Firstly, The Omni Kings marking off fighters on the Godpad is only a formality and doesn't really have to do with a fighter being completely eliminated. The reason I make this argument is because of Episode 110. After the Spirit Bomb  clash between Goku and Jiren, Goku was presumed to be dead and there was a scene where the Omni Kings were right about to push the button, the world of void began to shake because of Goku. If Goku was a few seconds late, the Omni Kings would've pushed the button and would have to redo the same if Goku hadn't actually died because it was an error on their parts and not the contestant's part.We also know by this that a contestant doesn't necessarily have to only be knocked out to get eliminated. If he or she is either disqualified for violating a rule or dies or is in any position where the fighter cannot continue to fight in the tournament of power, the fighter is considered to be eliminated.So to answer your main question. Yes! Android 17 was presumed to be dead just like Goku was which as a result, meant elimination.As for the other questions, The Omni Kings and even The Grand Priest were under the impression that Android 17 did die during the self-destruction. We know this based on what he said right after, where Jiren wasn't going to be disqualified because Android 17 chose to kill himself. Even in Episode 110, the Grand Priest initially assumed that Goku died after the Spirit Bomb Struggle as he clearly stated that Jiren wouldn't be disqualified as Goku died as a result of his own attack. With regard to them not showing the official elimination of Android 17(ie Marking him out on the God Pad), is something only the staff and writers would know. Perhaps there wasn't sufficient time in the episode to include this bit of animation or maybe because Android 17's death was confirmed by multiple characters(Based on Goku's, Vegeta's, Universe 7 fighters, Jiren's, Grand Priest's etc comments) and there wasn't really a reason to indicate the same or perhaps they left this out because of what which happens in episode 130.
Based on my Initial Argument, I personally believe it honestly d wouldn't make a difference if they were to have marked Android 17 out. It would've just been considered an error in judgment which they would have redone. It would only matter if pressing the button on the Godpad causes the character to get erased or creates some form of restriction that prevents them from fighting in the tournament of power. As of now, it is solely there for the entertainment purposes and as a list for the Omni Kings to keep track of the fighters remaining.


If All for One gives quirks to the Noumus including regeneration, why doesnt he give regeneration for himself?

It is just because he already had cicratized his injuries and because of that the Quirk had no effect!

From the wiki:

  All For One once stole and tried to use this Quirk to heal himself from the heavy damage All Might caused to him, but because his body had already cicatrized those injuries, the Quirk had no effect and was considered useless.


Can Hajime Nagumo eat monsters because he drank the sacred water?

Nagumo was indeed able to survive by drinking the secretions of the stone. Which in later parts of the manga we find out is actually.

   Ambrosia, a liquid secreted from the Divinity stone that heals all wounds. (except dismembered limbs)

The consumption of the wolf-like monster started the destruction of his body. Shattering his bones, destroying his organs, which would kill every normal human if not constantly healed by an external source.

Besides Nagumo, there is only one person likely able to survive the consumption of the wolf-like monster. Which would be:

   Yue, A vampire with the ability to regenerate all damage, that does not instantly vaporize her.

All though the limits of her regeneration are not yet known, and thus might also be unable to consume it.


Your question is a tad bit hard to understand, but I believe you're asking

  "Why doesn't the Akatsuki as a whole attack Naruto directly while he is training with Jiraya?"

WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILERS BELOW. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Before I explain my research, I will provide a tl;dr below:

TLDR: They did not have the manpower, people and structure to perform the task at the time.

  The answer to this is because of how the Akatsuki operate. In the anime when the Akatsuki have their meetings after capturing Gaara, it is said that each member has a job of finding and retrieving a Tailed-Beast from the separate ninja clans. It is also shown that once a beast has been retrieved, a lot of chakra is required from all of them together to actually remove and contain the beast's power. When Deidara (Akatsuki guy with the clay bomb technique) captures Gaara and then targets Naruto, he is called out by other members as being called greedy for taking "more than one target". It is also shown that the Akatsuki hunt in pairs as they have always been shown. My answer to your question has many points. The first is that the Akatsuki are a conglomerate of rogue ninja, therefore they do not want to operate as a huge team as there is a great deal of tension amongst the characters. Second, the person who was supposed to get Naruto's beast was Itachi, but he was staving off due his confrontation with Sasuke.

Lastly, as stated here, it would have been IMPOSSIBLE to do this when he was younger because the 3rd and 4th Hokages could and would have killed them all, no question.

  Even when Tobi attacked Naruto at birth, he failed to steal the beast because Minato was too OP for him. And even when he was in training with Jiraiya they weren't that powerful because Jiraiya had been tracking them, and speaks about them getting bigger learning new techniques but nobody knew their motives back then so they weren't a threat.


How many years Goku and Vegeta were training in Dragon Ball Super?

Before Goku arrived at Beerus' planet, Vegeta has trained for six months under Whis.
It is not cleared whether how long Goku and Vegeta trained together before entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. By speculating, they probably spent about 4 months together while Frieza was training.
Well, in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, they recognize that the place they're in is similar to Kami's Lookout's Hyperbolic Time Chamber but filled with god ki.

  Time passes 365.24 times faster in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber than in the real world, making one day outside the chamber equal to 365.24 days within it (one solar year)

We can calculate how long does Goku and Vegeta spent in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber by counting how many pizzas they had eaten.

From the scene where Whis returns all the pizzas from his staff, there are all 10 boxes of pizzas came out of the staff. Let say Goku and Vegeta each ate 1 box of pizza every day, which means in 5 days, they will consumed a total of 10 boxes of pizzas. And now, by calculating the time dilation, spending 5 days in Hyperbolic Time Chamber will make around 20 minutes outside of the chamber. This is quite accurate considering the Z Warriors fighting 1000 Frieza's soldiers, while each person will be fighting around 170 soldiers (or 1 soldier per 7 seconds).
During Universe 6 Saga. they train for three years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
In total, they have trained about 3 years and 10 months together.


What is the button Heero pushed when he and Relena first met in the beach?

According to the wikia the suit had a built in suicide bomb but it was damaged by the salt water. I would guess that this is to prevent the pilots from being captured. This would be similar to fighter pilots during War time using cyanid pills to keep from being interrogated for delicate information.

  Washing up on the beach, Heero's unconscious body was found by Relena and, in an attempt to kill himself, pounded his chest detonator triggering the flight suit's built-in suicide bomb. However, the saltwater damaged the explosive which caused only his detonator to fire, knocking Heero over.


だ is really just there for emphasis, and would likely be there for emphasis in any other media or show.
From the article:

The most basic functions of だ are to mark nouns and な-adjectives as positive (true), and present tense (relevant to now or the future). だ is not used with word types that have their own way of telling us their tense or whether or not they’re true, such as verbs and い-adjectives.

So if you heard someone say　"嘘{うそ}だ！", phonetically it's no different than if someone said, "You liar!"
As with natural speech, there is always nuance in how people speak certain phrases.  This example is no different, and the real answer as to why this form is used over others is a bit beyond my completely non-native understanding to assist you with.
I do hope that this can give you some enlightenment as to why it is the way it is, though.


Do we know what happens to Spike at the end of Cowboy Bebop?

According to Wikipedia:

  However, in an interview, Watanabe stated, “I’ve never officially said that he died. At this point, I can tell you that I’m not sure if he’s alive or dead.”

The link to the source is here. Though it's very hard to look at it, unfortunately.


It seems to be depicting a character from Soul Eater.

It is the main antagonist, Asura, towards the end of the manga.

From the Soul Eater wiki page for Asura:


Apart from Togepi and Ho-oH, What out-of-season pokemon have there been?

User Caciulacdlac on Bulbapedia has compiled a list of Pokemon that appeared before their generation starts airing. I assume the Japan broadcast date is used as the criteria.

The whole answer below is mostly based on the link above, and several other articles on Bulbapedia.

All the dates cited below will be Japan broadcast dates. Episode numbering will follow the numbering used by Bulbapedia.

Generation II

Episode 117, aired on October 14, 1999, marks the start of the The Johto Journeys (season 3), and also the start of generation II. The Pokemon listed below are from generation II, but appeared in the anime before the journey to Johto started.

Ho-Oh: Episode 001: Pokémon - I Choose You! (April 1, 1997)
Togepi: Episode 050: Who Gets to Keep Togepi? (June 25, 1998)
Marill, Snubbull: Pikachu Shorts 01: Pikachu's Vacation (July 18, 1998)
Donphan: Movies 01: Mewtwo Strikes Back (July 18, 1998)
Ledyba, Elekid1, Bellossom, Hoothoot: Pikachu Shorts 04: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (July 17, 1999)
1 Elekid also appeared earlier in Tracey's sketch in Episode 103 - Misty Meets Her Match (July 1, 1999)
Lugia, Slowking: Movies 2: The Power of One (July 17, 1999)

Generation III

The first episode of Advanced Generation series, aired on November 21, 2002, marks the start of Pokémon: Advanced season (season 6), and also the start of generation III. The Pokemon listed below are from generation III, but appeared in the anime before generation III (to Hoenn) started.

Kecleon: Episode 205: The Kecleon Caper (July 5, 2001)
Azurill, Wailmer: Pikachu Shorts 10: Pikachu's PikaBoo (July 7, 2001)
Wynaut: Episode 252: Fangs for Nothin' (June 13, 2002)
Duskull, Volbeat: Pikachu Shorts 11: Camp Pikachu (July 13, 2002)
Latias, Latios: Movies 05: Pokémon Heroes (July 13, 2002)
Blaziken: Episode 265: Pop Goes The Sneasel (September 12, 2002)
Sharpedo, Seedot, Shroomish, Lotad, Zigzagoon: Episode 272: Johto Photo Finish (October 31, 2002)
Wingull, Pelipper: Episode 274: Hoenn Alone! (November 14, 2002)

Generation IV

The first episode of Diamond and Pearl series, aired on September 28, 2006, marks the start of Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl season (season 10) and also the start of generation IV. The Pokemon listed below are from generation IV, but appeared in the anime before the journey to Sinnoh started.

Munchlax: Movies 07: Destiny Deoxys (July 17, 2004)
Lucario, Bonsly, Weavile, Mime Jr.: Movies 08: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (July 16, 2005)
Manaphy, Mantyke, Buizel, Chatot: Movies 09: Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (July 15, 2006)
Electivire: Advanced Generation Episode 192: Home is Where the Start Is! (September 14, 2006)

Generation V

The first episode of Best Wishes series, aired on September 23, 2010, marks the start of generation V. The Pokemon listed below are from generation V, but appeared in the anime before the journey to Unova started.

Zorua, Zoroark, Woobat2: Movies 13: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (July 10, 2010)
2 Appeared as image only.

Generation VI

The first episode of XY Series, aired on October 17, 2013, marks the start of generation VI. The Pokemon listed below are from generation VI, but appeared in the anime before the journey to Kalos started.

Sylveon: Pikachu Shorts 25: Eevee & Friends (July 13, 2013)
Helioptile, Gogoat: Best Wishes Episode 134: The Journalist from Another Region! (July 18, 2013)
Noivern: Best Wishes Episode 137: Celebrating the Hero's Comet! (August 15, 2013)


My Teen Romantic Comedy: What did Yukinoshita mean "this will be the last one then you can end it."?

She says it because she believes that she was depending on hikigaya in every difficult situation. she knew that hikigaya was doing this (another prom) for her sake and to solve the problem and she thought she will rely on him for the last time as after the prom they will end the club which was their only way of communicating and she will go alone again and wouldn't have to rely on him again


The first seiyuus that were credited in an anime were Furukawa Roppa and Sawa Ranko. They voiced characters in Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka (The World of Power and Women). Unfortunatly, this anime was lost in time and there are no copies still available.

The Seiyuus - who were highly reputed names at the time (Furukawa as a famous comedian, Sawa as a highly reputed film actor) , as the idea of purely voice acting was not yet a reality. These names helped to drag in audiences to the short film feature.

The characters that the voice actors played. Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka was praised by many, and went on to be listed as the "Best of the Best" in the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival.

References:

Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka Wikipedia Page
Anime: A History by Jonathan Clements


What's the meaning of 'slice of life' animation?

From Wikipedia:

  Slice of life is a phrase describing the use of mundane realism depicting everyday experiences in art and entertainment.

Generally in anime/manga, slice of life shows are shows about everyday life. Usually this rotates around school life in anime - like Lucky Star, Nichijou or K-On! but this can extend to other stories such as people living in apartments, working a day job, etc.

Slice of Life shows are usually plotless as they are mostly day-to-day happenings (usually with humourous effects).


Why does the Chimera Ant bat suggest that water weakens sound?

She probably says this because water weakens the effect of the technique, secret sound, that Bat.

  Bat enhances her voice and produces a powerful sound wave infused with her nen that confuses and disorientates her enemies leaving them without guard for some seconds

In this scene, Gon rips a bit of his trouser pocket before making them damp with saliva and stuffing them in his ears, effectively making earplugs for himself.

Practically speaking, fabric itself doesn't make good earplugs, but by dampening it, it works quite well.

If Bat's sound waves cannot be heard as well, it won't have the same effect. Therefore it is weaker.

It's important to note that the original phrase was:
水は音波のエネルギーを著しく弱める

Which can be translated, taking in context, to: Water significantly weakens the energy of the sound wave.

Therefore it could be her referring to how water is weakening the effect of her technique, instead of sound in general.


What is the significance of the title "Usagi drop"?

As senshin has mentioned in his comment, the author has never commented on the origin of the name. Thus, there are only fans' interpretation...

According to Japanese fans (on Japanese Yahoo! Answers: 1, 2), the one that seems to make sense is:

  Usagi Drop → Usagi's drop → rabbit's (falling) teardrop

The first link explains more in detail that in the last volume of the manga,

   Daikichi confessed to Rin why he took her over.

 Rin: Daikichi... you haven't met me before, but why you...
 Daikichi: Your face... your crying face when you parted with grandpa... somehow...

 The next panel shows Rin's crying face. Thus, Usagi = Rin.
 The conclusion is, the title is about Daikichi's determination to take Rin over when he saw her crying face.

Also, the anime's OP show a teardrop just before the title appears.

The second link explains it in short, that the title is a wordplay.

   "Usagi" means lonely, and "Drop" means teardrop.
 Combining the words, the title means Rin, a lonely crybaby.
 ---
 Further reading: in Japan, there's a popular term "lonely rabbit" because it's believed that "a rabbit can die if it's left alone". Extending that, there's also "rabbit-type girl" which is described as "a girl who often feels lonely".


How did Naruto elude the Ninja chasing him at the start of Episode 1?

First of all, he was vandalizing around the town when the two guys were chasing him. He steals the scroll later on. And it wasn't the transformation jutsu either. Just a simple trick with the wall paper. Now don't ask me where did he get that wall paper.

As for speed, even if he is a rookie, he is still a ninja and the other two didn't seem to be exceptionally skilled either. If it's someone like Kakashi, clearly he didn't have a chance.


What is that frog toy that Misaka loves?

It is very possible that you have seen it several times in the anime ( even in the game), it is a gekota

  Gekota (ゲコ太 Gekota?) is a popular mascot found in merchandise marketed to children in the Toaru Majutsu no Index universe. A Gekota fan is called a Gekoer. Misaka Mikoto is a huge fan of the franchise it belongs to, and much to her consternation gets her labeled as someone who is childish.

And without a doubt there is also real life merchandise, and allot of look alike products, with a few samples bellow.


Wait, I know what it is now based on Oded's comment. NaLu is the term fans use for wanting Lucy + Natsu to get together and based off Wikipedia it is safe to say that this is a Portmanteau.

Definition:

  A combination of two (or more) words or morphemes, and their
  definitions, into one new word.

Thanks, Oded. :)


What does the drink that Mio ordered look like in Episode 18 of Nichijou?

It looks like this:

Yes, you can order the exact customized drink that Mio ordered at Starbucks, given if the additives are available. The receipt says (the price is in Yen):

- 1 Grande White Mocca Frappuccino   510
- Shot                                50
- Hazelnut Syrop                      50
- Caramel Sauce                        0
- Chocolate Chips                     50
- Extra Whip                    (custom)
- Total                              660

Source: http://blog.livedoor.jp/laisser/archives/52073325.html


When is chapter 738 of the manga coming out?

It's exactly as it states. The manga is on break in the next issue (the one that comes out the week after chapter 737) (WJ#12). One-Piece will continue the following week (WJ#13), .


It was implied that one gains cantus with the onset of puberty*. My explanation is that Saki got into puberty a bit later than the others.

*: I've read or heard this somewhere, but can't find a good link.


Regarding the life of Fisher Tiger in One Piece

First, climbing a mountain couple thousand meters high isn't a big performance in the one-piece world. Luffy climbed a 3000m (~9000 feet) high mountain covered in ice and snow when he was on the drum island before the timeskip (Before getting stronger).

Second, Mariejois is the land of the descendents of the gods, the celestial dragon's. Celestial dragons hate every kind of person who's beneath them, even marines, so it's probably not very armed, Marines only use it as way to the New World and they still need to wait months to get access.

  The Holy Land Mariejois (聖地マリージョア Seichi Marījoa?) is the capital of the World Government and functions as the primary path which individuals seeking to enter the other, far more tumultuous and dangerous side of the Grand Line, the New World, pass through.

And third, Fisher Tiger only attacked the home of the celestial dragons, where the biggest defence are the slaves.


Carnivores vs Herbivores - What about the guns?

I viewed the carnivore vs herbivore as a form of racism in the Beastars universe, as there is even racism against interspecies couples.

Because the carnivores are so different (They have to eat animal based protein to survive, they have built in weaponry [fangs/claws/beaks], are almost always physically stronger and physically imposing, some can see in the dark) these differences are enough to create tension between them and herbivores.

   Pair this with the various killings that always appear to be carnivores preying herbivores, and the fact that there is an illegal market to buy meat and herbivore parts, and now you have a larger problem with how herbivores view carnivores.

It is also extremely likely that the Beastars Universe does not make Guns an "Equalizer" because of gun culture in Japan. Japan makes gun ownership a rigorous process and citizens are essentially encouraged not to own a gun in Japan.

  If Japanese people want to own a gun, they must attend an all-day class, pass a written test, and achieve at least 95% accuracy during a shooting-range test. Then they have to pass a mental-health evaluation, which takes place at a hospital, and pass a background check, in which the government digs into their criminal record and interviews friends and family. They can only buy shotguns and air rifles — no handguns — and every three years they must retake the class and initial exam.

  [...] Each prefecture — which ranges in size from half a million people to 12 million, in Tokyo — can operate a maximum of three gun shops; new magazines can only be purchased by trading in empty ones; and when gun owners die, their relatives must surrender the deceased member's firearms.

  [...] Off-duty police aren't allowed to carry firearms, and most encounters with suspects involve some combination of martial arts or striking weapons. When Japanese attacks do turn deadly, they generally involve fatal stabbings.

  From "Japan has almost completely eliminated gun deaths — here's how"
  by Chris Weller

So because most citizens are not encouraged to have guns, the next designation of power is the aformentioned "built in weaponry" of the carnivores.

   The other thing to remember is that so far (in the anime series) we've only seen shady groups that were in power or had power (The Shishi Gumi, or equivalent of the Yakuza or mob) have guns. None of the other animals that were "upstanding citizens" were shown having a gun, with the exception of Rouis when he stole a gun from one of the Shishi Gumi members and used it to attack. This probably means that they got their guns through a black market and are not documented as having any even though everyone knows the mob owns guns.


Well, there is at least one good example of someone directly on contact with water who were still affected by someong power : the Princess of Fishmen.
If you remember, Shirahoshi-ojou-sama was bullied by the evil Vander Decken IX whose power was allowing him to never miss his target (strongly summarized). His power was still effective as he threw a insane amount of projectiles on Shirahoshi's submarine dungeon. His power enchants boththe weapons thrown and the target, so since the power is not disabled underwater, at least this power is not affected by seastone or sea presence.
We also know that demon power users in contact of sea or seastone can't use their power and that is also the reason prison's cells are made of seastone.

Conclusion :
We can assume that :
- there is no such thing as a DF user able to use his power when he touches sea water or seastone.
- Powers are not affected if the user is not in contact of sea/seastone
- If a DF user is hit by sea/seastone, his victims (hobi-hobi no mi toy's for instace will be freed (for good or until the DF user is not in contact anymore ?).

I think this is a minor plot hole of One Piece because it is never really explained how differents types of fruits's powers work in this kind of situation. Guess we have to decide from each power.

Hope that helps.

  Source : One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 169 (p. 11) and
  Episode 106, Smoker mentions that all Marine Headquarters' prisons are
  made of seastone.


What happens if a Devil Fruit is destroyed?

I don't think you can separate destroyed and being eaten, eating a devil fruit in One Piece pretty much destroys it. So destruction by power, physical force and or being eaten could be considered as being the same.

That being said, I would think the same thing would happen in any instance of it being 'destroyed', it will 'respawn' and take on the form of it's closest 'relative'.


Why is the Tiger/German Suplex wrestling move so popular among anime culture?

Yes, it's very likely because of the popularity of puroresu (wrestling) in Japan. Antonio Inoki is credited with making wrestling popular in the country and he himself was impressed with and inspired by the amateur wrestling style of Karl Gotch (nicknamed Kami-sama) who had become famous in Japan. The German suplex was Gotch's signature finishing move.

There's a compilation of Gotch's moves on YouTube.


Can Ryougi Shiki see "Death" in inanimate objects?

It depends on what you mean by "inanimate."

Generally, intangible objects like words cannot be "killed" because they do not exist. A phenomenon like a storm cannot be killed, but the particular event (rain/wind/clouds) can be dispersed.

In the Tsukihime Dokuhon Plus Period book, Nasu makes mention that:

  Ryougi's Shiki Mystic Eyes is superior to Tohno's. She (unlike Tohno) is able to perceive the death of just about anything, however she is limited to what she perceives as "alive."

So take something like a chair, which is seen as "alive," because it's not broken. Ryougi would see lines on a new chair, but not on a broken chair, because she believes that it is already "dead."

Note that this notion only applies to her perception of the "living" as opposed to if something "has life." Even though Kirie Fujou's ghosts were "dead," they could still be killed because they are "alive" in the sense that they could interact and interfere with the real world, as if they were alive.

As a side note, Araya's barrier is linked to his body, so when Ryougi cut it, it's like cutting a part of Araya (this is why he is in pain).


Are there any anime that play out from a oranyan protagonist's point-of-view?

Off the top of my head, there's Nodame Cantabile's Chiaki is the main character and central POV character of the series. He narrates and often has the "internal" voice when he interacts with other people. He starts by being cold to Nodame then turns warm to her.

Although it's not from his POV, Li Syaoran from Card Captor Sakura (not the Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicles) can be considered oranyan, by his treatment of Sakura.

Oh, and Naoki Irie from Itazura na Kiss, too.


Why are anime girls drawn without pubic hair?

I believe Japan's obscenity laws have some particular rules regarding pubic hair. Also, often hentai artists prefer a hairless body for their particular demographic / fetish / etc.

Up until the mid 1990s, pubic hair had to be censored in Japanese media. The law has been relaxed since, but as it had been common to do without hair, many artists continued with it.

Saying that, there are some hentai works that contain pubic hair - but whether they are complying with the law is another topic, as mangaka's regularly 'interpret' the law loosely. Such as opting for a very minimal censor bar:

A female version would be similarly censored to a minimal interpretation of the law. Unfortunately I don't have any appropriate pictures of fruit on hand.

Further Reading

An Overview of Censorship in Anime (This is my own article on the subject, broadly covering the topic)

"Obscenity, Pornography, and the Law in Japan:
Reconsidering Oshima’s In the Realm of the Senses" (Heavier in content, but perhaps more specific for your question)


Beedrill is a bee. It's classified as such in the Pokedex and its in the name as well.


Why didn't Sasuke put Naruto or his Kurama in genjutsu during Naruto vs Sasuke?

To break out of a genjutsu you can disrupt your chakra flow. Although Sasuke's genjutsu is very strong, Naruto and the kyuubi are fully compatible, so the kyuubi can easily break Naruto out of a genjutsu if Sasuke tries to subjugate him.


You are right. The anime is indeed Miraculous Ladybug. Now, there's a little issue with the title and the lyrics of the song.

According to the Ladybug PV wiki site,

  The song that plays with it is a test song titled Ladybug PV Song without true lyrics, having English-like gibberish, lyrics can be found here.

Then they also state what Gao already said in the comment.

  The song in the video is titled Ladybug by Noam Kaniel and you can find the lyrics to it here.


OST from Tokyo Ghoul:re Episode 2 around 20:40

Well the OST hasn't been released yet so we don't know the song name + band but I've found a youtube upload of it:
Youtube

  Soundtrack : Yamada Yutaka / やまだ 豊


Why doesn't Chen Guo find out who Ye Xiu is?

The net cafe owner, Chen Guo, does not find out that Ye Xiu is the god of glory because she just thinks that he is another slacker addicted to the game of glory. [Taken from The King's Avatar wikia]

He asks Chen Guo about the job flyer, requesting a night Network Manager, for the cafe. Since the job hours are so undesirable, she gives him the job, which includes food and shelter. The room he is given is a storage room filled with boxes, and only a meager bed in the corner.
When the countdown for the tenth server ends and the server opens, Ye Xiu opens up a guide. He tells Chen Guo that he is actually Ye Qiu, and Chen Guo jokingly retorts that she is Su Mucheng.

No, her friend, Tang Rou, is an absolute newbie to the game and finds about the games through her friend Chen Guo. And although she understands the absolute superiority of Ye Xiu, she doesn't know that he is the god of glory until later when he starts attracting the attention of guilds and in turn pro players.


The exact nature of how crocodile was selected to be a Warlord is not known.

However this is what Oda has to say about it

  Similar to Luffy, back when he was young, Crocodile's name spread across the seas with incredible momentum, but soon after he was admitted into the Shichibukai in his mid-20's, he tried to fight Whitebeard and was completely and utterly crushed by him.Source: SBS Vol.78

This seems like a rant question to me. So addressing those issues.

Crocodile was one of the strongest Warlords. He had a powerful Logia fruit with great control over its abilities. He could use its effects over large areas of land. His strength is compared to Jinbei and Ace in the Impel Down Arc.

Bartholew Kuma, Gecko Moriah, Jinbei may or may not have Haki.

Crocodile was one of the most important villains in the One Piece Universe. He beat the protagonist not once but twice. Had an interesting power, introduced us to the Shichibukai and created a very vast organization almost taking over a country single handed.

Also, I am not sure how you know Crocodile doesn't have Haki? He considered himself strong enough to attack Whitebeard head on. We simply don't see him have any need of it to use anytime he has been onscreen.

Moving out of the world,
Oda had thought of Haki before the series started, but hadn't used it before the Sky Island Arc (Mantra as observation haki). We have at least one clear example of this. Shanks scaring of the sea king. Mihawk may have used Observation Haki to beat the shit out of Zoro on Baratie too.

These may be the reasons that he had left them for later,

He was still fleshing out the idea about Haki. The three colors, there interactions etc. etc.
He saved them for the time skip region to show a clear way that our protagonist's could have a major power up. Ussop, Zoro and Sanji after Haki are a thing to be feared as learnt by Doflamingo.


Why shadow clone technique make a clone of what they are holding?

Short answer: If you enjoyed it, don't question the logic.

Longer explanation
This is an example of Artistic License, which means the author is allowed to ignore logic if it makes the story more enjoyable.  The trope of a character's ability extending to their equipment is known as My Suit Is Also Super on tvtropes.1

Cloning techniques in Naruto require this trope due to how it is usually used: to confuse, distract and deceive the opponent. Cloning based techniques would be useless if the opponent could tell the original apart from the clones by simply looking at who has a shuriken in hand!2

Artistic License requires Willing Suspension of Disbelief from the audience. This is acceptable to the audience since they want the story to entertain, and do not necessarily want it to be logically accurate. The author should maintain a balance between the Artistic License and the Willing Suspension of Disbelief that the audience is willing to give.

If he uses too much Artistic License, the audience cannot take him seriously anymore. For example, if Naruto had awakened Mangekyou Sharingan, and it was explained with "an Uzumaki can awaken Mangekyou Sharingan by repeatedly using Shadow Clones and Rasengan", then the audience will lose interest in the story.

It he uses too little of it, an opportunity to make the story more entertaining is lost. The author would have had to exclude a lot of techniques and events from the story, which would make it too boring.

1 The trope of cloning techniques extending to the user's clothes is Magic Pants is used mainly for censorship reasons, as otherwise the clones would end up naked. It is too much trouble for the author to keep dealing with all the time. Given how often the cloning techniques are used in the story, it would also get annoying for the audience after a while.

2 Interestingly, in a much later battle, Kishimoto plays with this trope differently. Naruto makes one of his clones carry a certain thing which fools his opponent into thinking that clone is the original. See the below spoiler for details.

   During the battle against Kaguya Otsutsuki, Naruto deliberately places the Gudodama behind the back of one of his clones, which tricks Black Zetsu into thinking that clone is the original.


Till now(manga chapter 883) we don't know about the devil fruit that Reiju ate, but as described in one piece wika

  Possibly resulting from her genetic enhancements, Reiju wields considerable poison-based powers, which garnered her the epithet of "Poison Pink."She can suck poison out of people via mouth-to-mouth and ingest it, while having exhibited immense immunity to the most virulent of poisons, such as extremely lethal doses of the poison from an Armored Stonefish's skin, as shown when she saved Luffy.

And

  Reiju is also capable of secreting poison from her body and combining it with physical attacks.

That may be the reason why Reiju was able to suck out poison from Luffy's body and had no effect on her body.


How can I improve the frame rate of a low frame rate anime?

As mentioned, HDTV's achieve this effect as described by using Motion Interpolation to generate intermediate frames, reducing the choppiness of the movement. If you are streaming the show to your TV, ensure you have such a feature (Motion Plus, TrimensionDNM, Motionflow, etc.) on and you should notice an increase in frame rate.

In case you're wondering if there is really a difference, here is a video showing 24 FPS and 60 FPS anime side-by-side. Ensure that you set the YouTube player to to 1080/60FPS to be able to notice the difference.

https://youtu.be/kHPVDXwMxiA

This video highlights Motion Interpolation generated by Smooth Video Project on a Windows computer. The free version of their software will allow us to increase the frame rate of our shows from 8/12/24 to 60FPS.

It is important to note in general, anime production companies do a good job at creating smooth action scenes without the need of more frames. The cases that SVP is useful is generally limited to computer generated imagery. Anime that consists of mainly CGI and 3D visuals benefit from this interpolation especially well in cases where the background imagery is rendered in 2D, as it will make the character movements appear much more fluid. While maybe anecdotal, I personally tested it on Sidonia no Kishi and feel like it did a nice job to resolve the choppy animation in that show.

For information on setting this up, refer to their manual. SVP requires the installation of additional software, ffdshow and LAVFilters in order to process video. SVP is not a video player, this page has a list of compatible video players.

Additional reading on FPS in anime: What does it mean for animation to be done “on ones” or “on twos”?


Does someone destroyed by a God of Destruction leave a ghost?

I think this is already in its wikia page.

  As Gods of Destruction, they possess the power to destroy almost anything with little effort, even intangible beings such as souls. People destroyed by Hakai do not go to Other World and simply cease to exist. However, in the manga, Beerus admits that Hakai does not work against people who are immortal.

Since the Other World is their equivalent to our afterlife where presumably, our ghost or spirit goes after death, then yes, Hakai can destroy someone including his/her ghost/spirit.

The technique however,

  can be controlled by the user in moderation to not fully destroying the victim.

There are also a lot of variations of the said technique.


How does Hellsing (2001) relate to Hellsing (2006)?

Hellsing (2001) was based on the manga but contained significant differences, though the character design was similar and the names were the same. The setting was the same as the setting in the manga, but the plot was entirely different.

Hellsing (2006) or Hellsing Ultimate was an OVA that shared the same plot as the manga, following it much more closely than Hellsing (2001) did. Animated entries of The Dawn, the prequel series to Hellsing, were released with the 8th, 9th, and 10th episodes of Hellsing (2006).


In what order should I watch the various parts of Love, Chuunibyou & other Delusions?

First, watch Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! - this is the first TV season. Either at the same time or immediately afterwards, watch Lite - these are a bunch of short comedic sketches that occur at roughly the same time chronologically, but don't have any impact on the plot.

After you've watched the first season, watch the episode-length OVA that goes with it (not on your list; you'll probably find it titled "Kirameki no Slapstick Noel"). Not plot-critical, but fun.

It also makes sense to watch the Depth of Field shorts for the first season (not on your list) sometime after watching the first season; these are fun but completely plot-irrelevant.

Then, you may or may not want to watch The Movie (not on your list) - aside from a couple isolated scenes, it's mostly a recap of the first season. The added scenes are pretty fun, though, so you might like to just skim those. Whether or not you watch the movie, watch The Movie Lite, which is another short comedic sketch.

This is the point at which you start watching the second TV season, Ren. During or after watching Ren, watch Ren Lite and Ren Specials (in whichever order), both of which are non-plot-critical and not directly related to one another.

Finally, watch Ren: The Rikka Wars, which is an episode-length OVA, like its first season counterpart.


Is there a continuation to Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children?

Final Fantasy VII, as you probably already know, originally started as a game. There have been several installments as either games or animes. With regards to story in chronological order, there is a game set a year after the events in Advent Children. It's called Final Fantasy VII - Dirge of Cerberus. Vincent Valentine is the main protagonist in this game. The story is indeed connected overall to the series, but it isn't exactly that much relevant to Advent Children.


Why is the title written differently in kana and romaji?

From Tae Kim's guide to learning Japanese,

  There is one major driving factor behind the majority of slang in Japanese. The primary goal of most slang is to make things easier to say. In other words, the goal is to reduce or simplify the movement of your mouth. There are two primary ways in which this is accomplished, 1) By making things shorter or, 2) By slurring the sounds together.

This would imply that the author felt that saying 「アオハルライド」is either harder or more annoying (or both) to say in conversation than 「アオハライド」.

You can try it yourself: saying ao haru raido forces you to pause between haru and raido, whereas one can say ao ha raido in one go.

Update 2019:

There's an explanation given in the first volume of the manga. Here's an excerpt from the official translation:

  Right away people sent letters and tweets, asking about the Japanese title Aoharaido. So I'd like to be able to answer.

    Aoharaido  = youth + ride

  The Japanese kanji for "youth" can also be read as aoharu, and I imagine that the characters are on a ride through their youth, giving it all they can. Compared to aoharuraido, when you say it out loud, aoharaido is easier to say and more impactful, so that became the title of the series.


His name is Sud

Just compare this images

btw he was the first result in google search :)


I know this is kinda late and by now you probably have the answer but I thought I should answer it for the sake of other people the narrator is Megumi Hayashibara


Anime with three blue-eyed high school students

You're looking for Please Twins!/Onegai Twins!

  Please Twins! is a story about three high-school students: Maiku Kamishiro, Karen Onodera, and Miina Miyafuji. The three were drawn together by a photograph of their childhood home which later makes all of them seek out the house in the picture. However, the picture shows only two children, a boy and a girl. The three conclude from this that only one of the girls, either Karen or Miina, can be related to Maiku. The other must be a nonrelative. The only other identifying feature of the pair in the picture is that the boy and the girl have eyes of the same unusual color, a feature that furthers the ambiguity as all three of them share the same eye color.


Which was the first anime to feature instant transmission?

As far as I can see Dragon Ball Z was the first one to do so. Sailor Moon also showed teleportation but Dragon Ball Z was aired before Sailor Moon so it was the first anime to feature teleportation. I was checking the list of MCs in anime which could cast teleportation and found that Dragon Ball franchise was the oldest one in that list.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anime_and_manga_characters_who_can_teleport


Does Gowther go back to the 10 Commandments?

The original Gowther created the doll, and died to end the holy war. Leaving something to take his place he created Gowther the doll. Gowther the doll joined the 7 deadly sins and went on adventuring with them to end the demons with the 10 commandments.
Gowther may have betrayed the 7 Deadly Sins a few times but he has not left the 7 deadly sins and still goes on trying to end the demons and prevent the holy war form happening again.
This based on what happens in season 3.


When they were on a mission in the Hidden Mist, the Hidden Mist ninja captured Rin and made her into the 3 tails' Jinchuuriki. Their purpose was for Rin to return to the village, where they'll undo the seal, kill Rin and have the 3 tails rampage on the Hidden Leaf.

Knowing that, Rin jumped in front of Kakashi's Chidori as he charged on a hidden Mist ninja to kill herself and foil their plans.

Obito came a second too late and only saw Rin getting impaled, but later on he too learned the whole story.

The Hidden Mist shinobi were manipulated by Madara. He was the one who set that plan up then told Obito so it could have awaken his power. Rin had a curse on her heart placed by Madara.

Source: Naruto Manga - Chapter 675.


How did Terrans gain information about the Mars knights' cataphracts?

If you had watched episode 12 of the first season, then you should know that the battle at Saazbaum's Landing Castle ended with the Earth forces' victory. That would mean they obtained all the castle's facilities and all the information contained on that fortress. With Inaho being able to use the Aldnoah Drive, they could have reactivated the fortress and retrieved the information from it, or they just ripped out the hard disks and scanned them for data. However, judging from the fact that Inaho was using his Drive on Deucalion, they most likely just salvaged information instead of reactivating it.


How Shanks and his crew were able to survive a clash with Kaido pirates?

There is a speculation, but no official source, that no war actually happened. Kaido was going to stop Whitebeard from goving to Marineford, but Shanks stopped Kaido from doing so instead. What some people think, is that Shanks merely stood in his way. If had been a war, then it must have been mentioned. I could be, maybe, that Kaido tried to start something and sent some people stir up something but Shanks stopped them. In that case, Kaido would not go to war with Shanks because:

Kaido is a pirate, so he obviously wanted to kill Whitebeard when he had the chance at that point,

BUT

He had a chance. That was the fact that Whitebeard was not ready for battle with someone else meant that a surprise attack could do him serious damage and make him late for Ace. In Shanks' case, red hair was ready for Kaido. That meant that a war much worse than all of Marineford battle would happen. Kaido was not ready for that. In other words, when Shanks stopped the ships (like I said that was a guess) Then Kaido backed off knowing that this was not the time.

That said, the same reason could explain why the Yonkou don't have fights everyday with each other. They would wear down, all 4, too soon for the marines to stop them.


Do both Ikaros and Nymph have ears or just Astrea?

They're almost never seen but Ikaros' ears are behind her hair.

From manga chapter 28

But Nymph probably doesn't have ears

From manga chapter 25


What if someone got a demon slayer mark after they'd already turned 25?

According to what the wiki says:

Having the Demon Slayer Mark has its costs. Demon Slayers who have awakened the Demon Slayer Mark are said to die upon reaching the age of 25.

and also it is said:

Kokushibo speculated this to be because the mark exchanged the life span of its user for power.

if the first theory is the right one,

the user will immediately die after awakening the demon slayer mark if he/she is older than 25

but if what Kokushibo said is true,

they can live longer and become older than 25.

side note based on wiki:

Yoriichi was able to defy fate and lived to be 85 years old


Was Misa accessible to Light in the way that this proposition assumes?

She accessible, but not in the way the video assumes.
From the wikia episode plots:

Malice:
Aizawa thinks to himself that the reason this is happening is so that Light can either be exposed or kill Near. As Light accepts, Near lays out some ground rules: all members of the Task Force must be present, as all members of the SPK and Mogi will be there while Misa will go elsewhere. Near then gives the meeting location: an abandoned warehouse he purchased known as the Yellow Box, and also forbids the Task Force from leaving the Death Note behind, thinking to himself that this is what Light would want.
1.28:
The day finally arrives, and as Stephen Gevanni is on his way, Near announces that Misa has been moved to a luxury hotel, essentially freeing her. After Light confirms this, he asks Near to contact Mogi, who is with Lidner on their way, as to unlock the Death Note from a secure safe, each member has to put in a pin number that only each of them know individually.

Misa at that moment is a normal civilian girl, and there was no way for Light to safely get Teru Mikami (x-kira) contact Misa in the luxury hotel Near himself chose to placed her at whithout Near knowing. We can safely assume Near has a bug/tracker on Misa's cell phone (or can get a copy of the data). Or Mikami. Even if Misa is completely cleared, there is no way Mikami is not completely under electronic surveillance by 1.28.
Having Mikami contact Misa would have the same effect as not having his name written on the notepad. Light had very few pieces of DN left, if any by that time. It would be hard to find a piece where all those names could've been written (specially foreign names, with all those scribbly letters). And even if Misa was to text the picture of the names back to Light in 1 hour, it would give Near that much time to check the tracers and shut Misa down before she can forward the picture.
But the real problem was not assuming that Near would not find the DN inside a bank, the video gets that wrong. The unraveling of Light's plan was when

 Mikami broke his character, took the initiative (instead of just doing mechanically what he had always done) and went to the bank out of his schedule to kill Kiyomi. Nobody expected Mikami, a creature of absolute habit, to do something so spontaneous. Had he kept to his schedule, Near would not have found the DN in the bank.

TL.DR: He could have done that, but it would give away proof of his alter ego as Kira to Near all the same.


Why is Law unable to use Shambles against Doflamingo and simply drown him in the ocean?

If I am not wrong, Shambles is nothing but a technique which interchanges positions of two objects! DF can operate on almost anything in the world, but as we know its weakness is sea and sea related things like Sea Stone. Your power becomes null when you interact with the sea. Pushing Doflamingo into the sea will require pulling out some sea water and exchanging its position with Doffy, which clearly is not possible. Think about it: the guy Señor Pink has the ability to swim anywhere and the irony is he can't swim in the sea.


Who is this female character from the 2005 series?

She's one of Nobita's classmates that appears as a recurring character. The 2005 series seems to have introduced more minor characters, most of whom are unnamed.

From the episode 熱血！のび太の運動会, the general layout of the classroom looks something like this (only recurring characters are indicated):

Students: ~20

[  Girl A  |  Girl D  ]
[    ×     |  Shizuka ]    [    ×     |     ×    ]  [    ×     |     ×    ]
[   Gian   |     ×    ]    [  Nobita  | Dekisugi ]  [  Boy C   |  Boy D   ]
[    ×     |   Boy B  ]    [  Boy A   |   Boy E  ]  [  Suneo   |  Girl C  ]
[    ×     |     ×    ]    [  Girl B  |  Girl E  ]  [  Girl F  |     ×    ]

As for her name, I'm not so sure. She's neither named nor addressed directly in the Japanese subtitled version.

All of Nobita's classmates' names seem to be on here, from ためしにさようなら:

田中○○子
鈴木○夫
大川○○夫
大田○司
佐○由美
近藤○キ
山田○介
山川○男
吉田○夫
佐藤○美

(Either they literally have ○s in their names, or it was intentional.)

It seems that not all of Nobita's classmates signed it.

From watching other episodes, I have deduced the following:

Boy A and B are the ever-popular recurring side characters Yasuo (安雄) and Haruo (はる夫).

The characters seem to refer to the girl as "委員長 (class-rep)," so I guess she's the class rep... and it should make sense for her to sign it.

Boy A： 鈴木安雄 (see above)
Boy B： 大川春夫 (see above)
Boy C： Either 山川○男　or　吉田○夫?
Boy D： 山田○介
Boy E： 佐藤正美 (recurring character)
Girl A： 近藤○キ (It's the class-rep?)
Girl B： ???
Girl C： ???
Girl D： 田中悦子 (recurring character)
Girl E： 大田○司

The episode ツルリン！先生がとまらない mentions 4 more classmate names:

吉満宏之
水上由季
竹腰康広
吉藤彩子

It's possible that the two girls with missing names are named here... or they could be some other classmates/people altogether.


Are the English volume titles for EVA all referring to Bible verses, and if so, which ones?

I will go through the titles in the order of their respective volumes.

Behold the angels of God descending: I couldn't find an exact match for this on the internet in a context that was about Bible and not Evangelion, but there is a partial match in Genesis 28:12, where in Jacob's dream, after he leaves home, "behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it [a ladder to heaven]."
A flaming sword, which turned every way: Genesis 3:24, where cherubim and the flaming sword are placed to keep guard over the Garden of Eden, to prevent entry.
She gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate: Genesis 3:12. Discussed in the text of the question.
The woman whom thou gavest to be with me: Genesis 3:12. Adam's reference to Eve when he tries to blame her.
If this be the work of men, it will come to naught: Acts 5:38, where Gamaliel argues against persecuting the Christians, with the reasoning that if the movement is illegitimate (i.e. "the work of men"), it will die out on its own, and that if the movement is in contrast "of God," then it will be successful either way, and its persecutors will have opposed God. The translation here, which I have been unable to identify, gives an exact match with the EVA title; translations such as the NRSV or KJV differ a bit from this wording.
Let me go, for the day breaketh: Genesis 32:27, after Jacob has spent a night wrestling with a man, generally identified as an angel, or as God.
As one of us, to know good and evil: Genesis 3:22. Discussed in the text of the question.
Come now, let us make covenant, you and I: Genesis 31:44, where Jacob and his father-in-law, Laban, make a covenant. Jacob earlier left Laban, for whom he had worked many years, and Laban had pursued him.
Tell me, I pray thee, thy name: Genesis 32:38, where Jacob asks for the name of the man with whom he has been wrestling.
If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives: Genesis 31:50, in Laban's conversation with Jacob.
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures: Job 3:21, where Job speaks after troubles arrive at his door.
Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: this exactly matches the KJV translation of Ephesians 6:4, but similar themes appear elsewhere.
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun: Revelation 12:1. I don't really understand the Book of Revelation, but this woman appears to be associated with the Virgin Mary or the Church.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new: Revelation 21:5. The man upon the throne appears to be Christ.

With all that aside, I've just finished reading vol. 10, and there seems to be (at least sometimes) a slight (if rather superficial) correspondence with the quote used for the volume title and the subject of the volume. For instance:

The two volumes with titles taken from Genesis 3:12 (which involves a woman) cover Asuka's arrival and interactions with Shinji.
Vol. 6, per the Wikipedia summary and my bad memory, is when Shinji is forced to fight Toji against his will, after Unit-03 is infected by an angel, which fits a quote about leaving a fight.


(I know you asked for digital, but at least it's available in some form...)

RightStuf started re-printing Berserk: Berserk Manga Gets Reprinting.

You can now buy it form their website: Browse All Berserk Graphic Novels.

  NOTE: The volumes don't display in proper numerical order, make sure to page through the results to find volume #1.


Will a person die when their name is written in the situation of death?

It seems this was actually confirmed by L in chapter 45. The Yotsuba company had made tests of their own, and deduced rules from this. One of the things they deduced was that

  If other names are specified, the action becomes void and they all have heart attacks.

Therefore a person written in the situation of death would completely void the action and kill all written names with a heart attack. Obviously the most fundamental rules need to be fulfilled (eg: Think of that person's face, nicknames would not work, ...), but it seems that the complete action would actually be voided if more names were written down in the situation of death.


Why are some characters shown to only eat one kind of food?

As senshin says, it's kind of a bizarre question since people in real life often do this too, but as our raison d'être here is to overanalyze everything, here goes.

In most of the cases the OP lists, as well as most of the ones I can think of, the quirk of obsession with a single food makes a character seem childlike and immature. While adults have likes and dislikes, they tend not to be as extreme with them as children and teenagers. An adult might like ramen, but a teenager will like ramen so much that they eat nothing else, and have to be hospitalized for lack of vitamins.

This portrayal can serve a few different narrative purposes:

It makes a character seem charmingly simple-minded. Naruto and Luffy are both heroes after the mold of Goku: they love eating and fighting and have lofty goals that seem unattainable to other characters. Having them obsess over ramen or meat goes with being oblivious and childish. Ren in DearS, or Ayu from Kanon, are also childlike characters, and their love for melon bread / taiyaki helps create that image.
Conversely, it can add a charm point for a character who seems unapproachable. This seems to be why Shana loves melon bread. It's also why the Monogatari series's immortal vampire Oshino Shinobu loves donuts. Angel Beats's main character Otonashi first bonds with impassive Kanade after he notices that she keeps ordering tongue-burning mabo tofu in the cafeteria. I would also put L here. While L and his successor Near are pretty much always the smartest person in any given room (we can debate about whether that's true when Light is in the room), and have command over various police forces, they also have strange, childish quirks: in L's case, constantly eating sweets, and in Near's case, constantly playing with toys.

An interesting case of (2) is Code Geass. The show had some kind of product placement deal with Pizza Hut. Supposedly, the director thought putting Pizza Hut all over the place was funny (I heard this claim on an ANNCast episode), so they went to ridiculous lengths to put Pizza Hut boxes in as many scenes as possible. The character C.C., mostly a pretty formidable lady, has an obsessive love for Pizza Hut which surpasses her love for life itself. According to the Code Geass wiki:

  C.C. also has a somewhat obsessive penchant for pizza, especially
  Pizza Hut's Cheese-kun (which sponsors Code Geass in Japan); she
  constantly orders pizzas to Lelouch's house using his credit card,
  much to his chagrin. This is often used for comedic effect. Her love
  for pizza is so strong that she is willing to risk herself being
  captured, twice nearly exposing herself to get a piece of a giant
  pizza being made by the Student Council (which is ruined both times);
  both Lelouch and Kallen sometimes refer her as "Pizza Girl". In
  addition to this she is an avid collector of Cheese-kun related
  merchandises and is often seen hugging a Cheese-kun plush doll.

The Pizza Hut logo was blanked out of the US versions of the show, apparently because Bandai couldn't make a deal with Pizza Hut in the US.


Why is Goku not using instant transmission?

Goku is not about optimization or not concerned regarding the tournament. He is only looking forward to meet people with great power and test his limits against them.

Plus, many times it was shown many times (I know I'll get roasted for this) that Goku has become over confident of his power and even becoming vulnerable to attack during battles.  Also, its fun to fly around at high speeds.

So, he doesn't use instant transmission until its absolutely necessary and doesn't think he needs to train in the mean time.


What is the symbol of the Uchiha clan supposed to be?

It's actually supposed to be type of fan. On the Wikipedia page where Japanese War Fans it says:

  In addition the symbol of the Uchiha Clan is a fan which is a reference to uchiwa (団扇, paper fan) which is another way of pronouncing the clan's name.

Source: Japanese war fan - In popular culture (2nd Paragraph)

Looking at the Wikipedia page for the Uchiwa (and even googling it) we can see that the Uchiha Clan Symbol is shaped like that of a Uchiwa.

This is also backed up on the Naruto Wikia also giving a logical reason why it's also a fan.

  "Uchiha" is another way of pronouncing "uchiwa" (団扇, paper fan), which is the clan's symbol. Uchiwa can be used to fan flames, making the flame hotter — referring to the fact that the Uchiha is a clan of Fire Release users.

Source: Uchiha Clan - Trivia (first point)

This also allows us to infer as to why the colour scheme is by chance like a Pokeball. A Flame is generally seen as red however the hotter a flame gets the closer it'll get to being white.

  The colder part of a diffusion (incomplete combustion) flame will be red, transitioning to orange, yellow, and white as the temperature increases as evidenced by changes in the black-body radiation spectrum. For a given flame's region, the closer to white on this scale, the hotter that section of the flame is.

Source: Wikipedia - Flame - Flame Colour (3rd Paragraph)

Now given that a flame is generally hotter at the source one interpretation could be that because the bottom part is supposed to be a Uchiwa handle this would be the hottest part (being in your hand all the time).

Another interpretation could be that while also being an Uchiwa the symbol also looks like how some Flame Release Jutsu's get "spat out".

So the "handle" is the jet of fire coming from the mouth, since fire is normally hotter at the source this part would be white while further away it would be red.


Why Kinro and Ginro are guardians of the entrance of the village if in the world they leave no other humans are supposed to be alive?

While there may not have been (m)any people around, the guards were surely useful for keeping dangerous wild animals out of the area. After all, we know that there are lions in the region from early on in the series.


How did Madara start the Infinite Tsukuyomi without the Divine Tree?

Madara doesn't need the Divine tree for activating Infinite Tsukuyomi.
The only requirements to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi are the ten tails chakra and the Rinnegan.
The divine tree is just a Jutsu that complements this.

For more information about the 2 Jutsus:

http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Tsukuyomi

http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/God:_Nativity_of_a_World_of_Trees


Why are there so many perverted virgins in anime?

Currently, nearly 50% of Japanese adults are not sexually active. This has been reported in international news such as the Washington Post, the Telegraph, the Guardian, the Daily Mail, and Japan's own English-language news source, the Japan Times. Anime characters are a reflection of the real situation. Not all of the adults who are not currently sexually active are virgins: some are, while others are people who do not plan to become sexually active again.

Japan is a don't-ask,-don't-tell society: what you want to do in the privacy of your own bedroom (watch hentai, use body pillow dolls, any matter of fetishes, etc.) is not considered any big deal, and mentioning that you felt up a stranger's breast in a hostess club can be done in front of your colleagues without anyone raising an eyebrow, so it is not a "prudish" society at all. However, the Japanese overwhelmingly want you to keep your sexuality and sexual activities to yourself: do whatever you like and that will generally be respected, but PDA (public display of affection) or coming out and sharing about it to others is not socially respected (i.e. don't bother other people with it). Many young Japanese believe, likely as an influence from the Western nations, that it makes sense to test-drive a potential spouse before marrying (sleep together and/or live together), but it is simply the case that not as many Japanese are even dating and getting married.

Another cultural factor that may contribute, which you can see in quite a lot of manga and anime, is that a major format of Japanese romance is to like someone who you are not friends with for a long time, and finally "confess" your feelings in a sudden love letter, on St. Valentine's Day, or on graduation day, in which the recipient must abruptly decide whether or not he/she has romantic interest in the other person -- who might not have been on the recipient's radar whatsoever. This can result in either being turned down on the spot ("I don't even know you"), a willingness to try to go on a couple dates ("Maybe I could get interested in you"), or the first-choice being the recipient is overjoyed ("I secretly pined away for you for years too!"). A lot of romantic feelings and sexual desire are never confessed, but some that are get rejected due to the format in which the potential couple does not get to know each other through friendship or casual dating before a major DTR (defining the relationship) event takes place, or reciprocal feelings are confessed right after the graduation ceremony and the respective parties part ways to go to different schools for high school or university, so the mutual interest doesn't lead anywhere.

Ecchi content in anime is responding to a market that may not have an outlet for sexual release in a real-life relationship; on the flip side, characters who are virgins are easy for certain demographics to relate to, so if the virginal character ended up getting laid, the viewer wouldn't feel like a kindred spirit. In terms of storytelling, delaying steps toward the culmination of a relationship keeps viewers coming back for more episodes, such as rationing out the hand-holding, kissing, etc. (although this is perhaps not as often done regarding sex between characters in mainstream Western TV shows for adults, a good example is Sheldon and Amy in The Big Bang Theory). While delayed gratification is a normal plot device, in modern Japan, another type of love triangle has emerged in bishoujo harem and bishounen reverse harem anime: a lot of love interests are available to the protagonist, but he or she ends up not choosing between them and doesn't end up with anyone. This purportedly allows the view to favor any one of the potential suitors and imagine the post-episode happily-ever-after that they prefer without their favorite ship getting rejected in canon.

Legally, what is considered porn or not porn differs by country. I once turned on a Japanese TV during prime time (while kids are awake) and found myself looking at a topless woman in a live-action TV drama series. In manga and anime, non-pornographic depictions of nudity should not include the details of female nipples or any genitalia (and they usually do not include any body hair), so the bodies look Barbie doll-ish or the genital area is censored with a white spot (nothing is drawn there).

Not all nudity in manga and anime is considered sensual or sexual. Just as the Japanese public baths (onsen and sento) do not innately bear any association of nudity with sex among the general population, nudity can be included in illustrations that are not intending to have any sexual connotations. Historically, the Japanese were surprised by the foreigners who arrived on their shores and balked at the public baths, since the Japanese didn't view them as related to sexual interest. In fact, nudity can in some contexts connote purity, as in the final episode of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, in which the protagonist fights her final battle in the nude, her pure heart able to

   reach and connect to the villain's and set her free from being possessed by evil.

Neither the villain, nor any of the onlooking supporting characters, particularly pay attention to her nudity during and after the battle; even when she is subsequently hugged by her boyfriend, there is no sensuality present in the depiction.


Why are there Japanese and English names mixed in the anime series Fairy Tail?

Like Hiro Mashima said in his interview with ThoughCo.,

"Q: Are the Fairy Tail characters based on people in real life? Is there a character in Fairy Tail that is most like you?

Hiro Mashima: Definitely Natsu. He's like me in junior high! (laughs) All the other characters are based on my friends, my editors, people I know through work."

So based off of this text, a valid guess or answer could be that the names were based on people he knew. Lucy is a plausible common name for people and as an author of a popular manga before Fairy Tail, Rave Masters, he most likely would've known some people with these names or similar names. For example, there was a Japanese Musician named Masakazu Natsuda. (Pure guesswork here) So Natsu could've very well come from there.

So in conclusion and answering OP's question, the names that were given to the characters were extremely diverse like you said, some Western names, some Japanese names, and even a Russian name! Based on that interview (Little evidence here, please don't blast me), I believe that the names could've come from the people and connections Hiro Mashima had in real life.


In chapter 56 of the Pokemon Adventures manga, you can see how Kanto's Pokemon Fan Club Chairman had perfected the pay day move on both its Rapidash and Fearow. He used the coins to pay his ticket to ride the S.S. Anne, so they must be real coins. As to why Team Rocket does not use this method to gain loads of coints, it probably costs too much time and effort to be worth it. Imagine your cat could spawn a couple of cents a day and with some effort it might be able to spawn lets say a dollar a day. You might retain only a little after paying for the training and food to keep your cat healthy to spawn lots of coins. I doubt it would make someone rich quickly. I think Team Rocket would be much better off just robbing a bank or something or stealing from some rich dude instead of stealing or breeding a bunch of Meowth.


What does vegeta call goku black in dragon ball super?

This is a really interesting question. Vegeta has never called his name out in person but whenever he refers to him to the others, he calls him Black.


How are people supposed to watch Naruto legally if they live outside America?when it's only licensed in Canada and US on crunchyroll

So I live in Australia, and I watch Naruto for at least 24 hours a month. If you want really good quality, then watch it on AnimeLab. If you don't want ads, then don't use the mobile AnimeLab.

Even though these really help you, the anime community gets affected if you don't buy official merchandise and DVDs, or watch it on official streaming websites, the anime production company will get shut down, meaning they won't produce more seasons, and no one wants that ;)


What's the destructive power of the Rasengan about?

Well, Rasengan being an incomplete jutsu, had no elemental chakra nature until amplified by Naruto Uzumaki.
As you've said, Chidori being of Raiton (Lightning Release) electrecutes the user upon hitting them. If hit with a Fire-Style jutsu, you'd burn. The damage received goes along with the elemental chakra nature the jutsu is of. But as I've already said, Rasengan is an incomplete jutsu and had no chakra nature, simply a spiral ball of chakra.
But because Rasengan is chakra compressed in a ball, spinning and/or rotating at incredibly high speeds, upon being hit with it, a wound that is sprial appears wherever the enemy was hit. This was shown when Naruto hit Kabuto with a Rasengan. On other cases, the enemy is sent flying.


If Brook drown or even touch those Seastone handcuffs, shouldn't he die since the power aren't working anymore?

Not at all.

Being in seawater or exposed to seastone doesn't change the physical make-up of paramecia type devil fruit users it merely incapacitates them as demonstrated when Luffy was immersed in seawater during the Arlong arc, while he was unable to move his neck was still able to stretch allowing Nami to hold his head above water.

By that same token Brook wouldn't be able to make any active use of his abilities but he'd still stay in his undead state.


Did they finally put an ejection mechanism in Lancelot?

It's assumed so since the page for the Lancelot Conquista, the upgraded version of the original Lancelot, lists it as one of its design features while the Lancelot does not list it. So one could assume that before it was officially ordained as the Conquista the Cockpit Ejection System was added in.

When the Lancelot was equipped with the Float System in Stage 20 - Battle for Kyushu it was designated as the Z-01/A (the Lancelot is designated originally as Z-01 while the Conquista is Z-01/D). C.C's Lancelot Frontier (which is more or less another Lancelot) is listed as having the Cockpit Ejection System and it too is designated as the Z-01/A1 so to narrow down the time we could assume that it was between Stage 20 the Ejection System was installed and the ordination of the Conquista

We know that the Lancelot Albion had to have had one installed regardless for the successful completion of the Zero Requiem

   As Suzaku needed someway to escape from his exploding Knightmare when he faked his death to later assume the role as Zero

Also on the Cockpit Ejection System does say this

  All production-model and most prototype Knightmare Frames are equipped with this system. The only Knightmare confirmed to lack a cockpit ejection system is the Z-01 Lancelot. This flaw is later addressed in the Lancelot Frontier, which except for its color is otherwise identical to the Lancelot's. It is unknown whether Suzaku's final machine, the Lancelot Albion, had an ejection system.

though the last sentence seems contradictory since the Lancelot Albion's page says

  In the last episode, it is hinted that a cockpit ejection system might have been built into it.

1 - the designantions are shared between Knightmares when massproduced. the Glasgow's designation is RPI-11 which is shared by the Knightpolice (who are retired Glasgow's) so the Z-01/A being shared between the Lancelot and Lancelot Frontier could be an indication that the Frontier's specs are what was planned for possible Mass Production of the Lancelot before the inception of the RPI-212 Vincent which later led to the Mass Production Model RPI-212B Vincent Ward


What's the deal with Orochimaru and seals?

There was only a part of Orochimaru that was in Sasuke's body. I believe that the curse mark transfers a part of his chakra and thus a part of himself into the body of the target.

It was the part of Orochimaru that was inside Sasuke that was sealed away by Itachi using the sealing powers of Sword of Totsuka. But a part of him still lived inside the others who carried the curse mark and his chakra was there with Kabuto, who absorbed Orochimaru after Sasuke killed his main body.

Remember that Orochimaru was very weak when Sasuke revived him that he had to absorb his chakra from Kabuto to become somewhat normal again.

And it is not true that Orochimaru couldn't be sealed.The 3rd Hokage couldn't seal him just because he was too weak by then to pull Orochimaru with him. And it is not that Orochimaru can pop-out at will from anyone's body. Sasuke resurrected him. He didn't pop-out at will.


No, it is not possible. During Hange's experiments with Sonny and Bean [chapter number required], she mentioned slicing open the necks of titans in prior experiments. She was never able to find anything inside (in the anime an empty cavity was seen).


What happened to Goku after he left the Earth at the end of Dragon Ball GT?

A lot can be said about the last episode.

You could argue that Goku went to train with Shenlon, you could argue that he offered his own life for that last wish, you could argue that it was all an illusion, seeing Pan holding his shirt after he had supposedly left, you could argue that he became one with the Dragon Balls/Shenlon, you could argue that he'd become immortal.

This list goes on and it will remain to your own imagination what you believe has happened to Goku, as it was never thoroughly explained in the anime. I guess if anything, we could agree that Goku had surpassed human existence and entered a state different from being alive or dead as we know them.


Is the Guilty Crown(Cat's Cradle) that Yuzuriha Inori offers Ouma Shu Jacob's Ladder?

Yes, the string figure Inori offers is 4-step Jacob's Ladder.
In Japan, the hobby is known as ayatori. Also, in ayatori term, the string figure Inori offers is called hashigo (ladder), specifically 4-dan hashigo (4-step ladders).


Did this really happen in Kuroko no Basket?

No, that dialog is made up. I saw the BL joke somewhere on the internet and while Kise's ankle/knee did bother him during the game, I'm not sure that shot from the image you posted is even from that game. The entire game is from the 1st season and I think it spans a few episodes:

Episode 23 I'm not mature
Episode 24 Don't Get the Wrong Idea
Episode 25 Our Basketball

that cover the match between Toho Academy (Aomine, from your picture) and Kaijo (Kise).


What anime/manga are the sword and the dog in this image from?

The dog is a smaller version of Sadaharu from Gintama

From http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/088/b/4/_Gintama_Fanart_1__by_Chinchi_Commissions.jpg

The colour of the dog is of course Pikachu.

The sword is the Shikai form of Zangetsu, Ichigo's sword from Bleach.

From http://de.bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Datei:Zangetsu.png


Because he had no form on his own. He's basically an essence of God, created from Hoenheim's blood.

If his flask would somehow break, his being would dissipate into the space, and lose his form and living consciousness.

Think of it as a soul with no body. Stuffed inside of a container, if that container would break, the soul wouldn't have anywhere to reside, and leave the world. (Al is a slightly different case, his soul is bound to the seal on the back of his neck).


Two reasons.

First, Nighteye's Quirk requires him to look into the eyes of the person whose future he wants to see. It's not stated whether non-direct eye contact works, but assuming it doesn't then he can't see his own future just by looking into a mirror.

Second, he didn't think the future could be changed, only reacted to. When we first see Nighteye demonstrate his Quirk, he uses it on Deku so that he has perfect knowledge of his future movements. When they fight, he doesn't try to get in Deku's way or otherwise try to change those movements, he just uses that knowledge to avoid being where Deku is. Similarly, he himself said that he regretted seeing All Might's future because he's never been able to change what he sees - so presumably, if he saw his own death he would assume that it was a fixed possibility (and, in fact, in the fight with Overhaul it seems like he has used his ability to see his own death from someone else's perspective, and assumes that it's a foregone conclusion). It's only when Deku beats Overhaul and doesn't die in the process, as Nighteye saw, that he realises that the future can be changed.


Naruto Shippuden episodes after The final battle

Yeah, they are filler (well at least compared to the manga version) because the manga ends after their fight and we only got one more chapter in the future when both Naruto and Sasuke have become parents. (also we got a quick look at other characters).

Some of the episodes (483+) do show some flashback for the characters that we did not know before but they were never shown in the manga before, so if you follow the manga they are still considered "filler". And there is also the weeding :P.

Anyway the situation on them is not 100% clear, i guess it depends how you define filler for yourself.

Here is a list that can help you for a bit.

https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden


It is said that the Devil Fruits are the fruits of Sea Devil, so even if most of them provide a great power, they're cursed. Quoting One Piece's wiki:

  The sea rejects the new Devil Fruit user and they become helpless
  while submerged in water

Also, Oda said in SBS that Devil Fruit users are vulnerable to all types of water, not just salt/sea water. Basically any type of "standing" water (ocean, lakes, rivers, etc) will affect them, while "moving" water (rain, waves, etc) won't.

Overall, I'm not saying the problem is the sea or something inside the users, what I'm saying is that it's both. And as to why users are affected by Seastone/Sea-Prism Stone/Kairoseki, as stated by Smoker:

  It gives off a wavelength that is the same as the sea itself

Basically it's a mini solid piece of the sea so that's why Devil Fruit users are affected by that as well...


Did Saber ever learn Eastern fencing styles before meeting Shiro?

In the Fate/SN world, heroes learn everything they need to know about about age they were summoned in. Knowledge such as how to operate common machinery, customs, and language are automatically learned during their summoning. As an example, Saber learned how to ride motorcycles in Fate/Zero. Motorcycles did not exist in her age, but she knows how to operate one nevertheless. This is also the reason why there is no language barrier between Saber and Shirou.

As Kendo is a common sport in Japan and a martial art involving swords, Saber could have learned this particular Eastern fencing style as part of the Japanese customs she had to learn from her summoning.


How can one overcome the power of Geass?

According to this wiki page (emphasis mine):

  There is only one instance of a person overcoming the effects of Geass, which is the case of Nunnally - Lelouch attributes this to a very strong degree of will power, which may have been helped along by Charles being dead by then, though there is no mention of her recovering the lost memories of her mother's death, which was Charles' "primary" ability.

It is also said that (emphasis mine, again)

  Charles' Geass in the anime allowed him to freely alter an individual's memories at will, and also seal the Geass of others, as well as physical abilities such as eyesight, though there are ways to break these seals, such as contact with an Immortal or sheer willpower, though the latter may have only been possible thanks to his death.

So it isn't explicitly stated, but as @Kreiri has mentioned in his comment, the heroic willpower trope also has it's place here.


Do ninja clans have to keep relations only within the clan to ensure the inheritance of abilities?

As mentioned in the series, the clans usually do not want their "powers" to fall into someone else's hand. As these could be used for research against this power or getting even greater power for the clan that obtains it. Therefore they try to keep relations within clans. Then again  relationships with different clans do exist. Naruto's parents would be a good example for this  as Minato Namikaze married himself into the Uzumaki clan with Kushina Uzumaki

  Membership in a clan is usually determined by blood relations and
  genetics, which is vital in the usage of Kekkei Genkai and secret
  techniques. These attributes and abilities made many clans feared and
  renowned throughout many villages. While clans may be composed of many
  individuals and extended families, many clans mentioned and seen in
  the series were somewhat limited to a nuclear family. Wikia

Also this part of the wiki states that family's (clans) can be composed of many families.

As for forbidden relationships, yes they existed (not always in a romantic way ) Look at the first Hokage and Madara Uchiha. They were best of friends yet their family's did not accept their friendship. So if I were to guess I would say that there is a high probability that there are also forbidden relationships

I couldn't find any specific information about forced marriage´s so far. But if I do find some information on this I'll add it here later.


In the opening for Tokyo Ghoul Re that they showed Kureo Mado wearing a hood

You are mistaken, the guy wearing black hoodie in the OP theme is

   Seidou Takizawa. At the end of the Owl Suppression Operation, he faced Tatara together with Koutarou Amon and was subsequently reported dead by the CCG.

As per the story in the anime, Mado was declared dead by the CCG (season 1 episode 8). Not sure if he would make an appearance in Tokyo Ghoul :Re.

According to manga

   Kureo Mado is dead. He didn't make any appearance after that event, so there's no doubt that he's dead. You can also confirm from the wiki


Does the theme song "Inochi no Namae" have any meaningful connection to the story of "Spirited Away"?

When the song speaks of a river, it could be relating to the motif of a river in Spirited Away such as how Chihiro dropped her shoe in a river and she helped to bathe a polluted river spirit. Also, most importantly, Haku is a river spirit. Spirited Away is centered around rivers it seems. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other connection between the song and the movie. It could just be a coincidence that both involved a river.


Why do so many anime and manga have timeskips?

There can be many reasons, but I personally think that the most important one is to give an opportunity for the characters and the story to develop to a new phase.

Naruto is a perfect example for it. What did we have in the first part? We learned about the main characters of the series, got acquainted with them, got familiar with their personal stories. We also learned about who were the true antogonists of the series. With that knowledge, we came to the time-skip.

But what was the situation before the time skip? All of the main characters were too weak to really be able to compete with the antogonists. What if Pain (spoiler)

   came to destroy Konoha in the end of the first season? What would happen?

The anime would probably have ended just there, that's what. By including a time leap, the characters are given the opportunity to change, gain new abilities and powers. A lot of background events might have happened. After the time skip the series are almost reborn: while the readers/watchers already know the personalities of the main characters well, they once again have no idea of their abilities and powers, no idea about the current situation in the world. It opens a lot of opportunities for the story developing. It's also so easy to use, and to correct mistakes with. If you see there's a mismatch somewhere in the story, you can always explain it by the events that happened during the time leap! Very convenient, isn't it?


Does Kyouya get his Cursed Sword Gram back?

He does eventually get his sword back. Just under 12 minutes into the OVA for season two, Kyouya appears briefly with the sword on his waist.


Why is the "drinking milk" trope so prevalent in anime?

There's probably no one answer for why they drink milk in general, but as far as the bathing, it's considered a traditional drink in Japanese public bath houses after a soak:

  There is usually a refreshment cooler here where customers can self-serve and pay the attendant. Milk drinks are traditional favorites and sometimes there is ice cream.

Most places don't know how the tradition started but it's been around for a long time and some people say that milk drinks (not just plain milk but also milk+coffee) taste particularly good after a hot bath.


Is there any information regarding Itachi's lover?

Naruto Manga has ended but there has not been any information about Itachi's lover. Kishimoto Masashi has not disclosed anything about Itachi's lover but some speculation can be made.

As we know Itachi, he entered Anbu at 11 and became captain by age 131. And the massacre of Uchiha clan took place while he was in Anbu. So his lover may be from Anbu and the highest possibility that she is an Uchiha otherwise Itachi would have not kill her.

Mentioning about Itachi's lover, Kishimoto might be trying to show how much Itachi loves his brother and give strong hold to the plot about Itachi's relationship with his brother Sasuke. Killing whole clan and his own love but not his brother does provide strong proof about how much Itachi loves his brother

I would like to mention about fan fiction here, as anime is progressing with lots of filler, within some filler there might appear Itachi's lover. As for the fan fiction her name is Aya Uchiha.


Looking for an old anime I saw on Animax as a kid

This sounded like the novel A Little Princess to me, so I searched to see if there was an anime based on that. Turns out there is one called Princess Sarah, and apart from the green dress, it seems to match your description. (The protagonist does wear a green-ish dress in some of the pictures I've seen from the anime while searching for this, but she doesn't in a couple of them.) I am also not sure if the anime series aired at around the right time.


To get the rinnegan you need to have the mixture of the Ashura and Indra chakras. As Uchihas are descendants of some of them and the Senju of the others, the mixture of these also allows obtaining it. The clearest example is Madara who uses the chakra of the first Hokage to obtain it.

You do not need any more requirements, but it is not a trivial process Madara itself took more than 10 years to wake up the rinnengan.

SPOILER ALERT

  Sasuke has a special rinnegan is different and more powerful, this rinnegan is called Magatama Rinnegan. He obtained it by receiving the moon crescent, I think dark, side of Hagaromo's (the Sage of Six Paths) chakra.


What is the Independence Day that Inoue Marina has been tweeting about lately?

独立記念日 (Dokuritsu Kinenbi, Independence Anniversary*) is a live reading event produced by 砂岡事務所プロデュース (Sunaoka Creative Artist Agency, official website (Japanese)).

A short introduction on "what is a live reading?", it's a live staged reading event where voice actors and actresses read a story script live in front of audiences, or to put it simply, live audio drama. Live Read is one of such internationally-acclaimed events that can be found on Wikipedia.

Back to Dokuritsu Kinenbi, it's a 2-day live reading event which took places on Saturday and Sunday. There were 5 scripts: 2 scripts on the first day and 3 scripts on the second day. Each script consisted of 4 casts and took around 75~80 minutes without breaks. As it could be inferred from the tweet, it has been produced 2 times (as of Feb 2018):

Dokuritsu Kinenbi: 12-13 Aug 2017 (official site (Japanese))
Dokuritsu Kinenbi vol.2: 3-4 Feb 2018 (official site (Japanese))

This is how the stage for vol.2 looks like

From Sunaoka Jimusho's official Twitter account

*The English name is taken from these Facebook posts: Ishikawa Kaito and Hanae Natsuki


How can Colonel Mustang create his flame alchemy differently?

It's his Ignition Claws. As explained in the 2003 Anime Episode "Fullmetal VS Flame", they create a spark when he snaps his fingers and he uses alchemy to manipulate the other elements to make explosions or fire. The claws have the transmutation circle on them, so if it's removed he can't use it, which is demonstrated during the fight and also later in the 2003 series when he fought Pride.

Ed on the other hand claps his hands because he's been to the Gate of Truth and creates a full array with his own body, thus requiring no circles. It is something only those who have been to the Gate of Truth can do, like Izumi.

While I refer to the 2003 anime, the fundamentals of Mustang's alchemy would be the same as how alchemy works is the same.


How closely are the characters in Gintama related to their real life counterparts?

Don't know that much so I'll just contribute a bit.

Gintama really doesn't stay that true; it's more like taking bits from each real life character's known traits and either using that as inspiration or warping them into something vastly different. As far as Shinsengumi hierarchy, it is loyal- Hijikata was also known as the Demon Vice Commander, Kondo was commander & close with Hijikata, Sougo (Souji) was 1st unit captain. Shinpachi's real life counterpart, however, was part of the Shinsengumi and he obviously is not in Gintama (although he does don the uniform in several occasions xP).

A little other tidbit: Sougo died of tuberculosis pretty early and he had a sister who outlived him, but that was inverted:

  with Mitsuba dying instead.

Also, Takasugi definitely had a deep bond with Shoyo-sensei's real life counterpart, Shoin, and grieved a lot after Shoin's beheading.

The Mimawarigumi was also considered to be elite, so that part was kept.

..I may come back to add more if I think of anything else.


How does the fossil connect with the rest of the story?

I don't know how game presents it, but I think it is pretty obvious from anime.

The scene with the fossil is in our present.

   The scientists find the fossil and believe it is missing link between man and ape. Proto-Hakuoro finds it and wants to show it to the world. But another scientist, tells him that humanity is not yet ready for such revelation and shoots him. His blood gets on the fossil, which awakens Utawarerumono. It then asks the dying scientists if he wants to live. He agrees and gives his body as vessel to the Utawarerumono, thus gaining the mask and practically becoming Utawarerumono.

Fast forward few (hundreds) years

   and Proto-Hakuoro is found as Iceman.

Neither game nor anime explains where the Utawarerumono actually came from and how it became a fossil.


Does the third season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun happens after or before Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator?

The Accelerator anime covers the Necromancer Arc, which (in-universe) starts in early September and ends sometime before September 14.

The Railgun T anime covers the Daihaisei Festival Arc (Railgun version), which (in-universe) starts on September 19 and ends on September 20. It might also cover the Dream Ranker Arc after that, which (in-universe) starts on September 26 and ends sometime in mid-October.

Index, Railgun, and Accelerator pretty much all take place within the same year (not counting flashbacks), but as readers/watchers, we're not sure which year it is (it's never specified directly). See the footnote on the Unified Story Timeline#Trivia page on the Toaru Wikia for more information.


Weren't the names in Edolas and Earthland the same?

I think that is a plot hole. The thing is, there is no way everything can be opposite in Edolas. Like you said, Faust really is Makarov and Mystogan really is Gerrard, but in Earthand Makarov is not the father of Gerrard. You assume that the names are coincidences for everyone (even that is very unlikely) and do not forget that some characters were not so different in Edolas, like Gajeel. They were very similar in personality, and also Coco seems very similar in both cases. (Note: Earthland Coco was a filler in the anime. Along with Sugarboy, Hughes, and Byro)

Also, remember how in Fairy Tail Battle with Laxus Natsu and Gajeel were for some reason considered "over 80 years of age"? Well the reason for that is revealed up ahead in the plot, which is that:

  They are actually over 400 years old. Including Wendy as well.

If you see things this way, there is no way Edo-Natsu (or Edo-Wendy or even Edo-Gajeel) would have been there when Natsu, Happy, Wendy, and Carla visited Edolas, since we are sure that with Edo-people, they don't have the same circumstances as the actual Fairy Tail members.

In Conclusion: I think that is an unplanned mistake; unless it is intended, but say if Gajeel, Natsu, and Wendy weren't in Edolas then that would raise a question too early, since the answer is revealed quite a long time after. Perhaps Hiro had to make things that way.


Why Vegeta doesnt learn Goku's techniques after being fused with him?

In the Dragon Ball Z anime, fusion of two characters do NOT result in either characters learning each other's moves and abilities. Example: When Gotenks ran out of time, neither Gotenks or Trunks knew each other's moves.

Hope this answers your question.


Is there symbolism behind the language choices in Bleach?

The reason why the author uses the different languages with different groups is because he feels that will attach uniqueness to that group. In one of his interviews I have read, he stresses that for him, characters are very important and he draws the characters first.

In his interview in Germany, when he was asked the same question he replied as below

  "As for the Arrancar, I think that Spanish sounds very passionate and
  a little erotic, so it matches their wild lifestyle. German sounds
  cold, harsh and methodic, something that matches the straight-forward
  methods of the Quincys. I would also like to use French at some point,
  because it sounds very elegant. But I can't figure out a good way to
  include it into the story."

So I believe, as I said before, that it is to associate some sort of uniqueness to the characters belonging to a particular group.


How much did Date A Live anime cover the Light Novel?

You can check the Wikia, which says that:

  In April 2013, an anime adaptation began which covered the events of volumes 1-4 of the light novel which ended in June 2013. A dub of season 1 was released on 10th June 2014 by FUNimation. A second season aired on 11th April, 2014 to 13th June, 2014 which covers the events from volumes 5-7.


Does Kiryuin Satsuki have any infused Life Fibers?

She is 100% human, but she carried artificial finger nails made with Life Fiber (it is more likely to be a hidden weapon rather than an infusion with Life Fibers).

Kiryuin Satsuki waited until the last minute (until Ryuko arrived at Honnouji Academy with Senketsu) to wear Junketsu. And her butler was continuously against the idea of her wearing Junketsu. When after a fight, Satsuki always had physical and mental stress on her body and mind, so she always tries to end fights as quickly as possible when she is wearing Junketsu.