How much of the manga does One Week Friends cover?

Summary
If you've just watched the anime and want to get into the manga without repeating material, you can probably start with Volume 5. It might also help to read Volume 4. Volume 5 seems to be the cutoff point where the anime ends, but there are some differences in how the material of Volumes 4 and 5 is presented in the anime versus the original manga.
The Evidence
It's shocking how hard it is to find info in English on anything other than mega-hits like Naruto. For that reason, this answer isn't perfectly definitive, but this question deserves some kind of answer, so here's what my efforts produced.
I just finished watching the anime and I did a little poking through some scanlations to try and establish the timeframe. Based on my random sampling, nhahtdh is correct that the anime version ends in Volume 5 of the manga; Chapter 22 is the first chapter of Volume 5, and it contains a version of the scene from Episode 11 when Yuki and Hajime meet at the family restaurant to discuss the incident from sixth grade.
However, this chart from Japanese Wikipedia claims that Episodes 11 and 12 are covered in Volume 4. Some scenes in the anime seem to be composites of scenes from the manga, so that might make it more of a "Well, yeah, XX from the anime was in Volume 5, but the bulk of material from those episodes was in Volume 4" sort of thing. For example, the scene with Hajime and Yuki ends totally differently from the anime; they don't meet up with the girls who

 bullied Kaori, causing her to run into the street and get hit and triggering her memory loss

nor does

 Kaori show up and hear the reason for her memory loss

as happened in the anime; instead, they go to Yuki's house and play video games together. Also, the scene at the crepe shop from Episode 11 when

 Kaori tells Hajime she probably can't remember him because he was her friend, then sees her "friends" from her past who bullied her for "stealing" Hajime and gets a tiny flash of memory, causing her to run away, after which Yuki confronts Hajime

happens in Chapter 18 (Volume 4) under different circumstances.
The anime timeline seems to run ahead of the manga timeline, and as far as I can tell, the pace of the manga is consistently slower than the anime.
According to the Wikipedia page (sourced from this Anime News Network posting), the manga hasn't ended yet and the final volume will be released in April of 2015, so we don't yet know just how how much the anime actually diverges from the manga. However, the main plot points of the manga up to Chapter 22 seem to be the same as the anime:

 Hajime shows up, causing Kaori to lose all her hard-earned memories of Yuki. Yuki gets to work rebuilding those memories while trying to get to the bottom of what happened between Hajime and Kaori in the past.

Also, if we look at the dates of release on the Wikipedia page, Volume 6 didn't come out until the time the anime was already airing. Volume 5 came out around the time the anime started airing, so assuming the anime production took about six months, the material in Volume 5 was probably the most recent the animators would have had access to when they were creating the series.
Based on all of this, my educated guess is that Episodes 11 and 12 contained anime-original material, but were based on material from the manga wherever possible. Episode 12 just wrapped up too neatly to think otherwise, while also avoiding a conclusive ending and leaving things open for a second season to finish the manga plotline. Notably,

 Kaori and Yuki are still just friends when the anime concludes, and Kaori still loses her memories every week, though she's fought her way back to remembering tidbits about Yuki.

So if you want to cut in to the manga without repeating material, I would start at Volume 5. According to the MangaFox page, the manga has been licensed (though I can't find any info on which company has it), so we might be seeing an official English release soon.


You made a mistake in thinking his soul could come back as many times as it pleases. A Yomi Yomi no Mi user can only be resurrected once. He does seem immortal as we have seen him be beheaded and damaged several times, from which he had healed back by drinking calcium rich drinks such as milk. The only two possibilities there are to killing him is by either submerging him into water or by crushing his entire body forcing the soul to leave the body. This would indeed make him quite immortal.

How many times does the Yomi Yomi no Mi resurrect the soul?

The wiki page on the Yomi Yomi no Mi states:

  The major strength of the fruit, as demonstrated by Brook, is that it gives its user another life after dying once before.

The wiki page on Brook states:

  While he was still alive, Brook ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a Paramecia-class Devil Fruit. Should the user of this fruit die, it allows them the one-time opportunity to return to life.

Will the soul be able to come back regardless of the state of the user's body?

The wiki page on the Yomi Yomi no Mi states:

  After death, the user continues to exist in whatever state they were revived as and can even go as far as to grant a form of "immortality" that lasts until the user suffers a second death. This of course is negated if the user's cause of death was drowning, and their body remains in the water, or if their body is completely destroyed.

What will kill a Yomi Yomi no Mi Devil Fruit user?

The wiki page on Brook states:

  One advantage is that because he is just comprised of light weighted bones, he can use his speed and light weight to run across water, but, like all Devil Fruit users, he can still drown when submerged.

The wiki page on the Yomi Yomi no Mi states:

  After death, the user continues to exist in whatever state they were revived as and can even go as far as to grant a form of "immortality" that lasts until the user suffers a second death. This of course is negated if the user's cause of death was drowning, and their body remains in the water, or if their body is completely destroyed.

What will not kill a Yomi Yomi no Mi Devil Fruit user?

The wiki page on Brook states:

  He has also proven that calcium (such as in milk) will rapidly heal any damaged bones.

If the user's bones are only partially destroyed, he will be able to regenerate them through consumption of calcium. Eg This was seen after Brook fought Ryuma and was severely damaged.

The wiki page on the Yomi Yomi no Mi states:

  As long as his bones are not hurt any attacks will not go to his core like when Zeo beheaded Brook, his soul managed to repair it and connect his bones together again.


It has nothing to do with transferring memory or knowledge.

It's a gesture of love from Big Brother (Itachi) to his loving Younger Brother (Sasuke).
That gesture show how much Itachi love Sasuke than anything.


What happened during the Void Century and the name of the KINGDOM?

The events during the Void Century has not yet been revealed, so for everyone it still remains a mystery, except for the Roger Pirates who have read the Poneglyphs and discovered the true history which the study is forbidden by the World Government.

As for the name of the Ancient Kingdom, its true name is a mystery, as the Gorosei ordered that Professor Clover be shot before he could speak its name.

The only details revealed so far are:

  The Void Century is a century-long gap in recorded and archaeological history, the study of which is forbidden by the World Government. These events occurred 800 to 900 years before the current storyline. It was hinted at during the Skypiea arc; the dates were seen in Robin's flashback.

  Birth of the World Government
  800 years ago, at the end of the Void Century, the World Government was born and took political control of the entire world, uniting all countries and forming the Council of Kings. For the World Government, the events of the Void Century were better left unknown as information linked to it is considered far too dangerous.

  Ancient Weapons
  The three Ancient Weapons are three weapons of mass destruction that are powerful enough to bring ruin to the entire world. They are known as Pluton, an ancient ship capable of massive destruction, Poseidon, a Mermaid with the ability to communicate with and control Sea Kings, and Uranus, the properties of which remain unknown. The Ancient Weapons are the argument used by the World Government to forbid the research of the missing years.

You can read more about it here.


Whats the name of this OST track from the Toaru Majutsu/Railgun Series

I found it, it was code break from the Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei series


Is this poem about frogs from Non Non Biyori Repeat a common poem/rhyme?

Ren-chan's "Frog's Song" is either a parody or otherwise an original song.

As nhahtdh commented, the song lyric couldn't be found outside of Non Non Biyori-related results, making it an original song. The song is also known to the fans as れんちょんのかえるのうた (Ren-chon no kaeru no uta, Ren-chon's "Frog's Song"). It can be listened on Nico Nico Douga, starting at 0:45.

  かえる かえる
  かえるはおとな
  おたまはこども
  うしろあしはえたらすねかじり
  まえあしはえたらはんこうき

  Frogs Frogs
  Frogs are grown-ups
  Tadpoles are children
  When they grow hind legs they are moochers
  When they grow front legs they are rebellious

On the other hand, there is also a Japanese nursery rhyme called かえるのうた (kaeru no uta, Frog's Song), also known as かえるのがっしょう (kaeru no gasshou, Frog's Choir). The song can be listened on YouTube. However, the melody and the lyric are different.

  かえるのうたが
  きこえてくるよ
  クヮ クヮ クヮ クヮ
  ケケケケ ケケケケ
  クヮクヮクヮ

  The frog's song
  We can hear it
  Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
  Ribbit-ribbit-ribbit-ribbit ribbit-ribbit-ribbit-ribbit
  Ribbit ribbit  ribbit

Lastly, there are other songs (collected on Nico Nico Douga) Ren-chan has sung on the anime regarding rabbits, little birds, and dynamites, nekojyarashi (cat toys), paint it black, a fake doctor and a ripped love letter, and a diary. Considering the nonsensical lyric and sometimes heavy topics, all of these don't seem to be taken from existing Japanese nursery rhymes; parodies at best, or else original songs.

Considering all of these, Ren-chan's "Frog's Song" is either a parody of a famous Japanese nursery rhyme with the same name or otherwise just an original song.


When did Naruto learn how to generate a Rasengan unassisted?

The first time Naruto used Rasengan without clones is in Naruto episode 134 at around 8:20.

Edit: Here is the part where Naruto first used Rasengan with only one hand.


Why do many visual novels contain erotic content?

Because visual novels are spinoff of eroge games. According to wikipedia:

The eroge game (or H-game, hentai game) are introduced into the market (no pun intended) in the 1980's as a means to attract users to the (game maker) company computer platform.

In 1992 the dating sim / love simulators were born, when a company designed the game so the player had to win the affection of the character before gaining access to the H-scenes.

The first use of the term visual novel is in 1996, and from there the erotic material became optional, with the introduction of the all ages versions of the visual novels.

But still adhering to tradition, the visual novels of today still have the H content, though not every one.

Refer to the wikipedia article to more in-depth historical facts, including game titles and company names.


Does super saiyan blue evolution exist in Dragon Ball Heroes?

Yes. The form makes an appearence and is named in Dragon Ball Heroes, Universe Mission 1 (UM1)


Does the Village/Academy ensure the number of graduates is always a multiple of 3?

The answer is yes (there's a tldr; at the bottom if it's too long and boring for you).

Just to clarify, my answer is a mixture of evidence and speculation. And it goes more in depth. And it assumes that you are talking about Konoha (not the other villge where they kill each other to graduate).

Entering the Academy

^ In episode 419 (Papa's Springtime of Youth), it shows on the bulletin the names of the people who made it into the Ninja Academy. If you count the number of names, there's 34 of them. Not counting Might Guy, who couldn't find his name.

[I can't find this image. When I do, I'll post it.]

^ In this image, two more people are allowed to graduate, which includes Guy. This suggests, although not proves, that the Academy requires a fixed number of students in the Academy every year — in this case and time, 36.

Graduating from the Academy

From the image below, it implies, from Kakashi's words, that only 27 of the 36 students can graduate. That's a fixed 75% pass rate, meaning that no matter what happens, there will always be students who fail. And their performance in the exams is relative to each other.

Becoming a Genin (Teamwork Test)

Again, from the image above, it states that only 9 of the 27 graduates can be Genin (33%). This means taht there will always be exactly 3 more new teams, each with 3 Genin, at the end of every school year.

Conclusion (tldr;)

Since only 27 people can graduate and 9 people can become Genin, there will always be 3 teams, each with 3 people. Naruto not graduating just means that another person would have filled his place (that would make for an interesting alternate story).

The use of multiples of 3 (i.e. 36 can enter, 27 can pass, 9 can become Genin) greatly hints to the fact that all of this is intentional.

Oh, and by the way, graduates who don't become Genin have to go back to the Academy. Iruka may have helped Naruto, but at the cost of another student. Talk about sympathy/favoritism/nepotism (okay, I'm being harsh).

What a long post. If you have any questions, ask. I did my research.


If Rory's halberd is that heavy, how does Itami pick her up and run?

To prove my theory of reduced gravitational pull, I will bring in some data and only use 1 simple equation: F=mg

ge=9.81ms^-2

gg=gravitational pull in gate's world

Data:

Average BMI for a 1.9m (Itami's height) tall person is 23, thus the
mass of the person is 83.09kg. Thus, we assume this average person can only lift 90.0kg (above average).
We assume Rory's halberd is 100.0kg, far too heavy for that thief and Hideyo to lift. Rory can lift it as she has Superhuman strength.
We assume Rory weighs about 50.0kg (Average 14 year old)
Itami is a Ranger. Thus, he should be able to lift up to 170.0kg (below average for a ranger). According to this website, a ranger should be able to lift up to 400 pounds/181.437kg.

Weight of (Rory+Halberd)=(100+50)(9.81)
=1471.5N

Weight that Itami can lift=170(9.81)=1667.7N

Therefore, Itami should still be able to lift (Rory+Halberd) even if he was on earth. However, we will assume he barely trained after his Ranger training, so he can only lift 1470N on earth.

Thus, on Gate's world, where the gravitational pull is smaller(gg), which lowers (Rory+Halberd)'s weight from 1471.5N to 1470N so weakened Itami can lift them.

gg=1470/(150)=9.8ms^-2

Now, I will prove that this lowered gravitational pull will bring no effects whatsoever onto firearms and breathing for Earth's people to answer almost.time's queries. This is due to the difference in g being only 0.01ms^-2.

Firstly, the maximum height that a person can go before having to acclimatise is 2,438 meters.

  There are no specific factors such as age, sex, or physical condition that correlate with susceptibility to altitude sickness. Some people get it and some people don't, and some people are more susceptible than others. Most people can go up to 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) with minimal effect.

To prove there will be no breathing problems, I will use data from this website for air density at 2000m above sea level.

The pressure at 2000m is 7.95x10^4Nm^-2 when g=9.8. Thus, at gate's sea level, the pressure would be about 7.95x10^4Nm^-2 as well this would mean a person can traverse between the gates without suffering any side effects as air pressure tends to be almost the same for every 1000m or so.

  For firearms, they can fire without oxygen but they will most likely leave behind more residue. Furthermore, it you are worried about less air pressure=bigger explosion, do not fret as the projectiles would fly further away than normal due to the lower air density offering
  less air resistance and a smaller gravitational pull retarding the motion of the projectiles so its range actually increased. Thus, the mortars they used in episode 14 would not have cause possible disasters. Furthermore, a bigger explosion would mean more energy is converted to heat and sound energy than kinetic energy. Thus, it would actually mean that the weapons are less effective in Gate's world compared to Earth as the projectiles now fly with less speed than before.

It would seem that reduced gravity is not the only possible explanation in terms of physics for Itami being able to lift (Rory+Halberd) as I read the Fire Dragon chapter in the manga and found another possible explanation in terms of momentum.

  In this picture, you see that Rory is carried differently compared to the anime and this is important as she can be considered a plank while Itami's shoulder is the pivot. According to the Principle of Moments, if Rory was exerting an upward force, then she would cause a anti-clockwise moment about Itami's shoulder in comparison to the clockwise moment resulting from the halberd about Itami's shoulder. If she was to exert enough force across her arm to have an anti-clockwise moment equal to the clockwise moment caused by the halberd about the  pivot, then the resultant torque about Itami's shoulder would equal to 0. This means that Itami would not have to bear the weight of the halberd at all. Though he has to bear Rory's weight, the halberd would not impede his motion at all due to all the momentum being countered by Rory and we all know a regular person (using myself as an example, I can lift up to 77.5kg) like Itami can definitely lift Rory.


What does the number on the Bog's Counter mean in Kaiji?

Your confusion stems from the difference in the number systems used in English and Japanese. Take a look at this chart. Note that where English would be ten thousand, Japanese has a word for that, 万 (man), and from there starts to count similarly to the English "thousand": 10万, 100万, and... 1000万. So it would be a natural cutoff point on a display: Japanese people would understand that the counter is cutting off five 0s.


Nobody's Boy Remi fits quite well. It's a drama anime from 1977 and is indeed very sad.

At around the midway point in the series, his guardian dies along with several of his animals, leaving him to fend for himself. He is always accompanied by his loyal dog Capi and has a monkey named Joli-Cœur. Hulu Plus has the complete series if you're a subscriber.

The anime was remade in 1996 as Nobody's Girl Remi (switching the gender of the main character), but it isn't as highly regarded.


Why does Inuyasha stop using Blades of Blood after the first few episodes

After acquiring Tessaiga, Inuyasha no longer needed to rely on his more basic attacks unless he was without his signature weapon and otherwise out of options.

Additionally, Blades of Blood would require him to be previously injured, since it was an attack based on his own blood.  As time progressed, Inuyasha found himself in fewer situations where that attack would be viable, due to him improving as a swordsman, and having a group of friends to help fight certain yokai (whereas in the past, he did that all on his own).


What was the first time when Krillin witnessed Kamehameha wave?

No, you have not missed anything, after recently re-watching this saga in Dragonball and re-reading the manga, it does not show Krillin witnessing the Kamehameha before this point.

For Master Roshi, it seems to be relatively common knowledge amongst enthusiastic martial artists in Dragonball that he can perform the Technique, with comments such as "It was thought that only Master Roshi was capable of this technique" from the commentator during the fight, and so it is reasonable to believe that Krillin knew about this as well, particularly knowing enough about Master Roshi to seek him out for training.

For Goku, I can only guess that Goku demonstrated this technique at some point during the months of training that he had together with Krillin under Master Roshi before the competition; in the anime/manga it doesn't show much of this period other than the beginning and the end of the training, as well as a short montage of the daily training activities in the middle, so there is a lot we don't see.

It's also interesting to note that Krillin doesn't make this comment in the manga.


The Death Notes originally do not have any rules written on them. Ryuk dropped a Death Note in the human world because he was "bored", so he only wrote enough rules to get a human interested in it (and he wrote them in English, the most common language). During the course of the plot, Light infers several rules not written in the book through his experiments. (Even Ryuk admitted once he did not know of one such rule.)


Recall how Goku had his Super Saiyan God. Although Trunks is Kaioshin Appr. It does not satisfy your question if he has god ki or not.

Having a blue aura before the normal super saiyan aura doesn't mean he got the aura of a god.

To make things simple since I'm watching Dragon Ball Super. Goku needs a combination of 5 people who have the blood of Super Saiyan before he had it so I think Trunks also need that too in order to achieve it.


Does the light novel tell of the passing of time during Itami's missions?

I believe that it is never told. However, it is possible to make a fair estimate, while keeping in mind that it was never like that in the manga.

In the anime and manga alike, Itami travels to the Elven forest from Coda village, so roughly 7-13 days, if they were able to make peaceful contact and even were able to learn basic rules of the language. The 7-13 here refers ro the time spent at Coda.

Travelling to the Elven forest would take roughly 1-2 days. The time they spent searching for survivors in Tuka's village adds 1.

When they return to Coda, presumably in a similar timeframe as when they travelled to Coda, the entire village began to evacuate, so roughly 1 day passed at the start.

It is mentioned that rain and several other problems were exhausting the villagers, so presuming that, we can add 2-3 days there. The fire dragon also arrived, so that would add half a day.

So while it is never revealed, I believe that roughly 13 - 21 days were spent in the Coda area. However, I seriously disregard against using the anime' timeline because there are multiple mistakes made while speeding up the sequence of events. But if you like, this is my estimate.


Where is the war against the Edo Tensei people being fought?

If we are to follow the images and information we are given. It should be somewhere in between the Lands of iron and an island in the Land of Lightning
This is the current ninja world map.

source of image

Below a piece of the tactic explanation showing a piece of map

Looking at the 3 borders in the tactics. Taking the angle shape, and the information that it is between the lands of iron and the floating turtle.

This would be the most logically location for it to be occurring


Why do the Human-looking Youkai obscure their eyes?

From this article on Japanese masks and their meanings:

  In ancient times, masks were used to portray creatures and characters
  during plays and rituals.

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

Noh plays in particular seem to be a common style source for masks worn by human-form youkai characters. Many of the fox, cat and other masks shown at festivals derive from Noh mask style and have been used to represent their respective creatures.

I've seen manga and anime that uses masks depicted in the more traditional style as portrayed in that article (particularly the Hannya and Oni masks), masks that are styled after Noh masks, and simple cloth coverings over the face.

I expect that in Natsume's Book of Friends, it's simply a stylistic choice by Yuki Midorikaw more than anything else to depict youkai in that manner.


Is there somewhere I can buy or bid on the whole Ragnarok Into the Abyss manga series?

The series is currently on on indefinite hiatus. In total there should be 10 volumes. The NA publisher Tokyopop went out of business, but you can probably still get the English version thru Madman Entertainment (UK/AU) or Chuang Yi (Singapore). You might also be able to find used copies on Ebay and other auction sites.


What are the differences between visual novel, eroge, gal game, and a dating sim?

All of these are closely related and many games would fall into more than one category. However, which word you choose places the emphasis on different aspects of the game. In any case, when it isn't important to be precise, these terms are often used interchangeably.

Eroge (エロゲ) is a Japanese shortening of "erotic game". These can also be called H-games. Native Japanese speakers sometimes use the term to describe games without any sexual content (e.g. Clannad), but in English this isn't really a correct use of the term. Eroge can be any game with sex scenes (also called H-scenes). This includes some games that are not traditionally included as visual novels or dating sims. For example, Kamidori Alchemy Meister is an example of a game without a great deal of visual novel content but which still qualifies as an eroge.

Visual Novel (ビジュアルノベル), often shortened to VN, is a general type of game with a lot of dialogue and minimal gameplay (usually the gameplay is reduced to just making choices at a few plot points to determine what route one enters). It may or may not involve any romance or sexual encounters. For example, Danganronpa could qualify as a visual novel, but probably not for any of the other categories here. A more canonical example would be Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, though purists will sometimes insist on calling it a "Sound Novel" as this is the official description. More on this in the related terms section. Calling something a visual novel emphasizes the "novel" aspect and suggests that there is at least some semblance of a story. It would not usually be used to describe eroge which are solely sex scenes.

Visual novel can also be used in a more technical way to describe games where the text is overlayed over the background as opposed to being presented in dialogue boxes. This distinction is more common among Japanese speakers than English speakers. In English usually people will abbreviate this as NVL, and games where the dialogue is in a box at the bottom of the screen are called ADV. Fate/Stay Night is an example of this style.

Dating Sims are a different category of game from Visual Novels. These games do feature gameplay, but the object of the gameplay is to get into a romantic relationship with a character from the game. The most familiar example is probably the Tokimeki Memorial series, though there are many other highly successful examples such as Love Plus. Unlike visual novels, the gameplay here can be fairly complex.

A galge (ギャルゲーム) or bishoujo game (美少女ゲーム, lit. "beautiful girl game") can be used to describe any game where a major part of the game is getting into and being in a relationship with one or more of the female characters (usually not at the same time). These are marketed at heterosexual males. It includes a lot of games that would be classified as dating simulators and a lot that would be classified as visual novels. Most games that would fit into this category would also fit into one of the other categories, though there are examples like Gal*Gun which probably can only fit as galge.

There are a lot of other closely related terms that could be used to describe these kinds of games. I'll describe these briefly here:

A Sound Novel is a type of visual novel. The term is a trademark by Chunsoft and emphasizes the sound aspects as opposed to visual aspects. Sound novels are actually older than visual novels but because of the trademark the term "visual novel" is the one that's stuck in the long term. For older games the distinction between the two is somewhat notable, but for most modern games there's basically no difference between the meaning of the two terms.
A Kinetic Novel is a type of visual novel without any gameplay at all. That includes things like making decisions for the protagonist. Because of the lack of any player input, the story is entirely preset and the player just reads through it without any input. These are quite close to ordinary novels with added graphics, sound, and typically more focus on dialogue. Planetarian would be an example of such a game. Kinetic novels are usually shorter than other visual novels, though there are exceptions to this like Higurashi.
An Otome Game (乙女ゲーム) is a game marketed to females. It is roughly synonymous with the term Bishounen game (美少年ゲーム), which is of course directly analagous to bishoujo game except now the characters are males rather than females. A well-known example is Hakuoki.
A nakige (泣きゲー, literally "crying game") is a type of visual novel where the story is designed to have an emotional impact on the player. Most games by studio Key are nakige (e.g. Clannad). A related but distinct term is utsuge (鬱ゲー, literally "depressing game"). Unlike nakige, which usually have happy endings (though they may be only after significant hardships), utsuge are usually not as positive. The distinction is difficult to explain, but after playing a couple of games in each genre you'll definitely know. Some notable examples of utsuge would be Saya's Song or recent Key work Rewrite.
A nukige (抜きゲー, literally "masturbation game") is a type of eroge which is almost solely focused on sexual content. As the name suggests, they're intended as pornographic material. It would be unusual to describe such games as visual novels.  These are the large majority of all eroge produced because they're easy to produce and still tend to sell well.

There are other terms but these are the ones that everyone should know when it comes to categorizing these sorts of games.


What is the soundtrack used when Yami and Asta are against Dante in Black Clover episode 167?

I did a search and found two SoundTracks but they seem to be similar
(Black Clover Ost II - 05 - Clash) Or
(Black Clover Ost II - 20 - Defeat)
I Hope this was Helpful


Are the honey-pickled apples from Spice and Wolf historically accurate?

According to The Joy of Pickling (see page 75 "Pickled Apples"), there is a recipe for Pickled Apples, which originates from the area around Russia; this recipe involves the whole apple, unlike most recipes that require the apples to be sliced.

Pickled Apples

  "Another Russian specialty, brined apples retain their
  crispness but acquire a flavor like that of sparkling
  wine."

Ingredients:

3    quarts water
1/4  honey
8    teaspoons pickling salt
2 or 3 handfulls of sour cherry leaves
4 to 6 sprigs of tarragon
3 pounds of small tart apples, such as Graventeins

  In a non reactive pot, bring to a boil water, honey,
  and salt, stirring to dissolve the salt. Let the brine
  cool.

  Spread some cherry leaves and 1 or 2 tarragon sprigs on the bottom of a 1-gallon jar, Add a layer of apples on their sides.

  3 should just fit. Layer more leaves, tarragon, and apples, and then repeat for a
  third layer. Top with the rest of the leaves and tarragon.

  Pour enough brine  over the apples to cover them  well. Push a freezerbag into the mouth of the jar and pour the remaining brine in to the bag.

  Seal the bag. Let stand at room temperature for 5 or 6 days, until fermentation slows.

  Remove the brine bag, cap the lid tightly and set in a dark place where the tempreature dosent rise above 50 degrees (use a fridge produces good results)

  Let the jar stand for 30 to 40 days befre eating the apples.

  After you open the jar, the apples will keep for at least a week in the fridge.

This Ukranian recipe details fermented apples to be a regional specialty of central Ukraine and are typically used as a relish or an accompaniment to roasts, poultry, and game.

  They are somewhat similar to apples cured in sauerkraut but of a more delicate flavor  although they are considered a delicacy by the old country gourmets, one has to be accustomed to them to enjoy their piquant taste. Ukrainian Canadian homemakers seldom, if ever, make the, but the recipe is worth preserving.  When trying this recipe, select undamaged apples of a good quality and tart in flavor.

Ingredients:

5 lb apples (select ripe, undamaged apples with a tart flavor.)
5 qts water
2 cups rye flour
4 tbsp sugar or honey
2 tsp salt

  Wash the apples thoroughly and remove the blossom ends.

  Place the apples in a crock. If cherry or currant leaves are available, arrange the apples and leaves in alternate layers.

  Bring the water to a boil. Pour half of the water over the flour and stir briskly until smooth.  Add the remaining water and strain the mixture.

  Stir in the salt and sugar.  Cool to lukewarm.  Pour over the apples, allowing enough liquid to rise several inches above the apples.

  Cover with a plate and weight down with a suitable weight to keep the apples completely submerged.  Keep at room temperature for 1 week and then store them.

  It will take 5 to 8 weeks for the apples to ferment, depending on the variety used.  During the process of fermentation, a scum will form on the surface.

  It should be removed and the plate washed as often as necessary. Store in a cold place.


Oda answered this question himself in Volume 36, chapter 342. Nami's breast grew so much, because she was still young and in her growth phase. Especially with the two years timeskip, they had plenty of time to grow!

Reader: Good day, Oda-sensei. You know, that Nami-chan is so gorgeous!!! That beauty, that figure! I'm already swooning ♡ By the way, when you compare her to the Nami-chan in Volume 1, haven't her breasts grown somewhat? by Saori-chan
Oda: Yep. I get this a lot. But when you consider that she's only 18, she's still in her growth phase. She's got more room to grow! I'll give it my best!! (←?) And Robin's only 28! I'll give it my best!! (←?)

After I ended up reading more of the SBS answers, more measurements were revealed. So as we are all curious as to the question how much they have grown, I will additionally post those in the answer, Nami's sizes!
In Volume 6, chapter 49 Nami's Bust/Waist/Hip (BWH) measurements are revealed to be 86/57/86.

Reader: When the question came up about Nami's measurements, you promised to tell us sometime. So when are you going to tell us?!!
Oda: Hehe. I have made a friend that comes in quite handy for this. His eye is quite accurate. It's the "weird chef", who can tell a girl's measurements with just one look, Sanji-san!!
Sanji: Shitty guy! I'm not "weird"!! It's "love", I'm a "cook who loves"!! Oh but, you called me. I get it, leave it to me. Nami-san's cute, isn't she. She also has style to match. Now, let's take a look... B 86! W 57! H 86! No doubt about it!! But she's so cuuuuute. She's definitely a thief. But I still like her!!

Later in Volume 37, chapter 353, which was still before the timeskip, it was revealed that her bust size had grown to 95, making her new BWH measurements 95/55/85.

Reader: Hi, Oda-sensei! In Volume 36 you were saying that Nami's breasts had grown in size from years ago, so what are her 3 sizes now? I'd bet that every man in the country is dying to know this, so don't hold out on us!

Nami: Height 169 B 95 W 55 H 85. Robin: Height 188 B 99 W 59 H 89

Later, in Volume 42, chapter 406, which was again before the timeskip, Oda confirmed that Nami's and Robin's breasts were I cups.

Reader: I am "Sogeking-ko", a proponent of all healthy young boys everywhere! Healthy young boys of this country!! Remember the question in the SBS of Volume 41, asking about Nami-san's cup size?! According to my rotoscopic vision, Nami-san's under bust size is 65. So her regular bust size of 95 would make her an I cup!!! (donnn) That's HUGE!!! I'm a D cup... Boys... can you accept this answer??
Oda: Well, I must say I received a lot of answers to this question from my female readers. Thank you for your detailed and in-depth explanations. But you know, the boys aren't gonna read any of these complicated, difficult answers, so I'm just gonna report on the most common result! Nami and Robin are I cups. Wow.

Finally, in Volume 69, chapter 686, after the timeskip, her new size were revealed to be 98/58/88, J cup. It seems like she had grown a bit more. I wonder when her growth phase will end.

Reader: About the mystery of Nami-san's New World bust size from volume 66, I would like to provide my opinion as an employee at LADIES' INNER. Nami-san's bust size is most likely a "J Cup". There is a possibility that she may have even grown bigger than this. ...If my calculations are correct, her band measurement is 63cm, and her bust is 98cm. If we were to use these measurements, she would end up being a "K"; however, right now in Japan, there is no such thing as a "K" cup. She'd have to order from overseas. Oui, in other words, non-standardized!!! Well, personally, I'd say that Nami-san is a "Nami Cup". (Boiing)
P.N. Shimizu Chageburo's secret fan
(Translator's Note- LADIES' INNER is a Japanese female underwear chain store.)
Oda: Alright. Boys, the day has finally come. This fire that readers started on volume 66. Thank you all for submitting these countless letters. Sanji-kun! Has your nosebleed stopped yet!? Now, give them the presentation!
Sanji: Yeah... sorry about last time. So it's Nami-san and Robin-chan's current 3 sizes, right? They did in fact grow in size, but don't be tricked!! In these 2 years, what really improved is their "sexiness"!
Nami- B: 98 (J Cup), W: 58, H: 88
Robin- B: 100 (J Cup), W: 60, H: 90

Disclaimer: I am no expert on women's sizes and measurements, so if I had made a wrong interpretation somewhere, please forgive me.


Is there a different voice actress singing the same ending for each arc?

Yes.
From Wikipedia,

The ending theme is "Fukashigi no Karte" (不可思議のカルテ), with each arc using versions by Asami Seto (Mai Sakurajima), Yurika Kubo (Kaede Azusagawa), Nao Tōyama (Tomoe Koga), Atsumi Tanezaki (Rio Futaba), Maaya Uchida (Nodoka Toyohama), and Inori Minase (Shoko Makinohara) under their character names.


How many times Vegeta has surpassed Goku in power?

Vegeta has surpassed Goku on a few occasions! Only for a short duration though. Here is a list of all the times Vegeta surpassed Goku.Android Saga(When Vegeta First turns SSJ): It was mentioned by Picollo when Vegeta turned SSJ that he was notably stronger than Goku. This was the same time Goku was infected with the heart virus. Cell Games(Post HTC): Once Vegeta and Future Trunks came out of the HTC just before Goku went in with Gohan, Vegeta was obviously stronger than Goku then.Battle of Gods(vs Beerus): This is notably the highest margin by which Vegeta has surpassed Goku. Base Vegeta was definitely as stronger or weaker than Base Goku at this time. The SSJ2 transformation is a 100 times multiplier while the SSJ3 is a 400 times multiplier. Vegeta surpassing the same with his rage boost, made him a lot stronger than SSJ3 Goku.6 Months of training with Whis: We do not know this to a certainty, however, it was stated by Goku once he went to Beerus's world to train with Whis that Vegeta might be as strong or possibly even stronger than him. Rematch against Goku Black(Note: Kaioken is not considered here because it is a special technique): While Goku was mastering the mafuba, Vegeta trained in the HTC and surpassed Goku. Vegeta overwhelmed Black until he converted his ki blade to a scythe.(Black was slower, yet his power had surpassed Vegeta's again). Also, note that this might not be very accurate because we see Goku pushing back a holy wrath from  Merged Zamasu and fighting him on his own while Future Trunks(SSJ Rage)+SSJB Vegeta together struggled to push back a beam attack from Merged Zamasu. My only explanation for the same is that Goku got a Zenkai Boost which made him as strong as Vegeta was by the end of this arc.


Why did Lelouch call it the "United States of Japan"?

TL;DR:

It is used as an artifact to show Lelouch's interest in freedom and democracy and all that stuff we usually associate with the "United States" image. And I am not talking about USA. In our world, there are/were a lot of countries that used the term "United States" in their name.

Long version:

In Code Geass universe, there are no USA (now I am talking about THAT stars and stripes real world nation).

   the duke of Britannia bribed Benjamin Franklin to betray Washington, and the rebellion failed.

Then Britannia loses the british isles, and relocates to the New World.

   in 1807 AD, Elisabeth III is captured by a revolutionary militia and is forced to abdicate. She and her knights move Britannia into the new world.

But Japan has massive sources of Sakuradite, a scarce resource in the west.

   Sakuradite is known since the middle ages, but its too scarce in the west. Marco Polo in his travels learns that Japan has huge deposits, and this knowledge spreads in the west.

So in order to fuel the war machine, it is vital for Britannia to hold unto Japan.

Since Britannia holds (at the time of R2) almost all of the world and it is a monarchic Empire, Lelouch wants to declare at the same time his rejection of the government system of his father, and his intent with building a free nation.


If a Pokémon trainer loses a gym badge can they get it replaced?

for the first question
In the first season ep75 "Bad To The Bone!" a guy named Soto has lost all of his badges to Team Rocket saying "All our struggles and sacrifices were for nothing", meaning he can't just go and claim his badges were stolen, but in the 5th season ep45 "Why Wynaut!" after Ash's badges were stolen Clair the gym leader tells him "If you report that your badges were stolen I'm sure they'll be reissued in time", coming from a gym leader it must be true, so the situation in "Bad to the Bone" is different since it's may not be in time, given that in Ash journey he lost his badges three months before the league started and in Soto situation it's a matter of a day or two.

for the second question
In the episode "Bad to the Bone!" after Team Rocket had stolen the badges from Soto, Jessie saying "I've finally got my very own set of badges, now I can enter the Pokemon League Competition and prove ... " and the whole Team Rocket plot to steal the badges was to enter the Pokemon League, saying it's enough to enter.  Although in ep77 "Round One Begin!" Ash is been asked by a clerk in the Pokemon Village an identification to register the Pokemon League and Ash gives her his Pokedex it's been clear since ep2 that the Pokedex serves as an ID too, so if a person will give an ID with his badges it will be enough although he may steal them as proved from "Bad to the Bone" episode.


You are asking two questions. Number one is...

  Why is being a Dragon Slayer a big deal?

And Number Two is...

  Why does being a Dragon Slayer seem to make the situation worse?

Dragon Slayers are a unique type of people who utilize a form of Lost Magic, Dragon Slayer Magic. It was a big deal that Laxus was a dragon slayer because...

  It is uncommon for someone to utilise a lost magic or to be a Dragon Slayer and for Natsu it could have been a perfect opportunity to ask if he had been raised by a dragon and if he knew where Igneel was.

Your other question however why does a dragon slayer seem to make a situation worse. I am going to answer this question based on the Fighting Festival Arc. I am not sure what you mean but ill tack a guess at this...

Dragon Slayers did not make the situation worse, they simply could not help due to Frieds Jutsu Shiki which prevented Natsu, Gajeel and The Master from participating in the carnival and freeing the girls who were turned to stone by Ever Green.


How did Latias transform in Pokémon Heroes?

According to Bulbapedia, in the Pokémon Adventures manga, Latias is also able to appear as a human by using its ability to refract light. This is consistent with its Pokédex entry in the Sapphire game:

  The POKéMON enfolds its body with its down and refracts light to alter its appearance.


Why does Askeladd laugh when Thorkell joins Canute's side?

It's true that there was nothing humourous about the scene in the general sense, because in this scene Askeladd's laughing is the classic ironic laugh. It's that kind of laugh that an antagonist-type character usually makes, like when a small-fry character makes a brave stand and unexpectedly wins. He sees the irony in the fact that the crybaby weakling prince suddenly becomes the calculating cool calm character who got Thorkell to follow him and can't help but laugh, it's that kind of laugh.


How does the NerveGear fallback battery work?

Lets say the magnetron indeed has a power requirement of 1kW (I never tried, so I might be off with this value and 1kW is not enough to burn a brain. On the other hand, I guess it also depends on the duration the magnetron is turned on.)

Lets also say a mobile(-ish) battery of 50V is used (I do have to pick some value, right).

P = V * I , so it would draw 1000W / 50V = 20A.

Now, lets say a brain is fried in 1 minute (maybe this assumption is too high: if it takes too long the 'immediate dying' effect would be gone? Although some agony is a pro in the eyes of an evil mastermind)

So this battery for example (disclaimer: first one I found; I do not own stock for this company) seems to be sufficient. As it should be able to power it for about 1 hour (19.5Ah)...
It is a bit heavy with its 8.8kg, but we do probably not need power for one hours, so a smaller battery should be sufficient, weighing a lot less.

So in short the answer is (with these crude estimates and calculations): Yes it is possible to power a (mobile-ish, the magnetron you linked to did not look too mobile as well) device with our current technology.

I did not read the manga or anime, but I guess the complete system needs to be scaled down to match the description and fit in a helmet...


What happened to the art style in Fairy Tail?

After episode 175 the production studio changed from A-1 Pictures & Satelight to A-1 Pictures & Bridge.

Character designer change, before episode 175 character design was done by 'Aoi Yamamoto' after that by 'Shinji Takeuchi' and 'Toshihiko Sano'.

Art director change, before episode 175 character design was done by 'Junko Shimizu' after that by 'Shigeru Morimoto'.

If you are interested in the rest of the staff check out this page for everything before episode 175, and this page for everything after 175.

The new animation places emphasis on the special attacks, fast-paced scenes, overall story's color, clarity, and fluidity. Some people will like the change some don't. Here is a video that shows some differences with character design.


According to the author1, he is based on Kawakami Gensai, a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who was executed by the Meiji Government.

Not having seen the series nor being familiarized with the Gensai's story, I cannot tell you how much of it is based on samurai's story and how much of it is fiction.

1: *Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2003). "The Secret Life of Characters (1) Himura Kenshin". Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 1. Viz Media. p. 56. ISBN 1-59116-220-3.


Why is it that Beerus and Whis know Frieza but not Buu?

In Dragon Ball Super, as well as Battle of the Gods, Beerus did not know about Majin Buu. The manga has not given a definitive answer as to why they don't know each other, but we can narrow down the potential answers.

In an interview, Akira Toriyama has stated that contrary to Supreme Kai's statement about Bibidi creating Buu, Buu has actually been around since the beginning of time. Bibidi just knew how to wake up Buu from his long slumber.

We also know that gods aren't born as gods in Dragon Ball. They obtain the god title after training and fulfilling their duties. Thus we know that Buu existed before Beerus became a god.

This means that Beerus not knowing Buu can be attributed to any of the possibilities below -

Beerus and Buu never met each other - possible due to the excessive amount of time they spend asleep.
Beerus might have met Buu, but in kid Buu form. He has never seen Mr. Buu before.
There was no reason to meet. Beerus destroys planets to maintain the balance of the universe. With Buu also destroying planets, he essentially did Beerus' job for him.

We also know that Beerus sealed Old Supreme Kai into that sword. During that time, Buu was also asleep, so there was no chance for Beerus to meet Buu during that time.

We should also note that Old Kai described Buu as more evil than Beerus while Beerus was more powerful than Buu. It's possible that Beerus didn't need to seek Buu for a challenge if he was already stronger than him.


What is the name of the song that plays at 5:28 in Noragami Aragoto episode 8?

Assuming you're talking about the piece that plays right when Manabu shows up, this is "M03" from the Noragami Aragoto OST (disc 2, track 10; only found on the second version, not the first version). Here is a 15-second extract from the beginning of the piece.


Which anime series was the first to be aired on Japanese TV?

I assumed you mean first TV series anime.

  Mighty Atom became the first popular anime television series in 1963. Contrary to popular belief, Atom was not the first anime series broadcast in Japan; that honor falls to Otogi Manga Calendar, which began broadcasting in 1962.

From Otogi Manga Calendar Wikipedia Page

  Otogi Manga Calendar (おとぎマンガカレンダー Otogi Manga Calendar?) was a black and white Japanese anime series aired from 1961 to 1964. It was the first anime series ever televised.

Sorry if I understood your question wrongly.

Source:
Y!A: What was the first anime ever aired in Japan?
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Is there any connection between Otonashi and the first NPC?

Theoretically, no. It's true that Kanade arrived before Otonashi and Otonashi died in the real world before Kanade (because Otonashi's heart went to Kanade), but I think this question never received a response from Key.


Why do the MISAKA Sisters narrate everything they say?

The sisters were created with suppressed emotions, as these were completely useless for the experiment. The lack of understanding their emotions and the shared memory causes them to miss any self-identity, thus they refer to themselves in the third person.

I don't know why Last Order says Misaka twice, maybe it's just because of her own personality because she's only 10 years old.


What is the target demographic of Yuki Yuna is a Hero?

The light novel Washio Sumi wa Yūsha de Aru, which is set in the same universe 2 years prior and is the prequel of the anime, targets the seinen demographic. The seinen demographic includes males from 17 years of age and above. It can be safe to assume that the anime Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru is for the same demographic as the light novel.

The show is also broadcast at late night on the primary channel MBS and other channels, at as early as 22:00 and as late as 03:00 late night. The late night showing of the anime implies that it is at least for young adults and not for tween girls as the introduction might have suggests.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru: Washio Sumi wa Yūsha de Aru's target demographic
Seinen definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinen_manga
TV schedule: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv195090725


Was the Dragon Half manga ever translated?

The seven-volume Dragon Half manga was never licensed or officially localized in English. The OVA only consisted of two episodes (previously by ADV Films, now currently by DiscoTek Media). Those two episodes persist as the only animated versions of the series.


Is the Mewtwo in Detective Pikachu a Mewtwo we know?

Spoilers ahead.

Haven't watched the movies or anime, but I play the games, and according to this article, this Mewtwo

   is the same Mewtwo that appeared in the original Pokemon anime and movie two decades ago. The movie referred to here is Pokémon: The First Movie. This was the Mewtwo from the Kanto region which escaped Team Rocket.


Does the Parasyte story and/or manga continue after the anime?

According to Japanese Wikipedia, the Parasyte anime adapted the whole 64 chapters (10 volumes) of the manga, as such:

  stage:1  - chapter 1-2
  stage:2  - chapter 3-4
  stage:3  - chapter 5-7
  stage:4  - chapter 7-9
  stage:5  - chapter 10-12
  stage:6  - chapter 12-14
  stage:7  - chapter 14-17
  stage:8  - chapter 17-20
  stage:9  - chapter 20-22
  stage:10 - chapter 23-25
  stage:11 - chapter 26-28
  stage:12 - chapter 29-31
  stage:13 - chapter 32-34
  stage:14 - chapter 34-36
  stage:15 - chapter 37-39
  stage:16 - chapter 40-44
  stage:17 - chapter 44-47
  stage:18 - chapter 47-49
  stage:19 - chapter 50-52
  stage:20 - chapter 53-55
  stage:21 - chapter 55-57
  stage:22 - chapter 57-60
  stage:23 - chapter 61-62
  final stage - chapter 63-64

The storyline and the content are basically the same with most modifications related to cosmetic only (e.g. time period and character appearance).

However, there's a new spin-off manga called Parasyte Reversi which debuted in March 2018.


What is this manga about a male high schooler who just ridiculously excels at everything?

Sounds like you could be talking about Sakamoto desu ga?. Here's the blurb from MAL:

  First year high school student Sakamoto isn't just cool, he's the coolest! Almost immediately after starting school, he began attracting everyone's attention. The girls love him, and most of the boys resent him. There's even a boy in the class who works as a model, but who is constantly upstaged by Sakamoto! No matter what tricks the other boys try to play on him, Sakamoto always manages to foil them with ease and grace. Though Sakamoto may seem cool and aloof, he helps others when asked, such as in the case of the boy in his class who was being constantly bullied. No matter what difficulties Sakamoto encounters, he moves through his high school life with confidence and class!


Do you remember when Orochimaru had been discovered by the Third Hokage while he was experimenting on people1? That's what he was researching: a technique for immortality.

It's called 不屍転生 (Fushi Tensei) or literally Living Corpse Reincarnation and allows Orochimaru to transfer his soul into his  prey's body and take possession of it.

He researches this because as he says, he wants to learn all the existing techniques, but since that is impossible for a person with a normal lifespan, he develops this technique in order to have more time.

The problem with this technique is that each host lasts around 3 years, so he needs to find another one after that. If he could find a perfect container he could stay in it for a full lifetime, but he would need to find another one again anyways after that.

1: Chapter 122 in Naruto, Volume 14


How Naruto can be a jinchuuriki if his mother is still alive?

What you need to remember is that the Infinite Tsukuyomi and Limited Tsukuyomi are very advanced illusions trapping people in a dream world where everything is possible and it is designed to make them happy. One of Naruto's dreams is to have his parent's with him so while in this illusion it does not matter that in reality his mother would be killed by the removal of the tailed beast because the illusion would prevent that from happening.

Remember it is just an illusion designed to trap the victim with their own happiness.


As usual, Oda Eiichiro has a "creative" explanation for that too! Oda blatantly disobeys the Laws of our world in One Piece.

In SBS Volume 44, when asked how Sanji could beat Jabra by heating his leg, without burning it, Oda's response was:

  Sanji's leg is not hot!! His heart was burning so much hotter!!

If asked your question, he would probably say something like:

  Learning Haki, spending 2 years chased by Okamas, and being separated from ladies, especially Nami-san and Robin-chan, has made his heart burn much hotter!!! Even water cannot extinguish his burning heart!!!

I know, it doesn't feel satisfying, but this is how Oda-sensei's "explanations" usually are!


Why did Lancer prepare his Noble Phantasm during his first fight with Archer?

Lancer was specifically ordered to scout out the other masters and determine their Servants' strengths by fighting them to a draw.  He couldn't expect to get a proper measure of Saber or Archer's strength, who were going to some lengths to hide their abilities—indeed, both Saber and Archer were going on about how their "true" weapon could be anything, but they weren't going to bother revealing it—, unless he tried to force their hands.  In a battle between Servants, this pretty much always requires the use of their most powerful Noble Phantasms.  While use of his Noble Phantasm could result in the deaths of either Saber or Archer, it seems likely that either the Command limited the potency of the attack, or that the vagueness of "find out their strengths" allowed him a bit of a loophole against such secretive opponents.  A Command not to kill them would seem likely to interfere with a Noble Phantasm to some extent, perhaps giving the opponent just enough wiggle room to avoid death (but not necessarily a severe injury, such as with Saber).

According to the TypeMoon wikia:

  Contrary to his legendary battle prowess, his fighting in the Fifth Holy Grail War is extremely limited. Fighting several Servants to a draw, he will never start a fight on his own. Even if he gains a full chance to kill an opponent, he is to merely observe and is given no authority to attack. He can only go all out against an opponent during their second encounter due to the Command Spell, so his first true "battle without any binds" is against Archer. Without anything binding him, his strikes are much faster and harder to see than in the previous battle. The only way Archer is able to keep up with him in direct combat compared to the previous fight is due to the experience of previously fighting him.

Recall that Lancer was initially attacking Shirou before Saber had been summoned.  Shirou was simply an outside witness, and by Rin's commentary this was strictly disallowed, and so it was completely natural that Servants would disengage from their own fights to eliminate the witness.  Once Saber is summoned, Lancer backs off and waits for Saber to come to him and force the combat (thought he doesn't seem to have problems with trying to provoke his opponents).  For the preceding fight with Archer, we do not know exactly how it was initiated.  We are introduced to the fight already in progress from Shirou's perspective.


Did Saitama's serious punch physically touch this character?

Nope, it was simply the shockwave that hit him.

Boros hits Saitama with his Trump card from far away and Saitama does the same with his own trump card from far. So, it's just the shockwave from Saitama's punch.


Before Tobi/Madara fought Konan, why no one tried to attack him while he's transporting himself?

The main reason is simply because they did not know he materialized when he "dissapeared".  The first time that the Eight man squad ran into tobi, Kakashi along with everyone else hypothesized hat he could erase himself from existence.

What your missing out is, the only reason why someone would try to attack him during that split time frame is if they understand/discover the secret behind his Jutsu.

It would seem that tobi was adept at screwing around with people, he was a master at manipulation and psychological warfare. That's how we won Sasuke and Nagato over, and almost made Naruto to rethink his perspective. He used a bit of Classical conditioning on his opponents, think about it this way, tobi would usually always stick around until the opponent was worn out from attacking him and missing, at that point, doubts will arise after missing so many times. Trying to hit him while he's warping away would seem to elicit the exact same result. And even thou that was not the actual case, it logically seemed that way. And for a majority of the series it worked for him.


What is the dance in the third Nisemonogatari OP?

It's based on bon odori, the dancing at O-bon festivals. O-bon is a holiday in Japan that takes place towards the end of summer. All the "summer festivals" in anime where people dress in yukata and go eat yakisoba and scoop goldfish and watch fireworks are O-bon festivals.

Here is a video that shows some people doing bon-odori. The video description offers some facts about the dancing:

  Bon Odori (盆踊り), meaning simply Bon dance is a style of dancing performed during Obon. Originally a Nenbutsu folk dance to welcome the spirits of the dead, the style of celebration varies in many aspects from region to region. Each region has a local dance, as well as different music. The music can be songs specifically pertinent to the spiritual message of Obon, or local min'yo folk songs. Consequently, the Bon dance will look and sound different from region to region. Hokkaidō is known for a folk-song known as "Soran Bushi." The song "Tokyo Ondo" takes its namesake from the capital of Japan. "Gujo Odori" in Gujō, Gifu prefecture is famous for all night dancing. "Goshu Ondo" is a folk song from Shiga prefecture. Residents of the Kansai area will recognize the famous "Kawachi ondo." Tokushima in Shikoku is very famous for its "Awa Odori," or "fool's dance," and in the far south, one can hear the "Ohara Bushi" of Kagoshima.

Of course, Tsukihi is well known as a yukata freak who joined the tea ceremony club just to have an excuse to wear a yukata at school, and bon odori is often done in yukata. (You can even kind of see how the movements of the dance, which mostly involve the hands and arms, are adapted to the leg-restricting nature of the garment.) So that's why her opening features her doing bon odori.


How come meat doesn't turn into spirit particles?

It's true that the meat or other ingredients used in food are obtained by killing monsters. I must clear the assumption that the monsters don't turn into spirit energy and disappear.

They do disappear.

The meat that is used for cooking is actually an item drop from those monsters. Which means that only the monsters that drop such items can be used for cooking.
In the first season of Log Horizon for instance, they started hunting Imperial Forest Boars for food. The meat obtained from that is actually an item drop. However, the wiki also says that a chef class player can also harvest the monster for more meat but how exactly is it done is not explained.
It might be possible that the monster just drops more meat when a chef class player kills it.


Where/whom did Madara donate his right eye?

Madara did in fact give his eyes to Nagato. (Chapter 606 Page 16 ~)


Why does Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while other Jinchuriki don't?

Many times throughout the series Naruto did manifest a cloak in the same way so the other hosts:

When he fought Sasuke at the Valley of the End, 1-Tail Cloak
When he fought Orichimaru after the time-skip, 3 Tail Cloak
When he was fighting Pain after Hinata got attacked, 4-9 Tail Cloak

What is different for him, is that he is a Sage, and to my knowledge, none of the other hosts are Sages. After he learned Sage mode AND reflected on his inner evil, he gained that form; see the fight with Pain, he was using Sage mode then.

Based on all of this, I think that this is something 'unique' to him (except that his father can do it too...) because of him combining Sage training and Kyuubi's power.


Short answer: There is little or no canonical love from either Killua or Gon toward the other. If any kind of love is to be clearly deduced, it should be regarded as platonic or brotherly.

Longer answer: From childhood, Killua was deprived of the experience of having friends. He met Canary, a guardian of the Zoldyck estate, and wished to be her friend, but she disciplined herself to not have any personal feelings for her employers (Killua included).

Fast-forward to the Hunter Exam, and Killua meets Gon, quickly discovering that he wants a friendly relationship with him (attempting to sever the ties to his former life as an assassin). In this case, you have to understand that Killua doesn't know how to behave around friends. He does his best to be himself, but he doesn't want to push Gon away. Even in a relationship as simple (to you and me) as friendship, Killua doesn't know how to manage his feelings.

As a result, personally, I would say that Killua just shares a really, really strong best-friend relationship with Gon, and feels a personal need to protect Gon, which can appear romantic at times. Gon, being the nutty lil' boy he is, also tends to express his friendship in odd ways...

Now, taking all this into consideration... It doesn't honestly seem like there is any romantic relationship between them (though the mangaka seems to have thrown in a few choice lines to tease fans with).

In the latest episodes you mention, Killua does have some very odd lines.

He states that if he asks Gon what he means by "Let's go!", then he "won't be able to go back." This sounds a bit lovey at first, but I think Killua is honestly more worried about Gon, almost like a brother might be. He understands the rage Gon holds within, and is deeply worried that Gon might be headed down a spiral of destruction. With good reason:

Sadly, though, asking about something like that could almost seem like a betrayal; remember that Killua doesn't want to do anything that would endanger his friendship with Gon.

So while I think it's important to recognize that there is no canonical love in play (at least in the anime, I haven't read past the manga's equivalent of episode 115), I think their relationship is designed in such a way to make us ask this kind of question. Their relationship is far from simple, and that's probably one of the things that makes it so compelling.


Manga or manhwa about a guy moving to Korea

It's Very, Very Sweet!

Or, it is if I recall correctly.

I actually had volume one, but lost it -- and I was looking it up [what you put] on google images and BAM-

the cover!

  The Japanese boy, Tsuyoshi, is a restless troublemaker whose severely strict grandfather has finally been given the reins to crack down on him. His grandfather sends him on a quest to find the roots of their ancestry. The family names' roots brings him to Korea where his taxi driver, a chatty energetic girl named Very (Be-Ri), passes out on him. Despite an ugly first encounter, the two later grow close and learn to respect each other's differences...


No, for two reasons:

1) "Old age" is not a cause of death. "Dying of old age" indicates when a person dies from some natural cause.

2) Following #1, you can only specify when a person will die if it's within 23 days.

  Rule XXVII

  If you write, "die of disease" for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar).

  This is called the 23-day rule.

However, the very next rule makes it clear that it's possible to write a cause of death which allows the victim to live much longer than 23 days.

  Rule XXVIII

  If you write, "die of disease" like before with a specific disease’s name, but without a specific time, if it takes more than 24 days for the human to die the 23-day rule will not take effect and the human will die at an adequate time depending on the disease.

Therefore, you could write someone's name in the Death Note, with the cause of death being a disease that takes decades to develop. This would essentially make the victim immune to the Death Note, while still allowing them to live out a long life (assuming they would have lived a long life anyways).

Keep in mind that this cannot be used to extend someone's life, as the victim will still die at the end of their original lifespan.

  Rule LVII

  In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life-span. Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life-span, the victim will die before the set time.


Based on Goku's and Freiza's double K.O. I think it can be concluded that SSJB Goku is as strong as Golden Freiza. Goku on the other hand,  has the ability to stack kaioken *20 on top of SSJB which would make him significantly stronger than Freiza and UI Goku manhandled toppo and dyspo like it was nothing. Toppo is stronger than SSJB Goku and Dyspo is almost at the level of SSJG Goku. So I think it's fair to assume Goku is stronger than Freiza.


Why does Ganta have hexagons around his blast?

This isn't really explained in the show. As you can see, in the image below, the Branch of Sins manifestation is based on the power of the user.

However, if we take Episode 1 into consideration, we can see that Wretched Egg attacks Ganta and kills off his class mates. This is also what seems to be when Ganta should be receiving his powers. In that case, since Wretched Egg's powers have the hexagonal patterns around his/her abilities, then this would explain why Ganta has the same design, since Ganta got his abilities from Wretched Egg.


Your anime might be: Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Firstly it was aired in Toonami in 2002, so it fits the initial bill.

Then in the wikipedia page, The plot section has this one specific fragment:

  As they encounter Gundam pilots who had come in contact with the Dark
  Gundam, Domon and Rain learn of its unique cellular properties to
  regenerate, multiply, and evolve by infecting organic matter and
  causing violent behavior in living things.

So we know that this anime is about mechas and there is a virus thing, namely the Dark Gundam, that has abilities to corrupt organic matter and evolve in/with it (or something along those lines).

Then as I searched for footage of the anime, I came upon this video of the first episode which in its first seconds shows the character going through a circle in order to wear a suit, just like you also told.

I'm not sure about the meeting part, for I haven't watched it, but as for everything else you've told, it's a dead giveaway.


Does the Bleach anime stick to the manga's plot?

The anime pretty much stick to the manga, except of course during the filler arcs. The filler arcs are the Bounto Arc, Third Squad New Captain Amagai Shuusuke, Zanpakutou Rebellion, and the Gotei 13 Invading Army arc. There are also occasionally filler episodes among the canon arcs. A detailed comparison is available on Bleach Wiki.


What's the name of this movie with a sandman?

It is Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer. I highly recommend Urusei Yatsura, but I would urge you to watch the TV series before even beginning to think about enjoying this movie... or not. This movie kinda stands on its own, but not knowing the characters is kinda sad.

The most convincing proof is this Youtube video, it starts right where the group lifts off the planet and they see what you described.

Here is part of the synopsis from IMDb:

  However, when they get a ways above the city, everyone is shocked to see that the province of Tomobiki-cho is on a circular disc on the back of a turtle, floating through space. The group also zooms in under the disc, noting that there are two giant statues holding it up on the turtle's back: one of Onnsen-Mark, the other of Sakurambo, Sakura's uncle (who she noted had seemed to disappear recently).

Here is the fat dream man.

Here is the oddly shaped world and a statue.


What does Ikumi mean by "Sand that looks like it's from Koshien"?

Koshien Stadium is the site of the finals of two national baseball tournaments for high schoolers in Japan (referred to as "Spring Koshien" and "Summer Koshien"). Making it to Koshien means that your team is extremely successful, one of the best in the country. Making it to either of these is a dream for many Japanese high schoolers who play baseball. Players who make it to Koshien often have successful professional careers after high school. In addition the sand from Koshien is literally a sacred object in Shintoism (there is a shrine outside the stadium). Losing teams at Koshien are allowed to take a bag of the sand home as a souvenir, which is to teach them the value of earnest effort even in defeat and supposedly holds life lessons.

As such, for many Japanese high schoolers, Koshien (and anything associated to it, especially the sand) is something of a dream. Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan, and these tournaments are famous enough that almost every Japanese person would know them and understand this reference.

For a sports-fan like Ikumi, this seems like a perfect present. The fake Koshien sand is actually quite cheap, but it seems valuable given the history and tradition.


Where did these songs appear in Black Rock Shooter?

No Scared is the opening to Black Rock Shooter: The Game (on PSP).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnATga1UdHg


Has Crocodile already "awakened" his Devil Fruit Power?

From how I see it and how it's described in the series, the awakening is the ability to manipulate the environment e.g. Doflamingo's awakening. Like when Kuzan and Sakasuki went at it on punk hazard and permanently changed the weather.

Another example is when Crocodile turned everything around him into the sand during his second fight with Luffy (Mizu Luffy)(Chp 201). Also, there are the times Crocodile talks about "utilizing your devil fruit better"(Chp 178) or being "a different breed of pirate"(Chp 178) though this may just be Crocodile being cocky. He seems to have a vast knowledge of devil fruit awakenings anyway as he was the one who informed us about the jailer beasts being awakened and even told us the effects had on them.(Chp 544)

Also, once he was defeated, it started to rain again(Chp 210), and though many people say "Oh, Smoker used the dance powder on Crocodiles ship" or "Crocodile used the dance powder another place to keep it from raining", but Smoker specifically said to Hina that he didn't (Chp 212) and that would have to be perfect timing so I think Crocodile is awakened and can keep his devil fruits weakness away.


What is the Capture Level of Hungri-la Bird?

According to Toriko wiki its Capture Level is 3.


Could Eri restore the One for All quirk to All Might?

That's a highly speculated topic in the fan base. Since we don't know much about both quirks, we can only judge from what we know.

Since Eri was able to restore wounds on Izuku, we can say that she can restore All Might's wound too. Eri can even rewind someone to their non-existence which, of course, means death.
We know that quirk bullets can make a person quirkless. It's also important to note that these bullets only change your quirk status, not the whole body.

Thus, you can assume that with experiments or by risking All Might, Eri can reverse him to a previous state where he is at his "might".

Now, these are my own thoughts. I think Eri can reverse All Might's quirk because of how One for All works. If a One for All user passes the quirk to someone else, what's left are just the embers. So, I think she can only restore those embers but not his power.

Eri's quirk is the most broken quirk we ever know. I think the mangaka knows this too so he won't use her because of this. It can destroy every buildup the manga has ever done.


The reason is that Toneri is not dead.

He just went into self imposed exile, and he also makes an appearance in Boruto anime series.
When he sees a comet passing into a constellation, he predicts that Boruto will play a key role in the fateful events to come.


What is the name of the song Alex sings?

According to MAL, the track is called With You (featuring Alex Bendetto) by Mamiko Noto.


How long before the events of Dragon Ball were the balls last used?

Well, there is no concrete information about when and how the dragonballs were used before the story in the manga began. The only info i know we got is from the first chapters, where Bulma explains to Goku what dragonballs are and why is she collecting them.

She also mentions then that the last person who used the dragonballs wished to become a king and after that the dragonballs disappeared for few centuries.

Bulma found a dragonball in her basement and since nobody knew what it was, she started to research it and stumbled  on a story about them. That is basically how the story started( all this is referenced in the first chapter of DragonBall).


Are there different types of sage modes?

Yes there are different types of sage mode, depending on summons. But I think you're asking if there is like an evil sage mode. Well...to put in similarity terms: No. Sage mode is basically the opposite of when Naruto loses control over his tailed beast. You have to be in perfect control, and if you're not, you become literally an animal or stone, not some rampaging demon. Now this doesn't mean that Sage mode is only reserved for good guys. It really depends on the summon. If the summon you use is evil and wants to teach you sage mode for your evil reasons, by all means you can do that. Like Kabuto....and Orochimaru....


How did Goku and Vegeta alone end up on Earth?

At the same time Planet Plant (AKA Planet Vegeta) was being destroyed, Goku was being sent to a planet called Earth in order to kill all of it's inhabitants and then sell it to Frieza.
Vegeta and Nappa were on another planet and Frieza told them that a huge meteor fell on their planet and destroyed it. That's how Goku and Vegeta survived.
So that's make the survivors

Goku
Vegeta
Nappa
Raditz, Goku's older brother. It wasn't revealed how he survived.

And from the movies:

Broly
Paragus
Turles
Tarble, Vegeta's younger brother.

For more information read this page on Dragon Ball Wiki: Genicode of  the Saiyans

How they ended up in Earth

Raditz goes to Earth to make Goku join them.
Goku disagrees but Raditz enforces him by taking his son, Gohan as a hostage
Goku and Piccolo kill Raditz
Vegeta hear about the dragon balls
Vegeta goes to Earth to find the Dragon Balls and then  to destroy the Earth, he ends up fighting Goku


What of Mei Terumi, the 5th Mizukage's marriage?

It's because she's not married yet in spite of her age, at least in Naruto Shippuden.
I don't know about her marital status in Boruto.

Edit:
For the downvoters, it's very common in many Asian cultures than an unmarried woman would be angry if somebody mention something related to marriage, especially when she's about 28 and up y.o. It's like if you ask "how much do you weigh?" to a woman.


When an Uchiha member is going to get married with another Uchiha member, are they marrying their cousin?

Yes, they are. They probably know it. And they aren't that closely related, anyway.

It had often been the case, historically, in noble and especially royal families to marry within the family (often to fairly close relatives) - either because marriage to a lower class was too low in status and there just wasn't much of the higher class, or simply to keep the money in the family. (A particularly silly example is the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.)
It even happened in non-noble families too; somewhat famously, the maiden name of Franklin Roosevelt's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, was also Roosevelt (she was Theodore Roosevelt's daughter), though their common ancestor was six generations away.

In the case of the Uchiha clan, it actually makes sense - they want to maximize the chance of their bloodline manifesting in the progeny. And given how large the clan is (or, at least, how large it was before Itachi wrecked it all up), chances are that, in many cases, there are quite a few generations to the nearest common ancestor.
I suspect that the Uchiha elders actually did try to make sure not to marry especially close relatives, to minimize inbreeding problems; given how crazy many of the Uchiha members ended up being... for all we know, they still failed, and the last few Uchihas did suffer from inbreeding in their ancestry.


What phenomenon are at play such that the "Big Four" are limited to four and not a growing list?

I've heard a list of anime referred to as "The Big Four":

The first thing to be aware of is this: the idea of the "Big Four" is localized to the English-speaking / Western (possibly just North American?) fanbase. There is not an equivalent notion in Japan. This strongly suggests that an explanation for the "Big Four" must involve an understanding of the habits of English-speaking fans.

  What phenomenon are at play that there aren't more than 4 anime like these?

I tentatively am inclined to attribute this idea to the fact that the current crop of teenagers and young adults who are the primary inhabitants of English-language anime discussion websites grew up watching these four shows (in, say, the late '90s and early '00s). All four of these shows had a number of properties that were instrumental to their having broad popularity among the demographic in question. In particular:

they were dubbed in English
they were extensively aired on readily-available television channels (especially Toonami)
they were not "kid's shows" in the same way that something like Pokemon or Digimon is
they had multiple hundreds of episodes

The only other show that comes to mind with these properties is Sailor Moon, and for simple demographic reasons, it's unlikely that fans of the "Big Four" would be fans of Sailor Moon, and vice versa.

So why is this list unchanging? Well, I expect that the list will change in a few years, when more older viewers phase out of online discussion sites and more younger viewers phase in. (This is a simple consequence of the demographics of anime discussion on the internet - older people get lives and stop watching/discussing anime, and new youngfolk with nothing better to do figure out how to internet and start posting about things in their stead.)

These younger viewers will likely have less exposure to Dragon Ball Z (and perhaps Bleach as well) and more exposure to the newest show that has all those properties: Fairy Tail. Perhaps there will be a "New Big Three" in 2020, consisting of Fairy Tail, Naruto, and One Piece.

  However, it seems that most anime nowadays is 12 episodes, and maybe a followup season of another episodes.

This was already the case by the time One Piece started airing in 1999 (and even earlier than that), roughly speaking. Forever-running shows like the "Big Four" have long been in the minority. You, the English-speaking viewer, likely just didn't notice this during your younger days when you watched the "Big Four" on television, since these shorter, one-to-two cour shows were less likely to be dubbed and shown on television (and if they were, they probably wouldn't be shown during cartoon primetime).

I should add that I am more aware of the idea of the "Big Three" (those four minus Dragon Ball Z) being a thing in the zeitgeist; and indeed, I suspect this is probably because Dragon Ball Z finished up a long time ago, and hence is not in vogue with the current crop of people who discuss anime online. (Whereas: Naruto and One Piece are still running, and Bleach ended only relatively recently.)

Random832 also points out in a comment that one article from 2012 claims that the "Big Three" consists of Bleach, Naruto, and Inuyasha. This brings to mind an important point: there is no "official" notion of a "Big Three" in anime - I'm not aware of any industry sources that use the term. The "Big n" is what the internet makes of it; no more, no less.


Xíng Hài is alive. she is hinted at in the second part to Seishi Ikken as being the one who the Xuán Guǐ Zōng remnants contacted who made it so that when they die their blood would turn into acid (a spell Xíng Hài mentioned in the first season)

However she makes a proper appearance after the credits of the final episode of Season 2 where Huò Shì Míng Huáng, talking about Xiē Yīngluò's failure to get the Sorcerous Sword Index from Shāng Bù Huàn and how the organization may need to lead an invasion into Dong-Li to get it. it is then that Xíng Hài appears stating she is a messager from the demon world and proposing that Huò Shì Míng Huáng's organization accepts the assistance of the Demonic Armies for their invasion


Which Melty Blood games are relevant, plotwise?

Melty Blood is the original game. The story supposedly follows Satsuki's route, which was never released with any of TM's games, which takes place one year after Tsukihime. The story and plot doesn't change with the subsequent expansion, but a lot of side stories are added (more Neco Arcs!). In the original Melty Blood, only six of 14 characters were available to be played, the other 8 had to be unlocked through playing Story Mode. This was later changed in an update for the game (aka the "Nero" patch), which unlocked all the characters from the start.

Sion is the main character of Melty Blood. She originally came to Shiki's town in order to find the cure for vampireism and defeat the Night of Walachia once and for all.

   In Actress Again, she is responsible for the reenactment of Walachia.

Although this is supposedly Satsuki's route...

   She never appears. She is only mentioned a total of three times in the full story, until ReACT. However, if you read into the game's story, her appearance could might as well been a fake created by Wallachia or White Len...

Melty Blood ReACT is an expansion for the original game (like Burning Crusade was to World of Warcraft). This expansion added 2 playable characters and 4 non-playable ones. I believe ReACT also adds an Arcade mode, which is a continuation of sorts of what happens in the Story Mode played out in fighting game style instead of visual novel style. Start with this game if you are just starting out with Melty Blood series and want the whole story (original Story Mode + Arcade Mode).

Melty Blood Act Cadenza is a further expansion of ReACT. This added 4 additional playable characters and various graphical and gameplay changes. Note that this version does NOT have a Story Mode.

Melty Blood Actress Again is a sequel to the previous game. It features many drasticly new mechanics, two new characters, and 3 different fighting styles for all known characters. Several secondary characters have had their storylines expanded upon to include what happened to them after the main storyline.


The question "How and how much do the dolls know about the other dolls?" is hard to answer by the anime perspective.

The anime storyline started to differ from the original manga storyline, and the differences became great enough that they can be considered different works.

Not many details are included about the dolls' past in the anime, and the plot offered in both Träumend and Ouvertüre was discontinued, as they were animation original plots, not related to the manga storyline, so what we have seen is all we have to try and deduce answers for that specific scenario.

The second manga series advanced the manga story, and gave more information about the Rozen Maiden's past. And it contradicts and negates the information given by Ouvertüre.

It is revealed that, at first, the dolls all lived together in what they called "The Miniature Garden", altought it was more of a big deposit than a real garden. They spent time together, playing around.

Yet, events happened, and while they expected their creator to be making a seventh doll, neither the seventh nor their creator ever appeared, and as they started to question wether they had ben abandoned and forgotten, LaPlace appeared before them and started the Alice Game.

So, by the manga plot, the six know maidens all knew about each other, because they lived together as sisters before the game began. But they never knew if a seventh really existed.

But the manga plot also does not have a Bara-Suishou. She exists only for the anime plot.

As for the actual seventh doll, the reason none of the maidens met her over the years, is because the seventh doll did not have a real body, so she was not able to properly participate in the game.

Sorry, but since I still haven't finished reading the manga, this is all I know at the moment.


Is Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master the definite ending movie of the series?

『 そらのおとしものFinal 永遠の私の鳥籠 』 (Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master) was released as 劇場版第2作 (second theatrical installment) following the first film 『劇場版 そらのおとしもの 時計じかけの哀女神』 (Gekijouban Sora no Otoshimono Tokei jikake no Angeloid).
When it was announced, the announcement did not specify that this is absolutely the final film, but it did state:

『「第３期シリーズ」として発表しておりましたが、この度シリーズ作品ではなく...2014年に劇場公開することが大決定しました！！』
"Although we had previously said there would be a third series [season], this time instead of a series...in 2014 it's been decided that there will be a theatrical release!"

A third season of the TV anime had previously been promised in the March 2012 issue of 「月刊少年エース」 (Gekkan Shounen Ace) magazine, but the film announcement corrects that to state that there will not be any further TV anime after all, and the second film is a replacement.
Whether there will ever be another film or OAV is not clearly articulated, but the title of the film implies that it is intended to be the final production. They could have used the term 完結編 (kanketsuhen, the last program of a series) in the title or in the announcement to explicitly state that there are no plans to ever produce a following work, but did not do so.


Are there resources for original recipes in Shokugeki no Soma?

I believe the manga has recipe pages after each section - however I don't think there is anywhere they are all compiled, as a recipe book.

Disclaimer: I don't read the series, I've just seen pages like this on Pinterest. It may be they are only in the serialization comics.

Example:

This is a reasonably common practice with cooking manga, I definetly have a few different books at home that have recipes from the story in them :)


Who's inside the third coffin that Orochimaru tried to summon?

As can be seen on this image, it was indeed the 4th Hokage that Orochimaru tried to summon.

The kanji that appears in that coffin is 四, which is the kanji for 4.

However, unlike you said in your question, Hiruzen did not stop this coffin. It was the fact that the 4th Hokage was sealed with the Shiki Fuujin that prevented that summoning.


Do dolls in Rozen Maiden live like a human?

Well they are technically dolls and they have an artificial heart. So maybe they are set to behave like normal humans but since they are dolls, they cannot sweat or excrete. I think the artificial heart (or the source of their power and the reason they can move {I forgot what it was called -_-}) destroys or burns the food they eat.

[This is just my theory]


I truly believe he is a Logia user, it just makes sense. I agree that he used his powers to make his mucus outer shell. I believe he activates his full Logia powers when he needs to, thereby making his coat an extension of his body. Then he refrains from using his powers to keep his real body separate from his coat so as not to be hurt by haki users. So opponents never really know what they are hitting.

I compare him to a jello mold with a piece of pineapple in the center. Hard to get to that pineapple by simple means lol.

I also agree that Law's sword was imbued with haki to hurt him. They were in Law's Room after all, so it is quite possible that he was able to gain control of his arm and attach haki.


Which chapters of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei manga are animated?

According to Japanese Wikipedia,

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (1st season):

Chapter 1, 2, 8
Chapter 3, 4, 8
Chapter 6, 9
Chapter 5, 7
Chapter 45, 42
Chapter 17, 18
Chapter 15, 26
Chapter 14, 19
Chapter 27, 28
Chapter 23, 22, 24
Chapter 53, 33, 29, anime original
Chapter 55, 46

Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (2nd season):

Volume 1 + recap, chapter 10
Chapter 12, 85, 50
Chapter 74, 71, 90
Chapter 100, 22, 100
Chapter 68, 35, 98
Chapter 13, 47, 97
Chapter 54, (end of Volume 5, 9, 10 + anime original), chapter 36
Chapter 107, 94, 65
Chapter 34, 108, anime original
Chapter 106, 113, 111
Anime original, chapter 11
Chapter 99, 78, 51
Chapter 81, 112, 52

Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (1st OVA/2.5th season):

Top: Chapter 126, 109, 70
Annotation (Middle): Chapter 138, 150, 69
Bottom: Chapter 149, 130, anime original

Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (3rd season):

Chapter 126, 134, 103
Chapter 154, 129, 103
Chapter 163, 96, 104
Chapter 141, 145, 104
Chapter 174, 166, 105
Chapter 128, 157, 105
Chapter 158, 83, 153
Chapter 153, 165, 160
Chapter 124, 172, 169
Chapter 176, 156, 169
Chapter 86, 183, 159
Chapter 170, 178, 183, end of Volume 15
Chapter 187, 179, bangai-hen

Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Bangai-chi (2nd OVA/3.5th season):

Top: Chapter 136, 184, 190
Bottom: Chapter 181, 193, 140

Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (Blu-ray BOX Commemoration):

Top: Anime original, chapter 231
Bottom: End of Volume 24

Recompiling the list to show the corresponding episodes to the manga chapters:

Chapter 1: S1E1
Chapter 2: S1E1
Chapter 3: S1E2
Chapter 4: S1E2
Chapter 5: S1E4
Chapter 6: S1E3
Chapter 7: S1E4
Chapter 8: S1E1, S1E2
Chapter 9: S1E3
Chapter 10: S2E1
Chapter 11: S2E11
Chapter 12: S2E2
Chapter 13: S2E6
Chapter 14: S1S8
Chapter 15: S1E7
Chapter 17: S1E6
Chapter 18: S1E6
Chapter 19: S1S8
Chapter 22: S1E10, S2E4
Chapter 23: S1E10
Chapter 24: S1E10
Chapter 26: S1E7
Chapter 27: S1S9
Chapter 28: S1S9
Chapter 29: S1E11
Chapter 33: S1E11
Chapter 34: S2E9
Chapter 35: S2E5
Chapter 36: S2E7
Chapter 42: S1E5
Chapter 45: S1E5
Chapter 46: S1E12
Chapter 47: S2E6
Chapter 50: S2E2
Chapter 51: S2E12
Chapter 52: S2E13
Chapter 53: S1E11
Chapter 54: S2E7
Chapter 55: S1E12
Chapter 65: S2E8
Chapter 68: S2E5
Chapter 69: O1E2
Chapter 70: O1E1
Chapter 71: S2E3
Chapter 74: S2E3
Chapter 78: S2E12
Chapter 81: S2E13
Chapter 83: S3E7
Chapter 85: S2E2
Chapter 86: S3E11
Chapter 90: S2E3
Chapter 94: S2E8
Chapter 96: S3E3
Chapter 97: S2E6
Chapter 98: S2E5
Chapter 99: S2E12
Chapter 100: S2E4, S2E4
Chapter 103: S3E1, S3E2
Chapter 104: S3E3, S3E4
Chapter 105: S3E5, S3E6
Chapter 106: S2E10
Chapter 107: S2E8
Chapter 108: S2E9
Chapter 109: O1E1
Chapter 111: S2E10
Chapter 112: S2E13
Chapter 113: S2E10
Chapter 124: S3E9
Chapter 126: O1E1, S3E1
Chapter 128: S3E6
Chapter 129: S3E2
Chapter 130: O1E3
Chapter 134: S3E1
Chapter 136: O2E1
Chapter 138: O1E2
Chapter 140: O2E2
Chapter 141: S3E4
Chapter 145: S3E4
Chapter 149: O1E3
Chapter 150: O1E2
Chapter 153: S3E7, S3E8
Chapter 154: S3E2
Chapter 156: S3E10
Chapter 157: S3E6
Chapter 158: S3E7
Chapter 159: S3E11
Chapter 160: S3E8
Chapter 163: S3E3
Chapter 165: S3E8
Chapter 166: S3E5
Chapter 169: S3E9, S3E10
Chapter 170: S3E12
Chapter 172: S3E9
Chapter 174: S3E5
Chapter 176: S3E10
Chapter 178: S3E12
Chapter 179: S3E13
Chapter 181: O2E2
Chapter 183: S3E11, S3E12
Chapter 184: O2E1
Chapter 187: S3E13
Chapter 190: O2E1
Chapter 193: O2E2
Chapter 231: BD-E1
Volume 1: S2E1
End of Volume 5, 9, 10: S2E7
End of Volume 15: S3E12
End of Volume 24: BD-E2
Bangai-hen: S3E12, S3E12


From chapter 126, it's revealed that the Organization

  creates a parasite from combining flesh from a Dragon's Kin with flesh from a captured Dragon. This parasite will infect the brains of humans and turns them into Yoma.

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Miria had previously speculated that the there was a war raging outside of the land where the Claymores were and that

  the two sides were the people who run the Organization and the descendants of Dragons and suspects that Yoma were created by the Organization. In chapter 126, she learns from Rimuto, an Organization member, that the Yoma were created by the Organization as a cover for them to develop Claymore. The Organization's goal was to create a weapon to fight the Dragons and Dragon Kin that could awaken but then revert back to human form. Previously, awakened warriors couldn't revert and they just left them in battle to die.


How did the Yu-Gi-Oh anime differ from the manga?

The manga starts with Yugi and the soul inhabiting the enigma being involved in many different disputes on many different kinds of games: from card games, tabletop games, electronic games, video games, lots of gambling and small crimes too.

Then, the card game created for the manga starts being the center piece of the story, with clear rules being developed and all.

The story centered on the card game is the one they adapted into the anime, after removing and altering much of the content at the beginning of the manga.

Also, there are "filler" arcs in the anime - original stories not present in the manga medium.

It is still mostly the same story, so you would like the manga if you enjoyed the anime.

Three animated movies based on Yu-Gi-Oh have been released at the time of writing, according to Wikipedia, with one more to be released in 2016.
There are no live action movies, though.