What connection is there between the Black Rock Shooter anime and PSP game?

Everything in the Black★Rock Shooter franchise is based on the original concept art by Huke on Pixiv. These were fairly popular, but it really only took off after the supercell song Black★Rock Shooter, which quickly became one of the most popular vocaloid songs to date.

After that point, the franchise essentially split, and all of the following productions are different canons. There has been an OVA and a TV anime, which have similar characters but the plot is rather different. Both of these were criticized by some fans for including lots of content and knew characters which weren't really closely related to the original concept. The game took a more conservative approach by sticking to the action-themed post-apocalyptic mood of the original and only introducing a few new characters. In general, it's safe to say that based on how different the plots of these are, they all take place in different universes.

In addition to those, there have been several other releases, which also generally take place in their own universes. Black-rock chan is a 4-koma manga based on the original concept art. Black★Rock Shooter ~Innocent Soul~ is a manga, again based on the original and in a different universe. There was also a manga and a 4-koma related to the game.

So, to summarize, there is no direct connection between the anime and game, but they are both based on the same original work.


Hindi Poster Underneath a Bench in Anohana

I'm not sure if it is supposed to be Hindi or Sanskrit(because both use devagiri script and the word is there in both the languages), The word is 'Dharmayug', which means the age of righteousness or somewhere along that.

Also the word is another word for Satyayug which is one of the 4 ages of the Hindu Mythology. More specifcally the first age. Age of truth.

Not sure as to why the creator put it though.


Could Caesar Clown have controlled Smoker?

The powers of Gasu Gasu no Mi would certainly allow Caesar Clown to control Smoker when he transforms into smoke using Moku Moku no Mi's powers, provided the smoke is within Caesar's range.

However, Smoker would not be totally helpless if they fought one-on-one since he can fight without using his Moku Moku no Mi powers at all. He can use Haki, and carries the Kairoseki Jitte, both of which would be effective against Caesar.


Why didn't Orihime use her powers to reject the creation of the Espada?

Because her power is limited.

Rejecting the Espada's creation would mean changing very powerful things, beings with extreme spiritual power would vanish.

She doesn't (yet) have this kind of power. She can't reject events of that magnitude.

She can reject an injury (and even that to some degree, as shown with Ichigo's cero-inflicted wound by Ulquiorra, she couldn't reject such a powerful event), and she can reject incoming attacks (again, to some degree. Yami in his weak form was able to break it with his finger).


How are people supposed to read and understand these part-second text frame scenes?

Preface: I am unaware of any "official position" about how to read the split-second text screens that occur in the Monogatari Series. I would be surprised if such a thing existed.

It isn't always possible to read all of the text while the anime is rolling by at 24 frames per second. Sometimes, sure, you can pull it off because there isn't very much text, but some of them - like the ones in the first minute or so of ep01 of Bakemonogatari, or the synopses that accompany the titlecard in each episode of Nisemonogatari (example) - literally cannot be read in the time that they are on screen.

And us English readers have it easy, compared to people who have to read the original Japanese! It turns out that all the kanji are written using kyuujitai ("old character forms"), which were displaced by shinjitai ("new character forms") well over 50 years ago. Most Japanese people will have some reading knowledge of kyuujitai because of it use in literary contexts, but I'm guessing they wouldn't be able to read them as fast as they would be able to read shinjitai, since kyuujitai just aren't used very much anymore.1

Luckily for the people who watch it on TV, they aren't really missing out, in a sense. Certainly, the text screens often give us more information about a character's internal monologue or state of mind, or some background exposition lifted directly from the novels, or whatnot. Nonetheless, there is not (as far as I know) a single case in the series where things don't make sense unless you read the text screens. While the text screens do enhance the viewing experience, Monogatari is still a coherent story without them. And plus, even if you can't read every word of every screen, you can still read some words of some of the screens, and that's often good enough to get a good idea of what's going on in the text screens.

If you ever find yourself watching Monogatari without a pause button, you may as well sit back, relax, and let the text screens wash over you. Read what you can, ignore what you can't, and enjoy the show.

1 Also, all the hiragana is replaced by katakana, but I don't know if this would slow down a Japanese reader all that much.


When is the full version (4 mins) ending song of the anime god eater releasing?

Full anime ED, OP and Soundtracks is always first come in Bonus CD inside Blu-ray Collector Edition. So, if you want a full version of ending song for example, you need to wait for the release of the Blu-rays.

God Eater just finished airing recently, I don't know the Bonus CD will be packed inside which volume of the Blu-ray. An anime with 13 episodes like God Eater is usually sold separately with 7 volumes, while Vol. 6 is released just a week ago, Vol. 7 will be released on April 21th. Maybe a week or so after the release of all volumes, some websites might provide contents in the Bonus CD on their site, not sure whether it's legit or not.


According to the DragonBall wikia and TvTropes, Akira Toriyama gave a statement saying that  the reason Lunch stopped appearing during Dragon Ball Z was because he simply forgot about her and that her bad state would have caused confusion because of its similarity to the Super Saiyan transformation.

She does appear three times in Dragonball Z's anime - most prominently at the beginning of the Vegeta Saga - although she mainly appears in filler or flashbacks. In the manga she doesn't seem to be there at all.

The original source of the interview seemingly in the March 24th 2013 edition of Mandō Kobayashi.


How to review Naruto before I begin from where I left?

Spoilers in Summary below. Can't seem to get the tags to work
I would recommend watching Naruto and Naruto:Shippuden AGAIN without the filler episodes for maximising your experience.
If you don't have the patience to re-watch, you should start from beginning of the current Saga. From your description I would say that you have watched till Season 10 of the Anime (Epsiode 197-221)
So you can pick up either from Episode 197 or from Episode 222.

Season 10 follows the assemblance of the Kage, the five ninja eading their respective villages, as a result of the actions from the criminal organization Akatsuki as well as the rogue ninja Sasuke Uchiha who has been siding with them.
Season 11 (Epsiodes 222-242) focuses on the ninjas' preparations to the world war against the criminal organization Akatsuki.
Season 12 (Episodes focuses on Naruto's training to control the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and the first day of the world war against the criminal organization Akatsuki.
Fourth Great Ninja War. Major Events and the M&A Chapters/Episodes

The movies are MOSTLY filler. So it is upto you if you want to watch. This question should answer the order of movie watching.
Where do the Naruto movies fall in the timeline?
Reddit for extended Discussion: Naruto Movies: When to watch
If you want to rewatch without fillers, follow this guide.
How to watch Naruto and Naruto Shipudden Filler Free


Who's the character in the middle of this WIXOSS cast picture?

Her name is Honoka. She's a part of Kazuki's circle of friends. In episode 6 of the first season she and a couple of other girls confront Yuzuki about her relationship with her brother. In episode 8 she leads Kazuki out from the card shop where they're playing together in order to confesses her feelings to him. When she's rejected, she tells him what people have been saying behind his back.


The six knights of black were nowhere near the power of the T.C, in fact the weakest T.C is probably more powerful than all of them combined. It was said most likely to keep the viewers interested in the movie. You would easily lose interest if you knew that they were a weak bunch that could be handled in less than 10 seconds. This is also the reason why they had to pull crap like Meliodas is out of commission due to the sword, etc. I'm not gonna give too much of the movie away here for those of you interested in watching the movie.

As to how strong Mama Hawk actually is,

Spoiler Alert

This is not a huge spoiler but nonetheless it's still a mild spoiler.

  Mama hawk is actually a creature from the purgatory just like hawk, she's pretty damn strong. I think she's stronger than most of the commandments in terms of raw strength, she can't be actually compared to them because the commandments also have the power of the curses bestowed by the demon king. I say this because she's able to withstand an attack from Derieri and she's able to eat Monspeet's hellfire bird like it was nothing. As it's reveled later on in the series, all purgatory creatures are pretty damn strong because it's a kill or be killed situation in there, this is also the reason why hawk is alive despite being killed by black snow in season 1.

The next part is a really big spoiler, read at your own risk.

  Later on in the series it's revealed that hawk has a brother who's also from purgatory and he's a bad ass who's actually pretty damn strong. I'm not gonna give away too much, but based on that mama hawk is a very strong creature. But the actual power levels aren't compared anywhere.

If the answer still hasn't satisfied you, continue to read. But this could spoil a pretty big surprise in the series for you, I only try to justify why I think mama hawk's a powerful creature in the next part, you may skip it if you wish to enjoy the series.

  Later on we find that the demon king is the one who sent hawk, his's brother and mama hawk to spy on Meliodas. So I'm guessing he chose the elite of the creatures to do so and gave them some kinda power enhancement so they could fulfill their job and not die like Wandel(the parrot sent to spy on Meliodas by the demon king), which makes them the strongest of all the creatures of purgatory.


What is the opposite of "seme" according to otakus?

"seme" is a noun derived from the verb "semeru" which means "to attack".
The expected opposite is probably "uke", derived from "ukeru" meaning "to receive".
what Kaoru said was "mamori", derived from "mamoru", "to protect".
Seme and uke are most commonly used in martial arts to describe the roles in a move: the seme is the person who takes the initiative and attacks, while the uke is the one who is attacked, so it might also be translated as "defender" - but in many (perhaps most) cases also the one who ends up "winning" because martial arts often have turning an attacker's actions against them as a major component.
Yaoi fans have adapted these terms to describe the roles in a male/male relationship: the seme is the one who takes the traditional male role: initiates the relationship, "pursues" the uke and is usually "on top" during sex. This can get ridiculously codified and outright heteronormative, e.g. the seme has to be taller and stronger, not show their emotions, etc. The "uke ends up winning" aspect may or may not be relevant.
An otaku would know this, a normal Japanese person may not, but would understand the usage in context.
Kaoru's answer seems to show that she is aware of neither usage, and I guess semantically choosing "mamori" as opposite of "seme" sounds kinda sweetly naive given the alternatives.
A factor might be that the only common use of "mamori" as a noun which I'm aware of is in the honorific "O-mamori", talismans that one can buy for a few hundred yen in shrines or temples and which promise health, success in business or studying, safe birth, etc.


As explained by Reading Steiner in this question on ask.fm, this isn't actually covered in the anime, but in the VN, Kai knocked the HAARP Radar into the sweet spot for electromagnetic interference, creating them.

Reading Steiner clarifies a lot of things on his ask.fm over at http://ask.fm/SciADV.


Who was Aozaki talking about when she said Ryougi?

One possible reason is that

   Aozaki may know the existence of "the Void", another personality which never surfaced.

However I can't find evidence showing that Aozaki really knows about it.


Which magic stage is Mereoleona Vermillion?

It's not mentioned in the manga but she must be at stage zero , If Noel at stage one   so the lioness Mereoleona must be at stage zero


What was Natsume hiding in her closet in episode 11?

It was never shown in the whole series, but we can make some intelligent guesses. Here are the list of things Natsume hides:

She is a girl. No one except Harutora knows she is a girl.
She is the controller behind Hokuto.
She is obsessively in love with Harutora.

So based on these things, it could be

Girl clothes, cosmetics, girly things, etc.
Clothes and kit that Hokuto uses.
A whole collection of things related to Harutora, maybe during his time with Hokuto. Pictures, memorabilia etc..


The manga and the anime diverge during the anime's last battle. The last battle in the anime never occurred in the manga. Gonzo needed a way to end the series and created a weird introspective fight yourself battle. The manga went on with more battles and more characters, ongoing for a long time, and I guess Gonzo didn't want the series to just suddenly stop.

I don't remember all of the minor differences, there were some during the battles, especially the one during the statues, but those still followed the manga more or less faithfully.


Nobody ever told Toko directly that she was adopted. As you mentioned, she overheard her relatives speaking about it, and she confirmed it by looking it up in a registry.

Quoting a line from Toko's article on wikia:

  She found out the truth later after listening in to some of her relatives' conversations, and confirming it in a registry

So Suguru just got angry and there was no specific person who revealed the secret


About the industry: How much does it cost to license a manga outside of Japan?

The price of licencing a manga/anime varies widely and are set by the distributor or publisher.

(All prices that follows are in US Dollar, and from 2013.)

Jinki:Extend cost only $91,000 to license while Kurau Phantom Memory cost $960,000.

Some studios have very relaxed licencing policies, some even aim to make their product to go truely global.

Simulcast internet streaming rights can be less expensive, with prices around $1,000-$2,000 an episode.

About $3,000 for a few volumes of a pretty low key series. Not the whole series.

Licensing includes the original Japanese company to agree for you to publish it in your region but also encompasses royalty.

That means a certain percent of the title’s price (In U.S. that would be the MSRP), that ranges from the 7% to 8%, minus tax. And a G.M. (Guaranteed Minimum).
Let’s suppose the manga in question is sold at $9.99, since the tax is 8% then the royalty is calculated in 9.1908.

That means that a contract with 7% would pay 0.70 cents per issue, again assuming it’s a $9.99 book. And rounding it up, since the 7% of $9.99 isn’t exactly .70.

I don't really know how many volumes any of the titles in the U.S. market prints so I don’t know an estimate of the GM for the US, but in Spain that would be between 1,000 euros (7% royalty with a GM of 2,000 printed books) and a max of 1,730 (8% and 3,000).

As I said, those are the numbers for the average title, series like “Naruto”, “BLEACH” or “Death Note” have higher GMs but that´s not important since this kind of titles sell well anywhere.


What is this scene, where Akamatsu tells about his secret hiding place, a reference to?

This is Yagami Light's infamous scene from Death Note.


How many volumes of the light novels did Durarara season 1 cover?

Wikipedia and Manga Updates say that the anime covers the first three volumes of the light novels.
From Manga Updates:

Status in Country of Origin
13 Volumes (Complete)
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at volume 1
Ends at volume 3

(As per senshin's comment, a sequel light novel series titled Durarara!! SH is underway and has 2 volumes published at the time of writing)
Wikipedia excerpt about the anime adaptation:

An anime adaption of the light novels was announced in the wraparound sleeve of the sixth volume of the light novel. The anime is produced by Brain's Base and started airing on January 7, 2010 on MBS, TBS, and CBC. Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime at 480p and 720p within 24 hours of its Japanese premiere. Other users were able see the same episode in standard definition for free one week later. The anime adapted the first three novels, and it was licensed by Beez Entertainment for European release, while at Anime Expo 2010, Aniplex of America confirmed that they have the license to Durarara!!, later producing an English dub for a January 2011 release. The English dub was produced at Bang Zoom! Entertainment. The music for the first season was composed by Makoto Yoshimori, who also wrote the music for Baccano!.


How strong is "Ultra Instinct" Roshi in the manga?

I personally feel this is illogical, inconsistent & terrible writing. Even if one were to lowball Goku completely and consider Roshi to be the strongest human, there is absolutely no justification as to how one can scale Roshi's power to even Base Goku, let alone Super Saiyan Goku. Scaling him to Super Saiyan Blue Goku in terms of power again is just absurd. However, with an obvious degree of difficulty, it is possible to justify the same for the following reasons.Firstly, Roshi is definitely not using Ultra Instinct. If Roshi has any notion of Ultra Instinct which even Beerus can barely use, it would make no sense. I believe, Roshi has watched and studied Jiren's attacks during the course of the tournament and is simply countering his moves similar to what Vegeta did in Episode 122. In terms of power, Jiren is nerfed in the manga. In Manga Chapter 37, where Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta fights Beerus. After Beerus one shot MSSJB Vegeta, he said that Vegeta was strong enough to be a God of Destruction in another Universe. Also in the God of Destruction tournament, Beerus's suppressed attacks were supposedly strong enough to kill Multiple Gods of Destruction. Hence, that would already bring Goku and Vegeta to God of Destruction Tier and hence, the power difference between Jiren and Goku/Vegeta, might not be as big as it was in the manga. Note: I know this still doesn't justify the fight with Roshi, however, I thought it might be an interesting point to include.Jiren is not as skilled of a fighter as he seemed to be in anime. He only possesses brute strength and raw power. This might be hard to believe based on what we see in the anime, however, it would be a logical explanation as to why someone like Roshi is capable of dodging Jiren's attacks. We see a worn out Goku being able to do the same while fighting Kale and Caulifla. Hence, Roshi might be a superior Martial Artist and has the edge on Jiren.In Manga Chapter 29, where Toppo mentions Jiren, he stated that Jiren surpassed Vermouth in terms of Battle Power Alone. Also, in Manga Chapter 36, when Toppo fights Vegeta, he stated that in terms of sheer power, Vegeta was on par with Goku. Although I'm making an assumption here, I think one could logically use this to argue that Toppo perhaps meant while Jiren had the raw power superior to Vermouth, he possibly isn't superior in terms of skill and the same applied to Vegeta with regard to Goku. This could perhaps be used to defend Roshi's fight with Jiren In the anime, when Vegeta keeps persisting and pushing back Jiren in Episode 122, Vegeta stated that Jiren was using less power and speed than what he used against Goku. Also in the early phase of their fight, Jiren did seem very uninterested in fighting Vegeta and kept considering him to be persistent and annoying. This technically lead to Jiren lowering his guard enough for Vegeta to land 2 solid blows. Jiren might possibly feel the same way about Roshi and substantially lets his guard down. If you watch Episode 122, Jiren initially treats Vegeta like a fly and simply just swats him away twice. He might be possibly trying to do the same against Roshi who obviously is putting a lot more effort and trying to capitalize on the same.Even if you look at the scans, Jiren doesn't really seem hurt or injured or anything as such. He seems more annoyed than anything and is obviously uninterested in fighting Roshi and simply trying to knock him away(While completely underestimating his fighting experience).Finally, I highly doubt this is a reason, however, Jiren might possibly be afraid of killing Roshi and possibly finding it hard to suppress himself to a level capable of knocking out Roshi without killing him. In Conclusion, characters in the Manga are power scaled significantly different from the anime. I think it would be best to not compare the Manga characters with the Anime characters anymore. I believe the 2 best possible reasons to Justify the same, first in favor of Roshi, is that Jiren is nerfed in the manga; probably not in terms of power but in terms of skill at least and Roshi might hence be a better technician.  In favor of Jiren, he simply considers Roshi annoying and has no interest to fight him and simply wants to push him away without hurting him(Hence, severely underestimating his skill) and  Roshi is capitalizing on the same.


Is there a relation between Shigaraki's power and how many hands does it have in his body?

In Chapter 222, it was mentioned that these hands somehow help Tomura Shigaraki calm down aside from making him nauseous. If I recall correctly, this was the only function it had and serve no other purpose to Shigaraki or his power.

Some of these hands are recovered from Tomura's family when he accidentally killed them. The other hands from two unnamed street punks.


What is this anime about people turning into light?

I believe the anime you may be describing is Shakugan no Shana. I am pretty sure this is the anime your describing as this takes place in Episode 1 if I am not correct.

The two creatures discover that Yuji can move about in the Fuzetsu, and deducts that he might be a Mystes. Curious about his identity, one of the creatures grabbed Yuji and attempted to devour him... until a blade slices its arms cleanly off. As the gigantic baby doll cries in pain, Yuji finds a girl with blazing-red eyes and hair standing in front of him. Soon, she confronts the creatures in front of her and mercilessly defeats the two. The girl with blazing-red eyes soon ask about Yuji's existence, and like the creatures she defeated, a voice she refers to as "Alastor" assumes that he is a Mystes. Then, she attacks another creature; this time, it is in the form of a woman, and that creature mockingly identifies the girl with blazing-red hair and eyes as the "Flame-haired Burning-eyed Flame Haze of Alastor, 'Flame of Heavens'". As the Flame Haze is about to deliver the final blow, a confused Yuji goes in the way, and is instead attacked by the enemy. Leaving with no choice, the Flame Haze strikes her sword and tears a large gash off Yuji's shoulder, slicing off the enemy's arm in the process. Shocked by the attack he receives, Yuji falls to the ground as a small doll-like figure escapes from the scene.

(Summary of Episode 1 per the wikia since I couldn't remember entirely what happened in episode 1)
Also Yuji Sakai says this quote "That was the day my world ended" which was actually "That was the day my world...changed forever." which happened at the end of the episode. (src)

Shakugan no Shana
Also known as Shana of the Burning Eyes

Synopsis

He had thought his normal days would last forever, until they were ended abruptly by an encounter with a girl with red hair and eyes. He named her Shana.
Not long after he enters high school, Sakai Yuji’s normal days come to an end. He sees something bizarre on his way home: people are frozen in a strange fire, and a monster that looks like a large doll is attacking them. Just when he's about to be killed, a girl in a dark cloak wielding a large sword appears, and slices the monster in half. Although Yuji survives the strange encounter, the girl informs him of a desolate truth: " 'You' don't exist anymore."
She calls herself a Flame Haze who hunts "Guze no Tomogara"; intruders from another world. She explains to him that he is a "Torch", a substitute of Yuji whose “existence” has already been devoured. She also told him that he is a special Torch, "Mystes", which contains a precious item in it. When he looks at his chest, he sees within himself a faint flame, just as she said.
It is in this way that his eternal struggle alongside the girl begins.

Source: AnimeNfo


Why was there never a dub for Skip Beat?

The anime of Skip Beat was in 2008/09 , by Hal Film Maker. Shortly after the anime, Hal Film Maker merged into the parent company TYO Animations. There may have been some issues with licensing works from a company that didn't exist anymore.

This was also around the time of legal online streaming's emergence - so interested studios (possibly Funimation, who took on B Gata H Kei - Hal Studio's next production) had a lot of business decisions and work at this time.

Most dubbed anime go under a lot of cost analysis to see whether it is worth it to produce. Usually shounen works are the easiest of works to pull a profit on. Shoujo works are harder to sell, so perhaps it was decided by most companies that it just wasn't worth it.

Any of these could be potential reasons and this probably isn't a very satisfying answer, but unless there's an official announcement by a involved company, we won't know due to company secrecies.

The longer it remains unlicensed however, the less likely it is to be picked up as it slowly looses the target audience's interest.


Is the Rinnegan completely purple in Naruto?

In this link there is one statement :

  The Rinnegan is characterised by a ripple pattern that spreads over
  the eyeball.

Since it spreads over the eyeball then in conclusion we can say that it is completely spread from front to back as it covers the whole eyeball.

Also there is no evidence which proves that Rinnegan purple color is limited to that pupil area only.


How does Natsuki Subaru manage to stay mentally sane?

Note: This contains spoilers toward recent episodes.

The simple answer: He doesn't.

The more in depth one:
He keeps up the farce of not being 'insane' by convincing himself that what he is doing is for a good cause, to "save Emilia". It's stated multiple times throughout the series by Subaru himself, that everything he is doing is for "her sake".
This gives him the motivation to keep his sanity to a certain point, though even he slips up at times, for example, when he wakes up in the bed before Ram and Rem, he appears sporadic and flustered, showing signs of being 'not sane.'

As we have seen in recent episodes (14 through 17), he has broken down his sane demeanor and become... as I'd like to put it: A Sniveling Madman. This is especially the case when he has to watch Rem mutilated before him (episode 15), as well as the moment in which he is infuriated at Otto (episode 16/early 17).


Why English title of Still world is Beautiful?

Sometimes, authors give their take on how their series' title is to be translated, this seems like a case of a "google translation" of the title on part of the author (It's awfully common). "Soredemo" can be translated as "still" or "even so" depending on which is more grammatically correct, "Sekai wa utsukushii" translates to "(the) world is beautiful." Equivalents for some determinatives like "a", "an" or "the" don't exist in Japanese. Actually parsing the title "それでも世界は美しい" through google translate gives "Still the world is beautiful". So my guess is either the author or his editor wanted an official English title... and ended up with that without proper knowledge of English, as I said earlier, it's awfully common, just take a look at the recent anime "Shuumatsu nani Shitemasuka? Isogashii desuka? Sukutte Moratte ii desuka?", the original novel has this Engrish title underneath the title in Japanese "Do you have what THE END? Are you busy? Shall you save XXX?"

EDIT: Realized I didn't give a take on the translation itself, either "Even so, the World is beautiful" and "The World is still beautiful" are proper translations of the title. But the official one is the weirdly worded one because Word of God


Why does the Den Den Mushi look so much like their owner?

When a person calls or speaks through a Den Den Mushi, the Den Den Mushi will mimic the person's speech and display their emotions as well as take on the distinctive physical traits of the person on the other end. In other words they don't take the appearance of their owner but rather the one that is calling, and then return to normal once the call has been terminated. Think of it like adding a picture to your contacts to know who is calling.


What do those symbols on the costume of the Sage of The Six Path represent?

Magatamas as you most likely found out as well are ceremonial and religious objects and are well used objects in the Japanese Mythology.

I have no ways to proof this is so but is one of the best guesses we have ( just like with allot of Naruto related stuff)

As described in the part under here. The Magatamas have a direct connection with Susanoo and Amaterasu. The sage of the six paths was also worshiped as the Saviour of this World (この世の救世主, Kono Yo no Kyūseishu).

  The Kojiki and Nihon shoki, completed in the 8th century, have numerous references to magatama. They appear in the early in the first chapter of the Nihon shoki, which largely describes the mythology of Japan. Susanoo, god of the sea and storms, received five hundred magatama from Tamanoya no mikoto, or Ame-no-Autodidact-no-mikoto, the jewel-making deity. Susanoo went to heaven and presented them to his sister, the sun goddess Amaterasu, who bit off successive parts of the magatama, and blew them away to create other deities. Tamanoya no mikoto remains the kami god of magatama, glasses, and cameras. In the legend Amaterasu later shuts herself in a cave. AMA-no-Koyane-no-mikoto hung magatama, among other objects, on a five hundred-branch sakaki tree, to successfully lure Amaterasu from the cave. In the year 58, in the reign of the Emperor Suinin, the Nihon shoki records that a dog kills and disembowels a mujina, a type of badger, and a magatama was discovered in its stomach. This magatama was presented to Suinin, who enshrined it at Isonokami Shrine, where it is said to presently reside. A similar practice is described again in the Nihon shoki during the reign of the Emperor Chūai. Chūai made an inspection trip to the Tsukushi, or Kyūshū, and was presented with an enormous sakaki tree hung with magatama as well as other sacred objects.  Source

With this information we can say that the Magatama are either

Just some jewelery
Usage as a religious object aka worshiping
or used as Reference to Japanese Mythology. Susanoo/Amaterasu.

But unless we get to know more about Hagoromo Otsutsuki we will never really know a definitive answer to this question


Song identification request, likely from Touhou

It's "Plain Asia" in Touhou Eiyashou.

But I think this is not original version.
I'm not sure which arrange version it is.


What are the words and meaning that compose the title of Glasslip?

I'm not entirely sure about the meaning behind the name, but I'm pretty sure it is pronounced Glass + lip, mainly due to this image:

Source:
http://animeinspirations.com/threads/is-there-some-hidden-meaning-to-the-title-glasslip.378/


What does it mean by a manga series being licensed, how does it affect online readers, and how can I continue reading it?

The Bleach manga is being published in Weekly Shōnen Jump, which belongs to Shueisha Inc. - a major Japanese publisher.

In the case of MangaFox, Shueisha requested the removal of Bleach, Naruto and One Piece from the site (you can read more here), so I would assume something similar had happened to it as well. For the reference, the holder of the rights to publish Bleach in the USA belongs to Viz Media, which has also requested the removal of the series from some of the websites before.


How does the reincarnation thing work exactly?

The official translation uses the word: “vessel”

As Naruto pointed out after the whole reincarnation scenario was presented to him, he was Naruto, and not Asura, which was true. Rather, he was a vessel for Asura, or at least the essence, or the will of Asura. So, he will have the will, and by extension, the same fate as the originals and the reincarnations before him. (although Naruto does break the cycle)

After this, Masashi gets a little bit vague as to what this actually does for our heroes. He implies that the reincarnations are imbued with the power of the originals, although this is never stated outright.

As to how Madara and Sasuke could both be inheritors at the same time, once Madara uses the Rinne Rebirth on himself, he doesn’t actually become a vessel for Indra once again, but rather is already powerful from when he was. As Kabuto stated, he is a copy of when he was in his prime, and that Madara did have the soul of Indra within him. So, even if he wasn’t necessarily a vessel during the war, he was very like his former, vessel self, they don’t both have Indra residing within them.


Symbol identification: eye on hand (image included)

That's from 20th Century boys, a manga series by Naoki Urasawa (who also created "Monster"). And the man in the picture is referred to as "Friend".

Though the symbol originated from:

   comic books that the children read when they were kids that indicated a page turn.


Why didn't the First and Second Hokage's fight with full power against the Third?

Revived or not, they're still not the real deal. The Third was not fighting against the real Shodai and Nidaime. That would have been perhaps a completely different fight.

Besides, the fact that Orochimaru's Edo Tensei might not have been that perfect and powerful (perhaps less perfect than Kabuto's), makes me (and not just me) think he used it for the sentimental effect it would have had on the Third, i.e. fighting against your predecessors, rather than actual relying on their (weakened) power only.


What is the meaning of the animal "models" of the Cursed Girls?

The animal model the Cursed Girls is representing, what kind of animal gene the initiator possesses.
As far as I have understood it by reading the wikia and reading the manga, a gastrea possesses DNA of animals, even though they are actually humans. They got infected with the Gastrea Virus which suddenly appeared around 2021.
So, based on that I can assume that the animal factor is already inside the virus, even though I can not explain how exactly that happened.

So, to come back to your question, I do think that the model the Civil Security gave the initiator is a classification to sum up their abilities. Like the gastrea the cursed girls have the animal factor of the Gastrea Virus as well. But unlike becoming monsters in animal form, they just have the abilities and sometimes even the look of the animal, which would explain Midori's cat ears.

To read more about the gastrea, you should check out the wikia page about them by clicking right here.

I hope I helped you somehow. :)

Good day.


Why didn't Suzuha mention the destruction of Nakabachi's paper in Episode 23 (β)?

Since episode 23β is a prequel, Suzuha knows nothing of the plan. So either she simply doesn't know to bring it up, or she doesn't even know that Nakabachi's paper is the cause of World War 3.

Suzuha's quest to go back in time and make Okabe save Kurisu is almost identical to Okabe's trip to save Kurisu.

The events likely plays out as follows. Disclaimer, some of this is speculation:

In an attempt to stop World War 3, Suzuha goes back in time to make Okabe save Kurisu. This is episode 23β. The attempt fails and the events of Steins;Gate 0 begin.

   Over the next 15 years, Okabe learns the situation and develops the plan to save Kurisu and save World War 3.

 The plan has (at least) two parts:

  1. Okabe sends the video D-mail to himself from 2025 to 2010.
  2. Okabe communicates with Suzuha so that she will tell the 2010 Okabe about Nakabachi's paper, and view the video D-mail.

However, there is one important thing: The past must not be changed.

Okabe is told to trick himself into thinking Kurisu is dead so that it doesn't change the events in the original Steins;Gate prior to episode 23.

   Likewise, when Suzuha travels to 2010 after the events of Steins;Gate 0, she must not change the past where Okabe fails once. So in episode 23, she behaves identically to herself in 23β so that Okabe fails once - thus ensuring that the events in Steins;Gate 0 do not change. This is part of the plan.

 Only afterwards does she make her move which triggers Okabe to try again and enter the Steins;Gate world line.


What is the music being played when Tatara learns to dance from Kiyoharu?

I don't know the answer to your question but you can't find it because Yuuki Ayashi, the composer of the background music, hasn't released an OST yet.

I was searching for background music too... ^^ Not that particular one, but several pieces of music in the score of this anime.

Guess we have to wait a little more before finding it.


Can the Law of the Cycle destroy itself?

she could potentially become a witch and destroy herself (through her wish). Would that even be possible??

yes, we see this happen in Episode 12 after Madoka makes her wish that ultimately leads her to become a Goddess.

After Walpurgisnacht is destroyed Homura finds herself on the moon watching Madoka's tainted Soul Gem streak across the galaxy, collapsing into a Grief Seed before becoming Kriemhild Gretchen. it is then that Madoka appears and we see her assume her Goddess form and as per her wish she can destroy even her own witch form. however Madoka must still exists to continue erasing witches even after she destroys herself and this paradox is what lead to the Universe having to be recreated.

in Madoka's Universe however we can't confirm if Madoka even has a Soul Gem. while amiami has had an Ultimate Madoka Soul Gem on sale once before (historical images) the problem is that Madoka's Goddess form doesn't show anything that looks like an opal on her in her Universe as shown in the Rebellion movie

and Magical Girls generally have the same coloured gem on their body as their Soul Gem and Ring. what's more Ultimate Madoka's gems on the upper part of her dress might be the same colour and shape as her Soul Gem in the previous universe but it does not show a noticeable metal frame around it like in her Magical Girl form
(Designs for Homura, Kyoko, Sayaka, Mami, Nagisa showing their Soul Gems in Magical Girl form).

there's also the fact that it was the Incubator's logic that a Magical Girl's Soul exists outside of their body in the form of the Soul Gem. it's possible that after becoming a Goddess Madoka's Soul is back in her own body.

i would speculate that in her universe Madoka, as a Goddess and the concept called the "Law of Cycles" that's always existed in the universe, is a difference existence than a Magical Girl and not bound by their rules. even her own wish states this

  I want to erase all witches before they are even born. I will erase every single witch in every universe, past and future with my own hands...I don't care what you call it. All those magical girls who held onto their hopes and fought against witches I don't want to see them cry. I want them to stay smiling until the end. If any rule or law stands in my way I will destroy it. I will rewrite it. That is my prayer. That is my wish. Now grant it, Incubator!

and as in her universe the Law of Cycles can not become a witch


Short version: He was just a filler character...

Long version:

Sora appears only in the Twelve Guardian Ninja arc of the anime. In the other arcs of the anime and in the manga he is not mentioned anywhere.

In other words, as readers and viewers of Naruto, we don't know if Nine-Tail's chakra, that left Sora's body, found a new host or did come back to Naruto, the real host of the Nine-Tails.

Links to external resources: Twelve Guardian Ninja (Arc), Sora


It was confirmed in chapter 560, taken from  Bleach Wikia:

  It appears to greatly augment his strength, as he is able to create a
  large explosion upon attacking. This is due to the fact that in this
  form the power of his Bankai is transferred to the knuckle blades. The
  bursting power continues to hit his opponent endlessly as long as his
  fists are touching his opponent.


Why was the straw hat passed to Shanks and then to Luffy?

There was not much information on why the hat was passed down but I will do my best to give you an answer that I interpreted from the series.

Gol D. Roger to Shanks

Gol D. Roger wore the straw hat first and it seems the time period that he wore this hat was when he was gathering his crew together. It is not disclosed as to how long he held it from the time of his crew gathering to the new captains garb that he wore until his execution. It is probably safe to assume that once his crew was assembled he probably gave the hat to Shanks. It seems that Shanks wore this hat for almost all of his time on with the Roger Pirates and even a good deal afterwards even when he had his own crew the Red Hair Pirates. Exactly why Roger decided to give Shanks the hat is unknown at this point, but it would be safe to say that Roger saw something in Shanks and deemed him worthy of the hat. It can be said that many of the people that have the Will of the D. seem to be able to see the potential (whether for good or bad) in an individual.

Shanks to Monkey D. Luffy

After Shanks and his crew save Foosha Village from the mountain bandits and after Shanks loses his arm to a Sea King to save Luffy we see the Red Hair Pirates leaving the village. At this moment a young Monkey D. Luffy yells to Shanks that he will become a great pirate, even more so the Pirate King. After Luffy makes this statement Shanks gives him the straw hat and tells him to return it after he becomes a great pirate. The idea behind this gift is so that Luffy will put all of his effort to becoming a great pirate. Shanks wants Luffy to succeed and the hat is supposed to be both a challenge and encouragement from Shanks to Luffy. The challenge is to become as great of a pirate as he can be, ideally the King of Pirates. The encouragement is that Luffy will get to return the hat to his old friend once he becomes great. One characteristic that Luffy displays often through out this series is that he does not step down from a challenge no matter how hard or dangerous it may be.

The Love for the Hat

The love for the hat can stem from many sources. For Shanks it was the personal item of a man that he respected and most likely idolized. To receive a gift from a person with as much fame and reverence of that of Gol D. Roger is not something anyone in the One Piece universe would take lightly, it is in itself a treasure. During his fight with Buggy Luffy iterates that the hat is his treasure. To Luffy this hat being his "treasure" is the embodiment of his dreams of becoming the King of Pirates. He also loves the hat because of Shanks, it would be pretty easy to read that Shanks was one of Luffy's idols when he was young. Most children are very impressionable so it is along similar views with Gol D. Roger giving his hat to Shanks. Both Luffy and Shanks had a person that they viewed as an idol or person to surpass and the hat is can be represented as a dream, challenge, or promise. The thing is that the hat means something a little different to everyone so its hard to give the real reason as to why the hat is loved so much.


How far can you manipulate someone with a Death Note?

There are different ways to interpret this question.
So let's break this down

  John Doe, Diabetes. Obeys every command from the person he knows as
  ''J'', till he dies.

SO according to rule 23

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

So the first part of your question

  John Doe, Diabetes.

works fine and the disease would take a natural course of action.

But here is the catch. You cannot let another person control the user as easily as you think. In the second sentence

  Obeys every command from the person he knows as ''J'', till he dies.

You have entered the name 'J' and would kill the person named as 'J' using a heart attack.

Also the line states "Every command" that 'J' gives. SO "every" command could also include that 'J' orders john doe to do things he would not like to do or 'J' could order 'Jon doe' to kill others which is not possible. According to TV tropes

  The first is that the Death Note can only kill one person per name. If
  it brings harm to anyone else, the person will just die of a heart
  attack. Also, aliases don't work, period. The Death Note doesn't know
  who L or Kira or Wedy or Aiber or Near or Mello or anyone else with an
  alias are. Real names only. However, you could write something like
  "Report Siht. Demolishes a hotel, then subsequently dies." and then
  write "L Lawliet. Crushed by falling debris as his hotel is
  demolished." As long as two names are written, they are able to
  interact.

So there is a limit of how much you can control and you cannot pass the control to someone else without killing them(since you wrote 'J' in death note already). So you statement in the death note would fail and would kill 'J' with a heart attack and also kill 'John doe' with a heart attack as the "Obeys 'every' command" is ambiguous.

EDIT: In respect to the comment by Dark Yagami.

What works:

  John Doe, diabetes. Eats fries and gummy bears, cheats on his
  girlfriend

would work and you can control them as long as you want (at least till they die of diabetes).

What does not work:

  John Doe, diabetes. J, diabetes. John Doe obeys every command of J

won't work. Because you transfer control of power to change the lives of other people (in this case J could ask John Doe to kill someone or make John Doe do something impossible like fly to California from Japan in 2 mins. You cannot give an ambiguous command or control of other people's lives in the Death Note as the death note would just kill John Doe with a heart attack and J with diabetes in the above case.

One thing you guys must understand is, Death Note does not transfer the ability to control the lives of anyone other than the ones in Death Note. So you cannot make someone do something they would never contemplate. So handing over life of someone to another person is impossible for death note to do.

Source: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/DeathNoteRulesOfTheDeathNote

http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note


What happens to the pregnant woman's baby in the first episode of Death Parade?

I imagine that in the Death Parade universe this happens often enough to have a specific arbiter rule about it. Any details of such a rule haven't been revealed yet however.

It is the woman and the man's souls that are being judged in that trial, so I presume the baby either

Has a separate case for review, possibly not present in the woman's body in body/soul during the woman's trial
Is not eligible for trial due to not having enough life experience.

The Rebirth/Void concept that Death Parade uses is based on Buddhist concepts, which means that an opinion-based answer could be highly debatable as it would be based on theological concepts such as the possibility of humans being born malicious, or becoming malicious through life's influence.

References if you want to decide by yourself:

Reincarnation: The Process of Rebirth

Forum Debate


What are typical numbers for chakra reserves and regeneration times in Naruto?

It really depends on the Shinobi, I mean if they strain their chakra reserves by doing a bunch of exercises, in theory their reserves will grow. Regeneration time depends on the time you rest. If you're asleep you have a faster revival rate, but if you just sit still you'll have a slower revival rate, and if you're active (even if you are not using chakra) you'll have an even slower revival rate.


I believe your questions stem from several common misconceptions about Escanor. I will try to clarify each of them in a satisfying manner.

Escanor does NOT need to enter The One mode to use the Escanor line of spells

Previous Escanor fights have been misleading in this area. The series' very wiki does also state that the Escanor-type spells belong exclusively to his "The One" transformation. However, it has never been shown or stated that those spells need The One to be cast. It is true that Escanor largely favors using those spells as "The One", since he cannot wield physical weapons. But since, in essence, Divine Sword Escanor and Divine Spear Escanor are physical strikes backed-up with intensely concentrated Sunshine magic, Escanor can also use them in his usual daytime state.

It is very important to note that Escanor only started using those spells once Rhitta was broken and unavailable to fight against the Demon King. It is likely he simply prefers using his axe when possible, but resorts to the Escanor-type spells otherwise.

The One is not LITERALLY invincible

Within the universe of Seven Deadly Sins, The One Escanor is widely accepted to be invincible and the incarnation of raw power itself. Merlin says as such, and every member of the Seven Deadly Sins widely accept Escanor at noon is the strongest entity they know of.

However, this feeling of invincibility solely stems from The One's crushingly enormous amount of physical and magical power. The One does NOT confer meta-physical invincibility to ensure victory or ward off death. In fact, a crucial plot point is that Escanor is slowly dying from repeated usages of The One, and that it inflicts heavy internal wounds on each recent use. (These wounds stem from Sunshine in general, but seem rather logically exacerbated by using The One.)

All in all, this simply means The One's power is not literally unlimited. Theoretically, any creature or character possessing a higher amount of power can defeat and kill The One. The One's power has never been quantified in-series, but we do know it dwarfs Assault Mode Meliodas' 142 000 power level. 99.99% of Seven Deadly Sins' characters will instantly be defeated by The One, but divinities can theoretically match this amount of sheer power. (Although this is technically speculations since their power levels weren't quantified either)

Escanor was not in The One mode in your screenshots

The most easily disprovable assumption in your post. When entering The One mode, Escanor visibly radiates power and is constantly surrounded by a shroud of fire-like energy, dripping off from his body like such (picture from Escanor vs. Assault Mode Meliodas) :

In your screenshots, Escanor clearly has NOT entered The One form yet.


Which manga was being parodied in episode 5 of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei?

This is clearly a reference to the manga Black Jack by Tezuka Osamu. The doctor is referred to as "A detoxified Dr. BJ" in a previous screenshot:

The joke probably only makes sense if you know a bit about Black Jack, so here's MAL's summary of the series (based on the anime entry). Note that it would sound far less interesting if he were an ordinary doctor.

  In the medical profession, there is a name spoken in hushed tones, of an unlicensed genius physician who can save lives—for a price. His name is Black Jack, and he is a dashing, moody figure, caped in black, a Harlock of medicine, a man who lives by no rules other than his own—and the Hippocratic Oath. A man who would defy the will of God himself in the name of preserving life.

Anime News Network's trivia list for the show agrees that this is the reference being made:

  In episode 5, Dr BJ is obviously refers to Black Jack, from the anime/manga of the same name.


How do i find an anime or manga only from characters names?

Just Google "anime" "hana" "mero" "cat", that's the best way to find it. It should come up with something. Anything else you can remember about it will help. Otherwise you won't be able to find it.


That song is called "Yume no Ato", which means "After the Dream". It's Track 2 of the Kanon original soundtrack, which I was pleasantly surprised to find can be purchased on iTunes, along with lots of other great anime music (including the OSTs for Clannad, Little Busters, Charlotte, Angel Beats, Planetarian, and Rewrite).


What was Kakuzu's original chakra nature element?

Being originally from the Waterfall village plus using the only element without having an embodiment,

I'll have to take an educated guess and call Water on Kakazu.


Is there any connection between the Vandenreich and the Bounto?

The Bounto saga was only a filler, so I think the main history will never comment about them again.

By the way, I think there is no clearly evidence of a relation between German and the Bounts, like their names, abilities.....

Yes, I think you can dismiss it :)


It's definitely Cowboy Bebop.

The background character is Spike Spiegel:

The phrase is taken from one of the ending credits:

However, the song on that website doesn't match the song entitled "See you Space Cowboy" on the Original Soundtrack, but is in fact "Space Lion".


What is this Doc Tear Popper MAGES is looking for?

Doc Tear Popper is a drink and a play on the name Dr. Pepper.

the character MAGES, like other human characters in the series, represents a real world games company, in this case 株式会社MAGES. one of the known games which ties into MAGES's own appearance is Steins;Gate which in the anime had product placement featuring the drink Dr. Pepper

I don't know however wether the obscuring of the name is some legal thing as Code Geass had it's Pizza Hut product placement removed in the English Release or if it's a joke like Vert's overheating in the original game begin a joke on the X-Box 360's initial cooling problems


Saiyan Power Levels - check this link out.

It states the power level every character have during a specific battle.

Majin Buu Saga

  Fat Buu: 45,000,000
  Majin Buu: 80,000,000
  Good Buu: 55,000,000
  Bad Buu: 65,000,000
  Super Buu: 70,000,000
  Ultimate Buu: 50,000,000
  Majin Gotenks Buu: 90,000,000
  Majin Vegito Buu: 100,000,000
  Goku: 5,000,000
  Goku (Super Saiyan): 27,000,000
  Goku (Super Saiyan 2): 49,500,000
  Goku (Super Saiyan 3): 79,999,999
  Goku (Genki-dama): 100,000,000
  Piccolo: 26,000,000
  Gohan: 3,000,000
  Gohan (Super Saiyan): 25,000,000
  Gohan (with the Z sword): 53,000,000
  Goten: 1,500,000
  Goten (Super Saiyan): 10,000,000
  Trunks: 1,500,000
  Trunks (Super Saiyan): 10,000,000
  Gotenks: 3,000,000
  Gotenks (Super Saiyan): 20,000,000
  Gotenks (Super saiyan 3): 75,000,000
  Vegeta: 5,000,000
  Vegeta (Super Saiyan): 26,500,000
  Vegeta (Super Saiyan 2): 49,000,000
  Vegito: 10,000,000
  Vegito (Super Saiyan): 53,000,000
  Vegito (Super Saiyan 2): 99,500,000


What is the name of the character who always smiles but could not express any other emotion in the anime "monster"?

You're looking for Wolfgang Grimmer. (Can be found in this list of characters.)

  First seen in chapter 78, Grimmer is a freelancing journalist researching Kinderheim 511 who is drawn into the search for Johan when he helps Tenma. Nearly always smiling, he is an apparently friendly, polite man who is good with children.

Just a note for the future: I found his name just by searching "monster anime smiling character" on Google.


How is Karin's technique similar to Kushina's?

Karin and Kushina both belonged to Uzumaki Clan.It's a type of Hiden Ninjustu.

Although the name of the jutsu is not mentioned clearly but when I explored more I came to know that:-

  Kushina also possessed a powerful and special form of chakra, which made her well-suited for becoming the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki. With her chakra, Kushina was able to materialise chakra chains with which she was able to restrain and subdue the Nine-Tails, both in the real world as well as in her subconscious

1.What is this technique and how does this work
To know more about chakra chains visit here

  Known by members of the Uzumaki Clan, this technique moulds the user's chakra into chains which, after materialising, can be used for various purposes such as physically restraining targets, fight them directly or be used as a means of transportation.

Please do visit here too:-Chakra Chains classification

2.Can Naruto use this technique?
Naruto did use this technique during his training under Bee


Why did Kagami have difficulty using Konata's keyboard?

Since nobody else has attempted an answer, I'll give this my best shot. Be forewarned that this answer will be fragmentary. Also, this explanation will probably be kind of difficult to follow if you don't already know a bit of Japanese. Suggestions/edits to make the explanation clearer are welcome.

To understand why this is funny, you need to know how input method editors work.

In order to type in Japanese, one typically uses an input method editor (IME), which is a program that basically converts Latin-script text like nihon into Japanese text, e.g. 日本 (gloss: "Japan"). Since the mapping from Latin letters to Japanese text is one-to-many, the IME doesn't always correctly guess what Japanese text you want, forcing you to go into a menu and select the correct Japanese text.

IMEs usually allow you to define your own Latin-to-Japanese conversions. For example, I've set my IME to convert toripurubaka to 驫麤. IMEs will also frequently adjust which Japanese text it automatically selects based on your previous usage patterns, so if you frequently correct e.g. saikai from 再会 to 最下位 (homographs when romanized), the IME will eventually start defaulting to give you 最下位 when you type saikai.

So.

First, Kagami types fuchou, expecting 不調 (fuchou = "unwell") but instead getting 婦長 (fuchou = "head nurse"). Then, maniaisou, expecting 間に合いそう (maniai-sou = "likely to make it in time") but getting マニア移送 (mania-isou = "transfer of being-a-fan(??)" - this isn't an actual phrase). I think these two are just supposed to be funny because of how silly they are.

After that, Kagami types josou, expecting 助走 (josou = "a run-up") but getting 女装 (josou = "crossdressing as a woman"). Perhaps this is supposed to reveal something about what Konata posts about on the internet.

Kagami then types fuinki, expecting 雰囲気 (fun'iki = "atmosphere [metaphorically]"). Note the discrepancy between the Latin input and the proper romanization - this results in the IME displaying ふいんき（←なぜか変換できない） ("fuinki (← unable to convert for some reason)"). This IME conversion failure is apparently a meme on 2ch, dating from circa 2003 (see also this answer on Japanese.SE about metathesis). The implication, I suppose, is that Konata has been posting this meme enough that she set up a custom conversion to let her type it faster.

Kagami types kuwasiku, expecting 詳しく (kuwashiku = "in detail"), but instead getting ｋｗｓｋ. As it would happen, ｋｗｓｋ (derived from kuwashiku "in detail") is basically the Japanese equivalent of "sauce pls".

Finally, she types ikitai, expecting いきたい (ikitai = "want to do ~ going forward"), but instead getting 逝きたい (ikitai = "want to perish"). Like the first two, I think this is just funny because of how silly it is.


How is the divine tree still there in episode 467 of Naruto Shippuden?

Episode 467 is a flashback episode, where Asura and others go discover about what the God Tree really is.

So there is no reason why the God Tree shouldn't exist, as this episode happens many thousands of years in the past.


Who's the other Uchiha Danzo mentions while recruiting Torune into the foundation

Canon
No clue.  The episode Shino vs. Torune! is a filler episode during the 4th Great Ninja War. As such, there is no canonical information who the Uchiha member is.
Non-Canon; Speculation Only
It's possible the Uchiha member Danzō mention was actually Itachi. In the episode, Danzo says to Shino's father

As you know, The Foundation is where ANBU agents are developed

While The Foundation lead by Danzō, it is a subdivision of ANBU

In Konoha, there exists a special branch of the Anbu known as Root. It was created and led by Danzō Shimura

Itachi joined the ANBU at age eleven, and Torune looked roughly the same age when joining The Foundation. Despite Itachi being apart of ANBU, and not The Foundation, Danzō still had influence over ANBU memebers and their missions.

Itachi reported the mission's success to the Third Hokage. The Third, having been unaware of Itachi's assignment from Danzō, regretted to hear the news


Where does the word "Nyanpasu" come from?

I think it's just her random, meaningless word for "Good morning".

I found an interview with the producer of Non Non Biyori.

  　－－主要キャラクターの宮内れんげのせりふ「にゃんぱすー」はどういう意味があるのですか？

  　小学1年生が考えた「おはこんばんちわ」的な（笑い）、いろいろなときに対応できるあいさつです。また、れんげというキャラクターは1年生ですが、いろんな意味でませています。知識も多彩で通知表もオール5です。

  What's the meaning of "Nyanpasu" from main character Renge Miyauchi?

  It's "Ohakonbanchiwa"-like. (laughing) A greeting phrase created by a grade 1 elementary school student. It fits many situations. Renge is grade 1, but she is too grown-up in many ways, and has lots of knowledge and a straight-A report card.

"Ohakonbanchiwa" is a greeting used in the old anime Dr.Slump, created by Akira Toriyama, the author of Dragonball. "Ohakonbanchiwa" is a combination of "Ohayou" (Good morning), "Konnichiwa" (Hello) and "Konbanwa" (Good evening).


Is there only a single Throne of Heroes in the entire Type-Moon multiverse?

The Throne of Heroes exists outside of the world and the time axis. This interpretation is taken from Fate/complete material III: World material - Records of Heavens Feel - Servant System: Difference between Heroic Spirits and Servants, p.012, you can check a fan-translation from that excerpt here. So there's only ONE Throne of Heroes, which is linked to the Root which is also cut off from the world and the time axis.


Golden Meta-Cooler is not fully an Android.

Within Dragon Ball Heroes' non-canonical events, Cooler became a cyborg through Fu's manipulations and modifications. Fu used the Cosmic Suit to convert Cooler into Meta-Cooler. A Cosmic Suit was previously used by Frieza after being defeated by Goku ; this form is commonly known as "Mecha-Frieza" within the fandom.

Cosmic Suits are built by mechanizing Bio Suits, biological pieces of clothing and armor that are naturally grown by Frieza's species over time. In essence, although Cosmic Suits do mechanize their wearer to some extent, they do not transform their holder into true cyborgs, which explains why Golden Meta-Cooler can release ki. By comparison, Metal Coolers from the non-canonical movie "Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler" were built by the Big Gete Star, and were fully mechanical, explaining the absence of ki.

It should be emphasized that Dragon Ball Heroes is entirely non-canonical and mainly serves as an advertising product for the Dragon Ball Heroes game. Disparities and inconsistencies should probably be accepted as such, for the anime doesn't really aim for complete accuracy.


How do fishmen produce water when there is no water around?

As state on wiki, Hody's body under the influence of Energy Steroids can produce water, so he can make a drip of water even when he wasn't soaked

  After overdosing on Energy Steroids, Hody appeared to drip with water even though he wasn't soaked, suggesting that he'd been secreting it.

So I think it's just like sweat, but with greater amount of water


Are the chances of a child inheriting Sharingan smaller if one of the parents isn't an Uchiha?

I believe it is presumed that the Uchiha clan before their destruction bred from within, considering their seclusion and secrecy of affairs, in order to diminish the muddling of bloodlines and ensure generations that are able to possess the power. If you recall the early episodes of Boruto, there was a slight hint to the idea thay Sarada may not be able to unlock Sharingan, since she was so far ahead of her classmates and caught on to everything else at an early age. Two factors added to this fear: the first obvious, and the second relates to a village in peace does not create enough pain or passion to unlock the Sharingan (a harsh stipulation for such a strong power). Sarada felt outcast to her father for not gaining his abilities only to learn it was a lack of hardship that hindered her.  I believe the relationship between Sakura and Saske represents overcoming the fear of losing powers due to diluting them with other bloodlines, and proves that mixing blood(and thus abilities) allows for a stronger offspring, possesing abilities from both families.
So yes, there was an ancient fear she would not posses the Uchiha power stemming from a recluse family heritage but it was disproven.


What is spinning a girl in yukata like a top a reference to?

The name of this meme is Obi spin, from the Japanese term 帯回し obi-mawashi.

An old jidaigeki-related meme wherein someone (usually a middle-aged man) pulls on the obi of a young woman wearing a kimono, causing her to spin around as it unravels. Usually accompanied by the tugger saying "It's fine, isn't it? (よいではないか、よいではないか)" in a sexually suggestive tone, while the young woman says "ohhh myyyy~! (あ～れ～)" as she spins.
This is, of course, an inherently voluntary game the two are playing, as simply putting her arms down would stop the young woman's obi from unraveling.

In the samurai movies and TV shows, the tugger is usually an 悪代官 aku-daikan, an evil governor, hence Midori's addressing Seiji as "governor". There is even a whole series of video games based on the premise, conveniently named Akudaikan.
TVTropes has more to say (and more examples) about this meme:

A little-known gesture of implied rape in Japanese culture involves the Shogun grabbing the waistband of his consort and ripping it off so hard that she spins several circles and falls on the bed with her clothes splayed open.

In some rare cases, the obi spinning is done to a male.

While this guy calls the obi spin an "ozashiki-asobi technique", I am not too sure if he meant it as a satire or a deformation of a Geisha entertainment activity. Obi spin is even featured in shows by the famous comedian Ken Shimura.


How can Obito combine 4 different nature transformations?

Obito is the Jinchuuriki of the 10 tails. Having the blood of the Uchiha + having the Rinnegan and the Mangekyo Sharingan + being trained by Madara himself, Obito would have surpassed any living ninja in technique and chakra depth, as well as natural talent. It was even said at one time that he was the same as the "Sage of the 6 paths".


When does Shirayuki return to Tamburum in the manga?

That arc starts in chapter 18, the actual invitation from prince Raji is in chapter 19 and shirayuki actually returning to Tamburum is in chapter 20.


Who's the girl on the cover of chapter 67?

She is not known to have any name, nor has she appeared elsewhere besides the cover.

From Dragon Ball Wiki: "The cover of this chapter shows Goku and a young cavewoman riding a dinosaur with a prehistoric-like background."


Do I have to read the entire manga series of Magi, or can I start reading where the anime left off?

From what I've seen the anime and manga follow almost identical story for Magi. In the end of season 1 they made a few changes in Ali Baba's personality. Some people argue it was a screw up. However, this reddit user sums it up perfectly (Spoilers)

  At the end of the first season of the anime, Alibaba falls into depravity. This event doesn't actually happen in the manga. Aside from that there are no significant differences between the two mediums. People argue that one is better than the other, however they both tell a nearly identical story. Somehow some people think that it messed up Alibaba's character, however it still goes along with his personality. The idea that the anime used to portray his fall was that he couldn't handle that the world was so cruel to let so many others fall to darkness. This goes along with his general portrayal as seen throughout the series where Alibaba does cares deeply about other people. This can be seen as early as the first arc wherein Alibaba decides to save the child who falls into the desert hyacinth despite his previous arrangement with Budel. There are numerous other examples of how Alibaba cares for others, even if they aren't directly affiliated with them throughout the series. The anime only addition simply helped give a seemingly large climax for the series that would have otherwise been underwhelming considering it was the final arc of an anime that may or may not have gotten a sequel.

Source: Reddit : Magi : Anime and Manga differences
Related: Differences between anime and manga versions of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic


Can a mangaka continue another mangaka's manga?

Yes, it can. It is usually up to the publisher if they want to pursue continuing a series, depending on who owns the rights (family member tend to have a say in it as well).

Note that for HotD, the plot creator was known to be a slow writer to begin with (2 years between vol. 6 and 7), and the manga was on hiatus for quite a while before his death (2011). While his death was the nail in the coffin, I don't think anyone really expected the series to ever be completed. The artist moved on to create Triage X, which basically was written as a replacement for HotD.

Below are some examples (though I'm sure there are more).

  Cases where the author died, and his team took over:
  Crayon Shin-chan

  Cases when the author changed, even when the previous is still alive (though it is technically a new series or spin-off):
  Lupin the 3rd
  Saint Seiya

  Cases where the artist died, but the original author was still alive:
  Catapillar (They replaced the artist with another one)

  Cases where they had someone else fill in for the dead author:
  Familiar of Zero


Kurapika's initial disrespect for Leorio, "Rewolio"

What exact name is Kurapika using? For me I hear Rioleo, which coincides with the official English translation of the manga.

Does the actual word mean anything in either English or Japanese? I have not seen the original raws for the particular chapter or scene but the English does not mean anything since it just looks like two parts of his name switched in order (Leo-rio switched to Rio-leo) which was probably his way of showing disrespect by getting the name wrong.


How is the holy grail war from Fate/ Stay night kept a secret?

From the author Kinoko Nasu himself:

The Holy Grail War is unknown to the general population, but to what extent is it hidden from normal people? Are the Church people (supervisors) manipulating the media and police (or even the governmental level) to cover it up?
A: The Church manipulates information, while the Magic Association handles the media. Also, the Association has the Einzbern cover the cost of any collateral damage.

Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu: Holy Grail War, p.131
Eyewitnesses can be dealt with by manipulating their memories.


What is the difference between doujinshi and manga?

Doujinshi is closer to what we think of as "indie/self-published" comics compared to manga. Professionals can produce doujinshi as well as amateurs, and many mangaka will produce doujinshi on the side when they're otherwise unable to produce a certain work for legal reasons.

Doujinshi are often, but not limited to:

Fanart of pre-existing intellectual properties
Ecchi material
One-shots

The quality of any given doujinshi can vary as a result, since literally anyone can produce a doujinshi without any sort of editorial oversight.


How exactly was Kyousuke able to defeat Kengo's father in a kendo match?

Neither the anime nor the visual novel shows how exactly Kengo's dad was defeated. However, in the visual novel, Kengo's dad wasn't defeated by Kyousuke alone - he was beaten when Masato, Kyousuke and Rin went up against him at the same time.

Source1 and Source2


Why does Takeshi Yamamoto have a interesting naming sense?

Jirou is an Akita Inu, while Kojirou is a swallow. They are named similarly because they are two halves of Yamamoto's Vongola Box.

Kojirou is named after the swordsman Sasaki Kojirou, known as the rival of Miyamoto Musashi and for his "Tsubame Gaeshi" (Turning Swallow Cut) technique that is said to mimic the motion of a swallow's tail.

Jirou is probably named after one of the two Sakhalin Husky sled dogs that survived an ill-fated Japanese Polar expedition. While the breed is currently extinct, they are said to be one of the precursors to the modern Akita Inu.

These two animal were not only named after figures of historical origin, but also share similarities to one another as they are both two parts of a whole. The "ko" in Kojirou means "small/little."


What is the striped thing on Jango's chin?

According to Eiichiro Oda, the striped thing on Jango's chin is a leftover mushroom!

Before becoming a pirate, Jango was a wandering dancer. Business wasn't good, so all he did was sleep. He did not even take baths. Eventually, a striped fungus grew from his filthy chin. Jango was so hungry, he tried eating the cap of the mushroom, and found it disgusting! He gulped it down anyway, and after than he somehow gained the ability to hypnotize people. The trunk of the mushroom was left on his chin.

Source: One Piece SBS, Volume 6.


Why does Feitan torture when Pakunoda can search someone's memory?

What makes you think that is Feitan's sole or primary purpose?

First, what's wrong with having 2 members of the Troupe excel at extracting information from its enemies? What if one of them is indisposed, but they need to get information out of someone?

Second, he is one of the founding members of the Troupe. While this isn't a huge deal, I doubt anyone would say to him, "hey, by the way, we don't need you anymore. We got Pakunoda now. Goodbye."

Third, Feitan is incredibly strong. He is the 5th strongest member in Phantom Troupe, in terms of sheer strength. He is easily one of the fastest.


What is this manga of a girl running a boarding house for aliens?

I found it finally. It's a Korean Manhwa called Safe Again Today.

Synopsis:

  Choi Sera houses displaced aliens in her home, where they all pretend to be UFO fanatics in order to explain their eccentricities. Sera's job is to teach these aliens how to live in human society—not that difficult on the surface, as they ostensibly look like humans (except for the three fingers on each hand thing). They look normal, and they can communicate with earthlings via a translator that looks like a hearing aid, but can they act normal? The answer to that is a resounding no. Watch as Sera tries to school the emotionless twins, Seunghyun and Seungmin (really clones) on dating (with disasterous results), tries to keep Hyunwoo out of trouble, and keep them all from being taken away by the UN alien hunter who's on to them.


Why is the Uzumaki clan symbol more like a trademark in Konoha

The Uzumaki, being descendants of Asura Ōtsutsuki, also shared distant blood relation with the Senju clan. Through the years, the Uzumaki and Senju kept close ties, with members at times marrying between clans, as with Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki. Following the founding of Konohagakure at the end of the Warring States Period, the Senju chose to symbolise their clans' friendship by adding the Uzumaki's emblem to Konoha's flak jackets. Konoha and the Uzumaki's own Uzushiogakure remained close allies over the following decades, with the Uzumaki providing fūinjutsu (among other things) to Konoha whenever there was a need.

Wiki


Why didn't Naruto learn the basics of chakra control?

Given that Naruto is a slow learner and the possibility of Kyuubi's interference, Jiraiya realised it would take him a long time to learn the chakra control, and decided that the benefit gained from it is not worth the time spent. Since Naruto has abundant chakra reserves, Jiraiya decided that learning how to tap it is of higher priority than chakra control.

Moreover, many of the times when Naruto learned a new technique (Frog Summoning, Rasengan, Rasenshuriken, Sage Mode, Kyuubi chakra mode), he had to do it within some time limit, so he could not take his own sweet time learning chakra control, and hence, sticked to his original learning method. It is possible that Jiraiya did teach Naruto some chakra control during the time they travelled together, but there is not enough evidence of this happening.

Note that when Naruto began training with Ebisu during the one month training break before the Chunin exam finals, Ebisu did tell him to learn to use his chakra more efficiently. However, after Jiraiya took over his training, he asked Naruto to focus on power rather than control, since he felt that style suited Naruto better.

Chapter 90

Chapter 92


They are quirks. Mostly, transformation quirks. They are human. Though there is a real rat (an animal) character I know. The principal. He was a product of experiments. I don't know if there are other kinds like principal.


Where can I read Sergeant Keroro manga online?

according to Manga Updates there are 27 volumes in Japan.

however. while licensed in English, Manga Updates lists that Viz Media has dropped the series at Volume 20 but Kadokawa ComicWalker is listed as Ongoing but is only on Volume 17 but the website lists the ebooks up to volume 20.

while the link to Stg. Frog on ComicWalker has a Read Latest button this only shows 8 pages and i don't know what volume it's from however i would suspect this is Volume 20

So at the date this answer was posted (21/10/2017) there is no localized copy of Volumes 21-27.

it should be noted however that ComicWalker and BookWalker (which ComicWalker links to) are English services of Kadokawa Shoten who are the ones who publish Sgt. Frog in Japan as such they would be your best place to find out where and when new volumes come out.

as for reading them online if future volumes come out, both sites seem to only have a preview button while at the bottom of a product page on BookWalker it says

  Please check your device (iOS, Android) supports the BookWalker app before purchasing by downloading the app when you will use the app.

as such i don't think there is any website where you can read Sgt. Frog legally


Q. It is said that the Kairoseki is just a solid form of the sea and have the same effect as the sea.

Kairoseki is a naturally occurring (though apparently rare) substance that can cancel out Devil Fruit powers and weaken Devil Fruit users. It gives off a wavelength that is the same as the sea itself.

Q. But why does Kairoseki weaken and negate devil fruit's power, like when a DF user is handcuffed or touched by it, it drains their energy and they lose their ability (Logias can't transform when handcuffed).
In case of sea water, I think it just drains their energy but never negates their ability (e.g. Luffy can still stretch to use elephant gun to knock out Kraken).

When comparing two different things, the comparisons should be based on the same terms.
For example, you mentioned that Logia users can't transform when they are handcuffed with Kairoseki, but then, they can't transform when they are in sea either. So this example does not prove that Kairoseki is more powerful than sea.
Next, coming to the Luffy example (Paramecia type).
We know that both Kairoseki and sea weaken Luffy's strength, but we have seen that they do not cancel off his power, i.e. Luffy doesn't have enough strength to use his powers on his own. That is why the strength of his punch weakens when he uses the Elephant gun on Kraken as it goes out of the bubble and makes contact with the sea.
To make it even more clear, I'll give a better example.
When in Arlong park, as Luffy was about to drown in the water, Nojiko had to stretch Luffy's head out in the surface, to try to get him to breathe again. From this it is clear that a DF user (Paramecia type at least) only loses his strength and not his abilities even when under water.
The same way, when handcuffed with Kairoseki, Luffy loses all his strength and is unable to use his abilities by himself. We have not seen any case where someone tried to pull Luffy and was unable to because he was tied to Kairoseki. Thus, there is still a chance that even with the Kairoseki in direct contact with the user, their abilities can be made use of, but by somebody else, and not by the user themselves as they are totally drained out of energy.
Conclusion: This answer doesn't answer the question Why is Kairoseki's effect more powerful than the sea? directly, but rather provides some evidence to show why Kairoseki's effect wouldn't exactly be greater than the effect of sea on a DF user. I used two examples, that of a Logia and a Paramecia type DF user to compare and show the same. Thus the answer would have to be, No, Kairoseki's effect is not more powerful than the sea as we do not have any proper evidence to support such a claim. They both emit the same wavelength and thus, quite fittingly, have the same effect on the DF users.
Update: To support my answer even further, I found an interesting piece of information on the wiki page of Yami Yami no Mi. You can see that (emphasis mine)

The most unique and frightening advantage of the fruit is that the user also has the ability to nullify the powers of other Devil Fruits by simply touching the user and draining them of their abilities. All types of Devil Fruit, be it a Paramecia, Zoan or Logia, are affected by this, though Logias are most affected as they can no longer become intangible by transforming into their respective element. This nullification truly seems absolute, as though the Devil Fruit users had never gained their powers at all. This was shown when Luffy's stretching powers were canceled on touch, unlike the effect of a body of water or seastone, both of which just inhibit a person from controlling their powers. It was shown earlier when Luffy was stuck underwater that his neck could still be stretched above the water's surface, and that Busoushoku Haki would simply nullify the defensive aspects of a Devil Fruit such as intangibility and the malleability of rubber.


Alchemy is just like most skills; the process of learning it is arduous, and some people will naturally be better than others.

From a young age, Edward and Alphonse Elric were exposed to alchemy, especially as their father had been a brilliant alchemist and left a gargantuan collection of books behind for the kids to read. This, however, was in addition to their already curious minds and their—especially Ed's—prodigal level of skill.

Following this, Edward (and later Alphonse, upon recovering lost memories) witnessed the realm beyond the Gate of Truth, wherein he absorbed a large amount of further knowledge about alchemy. He also underwent training from one of the most intelligent, brutal, and experienced trainers known to the universe: Izumi Curtis.

Basically, Ed and Al were able to receive knowledge, training, experience, and an exposure to the infinite reaches of alchemy, prior to the main storyline.

And you can contrast this further with the "normal" alchemists (that is, those who don't work for the military); the fact that we only hear of a couple who do not work for the military is a testament to how unsuccessful people have been at achieving a high level of skill with it. Keep in mind that alchemy involves the makeup of the entire world; from rock to air to water to human flesh, everything is composed differently, and specializing in more than one of these is a challenge at best. (Think of someone like Mustang who knows the basics of alchemy as well as flame alchemy, or Shou Tucker, who specialized in biochemical alchemy.)

In some very rare cases, alchemy can be inbred. In the case of the Dwarf in the Flask, he was more-or-less created from alchemical knowledge, and thus understood it very well.

But none of this means that alchemy is limited to only certain people. As I paraphrased above, some people are naturally more talented at some things: Some are better at creative tasks, some better at math, history, and so on. In the universe of Fullmetal Alchemist, alchemy is just another one of these skills that requires thousands of hours of work to fine-tune.

In the 2003 anime (outside of Brotherhood), the silver pocket watch given to State Alchemists can amplify their power; however, a knowledge of alchemy is required to use it (and of course, to become a State Alchemist).

So, how do characters learn alchemy? They learn it through hard work, perseverance, experience (rough or otherwise), and never giving up (and a little bit of luck never hurts). As you might notice, these are all the traits that a typical shounen hero (such as Ed) possesses.


Why are llamas/alpacas so popular in anime?

@ChenOrihara's link seems to be correct - it's not just an anime thing, there is an overall trend in Japan that sees alpacas being included in unlikely situations.

There's even a company that leases alpacas for weddings:

Their popularity may have been triggered when the alpaca farm in Nasu was built in 1999 - bringing 200 alpacas into the country. Subsequent farms have been built also. The Nasu farm currently has >400 alpacas


Music of My Hero Academia season 2 episode 22

This is the one you're looking for

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwtMpGBBq9I&list=PLPaN6Wrl_xE09LFKm7Bwm1qeOZ-Kmgyz3&index=29


Can Mikumo Megane-kun be considered a shonen anti-hero?

"An antihero or antiheroine is a protagonist who lacks conventional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage, and morality."-Wikipedia

Mikumo definitely does not fit this definition of an anti-hero.  Those would generally be characters such as Deadpool, Punisher, etc from Western Comics.  I feel this is probably the well understood definition.

Apparently (according to TVTropes which I gave into looking up)  a Classic Antihero is plagued by self-doubt and a mediocre fighter. While Mikumo is brave when needed and clever, he clearly fits that (less familiar to me) definition. There are several more sympathetic heroes in Shonen who have uber super powered friends.  In these cases, this definition would call this character (Elizabeth, Lucy, Ussop, Ganta, etc) the Classical Antihero while they have a contrasting Classical Hero (Meliodas, Natsu, Luffy, Shiro, etc).


What did the Vasto Lorde do before Aizen showed up?

Barragan was probably controlling them, as he was the king of hueco mundo, and he did technically create vasto lordes. To explain that, he was the first person when he was the king of hueco mundo, along with a few other adjuchas, to become a vasto lorde. Either that wasn't too far from Aizen becoming ruler, or they just kinda chilled in Hueco and got more powerful, killing random hollows or whatever.


How many years do hero students study at U.A. to become professional heroes?

3 years

According to web-japan.org (emphasis mine):

  The basic school system in Japan is composed of elementary school (lasting six years), middle school (three years), high school (three years), and university (four years).

Considering that U.A. is a high school, we can conclude that students study for three years before graduating and becoming professional heroes.

However, it may be important to note that in Season 3, Episode 22:

   Class 1-A was able to obtain their provisional hero licences, allowing them to do limited work as pro heroes.

Knowing this, this could change the answer to:

   Under 1 year.

I'll leave it to you to decide what the answer is.


What's that peaceful song in Naruto Shippuden episode 54?

Having listened to almost the entirety of the three OST's that naruto shippuden has had released , i did not find what you were asking for . But nevertheless , instead of the name itself i found the tracks for you ,
here i found the shorter version ,
and the extended version here


There isn't necessarily a correct order to read them as the series consist of multiple alternative timelines.

If its the Pokémon Adventures volumes, you can find the order here.

The original series, Movie Adaptation Series and Game Adaptation Series orders can be found here.


Is anime1.com a legal site for watching anime?

You might want to see this post: How can I tell if a site is Legal? It lists legal sites for streaming anime and reading/buying manga.

Is anime1.com legal? Nope. An immediate indicator that a site is illegal is if it's laced with ads that are usually irrelevant to anime/manga in general. anime1.com's anime pages are almost filled up with ads and clicking on anime episode links results to pop-ups.

'You can also check the site information to confirm if they have a valid certificate and connection type,' as mentioned by @Rumplestiltskin. If a green padlock is present, that site is most likely secure and a 'Connection is secure' message will pop out whenever you click on it. This helps you avoid 'really dangerous anime-scam sites.' anime1.com does not have this so be wary of sites like these.

Clarification: I just want to clarify something since people seem to misunderstand. The check for valid certificate is not a way to check for a site's legality. It is just for security purposes. There are many ways to check for a site's security but that, I think, is outside the scope of the question.


What are the translation of these two tanzaku in Date A Live II OVA?

Initially, Kotori wrote in her tanzaku

  士道と結婚．．．

I don't know what lies beyond the cut off part, but it can be inferred that she wants to get married (結婚) with Shidou.

As for Kurumi's tanzaku, it reads

  士道さんとまたいつか会えますように

which translates to

  I hope to meet Shidou-san again some day.

If you are wondering, the last 3 characters on the bottom left corner is her name [時崎]{ときさき}　狂{くるみ} (Tokisaki Kurumi).


As per the Wiki Entry on Izanagi

  This technique would normally be used for only the most dire of situations and for but a brief moment as after the Sharingan with which Izanagi was casted exceeds its limit, the said eye becomes powerless and is rendered blind permanently

And the most useful entry, specifically about Danzo

  Danzō Shimura, in an effort to make practical use of the technique, had ten Sharingan embedded into his right arm. To use Izanagi to its full potential, users must also have the genetic traits of the Senju, who are also descended from the Sage. Partially for this reason Danzō had some of Hashirama Senju's DNA transplanted into his arm, which extended the time span of each Sharingan's Izanagi to a minute, allowing him to use the technique for up to ten minutes in total, with breaks in between to conserve time. However, because Danzō is not an Uchiha, his chakra levels drop substantially every time he activates this technique.

So, the eye goes blind when it goes past its limits, not when it rewrites death. In fact, It can rewrite almost anything that happens in its influence while its active, not just death. Doing so does so little strain to the eye, its considered negligible compared to actually maintaining Izanagi.


Episode 309: Who saved Usopp on the bridge at Enies Lobby?

In the manga Usopp was saved by Zoro, but in the anime it seems Usopp was saved by a stray Rankyaku Gaichou shot from Lucci. He got extremely lucky that it hit the three of them.

Below are screenshots from chapter 309. At 15:43 Lucci releases the shot. At 15:46, Luffy dodges the shot and it goes upwards. At 15:56 it hits the Marines next to Usopp.


In what order were the Servants summoned for the 5th Holy Grail War?

All of these are explained in the visual novels of Fate/stay night and Fate/hollow ataraxia.

First to be summoned was Berserker, two months before Saber.
Second to be summoned was Caster, one month before Saber.
Rider, Assassin and Lancer are summoned at around the same time, around ten days or so before Saber.
Archer is summoned two days before Saber.

By the way, Saber was summoned during the night between February 2nd and February 3rd.