Why didn't the two mages who joined Fairy Tail retain their S-rank status?

Each guild follows its own criteria to promote its members as S-rank mages.

Fairy Tail's criteria for being promoted to S-rank mage are more stringent that those of Phantom Lord. Master Makarov mentioned that he selected the participants for the S-rank exam by watching their strength, heart and soul. From Master Jose's personality and his obsession with making Phantom Lord as the strongest guild, we can be certain he uses only fighting strength as the criteria, and doesn't care about things like heart and soul.

Moreover, although the S-rank mages were the strongest Phantom Lord's mages, one could not be certain where they stand in comparison to Fairy Tail's members. To determine that, they too would need to go through the S-rank exam.

Also, it is a Fairy Tail tradition to conduct an S-rank exam every year. It could also be part of the tradition that the only way to get promoted to S-rank is to pass the exam, and there are no direct appointments.


The reason is because of the psychological trauma he suffered from being forced by his mother to play exactly as the notes book dictates and punish him for every wrong notes. He felt frustated as even when he did his best and won competition by competition, her mother still wasn't satisfied as he still made a few mistakes here and there, despite already called as the human metronome for his astounding accuracy by others. And the when he's fed up, he burst in anger at his mom and soon after his mom died, making him feel shocked and guilty which shown in his mother's ghastly appearance in when he played his piano. This psychological trauma is the cause and it doesn't immediately kick in too, which explains why he can hear the first few notes and when he's getting into it, he lost it.


Is Misa's suicide being caused by Light's death a flaw in the story?

The title of this question is misleading, because "another flaw" assumes there was a first flaw. Death Note avoids plot holes more rigorously than perhaps any other series in existence. Whenever someone misunderstands or forgets some element of the storyline, they tend to think their misunderstanding must be a flaw in the story.

The rule you're thinking of is Rule XXVI.

  Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.

Things to note:

1) It doesn't say that the Death Note is incapable of killing people who aren't written in it. It only says that, in these cases, the victim's cause of death must be a heart attack.

2) This rule only specifically refers to directly causing the immediate death of other people. This is made clear in the story, and it's also clarified in the rules, with Rule XLII.

  The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other human's lives or shortens their original life-span, even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original life-span and not the shortened life-span.

It spells it out here that killing a human with the Death Note can shorten the lifespan of other humans, "even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note".


Do the Bleach light novels follow the manga plot?

I found two other light novels that you hadn't mentioned also - Link

  I know that there are two Bleach light novels (BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry and Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody). Do they follow the Bleach manga plot lines or do they diverge? If they follow the manga, what chapters do they cover? If not, what happens in them?

The light novels seem to be short stories that the manga/anime doesn't cover, but run concurrently with the plot.

BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry was released November 15, 2006 and Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody on October 31, 2008. So before volumes 25 & 36 respectively (not sure if this helps, don't read bleach myself)

Wikia mentions that letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry was a novelization of some of the earlier chapters

Again Wikia tells us that Honey Dish Rhapsody is set during the week Ichigo and his friends spent in Soul Society following the betrayal of Aizen.

'Spirits Are Forever With You' was released June 4th 2012 and covers the 17 month timeskip between volume 48 and 49. There are two volumes, these novels were written by a separate author from the other 3.

Forum discussion

Another Discussion.

'The Death Save The Strawberry' focuses on the same time period, but has a focus on Rukia and is written by the author of the first two books.

Yet another Forum Discussion

It's arguable if the light novels are canon or not, seeing as they were not written by bleach's mangaka, but there is no evidence to suggest that they are not.


what is the name of this OST of episode 14 of shingeki no kyoujin?

The soundtrack's name is "Call your name", like you already mentioned. There is one version with vocals (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFoc5XKkIIw) and one without (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsc9Y_lH9CQ).


At which age are ninjas revived with Edo-Tensei?

According to the Naruto Wiki page on Edo Tensei, when summoning

  the reincarnated seem to retain any permanent body damage and physical limitations they received during their lifetime.1

I think this means that normally they would be resurrected with the age they had upon their time of death, as well as physical conditions.

However, as we know, and the page describes in the enhancements part, (quote follows, as is on the site)

   Kabuto can also modify his summoned fighters, as he did with Madara Uchiha. While the technique usually reincarnates the deceased at the exact state they were in at the time of their deaths, Kabuto noted that he brought Madara back in a state that was "beyond his prime"2 and was reincarnated much younger than when he died an old man as well as instilling him with abilities he had acquired in his old age.

So, basically, I think that the user may perfect the Jutsu in order to obtain the results he wants, provided that he has enough skill and knowledge on the Jutsu to do it.

   Or maybe only Kabuto can do it like that.

1 This piece of data is stated in the Wiki, but I do not recall if it was referenced in any manga chapter, so bear that in mind.
2 Naruto chapter 560, page 3.


Does Kefura red ki means something more?

Well, Kale's ki was shown to be green in color during her transformations, when she transformed to her Berserker state and mastered LSSJ state. Also, Caulifla had a Ki base attack which was red in color. Kefla is a fusion of both Caulifla and Kale, so I wouldn't really think much of it. The colors don't really represent anything.


The organization's name W.I.S.E is not an acronym. It is simply called WISE (ワイズ) in original Japanese.

Note the missing dot at the end, suggesting that the dots between the letters are only used for decoration.

Note: I have researched on English sites (Wikipedia & Wikia), and also Japanese sites (Wikipedia, atwiki, NicoNicoPedia), and no sites mention the full form of W.I.S.E


Why does everything suddenly change at the end of episode 8, "Happy Family Planning", of "Paranoia Agent"?

The strong reaction Fuyubachi has in the parking lot isn't because he's having an attack with no medication to take for it...

   ... it's because he's finally realized, he and the other two are dead.  It's a sunny day, and everyone else in the park is casting a shadow; the three of them are not.  Earlier in the episode, one of their suicide attempts succeeded in bringing about their deaths, but they didn't know it, and continued trying to kill themselves.

There are clues beforehand that such a thing is possible...

   Namely, the man they saw who jumped in front of the train, and whom Zebra then saw walking out of the crowd.  Everyone's reactions to the death indicate that it left him in a horrible state - so bad that our three protagonists decide that even if they want to die, they don't want to do it in a way that leaves you looking like that.

 Yet the man Zebra sees is moving under his own power, and while he's bloody, and complaining about how it hurts, it's nothing like the utter mangling one would expect.  More to the point, no one else in the crowd seems to see the man.  He is a ghost, who only thinks he's still alive - and the only reason Zebra sees him, presumably, is because Zebra is also a ghost.

If you re-watch the episode knowing what Fuyubachi realizes at the end...

   It seems that our protagonists must have died in the building that was being demolished.  When Zebra and Fuyubachi run away from Kamome, not wanting her to die along with them, they have shadows; when they are going to the train station, they cast no shadows on the ground, but a passing bike rider casts a very visible shadow.

 Ironically, it means that their deaths probably weren't even a result of their suicide attempts, except indirectly.  Fuyubachi and Zebra both take pills and try to inhale the carbon monoxide inside the building, but Kamome shows up later than that, and still dies; it suggests that they were killed when the building was demolished with them inside, something they didn't plan for.

It also explains the reactions they get from others...

   ... which is mostly not being noticed at all, because the living can't see them.  The exceptions are:

 Shounen Bat (Lil' Slugger), who can see them but is presumably a little freaked that dead people are begging him to kill them, and ...

 The teenage girls at the end, who are shocked because Fuyubachi, Zebra and Kamome's photobombing turned the picture they took into a "ghost photo".


At which point in the series should I watch the The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie?

The Last: Naruto the Movie take place after the Manga chapter 700. And if I'm not wrong episode 441 is a filler and not part of main manga story that takes someplace after chapter 678 of manga. So you need to read the manga from 678 to 699 before watching The Last: Naruto the Movie, or you can wait for the anime to reach the point of chapter 699.

After that Naruto Manga chapter 700 take place, which act like epilogue.

Boruto: Naruto the Movie take place after Manga chapter 700 and Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring
, Gaiden is a mini manga series that takes place between chapter 700 and Boruto movie. Gaiden can be skipped but

   You will miss how Sarada Uchiha accepted her family.

But I will definitely suggest to watch anime till it reaches chapter 699 before both the film, or read the rest of the story in the manga. Skipping gaiden is your choice, except about a character mentioned in spoiler.


Indeed, Dead Demon Consuming Seal or simply Shiki Fūjin is summoning Shinigami. But first, let's recall what requires for Summoning Jutsu to work.

  Performer need to an additional donation of blood on the hand they signed the contract with.
  Mould their chakra with hand seals and then plant the hand they signed the contract with at the location they wish to summon the creature.

We know that when Hiruzen Sarutobi performing this technique, he skipped steps such as donate summoner's blood and plant summoner's hand to the ground, or anywhere. AFAIK, Summoning Jutsu is classified as Ninjutsu and Space-Time Ninjutsu, where Shiki Fūjin is classified as Ninjutsu, Fūinjutsu and Kinjutsu. As Space-Time Ninjutsu Definition says, all summoning-based techniques are space–time manipulation related, as they warp the targets through a dimensional void to the summoner's location. This makes a clear classification where Shiki Fūjin is not a Summoning Jutsu, because Shiki Fūjin doesn't classified as Space-Time Ninjutsu. I guess even though Hiruzen is indeed summoning Shinigami, it can't easily state that it is a Summoning Technique since Shinigami is type of soul creature, maybe it is a kind of Summoning Kinjutsu instead of Summoning Ninjutsu or some sort of thing.
In a nutshell, Shiki Fūjin is mainly Fūinjutsu, which seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object, such as sealing scroll.


In the male quarters, how exactly does the male crew of the Thousand Sunny sleep?

TL;DR: If a 7th bed was needed Franky would have build one, but it doesn't seem like any of them should sleep on the floor against their will even if they only had 6.
To begin with, the pictures you showed were after Franky had joined. So whether he built a pirate ship for 5 male crew members and added a bed for himself after he joined or he put it there from the beginning considering a new crew member might join, Franky would easily be able to just build a 7th bed if needed. Heck, he could build a pretty sturdy bridge just on the spot in Thriller Bark.
Additionally, Oda confirmed that there should always be two crew members awake at all time. In the SBS of Volume 74, Chapter 737, Oda mentioned the Strawhats' daily schedule. He also said that at all times there should be two crew members awake. One should guard the front of the ship and another should guard the back of the ship.

D: I would like to know the Straw Hats' bed times and wake up times! - Penname fujiyama
O: I see. A very interesting question indeed. These people don't really follow much of a schedule but. In general.
And thus, even during instances where they have to navigate through the seas during nighttime, there will always need to be at least two people awake at all times in order to keep an eye out in both the front and back directions of the ship, hence every member alternates every 2 hours to stay on the lookout. It isn't too uncommon that these people don't get sufficient sleep.

On top of that, from chapter 699 it looks like they have enough beds as it is. Chapter 699 is the only chapter I could find where you could actually see the Stawhats asleep. At that time Sanji and Kinemon couldn't sleep jealous of Momonosuke and Usopp and Chopper couldn't sleep afraid of Doflamingo. Despite the fact that most of them were empty, you can see Luffy and Brook share a bed. Finally you can see Law and Caesar sleep outside. We can also see Franky sleepy, but outside guarding the ship as Oda mentioned. So whether Brook and Luffy always share a bed or it was just a coincidence, it looks like due to their random way of sleeping and with beds and couches all over the place, they don't even need al 6 beds to begin with.
Finally seeing Zoro sleep in a bed, it is safe to assume like you said that they all sleep in their beds as much as possible. Sanji does not sleep in the kitchen, Zoro does not sleep in the crow's nest, Chopper does not sleep in the infirmary bed, which is supposed to remain clean and sterile, and Brook does indeed sleep. Despite them sleeping in their beds mostly, they still don't need all 6 as mentioned earlier where Luffy sleeps in random places most likely and two need to be awake to guard the ship anyway.


Apparently yes, there are rules about how the Death Note works if someone has more than 1. These rules are stated in How to Use: XXIII

  Whenever an individual with ownership of more than two Death Notes loses possession to one of the Death Notes, he will not be able to recognize that Death Note's god of death's appearance or voice anymore. The god of death himself will leave, but all the memory involving that Death Note will remain as long as he maintains ownership of at least one other Death Note.

And in How to Use: XXXII

  If someone possesses more than one Death Note, by visualizing the victim, then writing down the name in one of the Death Notes and the cause of death in the other, it will take effect. The order however, is unimportant, if you write down the cause of death in one Death Note and afterwards, write the name in the other, it will take effect.

We also see Light owning 2 Death Notes in Episode 25 - Silence and in Chapter 58 - Feelings Within. while the scenes play out differently in both Light becomes the owner of Rem's Death Note after she has died. in Death Note: The Last Name we however never see this as Rem destroys her Death Note in the equivalent scene.

There is however a limit of 6 Death Notes that a single persona can own. This is because only 6 death Notes can be active as it is stated in How to Use: LII, Point 1

  In the event that there are more than 6 Death Notes in the human world, only the first 6 Death Notes that have been delivered to humans will have effect.

One can assume "ownership" will not work unless the Death Note is active, so the 7th Death Note can probably be passed around. But when one of the currently active 6 is removed (destroyed or taken back to the Shinigami Realm), the person currently holding the 7th will become the owner.


Why does One Piece antagonist disappear after being defeated?

In most of the cases, the big villains we've seen have been arrested by the Marines after they were defeated, so they would not get such an opportunity. We see most of them in the Impel Down arc, locked up.

Specifically, in the case of Arlong that you mentioned:

   It is currently unknown where Arlong is being held, since we didn't see him
 in Impel Down, but he is being held by the Marines somewhere.


When people were trapped in SAO, their avatars became exactly similar to their real-life bodies, so recognizing someone from real life was possible there.

Kirito at SAO:

Kirito in real life:

But in ALO, it's totally different.

See Sugu and leafa as an example:

Real Life:

ALO:

Kirito's avatar in ALO may resemble his character from SAO, yet it's still different.
A player with that avatar could look totally different in real life. And people that play MMORPG's are not use to talk about their real life at the game.

So, Leafa didn't recognize Kirito because there was no reason for her to do so in a game like ALO.


Why did Igneel not attack Acnologia on Tenrou Island?

Because the dragons inside dragon slayer's bodies were waiting for The Dragon King festival as that would be the time for them to take action and by then enough antibodies would have generated to prevent Dragon Slayers form turning into dragons

Source : Fairy Tail Manga Chapter 400 Pages 12-18 and
Tartaros arc summary in http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Igneel#Synopsis


What was Hirohiko Araki's inspiration to create JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?

I have yet to read the manga or watch the anime but a quick research I did shows that the inspiration of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure can never be attributed to a single person or thing.

This quite long article discusses how JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is inspired by David Bowie and other famous rock bands, songs and movies. To quote from the article:

  The three Bowian themes of pushing genre boundaries, creating unique and flamboyant aesthetic identities for characters and personae, and pursuing a degree of self-reflexivity can be found in JoJo, as themes at least indirectly inspired by Bowie’s artistic endeavors.

In addition, you can see below one of the many comparisons done by the article of poses from one of the characters in the manga to a famous pose done by David Bowie.

Regarding the Stands,

  ...stands are usually named after rock bands, albums and songs...Dirty deeds done cheap (from an AC/DC song)...the stand Soft and Wet (a homage to a Prince song)... a stand called Scary Monsters, an obvious homage to Bowie’s classic work... Killer Queen, bears the name of a Queen’s song

Aside from music, films also influenced the manga. In this article, Hirohiko Araki revealed in an interview how Blade Runner heavily inspired his creation.

  He said that Blade Runner's Roy Batty, as portrayed by Rutger Hauer, influenced the character DIO in his manga. In particular, he mentioned how Batty's short blond hair and muscular build influenced DIO.


Purely within what we see in the NGE TV series, the Angels came from "Adam", the first Angel on Earth. They came from something similar to the geofront (the black moon) that they call the "white moon". Episode 21 goes into the history of Nerv and there's some more exposition in episode 23 when Ristuko tells Misato and Shinji and shows them the tank filled with Rei clones.

Basically, the "eggs" and "souls" of the Angels were with Adam in the white moon. Lilith's arrival on the planet was kind of an accident (episode 24: "false successors from the black moon." and "true successors from the lost white moon."). At some point, something happened with Adam and Lilith and Adam ended up getting a lance through the back which put Adam in suspended animation. This yielded the way for Lilith to populate the planet with what resulted in animals and eventually homo sapiens. During the Katsuragi expedition (episode 21), scientists woke up Adam and eventually caused 2nd impact and that started the chain of events which started the Angel attacks.

More info was revealed in an NGE2 special file called the Classified information ("Classified" because within the game, these files were revealed through "hacking" the magi).

Using some of the extra resources, there's some more detailed theories about the Origin of the Angels, but in general, the basic idea is outlined above based on the TV series and EoE. Though the origin theory page contains some possible explanations on where the Angels were between 2nd impact and when Sachiel first appeared in 2015.

  Beyond the question of how the other Angels were created, is the question of how they went from being created by Adam to where they first appeared in the year 2015. If the Angels were present in the "White Moon" of Adam in Antarctica when Second Impact occurred on September 13th, 2000...how did they reach the areas where they were first encountered? Were the embryos or seeds of the Angels "scattered" across the globe from Antarctica in the explosion of Second Impact?

  Sandalphon's first appearance is perhaps the most tantalizing, because Nerv actually discovers it before it starts attacking: Sandalphon is first discovered while in an embryo or cocoon-like immature state...deep inside the magma of an active volcano. Why it would first appear there of all places is unrevealed. Further, this raises the question: were all of the other Angels also hidden in other unaccessible parts of the world (volcanoes, deep ocean floor, etc.) "maturing" in a pupal state, before they attacked in 2015?
  Sahaquiel is the first of two Angels to appear in orbit (the second being Arael). However, it seems unlikely that Second Impact simply blew Sahaquiel's egg into orbit- Sandalphon emerged from its cocoon in Episode 10 at full adult size. Assuming Sahaquiel to be the same, it seems impossible that an object so huge could go undetected in Earth orbit for so long, while Sahaquiel was in a pupal state.
  Since it is never revealed where any of the Angels directly come from (except Sandalphon), Sahaquiel's cocoon was probably somewhere else on the Earth, perhaps in the desolate southern Indian Ocean near Antarctica, over which it was first discovered, and from where it could have launched itself into orbit undetected.
  Tabris, better known by his human name Kaworu Nagisa, represents a special case, and much has been discussed or speculated about his nature. All that is known for certain is that Seele sent Kaworu to Nerv, and that Kaworu serves as a "vessel" for the soul of Adam. How Seele acquired Kaworu is unknown. It has even been theorized that Kaworu was created by Seele (by inserting Adam's soul) and thus the last "naturally occurring" Angel was Armisael (this is of course unconfirmed).

Additionally, in the Evangelion Proposal, a set of documents created in 1993 that contains proposal and promotional material for the TV series.

  Angels were originally meant to be creations of the First Ancestral Race, lying dormant in various secluded locations on Earth and the Moon. Rather than being scattered all over the world by Second Impact, they may have been purposefully hidden deep underground or underwater, escaping detection until they matured and began on their way.

Sachiel is actually designated the 3rd Angel. Adam being the first and also the progenitor of the rest of the Angels, except Lilith who had tne 2nd Angel designation but didn't come from Adam.

Not all the Angels attacked Tokyo-3, Gaghiel attacked the UN fleet out in the Pacific Ocean. And according to the classified info:

  Two Seeds of Life are not needed on one planet, and, therefore, one of them is excluded. As recorded in the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls, Adam-based life took part in a contest of survival, putting the stakes on their own existence. Some of them were trying to access Lilith and reset all life, some of them had nothing in mind, and some were trying to recover their progenitor Adam. The Angels — Adam-based life — became active under their respective tactics for survival and success.

See also: - Angels


Why does Akira retain her memories of her experiences as a Selector?

This is in accordance with Hanayo's statement that upon three losses, the Selector will lose her memories associated with being a Selector.

That is half true; Hitoe specifically lost her memories of being a Selector. Memory loss is not a consequence of losing three battles; the consequence is that the selector in question's wish becomes corrupted.

For Hitoe specifically, this corruption involved the loss of her memories of her friends and of being a selector (as well as experiencing pain from anything that would remind her of those memories), because her wish was to make friends, and she had already done so via WIXOSS battles.

For Akira, whose wish was for Iona's modelling career to be ruined, the corruption caused her own modelling career to be ruined via a facial scar preventing her from modelling.

Source: WIXOSS wiki


Is the art made for anime openings made first or are the created vocals done first?

In this particular case, it seems the song was recorded first.

Generally, it differs. Traditionally, voice acting and drawing were independent of each other, both being dependent on the story board.

Then one movie came out which had the voice acting done first and then after that the drawing, so that the animated lips would match the (Japanese) text. This was a huge revolution at the time. I believe that film was Ghost in the Shell, although I cannot find a reference to back up that claim.

Having the drawing matching the voice acting means more work, means more expensive. Additionally, since voice acting needs to be done first, both can't work parallel the whole time, so production time is longer, which also means more expensive. Because not doing production in that strict order is cheaper, you usually see it employed in most anime, except for special occasions like openings, which can be reused multiple times.


Does the Toradora Anime end at the same point as the Manga/Light Novel?

The light novel ended a little differently than the anime. The main light novel ends at Ryuuji beginning his third year of high school and meeting Taiga along his way to school, while the anime ends at their high school graduation, and then meeting Taiga in one of the classroom. In the light novel, she moved to a different, but nearby apartment block and her mother cancelled her drop out application from school. The manga has not been finished yet, so we don't know the ending of it per-se. I wouldn't call it the furthest in terms of plot, as it doesn't really cover their third-year high school life or beyond.

However, there is the Toradora visual novel that does cover what happens after their high school graduation. The Taiga ending reveals her to be with Ryuuji and pregnant.

Taiga's VN ending: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odOpaby7Fpk


What happened to the power of the tailed beast that was inside Naruto?

I think you are misunderstanding the premise of the situation. Naruto was not a host of the other tailed beasts, he only had their chakra.

Naruto Uzumaki

  Naruto had also received chakra from the other tailed beasts during the Fourth Shinobi World War, which made him a human pillar for the power of Ten Tails. This allowed him to access their unique abilities himself, or infuse them into his Rasengan and its variants.

At the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War, Naruto still has the chakra of the Tailed Beasts within him

  The tailed beasts spread out through the world, free to live as they want; both Gyūki and Kurama decide to return and stay with B and Naruto. However, though they are apart, the tailed beasts' chakra fragments remain within Naruto, allowing his body to act as their "meeting ground"

To expand on your examples, the Gold and Silver brothers ate the flesh of the 9-tails and inherited large chakra reserves and similar abilities to the tailed beasts. This become a part of their being, thus maintaining these powers when resurrected.

  The brothers survived inside Kurama for two weeks by eating the beast's flesh; this would eventually lead to the fox regurgitating them. This left them with unusually large chakra-reserves and abilities similar to those of a jinchūriki.

As @Akira Mahisaseru stated, Gaara did not get his ability control sand by the 1-Tailed. Even the Fourth Kazekage wrongly assumed this

  Gaara's ability to manipulate sand remains even after Shukaku is removed from his body. Indeed, the Fourth Kazekage, upon seeing how much sand Gaara can control at once, wrongly assumes it is Shukaku itself doing so, not Gaara.


How can reanimated bodies get their eyes back?

From Naruto Wiki:

  The Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation is a forbidden technique
  where, using a living person as a vessel, a deceased person's soul can
  be called back to the world of the living and bound to it. The vessel
  will then take on the form that person had in life, thereby
  reincarnating them to do their summoner's bidding.

On reincarnation the shinobi is brought back to the living world with the same abilities that they had during their actual life course. With Kabuto's better hold over the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu, he could even enhance the abilities of the resurrected shinobis as he did with Madara

Since the eyes are a part of the body, the reincarnated shinobi has them.

However incase of ninja tools like the swords of the 7 ninja swordsmen, since these are not a part of the body, they were not with the ninja swordsmen on reincarnation. They had to summon them using a scroll.. and the swords that were being used by others were not summoned back to the ninja swordsmen (Chojuro had Hiramekarei with him)


What happened to Goku's Nyoibou and Kinto'un?

Regarding the fate of the flying cloud (Kinto'un), according to Flying Nimbus article on Dragon Ball wiki:

During Dragon Ball Z, the Nimbus was used by Goku during the Vegeta Saga. He used the Nimbus to chase down and save Gohan from Raditz, and to race toward the battlefield to save his friends from the Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa. The Nimbus perhaps most notably saved Gohan from being stomped to death by Nappa. After recovering in the hospital from the injuries he received during the fight with Vegeta, Goku uses the Nimbus once more to travel to the Capsule Corporation and begin his journey to Namek in Dr. Brief's Capsule Corporation spaceship. This is Nimbus' last appearance for quite some time, as most characters learned high-speed flight, which far outclasses the Nimbus' speed.
It is seen again in the Great Saiyaman Saga when Gohan also used it to fly from Mount Paozu to Orange Star High School, and even raced with it after becoming Great Saiyaman. He later gave it to his little brother Goten after getting the Great Saiyaman Watch from Bulma, which allowed him to fly without the fear of someone recognizing him. The Nimbus is only used by Goten once, as he would soon learn to fly after Gohan teaches him. This would be the final time the cloud would appear in Dragon Ball Z. In the 2004 kanzenban edition of the manga, four new pages drawn by Akira Toriyama were added to the final Dragon Ball manga volume. They depict Goku giving his Flying Nimbus to Uub while they are leaving Papaya Island.

As for the extending staff (Nyoibou), according to Power Pole article on Dragon Ball wiki:

When Goku shows up for the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, he is also carrying the Power Pole. After the 23rd tournament, Goku uses the pole to fight Annin in the final episode of Dragon Ball. Four years later, Goku uses the Power Pole against Garlic Jr. and his henchmen in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone. While Goku was training with King Kai in the Other World after his death fighting Raditz, the Power Pole was shown strung between Korin Tower and Kami's Lookout. Brought by Gohan in Wheelo's fortress, Goku uses the Power Pole again in the battle with Dr. Wheelo in Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest. Following this, Goku retires the Power Pole, presumably because he does not have much use for it with his rapidly ascending power.
In the Garlic Jr. Saga, the pole is not between Korin Tower and Kami's Lookout but in Korin's possession, as seen when he bets it in a poker game with Maron and Yajirobe. The Power Pole is later seen extending from Korin Tower to the Lookout several times during the course of Dragon Ball Z, and Goku is seen with it one final time in the Japanese ending credits of "Until We Meet Again", the last episode of Dragon Ball GT.

As seen in the 2 articles, the flying cloud and the extending staff are still there, but no one really uses them. Goku has the extending staff with him in GT, but that is later in the series and he doesn't even use it.


No, she's not a water dragon slayer. Here is why:

She never "eats" her element to power up, she only drinks water like normal people.
Not from any generation of Dragon Slayers:

Not a first generation Dragon Slayer. She has never learn her Magic from an actual Dragon.
Not a second generation Dragon Slayer. She has never had Dragon Lacrima implanted into her body.
Not a third generation Dragon Slayer. She has never both learn her Magic from an actual Dragon and had Dragon Lacrima implanted into her body.
Not a fourth generation Dragon Slayer. Not an artificial beings created from Dragon Lacrima. (From the movie)

None of her skill something like "Roaring Magic".
None of her magic use the word "Dragon" unlike all Dragon Slayers.
Never has seen to have motion sickness like Natsu.
Never has seen to have dragon scales.
When fighting Dragons, her magic didn't have any effect on them. (the only magic that can hurt dragon is Dragon Slayer magic).
Like I said in the comment, the premises is to have 7 dragon slayers in FT side and they are Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Laxus, Cobra, Sting and Rogue. There's no chance of an 8th Dragon Slayer.


If you had two automail arms, could you still use alchemy?

Yes, they could... sort of.
As Scar mentions in episode 5, the only requirement is for the person to produce a circle. Izumi states that this is what lets the transmutation energy flow (or "power", depending on your sub/dub). Most alchemists draw transmutation circles, but those who have seen beyond the Gate of Truth instead create their own circle with their body.

Izumi: A basis of a transmutation circle is the power of the circle. The circle displays the circulation of power, and by sketching the construction symbol in it, it becomes possible to activate its power. This is also a circulation of power. It's best to experience it for yourself. Now... Review it until lunch is ready!
Alphonse: Okay, so... The circle displays the circulation of power, and by sketching the construction symbol in it, it becomes possible to activate its power. But you were transmuting by just slapping your palms together, weren't you, Master? Do you not need to sketch the construction symbols?
Izumi: I am like a construction symbol.

Ed is able to do his through clapping his regular hand with his metal hand (or gloved hand) because the flesh pushing against the metal creates a circular seal for the energy flow.
Al is able to do this because both his "hands" are gloved, so the fabric can compress together enough to create the same kind of circular seal as above.
So, as long as the two metal arms could compress together in a circular pattern, the user could create the required energy flow, and would be able to use alchemy (as long as they had been through the Gate).


What is the role of the assumption 'As long as it doesn't violate pledge three' in pledge 4?

The pledges were created by Tet in order to stop the violent wars in Disboard, while also providing a formal way for the races to compete with each other.
The pledges in question as stated in the wiki are:

Third Pledge: In games, each player will bet something that they agree is of equal value.
Fourth Pledge: As long as it doesn't violate pledge three, anything may be bet, and any game may be played.

So the 4th pledge states that anything can be wagered, while the 3rd one makes certain that the wagered items are agreed to be of equal worth by both parties involved.
The lack of the third pledge would lead to extremely unbalanced bets, where the challenged party can wager something of very little value, or disagree to the game entirely. This would make it hard for the challengers to gain significant resources to overtake other races.
Considering that the pledges are aiming to stop violence, unbalanced bets would lead to further disagreements and the races would turn violent instead of playing a game. Hence, the third pledge is necessary to maintain fairness.
Now, the 4th pledge then mentions that as long as the items are considered to be equal in value (i.e. does not violate Pledge 3), they may be anything. Considering that the Ten Pledges are always taken in conjunction, it is indeed redundant to reiterate that Pledge 3 should not be violated. However, this does not lead to any major errors as far as I can see. It is just a case of repeating something that is already being ensured.


What technique did Minato use to separate the Kyuubi into two parts?

Minato used the Death Reaper Seal to seal the Yin half the Kyuubi in him, then he used the Eight Trigram Seal combined with the 4 Element Seal to seal the Yang Half of the Kyuubi in Naruto.

From Naruto Wiki

  During its attack on Konoha, Minato Namikaze sacrificed his life by
  splitting the fox's chakra into two: sealing the Yang half within his
  son and sealing the Yin half within himself.

Lower down in the page:

  Since Kurama's chakra was too immense to be sealed within an infant
  like Naruto, Minato first used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to
  separate and seal its Yin half within himself and then prepared the
  Eight Trigrams Seal to imprison the Yang half within Naruto

The 4 Element Seal was used so that the chakra of the Nine Tailed Fox would slowly leak out from the Eight Trigrams Seal and merge with Naruto's own chakra.


The so-called "episode 13.5," titled "Another Epilogue" was released as an extra on the BD/DVD exclusive. Depicted is an short alternate ending where Otonashi remains in the school and becomes the new student council president, in order to help other students (like how Tenshi did) to pass on. It's really a "what-if" scenario rather than an actual epilogue.


What does this katakana above Black Star's autograph say in episode 2 of Soul Eater?

Black Star always address Shinigami-sama as 旦那 (danna), which is more or less the equivalent of "Boss" or "Sir."

Black Star is an idiot so he uses the kana (because he doesn't know the kanji) and the wrong kanji when addressing his autograph to Shinigami-sama. Here he means to say 旦那へ, which is essentially "To Boss." For some inexplicable reason, he uses 江 ("e" in this case). へ is pronounced え (e) in modern Japanese when indicating a direction (I.e. addressing something to someone). In other words, what he writes is the equivalent of someone writing "Two BOSS" on an autograph.


What's the difference between Sky Walk and Geppo?

Geppo translates to 'moon walk'. There's really no difference between Sky Walk and Moon Walk.

You can check One Piece Wiki which lists Sky Walk as a variation of Moon Walk. The only difference it mentions is

  After the timeskip, Sanji demonstrates this ability by kicking the air to jump higher, giving the appearance of flight.

However, when we see Sanji using Sky Walk here, Robin says that it's the moon walk of CP9.

I guess the only difference is in its naming or maybe the ability to jump a bit higher in Sky Walk.

As for it taking Sanji time to learn Sky Walk, I don't think it took him that much time. It's not like Sky Walk was the only thing he learned in the 2 years he was on the Momoiro Island. But it's hard to specify how long it took him to learn the technique because nothing about that has been revealed yet.


In "Your Name", why does anyone let the scammers get away without calling the police?

Ignoring these things is how most such bussinesses are run. If you called the police, it'd cause a scene that would likely deter customers (and annoy the ones already there). You'd lose more money than you would get from the jerks in the end. That's not to mention the possibility of them deciding to cause havoc and break furniture or even assault the staff, or the fact that the scammers could simply deny your claims.

Losses like these are usually budgeted for and written off as a loss, with the police only getting called if the scammers make it a regular habit (where the cost of their repeated scams outweight the loss of causing a scene).


What exactly is Madara implying about the Sage of Six Paths?

At the moment there might not be a definite answer for this question, so here's mine based on my own interpretation of the chapter (with little or no evidence to back up) which might likely become obsolete owing to any twist in plot later on

  Chakra was initially an entity unrelated to humans or their physique until Otsutsuki Kaguya ate the Shinju's fruit and caused the inception of a generation where it would be a part of the human body (as a chakra system).

Secondly, Otsutsuki Hagoromo aka the Sage of Six Paths, the immediate successor inherited Kaguya's chakra and was likely the root from which the generation of shinobi branched out.

Further his likely mastery over the Juubi and becoming the first Bijuu could likely be attributed to the real beginning of shinobi who further learn to mix physical energy with chakra to create elemental energy (something perhaps, the Sage might have practised first and preached on to the subsequent generations).

At many points it is also mentioned that the Sage had two sons who later on branched out into Senju and Uchiha.

However though the Sage might be essentially the first to truly realize the power of chakra, it is very much possible that Otsutsuki Kaguya could have other children who might have inherited the gift of chakra and could have possibly been the root of other shinobi clans.


Are Uchihas affected by Infinite Tsukuyomi?

This link would give you the answer.

Despite the seemingly inescapable nature of this technique, the Infinite Tsukuyomi can be countered through specific means:

The user's Rinne Sharingan only reflects off of the moon for a limited period of time after the technique has been activated, allowing those who avoid its light to avoid being trapped within the genjutsu. Using his Rinnegan, Sasuke Uchiha was able to shield himself and his team by covering them with his Susanoo.

Believing that this genjutsu was cast using a Rinnegan, Sasuke hypothesised that it can be cancelled by another Rinnegan. Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki confirmed this, but revealed that the chakra of the nine tailed beasts is also required, and that a person with said chakra and a Rinnegan user must form the rat hand seal together, though Sasuke claimed he would be able to cancel the technique alone using the tailed beasts under his control. Upon the technique's cancellation, the roots used to bind the victims wither, as do all remaining White Zetsu.

"The user's Rinne Sharingan only reflects off of the moon for a limited period of time after the technique has been activated, allowing those who avoid its light to avoid being trapped within the genjutsu. Using his Rinnegan, Sasuke Uchiha was able to shield himself and his team by covering them with his Susanoo."


As of now, the Beast Titan's identity is a secret known to only Hajime Isayama.

This answer is a heavy spoiler, read at your own risk.

   The only things disclosed about him are:

 1. His appearance, in both Titan form and human form.

 In his Titan form, he is an extremely unusual specimen, having a distinct, ape-like appearance. His body structure and facial features are like that of a human's; he walks upright like one also. He stands at a previously unseen 17 meters in height. Dark fur covers the large majority of his body, with the exception of his face, hands, feet, and torso. His arms are also elongated, with long fingers and fully-functional thumbs. The proportions of his upper body are similar to those of the Colossal Titan, possessing a massive chest and small head, as well as unusually slim arms. He is also one of the few Titans known to have the ability of sentient communication with humans, including use of the human language while in Titan form.

 In his human form, he has a well toned body, light white skin, shaggy blonde hair and a matching moustache that transcends down into his beard. He was seen wearing no shirt, loose pants, combat boots, and circular glasses. He has a large scar running down his left arm.

 2. His ability to converse with humans in the Titan form, implying intelligence.

 3. His characteristics.
 He has the traits of a leader, giving orders and telling other people, sometimes even Titans, what to do. If his orders are not followed, he does not hesitate on using brute force, like when he crushed the head of the Titan that was eating Mike when it disobeyed him or when he beat Reiner to make him and Bertolt focus on his plans instead of saving Annie. Also the Beast Titan seems to be a cruel, sadistic and sarcastic individual.

 4. His statistics.

 5. His Power to transform humans into Titans and to control them.

He could be an ancient Titan for all we know (derived from the fact that he has next to no knowledge of the human language and advancement in technology).

And it's definite that he isn't anyone from the inside of the walls, or else he would have known about the 3DMG and the language of humans.

What is known is that he isn't Grisha, as Grisha was eaten by Eren, and neither is he Marcel (eaten by Ymir). That leaves Kenny Ackerman and Mr. Smith as candidates. As the Beast Titan is from outside, he isn't Kenny Ackerman, or else he would know about the 3DMG and the human language. That leaves Mr. Smith. He was locked up, beaten and thrown in a far off town by the MP. He could be the Beast Titan, but the problem is that since he lived inside the walls, he knew about the human language, thus ruling out the possibility that he's the Beast Titan, even though both look strikingly similar, unless he somehow survived and suffered from a memory loss. Since he (Beast Titan) is so keen on getting the Coordinate, it can be said that he might be somehow related to the royal family.

His identity has been kept as a secret and it will be surprising to know about it.

EDIT : His name has been revealed. It's

   Zeke


Why don't official English sites translate the OP/ED?

This was stated by the Support Manager??(or is that just a forum title) of Crunchyroll:

  This involves getting the rights to the songs that are used as opening
  and endings for each show on the site.

  So not only when licensing new simulcasts would we be going after the
  show but also the opening and ending songs.

  A lot of bands are reluctant to let their songs be licensed as this
  means that the translation presented is -THE- official translation of
  the song.

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-803435/so-crunchyroll-why-not-sub-op-and-ed-songs-as-well

He also backs that up at: http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-758633/are-cr-subs-lacking-a-bit

So he does seem to be a staff from Crunchyroll.


What is the release date of "Ghost in the Shell: Arise" in US?

Ghost in the Shell: Arise is not yet licensed. That means there's no release planned in the US yet.

UPDATE

Ghost in the Shell: Arise is now licensed by Funimation. In October 2014, the first two parts have been released on BD and DVD, while parts 3 and 4 have been released a year later. (At least) the first three parts are also available at Netflix.


Why is the mikan so popular in anime and manga?

This is pretty interesting - the blog post contains a bunch of foreign (non-Japanese) reactions to the phenomenon of mikan boxes in anime (translated into Japanese), and the comments section below contains a bunch of presumably Japanese people reacting to the foreign reactions.

It looks like nobody in Japan is really entirely sure why mikan boxes are so prevalent in anime. However, the following conjectures were made:

Mikans are the prototypical example of a household product that is purchased in boxes. Since boxes of mikans are frequently available in homes, they are repurposed for things like storage, moving, etc. Thus, people see mikan boxes often. This makes them a good choice for depiction in anime. (comment #30)

As an extension of this, one commenter (#73) writes that the only boxed product he has in his house is a box of mikans.

During the Showa period, the mikan box was emblematic of poverty (and in particular, poverty among manga artists in general). Many failed manga artists would live in a tiny apartment and use a mikan box as a desk. Their prevalence in anime is a consequence of the impact they had on artists from that period (or perhaps a sort of self-referential joke by the people in the anime/manga industry). (comments #33, #36, #50, lots of others)
Mikan boxes are tough and sturdy (as they have to be to prevent the fruit from being smushed in transport), and are easy to come across. They are also available for free at some grocery stores. (comments #43, #47)
Why mikan as opposed to apple? You can eat a whole box of mikans, but probably not a whole box of apples. (comment #53)
During election-time, politicians stand on mikan boxes and beer cases and give speeches. (comment #68) [I don't see the connection this commenter is drawing.]

It looks like the most common explanations were 1.) they are one of the few everyday things you buy in boxes; and 2.) as a result of this, many struggling artists, some of whom made it big, spent quite some time drawing using a mikan box as a desk.


The Sharingan has the ability to hypnotize someone just by making eye-contact with them.

From the Sharingan article:

  The Sharingan's final commonly-used ability is capable of inducing a unique brand of hypnosis that involves suggesting actions and thoughts to the opponent through genjutsu cast by simple eye contact between both parties

Obito was even able to control Kurama, commonly known as the Nine-Tails (九尾, Kyūbi), so you can imagine what Madara's Sharingan hypnosis is capable of.

Again, from the Sharingan article:

  [...] only Madara and Obito Uchiha have achieved this feat. It has been stated by Madara Uchiha that the beasts were slaves to those with the blessed eyes. When this was used against Manda and the Nine-Tails, their eyes took on the tomoe pattern of the users' Sharingan while under hypnotic influence

In order to hypnotize everyone, Madara needs everyone to look into his eyes. Therefore, he utilizes the moon as a reflector for his eyes so that he can apply Sharingan hypnosis on everyone who looks at the moon. The red moon is the start of his Sharingan reflection.

You might also want read this answer about Infinite Tsukuyomi:  Why is everyone affected by Infinite Tsukuyomi?


What does Ango Sakaguchi's ability "Discourse on Decadence" do?

Spoilers for the manga.

It was revealed in the manga that Ango's ability is to read memories that are left in things, basically a memory extraction ability.


Was Incursio really weaker than Grand Chariot, or was Wave just delusional?

Currently there is no actual way of knowing this, especially not in the anime variety as this bends off from the manga's story quite a bit.

Wave states that Incursio is the prototype of Grand Chariot, meaning it was created after Incursio. (ch 18, p 36) (ep 10)
Its full capabilities, however, have yet to be revealed and it is therefore unknown if it is more powerful than its predecessor, Incursio.

But assuming that Incursio's Adaptation & Evolution are limitless, we can most likely state Incursio to be the stronger armor. But as we get to know in the manga (do not believe this is shown in the anime) it also has huge side-effects
spoiler from the manga

 However because Tatsumi forced Incursio to evolve rapidly to increase his strength, Incursio started to manifest in one of Tatsumi's eyes. After being examined by a doctor, he reveals that the armor has started to bond with him. He also states that after a few years Tatsumi could use it without overdoing it like Bulat. Now at the risk of being devoured by Incursio, Tatsumi can only transform 3-4 more times before Incursio consumes Tatsumi.


How many days pass during the first part of Konosuba episode 4?

Actually, if you look closely at that episode, Kazuma's explanation of the different setting was of weathers, not of seasons. It was meant to show that they trained regardless of what weather it was during the day. So, basically only days passed, not seasons.

To further reinforce this, Volume 1 Chapter 3 of the light novel directly states how much time passed. To quote,

  Thus we spent a week in pleasant explosions. Then, one morning…


What happens when you get hit by an attack?

I don't think those visuals are physically painful; it's a psychosomatic reaction. The brain sees a bullet hitting your hand and responds as though a bullet actually hit your hand. Pain is at least partially neurological; you can feel pain even if your nerves don't fire.

Once the brain "checks" with the nerves in the affected area and realizes that the hand is okay, the phantom pain will subside, but in the meantime the lizard brain takes over.

I think that neatly ties into the themes of the show. The virtual world isn't just a fantasy realm with no actual impact on the real world; what you do there has actual consequences.


How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?

Unfortunately, Angel Beats! doesn't go into much detail about the mechanics of the afterlife environment it takes place in.

However, if we assume that the series follows the basic concept of eternity, then a partial explanation can be given.

I drew up this little image of the three different timelines that are present in the series:

Key:

The green line is the (main) world timeline where the characters in the series lived their lives before they died.
The red line is the afterlife timeline where the characters went when they died and where most of the series takes place.
The cyan line is the alternate world timeline where (I presume) the characters in the series went after they've resolved their issues and regrets in the afterlife and moved on.
The white circles/ovals represent the time Kanade Tachibana spent on a timeline.
The blue circles/ovals represent the time Yuzuru Otonashi spent on a timeline.
The white lines represent Kanade's transition from one timeline to another.
The blue lines represent Yuzuru's transition from one timeline to another.
The ranges of the circles/ovals are rough estimates.

The (Main) World Timeline

Yuzuru is born.
Kanade is born.
Yuruzu gets in a train crash. Although he survives the initial crash, he eventually dies of thirst. Just before he dies, he signs an organ donor card. Because the rescuers arrived just barely too late, his organs could be harvested in time.
Kanade is in need of a heart transplant. She receives a donor heart. It is Yuzuru's.
Kanade dies. We don't know how long she lived after her heart transplant, but, it apparently saved her life, so I presume she lived a good while after it.

The Afterlife Timeline

Kanade arrives in the afterlife. As per Yuri, Kanade was there before she arrived, but, we're never told for how long, so, the amount of time she spent there from her arrival to her departure is unknown.
Events in the Angel Beats! Heaven's Door manga take place.
Yuzuru arrives in the afterlife.
Kanade and Yuzuru finally meet in person. She stabs him in the chest and notices that Yuzuru doesn't have a heart. She then realizes who Yuzuru is.
Events in the Angel Beats! anime take place.
Kanade moves on from the afterlife after thanking Yuzuru for the heart he gave her.
As per Angel Beats!: Another Epilogue, Yuzuru remains in the afterlife for an undisclosed amount of time helping others move on.
Events in the Angel Beats! anime sequel (if ever released) could take place here.
Yuzuru finally moves on from the afterlife.

The Alternate World Timeline

Yuzuru gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
Kanade gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
Yuzuru finally meets up with Kanade and they live happily ever after.

Like I said, the series never really explains the finer details of the afterlife and what exactly happens when someone moves on. This is the best explanation I can give you at the moment. Perhaps some more light will be shed on this matter in the future.


Is Emilia stronger than the Four Generals?

Maou has been around for over 3 hundred years and has been taught more magic then even alciel knows. Emi has half human blood in her, so even though she can fly, heal, knock out someone, and use a sacred sword, she could not win in a fight against the demon king. The only reason she was able to corner him was because she had her comrades with her.


Why if accelerator is so above other level 5 espers he isnt count as level 6 already?

While they where clones of a level 5 esper, the experiment was a failure due to the clones being fairly weak:

  The abilities of the Sisters were less than 1% as powerfufl as those of the original Railgun.
  On average they were merely Level 2, and even the strongest ones never developed beyond Level 3.

(Railgun S, episode 3)

If they could have cloned Misaka perfectly, they would only have needed 128 of her:

  Based on the simulations, we have concluded that by preparing 128 kinds of battlefields, and killing the Railgun 128 times, the subject would shift to Level 6.
  However, as it proved impossible to procure multiple Railguns we have decided to use the Sisters, originally from the suspended Radio Noise projecct, as replacements.
  By deploying a large number of armed Sisters, and accounting for variance in the production process...
  By using 20,000 sisters in various combat scenarios, we may achieve a Level 6 Shift.

(Railgun S, episode 5, last line was typeset on the screen instead of being read aloud)

So Accelerator did not reach level 6 after killing 10,000 of the clones because they are so much weaker. (How exactly killing a million ants should make you be able to fight a bear makes no sense to me.) However I don't what counts as being level 6 or why they want to reach it (and how they planned to control Accelerator after the fact).


Very late to the party here, but as a writer, I can say that the "POV" and the "protagonist" are not the same thing, even though ~99% of the time in stories, shows, or films the POV character is in fact the protagonist.

It's hard to say for certain if it was intentional, but this makes it even more emotionally impactful when Tatsumi dies.

Gave this show additional rewatch value for me knowing that Akame is, in fact, the main character. Besides Tatsumi, she has the most character growth.


Is manga censorship in Western countries always done with author consent?

You are over-thinking it. I guess we only talk about official localizations here, since in non-official ones, anything can be done.

When an official localization is made, some kind of contract is being signed between the possessor of rights for the manga (the author, a publishing house, doesn't matter), and the company that is going to make the localization.

Since this contract is an legal document, it covers, among other things, the limitations (if any) that will be set for the localizer. Obviously, since different countries have different laws regarding nudity in press (as in your example), the contract should probably have clauses that regulate such possible changes (censorship or decensorship).

Whether or not the author himself is aware of this, depends. Sometimes the holder of the rights will inform him, sometimes it will not. For example, when official localization of Spice and Wolf into Russian was being made, the author himself didn't know about it, since it was the publishing house who was holding the rights on the manga, hence it was regulating all the localization aspects.

And after all, if the laws of some country forbid, for example, nudity in press, then there is no choice. You either change the manga to meet the laws, or it is not going to be published.


If Nagato has both of Madara's Rinnegan, how did Madara still have one Sharingan when he met Obito for the first time?

I'm confused, I thought Madara told Obito to implant his Rinnegan (both of them) into Nagato's eyes after his death. I'm not sure if Madara did it himself, but if that's the case, it could be he implanted later a Sharingan eye (it could be two) on him if he possessed them (which is possible that he possessed other Sharingans, like the case of when Obito used Izanagi on his left eye against Konan, it wasn't his). But I insist on my first opinion and let me tell you why.

In the fourth Shinobi War, when Edo Tensei Madara used Rinne Tensei on Obito to revive himself (Rinne Tensei is a Rinnegan technique that allows the user of the Rinnegan to revive another one in exchange for his life, this is the technique that Madara wanted to be revived with in the first place, Madara said it to Obito before he died, said it again when he was revived with the Edo Tensei that he should be revived with the Rinne Tensei, and even Obito said it to Konan while battling her that Nagato's body was ment later to revive him in case he died) so when he did the technique, Madara was revived (came back to life literaly) and his eyes started to somehow vanish until they are gone, which makes sense, he was revived means that he will come back as he was like when he died, and he died with no eyes so he was revived with no eyes and started to get the originals back (because the ones that vanished were fake, an Edo Tensei Rinnegan, when he got his original right Rinnegan, a Bijuu monster said that this is an original Rinnegan and not a fake one like he had before).

Returning to my first point, I think it's obvious that Madara died with no eyes at all, and therefor Obito is the one who implanted the Rinnegan (both of them) in Nagato's body. Your answer isn't here yet, this is just for clarifying things, your real answer is that you are mistaken in the timeline because when Nagato had the Rinnegan, Madara was already dead and Obito already did the job.


What does the “5D’s” mean in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s?

The 5D's is meant to represent the legendary 5 Dragons (Signer Dragons) that the protagonists (Signers) use in order to fight the antagonists (Dark Signers).

These dragons are:

Stardust Dragon
Red Dragon Archfiend
Black Rose Dragon
Ancient Fairy Dragon
Black-Winged Dragon

   This was what the initial story made to believe anyway, because later on in the series, there is one more protagonist who awakens as a Signer and obtains a Signer Dragon; Leo obtains his after a duel where his life was on the line along with his sister Luna and Jack (both of whom were originally confirmed Signers). The sixth dragon is named Life Stream Dragon


Which chapter of the manga does Season 3 of Nanatsu No Taizai anime start?

That should be volume 25 of the manga.

I just checked it here;
https://nanatsu-no-taizai.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Arcs


How powerful are the jutsu created with Scientific Ninja Tools?

Since there are various types of scientific ninja tools and each have different purposes, I'm assuming you are referring to the Gauntlet (based on how your question is phrased).
These tools are new to the Narutoverse as a whole, so there is little information on them both in and out of universe. However, based on the gauntlet wiki, it seems likely an academy student or genin would be able to "match" the power level of Jonin or Kage in a sense.

The Gauntlet was developed by Katasuke of Konohagakure's Scientific Ninja Weapons Team as a way to allow anyone (even non-shinobi) to use complicated jutsu without the need for training or the requisite skills

(Emphasis my own)

Jutsu are not ranked by a power level, but rather the difficulty to perform based on chakra control and skill. The power of the jutsu is determined by the caster. If the caster does not have proper chakra control, the jutsu would be weaker than one who has excellent chakra control.
In order to use the Gauntlet, a jutsu would need to be sealed into a scroll cartridge to be used as "ammunition". So theoretically, the strength of the sealed jutsu would be based on the who would created the cartridge. So for example, if Sasuke were to created a cartridge using a fire-type jutsu, it would probably be more potent than if Sakura tried to do create a cartridge using the same jutsu. And then vice versa for medical jutsu


What happened to Yuki and Inaho's parents?

Volume 3 of the Aldnoah.Zero Blu-rays came with a collection of four short narratives about Inaho and Yuki's life well prior to the events of episode 1.

In the second of them, 「春の遠足」 "A Trip in Spring", we learn that Inaho, Yuki, and their mother had been on a train to somewhere when Heaven's Fall occurred. Their mother was killed immediately, probably because a meteor landed near their location (though the story is mostly told from Yuki's point of view, and she, being five-ish years old at the time, obviously doesn't have the best recollection of events). Somehow or the other, Inaho and Yuki both survive, and she, carrying Inaho, follows the crowd of evacuating people, eventually ending up in an underground shelter afterwards.

Their father, a military man, was deployed at the time; a short while after Heaven's Fall, while Inaho and Yuki are still living in the shelter, Yuki receives a letter from the government indicating that they have been deemed war orphans. The implication being, of course, that their father, too, is dead.

The Saazbaum hypothesis is clearly implausible.


Are there any official anime-themed LEGO sets?

While not exactly LEGO, Nanoblocks (ナノブロック{nanoburokku}) are very popular in Japan, and they do have some of anime-related items. You could consider this answer a supplement to @bgrif's answer.

First, have a look at a comparison of LEGO (the big ones, of course) to Nanoblocks:

They're obviously a lot smaller, but the construction is still pretty solid, and given that they're more common than Mega Bloks ever were, I'd say there's some merit to their abilities.

Now, if you're still interested, there is a list of Nanoblocks available from Plamoya Japan, including a Pikachu (and the related Pokemon sets), though that's mostly it in terms of anime from them. However, there's lots of designer sets, such as those on this blog (Japanese), including Evangelion, Madoka Magicka, Doraemon, and others.

So, while you may not be able to find what you're looking for in LEGO, there's definitely other options out there.


Can we infer how the Fifth Holy Grail War would have ended had Gilgamesh not intervened?

Scenario 1: The Einzberns cheated....again! and thus win

the Einzbern family were at one point holders of the 3rd Magic, Heaven's Feel, which is what the Holy Grail War was original for, reclaiming this magic that at some point the Einzberns lost. Zouken had interest in Heaven's Feel himself because of how his soul was rotting and the Tohsaka only sought to use the Grail to reach the Root.

However the Einzberns have had a somewhat unfair advantage, the Greater Grail's "soul" if you will is that of Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern and the Einzberns have always had the components needed to finish the war.

the Lesser Grail which origianlly was a cup but after the 3rd war being the form of a Homunculus similar to Justeaze because if damaged would end the war as was the case in one of the wars and one needs the Lesser Grail to use the Greater Grail to have their wish granted
the Dress of Heaven which can control the Greater Grail

and in different versions of the third Holy Grail War the Einzberns use their knowledge of the System to create a new Servant to get the upper hand, either replacing Beserker with Avenger (which failed horribly) or summoning Ruler to be the absolute authority.

in this answer i explain what i believe the Einzbern's plan was in regards to Ilya. since she's the Lesser Grail if she was killed (being a Master) then no one gets their wish. it's like the Einzberns taking away the ball from the ballgame if things don't go the way they want, but instead of taking the ball away they make every other player destroy it. (it's for this reason Kotomine and Gilgamesh needed Ilya (or at least her heart) for their purposes)

Scenario 2: Angra Mainyu is born and no one wins

in the 3rd war the Einzbern Family summoned Angra Mainyu in the Avenger Class but was quite weak and was killed off early. his death contaminated the Greater Grail.

Kiritsugu concluded after his encounter with Angra Mainyu (talking to him via the radio, TV and appearing as Irisviel) that any wish would lead to destruction, even if Kotomine and Gilgemesh didn't have their own plans and a Master or Servant were able to get a hold of Ilya as the Lesser Grail for their own use and make their wish this would release the six billion curses of the world which Angra Mainyu now embodies.

  The materialization of Angra Mainyu brought forth by truly opening the Holy Grail is an ichor that will consume every human being, 6 billion curses flowing out from the gate to hell. Gilgamesh specifically mentions 5.6 billion curses for an unknown reason. It is a reaper that will strike down all humans equally, an endless darkness that is born from humans and massacres them.

Source: Avenger - Abilities - All the World's Evil

in the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works routes of Fate/Stay Night even before anyone makes a wish the mud from the grail is already spilling and corrosive. in Fate when Shirou fought Kotomine he has to take care to avoid being hit my the mud Kotomine shoots at him as at one point he is grazed by it and is almost succumbed to the curses.

in Unlimited Blade Works Saber stops Rin in wading into the Mud Pool to reach the deformed Shinji because of what it would do to her (if i recall it was Saber's abilities which gave her some protection but it was describing that it was eating away it her)

Sakura as the Lesser Grail

while Sakura is also a lesser Grail thanks to Zouken infusing fragments of the one from the 4th war into his Crest Worms that are inside her Sakura's connection to the Greater Grail is to that of Angra Mainyu itself.

before she realized she was The Shadow it was already consuming people and Servants and unleashing Saber-Alter and Blind-Berserker. while Zouken might have been able to control Sakura for years in the end The Shadow wasn't under his control. it would have only been a matter of time before it controlled Sakura as the ribbons that's seen on The Shadow make up Dark Sakura's dress which was then used to bind her after her's and Rin's fight near to the end of Heaven's Feel.


Are the items featured in Yuru Yuri San Hai! cross review based on real items?

Most of the cross review items shown in Yuru Yuri are not real. The only things I am able to find is the "I am aho" T-shirt, Akari body pillow, and the candy in episode 9 (it's made by the same company, but it's called 森永ミルクキャラメル、MORINAGA MILK CARAMEL). The books in the cross review might be real, but unfortunately I can not find them, and the other ones like the dog house and lie tester are not real. The volleyball is obviously real, but the volleyball branded Moiken is not. I might be a bit off but hope this helps.


How did Chris gain the power of Garzey's Wing?

According to the Wikipedia article,

  Garzey's Wing is infamous for having a minimally explained plot, so most ideas of the purpose must be extrapolated. The protagonist Chris is abruptly whisked away to a parallel world called Byston Well while his physical body remains in his home world. Chris' spiritual manifestation travels to a new world, where he is thrust into a rebellion. Chris is told that he has a mystical power called "Garzey's wing", which causes large wings made of light to come out of his ankles, allowing him to fly and run quickly.

The reason that he gains the magical ability in the real world that he had in the fantasy world seems to be because of this:

  Chris exists simultaneously in Byston Well and the real world, and the two can communicate to each other through a necklace they both wear. Real-world Chris feels the bruises and pain Byston Well Chris experiences while fighting soldiers, and training he does in the real world allow him to learn it in Byston Well.

All in all, a main thing seems to be that it was simply not entirely explained within the show, which may have been in part because it was only three 30-minute episodes long.


What was it that Rido did to the Night Class?

It's been a long time since I've seen the anime but I vaguely remember Rido's unique power having something to do with some kind of poison effect. Its not literally poison, but a slow, painful draw on one's life-force. If I'm right, then that's definitely not what happened in the scene with the night class. I think it's related to Rido being a pure-blooded vampire, but a little more in depth to his specific family line. This is what really makes him a unique character. Surely if these questions are ever firmly answered, it will only be with further questions.


All Supreme Kais died except Eastern Supreme Kai. Why new ones were not chosen?

We know the answer to this in the Majin Buu Saga in Dragon Ball Z. While Shin lived in the sacred world of the Kai's, Bibidi(Note: Babidi's father), targetted them and wanted to kill them. So he unleashed Majin Buu(Note: Kid Buu, his actual form) on them who ended up killing the North and West Supreme Kai. Kid Buu apparently then absorbed the Southern Supreme Kai and ended up transforming into Super Buu.Finally, whle this monster went after Shin and the Grand Supreme Kai. The Grand Supreme Kai intervened and was absorbed, which turned Buu into the Fat Majin Buu(The playful Buu we see the first time Babidi summons Buu). Hence he spared Shin's life. Shin later caught Bibidi off guard and destroyed him while Buu was in a ball and later hid the ball under the surface of the Earth. Since all the 4 supreme Kai's had died, Shin became known as simply the Supreme Kai who lived along with his body guard Kibito in the world of the Kai's.
This clip shows the scene where Shin narrates the same.With regard to why new Supreme Kai's weren't picked, there isn't a definite explanation as to why. I believe this theory of  multiple Supreme Kai's has been retconned for the sake of simplicity. Here are a few reasons whyIn the Universe Survival Arc, we see only 1 Supreme Kai from every Universe and they are referred to as "Supreme Kai" and not "Grand Supreme Kai" .The first reason indeed isn't completely factual but if you look at the episode where Goku, Beerus and Whis go to the Sacred World of the Kai's in Universe 10, we see Gowasu with only his apprentice Zamasu. We don't see any other Supreme Kais. Also, it would make sense for Gowasu to train Zamasu to make him a Grand Supreme Kai. He was training to become a Supreme Kai. So if other Supreme Kais exist, they obviously could've trained him instead.Shin is considered to be the weakest and least experienced Supreme Kai compared to the Supreme Kais across the multiverse. It wouldn't make sense for them to recruit a few more Supreme Kais(More inexperienced than him, because if they were more experienced, they would end up becoming the Grand Supreme Kai.Going back to the Future Trunks Arc. Zamasu only tried to kill Gowasu(In the present timeline). There is no mention of him trying to kill other Supreme Kai's in the same universe.Finally the best reason why I think this theory has been completely retconned is based on Episode 55. In this Episode, Whis states that The "Kaioshin and Hakaishin(In Singular) are a set" when Goku asks was curious at to Beerus was concerned about ShinOf course, this argument is indeed debatable and the only one who could give a definite answer would be the writers themselves. However, based on the information we have. I think it is fair to assume that this theory has been retconned for simplicity reasons.


Why can Renamon disappear, while Guilmon and Terriermon can't?

Renamon is based on / heavily influenced by the Japanese kitsune, which have mystical abilities, most famously that of illusions. On top of that, Renamon has ninja-like speed, and I'd say it's a combination of both that it's using here.

Blink an eye and you'll miss it. One moment it's there, the next it's gone and only leaves a fading stand-in illusion of itself (what a trickster), as it's probably hiding away in the shadows or trees. Or it's actually using illusion abilities to straight up become invisible for extended periods of time (that would have to be harder to keep up, but who knows).

Point being, these abilities would have to be balanced for fights - can't just have Renamon "godmode" and stay completely invisible, after all. That's why I'm assuming it has to stand completely still and concentrate to actually become and stay invisible, and therefore, using it's speed to jump away and leaving behind a stand-in illusion from it's physical hiding place would be less taxing and preferable, whenever possible.

A kitsune's mystical powers increase with age and amount of tails they have - from one, up to nine tails (see Kyubimon, Renamon's Champion level). Ninetales from Pokémon, nine-tails Kurama (Kyuubi) from Naruto... kitsune are a big, big thing in Japanese mythology.


What are the real life counterparts of the anime studios mentioned in episode 12 of Shirobako?

Partial answer - I'm not sure about Studio Canaan.

G.I. Staff → Production I.G (the "G" and "I" on the in-show logo are lifted directly from the actual logo), possibly with an admixture of J.C.Staff
Barmedéa → Diomedéa (formerly known as Studio Barcelona; the logos are similar)
The Born → probably Bones (the logos don't really match, but the president of The Born [Inami Masahiko] looks like the president of Bones [Minami Masahiko] - comparison picture courtesy /u/TheVict on reddit)
I doubt that Musashino Animation, being the focus of the show, is a parody of any existing studio. If it were, the obvious choice would be P.A. Works (which is the company producing Shirobako), but P.A. Works doesn't really map onto Musashino Animation well. P.A. Works is a lot more successful, for one.


In which episode did Naruto turn into Eight-Tails Chakra Mode while fighting Pain?

I think it's ep. 166 or around that in Shippuden.
It started in 166 and the fight started in 167 with Pain vs 8-tails. To be more precise, the whole ep. 167 was of 8-tails.


For the 2nd movie of Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry, at what moment is it placed?

I think it took place after the actual series end because in Dragon Cry, Natsu has a lot of moments where he seems to know that he’s E.N.D and asks Lucy “what do I look like to you?”.
But I am not 100% sure of that as this is the only point I can think of as for.


What song plays at Naruto Shippuden episode 119 that sounds like Denkousekka?

This is Kouchaku ("Stalemate") from Shippuden OST 1, track 21. The part at the timestamp you refer to appears about midway through the track.

For reference, another memorable scene where this track plays (or at the very least, a variant without drums) is during the Kakashi vs. Deidara fight (at 6:30 of Shippuden episode 29). Whenever I hear this track, I'm always reminded of that scene in particular.


Why do Japanese anime characters shout so much?

First off, welcome to Anime & Manga!

Suddenly shouting is a trope used in a lot of media, not just anime & manga.

It is often used in the following scenarios:

In anger: When a character reacts to a situation with rage, much like in real life, shouting can be expected to follow.
In fear or surprise: Again similarly to real life, when taken by surprise, people often exclaim loudly almost reflexively.
For dramatic effect: More often seen in media, when an important event or statement requires additional attention, it is often shouted to give it just that.

The conversation above in particular is likely for dramatic effect - I couldn't say for sure as I don't know the context of the whole show.

See this page for more information.

Also related is this question. Shouting the names of attacks naturally fits into the third option.


How does the hole in a Hollow's chest work?

Hollows are not like normal living creatures. Don't forget that they are born from human souls, not from flesh and bones. In chapter 433 it is explained that

   Hollows lose their hearts from the pain of not being saved by shinigami. That forms the hole. Their lost hearts form their masks. Also, the hollows' unique appearance and their unique traits and powers are formed from their lost hearts as well.

Also, don't forget what happens when they are killed. Their bodies simply vanish, leaving no corpse, no anything. So, taking that into account, we can say that

   since they can live with their heart lost, their bodies (even if we forget that Hollows are spirit creatures) definitely don't work the same way as human (or shinigami) bodies do, so they somehow are able to live with it.

And I guess that since they are spirit creatures they don't care about such things anyway ;)


The anime is likely to be Sacred Seven, since it is one of the few series with "Seven" in the title and it was aired in Japan in 2011. It is animated by Sunrise (a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings) and has no relation to Blue Exorcist's studio A-1 Pictures (a subsidiary of Aniplex).


Identification of the soundtrack that plays just before the ending of Naruto Episode 5?

The songs name is "Victory" from Naruto OST 1.  https://youtu.be/Ls0IE8uPp4g


What I think happened in Monster is, Johan was the nameless monster. Somehow he might have concluded that the story always ends with the nameless monster being the last person alive, so Johan planned the perfect suicide destroying every trace of him. Now that Tenma learned his real name, I guess he thought he was not the nameless monster anymore, so he committed suicide.

As for being psychopath, maybe it happened when he started to question himself if he was the wanted child as the mother gave Nina to Bonaparte. At that particular moment, he was reading that nameless monster story. Then I guess at 511 Kinderheim when he forgot everything, he became a loose nut and his memory of wanting to be the nameless monster (last person alive) came back when he read the book at the library, and then he planned the perfect suicide.

So I guess that's when the real story starts, and I also think that Nina always had a clue of Johan wanting to be the nameless monster.


Why do anime villains always wait for the whole duration of whatever character is giving the speech before attacking?

Anime comes from manga. And manga (and comics) as a story-telling medium is limited to panels. Each panel can contain a drawing accompanied by texts. The drawing can only show a "slice" of an event in time, since showing the entire sequence isn't feasible. For example, a hero running while talking can be depicted in a single panel with a lengthy dialog.
Since anime, like Naruto, are adaptation of the manga, these scenes are translated into animation with little divergence from the original material. And these types of scenes, where the enemy would wait for you to stop talking, flashbacks, or finished transforming, becomes more obvious and may look ridiculous.


for how Zeref got to tenrou island
Zeref is immortal and rules over an empire. we can presume that he used one of his ships to get there.
As for when Zeref got there there isn't anything stating the time he got there but I think we can presume that it's like a little get away for his curse of immortality due to there not being too much life around there.
as for how he stopped the invasion he said that he told the shields to stop due to the invasion being something that the shields did on their own. there is also the part of him being a legandary mage so we can presume that he can use some sort of communication with the shields even though nothing shows telepathy or something like that to be his main magic we can presume that he used it just how mavis used a form of communication to tell the other fairy tail members not to go near the guild.
all that I said is with what had happened in the third/final season of fairy tail.


Why don't anime seasons have a standard amount of episodes?

This seems to happen in most regions. The typical reasons I've seen given are:

shows don't all start on the same day or even the same week
sometimes airtime slots are occupied by sports, seasonal, or other non-regular programs
networks may choose not to broadcast new episodes on holidays with historically low viewership
shows are sometimes only given an awkward number of slots like SuperGirl here.

I would also hope that some studios choose to show more or less episodes to ensure they have the right pacing and tell the whole story without an obnoxious amount of filler.

I imagine networks know pretty far in advance what their lineup will look like. Pilot episodes or other proposal material is submitted to the network far in advance for them to review before agreeing to broadcast. It is also important to remember that a large portion of every day's slots belong to re-runs so cancellations just call for more of those.


At the end of the episode (after the credits) of when Arima beats the One-eyed owl into running away, it is revealed that Eto (Sen Takatsuki) is the One-eyed owl, calling the manager "Father".


What is the price of Crunchyroll membership as of 2019?

To continue growing our simulcast and catalog offering, the price of the One-Month Premium membership will increase to $7.99 USD for new users on May 1, 2019.
However, as an existing Premium member, we're pleased to report that your current subscription rate is locked in at $6.95 USD for three months. After August 1, 2019, your following billing cycle will be charged at $7.99 USD.

The text above is directly from an email sent to current premium members, but the information can be found on a large number of sites, including Variety.


Was there any reference to Shigure's brother before Chapter 545?

Since he knows Kosaka style, I want to say he's the biological son of her adoptive father, Hachirobe Kosaka. Pretty sure he alluded to his son being dead.


What was the apocalypse that preceeded Sora no Woto?

I'm still learning english, but this is what I understood.

The apocalypse is related to the legend that Yumina describes in chapter 12. It could have been the great war against one angel (it appears on chapter 7 partially, you could see black wings in the windows- this happens when Felicia remember her past).
The enemy was extremely strong, even a takemikazuchi was not enough to fight against the "angel". I am not sure if it´s an alien or maybe advanced technology from that time. The "angel" uses a laser to destroy a city.
The world look likes today, some buildings without great technology, the only remarkable thing was takemikazuchi. Chapter 7 has more details.


How did Maria obtain her Gungnir Symphogear?

As with so much of Symphogear's worldbuilding, the answer lies in the keywords.

The notion is that each Symphogear (that is, each pendant) is derived from a fragment of a whole relic that once actually existed. So there was once a supernaturally powerful spear named Gungnir, and at some point, it was broken down, perhaps by being shattered or by simply degrading over the years. Kanade (and later Hibiki) had one of those pieces, and apparently, Maria had another.

  In the second season, when Maria summons the black Gungnir, everyone is surprised that there could be two Gungnir Symphogears, pointing out that Kanade's pendant was supposedly destroyed.

This is surprising, for sure. It seems unlikely that their enemy, Maria, would have a Symphogear derived from the same relic that Kanade used. But it is by no means impossible; merely unlikely. As a matter of fact, it was no coincidence that there were two Gungnir Symphogears. Why? Well...

  How can Maria have an intact Gungnir pendant? Is it explained how she came to obtain such an artifact?

Remember Sakurai Ryouko? And how she was in cahoots with the Americans (specifically, the FIS)? Turns out, she smuggled fragments of Gungnir from Japan to the US. She and the FIS then developed another Gungnir-based Symphogear over there. And that's what Nastassja and co. took with them when they defected (along with Igalima, Shul Shagana, the damaged Airgetlamh, and the Shen Shou Jing; and probably also some otherwise-unusable relics to feed to the Nephilim).


What is the proper romanization of the wolf-girl's name?

According to Yen Press (the English publisher of the Spice and Wolf novels), they were instructed by the Japanese licensor to use "Holo".

Source:  This comment at Yenpress.com

There was also a scene in the anime, season 2 episode 4, showing a hand-written letter that included "Holo".

Poor writing, but I think it's obvious that it's an L not an R.


You can watch any anime and its OVA(s) without reading the manga. However, usually manga do contain extra content that aren't covered in the anime and OVA(s). So while you don't need to read the manga to watch the anime, you can for an extra bit of info/story.

So you could read the manga on top of watching the anime and OVA(s) for Read or Die, but it's not necessary to go through both. It could be fun though.


It is fanmade.

The origin of the image is from 阿布 (Abu)'s Pixiv. He also drew some more Levi with Titan Pajamas, and other characters with Pajamas.

Seems it became popular after the image was shared on Baidu, with the real pajamas being sold.

Reference: AnimeAmino - Levi's pajamas


Tippy is an Angora rabbit. A popular pet amongst French royalty in the mid-18th century and in Europe in the later part of the century.
A picture of a White English Angora rabbit from Wikipedia:

It was also officially confirmed from this magazine illustration (Japanese) in the Q&A in the lower left corner.

Is rabbit actually an item on the shop's menu?
Although Tippy, an Angora rabbit, is kept as a pet at Rabbit House, and in episode 1, Cocoa ordered for a rabbit out of ignorance, there is no such thing on the menu, since Tippy is obviously not for sale (lol). [...]


How do the Homunculi differ between the FMA manga and anime?

The following contains heavy spoilers for both anime watchers (up to roughly episode ~48 in the 2003 anime, and roughly episode ~40 in 2009 anime) and manga readers (up to chapter ~75), telling about who, how and when created the Homunculi. I mean it.

In manga and 2009 anime, the Homunculi are

   spawned by Father, who himself was the earliest Homunculus that is known. After he consumed half of population of Xerxes, he became some sort of a philosopher stone, and was able to create his so-called "children". He made each of them from one of his vices, and named accordingly. Each Homulculus is powered by a Philosopher's stone, which gives them the energy to live. (1)

In the original anime (2003),

   Homunculi have different origin. They appear each time an alchemist performs Human Transmutation. Usually, the result of Human Transmutation will be a failure - a monstrous corrupted agonizing creature that dies soon after it was created. However, if a Homunulus is able to contact with a Red Stone, they can consume it's power to reshape their bodies. (2)

The difference of Sloth in manga/2009 anime and 2003 anime is caused exactly by the reasons above, because in 2003 anime

   Sloth was created as a result of a failed attempt to revive Trisha - Ed's and Al's mother. She was fed Red Stones by Dante until she regained her original form.

(1) chapters 31, chapters 74-75

(2) 2003 anime, episodes ~45-48


Why not consider possibility of 3rd Kira when Misa and Light in prison?

While it was never explicitly stated (to my knowledge) why they discounted the possibility of a 3rd Kira, I can come up with some educated guesses.

First, there was no evidence of a 3rd person acting as Kira while the first two were active.

Remember that the investigation started by looking into a single Kira.  The second Kira was discovered when Misa sent the video broadcasts as a way to contact the first Kira.  It was also further cemented that the second Kira was different from the first in the way they acted.  The second acted more recklessly (with less well thought out and deliberate actions), killed people that the original Kira would not have and was also shown to be able to kill without a name.  The only way they found out there was a second Kira is because the evidence showed there were two people independently acting as Kira at the same time.

The "3rd Kira" (Higuchi) acted in the same way as the first Kira.  This was intentional.  Light wanted to use this to alleviate suspicion that he was Kira.  By having Higuchi act the same way, there was no reason to believe that he wasn't the original Kira.  Meaning that when Higuchi was caught, Light should be (theoretically) cleared.

Second, L already had a plethora of evidence that implicated Light as Kira.  As far as L was concerned, Light was Kira.  He just needed a few more details (how Light was killing people, for instance) before he could arrest Light.

Then Light comes up with the prison scheme.  L is immediately suspicious.  Light was trying hard, almost too hard, to prove his innocence.  And L obviously couldn't take any evidence Light offered at face value.  So even while Light was in prison, L was working on the assumption that Light was Kira.  And when Light's personality underwent a drastic change when he gave up the notebook, it threw a wrench in L's theory.  Light when from a calm denial of being Kira to having a fanatical, emotional denial.  This evidence contradicted the Light-is-Kira theory.

L is now stuck between a rock and a hard place.  On the one hand, everything points to Light being Kira.  On the other, Light's behavior along with the continued killings seemed to exonerate Light.  And since the behavior change coincided nicely with the killings resuming, the idea of the power transfer was born.  And given that theory, why investigate a 3rd Kira that may not exist (and of which there was little if any evidence of)?

Third, let's play devil's advocate and assume L considered that there was a third Kira.  How did this person get in contact with the first two Kiras?  As far as the task force knew, there would be no special way for one Kira to find another (as evidenced by the second Kira needing to send the broadcasts to locate the original).  Also, how did they communicate and coordinate with Light and Misa?  Light and Misa had been under surveillance for quite a while.  Surely something would have come up that would have raised a few eyebrows, especially given the nature of Misa's messages when trying to find Light?  Additionally, if there was a third Kira, why did he show up now?  Why would he just resume what Kira was doing without making any changes?  (Remember that the connection between Kira (Higuchi) and the Yotsuba group hadn't been discovered yet.)  Every person is different (especially in their values, thinking and reasoning), so there should be at least some subtle differences between two Kiras.  And none of that showed up (yet).

Given all of this, there was no reason to assume a third Kira existed.  Investigating every anomaly by assuming it was a separate person would have led L on a hundred wild goose chases.  L was the best detective in the world.  His experience and knowledge would tell him that something else was going on.  Given that he knew Light and how smart Light was, he could very easily presume that every inconsistency could be Light's doing.  And until proven otherwise, that's what L did.  You don't throw out everything you know to be true because the accused offers an (unverified) piece of evidence of their innocence.  And given the mystic powers of Kira, anything was possible, and equally difficult to verify as being impossible.


What does Hashirama mean by the effects of the chakra rods?

While people do regenerate under Edo Tensei, the process of regeneration can be slow and tedious. Madara has reached new heights and can attack at any given moment. Hashirama knows his chakra circulation is obstructed and it could take a while for him to heal fully. Thus, he is giving Sasuke this precaution along with a jutsu.

Refer to Minato's statement below. Also recall how Minato lost his arm and still hasn't regenerated yet. Hashirama knows that if Madara acts quickly, he won't be able to stop Madara.