What all abilities are transferred when hearts are interchanged between bodies?

Strength (Physical)
A body's physical strength is not defined by its heart, but by the actual body. Therefore it is not switched, as we can see when Nami (in Franky's body) wants to beat Sanji (in Nami's body) again. Nami should not be able to even tickle Sanji, but if she would have hit him again in chapter 663, Nami's body might have been severely injured.

Strength (Mental)
Mental strength on the other hand, does come from the heart as we can see Sanji do extraordinary things with Nami's body. Things she would physically be capable of, but not mentally. Like when Sanji blue walks his way to safety after rescuing Kin'emon's torso in chapter 672.

Devil Fruit Power
Devil Fruit Powers become part of the body after eaten, so the same can be said as with actual physical strength. For example, it was Luffy's complete body that became rubber and not his mind. Which was proven on multiple occasions. Oars couldn't use any rubber attacks on his own after he obtained Luffy's shadow. Tashigi could turn her body into smoke after her mind got switched with smoker's and Franky could still change Chopper's animal forms. With the last example, I would also like to point out that this is also a good example where mental strength is not switched, since Franky could not control Chopper's final form, while Chopper could, as seen on Fishman Island. I'm not saying Chopper is stronger than Franky perse, I'm saying that if mental strength and thus experience would have been transferred he would have been able to control the monster.

Haki
Haki obviously also gets switched, since this literally means willpower. So if the will gets switched, so will it's power. This can be seen when Sanji activaly uses Kenbunshoku Haki to locate Kin'emon's torso.

Kenbunshoku Haki is Sanji's speciality concerning Haki. When helping Kin'emon recover his torso from within the lake on Punk Hazard, Sanji actively used Kenbunshoku Haki in order to locate the samurai's torso within the dark water.

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Summary

In the case of switched "souls", Devil Fruit powers are maintained within the original body, while voices and other abilities, such as Haki, go along with the switched mind/soul, as seen when Sanji used his Kenbunshoku Haki in Nami's body, due to Haki originating from the individual's spirit.

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Physical heart vs Mind
It should be noted that Law only switches the mind and not their actual physical hearts. This can be seen when he switches Tashigi and Smoke's mind, while holding Smoker's physical heart in his hand in chapter 663.

 Otherwhise it would have been chaos if Caesar would have put Law's heart inside himself at Dressrosa, becoming Law.


How did Zeref "Black Wizard" get cursed?

Zeref experimented on forbidden magic which gave him the Contradictory Curse. So the more he values life, the more uncontrollable his power becomes. And when he doesn't value life, the less destructive he gets.
The same curse happened with Mavis who also used the forbidden magic. So basically anyone who experiments or conducts black magic is automatically cursed with the Contradictory Curse.


What is the relationship between the Gunbuster and Diebuster series?

Gunbuster was originally released as a six episode OVA in 1988. It's sequel, Diebuster, was also originally released as a six episode OVA 18 years later. Typically sequels are released around the time of the original so it's fresh in the minds of people. Without giving too much away the stories are somewhat but not directly connected, since Diebuster happens ~12,000 years after Gunbuster.

To take care of the time gap issue with Gunbuster, both series have been cut into two movies and presented as a double-feature. The references to each other are subtle.

For an example if you didn't watch Gunbuster:

You wouldn't know that Nono appears in Gunbuster under a different name
The Diebuster ending only makes sense if you saw the ending of Gunbuster (takes place 12,000 years earlier)
You wouldn't understand the Solar System Defence System and why it was attacking
You wouldn't understand why the drive was removed from Dix-Neuf


How many of the 26 reincarnators are known and what are their status at the time of the S series?

If someone wants to do a proper answer with specifics or has corrections, they can, but I can give a rough summary for now and maybe later reread some chapters and get the specifics.

This wont be perfect timeline wise either. I assume by S series you mean the side stories which start off with the reincarnated babies, then I will go a little farther than that, to the point where they are young teenagers or so, since some details I forgot or are ambiguous on the timeline until then.

For manga readers at least, this will be full of spoilers from the light/web novel, since this is all after our spider MC leaves the dungeon.

2-4 of them

   died while young and are not important to the story. It was at least 2, but up to 4. I don't recall specifically, and i believe the skill used to say they were dead might have been wrong about one or two of them, but its been a while and I don't remember nor have time to confirm right now.

2 of them

   were born in one of the major kingdoms, including one of them being a prince and younger brother of the one with the hero title, and the other a boy being reborn as a girl.

Another one was

   born as the next in line for the strongest swordsman

And all 3 above were sent to the same school, along with the Teacher, who

   was born as an elf, the child of the leader of the elves, though I recall it was a bit more complicated than that.

2 were

   born in a small village and became adventurers together after it was destroyed and everyone else killed.

One who became a major character was

   born in a town as the highest ranking vampire possible, to the local Lord of the land, and our MC meets her as a baby shortly after leaving the dungeon.

Another Major character

   Was born as a goblin.

The 2 above joined the MC and going further into detail why/when is heavy spoilers

Most if not all of the rest were

   kidnapped by elves and raised in their village, isolated from the world. A few of them were raised elsewhere still ended up in the elves village, like one from the church I believe it was.

That is at least 20-24 of the 27 of them accounted for, but I can't recall any more right now.


How many LN is covered in one manga vol?

Currently, the light novel has 4 translated volumes (the fifth is slated for release on April 24th) and the manga has 5 (May 22nd for the sixth). The anime (two seasons) covers the first four volumes of the light novel and the first six of the manga-- so the anime has covered all translated material.

If you want to continue the story immediately, you can search for fan translations of the LN, although most translating groups don't do licensed content. Otherwise, you can wait for vol. 5 of the LN, or wait until fall when vol. 7 of the manga is released.

I would recommended starting over from the beginning with the LN, as the anime does skip some parts and you'll likely have to wait some time before reading new content either way.


Short Answer: Kaguya Otsutsuki was very powerful but her speed was just slightly above average. During her battle with Sasuke and Naruto, all she mainly did was hop from dimension to dimension, use a bunch of Kekkai Moras   and absorb their attacks with her Rinnengan. Note that she is NOT faster than Raikage Ai when he uses the Lightning release chakra Mode to enhance his speed and reaction time. The only reason why Raikage could dodge it is cause he combined 2 Jutsus simultenously in order to detect and flicker away from the flames. Kaguya on the other hand, was not fast enough to dodge the flames. However, she was skilled enough to quickly absorb them before they did enough damage on her.
So to answer your question, the speed of Amaterasu was never increased, She just was not fast enough to dodge the flames like Raikage did.
Super Long explanation:
The Amaterasu is a very fast jutsu in terms of how long it takes before it is cast. Unlike other jutsu, all it requires is that you see the person you want to hit and then  Black Flames are ignited at the focal point of the target! This means that as long as the user can see you, the Amaterasu is most likely going to hit. In order to dodge an "accurately-aimed" Amaterasu, I believe the persons speed must be pretty close to that of light because the focal point of vision is directly what your eyes see from the refraction of light. (Its a completely different scenario if the user is partially blind and can't aim well.)

In the case of Raikage, he used 2 jutsu's simultaneously in order to dodge sasukes Amaterasu. The first one is the lightning release chakra mode. During his battle with Sasuke, Raikage was wraped in lightning during the entire fight and once sasuke started to use the mangekyou Sharingan, Raikage instinctively started using way more chakra for the  Lightning Release Chakra Mode in order to increase his already heightened speed and reaction time.

With enhanced speed and reaction time, Raikage was able to immediately react to sasuke's amaterasu, he then used the  ShunShin no jutsu ( Lightning release Body Flicker technique ). Since he combined the 2 jutsus perfectly, he was able to instantly react to and swiftly move away from the flames (all within a matter of seconds, simply mindblowing lol). Moreover, Kaguya could not pull such a feat.


What is the song playing in My Hero Academia season 4 episode 12 (or episode 75) at 7:00?

I was wondering the same thing until I did a few google searches and found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jf_Z68c4LQ
It is called "Might + U"


Why did they skip the 4th Hokage and choose the 5th instead after the 3rd died?

After Sarutobi Hiruzen (the third hokage) stepped down, Namikaze Minato (Naruto's father) became the fourth hokage. Minato died during the kyuubi attack during which it was sealed inside Uzumaki Naruto. Konoha now lacking a hokage, they chose to bring back Sarutobi into office.

So they didn't skip the fourth hokage, they just reinstated the third one after the fourth...


How does an Element based Chakra release work

It's easy, the Raikages use the Lightning Release as a cloak to increase their physical prowess when using Taijutsu or using any movements.

While Sasuke uses Lightning Release technique like Chidori to attack himself to disintegrate C0 bomb that already inside his body. When using chidori, chidori's lightning only happen outside the body, not inside. In order to disintegrate C0 bomb, Sasuke must channel his chidori's lightning to all of his body including inside body. Even though Sasuke able to use Lightning cloak chakra mode, it also happens only outside the body, not inside. So Sasuke must attack himself with chidori to channel the lightning to all over his bodies.


What is the result of KEY 10th MEMORIAL Popularity poll?

There are 4 popularity polls

Famous quotes
"Infamous" quotes (famous due to its wackiness)
Favorite products
Favorite characters

Source: Ameba Blog (Japanese)

Famous Quotes

2522 「…もうゴール、してもいいよね」(...mou Goal, shitemo iiyo ne)
1926 「…この町と、住人に幸あれ」 (...kono machi to, jyuunin ni kou are)
1677 「起きないから、奇跡って言うんですよ」 (okinai kara, kiseki-tte iu-n desuyo)
1105 「俺のほうが、ずっとずっとおまえたちのことが好きなんだよ！！」 (ore no hou ga, zutto zutto omae-tachi no koto ga suki nandayo!!)
988 「ゴールっ…」 (Goal...)
949 「…ボクのこと、忘れてください…」 (...boku no koto, wasurete kudasai...)
819 「さあ、いこう　世界は美しく　そして　人生はかくも素晴らしい It's a Wonderful Life!」 (saa, ikou  sekai wa utsukushii  soshite  jinsei wa kaku mo subarasashii  It's a Wonderful Life!)
650 「夢を叶えろ、渚ああぁーーーーーーーーっ！　子の夢が親の夢なんだよっ！」 (yume wo kanaero, nagisaaa----! ko no yume ga oya no yume nandayo!)
624 「ふざけるな…　茶番だあぁぁぁーーーーーーーーーっ！！　恭介ぇぇーーー！！」 (fuzakeruna... chaban daaa----!! Kyousukee---!!)
585 「もし、よろしければ…　あなたを…　あなたを、お連れしましょうか　この町の願いが叶う場所に」 (moshi, yoroshikereba... anata wo... anata wo, otsureshimashouka kono machi no negai ga kanau basho ni)
「…さなえさんが、ないていいのは……おトイレか…パパのむねだって…」 (...sanae-san ga, naite ii no wa... otoire ka... papa no mune datte...)
「…飛べない翼に意味はあるんでしょうか」 (...tobenai tsubasa ni imi wa aru-n deshouka)
「コールドゲームだ」 (Cold Game da)
「春がきて…ずっと春だったらいいのに」 (haru ga kite... zutto haru dattara ii noni)
「チーム名は…リトルバスターズだ」 (Team na wa... Little Busters da)
「リトルバスターズは不滅だ…」 (Little Busters wa fumetsu da...)
「この学校は、好きですか」 (kono gakkou wa, suki desuka)
「人生の宝物を探しにいこう―――」 (jinsei no takaramono wo sagashi ni ikou)
「永遠に続いていく愛はある、絶対に」 (eien ni tsuzuite iku ai wa aru, zettai ni)
「はい、町も人も、みんな家族です　だんご大家族です」 (hai, machi mo hito mo, minna kazoku desu dango daikazoku desu)

Infamous Quotes

2834 「それと便座カバー」 (sore to benza cover)
1594 「うぐぅ」 (ugu)
1248 「筋肉筋肉ー！！」 (kinniku kinniku-!!)
1040 「いやっほーぅ！　国崎最高ー！」 (iyahho-u! kuzaki saikou-!)
637 「んまっ　つぁ　ちょぎ！」 (n-ma tsu-a chogi!)

Favorite Products

17147 CLANNAD
11739 Little Busters!: EX
4797 AIR
4069 Little Busters!
2743 Kanon

Favorite Characters

4160 Tomoyo Sakagami (CLANNAD)
3822 Nagisa Furukawa (CLANNAD)
3315 Saya Tokido (Little Busters!: EX)
2938 Misuzu Kamio (AIR)
2782 Kyou Fujibayashi (CLANNAD)
2652 Kudryavka Noumi (Little Busters!)
2392 Kyousuke Natsume (Little Busters!)
1833 Fuko Ibuki (CLANNAD)
1703 Rin Natsume (Little Busters!)
1534 Kanata Futaki (Little Busters!)

There's no full online official source, but it's listed in the "KEY 10th MEMORIAL BOX OFFICIAL BOOK" inside of Key 10th Memorial BOX.

Image source
However, Jun Maeda explicitly stated that Saya Tokido won the third place in the popularity poll and gave hints to the top 2 in the official KEY blog (Japanese).
Thanks to Gao's comment


For Obito, Kakashi was a victim just as Rin was. He didn't blame Kakashi for killing Rin but rather for "letting her die" and not being able to keep his promise. He was aware of the fact Rin had the 3-Tails inside her and chose to die by Kakashi's hand.
Hence, he never resented Kakashi himself but rather the world that created this situation and forced Rin to commit suicide.
In chapter 600 of Naruto, Kakashi asks Obito if he blames him:

Kakashi: Aren't you going to blame me?
Obito: With this insignificant reality, what good will blaming you do?
Obito: I hold no interest in the affairs of this world that's about to disappear.


Does Agarest: Generations of War 2 carry on from the true end or normal end of the previous game?

Agarest 2 follows neither ending. It takes place in an alternate reality from the first two games so, aside from a few nods and references to them, is a stand-alone story wise.


No one is after the One-Piece in the straw hat crew, not even Luffy.

As it was explained many times, each member has a different motivation to go trough the Grand Line:

Luffy wants to conquer the Grand Line to be the pirate king, because the pirate king has the most freedom in the world
Nami wants to draw the map of the entire world
Sanji wants to get to All blue (wich supposedly is close to One-Piece)
Zoro wants to be the biggest swordsman in the world (aka.: He need to defeat Hawk)
Chopper wants to find the cure every disease
Robin wants to learn the void century's history
Franky wants to be on the Sunny Go when Luffy becomes the pirate king, so he can complete his dream
Brook wants to meet Laboon when they finally get back to the beginning of the grand line

This is why they seem to be better than most of the pirates as they don't want to get to the end of the Grand Line to get rich.

Law only wants to find the One-Piece to become the Pirate King and because that's mostly treasure.


Where do fans exchange info about anime/manga merchandise for sale?

While forums are still great places to find such conversations, mailing lists are bit old in today's age. Personally, I think one of the best forums to browse is MyAnimeList (MAL).

In addition, there are largely three categories of places that anime aficionados frequent when discussing new merchandise to buy (as well as buying it). They are as follows:

Local Stores - Granted, most people do not have the luxury of living in Japan to take advantage of these resources. However, if you do, the best place to find anything anime related in Japan is Akihabara. Of the many I've visited, my personal favorite is the Akiba Culture Zone. Their website is not in English, but it can be found here. Also, here's a picture of the inside:

Conventions and Events - The next best place to find merchandise is at events that are specifically for the anime/manga you are trying to find merchandise for. In America, common events like this are things like Comic-Con. You should peruse your local listings to see if anything nearby your location interests you.
Online Stores - This is the most common place for anime merchandise to be bought and sold. Here's a list of the best online anime stores, with descriptions:

Right Stuf - One of the best sites if you would like to buy actual DVD/BluRay copies of anime or print copies of manga. It's not always the cheapest resource, but it often has the widest selection. In addition, if you time your purchase correctly and know what to look for, you can get massive savings (like 50-90% off).
AmiAmi - This is one (if not the best, but that is subjective) resources for basically any merchandise relating to anime, from posters and wall art to keychains and figurines.
Tokyo Otaku Mode - A great place for beginners. Sometimes it's rather daunting to browse other sites, but I recommend Tokyo Otaku Mode for beginners, because it has a relatively wide selection of well-known animes/mangas, and is not too expensive. However, I think that other sites will offer better deals and wider selections, but you might have to dig.
Mandarake - Mandarake is one of the most well-known otaku centers in Akihabara. I don't recommend this for beginners, but you can find great deals here (as well as great rip-offs).
Crunchyroll Store - I'm assuming most users of this site know what Crunchyroll is, but for those who don't, it's a great manga and anime streaming website. Their store sometimes has great deals, but you can almost always find all the merchandise in the Crunchyroll Store on the other online stores listed here. Sometimes it is easier to read for beginners, because the website is entirely in English.
JBox - Another great site that is more well-known for their novelty items for around the house. If you are looking for adult merchandise, try their 18+ counterpart, J-List.
akadot - More for manga in Japanese only, but great if you speak Japanese.
Hobby Link Japan (HLJ) - Great if you're into figurine collecting or if you like models (especially mecha).
Yesasia - Great for more serious collectors, and they also sell Chinese and Korean goods. You can use this site to find harder to obtain merchandise, but it tends to be a little more expensive.
Amazon - A bit generic, but excellent prices if you can find what you want (good luck).
Ebay - When in doubt, there's always a chance that someone is selling your desired item used on Ebay, but similar to Amazon, it's a bit generic and has a lesser selection. Don't be afraid to dig, you may find a few diamonds in the rough!


Is there any meaning behind Zoro's headband?

There isn't any meaning or any special scene related to his headband.
According to the Wiki :-

  Zoro normally keeps a black bandanna tied around his left bicep and
  ties it around his head when he is fighting seriously against an
  opponent.

Atleast till now, nothing has been revealed about his headband. If it resembles something important, Oda Sensei will mention something about it in the future.
For now, we could just consider it as his style of dressing.


If the anime came first, what is considered "canon"?

What is considered canon is generally decided by the author(s) or license holder. I think you need to get a better idea of the definition of canon.

  the original work from which the fan fiction author borrows

or

  a descriptor of specific incidents, relationships, or story arcs that take place within the overall canon

Wikipedia (Original revision where definitions came from)

So, to directly answer your question, if there was only a manga and anime, and the manga came first, then the manga is canon. I say only, because many manga and anime are based off of light novels or visual novels. In that case, the light novel or visual novel would be canon.

If the anime came first, then it will probably be whatever the license holder decides is canon. This is an assumption, because I think anime writers give up the rights to their work.


In Fate, can a Master summon an Extra Class Servant during a Holy Grail War, or under any circumstances?

If I remember correctly, in the Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night universes, Avenger Angra Mainyu was summoned by the Einzbern in the third Holy Grail War instead of a Berserker. This would imply that it is technically possible to summon an Extra Class Servant during a standard Holy Grail War following the Fuyuki formula.


How was Madara so sure that he would be able to get his Rinnegan back?

As Madara himself said his plan was to be resurrected through the use of Rinne Rebirth by Nagato. He was surprised and disappointed that his return didn't go as planned. He didn't want the Edo Tensei, as only a living person can become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.

Considering that the usage of the Rinne Rebirth always comes at the cost of the user's life it wouldn't be a problem for Madara to then take the Rinnegan from Nagato's corpse.

How exactly they wanted to force Nagato to resurrect Madara is unknown. It could be simply Obito convincing him that it would be the necessary next step in their plan towards world peace or by forcing him to use it via Genjutsu or a Zetsu takeover.

  But if Black Zetsu can overpower a Ninja as powerful as Nagato could he not have simply overpowered Hagoromo at the very beginning and be done with it?

Nagato was far less powerful than Hagoromo. It pushed Nagato to the brink to trap Naruto inside his Chibaku Tensei, which was - as he told Konan - nothing compared to the creation of the moon by Hagoromo.


Are guns in Kenshin historically accurate?

Remember, Rurouni Kenshin is set during the late 19th Century. This is just after the American Civil War, during the British Victorian Era: the height of the British Empire, and a time when the Western powers were very interested in the riches of the Far East.

The Western powers were mostly laissez-faire capitalists who would allow their people to trade anything with anyone; read about the British opium trade in China to get an idea of how trade worked at the time. Western traders would trade whatever they could for Eastern gold, silver, tea, and silk; that included guns, which were plentiful and relatively inexpensive in the West—the Japanese Meiji Era began just a few years after the American Civil War ended, and there were guns everywhere in America. The factories of Britain, France, and Germany were also constantly spitting out rifles, revolvers, and cannons. In this period, the European powers would still have a major war among themselves every few years (the Franco-Prussian War broke out during the same timeframe that Kenshin takes place), so they all wanted to build up stores of arms in preparation for the next struggle.

Given that guns were everywhere in the West, that they were highly desired in Japan, and that Western traders desired Eastern riches, it makes sense that the Western traders would trade guns to the Japanese. Although we don't see it in Rurouni Kenshin (to my knowledge; I only watched the anime up to the end of the Kyouto Arc), I always assumed these factions got their guns by trading goods like silk and tea to Westerners, or by buying them from Japanese merchants who had traded for them with Westerners. This did happen historically, as the article on Firearms of Japan linked by @nhahtdh tells us.

As for the regulatory side, things in general were much less regulated back then. The Western governments of this era had little power to regulate trade, due to corruption and cronyism. Even if they were able to regulate trade, they didn't have any incentive to do so; Western governments wanted their merchants to trade in Japan and bring the riches back home. The Japanese government had no power to regulate trade on its end either; it had seen what happened when the Chinese tried to stop the opium trade, and knew it could do almost nothing to regulate foreign trade until its military was modernized.

From what I can remember, the guns in Rurouni Kenshin are historically accurate to the period; the Gatling gun was very new at the time, having been invented during the American Civil War. Revolvers, like the famous Colt, were also common in the West. According to the article @nhahtdh linked on Firearms of Japan, firearms from before the Tokugawa period were matchlocks based on the Portuguese arquebus. Many of these were destroyed during the Tokugawa period, but some remained, and after the arrival of Perry, they were converted to flintlocks as part of the modernization effort (see also the fourth paragraph, here).


How do LN publishers assign the illustrator for a light novel?

According to the Japanese Wikipedia, for the earliest light novels, artists were selected by the publishing company EITHER for their work in 油絵 (abura-e = oil painting) and 水彩画 (suisaiga = watercolor) OR for their work in manga-style art, such as PC games. In 1987, the 少女文学 (shoujo bungaku = girl's literature) or 少女小説 (shoujo shosetsu = girl's novels) genre began, and for the first time shoujo manga style was used, which helped set the trend of manga-style art as the standard for light novels from the 1990s.

According to 『ライトノベル「超」入門』 (Raito Noberu "Chou" Nyuumon = Ultra-Initiation to Light Novels) by 新城カズマ (Shinjou Kazuma）pages 105-116, the increasing demand for anime-style artists available for light novel illustrations grew so large that it was necessary to develop a system for the industry to produce a large number of illustrations in a short time period (this time demand was partly off-set by the introduction of illustration software, allowing artists to complete illustrations in a shorter time frame).

Currently, it is standard practice that each artist is associated with a particular publisher. This means that they can switch between manga and light novel magazines, but they only switch between magazines all owned by the same publisher. For example, Obana Miho is a mangaka under 株式会社集英社 (Kabushikigaisha Shuueisha), so her earlier works like 『こどものおもちゃ』 (Kodomo no Omocha = Children's Toy) and  『パートナー』 (Partner) were published in Shuueisha's 「りぼん」(Ribon) magazine, her 『ハニービター』 (Honey Bitter) is published in its 「Cookie」magazine, and her 『あるようでない男』(Aru You de Nai Otoko = Not That Kind of Guy) was published as a one-shot in its 『りぼんオリジナル』 (Ribon Original) magazine and then serialized in its 「コーラス」 (Chorus) magazine.  Her novelizations of 『この手をはなさない』 (Kono Te wo Hanasanai = I Won't Let Go of This Hand) and 『こどものおもちゃ ガールズ バトルコメディ』(Kodomo no Omocha Girl's Battle Comedy) were published under Shuueisha's コバルト文庫 (Cobalt Bunko = Cobalt Library) line of light novels.
Thus, to select the artist for a light novel, any of the artists associated with that publishing house are fair game; it partly depends on how busy they are on other projects, what connotations their art is associated with, and their fanbase.

However, there are some rare exceptions to the rule. Takeuchi Naoko was associated with 株式会社講談社 (Kabushikigaisha Koudansha), which published her 『美少女戦士セーラームーン』 Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon = Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon) in 「なかよし」 (Nakayoshi) magazine and Codename ha Sailor V in its 「るんるん」 (RunRun) magazine. She illustrated all the light novels authored by Koizumi Marie up through the  『マーメイド・ぱにっく』 (Mermaid Panic) series: 『ま・り・あ 』(Maria), 『あたしのわがままを聞いて…』 (Atashi no Wagamama wo Kiite… = Listen to My Selfishness...), and 『絶対、彼を奪ってみせる! 』(Zettai, Kare wo Ubatte Miseru! = I'm Definitely Gonna Steal Him!). However, after Kodansha lost some pages of her 『PQ Angels』 manga manuscript before it made it into print in late 1997/early 1998, Takeuchi abadoned that series and was recruited by rival company Shuueisha, which published her Punch series in its 「Young You」 magazine in 1998. After Takeuchi left Kodansha, illustrations for Koizumi Marie's novels were assigned to Ogura Masora whose style is shoujo but otherwise not particularly-related to Takeuchi's. After publishing many Koizumi/Ogura novels, Koizumi's work was consistently illustrated by Kitagawa Miyuki, who is best known for her manga series 『あのこに1000%』 (Ano Ko ni 1000% = That Girl Goes to 1000%) and 『東京ジュリエット』 (Tokyo Juliet), then by Takada Tami, and Koizumi's most recent novels have been illustrated by a variety of artists. Five years after Takeuchi's departure from Kodansha, Takeuchi returned to Kodansha to publish her 『ラブ・ウィッチ』(Love Witch) manga.

Some light novel authors have the talent and skills to illustrate their own light novels (or, as the case may be, get accused of plagiarism for re-working other's artwork).  Some light novels are self-published online and have no ties to publishing companies, so they are completely free to choose their illustrator.

『このライトノベルがすごい!』 (Kono Raito Noberu ga Sugoi! = This Light Novel is Amazing!) published annually in November and 『ライトノベル・データブック』 (Light Novel・Data Book)  explain the history of light novels and project an overview of upcoming trends in the industry.


I'll take my shot at an answer. In the 2003 continuity, homunculi are created when alchemists attempt human transmutation, as you stated earlier. This more or less explains the origins of:

Wrath, who was created by Izumi
Sloth, who, as you stated, was created by the Elric brothers
Envy, who was Hohenheim's son
Lust, who was created by Scar's brother

Given this "rule" and the examples in the anime, it's at the very least implied that the resulting homunculus from a human transmutation will resemble, at least to a degree, the original intended result of the transmutation.

I don't recall the series explaining the origins of Gluttony, Greed, or Pride, though according to the fan-made Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki, they were all created by Dante. In the case of Gluttony, this seems to have been done for the purpose of creating philosopher's stones, at least according to the FMA Wiki (which may or may not be a reliable source). In the case of Pride, it would make sense to a degree for the homunculus to have been created as a means to control the government for Dante's purposes, but it seems that neither the purpose of creating Pride nor his origins are ever explicitly stated in the 2003 series.


It may come to a surprise for you, but the anime you typically watch is not what is considered mainstream in its country of origin, unless of course you watch shows made for children and families.

In fact, most of the anime that the international community consumes are what is called "late night anime." The overall ratings on these TV series are so low that the average Japanese person is likely never to have seen them. In other words, they are very niche. To compensate for low rating and viewership, these types of anime typically make money from Blu-ray, DVD, and other merchandise sales.

Since viewership is low, the budget for creating anime is pretty low as well. It's been mentioned by industry insiders that the average budget for a 1-cour, 13 episode series is about $2 million USD.

Low viewership of these anime is the result of a number of factors, the most prominent one being cultural. If you're not aware of how things works in Japan, office workers tend be expected to work 12 hour shifts regularly; students are also assigned large amounts of work (on top of any club commitments) and only get holidays and Sundays off. With all this work, who has time to stay up late to watch late night anime?

You're probably right, surely foreign investments in these productions can breathe new life into these productions. Unfortunately, the truth is a bit of a complicated one. As you may or may not be aware, all anime (with exceptions such as the Noitamina block) are glorified infomercials to promote not only manga, games, and light novel publishers, but also music production companies (who do you think profits off of those OP and EDs?), and general product advertisers such as Pizza Hut, and Lawsons. Product advertisers such as these don't care about sales, they're trying to sell themselves to you as opposed to the anime.

Such promotion and advertising deals don't usually pan out when it comes to international markets. If you recall the Pizza Hut references in Code Geass, the US versions blurred them out. The exact reason was never explicitly stated, but seeing that Pizza Hut Japan was such an overbearing sponsor domestically (as in within Japan), it's possible the negotiations fell through when Bandai was negotiating with the US entity of Pizza Hut. Despite sharing the same name and brand, Pizza Hut in Japan and Pizza Hut in the US are separate and distinct entities with their own ideals on doing business.

On top of that, localization rights to license a show don't come cheap and often times these don't include a mechnical license to use the music. Most of these licensing costs are paid upfront and if a series is successful enough, royalties must be paid to the original production committees (which can range from 20 to 30%). This makes things bit cost prohibitive to just bring whatever over, so localization companies need to be picky so they can pull off a product or at least pull even.

Without actual products to sell, the profit making possibilities of investing in new anime are slim. In 2013, the anime industry in Japan brought in over $2.03 billion USD from Japanese and international markets combined. In 2014, the Japanese manga industry made more than $2.3 billion USD just in Japan. In Japan, the symbiotic relationship of anime and manga works because of the existing infrastructure and relationships. However, in the US, everything is fragmented, making coordination between distributors all the more difficult.

As for the studio, they don't sell the distribution and merchandising rights of a IP that no longer is in distribution. Why would they? If you do, you're essentially telling the fans that you're abandoning this product, which could diminish their respect for the company and its products. Similar things have happened in the past such as with Macross and Robotech. While there were some good things to come out of such an affair (such as making the US audience aware of the type of animation known as anime), there were some downsides as well (Macross can never officially be released in the US as long as Harmony Gold hold the rights). What's to say the owner of the IP won't reboot the series later, like they did with Sailor Moon Crystal, Dragonball Super, or Osomatsu-san? For better or for worse the respective IP owners hold on to the rights of their respective IPs to preserve the integrity of the series for for themselves, it's creators, and for the fans. Why sell off something your people toiled for months and years to make to some strangers oversees to do with as they like? You don't have a say once you sell off the right to your IP. Who's to say American companies will respect the visions and idea of the original creators and fans?

However, not all is grim. There have been talks of joint ventures with Japanese companies to invest in anime for the international market.

  Streaming video distributor Crunchyroll and Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation announced on Thursday that the two companies are establishing a joint venture which will invest in the production of anime for the international market.

  That joint venture, whose entity name and size of investment have not been revealed, will take part in the production committees of anime titles which will then be distributed by Crunchyroll.

  Sumitomo Corporation is one of Japan's largest general trading companies (sougou shousha). Its media division distributes content for cable television, terrestrial broadcasters, and cinemas. In recent years, it has increased investments in the business of creative content.

  In February, Sumitomo partnered with Japanese media company Imagica Robot Holdings and the public-private Cool Japan Fund to acquire SDI Media, a U.S.-based provider of subtitling, translation, and language dubbing services.

  According to the press release, Crunchyroll boasts 700,000 paying subscribers and more than 10 million monthly viewers. The report notes that international distributors such as Daisuki and Crunchyroll, as well as a number of Chinese companies, are increasingly taking part in production committees.

  With the rising cost of licensing content for overseas distribution, content providers can ensure that they win distribution rights by investing in production instead of competing and paying high license fees. However, Anime! Anime! Biz also notes that Crunchyroll's aim is not merely rights acquisition.

  Crunchyroll co-founder and CEO Kun Gao cites the increasing importance of overseas markets in the anime industry. In establishing the joint venture, the company aims to connect fans to the production of anime from the time of its inception. With the joint venture, Crunchyroll, which is traditionally strong in North America and Europe, can also expand its distribution network with Sumitomo, which is traditionally strong in Asia.

This is not to say only Crunchyroll is pursuing such a venue. Funimation and Netflix are doing the same. How well these new ventures will turn out is any one's guess. How well will these companies be able to reach international fans of anime, how well do these companies understand the current international market of anime and what fans want? Only time will tell...


Did Genos have his lastest upgrades when fighting the Deep Sea King in the Virtual Genocide Simulation program?

Genos fights the Virtual!Deep Sea King with his G4 upgrades.

I've based myself on the wiki page for this audio play, which says the simulation happens "sometime after Genos' G4 upgrades and before Genos meets Gouketsu". For reference, Genos is stronger than when he fought G4 (obviously) but weaker than when he fought Elder Centipede.


Let's say after the end of The Fourth Ninja World War, Naruto is 17 years old. Then, in The Last: Naruto the Movie, it's stated that the event occurred after 2 years.  You can rever to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last:_Naruto_the_Movie.

Then sure, Naruto married after that, let's say it takes several months for marriage preparation, and Naruto married at the age of 20, and Boruto is born 1 year later at Naruto age 21.

Now in Boruto: Naruto Next Generation series, Boruto is already graduated from the academy and as a gennin. The common age of a ninja who graduated from the academy is 12 years old. Many things happen after Boruto become a gennin, and let's say his age is 13.

So Naruto's age now in Boruto: Naruto Next Generation series is about 21 + 13 = 34 years old.


Is the Dragon Ball Super anime mostly filler?

No, those arcs were also in the manga. Both the manga and the anime are based in Akira Toriyama main ideas and guidelines, though both the anime and manga have more room for the writers to put their own ideas because there isnt a manga fully made by Akira Toriyama like there was in Dragon Ball Z.

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


How come a uniform can't be made of 40% to 90% life fibers?

No characters we see can wear 40%-90% life fiber uniforms who cannot also wear 100% life fiber uniforms.

The only people who can wear 100% life fibers are not 100% humans (they have life fibers experimentally infused into their bodies).  No pure humans have been shown to be able to wear more than a 3 star uniform.


Which Episode of Bleach is this quote from? / Help me cite this quote

Assuming that it is indeed on Chapter 237, then the episode you are looking for is Episode 141 titled Goodbye..., Kurosaki! which originally aired on September 19, 2007 while the English version aired later on August 15, 2009.

For future reference, the Bleach wikia, and most of the anime wikia, usually includes the chapter and the corresponding episode based on it while the Wikipedia pages of anime usually includes the list of episodes together with their air dates.


What is the "Recovery" of Moriko Morioka after the series end?

The Japanese title of Recovery of an MMO Junkie is ネト充のススメ (Neto Juu no Susume), which is closer in meaning to the subtitle of the English title, "Recommendation of the Wonderful Virtual Life." It is often the case that Japanese creators determine the official English title, and that the English title has a different, even incorrect, meaning.
However, it is possible that the English title would have been appropriate for the original webcomic, which was stopped before its intended completion due to the author's health.

On June 30, 2018, it was announced that Comico has ended the manga due to Rin Kokuyō's failing health. Prior to this, Recovery of an MMO Junkie had been on a hiatus since 2015.
Wikipedia

I've read a bit of the comic, and it seemed that the anime diverged from it somewhat as well.


Whose autograph is this on a Sailor Moon pencilboard?

nhahtdh's comment is correct.

  I guess it's Usagi, where the A part is actually 月.

A photo of a merchandise from Sailor Moon S shows that the first character looks like 月【つき】 (moon).

Image taken from のり's yaplog, a Japanese blog

However, the signature seems to be a corrupted version of 月【つき】のうさぎ (Moon rabbit), as clearly shown in another photo of SuperS' merchandise.

Image taken from ゆかりん's Twitter


Has the creator been interviewed about when the Attack on Titan story takes place?

I always thought of it as a futuristic collapsed society type theme. They were forced to build walls and revert back to medieval society but they focused their technology on their ODM gear to combat the titans. There is reference to the past (our current real life time). Perhaps the biggest supporting evidence of this was episode 6 where Misaka's kidnappers are talking about her race and they state:

"she's exotic. what they used to call an Oriental.You know about all that right? back when there used to be different breeds of people, a bunch of them from the far east came scrambling here for safety. the old perverts in the capital really go for that sort of thing. this little beauty's going to fetch a mint at auction. it's great business. she's the last of her kind. all the rest of her people died out."

hope that helps. the year that it starts out on is 845 so the yearly calendar reset for some important reason, but it hasn't revealed a lot about the history yet (just that the titans appeared over 100 years ago.) As far as location goes it's safe to assume that it is probably German. accounting for the kidnapper's claim that there is currently only one race and we have names like:
-Yaeger (german for hunter)
-Arlert is old german anglo-saxon, and Armin's wiki page trivia section states that "The name 'Armin' may have multiple meanings, either from an old German word meaning "whole", or "Herman", meaning "soldier"". http://shingekinokyojin.wikia.com/wiki/Armin_Arlert
-Erwin - Derived from the Germanic name Hariwini, composed of the elements hari "army" and win "friend".

Add it all up with a lot of blonde hair (Armin, Reiner, Nanaba, Christa, Annie, Erwin, etc) and it seems that they were leaning toward a German-oriented character base with names that are literal puns toward the fact that they are soldiers.


What was the “I’m not a bad slime” reference? A web search got me results regarding a game called Dragon Quest. Apparently, friendly slimes in that game greet players with 'I'm not a bad slime!' This is most likely a reference to that game.

In addition, I also found this, which says this is a reference to Dragon Quest.

Regarding the air raids: From the link given by @AkiTanaka , a Japanese fan speculated that Shizue, who was summoned during the air raids in the 1940's, laughed not because she knew it was from a game or that she came from a time when the game already existed but because it reminded her of a friend, most likely summoned from a time where video games (especially Dragon Quest) already existed, who told her about this. Also, as @RossRidge said, the air raid was most likely the Bombing of Tokyo, which coincides with what is stated in Shizue's wiki page.

Update: As @RossRidge mentioned, this was confirmed in Episode 8, with Shizue saying:

   It was a school for kids from other worlds. ... It was one of them that taught me that video game line you quoted.


What does Mikasa mean by "It's happening again" in the 2nd episode?

After I rewatched the episode, I can firmly answer your question but be advised for there are spoilers in my answer.

When she has that flashback,

   she remembers how her family was murdered and she was thinking that she remained alone, until Eren saved her and she became part of his family. When Eren's mother dies, Mikasa experiences the same feeling of losing someone dear as she felt when her family was murdered. This is why she says "It's happening again..", because she lost a part of her family again.


What I understood from the show was that Giorno's Gold Experience Requiem put Diavolo in a state where he constantly had to experience death over and over again forever. He would die in a particular scenario, wake up in another place and experience his death in that place as well and then proceed to wake up in another place... and so on. From the Diavolo page of the Jojo wiki under the section Final Moments, it is stated that

  Due to the ability of Gold Experience Requiem, Diavolo is trapped in
  an infinite death loop; He continues to experience death over and over
  for eternity due to dying and subsequently returning to point zero
  (before his death), starting with drowning in the nearby river,
  followed by being stabbed to death, autopsied alive, and hit by a car.
  Panicked in anticipation for where the next source of his never-ending
  fatality is going to come from, the last of what is seen of Diavolo is
  him begging a harmless child to get away from him.


Why was it that Light's father could see Light's lifespan, while Mikami couldn't see it (which allowed him to deduce that Light was Kira)?

In chapter 71, Light was setting up a plan that would prove himself to be innocent of being the killer (Kira); would give the NPA (National Police Agency of Japan) the advantage over Mello; and would keep him safe if Mello would ever get hold of his picture.

In order to kill Mello, he made preparations for a raid to take place at November 10 at 23:59. Almost everybody in Mello's organization would die, but in order to kill Mello himself he needed the help of the NPA. He sent them the Death Note together with Ryuku, making it possibly for one of the NPA members to bargain for the Death Eyes. He had expected Matsuda Touta to do the deal, since it went with his character, but in the end it was his father, Soichiro Yagami, who made the deal with Ryuku. With his father having the Death Eyes, it would be impossible for him to be owner of any Death Note, and therefore, he had relinquished ownership himself, instead of making Misa relinquish ownership over hers. Also he knew it would be dangerous to be the owner of any Death Note, since he knew Jack Neylon aka Kal Snyder had the Death Eyes and it would be as easy for Mello to kill him as it would be for Light to find and kill Kal Snyder. Of course, he was not going to stop being the killer (Kira) soon, so to retain his memories he strapped Misa's Death Note to his body. By doing so, he thought he would be able to kill Mello and prove himself innocent once again for the NPA. He failed to kill Mello through this raid, though.

In chapter 72, you can see that in addition to what I said above, Light also needed Ryuku to be there at the raid, to stop Sidoh from helping the "mafia". He knew Ryuku would be so kind as to harass Sidoh a bit ^^.

In chapter 74, you can see Light holding the Death Note when his father dies. After an owner dies, the ownership will go to the first person that picks up or touches the Death Note, and therefore Light becomes the owner again.

In chapter 81, Misa is ordered to relinquish her ownership to Teru Mikami. At this point there are two human Death Note owners and they are Light and Mikami, and Misa becomes an ordinary housewife. Therefore, Mikami is able to identify Light as the owner of the Death Note and the real "Killer".

For a summary of the Notes' owners the website provided by Maroon is really useful. See here.


Why is Zamasu alive in the future when he was killed by Lord Beerus in Dragon Ball Super?

It all starts with Trunks in the Android saga

Future Trunks lived in a very bleak future and was backed into a corner with Gohan's death and his Super Saiyan transformation not being strong enough to stop Android's 17 and 18.

So in comes the time machine to go back and save Goku from dying from a heart virus.

When Trunks travelled backwards through time, he created a branching time-line. Let's call the present world World A (where Trunks pwns Mecha-Frieza)

and the other world World B (Androids wrecking s***). Now nothing Trunks does in either world affects the other because they are two separate time-lines.

Because Trunks broke the taboo big-time by going backwards.

It was mentioned in Super that anytime time is travelled reversely, a time-ring is born to give representation of a new universe being created.

Fast Forward to Dragon Ball Super

Now in DBS, Buu was never revived in World B because Trunks killed Babidi and Dabura due to a power buff he got from training with Supreme Kai and Kibito with the Z-Sword.

However, it is revealed in the manga that the battle with Dabura took a heavy downturn, as not only did the Z-Sword get turned to stone and obliterated (eg. Grandpa Supreme Kai sealed within it was killed),

but Dabura killed Kibito

and Babidi killed Supreme Kai.

We already know that no Supreme Kai = no god of destruction aka no Beerus because their existence is a set. Which also equates to no Whis because Whis is an angel that exists solely to serve the god of destruction. This also means that the Potara Fusion and Elder Kai unlock ability are non-existent in World B.

So looking at the Gowasu in World B, it was shown in the anime that he was murdered by Zamasu who took a time-ring and collected the Super Dragon Balls and wished for Goku's body.

With that time-ring he went to the past of World B.

This is where things get icky

Because Black did reverse travel like Trunks, he made a new time-line. In this World C he was still plain old Zamasu but was planning to kill Gowasu as he had just sparred with Goku.

Black killed Gowasu for a second time and influenced his past self to join him. This World B past tense Zamasu collected the Super Dragon Balls and wished for an immortal body. With that, immortal Zamasu got a new time ring from Black's reversal which allowed them both to go back to World B and kill all the gods of each universe in that timeline.

The real kick in the chops

So Beerus found out, got mad, and killed Zamasu in World A. That means nothing for two reasons: first, Beerus' actions do not matter in this world because Trunks already separated the timelines way back in Dragon Ball Z; second, even if by some stretch of imagination God's affected the time-line differently, it does not matter because of the power of time ring.

THE PLOTHOLES HERE ARE GAPPING ONES

What happened to universe C?
What happened to Earth in universe C? Since in that case there would be 2 Trunks (I have no idea what the plural of Trunks is).
Why was there like 5 time rings in the episode that Gowasu revealed them? Trunks has not jumped back and forth 5 times. Or has he? Also, what's the difference between a green ring and a white ring?

NOTE: This is why when anime delves into multi-verse, time-travel stuff, it always turns out bad unless it's Steins;Gate. <3

EDIT: Finally complete!! Getting all those screenshots was a hassle but I think my answer is as thorough as it can get.

EDIT: Episode 67 of Super reveals why there are so many time rings. The answer is:
2 for Trunks,
1 for Cell,
1 for Black,
1 for Beerus, and
1 for Whis
 = 6 time rings as shown below.


Is there any explanation for "Tequila" in the Kuragehime eyecatch?

Although it can't really be confirmed ( or has not been confirmed yet )

  It's a reference to a song from the 70's, which was mostly instrumental but contained one single lyric repeated throughout: "tequila." I guess the style was similar enough to the miniature music bit in that eyecatch to make the reference clear to everybody old enough to get it.
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Not sure which tequilla song they reffer to as there are about 20.


Why was Ueda Ryouhei appointed the head of the Yoshioka clan and not Seijuurou's son?

Vagabond is a fictionalized interpretation of Musashi's life adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's Musashi. The novel is a dramatization and not really historically accurate, even though many people have started to take Yoshikawa's book as historical due to it's popularity.

Now why was there no mention of Matashichiro, the youngest of the Yoshioka brothers? It's better (commercially) to not to mention the fact that Musashi killed a 12 year old boy.


In what order should the Appleseed movies be watched?

Watching the movies in the order they were released is a good idea. Referencing Appleseed FAQ:

The OVA from 1998.
The 2004 movie is set in 2131.
The 2007 movie is set in 2138.
Appleseed XIII the OVA (13 episodes) from 2011-2012.

Also note that Appleseed Alpha is a standalone from the others.


Can someone tell me what this song from episode 38 of Zero no Tsukaima is?

It's "Distress of Decision", track 22 of the Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ Soundtrack.


How many of Naruto Shippuden episodes are dubbed?

According to Wikipedia, the number of dubbed episodes from Naruto Shippudden stands at 402 episodes. The last DVD was released on June 27, 2017, which covered episodes 389-402.

The next release of dubbed DVD is on 10th October 2017,  which will cover episodes 403-416.


Do these comment stickers from Pixiv come from anime?

My guess is that the stickers do not come from anime, although I agree they certainly have an anime "feel". A professional site would be very foolish to use copyrighted material without permission.

Possible sources for the artwork would be from their own staff (including contractors and subscribers), public domain image repositories, and sites such as Deviant Art. For the latter, they would need permission from the individual artists, but many of them would be happy to give it in exchange for credit somewhere at the Pixiv site.


Why the Colossus Titan and the armored Titan werent worried about being attacked by mindless Titan the first time they attacked?

They were always cautious about the surroundings. However, the situation is different in season 2.

   As the Colossal Titan, mindless titans are not a problem due to the Colossal's size. However while Berthold and Reiner captured Ymir and Eren, they had to run fast, which means they could not rely on the Colossal Titan. This means that both Berthold and Reiner had to rely on Reiner's Armored Titan to quickly escape the walls. Keep in mind that both of them are trying to run fast because the Survey Corps are after them.

In the first episode,

   Reiner only transforms to create a hole in wall Maria, so it is assumed that as soon as the wall was breached, he transformed back into a human.


In the manga Black god, do Kuro and Keita fall in love?

Kuro has a crush on Keita, proving so in Episode 22, though she never confessed how she felt to Keita . in Black God referred to Anime Version .

This and read this maybe you could find the answer , it has the discussion.(Anime)

In Anime :
No, they do not fall in love .
In Manga :
They do.


Why is Ryuunosuke Akasaka's hair so long?

I would imagine his long hair is probably only to make him look like a  hikkomori and support his personality traits. Perhaps it was decided that long hair and an androgynous figure would lend itself well to a reserved character.

His maid is suspected to be based on an old classmate, perhaps a first love or childhood friend. So it appears that isn't related.

Personally, I wouldn't imagine his fear of women would be a factor in his hairstyle choice, There are many other characters in anime that have a fear of the opposite gender, but there's no obvious trend for those characters to have hair of the opposite gender's style.

Overall, I think his hair is long for no other reason than the original mangaka's design decision.


How does Renji become stronger than Rukia?

When Rukia stepped into the world of the living, she had to inhabit a "Gigai" (empty body) to be able to interact with the living. That body was provided by Kisuke Urahara. Hidden inside that Gigai was one of his inventions (the Hōgyoku), which by being placed in the same body as a Shinigami would be destroyed, or so he planned. After Rukia gifting her Shinigami power to Ichigo, her powers failed to return, and the Hōgyoku was what was blocking Rikia's powers. Along with the tower she was held in during her wait for execution, she was left with no power. Shortly after she was saved, the Hōgyoku was stolen, and her power began to very slowly return.

In the later episodes, when she has recovered, you can clearly see her strength after she has enough power to call forth her Zanpakutō with its overwhelming ability to freeze enemies.

Just as Ichigo has gotten stronger from numerous fights with Hollow and Shinigami, so has Renji from their fights and his own determination to save Rukia from her execution and later protect her from further harm. Also, his power was boosted considerably with him mastering his Bankai at the same time Ichigo was unlocking his own.

Plus, all Shinigami have their power capped/suppressed when visiting the human world, or they would seriously damage the living.


Why is Tsukune allowed into the monster school, in Rosario+Vampire?

The trick to this is, that noone in the school knows he is human except

   the headmaster, who dropped his letter of admission in the first episode

and maybe the bus driver, who is revealed to be:

   Nurarihyon the supreme commander of all monsters in the last episode of the 2nd season manga.

additionaly to the end of Capu 1 (it's their Season)

   he almost dies and Moka Akashiya turns him into a part-vampire to save his life

The plot device used for this is, that in School no one is allowed to show their true form, but have to disguise as humans. This allows him to wander freely in this school for monsters.

At the same time of the revelation on who the Bus Driver is, the true reason is also revealed:

   Nurarihyon (aka the Bus Driver, aka the supreme commander of all monsters) wants Tsukune to be the next headmaster of the school of monsters.


What is the name of the theme song at the end of episode 12 of Tokyo Ghoul?

The song that plays at the end of episode 12 is the same as the opening theme song. It is called "Unravel", and is by TK.

Lyrics and more information can be found on the Tokyo Ghoul Wiki.

The full version of the song can be heard on YouTube.


Had to delete my old post based on new reveals in the Alma Torren Arc.

He's Soloman's son so it was probably his inheritance/something that is passed down genetically as only Soloman had the ability before.

Solomon's wisdom is defined in the wikia as:

  This power allows normal people to hear the will of Rukh. This power
  seems to be able to see the past, present and future, through the use
  of Rukh. Aladdin was able to show Judar his past, causing him to freak
  out. This power also is able to temporarily summon departed souls back
  to life as a way to say any last goodbyes. This, however, is very
  tiring to Aladdin. It allowed Aladdin to enter the body of Alibaba to
  get rid of a curse cast on him by Ithnan. According to Ithnan this
  power makes the person "Omniscient".


How could the Yamato make it back in time?

Time dilation is not an issue here because the Yamato is travelling using warps.

Krazer explained in chat that the Yamato warps work by folding space.

The theory of time dilation applies if you travel at faster-than-light speeds. However, in this case the Yamato is making short jumps or warps through space. The idea is similar to if you had a piece of paper with two points on it. Normally, the shortest path from Point A to Point B is to draw a straight line between the two points. However, one can cheat and fold the piece of paper to make the distance between these two points shorter in 3D space.

This is the same thing the Yamato is doing when it is warping. Since they are not actually travelling at a faster speed, just getting to the destination faster, they can attempt to make it back in time without worrying about time delation.


Which chapter of the manga does Season 2 of Dr Stone anime end in?

Dr. Stone season 2 ends at chapter 83 of the manga. so you should start reading from chapter 84 onwards


What does it mean by 大地を見る in Kotomi's essay?

This seems to be a somewhat obscure reference to the original Gundam anime.
Specifically the preview for Episode 5. It goes:

重力に任せて落ちれば燃え尽きてしまう大気圏突入。
その瞬間にシャアはホワイトベースに奇襲を掛けた。
我も危険なら彼も危険、共に大地を見ることができるのか？
機動戦士ガンダム、次回「大気圏突入」。
君は生きのびることができるか！

The title of Episode 5 is literally "Plunging into (the) atmosphere" (officially, its "Reentry to Earth" ). Implying some sort of double entendre, likely implying illicit intercourse.
I can't comment much on the style of writing in particular, but overall such an abstruse wording is not uncommon in literary Japanese. The Japanese people seem to enjoy euphemizing and beating around the bush in their writings. The specific nuances are very difficult to translate.
For an example:

Natsume Soseki once taught his students that the correct Japanese translation for “I love you” is “Tsuki ga tottemo aoi naa” (The moon is so blue tonight); what he meant was that to express within the Japanese cultural framework the same emotion expressed in English by “I love you,” one must choose words like “The moon is so blue tonight.”
(from Sato Kenji’s “More Animated than Life: A Critical Overview of Japanese Animated Films,” Japan Echo, 12/97)


Why did All for One gave a quirk to stockpile power to his brother?

As All Might says way back in Chapter 59 of the manga when he first reveals All For One to Deku, "Whether that was out of kindness, or to bend him to his will, we still don't know".

I initially assumed it would be left open like that, or maybe find a mention later in some arc involving AFO. Now though, since

   the vestiges of previous OFA holders, including the first user, are able to interact with Deku

that is another perspective from which we might get new information. So far nothing though.


Which chapters do I need to read of The World God Only Knows (Manga)?

The first two seasons of the anime adapted everything from the beginning, and made it through Nagase's arc. Nagase's arc ends in chapter 41. Chapter 42 is an extra chapter, and 43 is the beginning of Tsukiyo's arc. From there until the start of season 3, the only parts that have been adapted are chapters 54-55 in the first OVA, and Tenri's arc (chapters 57-64; 56 is another extra chapter) in the second OVA. Season 3 animates the Goddesses arc, which begins chapter 114. Season 3 of the anime ends with chapter 189 of the manga. As of February 2014 this is everything that has been animated (unless you count the Magical☆Star Kanon 100% OVA which loosely adapts the corresponding spin-off manga chapters).

Hence, the minimum amount of reading to get all the main story arcs would be chapters 43-53, 65-113, and continuing from chapter 190. However, if you don't want to miss any of the extra content, I'd strongly suggest reading everything from the beginning. The story has a lot of bonus material and extra chapters that were never adapted, and many of the running jokes originate in those chapters.


It not clearly mentioned anywhere that how Doraemon earns money. But by watching Episodes of Doraemon we can come to conclusions of earning resources.

1. Owner of Doraemon (Nobita's great-great-grandson - Sewashi) is funding Doraemon.

The reason for which Doraemon came from future is that to improve the academic performance of Nobita. Because of this reason Nobita's great-great-grandson was getting very less pocket money. If Nobita's great-great-grandson was rich then he did not required to have send Doraemon back into the past to Nobita. That means Nobita's great-great-grandson would have not been funding much to
   Doraemon. That cut out this funding possibility.

2. Through money making gadgets.

Doraemon possesses quite a few money making gadgets like rice cake maker, time cloth, multiplying bank and so on. Since he is from the future, he knows how to use these gadgets to support himself. Also, he has the ‘Devil’s Passport’ which is the ‘Ultimate Credit Card’ as you can use it to get anything for free, absolutely.
But sometimes Doraemon also runs out of money as these gadgets does not provide a lot of money, as if they did Sewashi (Nobita's great-great-grandson) would have not send Doraemon on the first place.

So, I think point number 2 is the answer to your question.

Note : Name of characters has been referred from this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doraemon_characters


Manga where a boy plays a virtual reality game and gets a dragon thats terrible but turns out to be good

I think this is really Dragon Drive.

Dragon Drive is a manga by Kenishi Sakura which finished publishing in the year 2006.

  The story follows a boy named Reiji Oozora who's a total loser at school. One day, his friend takes to hidden place and forces him to play a virtual game called Dragon Drive. When he joins the game, he receives his own dragon. But the worst thing is that his dragon is so small and weak that it can't possibly do anything and so he names it Chibi.

As stated from the wiki:

  As Chibi, he appears to be the weakest dragon, but in his true form, known as Senkoukura, he is the most powerful of all dragons, and worshipped as a deity by some.

Chibi in his original and weak form:

Chibi in his true form, Senkoukura:


Who actually knows Saitama is as strong as he is?

Going by the chapter 102 of the Shonen Jump Manga:

   Genos, King, Silver Fang, Blizzard, and (possibly) Mumen Rider


Who is the voice actor of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi (The Shape of Voice) movie?

Shouya's mother, Miyako's CV is credited as ゆきのさつき/雪野五月 (Yukino Satsuki).


What is the significance (or lack thereof) of Nausicaa's broken sword?

First off, I think your instinct is generally correct: This scene is meant to establish that Kushana is a very physically strong character with excellent martial skills. This becomes more relevant later, especially when more is revealed about Kushana's physical body.

There's also truth in @kumagoro's answer. Breaking the sword is a partially symbolic act, of breaking the will of the conquered.

That said, I don't agree that "There doesn't seem to be much of a reaction from Nausicaä" to the sword's destruction. Kushana drops the sword in one panel and breaks it in another; the panel between the two shows Nausicaä's reaction, which does indeed look like shock to me. We don't particularly get to see the reactions of other Valley natives, but Nausicaä's seems appropriate to me.

I think we can combine that reaction with the above concepts to formulate the following hypothesis:

Nausicaä attacks Kushana's soldiers, and Uncle Mito defuses the situation by forcing both sides to stop.

Kushana appears and is faced with a delicate situation. On the one hand, someone just killed her own soldiers, and even though that's paused for the moment, the rest of her soldiers aren't necessarily going to be satisfied if Kushana just brushes it off with no consequences. Justice needs to be seen to be done. On the other, she doesn't want her soldiers slaughtering everyone in the Valley; she needs their manpower to handle the God Warrior egg.

So, Kushana destroys the weapon used to kill her soldiers. This demonstrates her role power -- she can destroy things in the Valley at will and nobody in the Valley can stop her -- as well as her physical power to break such a strong blade. It's an act of dominance.

Nausicaä is dismayed, but to the regular people of the Valley, that sword is a tool used by royals more than a historically or culturally significant artifact, as far as it seems to me. Yes, it's a rare object, but the people of the Valley are going through a pretty darned traumatic day; Kushana destroying a royal sword is a relatively minor incident.

All that said, this scene also involves Nausicaä demonstrating a psychokinetic power that never shows up again, either, so Hayao Miyazaki may have just been making stuff up and seeing what stuck. :-)


Can Pokémon say only what their species is named as, or are they named with the only word they can say?

I found a good episode recently that shows the anime contradicts itself on this matter. In the Black and White episode Archeops in the Modern World, Professor Juniper and Dr. Fennel revive an Archen from a fossil. Professor Juniper specifically mentions one benefit of a live specimen is that they wouldn't know what Archen's cry was just from the fossil. But Archen is mentioned as being a Pokémon from millions of years ago. This is contradictory because Archen's cry is its name but they somehow knew what its name was before reviving it. Additionally, there is no way that humans could have taught it to say its name because humans weren't around millions of years ago. Because of this contradiction, it cannot be said one way or another whether Archen says the name of its species or whether it is named by the word it says. Therefore, I conclude that there is no canonical answer to this question in the anime.

It really doesn't make much sense at all for Pokémon to say their names like they do in the main anime. That's why they don't do this in Pokémon Origins, Pokémon Generations, or in the games. In all three of these, each Pokémon's cries/growls are more similar to real animal noises. In the main games, the cries in the Pokédex are animal shrieks and noises (well, sort of... as noted in the comments, they do sound electronic and staticky). Sometimes if you talk to Pokémon on the overworld in a game they'll say part of their name, but an audio clip of that Pokémon's cry will also play, so I interpret the Pokémon's dialogue to be an onomatopoeia.


Which song is played in One Piece Episode 395 when Zoro loses his way?

The soundtrack you are looking for is called Three Towers.


Good question.

It says on the Attack on Titan wiki page  about Titan Shifters that:

  According to Rod Reiss, a shifter's power rests in their spinal cord, meaning that to gain the Titan powers, it is not necessary to eat the entire shifter, more so just biting through the spine and ingesting their spinal fluid. Analysis of a serum recovered from Rod Reiss has also revealed that the Titan serums, which is actually Titan spinal fluid,appear to contain ingredients based on human spinal fluid. However, it is difficult to study, because once the liquid makes contact with the air, it evaporates just like Titan corpses do.

It can be seen during the 5th episode of the anime

that when Eren is firstly bitten, his spine is not damaged.

Shortly after, he saves Armin, then the Titan bites his arm off and then swallows  without chewing him. This means that he got in the Titan's stomach without any damage to his spine, keeping his powers from being taken.
He then transforms and breaks free, from here being no need for me to continue with the story of how he escapes and goes berserk.

Moreover, when Armin eats Bertolt it happens like this:

It can be seen that Bertolt is bitten in a way in which his spine will be cracked open so his powers will be passed to Armin.

To sum up:

Eren survives during the Battle of the Trost because he keeps his powers and transforms fast enough to not be crystallized and regurgitated by the Titan.
He keeps his powers because his spine was not damaged.
Armin gained his powers by eating Bertolt's spine, as showed above.
Based on the previous information, these events were not an oversight from the author.


What is the gender of Chrona of Soul Eater?

Chrona's gender was never revealed in the Japanese Soul Eater manga. There is evidence for both genders but not enough for either to make any conclusive statement. The creator has been asked what Chrona's gender is, but never answered.

In Japanese, this isn't hard to do. Most pronouns aren't gender-specific. While Chrona does use boku (僕) to refer to him/herself, which is a fairly masculine pronoun, it is sometimes used by females as well. However, in English (and many other languages), it's awkward to try to avoid using any gender-specific pronouns. The various different versions of Soul Eater in English use different pronouns, but all of these were added by translators and not present in the original version.

The official Japanese Soul Eater site confirms that this is not known:

  性別は不詳。

which literally translates to "Gender is unknown".


Can Kale control her full power when she isnt in berserker mode?

You made a lot of incorrect assumpitons

Firstly, You need to note that All of Goku's fights until his fight with Jiren was him just goofing off. He was not fighting anyone seriously. Also you are right about him holding back and he did hold back a significant amount when he hit Kale with the Kamehameha. If goku had gone all power, then he would've used Kaioken which he didn't.Secondly, a monster doesn't imply the other person is stronger. You might perhaps me referring to this based on Freiza's reference to Jiren as a monster. It was just because of her rather vicious nature and aggressive behavior firing ki blasts all around had Vegeta refer to her as a monster. Not because she was stronger than him Jiren didn't fight Kale as a challenge. He did it to just stop the rampage she was on and you see her disturbing the entire tournament and she even knocked one of his teamate out. This is also seen when Universe 2 fire the hearts. Jiren was about to fire a beam attack at Ribrianne but Vegeta did it right before. Does this mean Jiren was interested in fighting Ribrianne? The only fighter Jiren has been interested to fight is Goku because we see him looking at him interested and approaches him for battle. Even hit attacked him and he responded.Finally, Kale's controlled state is just as strong as she was in her Berserker state. Possibly even stronger because she gets to control her power this time. Also, Goku was fighting very seriously when she fought with Kale the second time around, which is why we see Kale trying a little harder. She wasn't injured after deflecting that Ki blastKale LSSJ mastered is just as strong as her using her berserker mode and it's very obvious she's stronger than SSJG and this is why. We see Jiren blocking punches from SSJG goku with a single finger and he had to try a little to block attacks from SSJB Goku. This indicates SSJB is significantly stronger than SSJG. Kefla in her base form was completely dominating SSJG Goku. SSJ2 is nothing compared to SSJ3 and SSJG is a much higher multiplier than SSJ3. Hence Caulifla's power isn't that high. Kale, on the other hand, must be exponentially stronger than SSJG Goku if base kefla is capable of fighting so easily with SSJG Goku. Also based on the title, SSJB Goku is not strong enough to beat Kefla. I think with that we can establish the fact that Kale LSSJ Is > SSJ Goku Also, it has to be noted, that goku was just fooling around against Berserker Kale. Unlike his current fight with Kale and Caulifla where he has been very serious.


Romance manga about a group of legendary children

It really sounds like Yuki wa Jigoku ni Ochiru no ka (Fujiwara Hiro)

  The "military history story concerning boys and girls" revolves around
  Yuki, a girl who has lived in the rural area of Kyoto with her six
  childhood friends who all share a secret that they cannot tell anyone.
  On her 16th birthday, Yuki's fate begins to change.

The story begins with the main girl and boy (the one with dark hair), their friends are not present at the beginning, then the light hair boy comes back and argues with the dark hair boy.

Each child has specific kind of the power, and the girl power...

   comes from Hell


What manga is this picture of a melting boy from?

It actually was Domestic na Kanojo, as I first thought, to be precise it was taken from chapter 22.

This is the full image:

Synopsis

  Tonight, Natsuo loses his virginity. His partner? Her name is Rui and he just met her today after school. She's the one that brought up this whole situation, stating that she wanted to simply gain the knowledge about sex. She does not want to start a relationship, nor does she care about Natsuo. Afterwards, Natsuo feels guilty for losing his virginity to a girl he doesn't even particularly like. Mostly, it makes him feel like he betrayed his crush to his high school teacher: Hina. A quirky love triangle story unfolds as Natsuo, Rui, and Hina all end up becoming part of the same family!


What is the last Super Saiyan version Goku can reach currently?

Super Saiyan Rosé is a transformation achieved by Black Goku (who is an evil kaioshin from another universe who stole Goku's body from another timeline)

Super Saiyan Rosé

The last transformation Goku can achieve is either Super Saiyan Blue (also called super saiyan god super saiyan) or Ultra Instinct , depending if you consider Ultra Instinct a transformation or a state (because Ultra Instict can be achieved by non saiyans too). In Ultra Instinct Goku has a white aura, black hair and grey eyes.

The transformation called super saiyan god, where Goku has red hair and red eyes isnt the last transformation of Goku.

Super Saiyan Blue (also known as Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan)

Ultra Instinct

Super Saiyan God


What does "There's a route but no loop" mean?

It's a double pun on the pronunciation and game mechanics, "ruuto" (ルート) and "ruupu" (ループ) sounds similar.

In VN/galges, you have to do a playthrough (loop) to unlock certain routes.


If you have a look at the Appearance section of Enel's wiki page, you can see that (emphasis mine)

Enel is a tall, muscular man who has white/blond hair which was, in ancient South American civilizations, considered godly..
His nose has many lines running horizontally across it. His ear lobes are extremely long, ending up to his torso. He also holds four large Tomoe drums attached via a large ring to his back, instead of the regular Skypiean/Birkan wings, which gives him an appearance similar to a Raijin, a similarity made even more prominent when using his "200,000,000 Volt Amaru" transformation.

So they are basically just external features of his attire and not really something which he has transplanted to his body.


What is this manga where a girl is told that she's never been seen only as a friend?

The manga that this image is from is called Houkago x Ponytail. It is in the second chapter and in page 29. A quick Google search will show this as the source, although you may need to dig a bit deeper.


Was the ending of Mawaru Penguindrum completely incoherent?

The place that Himari goes to (with her two brothers) is called the Crystal World. It's a fantasy world that they get transported to by the Princess of Crystal, the entity that possesses Himari through the hat. Not sure if it can be considered a hallucination (if it is, it's definitely shared between its occupants), but it's probably not in the physical world, perhaps in a "dream" world?

The three penguins were assigned by the Princess of the Crystal to Himari, Shoma and Kanba to help find the Penguindrum. They're not hallucinations since they physically interact with the real world. The reason why only the 3 who were assigned penguins could see them isn't explained.

As for B, I don't think you can look at any of this as "godlike" or "cosmic power". This is purely fantasy so it doesn't make sense to apply the series in a real-world like setting. These powers are fantastic beyond explanation and the entire series is heavily laden with symbolism.

  The Princess of the Crystal wants the Penguindrum and in return, Himari can be saved. At the end of the series, it's revealed that the Penguindrum was actually the apple that Kanba and Shoma shared while in cages when they were little (the "fruit of fate"). So the two boys give up their "fate" to the Princess of the Crystal, thus giving up their entire existence, resulting in a Himari that is alive and well in a world where the two boys never existed. The sacrifice was giving up their fate to the Princess of the Crystal, who isn't a god or cosmic power, but turns out is part of Momoka Oginome's soul, Ringo's older sister and the original owner of the diary (she died from that terrorist attack). Her soul was split into two and became the two penguin hats, one of them being the one that Himari was given.


In the anime, there is a flashback scene where Touka gets lost on the Inari mountain and Uka-sama transforms into a human so as not to scare him and guides him home.

You could assume that's when Touka became aware of Uka's existence, remembered her divine aura and could see her ever since. Or she granted him the vision of divine creatures, since he can not only see her, but other gods.


Where does the term Tokyo Raven come from and what does it mean?

The correct parse is almost surely Tokyo [Ravens] rather than [Tokyo Raven]s. As in "ravens in Tokyo"; not "more than one of a Tokyo Raven".

"But what ravens?" you might ask. "I sure didn't see any in the anime!"

  Is it explained in the light novels?

Yep. It turns out that the light novel adorns a number of phrases with the furigana レイヴンズ "ravens". For example, from the back cover of the first volume (to use the most obvious example, since I don't have this OCR'd and hence can't Ctrl+F through it), there are already two distinct instances of this:

[陰陽師たち]【レイヴンズ】 ("shamans" or something, depending on your translation)
[闇に舞う鴉たち]【レイヴンズ】 ("crows who dart through the darkness").

There's not a one-to-one equivalent of this practice in English, but a reasonable approach is to understand it as "ravens" being used as metonymy for "shamans"/etc. And this is true in-universe, too: shamans are sometimes referred to or described as "ravens" because of their tendency to don black, raven-like cloaks, as Yakou did.

This furigana thing occurs multiple times in the actual body text of the LN (in volume 1, at least), but it'd take me a while to hunt down the actual quotes. There are also direct (non-furigana) uses of "ravens" (鴉) as metonymy for shamans.

Of course, there are many shamans (i.e. ravens) in Tokyo; and many "crows who dart through the darkness" (i.e. ravens), if by "crows" we mean "weird shadowy supernatural things". Hence, Tokyo Ravens - ravens in Tokyo.

But your confusion is reasonable: this would probably be lost on people who have only seen the anime, since the furigana double-meaning thing obviously doesn't work with the spoken word.

  Is there a historical basis for it or is it something the author made up?

I know very little about real-world onmyoudou, but I'm not aware of the raven being a motif or symbol there. (Of course, research is made difficult by the fact that Tokyo Ravens itself pollutes google results for this sort of thing.)


What is this anime where a poor girl forced is to wash an ugly guest that's very muddy?

This is presumably the scene from Spirited Away where Sen has to clean the river spirit. (here's a crappy camrip on Youtube)


Did the events of The Different Story Volume 1 occur in all timelines?

According to the drama CD that the first volume of Different Story is based on, it is in fact canon to all timelines that Mami and Kyoko met. To quote the wiki,

  The timelines diverge on the day when Homura wakes up in the hospital, so events prior to that are unaffected by her resets.

While we don't know the exact date that Mami and Kyoko met (we do know Homura wakes up on the 16th of March), the drama CD does go into detail about the events that lead to Kyoko's father killing the rest of her family before killing himself.

Also, at the end of Episode 4 when talking to Kyubey, Kyoko refers to Mami by her first name only, and according to the wiki,

  This was considered a sign that Kyoko and Mami had known each other previously.


Although never explained in the film, the guidebooks released with the Japanese version of the film reveal that she was hospitalised before the events of the film as per Bulbapedia.


In which episode is this scene with two Zoros?

This appears to be an animation error from an earlyish episode when that was more frequent.  Specifically it comes from Episode 226 which is part of the Foxy Pirate Crew Arc.

In this scene Zoro is fighting Foxy the Silver Fox in (a bad) disguise to the left hand side of the screen and also (apparenly) calmly standing there watching the silly fight.


Can someone please explain the ending of Shiki?

Sunako and the monk got away. And probably began spreading their disease from there. They will most likely stick to low level feeding rather than the full village conversion. Since that turned out really bad.

The vampires were clearly aggressors as they preyed on the villagers. We start out really hating the vampires. In addition to that, we also hate the villagers too for being so docile and complacent. They had numerous warnings that they were being attacked by vampires, but no one took it seriously. Eventually the doctor and the monk figured it out but the doctor quickly turned into a blood feud.

By the end of the season, we no longer feel sorry for the villagers as they have now banded together and have turned the tide of the war. Instead, we feel sorry for the vampires since only a small handful of them actually attempted to fight back. The vampire faction were simply not prepared for a united front. Ninety percent of the vampires were simply running away with white flags over their heads. And the villagers pretty much demolished them.

The writers wants us to feel sorry for the vampires especially how sad music kept playing whenever one of them died. The story was pretty tragic.

There was definitely a better way to settle this. But that would make an uninteresting story. Like authorities could be called in. Police, soldiers, and helicopters could gun the vampires down and then strap their immortal bodies to a stretcher. And then send them to some underground military clinic to run experiments on them. lol. Help find a cure and also produce new vampires without the bloodsucking and daylight phobia drawbacks. lol

Anyways. Watching the villagers go vigilante was definitely an interesting turn. Just bodies everywhere.


They can't.
In the manga, Pain's Deva Path jumps over the village and uses Shinra Tensei to destroy it. Notice the fluttering cape.

Even when invading the village, Pain's Animal Path is thrown over Konoha's protective sphere.

At no point does Pain, his paths, Madara or Sasuke fly or levitate through the Rinnegan.


Has there been an English dub release of Ghost in the Shell - Arise 3?

To clarify, so far there have been no official announcement on Border OVAs 3 or 4 in respect to dubbing. Funimation announced on the 8th of March that they aquired the rights to Arise: Altered Architecture, a recompilation of the four Border OVAs. No word if the dubs or the OVA will continue or if they will just move onto the TV versions, as the dubbed version for 1 and 2 just came out around mid-May 2015.


Did Teiichi Niiya die at the end of the Dusk Maiden of Amnesia manga?

....just read the epilogue, in case you don't want to...

It's just basically what happened in the anime, Yuuko is back with him and she is now able to go everywhere, France, Italy, the MC house, the MC bathroom, etc...


How much does the spider-girl show up in MonMusu?

As mentioned in Torisuda's comment, Rachnera first appears in episode 6, but this is only right at the very end of the episode for a very short amount of time. It would be safe to say that the first 6 are spider free, the last one included so long as you turn it off right after Miia shows what she's made for dinner.
While the episodes aren't centred on one girl at each time, they all have an 'introductory episode' in which they each feature more heavily. In the case of Rachnera, this is the latter half of episode 7.
As for your other questions, I'll stick below what times she appears. The timings are taken from Crunchyroll.

Episode 6
21:18 - 21:23, 21:32 - 21:35 and 21:40 - 21:50 for a total of 18 seconds screentime. This episode should be safe to watch due to her lack of presence. The only information that you're missing out on by skipping the last few minutes is that

 The man with the camera is selling Rachnera's spider webs as thread for an easy way of making money.

Episode 7
12:53 - 12:54, 13:18 - 13:25, 13:29-13:31, in which

 the MON special forces team raid the house of the director. Rachnera escapes during this time.

plus 14:41 - 15:54, 15:58 - 16:24, 16:29 - 17:31, 17:38 - 18:20, 18:34 - 19:58, 20:23 - 20:33, 20:36 - 21:00, 21:04 - 21:09 and 21:13 - 22:10 for a combined total of 363 seconds of screentime.
During this time,

 Rachnera first torments Kimihito a little, before explaining how she didn't get along with her host family, and ended up moving in with the director from episode 6. Smith and co. surround the building the two are in, but the situation is resolved with Rachnera moving in with Kimihito and the others.

Episode 8
1:52 - 1:55, 1:57 - 2:04, 2:08 - 2:45, 3:32 - 3:35, 4:00 - 4:19, 4:32 - 5:10, 5:25 - 5:30, 8:11 - 8:40, 8:45 - 8:52, 8:54 - 9:08, 9:24 - 9:47, 9:55 - 10:17, 10:23 - 10:27, 10:33 - 10:35 and 10:45 - 11:21 in which Rachnera

 torments Kimihito, getting Cerea jealous in the process. At the end of this half, she saves Cerea and Kimihito from some thugs by tying them up.

plus 11:26 - 11:32, 12:34 - 12:46, 13:00 - 13:07, 13:30 - 14:01, 14:24 - 14:28, 15:27 - 15:34, 18:22 - 18:29, 18:38 - 18:50, 20:38 - 20:40, 20:45 - 20:47, 20:59 - 21:08 and 21:17 - 21:30 for a total of 361 seconds of screentime. In the latter half, Rachnera has no major impact on the story.

Episode 9
9:16 - 9:29, 9:32 - 10:35, 10:50 - 10:57 and 11:12 - 11:15 for a total of 86 seconds of screentime.
In which

 Rachnera and Miia climb up the side of the building the Smith and Kimihito are in, only to discover that the date is a ruse to attempt to lure out the sender of a threatening letter.

There's a nice Metal Gear Solid reference as Rachnera appears for the first time in this episode, if you can stomach a bit of spider-ness.

Episode 10
14:00 - 14:08, 14:15 - 14:21, 14:37 - 14:39, 19:02 - 19:25, 19:29 - 19:40, 19:54 - 20:09, 21:26 - 21:46, for a total of 85 seconds screentime. Rachnera has no major impact on this episode.

Episode 11
13:52 - 14:06, 14:29 - 14:35, 18:28 - 18:41, 19:35 - 19:41, 20:35 - 20:46, 21:02 - 21:06, 21:22 - 21:30, 21:31 - 21:36,  for a total of 67 seconds screentime. Rachnera again has no major impact on the story here. The only thing you might miss is

 the explanation of the Dullahan being the writer of the second letter, and that Kimihito is "on the verge of death".

Episode 12
0:09 - 0:13, 0:30 - 0:36, 0:43 - 0:49, 06:24 - 06:28, 06:31 - 06:49, 06:54 - 06:57, 07:03 - 07:10, 07:28 - 07:35, 07:38 - 07:43, 08:01 - 08:07, 08:32 - 08:35, 08:43 - 08:48, 09:00 - 09:03 and 10:36 - 10:42
In which Rachnera

 First ties up Lala the Dullahan to allow Kimihito to escape, before changing her outlook on the situation, siding with her to 'put Kimihito out of his misery without making him suffer more than he has to'. Naturally, the situation is resolved peacefully with no real harm coming to Kimihito, and the Dullahan being placed under his care.

Additionally, (notes on the Dullahan specifically)

 It's revealed that Lala doesn't really see Kimihito as one marked by death, but is instead intrigued by his ability to live through the countless near death situations from the previous episodes. The first half ends ominously, with Lala stating that while Kimihito may be safe for now, Dullahans are still omens of death.

plus 12:04 - 12:12, 12:23 - 12:32, 15:01 - 15:16 and 20:24 - 20:27 for a total of 118 seconds of screentime. In the second half of this episode, Rachnera has no major impact on the story.


Anime Strike just got absorbed into Amazon Prime. What high profile series just opened up there?

Decided to search again. The first time I searched on their site with "prime video anime", there were 400 result pages.  I just searched again, and it is giving me 20 pages of "most relevant results". Here are some series that stuck out for me:

Land of the Lustrous
Re:CREATORS
Welcome to the Ballroom
Dive!!
The Great Passage
Made in Abyss (retyped here so they in one spot)

These are recent series I don't remember being available on Crunchyroll or Funimation in the USA.

// 6 Jan 18
A new YouTube video posted today which includes mention of a lot of good Amazon Prime titles, even ones not super-recent.  See Ding-Dong! Anime Strike is Dead. What Now?


As you stated, Hachikuji had one "level UP" as Ghost.

This means she is no more a "Snail", but moreover a "Wandering Spirit".

This means she can generally be seen by anyone having the eyes to see.
Also she no more haunts people not wanting to return home, but strolls about.


Why didn't Rod Reiss just eat Eren? Why did he need Historia?

In an interview included in the guidebook Attack on Titan ANSWERS,
  Hajime Isayama revealed the reason why Rod said he did not inherit the
  Founding Titan himself: "He thought of himself as just an observer,
  and in order to preserve the Reiss bloodline, he may have thought that
  he needed to stay human and make more children. He would have to
  become the Founding Titan, and he was most likely afraid that he
  wouldn't be able to fight against the First King's ideology, just like
  his father and Uri weren't able to."

src: http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Rod_Reiss


When does the Deadzone movie take place in the DBZ storyline?

This Wiki explains it pretty well:

  Dead Zone is the only film that takes place after the end of Dragon Ball and before the beginning of Dragon Ball Z. The events of this movie can be placed into the series timeline between episodes "The End, The Beginning" of the Piccolo Jr. Saga and "The New Threat" of the Vegeta Saga.


What is the music played during the fight between Juuzou and the Owl in episode 11 of Tokyo Ghoul Root A?

What I've found out is it's called "Tokyo Ghoul - Yukata Yamada"


I will use the manga to answer this question. There are quite a lot of differences in the plot between the manga and the anime. However, the truth about the history of mankind, how the human population is reduced and consists of only Cantus users, and the checks and controls employed to prevent Cantus (Juryoku - 呪力) users from killing each other are essentially the same.

From the statement above, it seems that those who cannot control their Cantus well may unconsciously cause collateral damage. Although there is no example in the anime/manga, I guess that it is analogous to a shaky hand operating a water tap: the water tap itself is not broken, but the poor control causes the water (analogous to Cantus) to flow out much more or much less than necessary.

This is different from the case of Hashimoto-Appelbaum syndrome - Karma Demon (Gouma), where a faulty running water tap would make a good analogy of: the water just keeps running out without effective way to control the amount, like the Cantus power of a Karma Demon is constantly leaking to his/her surrounding subconsciously without any way of stopping. As seen in the anime, Shun can only redirect his Cantus to orbit the balls, but the power leakage cannot be stopped.


I assume it is on Earth, but on a deserted location (or a post-apocalyptic Earth). During the movie it is mentioned that Kyouko and Mami entered the Isolation Field by coincidence (so did Madoka's parents). They could only have entered this Field if it were located somewhere on Earth.


What's it called when anime and manga chooses not to show nipples but make it as erotic as possible

Here's what I think:

I believe that would depend on the extent of eroticism being shown, although I think the word you're looking for is simply 'censored'. If they are

  Anime that contain a lot of sexual humor but no outright pornography

then they can be classified as an Ecchi anime that is censored. No Game, No Life is one of them.

This might be confusing as some ecchi anime like Araiya-san!: Ore to Aitsu ga Onnayu de!? are still classified as ecchi yet one who does not know its classification might say that it is hentai. If you watch it, you'll see what I mean. In which case, I think it would be less confusing to use borderline hentai for ecchi anime which is almost but not classified as hentai. 'Borderline hentai' anime which censors nipples include Kiss x Sis.

Both terms, ecchi and borderline hentai, may or may not censor nipples depending on the anime. As far as I know, there is no specific term for an ecchi or borderline hentai anime that is censored.


Who are these characters in the end of the last episode's still?

Going counter clockwise from the top left:

Kinkaku (upper, older brother)
Ginkaku (lower, younger brother)
Suzuki Satomi (Benten, as a schoolgirl she wears the blue blazer and has her hair up)
Yaichiro (tiger ver.)
The Mom (of the four Shimogamo brothers, house mother ver.)
Yasaburo (cross-dress ver.)

Kouji Kumeta, best known for the Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei manga, did the original character design for the series.


Do Eren's crystalization powers come from the Attack Titan or from the Founding Titan?

Eren can use the abilities of the founding titan only when he's in contact with someone among the royal bloodline. Thus all abilities Eren uses during combat is from the attack titan.

This was confirmed when Erin encounters the titan that ate his mother in season 2 episode titled "Scream", he was able to control all the other titans with his scream as he touched her.
That was the only time till date Eren was able to use the founding titans abilities.