This answer is based on the two Sailor Moon Crystal seasons and fan wiki information that I found online. I may edit this in the future, if I ever get to reading the original manga or otherwise come across new information.

The prior incarnations of the Sailor Senshi (i.e. those that came prior to the "present day" of the series) were indeed born on their respective planets. From the wiki:

  Act 41 of the manga reveals the Sailor Senshi as princesses of the Solar System. Each one had her own castle, which she can call upon late in the series for power. This act first enables Sailor Moon to transform into Eternal Sailor Moon. The castles are named after moons, except for Mercury's and Venus'. Venus' castle is introduced long before the others', in the Sailor V manga, but she never mentions this to them.

This is supported somewhat by the Mugen arc of Sailor Moon Crystal, in which we learn that the Outer Senshi (as their previous incarnations) simply watched over the Solar System from afar, on their own planets.

From this, it is not immediately obvious why the current incarnations of the Sailor Senshi show up as human girls on Earth. However, I think that from an in-universe perspective, there are two possible explanations:

It is now the Earth where the Senshi need to fight the various villians that show up, and that it thus makes sense for the Senshi to be there.
The other planets are no longer populated, so it does not make sense for the Sailor Senshi to be reincarnated there.


How long can you manipulate a person with a Death Note?

This would not work, because you can only manipulate a person for a maximum of 23 days with the Death Note. This is therefore straightforwardly called the 23 day rule.

As the 27th rule of the Death Note states:

  The Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.

As mentioned by Laiseran in the comments, there is indeed one exception to this rule. Although not directly relevant to your example, the 23 day rule can indeed be bypassed. If you write down a specific disease as the cause of death, but do not specify a specific time of death, the time of death will be unknown to the writer. The time of death will never be after the day that the victim's lifespan would run out, but if enough time remained, the Death Note will give the disease time to take effect. Since it might take more than 23 days for the specific disease to take effect, the human might thus be controlled longer than 23 days.

As the 28th rule of the Death Note states:

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


All though I don't think we really can answer the "do people enjoy watching fanservice" part of the question. As this is left to the opinion of the viewer, lets get into what 'fan-service' entails in anime.
Your definition of "something unnecessary
and "not connected to the plot", except when talking about watching it for the plot (definition may be considered nsfw, look it up at your own discretion) is pretty accurate.
Fanservice content's direct intention is to please the audience, which often leads to content of a sexual nature in anime targeting the Shounen and sometimes Shoujo demographic.
These scenario's can come forth through a range of causes. In-universe reasons range from innocence of the character, to accidental walk ins. But it is not uncommon to have scripted 'beach episodes' or 'bathing scenes' where either implied nudity or absurdly small bikini's are featured as a form of fan-service.
Hence the fan service mentioned in the teaser implies that more such scene's will be shown. However, by my recollection of the series, no actual body parts are shown in those scene's. With the exception of the directors cut version, which did feature nipples on certain characters.


How could Armored Gorilla beat Marshall Gorilla?

Armored Gorilla looked very weak despite claiming to be extremely strong. This is because he was very quickly and easily beaten by Genos.  Also, Genos looks weak compared to the other human there... Saitama.

However, Genos soon after became an S class hero and clearly deserves that ranking based on his skill level.  So Genos is S class level.  Genos and Saitama are absurdly strong and are ridiculous standards to compare to.

You argue that Marshall Gorilla needed someone on the level of an S class hero to beat them.  I would argue that they need an A class hero or similar to beat them but that doesn't matter.  This episode establishes that Marshall Gorilla should be strong enough to at least defeat most A class heroes.

His easy defeat just shows that Armored Gorilla actually was very strong... he looked weak only because of how amazingly strong Genos and (by extension) Saitama are.

Retrospectively, we should know that he was that strong as Genos's defeat of that laboratory alone was enough to skyrocket him up to S rank immediately. While you may want to attribute that strength to Saitama as Saitama beat Kabuto, the hero association was probably not aware of Kabuto so did not include him in their calculations.


Does using god ki in base form makes you stronger than turning into super saiyan?

It was stated during the fight between Beerus and Goku that Goku had absorbed god ki into his base form which had indeed made him significantly stronger. Gohan, on the other hand, hadn't trained and his base form at the time was nowhere close to even teen Gohan who fought Cell. So his SSJ multiplier to his base form would've been very low. Freiza's first form was most likely stronger than Namek saga SSJ Goku. However, Goku has gotten substantially stronger since than and he was completely dominating the fight against final form Freiza who had gotten a lot stronger.

The Golden Freiza multiplier is a lot higher than the Super Saiyan Blue multiplier. This is why Golden Freiza was a lot stronger than Super Saiyan Blue Goku despite Goku's base form being a lot stronger than Freiza.


Whats that song on episode 489-500 of Naruto Shippuden


Oda mentioned in SBS vol 48, that it will be revealed in the end by someone who knows how the Devil Fruit mechanism works. Quoting from the wikia:

  According to Oda, a "certain professor" will explain the complex mechanisms behind all of the Devil Fruits in the series in the near future.

And I personally think all of your other questions, like "regarding the author of the book", will be answered when that happens.


An obscure movie featuring a mysterious amphibious monster

It is an arc in the Patlabor manga storyline. Most likely, you are talking about the Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002). It has also been adapted in the original late '80s OVA.


Is Academy City really an educational city? What is its purpose?

Imagine 5 years old Misaka Mikoto living not in Academy City, but in "normal" city.

Misaka touched her friend.
Friend got electrified.
Misaka was surprised.
Friend still electrified.
Misaka don't now how to stop.
Friend got fried.

That is just one example. Another would be Shirai Kuroko using her teleport power but left her hair and thus shows up bald at the destination point.

The main purpose of Academy City, is to educate the students with esper powers so that they can control it well. It also educates people that want to develop esper powers as can be seen when Kamijou Touma attended school with fellow level 0 or Saten Ruiko's school. As those students can control their powers better, their level goes up. This is also one of the goals of academy city, researching esper powers. At the very least, this is how academy city shows itself to the world.

As things currently are, the highest level known for esper powers is level 5 with only 7 people managed to achieve that. Therefore, for research purpose, they did the experiment to see whether it is possible to achieve higher level or not. Of course Accelerator, being the best among the 7 level 5s is chosen as the candidate for the experiment. Railgun was chosen as the mob for Accelerator to kill as they hypothesized that by killing Railgun 20k times (not sure if that is the correct figure) Accelerator would be able to achieve level 6. This is the dark part of academy city that it doesn't show to the world.

Judgement

The use of Judgement is mainly because one can't be very sure whether the criminal would be a level 0 or a leveled esper. Suppose that it is not a level 0, then normal means might not be possible to arrest them. Therefore to catch those criminals another esper would be needed. This use the principal of fighting fire with fire. Also to be noted, not all members of judgement are high leveled esper. In fact, in Railgun and Railgun S anime there were no level 5 member of judgement. Misaka indeed illegally used Shirai's judgement armband and posed to be one before but that was illegal. As far as I know Shirai Kuroko is the highest level member of judgment, being a level 4. Another member, Kazari Uiharu was a level 1. The chief of the 177th branch (Shirai and Kazari's boss) is a level 3.


What does もっとたゆたゆver. mean in AT-X shows' broadcast information?

"Tayu-tayu" is an onomatopoeia word. Characteristics of a Japanese onomatopoeia include a two-syllable word in a repeated fashion. Many, if not all of these translated poorly into English. For an example fuwa-fuwa can be used to the fluffy texture of something (tangible or intangible, like a mood or figurative characteristic). They tend to be more sporadic, with little to no clear standard of usage (so they tend to be quite informal, generally), used a bit like pewpew, kaboom, pow, in a loose sense.

"Tayu-tayu" despite being the title of a popularly known explicit hentai anime and manga, it is in no way related to that series. Typically, it can be used to describe the swaying or shaking motion. It's likely derived from "tayuta", which can refer to something tangible like water, or something intangible like anxiety (like fluttering of the heart/mind). As with many things in Japanese, the context is very important to the actual meaning. In this case the AT-X version, is likely referring to the more "uncensored" nature of the broadcast, as for what is doing the "swaying"... you'll have to watch to find out.


Where was Nunnally between the end of the Black Rebellion and her appointment as Viceroy of Area 11?

It's never explicitly stated where exactly, but before she traveled to Area 11 to become viceroy, she was in Britannia (her plane departed from the California base).
It's most natural to assume she was with the rest of her family in the capital Pendragon until she left in Turn 6


What is the definitive Initial D collection box?

Amazon Japan pre-orders for the new two-box "complete" premium BD box set for 31,080 yen each (Amazon price as of this post).

The first BD box set, Vol .1  is scheduled to be released February 21th, 2014 and includes 6 BDs + 3 CDs, featuring:

#Initial D: First Stage (26 eps)
#Initial D: Second Stage (13 eps)
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#CD: Radio Stage Part 1
#CD: EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol. 1 & 2

Notes from CD Japan:

  First Premium Blu-ray Box release including complete first stage (26 episodes), second stage (13 episodes), special CD Vol1 "Initial D Radio Stage Part1", special CD 2 "EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.1&2"(2 discs), special original goods (2 kinds), and special manual book in a deluxe box.

The second BD box set, Vol. 2 is scheduled to be released March 21th and includes 7 BDs + 3 CDs

#Initial D: Third Stage (Movie)
#Initial D: Fourth Stage (24 eps)
#Initial D: Extra Stage (4 eps)
#Initial D: Battle Stage (2 eps)
#Initial D to the Next Stage - Project D e Mukete (1 eps)
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#CD: Radio Stage Part 2
#CD: EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.3 & 4

Notes from CD Japan:

  Second Premium Blu-ray Box release including third stage (movie), fourth stage (24 episodes), extra stage (3 episodes), battle stage (2 episodes), project episode, special CD Vol1 "Initial D Radio Stage Part2", special CD 2 "EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.3&4"(2 discs), special original goods (2 kinds), and special manual book in a deluxe box.

NOTE: The discs are region-free and contain NO subtitles.

Currently only the Fifth Stage (14 eps), the upcoming movie (slated for summer 2014) and "Final Stage" (not yet produced) are missing from the collection.


Which volume of novel or chapter of manga should I read next in Chrome Shelled Regios?

As Krazer notes in his comment, the anime adapts the novel up to volume 7, chapter 2. So you should start from chapter 3. There are 24 volumes in all.


Does the mastered super saiyan blue exists in the anime?

I think the anime isn't going to have a literal "Mastered SSJB" transformation. I think it's fair to assume that both Goku and Vegeta have mastered it to an extent to which it can be considered as Mastered SSJB. We see them being to efficiently use the transformation without much stamina loss. Also, the SSJB transformation is mainly about ki control and we see goku efficiently utilising this while even fighting someone as weak as Krillin. In the tournament of power, we see goku being able to use Kaioken+SSJB a lot more easily without it having any effect on his body now compared to the Universe 6 vs 7 tournament arc. So I think it is fair to assume that at least goku has mastered it. If Goku had to reach the state of UI, he obviously would require perfect ki control and he would have had to use SSJB to it's full extent to survive the spirit bomb.


Does Sasuke also remove Kurama's memories when they time travel?

There is no evidence that Sasuke removed Kurama's memories too. so, I believe Kurama knows everything.

I only remember the first time when Sasuke entered naruto.

  Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission

  Sasuke, with his active Sharingan, suddenly appeared within Naruto's
  subconscious, which surprised both Naruto and the Nine-Tails. The
  Nine-Tails became impressed with Sasuke's growth and ability, but as
  it stated that Sasuke's chakra was similar to Madara Uchiha, Sasuke
  effortlessly suppressed the fox's residual chakra with his Sharingan.
  Although angrily shocked by the display of his power, the Nine-Tails
  concluded that this might be its last meeting with Sasuke, so it
  warned him not to kill Naruto, because he would only end up regretting
  it.

it simply means even if Sasuke tries to enter inside naruto and talk to karuma the beast will not listen because karuma hates human and the human he hate most is UCHIHA MADARA. Also in many later episodes when naruto got lot of control over karuma. karuma always used to try to influene naruto to hate human of what they did to him. he wants to make naruto like himself. he also tries to make him remember Sasuke betrayal every time. so that means even karuma unable to recognize Sasuke.


Was the abrupt cut to the eyecatch in the Funimation version of episode 2 of Kuusen Madoushi a production error?

Okay, yeah, the schmucks at Funimation messed this one up. The versions of this episode that aired on TOKYO MX and SUN both don't have the abrupt cut - there's about 20 seconds of content missing. Here's a webm of the missing content, taken from the MX raws: http://webmshare.com/play/7D8wK.

Basically, Kanata tells them that he's too strong for them. Misora asks what they're going to be doing for training today. Kanata replies that they'll be playing tag, to which they all respond in shock.

Given that this didn't happen in the versions of the show that aired in Japan, I blame this on Funimation.


Shouldn't Edward Elric still be able to perform alchemy?

The Portal of Truth (or Gate) that Ed finds after leaving Gluttony is not his Gate. Rather, it is Al's — this is why Edward finds Al's body sitting in front of that Gate. This is later acknowledged by Ed when he remarks that his and Al's Gates are connected and that this is how Al's body is sustained. The Gates were not always connected; it's made clear that it's unusual and that the connection is a result of Ed's exchange at the beginning of the manga of his arm for Al's life.

When Ed sacrifices his ability to perform alchemy, he is giving up his own Gate. Normally this would not be possible, as this would mean losing the exit back to the real world (cf. Why can't Roy Mustang bring his eyes back using his gate?), but since Ed and Al's Gates are connected, Ed is able to return via Al's Gate. This doesn't mean that he can do alchemy, however, because one's Gate is personal and tied to one's potential to perform alchemy; Truth refers to this in the exchange after Ed decides to exchange his alchemy for Al's body.


Which episode is this eye in hand from and what is its purpose?

That is Gendo Ikari's hand with the first angel Adam implanted on it. From the linked article:

  Adam is a crucial element in Gendo's own scenario for Third Impact, wherein he intends to use the "forbidden fusion of Adam and Lilith" as a means to achieve reunion with Yui. At an undisclosed point, Gendo has Adam fused into his right palm, and, in the moments before Third Impact, he inserts his hand into Rei. However, rather than carry out his wishes, Rei severs and absorbs Gendo's arm — fusing with Adam, but rejecting Gendo. The "forbidden fusion" is complete when Rei returns to Lilith.

The screenshot is from episode 24.


He's the president of the Daily Days. He runs the newspaper and the Information Brokerage. Nothing more, nothing less. He never appears outside of that context not even in the novels.

And the only mentions of people seeing him are a girl on the street calling the cops when she saw him climbing through the window of the News Paper building since he physically can't get around the stacks of papers in his office and has to come and go through the window.

And when he met Keith Gandor for a private interview.

(Rubik sees him in the anime, but that's anime-only).


What happened to Satou at the end of the last episode of season 2?

There weren't 2 Satou's in there, the one with the scar was Satou in the past. He was dreaming about the time when he was still part of the American military, and captured the first demi-human known. We already knew about this in the earlier episode when the Americans were discussing the email that was sent to them by Nagai who posed as the two Americans sent by the US. Samuel T. O'Brien was the registered name of Satou and you can see the big red stamp of "Dishonorable Discharge". I could guess that he took the "SA" from Samuel, the "T" from his middle initial and the "O" from his last name to form Sato/Satou. This is just my assumption though.

The only ones in the plane are Satou and Tanaka which were placed in an astronaut suit I guess and as we can see there was a slight vibration which Satou felt before the plane exploded. So we can assume that the vibration within Satou was what caused the explosion. We still don't know how Satou did it but it may be planted inside his body but some dismissed the thought because we saw with the fight with Nagai's "flood" and him that his body was completely stabbed and hurt which would cause the possible bomb inside him to explode but if ever he found a way to put a bomb inside him within the time frame of when he was given to the Americans and the time he was transferred to the plane then that might explain it.

As for the scar that was seen in his dream, this might be because of the fact that he already died which then removed his scar completely.


What is the background music played in Psycho-Pass episode 7 at 13:37?

It is Beethoven's 9th Symphony - Ode to joy. Here is the link to it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA


What game are Mio and Yuko playing on the train?

The objective is to make your opponent move their feet or otherwise lose their footing.  There are a wide variety of rulesets and variations.  This one seems to be pretty basic:

Each player stands feet apart with toes pointing at each other.
Hands are placed palm to palm, palms of your opponent are the only part of them you can touch.
Push or pull your hands to throw your opponent off balance.
Whoever shifts their feet first loses.

Some varieties include:

Clasp right hands and try and shift your opponent's footing.
Push anywhere to shift your opponents footing.


Ok, if we are going to go into Devilman and the reading order for it, we have to get into semi-spoiler territory for the ending of the original manga, so you are gonna be warned.

Keep in mind this is predominantly for the manga, which forms the baseline you need to have to get into this series.

Start with the original Devilman series, which ran for 5 volumes. The series ends, with a time loop, and I won't go into circumstances, but it is barely touched upon in the Netflix Crybaby Adapation.
Shin Devilman is a side story that happens sometime in between the main series, before Akira is betrayed.
Devilman Lady is a series that has to deal with fallout from the events of the original series timeloop and the aftermath of it, but that comes closer to the end of this storyline.
Neo Devilman, Amon: The Darkside of Devilman, and Devilman: Strange Days are "what if" and side stories that pertain to OG, SHIN, and LADY storylines.
Lastly, we have Demon Knight, which is a prequel to Devilman, and finally Devilman Saga, which partially concludes it.

Go Nagai's other series, Violence Jack, also has ties to Devilman as well, but I won't go into that.

Ultimately, the order would be OG, SHIN, LADY, SAGA, JACK. Everything else (Neo, Amon, Strange Days, Demon Knight) can be read later.

These answers were provided from my knowledge and a bit of fact checking from The Devilman Wikia


Can someone explain to me Dead Soul Jutsu

Every part of the explanation I am about to give has been directly taken from the unofficial Naruto wiki : https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Dead_Soul_Technique

The Dead Soul Technique is described as a type of chakra-enhanced surgery. You can see it as an advanced puppetry technique which entirely forgoes chakra threads. Let's take it step by step :

Kabuto performs open-heart surgery to induce a pulse. Through unexplained means, Kabuto opens the thoracic cavity on a corpse. Then, he manages to jump-start the heart and create a continuous pulse. Maybe he's using a technological implement similar to a pacemaker ; perhaps does he use advanced chakra surgery techniques to recreate and maintain a pulse. Either way, the heart starts pumping blood again.
Kabuto injects chakra within the corpse to control it from afar. In essence, this is a forbidden, unethical puppetry technique which manipulates bodies from the inside. If I had to guess the exact inner workings of the technique, I would say Kabuto injects chakra within the victim's bloodstream, and manipulates that chakra to use the victim as a puppet. Either way, Kabuto needs to stay close to the puppet to keep manipulating it. He has also been shown to stay still while controlling the corpse ; and he can only control one at a time, meaning this particular puppetry technique demands high concentration.
Kabuto stitches the body back up and performs additionnal surgery as needed. Kabuto often performs cosmetic surgery to disguise the puppet. Likewise, he also suppresses its body odours through unknown means. Various chakra surgery techniques are most likely used during this process.


Aren't players required to choose a subclass?

The wiki page you referenced for Naotsugu has been updated saying that he has the Border Patrol Subclass.

On a side note if Elder Tale is anything like most MMORPGs a subclass is not chosen until you have gained a couple levels and there is no advantage for not having one. So it would make sense that most players would pick a subclass to start leveling it right away.


When will the airing of Fairy Tail episode 176 begin?

Yes, it is definitely starting. It was on a hault because the anime had nearly caught up with the manga.
It will be coming anytime in 2014.
The dates hasn't been revealed yet.
This article from Crunchyroll has information about the return.

So Fairy Tail is definitely returning with advanced animation and some more suspense :P
----UPDATE----

  This year's 13th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced
  on Wednesday that the new anime adaptation of Hiro Mashima's manga
  Fairy Tail will premiere in Japan on April 5. New episodes will air on
  6 TV Tokyo networks every Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
  Source


What states besides Japan have a/the Sibyl System?

Obviously, this had to be done with (major) spoiler(s). The spoiler below only to answer your question.

 Apparently japan is in the only one that operated Sibyl System (or any system alike). This fact shown in the movie.

On side note (this spoiler contains major plot spoiler - proceed with at your own risk),

 The movie also shown the fact that the entire world actually get a dive in governance - anarchy everywhere. Then, only Sibyl System preserve peace in Japan. Not to mention how Sibyl System managed to replace the entire Japan Diet Member and convinced to measure the Psycho-Pass of the society - as the consequence of Akane's Request in Season 2.

I hope you'll finish Psycho-Pass and catch up to Season 2 (including the Movie of course).


How long did Killi's journey through "The City" took?

Reading Blame! you can see different scenes where Killy is injured. Sometimes before entering into sleep mode to recover and sometimes after recovering, you can see 'in first person' scenes where numbers depicting offline time are shown. I recall those counts being in hours and around tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. So each time he is almost completely destroyed, several years pass by.

I'll update with page references and citations to everything I'm saying when I'm back home.

Anyway, that's subjective time from the Killy perspective:
He enters a dimensional rift when around the gravitational power generator, so he may have traveled far into the future or past after those chapters. It'd be hard to know, as his friends and enemies are all either dead or machines, and the megastructure has not many relatable temporal references.
Again, I'll check, but if I'm not mistaken, when moving within the megastructure with elevators some of them go at breathtaking speeds, approaching relativistic figures, and he spends several hundred hours in them.

TLDR: From the killy point of view, counting downtime, around millenia. From the world perspective: hard to know, but probably even more.

Disclaimer: I've only read and can only understand the english or the spanish translations. If anyone can read a japanese first edition, it may differ.


Is Kira (Yagami Light) an antihero or a villain?

The entire anime (and probably manga but I haven’t read it) follows the story of Light — from when he first gains access to a Death Note until the bitter end. It’s obvious that Light is a central character and we can ask ourself whether he is a hero (or antihero) or a villain.

An antihero has been defined by Ankit, a villain would typically be somebody who works against the principal (anti) hero standing on the other side of the black/white schism.

There are other principal and supporting character, naturally. I would classify the police investigation squad as supporting and L as another principal character.

   L’s successor Near would also be classified as principal in my humble opinion.

Obviously, Light and L are not both black or both white; they have conflicting goals.

With this rather simple classification in hand, it is up to us to ask us whether L’s side can be considered the ‘hero side’ — the only possibility if we desire to call Light the villain. Well:

   L can’t be the hero by himself as he dies halfway through. The work ends if the hero dies. Near can’t be the hero by himself as he only appears halfway through. Together, they could be the ‘hero side’ in a two-episode drama.

But even if that last case is true, we still follow the story of Light much more closely than the story of L. It’s not the idea of a hero that they barely turn up.

Therefore, Light is an antihero.


An anime about MMO with a glasses wearing protagonist

I do believe you're talking about Log Horizon. Some relevant plot points that matches your description:

The setting is an MMO world called Elder Tales. All the players currently logged on cannot log out.
The main character wears glasses, is smart, and is considered one of
the best strategists in the game's community.
There is no perma-death, but there is a penalty for it, which will be
revealed later in the series.
The first season has heavy emphasis on the politics and economy of
the game world. It shows how the players and the NPC interacts, how the NPC interacts with other NPCs, etc.

For more info, you can check out its Wikipedia article or look through its own Wikia site.


Did Luffy kill Bellamy when he punched him at Jaya?

No, Belammy is alive.

In the pre-Skyisland arc when Luffy goes to retrieve the gold from him, he just knocks him down and doesn't kill him.

The proof:-

In the CP9 saga, it is shown that Doflamingo was forcing Bellamy to fight.
Next is the Pirate Alliance Arc.

  Bellamy entered the Corrida Colosseum to compete for a leadership
  position in the Donquixote Family and was assigned to Block B. He is
  first seen somewhere in the Colosseum crushing someone's skull.

Belammy vs Abdullah and Jeet.

These are just two of a few events that prove that Bellamy wasn't killed by Luffy. There has been some more events with appearance of Bellamy. Luffy hasnt really killed anyone in the whole series except for a few Sea Kings :P


Does the "flower's name" myth have a real-world basis?

In the manga, Hide says:

Which roughly translates to "but doesn't that sound a bit untimely?" Which probably refers to the fact that flowers lead short lives. Perhaps drawing indirectly from what Lord Capulet says in Romeo and Juliet?

  "Who said death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field?"

Luckily, the dad suggests:

"Fruit would be better." Perhaps referring to the kittens being young, while keeping with flower subject.


Bingo books are designed to contain a list of names, along with all known information, that are to be targets for various reasons; whether it be for the price on their heads or to be killed on sight due to being a threat

  Bingo Books are black books used by ninja that contain any and all information on black-listed ninja they are to target. There are multiple versions of the Bingo Books, the most common being those based from the Hidden Villages.

A majority of the time, Bingo Books put together by high ranking officials to have intel on Shinobi ranging from either missing-nin or deadly Shiboni from other villages

  Normally, Bingo Book entries are compiled by a village's high ranking officials, usually the Kage, that are then distributed to its jōnin and Anbu members. Those listed are typically dangerous ninja from rival villages, missing-nin, or potential security threats that are to be eliminated given the opportunity. A unit of Anbu from Kirigakure, the hunter-nin, have the sole purpose of eradicating missing-nin so that no physical trace of their body remains.

Other versions of Bingo Books that are seen are by the Akatsuki that contain the list of jinchūrikis

  The Akatsuki, on the other hand, use their Bingo Book for the more sinister purpose of listing their jinchūriki targets and certain ninja from the villages who have potential use to them.

And Kakazu, which contain a list of Shinobi with bounties on their heads

  In Kakuzu's case, he lists his Bingo Book with information on various ninja with large bounties on their heads so that he can claim the bounty on them.


What was removed between the Japanese and English releases of "Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight"?

From Wikipedia:

  Many earlier anime theatrical films had slow deliberate pacing resulting in running times that were over two hours. Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight, whose original runtime was two hours 15 minutes had a pre-credits sequence, numerous surrealistic special effects scenes, lengthy dialogue scenes, silent moments, as well as a musical ending (special appearance by Loudness, the band who performed some of the music numbers), all of which were cut resulting in a 90 minute English dub.

So the answer appears to be "All of the above".

(I've not seen the movie yet.)


How to tell apart Japanese and non-Japanese characters in-universe and out-of-universe?

You can't really. It's up to the character designer / artist if they want to give the characters visually distinct race traits, but they're not obligated to and many times they don't, as you noted with Code Geass. The most reliable way to tell if a character is Japanese (without being explicitly told they are) is their name.

It's best to take things on a case by case basis and use common sense to parse the information the show gives you. If a show is set in Japan, you can safely infer most of the cast will be Japanese regardless of what they look like. If you notice most of the cast look how Japanese people in real life typically look, you can infer that when a blond haired blue eyed character appears, they aren't Japanese. Again, these are assumptions you make based on the context of the show, not universal rules.

The only universal assumption to make is that visuals in anime are arbitrary and are not obligated to obey any general rules set up for interpreting them.


How does Don Flamingo's fruit production work?

This is still unknown. We still don't have any precise details on how the factory works.
We just know that the Smile are Zoan-type fruits, and that probably they achived these smiles by studying a prototype artifical fruit made by Vegapunk (i.e. the dragon fruit that Momonosuke ate).


As seen in a later episode

  Kirio was actually travelling through time with Tokisaka while Hakumen no Mono sent out its minions to remove both Ushio and Tora from the memories of everyone they had contact with.


Pan appears for the first time in  the last chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, not in  GT

She is below Son Gohan and Videl

So, unless an editor or  person close to Toriyama chose her  name, the author himself is who did it.


The answer below has pontetial spoilers, because the animated series hasn't catched up with the manga. Proceed with caution!

SPOILERS

   Germa 66 or Warmongers as they have been called is an
 organization which is controlled by Vinsmoke family, which
 recently we found out is Sanji's family. They have ties with the
 Underwold and recently with Big Mom Pirates, because of the
 marriage/alliance of Sanji and Purin.  As for the nobility
 Vinsmoke family as Reiju said even though they don't own any
 land, they are still participate at the Reverie
 *So to summarize, Germa 66 is an organization that is under the Vinsmoke Family and has a lot of weapons/technology at their disposal. They are not pirates and they have affliction with the nobles not directly but indirectly through Vinsmoke Family.
 This is all we know so far.

Anything that you might need to know is in the one piece wikia Germa 66


Cumber red ki, is his regular ki or is it a transformation?

The Dark Aura which surrounds Kanba here is just his ordinary ki which is supposedly considered to be a dark evil Ki. if you look at the Dragon Ball Heroes Universe Mission 3 trailer, you can see Kanba as a Regular Super Saiyan at the 0:09-0:10 second mark.Hence it is fair to assume that is Kanba's ki in his Base form. I have also attached an image of the same below.


Do One-For-All users have different training experiences?

Yes, the other successor's for One-For-All where handpicked by the previous users among the most fit to use the quirk. Gran Torino mentions that even though Toshinori/All-Might was born quirkless, he possessed great resilience and endurance to maintain One-For-All power.

Midoryia had no previous training nor did he had good constitution or muscle strength to keep up with One-For-All's great stress upon the body. That is why All-Might has those often remarks about him.


What is the name of this manga with the survivors of an epidemic gaining super powers?

I think it could be Absorb; Ability

  Japan wields the power of a new form of influenza so lethal that only one person out of a million can survive an infection. Kazuma, a man able to withstand the infection of the unknown virus, "Cherubim", has obtained the power to save his twin sister from facing the influenza! While Kazuma saves other people's suffering by using his new power, he will also encounter many surprising and painful things... A serious and comedic story of new abilities begins!!

This could be the cat-like mutation you are referring to:


Why are only some of the references censored in Lucky Star

Not sure if this is just a random connection or actually the reason, but here's the connection between Lucky Star and ToHeart:

Lucky Star's manga and anime are published by different branches of Kadokawa. The ToHeart manga was published by MediaWorks which was owned by, you guessed it, Kadokawa.

I don't know if every single branch of Kadokawa is allowed to mention a work in every other branch, but there is at least this connection. If someone bought Lucky Star DVDs and saw ToHeart mentioned and then decided to go buy the ToHeart manga, that's a double win for Kadokawa.


In the Zoldyck family is something known about the grandmother and the grandgrandfather?

Zeno Zoldyck is the father of the Silva Zoldyck. It is clearly stated in this family chart which in the HxH wiki. In the family tree, Maha Zoldyck is the grandfather of Zeno, also he is the oldest living person in Zoldyck Family.

There are no mentions about Zenos' wife (mother of Silva). Below image shows the family of Zoldyck but Zenos' wifes' image is missing there also. Also, Kikyo is the only women that have mention and appeared in the HxH from Zoldyck family (apart from Silvas children). I think that mainly because of they joining Zoldyck family from the other families.


Does the Steam version of Wonderful Everyday VN have upscaled CG?

Yes, the CG images have been upscaled to 1280x960.

Quoting the official Kickstarter page,

  Furthermore, the English release has been newly upscaled to 1280x960 from the original 4:3 assets, by the same team at KeroQ that worked on the original Japanese release, to ensure maximum faithfulness to the intended product.

Operation Rainfall also confirmed it,

  All of the CG images have been increased to 1280 x 960 resolution [...]

Regarding the black bar, it's because the CG's aspect ratio is still in 4:3 (16:12) while most screens are in 16:9 or 16:10 nowadays. Since the aspect ratio is not the same, the CG won't fit the whole screen and thus letterboxing is used.


It is essentially Uno with some small tweaks.
You are trying to play numbers, in order.  If you have a "run" of numbers in the same suit (color), you appear to be able to play them all at once.
There are cards that allow you to change the color, even a wild draw 4.
In the anime, you see Boruto play a change color card with a "skip" card skipping the next player's turn.  It appears the cards are numbered from 1-10 in five colors.


Why does Greed in FMA (2003) want to know how to bind a soul to an armor?

This may not be mentioned in the anime but I am answering based on what I understood.

Ling Yao at the very end of the brotherhood anime mentions to Greed that all he wanted was friends and relationships that supported him.

Greed also had multiple phases when he was reminded of his friends that he had before being killed by the father.

So to answer your question, Greed wanted to bind his friends' soul to an armor and bring them back to life since Human transmutation is not possible.

TL;DR
He wanted to revive his friends who satiated his empty feeling in his heart.


Why are there so many cross-over episodes of One Piece and Toriko?

Some possible reasons:

The manga each is based on are run in the same magazine.
The anime are aired on the same TV channel in Japan on the same day.
The anime are made by the same company.

Sources:
anime info: http://www.mahou.org/Showtime/?o=ET
manga info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Shounen_Jump#Series


Excalibur and Calibur in fate stay night, which one is King Arthur using in history?

First, there is no "history" to speak of, as the tale of Arthur and Excalibur is fictional.

Otherwise, after looking at the Excalibur article on wikipedia, it appears that:

The Sword in the Stone is the sword that proves Arthur's right to rule after Uther Pendragon;
Caliburn is always an alternate name for Excalibur;
According to the Vulgate Cycle (A 13th-century set of poems in french), Excalibur is explicitly identified as the Sword in the Stone;
According to the Post-Vulgate Cycle (A revision of the Vulgate Cycle, with a lot of changes), Excalibur is the sword given by the Lady of the Lake, and was returned to her after Arthur's passing;
Thomas Malory later compiled a number of Arthurian legends in his 1485 compilation called Le Morte D'Arthur. In it, he mentions both versions of Excalibur's origin. Thomas Malory's work has been the main source for many modern Arthurian authors;

In the end, Excalibur is the Sword in the Stone in some versions of the story, and in other versions it is not. In Fate/Stay Night, the latter option was chosen.

However, the act of using the name "Caliburn" for a sword distinct from "Excalibur" seems uncommon. I suspect however that it is done so that it can be referred to by name instead of always having to call it "The Sword in the Stone".


The strongest character in each Dragon Ball series

Each of the series introduces multiple characters of increasing strengths during different arcs so I'm going to answer the question with the strongest character at the end of each series.

Dragon Ball: The strongest character at the end of Dragon Ball was Goku. Piccolo was the next character along with Kami in the race. However, Piccolo addressed Goku as being the only real obstacle that stood in his way and that Kami had neglected too much on his training.

Reasoning: In Episode 148, we see Piccolo and Goku fight where the both of them seemed to be pretty even in strength until Goku finally rung him out. Also, Picollo had wounded Goku to such an extent that he was in a life or death situation and it is obvious that he would've gotten a Zenkai boost after their fight. The only other fighter in the race is Kami but because of Piccolo considering only Goku to be a threat, I think it is fair to assume that he was the strongest.

Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Ball Z saw the introduction of fusions. So the strongest character including fusions would be Vegito which is a Potara fusion between Goku and Vegeta. The strongest unfused character, on the other hand, would be, Ultimate/Mystic Gohan. The other characters in the race would be Super Buu(Who was even stronger with Gohan, Gotenks absorbed), Goku and Gotenks who weren't as strong.

Reasoning: The final antagonist at the end of Dragon Ball Z was Majin Buu and we see multiple iterations of Majin Buu. We know the SSJ3 transformation is a lot superior to the SSJ2 transformation. Majin Buu in his fat form was slightly weaker than Goku in his SSJ3 form who was initially the strongest at the beginning of the series. Then we see Super Buu(The strongest iteration of Buu), who was about the same level as strength as SSJ3 Gotenks (Who was a fused character). Fusions are more powerful. Gohan in his Ultimate Form, was strong enough to Toy around with Super Buu in episode 267. Gohan was also able to hold his own against a Buu with an absorbed SSJ3 character in the following episodes. Finally, we see Potara fused character Vegito, completely Toy around with a Buu who absorbed the strongest unfused character Ultimate Gohan, making him the strongest.

Dragon Ball GT: "Note: This series isn't canon". However, this series also contained fusions hence the strongest character at the end of the series was SSJ4 Gogeta, which is a fusion between Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan 4 transformations. However, the strongest unfused character would be the last villain they had to face, that was Omega Shenron.

Reasoning: This one is fairly easy. Omega Sheron was the last Antagonist of the series. He was strong enough to push back SSJ4 Goku, Vegeta, Majuub, Gohan, Goten and Trunks.It was only after Goku and Vegeta fused into Gogeta, they managed to completely Toy around with Omega Sheron. The last few episodes of the series between 57-63 would indicate the same.

Dragon Ball Super: So this show saw the introduction of Gods/ Angels and took power scaling to a multiversal level. The strongest character in terms of power is the Grand Priest. "Note: The Omni King doesn't have physical strength as stated by Beerus and Whis. He has the ability to erase anything from existence solely out of will which makes him powerful". If I were to consider only mortal's, the strongest character currently is yet to be determined, however will be soon in the next few days between Goku and Jiren.

Reasoning: Unlike in the previous series, this series introduced many characters stronger than the main characters by huge margins, without actually revealing their power in actual combat. We got introduced to Gods of destruction and Angels. Gods of destruction are technically the strongest fighters in every Universe(With the exception of Jiren and maybe even Goku now as of episode 129).

There also exist Angels who are substantially stronger than the Gods of destructions, to a degree that they could take them out without any effort. One such Angel who is friends with the protagonist is Whis. Whis said to Goku in Episode 55 that even he could barely keep up with the Grand Priest in terms of combat. Note Whis himself at that time is strong enough to knock out Goku and even the God of Destruction of his universe Beerus(Who is substantially stronger than Goku at that time) without even trying.

As for the strongest mortal, After Episode 129 and 130, it has to be Goku in his Fully Mastered Ultra Instinct Form with Jiren not Far behind!


It's a joke, a glance at the home page of the Konoha Libraries site you provided says:

  Remember, there's plenty of serious information banks on Naruto already. We will never be as big as any one of them so just have fun with your articles. Go nuts. Reference people from the forum or threads you love. Just remember to keep it in good spirits.

Talk no Jutsu refers to the ability of Naruto (and many main characters from many anime series) to talk the antagonists out of their evil ways, and "show them the light".


What does the second part of rule VII mean?

Contains spoilers

This rule pretty much means that, if you were to be given a ripped out piece of paper. Even tough you are not the owner of the death note, the people you write down in there will die.

In the anime we can see a good example, I don't know the exact episode(s) but it was during the investigation of Light by the FBI as potential suspect. Where light gave the FBI agent Penber a envelope.

   Light tells Penber to take the contents out of the folder he gave him, and Penber takes out four envelopes with ten rectangular spaces cut out of the left side of each one. Light says to write down the names of the agents into the blocks on the folders. As Penber writes, Light tells him not to get off of the train when he's done, and that if he follows his instructions his fiance and family will not be killed. As Penber finishes, Light says to put the transmitter and envelope back into the folder and sit quietly for thirty minutes, then place the envelope above on the rack and leave the train when no one will notice. At 4:42 PM, Penber dies from a heart attack three seconds after he exits the train, and his last sight is of Light’s face. Penber appears shocked as he looks at Light's face and says "Light Yagami." Light watches as Penber dies, and says "Farewell, Raye Penber." - Wiki

Light takes the files home and takes the pages of the Death Note out of their envelopes, revealing the times and causes of death for each agent. Each agent will receive the file and die at a different time.


Which is the biggest character shown so far in One Piece?

Zou, the living elephant on which the animals of Mink reside is the largest character so far shown. The entire back of the elephant has so much space that there are forests, rivers and even entire towns on it. There's an entire country there.


Before the era of Naruto, One Piece and Bleach being published simultaneously, was there ever another well-defined "Holy Trinity" of Manga?

The concept of Big 3 is really vague. Some say it's just a made up word for the current popular manga in the West, which is One Piece, Naruto and Bleach during the early 2000s. At the same time, online streaming is getting popular around that time, mainly Youtube and Crunchyroll for anime, and also the internet is booming at the same time (stocks of dotcoms, Google, Yahoo, etc. I won't go into details about economics and stock market, but all of it are happening during the early 2000s).

Now to answer your question if there are other Big 3 in the past, I would say it's not only 3, there would be a lot. Mainly Case Closed (or Conan), Doraemon, Astro Boy, Dragon Ball and Kochikame.

Also, who told you that the famous 90's anime are Yu Yu Hakusho, Slam Dunk and Dragon Ball? Dragon Ball would be famous, and so is Slam Dunk, but I don't know about Yu Yu Hakusho. There's a lot of famous 90's anime and manga to the point that I can't name them all.

But overall, the Big 3 and what not are just opinions of other people of what's famous or not. There's no solid measure of how famous a manga or anime is. Unless if we are talking about sales and copies then we could make some list. But if we are basing it all on human opinions there would be infinite Big 3.


Does anyone know what the name of the music is in episode 6 of Parasyte -the maxim- from 7:19 to about 8:30?

Yes. The song you are looking for is named "Solitude" by Ken Arai. It's part of the official soundtrack.

Here's a link to the song on YouTube.


Manga about a sword that only a little boy can unsheath

You're looking for Hero Tales aka Juushin Enbu. There's also a 26 episode anime adaptation of it.

From ANN:

  Set in a time of chaos, seven heroes of the Stars, the Hokushintenkun, rise up to lead the people. Two of the seven, the Nitenshinson, the Hagun and the Tanrou, are never supposed to exist at the same time, but fate has decided otherwise. Taito, chosen as the Hagun, now must rise up to defeat the Tanrou, as the fate of the Stars destined it to be.


Why did Dio cut off his head and not regenerate his body?

Hamon was spreading throughout his body, and if he did not separate himself from his body, Dio Brando would die.

The Hamon that destroyed his body, probably prevented him from regenerating his body. Dio Brando in the final episode of Part 1 says something along the lines of "This is the man who brought me to my current state. Give him [Jonathan Joestar] a swift death." This alludes me to believe that it was because of JoJo's Hamon that Dio Brando is unable to regenerate his own body, and thus wants to take over JoJo's.


What is this paper fan used by some student council president/senior member called?

That'd be a Harisen, a paper fan used extensively in manzai comedy by the tsukkomi to smack the bokke's funny antics. I guess it just bleeded into anime for its comedic factor.


How can we convert between a.t.b. and Revolution Year?

What does a.t.b. stand for?

It stands for "Ascension Throne Britannia", named after the "date the first Celtic super-king, Eowyn, was elected by the united British tribes to battle Rome, becoming the first member of the modern Britannian imperial family."{1} 55 B.C. is equivalent to 1 a.t.b.

  How can we convert between a.t.b. and R.Y.?

The Revolution Year system (used by the EU in Code Geass) is based on the French Revolution (start date) of 1789 A.D.{2}{3} Since 55 B.C. is 1 a.t.b., we can figure out the actual conversion formula:

  0 R.Y. = 1789 A.D. = 1845 a.t.b.

If you want a simple conversion between a.t.b. and R.Y., just some simple math:

  R.Y. = a.t.b. - 1845

  Which Revolution Year would 2010 a.t.b. be?

Based on the conversion above, a.t.b. 2010 is equivalent to R.Y 165.


Why do characters from Jujutsu-Kaisen making so many references of Narutoverse?

For what I have learnt from Jujutsu Kaisen is that it is taken into account that the Author was influenced to create these characters based on that of Naruto-verse because he was inspired by that series. To support the fact that the author mentioned this is shown in this link.


Which level of Super Saiyan was Vegeta in Episode 8 of Dragon Ball Super?

He was at Super Saiyan 2, as you can clearly see the lightning/sparks around him. His hair didn't change its size. So SS3 is excluded.

This is probably the reason why Goku said Vegeta had surpassed him (in the Battle of Gods movie) at that specific time. Because at SS2, Vegeta was stronger than SS3 Goku.

And yes, Majin Vegeta was Super Saiyan 2 as well :)


From what I know and have searched, Rohan himself is the only limit. Most enemy Stand users also have a counter to Heaven's Door: since it needs to touch what it affects, as long as they aren't touched, they're okay.


Does "Those Who Hunt Elves" have a definitive ending?

Actually, there where two manga series:

Those Who Hunt Elves that was adapted almost entirely in the two anime seasons, and
Those Who Hunt Elves Returns, years after the ending, with new stories not directly continuing but mostly reusing the same characters for new adventures, but was very short.

Finally (for now) in 2013, the author continued with a new manga, also an "unconnected" continuation, with the same settings and characters but not exactly a sequel since the plots were already closed.

As for the plot that you mention, in the first manga, it was resolved somehow, but keeping the door open for those sequels.


Typically, organisations like the Port Mafia are pretty good at keeping their illegal dealings at arms length so that it's hard for law enforcement to catch them doing anything. It may be all but public knowledge that they're doing all those things, but they try to leave as little evidence as possible (and have a few lawyers and other legal types in their pockets to help deal with the few bits that get away from them).

As such, often the law enforcement will look for any excuse to prosecute them, and use that as a proxy for all the stuff they can't actually be caught doing. For example, notorious gangster Al Capone was arrested for tax evasion.

So prior to getting the licence, presumably there were police detectives or the like keeping an eye on known Port Mafia members hoping that they'd see, I don't know, Akutagawa using Rashoumon to destroy a stray piece of garbage, then take him in on a charge of "Unlicenced use of ability on public property". With the licence, though, the actions of the Port Mafia are halfway legitimised by the government, and it becomes that much harder to take action against them.


An anime about a samurai who has extended canines

I believe the anime you are looking for is Inuyasha. The anime has lots of episodes, aired on Animax, and he has fangs, red drapes and shouts.

Fangs, Check

Sabre kind of Gigantic Sword, Check

And long red drapes, Check

The only problem is that his girlfriend does not look that hot to me.


How much of their twin does the other twin need to eat?

The particular issue of quantity consumed is never addressed, in-universe or out. The twin does literally devour the flesh (and, consequently, much of the blood) of the "victim". However, since this happens during the pregnancy, the fetus is likely autonomous (for the most part), and thus would consume it in its entirety.
Background
This phenomenon is known in real life as "vanishing twin syndrome" (Wikipedia - warning: graphic medical images). There are cases of both partial and complete consumptions.
Consequently, because of the real-life nature of this issue, it has been seen throughout history. Most primitive cultures believed that twins meant something spiritually, even in terms of magic and righteousness.[ref 1] Some thought fraternal twins were the sign of adultery, and identical twins were the sign of divine paternity.[ref 2, pg.1, paragraph 3] Often, in older societies with high infant mortality, only one twin would even survive the birth. To explain this to the surviving twin, explanations of magic and myth were often used.[ref 2, pg. 2, paragraph 2]
Why this is important
I know what you're thinking: "Does this relate to the question?" It does, because it somewhat shows the roots of this concept in Vampire Knight. Twins were often lost before they were born, and so legends came to be about why and how this happened. One such legend is that two identical twins are, in fact, one being which has separated. In order to regain their full strength, they must be reunited—one must be absorbed.
Summary
So, how much does the strong twin have to eat to become whole? According to the legends, it only has to be enough to kill the weaker twin, so that the life force can be absorbed. Let's say it took a small bite from the arm of its victim—that would likely not kill it, and would do nothing overall. But eating, say, the head or heart (or the entire body), would be sufficient for the victim to die. Assuming these legends are the roots of the concept in Vampire Knight, the same logic would apply.


What is the gender of Armin in Shingeki no Kyojin?

Armin is a boy.
There are some reasons worth consideration:

His appearance is male. This isn't always telltale, due to traps.
Armin uses distinctly male language in Japanese. (He refers to himself as 僕【ぼく】 (boku), which is a male pronoun, fairly rarely used by females unless they are traps.)
The Shingeki no Kyojin Wiki refers to him as male.
Armin is a boy's name. (One source, but there's many.)
He is voiced by a male in the English dub. Though he is voiced by a female in Japanese, this is common for young or weak boys (Shinji Ikari, Edward Elric, etc.). However, a male voicing a female character is exceedingly rare, and I doubt the mangaka would have allowed it.

In the article you are referring to, the answers to the questions are actually just for humorous purposes, and should not be regarded canonically. For example:

Q: Mike smells all kinds of stuff, how does a titan smell?
A: They smell like a spa-town.

After this article, Armin was later confirmed to be male by the mangaka himself at a public event found in this Japanese video at 3:09 (thanks @OshinoShinobu):

Q: アルミンの性別はどっちですか？
What is Armin's sex?
A: 男です。
Male.


How did Demikas know the location of the gold room?

Demiqas was part of the raid party so he was privy to all of the information that was shared throughout the group. It would make sense that all of the members or the raid know the layout of the dungeon. The Depths of Palm was a raid that was done numerous times before but never to the extent of going all the way to the Gold room guarded by the Kunie Clan.

It is probably safe to say that since Shiroe was able to come to this conclusion by way of research or rumors of the room during the time before the Catastrophe. It is also to note that Shiroe is friends with ReGan, and ReGan has a very extensive library at his disposal. ref(Log Horizon Wikia)


Whose eyes did Uchiha Madara use during the ninja war?

Yes, he is still using Izuna's eyes.

Those are the eyes with which he invoked the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and the Rinnegan.


Manga/anime about a woman who can turn into a monster

That would be Claymore

it's set in a fictional medieval island where humans are plagued by Youma, humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans. A group known as The Organization, creates human-Youma hybrids to kill Youma for a fee. These female warriors wear armored uniforms with white body suits. The public refer to them as "Claymores" alluding to their Claymore swords, or "Silver-eyed Witches," due to their silver eyes and how they have powers beyond humans.

Evidence

  it already has more than 50 chapter

According to Wikipedia the manga has 143 chapters and is still ongoing

  The genre is action, and have some explicit content with lot of blood

I've only seen the anime but i believe it's action and quite bloody however the explicit content in the anime also has a bit on nudity in it, there's a scene of cannibalism and one of the characters almost allows herself to be raped

  The main character is a woman, short hair, white hair, and have sword

That would be Clare (Pictured Above)

  This woman is a monster slayer, wandering between cities to slay a monster, and the citizen pays her. But she's a monster herself.

Claymores go from City to City, town to town killing Yoma , they leave but before doing so notifies the people that a representative of The Organization will appear to collect the fee. all Claymores are Part Yoma , Clare herself is part Claymore because she was infused with a Claymore's Head (the woman who raise her)

  At the beginning, a boy decide to follow her, for what reason I don't really remember, perhaps to revenge his parents death.

this boy is Raki who she saved, he at first begins to follow her but then Clare decides to take him along seeing herself in him when she was saved by Teresa, the Claymore who saved her from Yoma

  One chapter reveal that she has a friend who also the same monster slayer like her, but she has to kill her, because her friend has been consume by the monster inside her, and turn into a monster.

As said above Claymores are half Yoma, their powers and strength come from using this side of them by using demonic energy know as their Yoki Aura, if they use too much they "Awaken" and becomes extremely power Youma known as Awakened Being. it's explained that awakening is likened to the feeling of sexual climax and Women was shown to resists this more than Men so it's the reason why Claymores are women, however later in the series Clare learns of the Male Claymores having existed however it's assumed they are all Awakened Beings now, Claymore tend to hunt each other down in order to prevent them becoming Awakened Beings.

Contradictions

  It's seinen

Wikipedia says the demographic is Shōnen


This is all we know about him being a human :-

  Moriah is a gargantuan person with very distinct devil-like features.
  Standing at 22' 7'' in height, he is the tallest among the
  Shichibukai. His animal theme is that of a gecko based off his name,
  general appearance and the collar of his shirt bearing a resemblance
  to a lizard's frilled neck. His overall design resembles a giant leek

Wiki Source


Did Vegeta and Bulma really get married in Dragon Ball?

In the manga or anime, there is no actual mention of an official ceremony where they get married. Also, considering Vegeta's attitude, he would not have the patience to endure such an ceremony.

The first time Bulma mentions Vegeta as her husband is during the World Tournament Saga So, it is hinted that they married somewhere between the Cell Saga and World Tournament Saga.

From Dragon Ball Wiki

  After approximately a year since Future Trunks' warning about the Androids, Bulma breaks up with Yamcha and becomes romantically involved with Vegeta, ultimately leading to the conception of Trunks. However, even the birth of their son was not enough to bring the two together, as of that time Vegeta prioritized his rivalry with Goku before anything else, even his relationship with Bulma. Arguments were common between the two, with Bulma often calling Vegeta a "jerk" and Vegeta showing little to no care or emotion for either his son or his future wife; this was demonstrated during an incident in which Bulma's plane is destroyed and their lives are at risk. When Future Trunks saves the two and questions Vegeta as to why he did not try to save them, Vegeta responds that he has "more important things to worry about than that foolish woman and her blasted child." Bulma later humiliates Vegeta in front of everyone when she says that every time he sticks his "Ugly Mug" up to Trunks, it makes Trunks cry, much to Krillin and Gohan's amusement and Vegeta's anger.

It is stringly hinted that the conception of Trunks was due to an one night stand between the two

  Vegeta's and Bulma's indifference to each other during the Androids Saga strongly implies that the circumstances surrounding their child's conception was no more than a brief affair; Future Trunks states to Goku that in his timeline, even though Bulma fell in love with Vegeta, they did not stay together very long because their attraction was solely based on passion and loneliness. However, the seven years of peace that came after the conclusion of the Cell Games would suggest that the two settled their differences and began to have a much better relationship than previously, as they were already married by the time the Majin Buu conflict took place.


What was exactly the CLAMP role in making Code Geass?

The Wikipedia page has a good explanation of the role that CLAMP played on the production.

To summarize it, CLAMP was contacted during the beginning planning stages. They provided ideas that helped with the development of the setting and characters. When they were developing Lelouch, Ageha Ohkawa, the head writer at CLAMP, said that she saw him as a character that everyone could relate to as being "cool" and a "beauty". Zero was one of the earliest developed characters, with the mask being a something that was felt to be necessary for a Sunrise (the studio) show as well as being something CLAMP saw as being unique design.

The finalized original character design art done by CLAMP was converted into animation character designs by the Sunrise character designer, who had extensively studied CLAMP's art and style. He focused on designing them to allow the other animators to apply them without moving away from CLAMP's original art style.


Firstly, there are several more adaptations of the Dragon Ball Z and not just the four you listed. However, the ones. Since that is not the main question, I won't elaborate on that.
To answer your first question, the Japanese version would indeed be the true shonen series and perhaps what Dragon Ball Z is truly intended to be. Being someone who personally dislikes dubbed versions, the Funimation dub is indeed very good and Bruce Faulconer's tracks make it an overall amazing experience. The Funimation dub that aired on Television was obviously heavily censored, however uncensored versions of the dub(Visually) have been released, however in terms of the script, there is censorship.With regard to your second question, DBZ Kai is different from the main version as it tends to remove filler episodes. Although, as far as Plot goes, there isn't any significant difference. With reference to Goku finding about Gohan, it wasn't really Censored. What is censored is mainly nudity, violence,  and random instances like these for example:

The word "HELL" is replaced with "HFIL". Gohan's tears have been removed to make it seem like "Less of a Kidnapping". You can look at a list of censorship in the series here.


Is someone who wrote his name in the Death Note allowed to make the eye deal?

According to some of Kira's tests, if a person can't fulfill his/hers cause of death, he/she will die of a heart attack when the time comes.

If someone write his own name to die of a heart attack in 20 days and then make the shinigami eye deal. It will only have 10 days of lifespan. Therefore that person will die from a heart attack in 10 days because he can't be alive in 20 days.


Which episode has Onizuka getting the kanji wrong?

This is from episode 23, "Superstition". The summary from Wikipedia:

  Eikichi receives a cursed chain letter, but he dismisses it as superstition. After a series of misfortunes, he begins to believe in the letter and does whatever he can (including suggestions from Kanzaki to write spells all over himself) to dispel the curse.

In Japan, the "cursed chain letter" is infamously known as 不幸の手紙 (fukou no tegami, misfortune letter), usually begins with

  これは不幸の手紙です。
  This is a misfortune letter.

However, in this episode, Onizuka instead wrote

  これは不辛の手紙です。
  This is a non-spicy letter.

The setting was actually inside the classroom, not on the school roof, and the boys (and girls too) were mocking Onizuka.


How does Mustang fight in the end of Fullmetal Alchemist with injured hands?

This is just a scenario of the shounen genre doing whatever it feels like. Biologically, he would have taken serious damage to bones, nerves, muscles, etc. when his hands were stabbed through. But in anime, particularly in the shounen genre, characters can often overcome this type of thing with relative ease.

Take, for example, a scene from Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) wherein one of the characters literally has a plank stabbed through a lung, and still manages to somehow sit up—dragging the plank through their body—while spurting blood everywhere.

In Mustang's case, there is no evidence that he was healed in any fashion (such as by May Chang), nor that he is impervious to hand pain in any way. He is simply able to do this because the mangaka decided it was necessary to the story. That's the power of shounen!


Minato died at the age of 24. If he were to survive, he would have been 36 in Part 1, and 39 in Part 2.

In Part 2, Nagato's age is confirmed to be 35, in the databooks.

This means there's a 4 year age difference between Minato and Nagato, where Minato is elder.

Kakashi's age was about 29-31 in Part 2, confirming that he's younger than Nagato by 4-6 years.


In the manga and Brotherhood, there are two things within the Gate of Truth: God, and all alchemical knowledge that has ever existed or will ever exist. The Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki says it best:

  It is the source of alchemical knowledge and the entrance to God's domain, where no mortals are meant to tread.

As is stated in this answer, this is where mortals end up when they attempt human transmutation. They pay a toll, and are granted access to all alchemical knowledge within.

While an alchemist is within this realm (the realm of non-reality), they will inevitably learn something about alchemy, and in fact anyone in the series who recalls this information gains the ability to perform transmutation without a circle.

In the 2003 anime, there are some differences. Notably, the realm itself is the source of alchemical energy (rather than knowledge), and the Gate acts as a portal between that energy and the FMA universe. You can read more about the differences on the FMA Wiki.


Is this artbook by Clamp based on a series?

It's related to the manga X. Here's a pretty helpful review by an Amazon.com user:

  This is a well-made, high quality hardcover artbook collecting color artwork from the manga (comic) X/1999 (as it is published in the US). X/1999 is a supernatural, apocalyptic story about destiny and choices leading toward the end of the world, written and illustrated by a team of women collectively called CLAMP. The artwork here focuses on the numerous characters. As a loose generalization, the illustrations are either elegant or bloody. The characters themselves have the delicate, slender designs of all CLAMP characters. The female character illustrations shine here: the sword-wielding priestess Arashi, the innocent Yuzuriha Nekoi, and the fire-wielding Karen Kasumi, in particular. Other illustrations, particularly involving lead characters Kamui and Kotori, are scenes of violence or impending violence. X/1999 the comic has scenes of dismemberment; none of these illustrations reach that point, but they are not all sweetness and light. If you have read any comics by CLAMP (such as X/1999 or Rayearth) and think the art looks good in black and white, these full-color illustrations will show you CLAMP can reach an even higher level. One last note: this is a Japanese book, so it opens and reads in the opposite direction (but don't worry, it sits just as nicely on a bookshelf).


Why did Sakurako call Akari a "betrayer"?

The answer for this is actually funny: because Akari and Sakurako are both flat chested, and in anime, girls (particularly flat chested ones) sometimes identify other girls as either friends or enemies depending on their breast size. In this situation, Sakurako thinks Akari is a friend. When she mistakes Himawari for Akari, she thinks that Akari grew big boobs and left her alone being flat chested, and she yells "You Traitor!"

If you don't believe me (it is a bit hard to believe) watch some harem anime. For example, the same situation happens in Negima.


Does Hunter x Hunter manga progress further than the Anime?

The manga has released new chapters since the conclusion of the Hunter x Hunter 2011 anime. The anime ending corresponds with chapter 338 titled "Atop a Tree", currently there are a total of 380 chapters. I will note that if you are not familiar with Yoshihiro Togashi he takes frequent hiatuses from his work on the Hunter x Hunter manga so it is hard to expect a consistent release schedule. You can see all of the hiatuses here: Hiatus x Hiatus. If you would like some more information on the list of chapters that can be found here: List of Hunter x Hunter Chapters.


Are the events in this manga panel happening simultaneously?

This would be a personal answer based on my own experiences: in cases like these I interpret the height of the speech bubble as order. The left bubble is higher up than the right one, so that happens first. There's nothing stopping the right one to be placed higher up, as it wouldn't hide any important details or anything in the art. Therefore I would read the bubbles in this panel left to right.

The following image is from http://shadow.randomfandom.com/gh/styles.htm and shows reading order. Look at number 4 and 5, that's how I interpret the two speech bubbles in your example.


As was explained in chapter 606, pages 13 and 14:

   Those who have both Uchiha and Senju DNA (which allows you to awaken the Rinnegan) can summon the Gedo Mazo.
 Only four people have been able to do such: The Sage of Six Paths, Uchiha Madara (Second Rikudo), Nagato (Third Rikudo) and Uchiha Obito.
 All four of them possessed both DNAs and the Rinnegan:
 - The Sage of Six Paths is the person from whom both lineages descend, possessing both DNAs, as well as the Rinnegan.
 - Uchiha Madara possesses Uchiha DNA naturally, and transplanted Senju Hashirama's cells into his wounds, awakening the Rinnegan when he was at the verge of death.
 - Nagato is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, who are related to the Senju clan, thus possessing Senju DNA. Madara transplanted his Rinnegan to him when he was very young. With this, not only did he gain the Rinnegan, but he also had Uchiha DNA implanted into him.
 - Uchiha Obito naturally possesses Uchiha DNA, and had Senju DNA implanted in him when Madara fused a Zetsu clone with his body to save him. However, he did not awaken the Rinnegan, but rather had Nagato's (which was actually Madara's) Rinnegan implanted.

 According to Madara, he unlocked the seal to summon the Gedo Mazo upon the time of his Rinnegan's awakening.


What's the piece of music played at the 5min mark of episode 5 of Tokyo Ghoul?

Assuming that I'm watching the correct segment of Tokyo Ghoul, this is an extract from the first movement of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9.


Did Goten and Trunks ever fused using the Potara earrings?

No.

There is no need for them to fuse with the Potara earrings since Goten is irrelevant to the franchise. Goten exist just for the purpose of Gotenks. That is all.


Although it was not explicitly stated in the Anime. The following sequence of events was strongly implied and was part of Squealer's master plan.

Squealer helps Maria and Mamoru escape. Furthermore, he lets them stay and live with the colony.
Squealer waits for (or sweet-talks) Maria and Mamoru into having a child.
Once the child is born, Squealer (and/or his fellow rats) kills Maria and Mamoru.
They take the child and raise him/her. ("him" in the Novel, "her" in the Anime)
Squealer then takes the bones of Maria and Mamoru and gives them to the ethics committee.

When Squealer says that he will prepare fake remains for the villagers to find and that it will "take some time". He really means the actual remains of Maria and Mamoru and that it will "take some time" for them to have a child.

The sole purpose of this was to get a human child that could be raised into an Akki* and used against humans in Squealer's pursuit of world domination.

*I use Akki for short. But they really aren't. In reality, the children raised by the rats will believe themselves to be rats, thus attack inhibition and death-feedback will apply to rats instead of humans.


What makes an Ultra Ball different from the basic Poké Ball?

My answer is based on canon facts, but, as far as I know, I don't think the mechanism was ever explained. The wiki on the Poke Ball mechanism agrees that the mechanism is unknown so far.

As my own speculation, I'd say it might have something to do with the closing mechanism. As we can see in chapter 38, Giovanni damaged Red's Poke Balls' shutters during his gym fight, preventing the Poke Balls from opening and trapping Gyarados and Venusaur inside until the balls were repaired. The shutter must be key to catching/trapping a Pokemon in the ball. It might thus be the case that Ultra Ball has a more advanced or stronger lock than a regular Poke Ball, making it harder for the Pokemon to open the lock and escape from the ball. With the Master Ball having the perfect lock, as not even Mewtwo could escape after being caught by Red, in chapter 35, while still being at almost full power.

As we can see, the Poke Balls are empty inside. The only thing it seemingly does is shrink the Pokemon. There is no inducing gas or anything inside to weaken the Pokemon. Pokemon do undergo a change in character when being caught though. We have seen the most bad-ass Pokemon turn into loyal servants/friends after being caught. But this might be due to the Pokemon's honour submitting to its defeat, or it might be that the Poke Ball actually does something to the Pokemon during the bounce process. We don't really know the correct answer to this so far. Again, Mewtwo could be seen as a good example, as he didn't start rampaging after being released from his ball, but he came to respect his trainer Blaine.


Why was the masked man the same height as Minato?

Obito had a part of zetsu attached to him , that explains the immense chakra to summon nine tails and also the height .
When the cave collapsed and the boulder fell on obito ,half of his body was under it and the other half was not after which he decided to give kakashi his sharingan . From the manga-599 onwards upto 605 , we see the entire incident happen , from the cave collapsing to obito meeting madara for the first time , he is also not able to support his own weight and hence part of zetsu and attaches himself to him and they train together since the attachment is not entirely stable .
Another reason for obito being able to summon the nine tails fox could be because he activated the mangekyou sharingan at such an early age .


Code Geass: Lelouch of the rebellion dvd version differences

To my knowledge there shouldn't be too much difference. Japanese originating DVDs will have less-episode per disk but this apparently means the video footage wont be as compressed (though have never had a compassion to confirm this)

When looking on eBay you should be careful of bootlegs where the seller just gets downloaded episodes, burns them to disk, whips up a quick DVD Menu and cover and tries and sells it as legit. This post in Madman's Entainment Knowledge Base can help you sort out the bootlegs from the real ones

  There has been a recent increase in these DVD sets being spotted and these are most certainly not real products but rather an illegal bootleg copy, usually imported from South East Asian countries and contain extremely bad subtitles and are of low quality. Easy signs to tell if they are real or not include:

  Region 0 or All

  Very low disc count for entire series - eg. 26 episodes on 3 DVDs
  Anything with the company logos 'Anime Cartoon', 'AniDVD', AV, 'Manga Cartoon' and other companies with similar names usually linked to crime syndicates as well.
  A web based email address printed on the DVD cover such as addresses ending with @yahoo.com or mail2000.com.tw etc

  Should you come across any of these products do not purchase them and if you feel this isn't right report it to the authorities or to piracy@madman.com.au, please include the store's name and if possible get details of the distributor, the closer we get to the source of the problem, the eaiser it is for us to stop the flow. The Pirate Anime FAQ site also has a lot more useful information regarding these illegal bootleg DVDs as well as other knock off anime merchandise and how you can avoid them. Alternatively you can also report it to the newly setup Anti-piracy task force. Remember the more reports that are reported the more likely something will be done about this problem. Piracy hurts the industry and you can help by spreading the word and reporting these illegitimate practices.

Some of my own tips would be

By from official distributors like Madman or RightStuf depending on where you live
if you need to buy from ebay check out the sellers past feedback and look out for any claiming pirated products
pay with Paypal because then if you get a bootleg you can go through paypal to get your money back. if you go though ebay this process is made a bit easier
generally Amazon sells legit products as i havn't gotten bootlegs from there once so if you can buy from them then do so
the average count for episodes per disk is 6-7 in Australia for regular DVDs, i've seen up to 9 episodes on one BluRay (which was Katanagatari from the US), 3 disks for 24 episodes should only work if they are BluRay
Covers can be different depending on their release, first release of Black Cat in Australia had 4 episode/disk in 6 volumes, the second release included all 6 disks in one cover and the cover was that of the reversible one from Volume 1. also Limited Editions may have a different cover. when in doubt google it or post the image up on an anime forum or chat room to get clarification

a cover wont have characters that appear in a different media, my mum one got a complete collection of Fullmetal Alchemist but on the cover of one of them had a couple of characters from the video game

after you buy and receive the anime if you didn't get it from an official distributor you can generally tell right away if the anime was downloaded

if there are subs they wont be in comic sans MS
they wont have any tv network watermarks
they will have the appropriate copyright information and company slash animations before the menu appears (ie. all Hanabee released DVDs/Bluray will have Hanabee's animation, Fate/Zero will have Aniplex and Unfotable. Speed Grapher from Australia will have Madman, Gonzo and i think Funimation's)
generally all episodes will have the Opening and Ending and you will be able to skip these with one button press on the DVD remote (as they are set as a separate scene).


In SAO, you have all five senses with you and also when you use the nerve gear, you close your eyes so how is it possible for the nerve gear to do all this?

It connects to your brain, transmitting signals of what you do in the virtual world. You close your eyes because nerve gear transmits visual data too.

NerveGear not only simulates sight and sound, it also simulates taste, smell and even touch. In other words, it can completely immerse players in a virtual world. However, its true potential lies within the fact that it doesn't just send virtual sensations to the user. It intercepts and manipulates the signals sent by the user's brain.

When using NerveGear, all the signals sent by the brain are blocked an processed so that they only affect the avatar in the virtual world. This immobilizes the user's physical body. So there's no risk of running into walls in the real world while playing in the virtual one.
NerveGear only has one method of input. It is shaped like a helmet that covers most of the user's face. Inside, millions of signal units generate electromagnetic waves to stimulate out brains.
Nothing the user "sees" and "hears" in the virtual world actually comes from our eyes and ears. Everything is manipulated directly in the respective parts of our brain used to process each of the five senses.

Lastly, how does a nerve gear kill someone?

It uses electromagnetic waves to "fry" your brain.

If these things are attempted, the signal sensors in your nerve gears will emit a strong electromagnetic pulse...
Destroying your brain and stopping all of your basic bodily functions - basically, instant death.


How exactly is the Eye of the Moon Plan supposed to work?

Note: This answer is based on events seen up to Chapter 651, and contains unmarked spoilers.

Since the answer is long, I will divide it into several sections, first explaining the mechanism of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, then the background and philosophy, and finally answer the specific questions.

Mechanism of the Infinite Tsukuyomi

Use Itachi's Tsukuyomi as a reference to understand the Infinite Tsukuyomi. The illusion lasts for 72 hours as per the flow of time perceived in the illusory world, but for only a moment in the real world. Powered by the Juubi/Shinju's chakra, Infinite Tsukuyomi is a superpowered version of it, in three ways:

It draws everyone's minds into the illusion.
Its illusory space is designed in great detail, as desired by the caster.
In particular, people who do not exist in the real world can be created there.
It lasts forever as per flow of time perceived in that world.
The illusion appears to last for only a moment in the real world, but since it is endless, real world time doesn't appear to advance. Moreover, since everyone's minds have been drawn into the illusion, nobody is around to perceive the flow of time. This may also be a subtle cultural reference, since Infinite Tsukuyomi uses the moon to cast the illusion, and Tsukuyomi, the Moon God is associated with the flow of time.

To understand the Moon's Eye Plan philosophy, a background of the Naruto story is useful.

Background of the Naruto story

Kishimoto originally wanted to make Naruto a seinen manga, but was advised to make it shonen, so that it could be published in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. In my opinion, it still retains its seinen core in the plot, while using shonen elements in the narrative.

Amidst the action and comedy, it has explored various elements of human nature or philosophy, and conflicts between them. The characters in the story are also used to represent such elements. A narrative primarily focused on the philosophy would lose audience interest, so it is useful to have characters represent them. For example, Naruto represents how positive thinking and hard work can overcome adversities, while Sasuke represents how revenge makes a person blind letting others use him, and so on.

Objective of achieving a peaceful world

An overarching philosophical question asked several times is, "How to achieve a peaceful world, devoid of hatred and suffering?" Various characters have attempted to answer it in their own way.

Hashirama: Distribute powers evenly between villages, so that they won't fight over it.
Jiraiya: Some day, people will truly understand each other, and hatred  will cease. I don't know how it will happen, but I believe in my student to figure it out.
Nagato: Create a powerful weapon which people will fear and stop fighting. This peace is temporary, since people eventually forget the weapon's power, so they need to be reminded again.
Naruto: I will end the cycle of revenge and justice, which will lead to peace somehow.
Madara: Create a perfect world free of winners and losers, which will end hatred and suffering.

Motivation for the Moon's Eye Plan

Madara lost all his brothers in the war. He lost the Hokage title to Hashirama. His own clan rejected him when he wanted to protect them (according to him). He also lost to Hashirama at the Valley of the End. He then read the world history at the Uchiha shrine, which described how Kaguya Ootsutsuki ended all existing conflicts by eating the Shinju's forbidden fruit, but it only led to more conflicts. He realised that a world which creates winners also creates losers, such a world would always be at conflict, and any effort to end the conflict would cause more conflict. He was convinced that there is no hope to achieve peace in the real world, and hence, decided to achieve it in an illusory world.

Obito initially rejected Madara's plan, but seeing how the ninja system led to Rin's death made him lose hope in the real world, and convinced him to accept Madara's plan of creating an illusory peaceful world, where Rin doesn't have to die.

Answers to the specific questions

  When everyone is under the genjutsu, does that mean no one is actually
  living their own life? Or do people live their lives and the usage of
  the genjutsu just eliminates pain, suffering, and war?

  Will the people starve to death under this technique? And if not, are
  they able to reproduce? And if they can do the above two, will this
  technique eventually cease when Madara/Obito die?

  I'm just wondering if life can still continue under this technique? If
  so, does the technique ever stop?

As explained above, the illusion lasts forever as per time perceived in the illusory world. The real world becomes irrelevant once the illusion starts.

  Now on a more (deeper) philosophical level, how is this plan any
  different from Pain's total destruction plan?

Pain's plan was to achieve peace in the real world through the fear of a powerful weapon, although the peace is temporary. Madara's Moon's Eye Plan gives people no choice, they are forced into the peaceful world permanently. In my opinion, the Moon's Eye Plan represents the philosophy that peace is a state of mind, while the body is unimportant, since it draws people's minds into peace (albeit an illusory one), while their bodies left in the real world become irrelevant.

As a side note, Pain's plan seems influenced by the atom bomb in our world, though the author hasn't stated it explicitly.

  Why bother with the Eye of the Moon plan if you can just kill the entire planet.

The difference between the two could be a long philosophical discussion unto itself, so I will cut it short using an analogy. To end a lung tumour patient's suffering, you could do:

Remove the tumour (Naruto's solution)
A lung transplant (Moon's Eye Plan)
Kill the patient (this question's suggestion)

Analogies are often misleading, but the key point is that the Moon's Eye Plan wants to create a peaceful world, which everyone can experience, which destroying the world cannot achieve.

  This then leads me to believe that Madara and Obito just have psychological problems. Is this the reason why they are proceeding with this crazy plan?

There is nothing inherently crazy about wanting to escape the pains of reality in one's dreams, since this is quite common human nature. The following Calvin and Hobbes strip is one popular instance. Bill Watterson's cat, Sprite, died in real life around that time, and he realised that he could be always be with his cat in his dreams.

Concluding that Madara or Obito have psychological problems is a stretch, or subjective at best. In our world, it is quite common for one person to experience a problem, and then try to solve it for everyone. Madara or Obito could easily solve only their problem using Izanagi, Rinne Tensei, or limiting the Tsukuyomi illusion only to themselves.

Lastly, the war also represents the conflict between Madara/Obito's philosophy and Naruto's philosophy, and we know that Naruto would eventually win in some way. This could be Kishimoto's way of giving us another moral, that trying to solve real world's problems through an illusion is futile, and they should be solved in the real world.


Which characters in My Hero Academia can fly?

Flight is a quirk possessed by Christopher Skyline, who appears in the spin-off manga Vigilante - My Hero Academia: Illegals

Aside from him a hero with wings called Hawks appeared in chapter 184 (the latest chapter as of now). We can assume from his name and appereance that he's able to fly, but we haven't seen him in action yet.

We've also seen a kid with big red demonic wings in a flashback, but we don't know anything about him.


Does the Toradora OVA fit canonically in the main storyline?

Based off my observations of the Anime i believe that the OVA is set between the end of the Culture Festival as Taiga is acting normal around Kitamura which only occurs after the culture festival, and before the student council election as not only is Minori not awkward around Ryuji or spacing out because of what Ami said to her after Taiga and Sumire's fought one another but also the end of the anime series occurs around winter and right after the elections is Christmas which in Japan is in winter.

   Also it's evident it's still winter when Ryuji and Taiga elope and Taiga moves schools after that

This is also strengthened by the fact that the first OP was used and after the elections is when the second OP started to be used

Given that I would say the OVA occurs between the end of Episode 13 and the start of Episode 15 (as  am accounting the possibility that the OVA is an event that occurred between Episode 14 and 15).

My assumtion is almost spot-on as in art book which came with the limited edition of the series from NISA there is a point at the bottom of page 5 talking about the OVA

  this is the first episode done for "Toradora!" in over 3 years, and the story takes place between episodes 13 and 14 of the TV Series. this episode has a comical bento battle and a heartfelt development, striking a delicious balance between the laughter and drama that "Toradora!" Is best known for.

Bellow is a photo i took of the relevant section, up the top slightly cut off is the same image as what is posted in the question


What is the name of this manga with a girl pretending to be a mermaid?

The manga you are looking for is:
Satou Kashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai
(Sugar Candy Bullets Can’t Pierce Anything).

The following summaries are included on the website:

  When a strange new girl by the name of Umino Mokuzu transfers in from
  Tokyo and declares that she is a "Mermaid", she quickly becomes the
  center of attention. Noticing that Nagisa is the only classmate that
  seems to have no interest in her, Umino quickly decides that they
  should become "precious friends". Despite Nagisa's objections, Umino
  begins to follow her wherever she goes.

and

  Umino's rockstar father is shown to be aloof towards her at best and
  emotionally abusive at worst, once leaving her behind in a grocery
  store parking lot simply because a defective shopping cart made him
  angry and that's only the tip of the iceberg.


The history of Japanese hentai manga is very, very old.

For example, The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife (NSFW) was drawn in 1814.
The work is also known as the earliest tentacle erotica.
In 1722, the government created a law to ban hentai manga.
This means hentai manga had already been known in public.

For Japanese hentai anime, Wikipedia entry says Suzumi-fune (1932) is oldest hentai anime.
But well-known oldest hentai anime is the Cream Lemon series.
This series was ranked in the best-seller video list (which contains non-adult videos.)


Which manga chapters correspond to the 2nd season (or "Season 3" on Netflix) of the anime, "Revival of the Commandments"?

The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments covers chapter 102 (volume 13) up to chapter 197 (volume 24) + 2 extras (volume 26).

Post-Kingdom Infiltration arc

Revival of the Demon Clan: chapters 102-107, 109
Existence and Proof: chapters 104-105, 108-112

Albion arc

Sacred Treasure Lostvayne: chapters 113-116
The Ten Commandments on the Move: chapters 117-119
Overwhelming Violence: chapters 120-122, 139

Istar arc

The Great Holy Knight Atones for His Sins: chapters 123-125
Where Memories Lead: chapters 126, side story 3 (volume 16)
The Druids' Holy Land: chapters 127-130
A Promise to a Loved One: chapters 130-131

Ravens arc

A Promise to a Loved One: chapters 138-139
What We Lacked: chapters 132-133, 140
Father and Son: chapters 134-135, 140-141
Where Love is Found: chapters 136-137, 141-143
Farewell, Beloved Thief: chapters 138, 143-146
Master of the Sun: chapters 147-150

Great Fight Festival arc

A Bloodcurdling Confession: chapters 151-154
Death-Trap Maze: chapters 155-160
Legendary Figures: chapters 160-165
For Whom Does That Light Shine?: chapters 166-170
Meliodas vs. The Ten Commandments: chapters 171-175
Have Hope: chapters 176-177

Defensive Battle for Liones arc

Have Hope: chapters 178-179
Certain Warmth: chapters 180-183
Return of the Sins: chapters 184-188
The Hero Rises!!: chapters 189-194
So Long as You're Here: chapters 195-197 (volume 24), extras 11-12 (volume 26)

Source: Nanatsu no Taizai Wikia - Episode Guide, Season 2


Using this timeline and the following data

September 15 Birth day Kakashi
Academy Grad. Age   5
Chūnin Prom. Age    6

We can tell that Kakashi was born 14 years before the 9-tails attack. Using the information that the Akatsuki dead line was 18 years after the 9-tails attack. we can tell that Kakashi should be roughly 32 years old.