Haruka (Sailor Uranus) drive younger than Japan's legal driving age?

No, There are no legal way for a 16-year-old to drive on public roads.
As Memor-X pointed out Wikipedia has a sentence about it.

Haruka is a racecar driver, even though she is barely sixteen years
old when she appears. However, the timing of her birthday to the
Japanese school year means she is one grade ahead of the Sailor
Soldiers.

And the Japanese version of Wikipedia has a annotation.

高校一年なのだが、制服姿でスポーツカーを愛車として公道で走らせている[4]。
She is first grade of high school, but she ride a sports car as beloved car.
4^ 国際運転免許証をもっていると考えれば合法であるが日本国内においては18歳までは公道では運転できない。北米版では留年しているという設定。
Legally she can drive a car with an international driver's licence, but in Japan, she can't drive on a public road until the age of 18. In the North American version, she has a scene where it's stated that she repeated a grade of school.

There is the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic.
Japan and US both signed this convention.
For example, I can drive a car in US with a Japanese driver's licence but without US driver's licence.
But the converse is little bit more difficult.
In Japan, the registration is required before driving a car.
(The convention says that the government can't have a test, but can have a registration.)
And Japanese government can't accept registration from people younger than 18 years old.
Thus a 16-year-old girl who has a US driver's licence can't drive a car in Japan.
Added: more research.
The author Naoko Takeuchi misunderstand the law; she thought a 16-year-old international driver licence holder can drive on public roads in Japan, and created the character and scene.
But the law doesn't allow it.
To fix the problem, in the North American version, Uranus was stated to be 18 years old.
For racer licence.
In Japanese law, there are no restrictions for driving inside private space.
For example, most Japanese get driver's licences in driving schools that have large space with fake road. You can get training to drive inside the school before getting your licence.
If the racing course allows it, children of any age can drive.
But (according to the Wikipedia article) most racing courses require racer licence.
Racer licence is certified by a company or agency (not the government).
The requirement is different between each company.
From Wikipedia's example, JAF (Japanese Automobile Federation) requires a normal driving licence to get a racer's licence, but MFJ (Motorcycle Federation of Japan) doesn't require a normal driving licence.
And racing course will accept international racer licences.


Does Devil's Fruit power gained depend on how much of it is eaten?

In the One Piece wiki, it's stated, that it doesn't matter, how much someone eats.

  Only one bite is needed for the user to gain the power of a Devil Fruit, after which the Devil Fruit becomes a simple, useless, disgusting fruit. Swallowing the fruit whole, as Buggy did, has the same effect,[8] as well as peeling off the skin and eating it piece by piece also works.

However, that is never stated in the manga/anime.

Source


Movie about an old woman telling her life story to a film crew

You are referring to the 2001 film "Millennium Actress" (Sennen Joyû) by director Satoshi Kon.

  A movie studio is being torn down. TV interviewer Genya Tachibana has tracked down its most famous star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who has been a recluse since she left acting some 30 years ago. Tachibana delivers a key to her, and it causes her to reflect on her career; as she's telling the story, Tachibana and his long-suffering cameraman are drawn in.


Who are the girls depicted in this scene?

Based on their hairstyles, they seem to be (from left to right) Lovera, Ito (undyed), Mika, Yuta (technically a female), and Meika.


Can wizards/magic users possess more than one type of magic?

Yes, they can. The best example is Makarov Dreyar, Fairy Tail's 3rd and 6th master. He can master many different types of magics:

  Fairy Law
  Fire Magic
  Ice Magic
  Light Magic
  Maximum Defense Seal
  Requip
  Titan
  Wind Magic
  Dispelling Magic
  Telepathy

Another example is Ultear. She originally learned Time magic and later learned Ice magic to kill her mother. Magic isn't something you are born with, it is something you can learn. So you can learn multiple magics, but with anything in life, if you stick to only one skill and train it with everything you got, you will become more profound in it, than if you divide your time between different skills.


Why can't Boruto use Odama Rasengan & Taju Kage Bunshin?

After researching your question, I can see why there is confusion on to why Konohamaru "can" use these justus while Boruto cannot. Unfortunately the simple explanation is "because it's not-cannon"
When it comes to cannon, it is undetermined if Konohamaru can actually use either Big-Ball Rasengan or Multi-Shadow Clone Justu. The only appearances of him using these justus are in filler episodes1 and an OVA2.
While it been stated before that Konohamaru and Boruto both have large charka reserves, Kakashi seems to be implying that it is not enough to safely perform either justu without the charka provided by a tailed beast. By safely, I refer to the reason why the Multi-Shadow Clone justu was marked as forbidden for being a risk to the user's life due to exerting too much chakra

1 Naruto's Favourite Pupil
2 Chūnin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!


Does somebody know where to find subtitles for Kureyon Shin-chan?

I doubt there are any subtitled releases of Crayon Shin-chan. The show's ANN page lists multiple Region 1 releases, but all of them are dubbed (and don't even include the Japanese audio, except for bonus episodes).

In general, don't count on being able to find subtitled versions of children's shows - if children's shows do get released in an English-speaking country, they'll almost certainly be dubbed. After all, their target audience is children, and children aren't very good at reading subtitles.


Do users of One for All lose their original quirks?

All of the previous owners of One For All have passed their quirks on to the power and its successors which would be highly indicative that the user of One For All retains their original quirk when receiving the power

One For All

   Over time, One For All has amassed the Quirks of all the users. Now, Izuku is starting to manifest some of those Quirks. This first showed itself during the Joint Training Battle with Class 1-B. He starts with Blackwhip, a Quirk that reacted to Izuku's anger and wanting to capture Neito Monoma. Izuku has five other Quirks to discover and become able to use.

   One of the previous holders of One For All explained that seeing the traces is a side effect of the core of One For All itself growing. The original Quirk factors that had belonged to previous bearers of One For All had merged with the core of One For All. This previous holder of One For All explained that the core of One For All was concealed by the trait of One For All that stockpiles power and that the core of One For All is growing.


What would have happened if Esdeath hadn't drunk all the demon extract?

Esdeath's near-broken ice-making abilities come from the fact that she drank the whole goblet of demon extract. If she hadn't drunk the whole thing, her powers would probably not be so profound.

She would probably have to be near external supplies of water like her snake-ring-wielding partner to make ice and use it.


It is possible that Kuuya or some random NPC helped her to get outside. However, since there is literally no additional information given about Kuuya or Sakuya after the events of Utawarerumono (or the amount of time that passes by after the final battle), it is quite difficult to say. I would say that she hasn't healed because of a few reasons:

Her field sprite depicts her sitting down. Though she may be merely looking over Kuuya as she plays in the field, I think Sakuya would have been right next to her if she was able to walk. I think the sprite designers would have made her standing if she was healed.
Tendon injuries take a long time to heal. Genjimaru outright cut them and given the limited amount of medical research and prowess that is shown in the Utawarerumono universe, I doubt that it would be enough to have her healed any time soon. The time factor I mentioned earlier also comes into play, because it isn't directly stated how much time has passed.
I need to bring up the anime for this one, even though they decided not to mention her tendons being cut at all. In every scene after Genjimaru and Sakuya joined Hakuoro, she is sitting. Every scene after that shows her sitting and she is never seen walking or standing again. Even in the ending scene, Sakuya remains seated.

Sadly, I doubt she would be able to walk again...


A Lost Logia is a piece of technology from an ancient world.

We have seen Lost Logia from Ancient Belka (Book of Darkness, Bible of Silver Cross) and Al Hazard (Jewel Seed, Relic, Saints Cradle).

Nanoha lives in Mid-Childa, and for them Ancient Belka is a lost world. For the inhabitants of Ancient Belka during the Belkan War, Al Hazard was a lost world to them as well. Due to the Belkan War you can see a lot of influences from Al Hazard as they tried to harness the immeasurable power of the Lost Logia of Al Hazard.

On the collapse of Ancient Belka, they tried to rebuild their empire using the Al Hazard Lost Logia, the Saint's Cradle. That was the Saint King Unification War with the lovable Olivie Sägebrecht. So that is a bit of history of the Lost Logia, a technology which has been lost.

Remember the 'magic' that Nanoha uses is technology as well, except that it is not mass-based (like a Nuclear Bomb), but magic-based (an energy coming from living beings, apparently) and was chosen technology for the Time Space Administration due to it being clean and relatively safe.


What name will Shinigami Eyes show above the head of a person who changed their name?

Why would Gods of Death be concerned about a human institution of name registry? Within the TV series and manga, people go by aliases and those are never good enough. And there's 2 good reasons for this:

If simply changing your name changes the name that Shinigami eyes would see above you, then the value of having Shinigami eyes within the context of the story is greatly reduced, as there's no point in trying to find someone's real name. If changing your name changed the name the eyes see, then the goal of finding someone's "real" name would be changed in the story to finding someone's "current" name. Clearly from the story, the goal was to find the "real" name.
If changing your name changed the name that the Shinigami eyes saw, then it would be a way to circumvent death from the writing of your previous name in a Death Note. To play it safe, you could change your name every 5 seconds. There's not a rule to address this in the "How to Use" rules, so it follows that there's no such loophole with changing your name.

Therefore, the name you were given at birth must be the only name that matters.


Why didn't Killua use Nanika in the Chimera Ant arc?

In theory, he could've use Nanika for anything he wants. But that would give no sense to the anime.

We can ask the same question for Saitama in One Punch Man : "Why didn't he kill Orochi directly, or Garoh, ..."

It is very important to establish consistency in time and geography. When Killua went to NGL, he didn't know anything about what he was going to deal with. He only paid attention to being with his friend Gon.
NGL is far away from their home.

Second point, Killua would never recover from being weak and not able to protect Gon. He's a Hunter, he can't ask for help in such adventures.

Final point and most important, Killua hates the way that Nanika is seen as an object, and not for her human side.
He would never use her for anything exceptional. Gon's case was unique, he was going to die and he knew it, he saw everything.


An anime about two demons being teleported from medieval time to future

I think you are remembering Hataraku Maou-sama! (The Devil is a Part-Timer!).

  The Demon Lord and one of his generals, Alciel, escape Ente Isla through a portal to modern Tokyo, Japan after being confronted by the Hero Emilia Justina and her companions.

On the wikia page about Ente Isla:

  Ente Isla is a world that lies on the Ocean of Ignoria, consisting of one large central island with four smaller islands to the north, south, east, and west. It is laid out in the shape of a cross.


Why is Asuna alone during the first floor boss meeting?

I could not recall seeing the reason being explained in the anime but you have to understand that that people tend to react differently when they are placed in a situation like what happened in SAO. It was mentioned in here that

  'when she discovered that she and all of the players were trapped in SAO, she secluded herself inside of her rented room in the Town of Beginnings for two weeks before resolving to take her fate into her own hands.' It was also mentioned as her personality that "she is not afraid to act out on her own and will take matters into her own hands from time to time" and that "Asuna originally did not care about dying in the game before meeting Kirito."

This implies that despite her 'bright, charasmatic, personality,' she is independent. That is just who she is. She seems more of a loner when Kirito first meets her because

  she spent most of her time as a Solo Player after her two-week seclusion and because she originally did not care if she dies or not, as mentioned above, so she would most likely feel indifferent toward any group/party she meets. She might be okay with working with temporary parties/groups but at first, she probably do not want to get close to anyone, like being friends, to avoid hurting herself more since anyone could die in the SAO world. A proof of how she values relationships is mentioned in the wiki: '..She also cannot handle seeing others die in front of her, such as when she recklessly attacked The Gleam Eyes after seeing the Aincrad Liberation Force players getting slaughtered..'


What are the powers of the Sword of Nunoboko?

Check out this excellent post from Amaterasu's Son

  Madara once said will cannot be passed down.

  I propose that he was right to a degree. Obito never met the Rikudo
  Sennin, he never saw him with his own eyes, he never heard his voice
  or touched his heart. Rikudo Sennin couldn't pass down his will to
  him.

  "His passion and intensity, permeate throughout the blade...you could
  say this blade carries his very essence."

  Therein lies the problem.

  Obito has no passion. He has no intensity. He has purpose, he has
  desire, and he has determination. But emotionally? He's an empty husk
  scratching to reclaim his own life as he envisions it.

  But Obito cannot use that sword. You can't borrow Rikudo Sennin's will
  and passion and subvert it for your own use. If what Obito said was
  absolutely true then that sword breaking was absolutely foreseeable.
  Lest Obito forgets Hagoromo chose his younger son to lead the way to
  the future. Of the little we know about Rikudo Sennin we know that he
  has already rejected Obito and Madara's past thousands of years before
  they were even born. So if it is his essence in that blade, then
  clearly it broke on purpose because it wants Obito to lose.

  If Obito was simply speaking metaphorically then it broke because he
  does not have the will and emotional vivacity to use such a weapon.
  For a man with no heart and no identity, using a sword that was
  supposedly comprised of passion is completely impossible.

  Peace.

In other words, the Sage used his sword to create the world, life, friendship, etc. Obito is trying to use the sword to destroy all of that, but the sword simply cannot be used for those purposes. This is why the sword broke.

UPDATE: I realized this answer isn't entirely answering your question and that is partially because there are no definitive answers to your first 2 questions. Unfortunately, I don't know about Japanese/Chinese history to answer the third.

To answer the first, I believe anyone who has similar powers to the Sage of Six Paths can create one. So far, we have seen Obito wielding Rikudou Sennin's, Madara with his own, and this might be a stretch, but Naruto+Sasuke with their mighty sword.

Basically, the sword is a materialized version of the creator's will. By this, I mean that one of the requirements to make this type of sword is a very powerful will from its owner. I believe the sword Naruto had defeated Obito's sword was only because Naruto's will was stronger than Obito. Similar to what Amaterasu's Son was saying, I think Obito and his sword was not as powerful because the user himself did not have the will of fire.

Now let's talk about the abilities of this sword. All we know is that Obito said the Sage of Six Paths created the world with this sword. Madara's version for Obito also had his will in the sword. So despite not knowing exactly what the abilities are, we know that the sword's abilities will help accomplish their goals / will. Rikudou Sennin's sword was to create the world of peace, so that is what his sword abilities will complement. Although we don't know what exactly Madara's goal is yet, we do know he has some sort of evil plot to control the world. His sword will help him accomplish that goal, which is why he also passed it on to Obito.

Analysis / discussion link to Madara's materialized will here


Does the Vampire Knight manga have additional story that the anime doesn't?

Based on Manga Updates' page of Vampire Knight:

Status in Country of Origin
19 Volumes (Complete) + 2 Bonus Chapters
10 Bunkoban Volumes (Complete)
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 10, Chap 46

If you wonder why there are two kinds of volume above, in Japan, usually "volume" as we know it called tankoubon, and bunkouban is a tankoubon with more pages, thus why bunkouban has less volume. Further reading in Wikipedia about those formats.
So, to answer your question:

Does the manga contain more story than the anime?

Should be, because the anime only caught up to vol. 10 and when all season of Vampire Knight anime ended, the manga was still ongoing. You can see it based on the year the anime and manga ended at Wikipedia's page of Vampire Knight.
Further, I didn't watch the anime and only read its manga till the end, but seeing Wikipedia's page of List of Vampire Knight episodes, seeing the story of the last episode of Vampire Knight: Guilty, I can tell you that's not how the manga ended.

I'm trying to figure out if it is worth reading the manga. Does it finish the story off?

Whether it's worth or not, it's up to each reader. But if you want to know the "official" ending (I said "official", because the manga is the original source), then it's recommended to read the manga, because the manga did finish it off.


Why weren't the people underground affected by the nation-wide transmutation?

It could be because of how close they were to the center of the array, not just being in Central but being close to the actual point where the array was being activated from.

Remember in Xerxes Von Hohenheim didn't collapse when the nation wide array was activated because he was at the center of the array, not to mention the Amestris array must have been much larger than the Xerxes array so the "dead zone" of sorts was much larger.


What is the name of the song in Tokyo Ghoul season 2 episode 1?

That song is from Tokyo Ghoul Root A OST Disk 2 and it is called AMON.

You can hear it here.

PS: You can identify the song better if you jump to 1:50.


Why did Zeke change from an Eldia enemy to an Eldia ally?

Is this explained in the manga?

yes.

Why Zeke changed from an Eldia enemy to an Eldia ally?

SERIOUS SPOILERS WARNING!!
everything is going according to manga and you'll understand everything just in time.
I suggest you wait for the following episodes.
if you don't mind spoilers continue

Zeke had a goal, from the begging of becoming the beast titan. he wanted to change All of the Eldians genes so they can never bear any children. he wants to do that to stop all of the Hate and wars in the world (I guess :D). So, to do that he needs to contact the founder titan. so I don't think he was an enemy to Eldia he was acting so he could achieve his goal in the proper time.


Why "Father Roberto" but "Father Hiraga"?

It seems this is a highly speculative question.
From research, I found out that the formal way to speak to a priest is  Father + Name + Surname.
Still, as is, those are not mandatory rules, and the priest might prefer to be called a specific way and say so to his congregation.

So, the discrepancy between Father Roberto and Father Hiraga could be because of his personal choice.
Or because people read his name in the japanese order and see Hiraga as the first name.
It also might the decision of the writer to apply japanese adressing etiquette to the way people call the character.

I don't think a definitive in scenario answer will be possible.


How does Water style function in naruto?

In the Naruto-verse, chakra can be converted into all forms of nature. That's the logic of the Anime. A user with affinity to any chakra nature can create that element using his/her chakra. Water release is no exception. Ninja's with an affinity to water nature type can use their chakra to create water. However, the amount of water they create depends on how much chakra they have.


Why does Chris take the form of a rabbit?

The reason why Chris (Sacred Heart) take the form of a rabbit in Standby Mode is most likely because the rabbit form is based off from a present Vivio got when she was young, something very precious to her.

In Episode 13 of StrikerS when Vivio is being treated after being rescued by the Riot Force 6 Forwards Nanoha buys a white rabbit she saw in the hall and returns to Vivio's room placing it by her pillow.

Later in the episode Vivio is seen crying when Nanoha goes to leave to learn of the reason why Riot Force 6 was created. when Fate approaches Vivio to calm her down she picks up Vivio's rabbit, while she talks you'll notice that as Fate moves the rabbit around Vivio's follows it with her head.

you'll also notice that the 2 look very similar (albeit the glow on the cheeks)

Left: Vivio in Strikers holding her rabbit toy.
Right: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid Poster with Vivio and Chris

i would suspect the rabbit has the same kind of sentimental value as Nanoha's and Fate's hair ribbons they traded to one another at the very end of the first season, but later on for a grown woman to be carrying a rabbit toy would seem strange1 so making it her device's Standby Mode preserves it's spot in Vivio's life and thus keeping the memory of Nanoha close to her no matter how far they be apart

1: Vita carrying the rabbit Hayate brought her isn't strange because Vita will still look like a child


How many DBZ episodes were actually made?

According to the Dragon Ball Wiki

Season 1 has 39 Episodes
Season 2 has 35 episodes
Season 3 has 33 episodes
Season 4 has 32 episodes
Season 5 has 26 episodes
Season 6 has 29 episodes
Season 7 has 25 episodes
Season 8 has 34 episodes
Season 9 has 38 episodes

Total number of episodes are 291

However, the above count of episodes is based on the original episode numbering. The dubbed episode numbering difers from the original numbering.

So, based on the original episode numbering there are 291 episodes and based on dubbed episode numbering there are 276 episodes in Dragon Ball Z.

Quoting from the wiki

  ... lasting 291 episodes in Japan, and 276 episodes in the United States originally, although all 291 episodes were later broadcast when content from the first 67 episodes was restored.

From another source

  In Japan it ran from 1989-1996, and was an extremely popular show, spanning a total of 291 episodes.

Few lines later,

  When Dragon Ball Z was first produced in the US, FUNimation Entertainment collaborated with Saban Entertainment to finance and distribute the series to television, sub-licensed home video distribution to Pioneer Entertainment (later known as Geneon Universal Entertainment), contracted Ocean Productions to dub the anime into English, and hired Shuki Levy to compose an alternate musical score. This dub of Dragon Ball Z was heavily edited for content, as well as length; reducing the first 67 episodes into 53, and is often referred to as the Ocean Dub. It aired in 1996 for two seasons on the WB, but was canceled in 1998.

Another few paragraphs later,

  After acquiring the license for the first two seasons of the show, FUNimation began redubbing it with their cast in order to keep the series's dubbing consistent, and redubbed the original uncut 67 episodes of the series. FUNimation then announced that they would release these 67 uncut episodes in the Ultimate Uncut Special Edition DVD line, releasing the first DVD on April 12th, 2005. However this DVD set was canceled before every episode was released, in favor of the soon-to-come FUNimation Remastered Box Sets.

  But all 67 uncut episodes of Dragon Ball Z were later aired on
  Cartoon Network, beginning on June 14th, 2005 and continuing
  throughout the Summer.

So basically in the initial dubbing (Ocean Dub), few episodes were "trimmed" and combined together, thereby reducing the total number of episodes in the series from 291 to 276. The episodes were not deleted, but parts of a few episodes were edited, removed and combined with other episodes.

However, later in the FUNimation uncut dub all 291 episodes were aired.


What is the name of the song from Akame ga Kill episode 22 at 1:24?

I have found the OST for Akame ga kill on amazon and if you're willing to purchase them I think you might find what you're looking for there. but I have not been able to find them online. I hope you can maybe find the song you're looking for without purchase but if not then read on below.
It seems that there are two of them available for purchase and since the song is towards the latter end of the season I would start by looking at the 2nd OST available.  I hope this was helpful to you.
Fandom links and purchase links provided below.

Fandom links
https://akamegakill.fandom.com/wiki/Akame_ga_Kill!_Original_Soundtrack_1
https://akamegakill.fandom.com/wiki/Akame_ga_Kill!_Original_Soundtrack_2

Amazon links
https://www.amazon.com/AKAME-KIRU-ORIGINAL-SOUNDTRACK1-2CD/dp/B00QZ05A68
https://www.amazon.com/AKAME-GA-KILL-ORIGINAL-SOUNDTRACK/dp/B00QZ04GX6/ref=pd_lpo_15_img_0/144-3108544-7287740?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00QZ04GX6&pd_rd_r=f4988b22-16cb-4b19-a49a-0af767c06886&pd_rd_w=63Ack&pd_rd_wg=lJ74y&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=1KA7239B0AAW2FA1Z3JC&psc=1&refRID=1KA7239B0AAW2FA1Z3JC


Has Sakura expressed signs of love towards Naruto?

I don't agree with the answer above or any answer on the Internet for that matter. I watched Naruto Shippuden dubbed and subbed and to my understanding, Sakura did develop feelings for Naruto (and people usually skip those episodes because they are fillers).

After defeating Pain, Sakura recalls her days with Naruto (not Sasuke) and realizes that she has developed feelings for him. Later (in canon episodes), she decides to get rid of Sasuke herself because she felt responsible for it somehow. Sometimes, fillers are made to tune the main story and you should not skip these fillers if you like watching this show.

Every answer I saw described the situation poorly, so I decided to pen down the real story, in my belief.

Sakura did like Naruto, but the problem is that she was not mature enough and believed herself "deserving" for Naruto, as he was a hero, unlike Sasuke. She risked sabotaging Naruto and Hinata's story for her reasons. On the plus side, Naruto knew Sakura was not meant for her so he downright says her "No" on episode 206 (Sakura's feelings).

Later in series, she realized her "true" feelings towards Sasuke as he helped Naruto defeating Kaguya and got what she deserved (abandoned and knocked by her dear loverboy, whose thorns she desperately needed for 6 years)

Update:
I rewatched the entire Shippuden again, and my new conclusions somehow contradict this (my old answer). So here it is:

Sakura loves Naruto, but only platonic. She shares sympathy with him and they are good friends. She cares about him and that's why she confessed her love.
There are two side-effects in the cannon because of this:
1. Naruto realizes that Sakura can never be together with him (the same episode Sakura proposes to Naruto). He realizes that he actually never loved Sakura himself. And that was the moment he knew Sakura and Sasuke belongs together. Writer stitches the story beautifully there. And because of this, his self-righteous self forces him to sacrifice himself to bring back Sasuke. He just couldn't let Sakura suffer anymore. As he owes that to Sasuke.
2. Sakura gained some real heat after this scene from fans, as she seemed to neglect Hinata. But for me, this scene was pure satisfaction, her being rejected by our hero.

Sakura belonged to Sasuke. Naruto knew this. That was a pivoting moment of the plot. If Sakura had never confessed her love, Naruto probably went for a kill in the fight followed that episode. And we know he could easily swamp Sasuke as he was tired from the Danzo fight. But again, probably Obito intervened earlier, but in any case, the story would turn differently. So yeah, Sakura loved Naruto. But not as much as she loved Sasuke. She had undying respect for the former.


How much English is spoken at Japan Expo (Paris)

Been numerous times to this convention (as a pro and as a visitor).

Most of the publisher booths are from French publishers. Panels, activities are in French and speakers are in French. Some panels don't really require to understand French though (cosplay).

Some video projections are in English but it is rare.

Most of the booths will speak English, but it will mostly be approximate English.

Documentations (map and planning) and information booths are available in English.

The professional part (license market) is in English, but I don't think you will attend as a pro.


Why do anime have manga adaptations? Why don't authors just focus on one medium at a time?

For this answer I am going to assume only works which began as an anime and were later adapted into manga are under consideration. This is hard to study nowadays because there are so few anime-original works, but in most of the cases I know of, the manga is just tie-in merchandise for the anime, the same way anime adaptations of manga are tie-in merchandise for the manga, or anime and manga adaptations of light novels and visual novels are tie-in merchandise for the light/visual novel.

Usually, the author of the manga is a contract worker of some sort: the studio hires them to write and draw a manga version of the anime, sometimes while the production of the anime is underway, and sometimes after it's finished. The original team behind the anime doesn't usually work on the manga; their names might be on the cover as a "Story" credit, meaning they're just being acknowledged as the creator of the story. It's the reverse version of seeing "Based on the manga by XX" in the opening credits of an anime. So having a manga adaptation doesn't actually take any effort away from the anime; the two productions go ahead independently, sometimes extremely so. For example, the first manga adaptation of The Vision of Escaflowne was based on an early version of the story from when Yasuhiro Imagawa was attached as director. Imagawa left to direct G Gundam and the production was put on hold, but the manga went ahead with his shounen version of the story, only to become inaccurate later when Kazuki Akane came in and reworked the show as a shoujo series.

Some anime also have spinoff manga, which aren't directly based on the original anime. Evangelion, for example, has Angelic Days, Shinji Ikari Raising Project, and Campus Apocalypse. Madoka has Kazumi Magica, Oriko Magica, Wraith Arc, The Different Story, Homura Tamura, Homura's Revenge, Tart Magica, Suzune Magica, and probably soon the epic crossover Puella Magi Mahoro Magica: The Resurrection. Like the direct adaptation manga, these are passed off to hired help, but they often have valid creative reasons for existing. Angelic Days and Shinji Ikari Raising Project explored the banal world that Shinji creates in his mind in Episode 26 of the anime. Wraith Arc and The Different Story fill in parts of the anime storyline that weren't shown onscreen; Suzune Magica and Tart Magica focus on different characters in the same world; Homura Tamura is a parody. Since manga are cheaper to produce than anime, the spinoff manga are a low-cost way to explore the world of an anime, or create alternative scenarios, or to give hardcore fans something they want that doesn't have wide enough appeal to fund another anime. Some of these spinoff manga, I don't care about, but reading The Different Story totally changed my view of certain characters and events in the anime series, so I'm glad that the anime staff didn't decide to "just focus on one" and allowed the spinoff manga to be made.


When Naruto returned to Konoha, Tsunade ordered one of its smaller
  clones to stay in Naruto's pocket and keep him informed of Pain's
  abilities. naruto wikia

First and foremost, Tsunade didn't intend to heal Pain from the start but just wanted to located naruto instead. Even if Katsuyu implied to do, I think smaller clone are smaller in ability like healing and other. Probably, the Katsuyu in Naruto's pocket can't have enough chakra to heal Pain.

  Furthermore, Katsuyu's clones are extremely resistant to high amounts
  of damage, as seen during Invasion of Pain Arc. Katsuyu is also able
  to absorb people into its body, thus protecting them from physical
  impacts like the large-scale Shinra Tensei using its own high
  durability. naruto wikia

Aside from that , Katsuyu seem to absorb physical impacts only and it can't do nothing to chakra overexertion from as far as I watched.


Yes, Aqua does wear panties.

In the first volume of the light novel her panties are shown, in all of their striped glory.


If Uraraka can turn weightless anything she touches, why she didnt use her quirk to get out of the debris in the episode where Midoriya saved her?

She was in shock from the explosion. as we see when she was stuck under the debris, she is struggling to get up.
Also, Midoria acted on an impulse and without thinking and jumped in to save her so even if she was able to get out of the danger, she simply did not have the time to react before Midoria.
The scene is not showing her weakness, it is showing that the test is not as easy as we think and anything might happen. in addition, we see that Midoria acting without hesitation to save a person in need is part of his personality and not just a one-time thing and not just for his friends.


Does an Oedipus the King manga actually exist?

I don't know if you're asking this question without the knowledge that Oedipus is originally  from a Greek mythology or not. He is a tragic hero and a king in Thebes and his name translates to the Ancient Greek "Swollen Foot". Here's the wiki for that.

To answer your question: No, I don't think a manga version of Oedipus the King exists. Although there may be an English comic about it somewhere. The reference in Zankyou no Terror was most likely for plot rather than an actual cameo.

As a disclaimer, I haven't finished it either and stopped at episode 9 or 10. Also, this is my first shot an answering a question here @stack-sites, I hope I did good :)


What does it mean that Gluttony is a fake Gate of Truth?

Gluttony was created for the sole purpose of being a portal of Truth. Father was attempting to create a way to access the so-called "non-reality" (beyond the Gate) without paying a toll; essentially, he wanted to entirely bypass Truth so that he could access all alchemical knowledge within the Gate.

However, Father is not omnipotent; he was unable to create a portal which was able to do what he hoped for. Instead, what you see of Gluttony was the result: A portal, attached to a homunculus, that serves as a gateway to a different world, one that is neither reality nor non-reality (that is, it is somewhere between the universe and the realm of Truth).

It probably goes without saying at this point that the difference between this Gate and the real one is that, well, this one is useless. Basically, it's just its own dimension that serves as nothing but a place for Gluttony's consumptions to go. It contains no alchemical knowledge, no God (which would be in the real Gate), and no way out.