Is the extra person always someone related to class 3-3?

Yes, as far as I remember, this is confirmed at the beginning of the manga.

Class 3-3 has been the 'cursed' class since 1972

   Every year since class 3-3 has had an 'Extra' person in the class from the original year, who doesn't realise they are already dead.

The Another Wikia is a good source of information on the series.


Was Krillin based on the Turkish folk character Keloglan?

This seems to be a coincidence.

From http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Krillin:

  Like most characters in the series, the name Krillin is a pun. In his case, its Japanese source, Kuririn, is made up of two parts. The first two syllables come from 栗 (kuri), which means "chestnut" in reference to his shaved head (the "chestnut" pun is also carried over to his daughter Marron). The second part of his name comes from 少林 (Shōrin; "Shaolin" in Chinese), as his early character designs were closely modeled on Shaolin monks.

So, the similarity to the name Keloglan looks like a coincidence.

Regarding the baldness, as is pointed out by @krikara, this is probably because he is a Shaolin monk. Note that Krillin can grow his hair, whereas Keloglan cannot.

Even so, Krillin does not have a counterpart in "Journey to the West", so it is possible that Akira Toriyama looked to other folklore for inspiration when creating Krillin.


The first couple of chapters from the Watamote manga were published at the end of 2011. This scene hasn't changed from the anime, so the possible 'moeshit' that she's referring to could be something like

The K-On!! Movie
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Season 2
Mourestsu Pirates
More found here.

But I think it's more of a commentary on how moe-styled anime has become popular recently, and not about any shows in particular

As mentioned by @Jon Lin earlier, AKB0048 could be what EFB is referring to. Note AKB0048 started airing in April of 2012. The characters are argueably moe also.


When did the Kin/Gin Brothers get their Nine-Tails power?

According to this Naruto Wiki page (second and third paragraphs), the brothers were swallowed by Kurama before the battle between Hashirama and Madara took place (the battle after Madara's desertion from Konoha, when he used the Sharingan to tame Kurama).
This would mean they were swallowed before Kurama was ever sealed inside any Uzumaki.

Chapter 529, page 3

  Now, we also know that the Kin/Gin brothers were at the same time as the second Hokage, Tobirama. Given that they were the ones who killed him.

Although this is true, I think Tobirama and Hashirama are almost the same age, which would mean Kinkaku and Ginkaku's age is somewhere around both Senju brothers.

From what I understand, the timeline would go something like this (not sure about how much time between each "step"):

Founding of Konoha;
Founding of Kumo;
Kinkaku and Ginkaku get swallowed, when sent to capture Kurama;
Madara deserts and attacks Konoha, using Kurama;
Hashirama wins the battle, and Uzumaki Mito seals Kuruma inside of her.


Rin can control the fire at will. He has used it multiple times throughout the series at will, burning only the things he wants and not burning the things he doesn't. If I remember correctly, it was shown both in anime and in the manga that Shura started training Rin to control his fire. The training was that he was given three candles and he was supposed to burn only the middle one. Rin continuously trained with the candles and eventually learned to control his fire.

After undergoing this training, I believe it was in chapter 26 of the manga when his fire was shown to be completely under his control in the Impure King Arc. This arc was not included in the anime.

Simply put, after some training, Rin can choose what he wants to burn with his fire and what he doesn't.


Did Karin even have any "romantic" relationship with Sasuke?

When Karin was introduced, she was shown to have feelings for SasukeIt is confirmed in Karin's memory that she began to have feelings for Sasuke after he saved her during the second phase of the Chūnin Exam.Tobi pointed out Karin to be Sasuke's "favourite".Suigetsu pointed out Karin to be the girl Sasuke was "About to hook up with".Kabuto pointed out Karin to be the girl Sasuke "knows quite well".Karin blushed before being able to take a look at Sasuke after he saved her, which implies that was the first moment she started to like him.The latter has saved one another numerous timesKarin is one of the people that Sasuke has apologized toOrochimaru stated that Sasuke is "Karin's soft spot".Karin stated that she "doesn't like anyone biting her, with the exception of Sasuke".Karin stated that she only wanted Sasuke's happiness as well as forming a friendly relationship with Sakura and also delivering their child, Sarada.Whether she still has romantic feelings for Sasuke is not confirmed, but the following lines she had stated "connections come in all forms" suggests that she still holds him in endearment, even if it's not romantic in nature.


Humanoid harem - Kissing makes them stronger

Probably Sekirei.

  the story was about humanoids

Which are called "Sekirei".

  All the humanoids were girls

Most, but not all (Shiina is male; Homura may also be). Equal-opportunity fanservice!

  the main character

Generic McProtagonist-kun.

  helps a man and his humanoid escape the city

Shigi with his Sekirei, Kuno.

  the main character's sister had a humanoid that was trying to find her sister which was the main character's humanoid

sister = Yukari; her Sekirei = Shiina; Shiina's sister = Kusano; Kusano's "master" (Ashikabi) = McProtagonist-kun.


It is the 3rd world Yuno, as I have described here, in the first paragraph.

   As the 1st world Yuno die stabbing herself. It is 1st world Yuno not the 2nd world Yuno because she was killed by 1st world Yuno(correct me here if i am wrong)


Does writing an alias in the Death Note count as misspelling the name?

In order for a person to be killed by the Death Note there are only 3 relevant requirements:

They have to be alive...obviously...
You have to write their true name.
You have to picture the person as you write it.

Every person has a true name which can be seen with Shinigami eyes.  That name does not change.  There are several details we don't know about how that works but a nickname will never appear there.

You have two questions:

Are repeated writings of an alias considered by the Death Note to be intentional misspellings, unintentional misspellings, or just invalid input?
What happens if I accidentally write the correct name thinking it is an alias?

If you write the correct name (spelled correctly) while picturing that living person, that person will die. You do not need to know what you are doing as you do it. So in the case of you last question, the answer is: "Yes, the victim will die."

We don't, however, have enough information to answer the first question.  When Light was writing the name of the victim from the first episode he kills in the street, he writes at least 8 different spellings of his name.  He knows only one of those could be correct.  As the name is among the first 4 (third I think), the victim dies.  Light does not die for writing the final 4 nor does the victim retroactively become immune. This is the only time we see so many misspellings of a person's name.  The last 4 either seems to be considered invalid input (as he is already about to die) or misspellings that don't make him immune as he is already doomed.

We can speculate that if the person thinks he knows a person's real name, he cannot be intentionally misspelling the name to make that person immortal.  Therefore, the owner will likely not die from this course of events.  This, however, is just speculation with a limited amount of evidence.

What we do not know at all is whether the Death Note will consider the correctly spelled alias to be a misspelling of a person's given name at all.  A correctly spelled alias is technically not a misspelling so might not count.  If the name is very different, it is possible it might not be recognized as belonging to that person so that person is not impacted at all. This is the key point to the question and at no point in the anime or in the part of manga I've read has there been anything to clarify this further.  I personally would go as far as to say the Shinigami probably don't know the specific answer to this question.


So, uh, this is kind of weird.

According to a guy on Chiebukuro (which is basically Japanese Yahoo! Answers), the artist of this end card, HIKAWA Hekiru, is a fan of the movie Mad Max 2, and one of the characters in that movie is a dude named Humungus, who is the guy pictured here.

Also according to the guy on Chiebukuro, Humungus has apparently popped up in other works by Hikawa. I'm not familiar with any of Hikawa's works, so I don't know whether this is actually true or not, but the guy in the endcard certainly does look like Humungus.


From: http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Psycoframe

  The Psycoframe is a technology that builds on the brainwave-to-machine code translator known  as Psycommu into the atom-level of the metal frame of a Mobile Suit. This allows a Newtype
  pilot to control the mobile suit as if it were his/her own body with limitations.

Although not very obvious it seems that Psycoframes allow Newtype pilots to have something like a mental connection to their Mobile Suits allowing them to control them as if they were a part of their body.


What regiment do soldiers under Dhalis Zachary's belong to?

Dhalis Zachary is the leader of all the military regiments. All regiments (Scouts, Garrison and Military) have a leader and they directly answer to him.

So as you can guess he and his soldiers don't belong to any regiment but they answer directly to him.


How does Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner beam work?

So to start off, a disclaimer: I don't have any qualifications in physics whatsoever, but I have taken elementary physics courses up to quantum mechanics, so I have an amateur interest in the topic, being an Index/Railgun fan myself.

As the OP noted, the to aru wiki gives a very vague explanation about the Meltdowner ability and they claim it has to do with "stopping" electrons. From a quantum standpoint, this is nonsense, since by the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, a "stopped" electron would simply be a standing wave that spans infinite space. Clearly this does not match up with the anime depiction of Mugino's ability. So I thought I would throw all that out the window and start with the assumption that Mugino has the ability to control electrons (more details on what that actually entails later).

There are several properties of the Meltdowner we need to explain:

heat: clearly it is very hot, given its name, and how it is seemingly able to ignite flammable materials

piercing/blocking: In addition, it seems to have the ability to "phase through" metal with a short delay besides actually melting it. She is also able to form a shield that instantaneously blocks projectiles (as opposed to simply melting them)

stationary: Mugino is able to hold her Meltdowner in a ball-shaped stationary form

beam: She is then able to fire off beams, while maintiaining the stationary form.

So here is my assumption: Mugino is able to control not just how electrons move, but also manipulate their quantum state. To explain her abilities, I will use the concepts of wave-particle duality of nature and quantum superposition.

According to the wave-particle duality, an electron is both a wave and a particle. From a quantum perspective, "wave-ness" and "particle-ness" are just properties of the electron. So if we observe an electron in a certain way, it may collapse to either a wave or a particle state, but without measurement, it just exists in a superposition of the two. In nature, an electron has very little mass (the defining characteristic of a particle) and quite a large wavelength. The Meltdowner is very clearly not a wave-type attack in the slightest; it is either a beam or a ball of electrons.

So what might be happening is that Mugino forces electrons to behave more like particles than waves to the extent that their wavelength is so long that it isn't even noticeable. On the other hand, the electrons become significantly more massive. The massive electrons give the Meltdowner its piercing/blocking properties quite trivially; you can block or break through stuff with more stuff.

The Meltdowner is hot because even though the electrons aren't moving, their kinetic energy remains the same. However, as a very large particle with very high mass and very little wavelength, this means each electron stores excessive energy, which it dissipates by vibrating in place. The green glow of the Meltdowner is not the electrons themselves, but the surrounding air being heated up.

Finally, the transition between stationary/beam forms. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states that there is a trade-off between knowing momentum and knowing position. With control over the states of electrons, Mugino can essentially change the measurement. If she needs the electrons in stationary mode, she measures their position. If she needs them in beam mode, she measures their velocity.


Is Ludociel the fastest character in Nanatsu no Taizai?

We do not know the upper limits of Flash, neither do we know how it fares against other quick characters.

There have been no satisfying points of comparison between Ludociel and other extremely quick characters. The wiki only notes that "[it] allows Ludociel to move at immense speeds which appears as a form of teleportation." which is consistent with Flash's depiction within the series. Both Derrierie and Escanor, two experienced fighters ranking among the strongest characters in the series, were completely unable to follow Ludociel's movements.

Flash, generally speaking, has been scarcely used and is thus hard to describe and quantify. If we try to understand its inner workings by comparing it to other angelic Graces, we can infer its strength directly stems from the natural element of light (it could be lightning thematically, but we have seen numerous weaker characters reacting to and dodging lightning). Both Ocean (from Sariel) and Tornado (from Tarmiel) have demonstrated the ability to create a pocket universe almost exclusively containing their own element (manifesting as a windy ocean when they combine their abilities).

The best explanation we can try to offer for Flash is that it is a light-based Grace allowing Ludociel to literally move at the speed of light, thus explaining his extreme unmatched speed. If this theory is true, it is very unlikely other characters could possibly match him in a speed contest.


In Overlord, what is Aura holding during the battle between Ainz and Shaltear?

It's a world item called Depiction of Nature and Society. As stated in the wiki,

  It resembles the shape of a giant-red oriental scroll that hangs from the user's waist....Depiction of Nature and Society allows the user to isolate space. Apparently, it can even swallow the whole space of the opponent.  It was an item that could seal a target into a closed-off space. To be more precise, it swapped a painted landscape with the real world, and then it would convert the real world into a painted landscape.

If I recall correctly, Ainz ordered both Aura and Mare to scout the surrounding areas so this item together with Avarice and Generosity are merely countermeasures in case someone else tries to intervene between Shaltear's and Ainz's fight.


What are the names of all the Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion?

There are some Angels which appear in multiple canons, and some which appear only in just one, or even none. To be clear, the various canons are listed at the bottom in a reference list.
Main Angels
These Angels appear only in the primary canons:

Adam[NGE, M]
Arael[NGE, M]
Armisael[NGE, M]
Bardiel[NGE, RB, M]
Gaghiel[NGE, M]
Ireul[NGE]
Israfel[NGE, M]
Leliel[NGE]
Lilin[NGE, M]
Lilith[NGE, RB, M]
Matarael[NGE]
Ramiel[NGE, RB, M]
Sachiel[NGE, RB, M]
Sahaquiel[NGE, RB, M]
Sandalphon[NGE]
"Seventh Angel"[RB]
Shamshel[NGE, RB, M]
Tabris[NGE, RB, M] Not known as "Tabris" in Rebuild
"Third Angel"[RB]
"Twelfth Angel"[RB]
Zeruel[NGE, RB, M]

Secondary Angels
These Angels are not part of the main continuities:

Barakijal[NWP]
Iblis[NWP]
Insubstantial Angel[2I]
An unnamed Angel[2I]
Shateiel[C]
Turel[C]
Diemay Angel Fan-made for a Gainax contest

Canon list

NGE - Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime)
RB - Rebuild of Evangelion (movie series)
M - Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)
2I - Second Impression (video game)
NWP - RPG: The NERV White Paper (trading card game)
C - No canon, concept only

Further reading

Angels - Evangelion Wiki
List of Angels - EvaGeeks


How could Jiraya use sage mode by holding his hands?

You are not right with that Naruto can enter in sage mode in just matter of seconds, It also take time to gain sage chakra from nature for Naruto.

There are some condition to gain sage chakra from nature.

  In order to gather enough natural energy to initiate the
  transformation into Sage Mode, the user must remain perfectly still.

To overcome this weekness, Jiraya use
Sage Art: Amphibian Technique, where one or more toads fuses with the user's shoulders and gather natural energy for them to use.

Where Naruto Use his shadow clone to gather nature energy and call back his clone to his original self to gain sage chakra. but there is limit of shadow clone he use is 5.

You can find more details here.


I guess i can assume that it is somehow of a correct theory, since in Doflamingo's past (as a little kid) you could see an arrow heading his way in the reflection of his sunglasses, as if they were heading for his left eye.
But if it even struck him is unknown.


What's the "right" order to play the Grisaia Spin-offs?

Leisure of Grisaia = Grisaia no yuukan
Melody of Grisaia = Grisaia no senritsu
Afterglow of Grisaia = Grisaia no Zankou
Le fruit de la grisaia = Grisaia no kajitsu
Le laberynth de la grisaia = Grisaia no Meikyuu
Le eden de la grisaia = Grisaia no Rakuen

Right order

Parent game: Grisaia no Kajitsu.
Side story: Grisaia no yuukan
Sequel: Grisaia no Meikyuu.
Side stories: Grisaia no senritsu and Grisaia no Zankou. Since you completed the main game the side stories can be played in any order.
Sequel: Grisaia no Rakuen


How does Saber's summoning to the Fifth Grail War work?

How Summoning normally works is that a clone of a Servant is made from the Throne of Heroes and this Clone, and their memories/experience/changes in nature (ie. corruption) are discarded so the original remains the same.

with Arturia's case she made her contract with the World before she died to obtain the Holy Grail in exchange to becoming a Heroic Spirit as such she's not being summoned from the Throne of Heroes but from the moment before her death. When Saber's nature as a Servant is discovered the Visual Novel shows a couple of images to explain how her contract works

the first image shows how Saber will return to the point in time before her death after each attempt at getting the Grail. the second image is what will happen when she completes her contract in which when she completes it she'll proceed to her death rather than before she died before then going to the Throne of Heroes.

In regards to her memories in Fate/Stay Night, regarding her memories of the 4th War she does have them as on her Wikia page under her Role of Fate/Zero

  With the Grail gone and unable to maintain her form, Saber is sent back to the battlefield of Camlann, as she remembers the words of Lancelot and Rider.

Source: Saber (Fate/Stay Night) - Role - Fate/Zero (Second Last paragraph)

also in the Heaven's Feel Route after their run in with Ilya and Beserker, Shirou is confused as to Ilya's hostility to him. Saber contemplates as to whether to explain this to Shirou but instead telling him to seek out Kotomine despite wanting to have as little contact with him as possible due her own personal dislike for her former Enemy Master. before Shirou enters the church (leaving Saber outside) she suggests not to reveal that she's been summoned again.

while is a different route which -Last Episode- wont occur one can speculate that in the Fate Route she stayed outside for the same reason (even though at this point it had yet to be revealed who she is) as such if she remember Kotomine then she remember's Lancelot's and Rider's words. but ofcause as apart of her "dream" it wouldn't be a fond part as it involved Kiritsugu forcing her to destroy the Grail with his remaining Command Spells

As for what other memories she would have in -Last Episode- we can assume that it's only what she would remember by the end of the Fate Route (including her previous attempts) as since in the Fate Route her contract is terminated due to it being her choice to destroy the manifested Holy Grail and accepting her appointment as King any further attempts would not be known to her.

However because the Nasuverse is a huge multiverse with alternate timelines which is all connected via the use of The Second Magic the ending of the Fate Route would create it's own timeline, as such the ending of the other Routes would create their own timelines including:

   - One where her her corruption in Heaven's Feel is carried to future attempts at the Grail  - One where she lives a full shoujo ai/yuri life with Rin after the Good Ending of Unlimited Blade Works  - One where she continues going for the Grail after the True end of Unlimited Blade Works (as it was not the complete Grail that was summoned)  - One unknown ending of Fate/Stay Night which leads to Fate/Hollow Ataraxia in which she was corrupted yet the Greater Grail wasn't shut down/destroyed by Shirou or Ilya

since the Throne of Heroes is disconnected from the rest of the universe allowing the summoning of "heroes" from other timelines (Archer in Fate/Stay Night is the perfect example) there is a high probability that an Arturia would end up there. however since she would have memories of previous Holy Grail Wars/Attempts probably the only way to tell you have summoned Arturia herself or a clone is to ask if she ever got a Holy Grail before.

as a final note, since Fate/Labyrinth was made well after Fate/Stay Night and without knowing when in Arturia's own timeline she would have shown up there (ie. would she have remembered Waver from the 4th War as Waver would remember her?) i would speculate that in the Fate Route she wouldn't have any memories of the events in Fate/Labyrinth.


Can the Naruto manga be ordered in India?

One site you can use is Amazon.In, although I'm not sure of the range of Naruto volumes they seem to have most of them for about ₹299.00 each.

These are in English rather than Hindi.


The song playing in My Hero Academia season 3 episode 14 when everyone is training

It's 英雄的武闘戦闘曲 (Heroic Fighting Battle Song), the 18th track from My Hero Academia 2nd Original Soundtrack.

YouTube link


What happens if Holo eats all the Wheat?

Most of the info is in the Holo wikia page.

She was able to travel with Lawrence because she can "jump" between wheat, and she left the wheat that was in the village's fields and to the wheat that Lawrence bought, giving the reason that she longed for her snowy homeland and eventually contracts Lawrence to take her there.

  Holo is a wolf harvest deity that was bound to the town of Pasloe, ensuring a bountiful harvest for the residents. As the villagers became more self-reliant with time, however, Holo was neglected and, feeling unneeded, skipped town with the traveling merchant, named Lawrence, by 'jumping' from the villagers' wheat to Lawrence's wheat in his wagon. She longs to return to Yoitsu, her snowy homeland, and makes a contract with Lawrence to accompany her there.

Since Lawrence makes a living being a trader, he can't keep carrying wheat around so Holo keeps some in a pouch. But eating wheat isn't the only way she can transform:

  Holo has the power to transform into a massive wolf (bigger than an elephant) in this form she uses this to move at high speeds much faster than another known creature. She also uses her huge jaws in order to defend herself and Lawrence (as well as scare the crap out of her enemies).  To activate this form she must either consume wheat or human blood.

As far as "dwelling" in the wheat, it also says:

  Holo has lived for many centuries and is not visibly aged past 17 years old (at least in her human form). She credits her wisdom from the experiences her long life has given her. However she is not immortal, she explains that if the wheat she dwells in is destroyed, she would disappear.

So it's unlikely she'd eat all the wheat knowing she'd disappear if there was no more wheat to "dwell" in. I don't recall much explanation at all about the wheat aside from the initial bullet points, but I imagine it wouldn't be out of the question to occasionally replenish some of the wheat in her pouch through their travels.


What is this place from episode 9 of Monogatari Second Season?

This looks like a shot of the Palais des Nations in Switzerland, formerly the headquarters of the League of Nations, and now the home of the United Nations' Geneva branch.


What's the song during the shogi match between Smith and Gotou in episode 13?

It's "One Blow", track 8 from the March comes in like a lion Original Soundtrack 3.


Who was the first character to have a snaggletooth?

I don't have any source for when historically in anime/manga this was used. But the earliest that I can think of is Lum from the Urusei Yatsura manga and that was published in the late 70's. From Chapter 1:

and also seen, for various circumstances, throughout the run of the manga and anime. So it's possible that Rumiko Takahashi may have popularized it. You can see these snaggletooth in a lot of her later work (Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, etc.)

As for the meaning/purpose, the TV Tropes site has a page for this under "Cute Little Fangs", and this excerpt sums it up pretty well:

  Most often, as suggested by the trope name, the character sports enlarged canine teeth. For maximum cuteness, at least one fang will be visible at all times, even when the character's mouth is closed, and especially if they have a Cat Smile. These indicate, generally, that the character is mischievous, slightly hostile, or a trickster, but not actually "bad."


What happened to Yin Kurama inside Edo Minato after the war ended?

Minato's half on nine tails goes into naruto. In the end of the war, naruto gets the other half of the nine tails so he has both halves now.


What is the title of the song that played in Yosuga no Sora episode 10?

I believe it's "Tomadoi no Naka" (戸惑いの中), from the Yosuga No Sora Original Soundtrack -New- (ヨスガノソラ オリジナルサウンドトラック－New－).


What is the total Naruto runtime up to this point?

As of 10-March-2021, after using myanimelist as a source for duration's I came to the conclusion that it would take you:

Duration
Time of non stop watching

In Minutes
32414

In Hours
390.2

In Days
16.3

This would mean that you could completely watch all Naruto media in just under two and a half week.
However, taking into account that nobody is going to watch anything for two and a half week straight. It would take an average viewer quite a bit longer.
Given that an average viewer watches around 5-6 episodes per day, or roughly 2 hours a day. It would take them about 174.3 days to watch the series to completion, and an additional 20.9 days to watch all the other media. For a grand total of 195.1 days total to watch everything.
Series

Title
Episodes
Episode Duration in minutes
Total Duration

Naruto
220
23
~5060 minutes or 84.3 hours or 3.5 days

Naruto Shippuuden
500
23
~11500 minutes or 191.7 hours or 8 days

Boruto next generations (ongoing)
189
23
~189 minutes or 72.5 hours or 3 days

Movies

Title
Duration in minutes

Naruto: Movie 1 - Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Dattebayo!
90

Naruto: Movie 2 - Daigekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo!
97

Naruto: Movie 3 - Dai Koufun! Mikazuki Jima no Animaru Panikku Dattebayo!
94

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 1
94

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 2 - Kizuna
92

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 3 - Hi no Ishi wo Tsugu Mono
95

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 4 - The Lost Tower
85

Naruto Soyokazeden Movie: Naruto to Mashin to Mitsu no Onegai Dattebayo!!
14

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 5 - Blood Prison
102

Naruto: Honoo no Chuunin Shiken! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!!
14

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 6 - Road to Ninja
109

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 7 - The Last
112

Boruto: Naruto the Movie
105

Boruto: Naruto the Movie - Naruto ga Hokage ni Natta Hi
10

Specials

Title
Duration in minutes

Naruto: Dai Katsugeki!! ... Special: Konoha Annual Sports Festival
11

Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo!
40

Naruto: Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover
17

Naruto: The Cross Roads
28

Naruto: Shippuuden - Konoha Gakuen Special
8

Naruto: Shippuuden - Jump Super Anime Tour 2013 Special
11

Naruto: Shippuuden - Sunny Side Battle
11

Boruto: Jump Festa 2016 Special
11

Ovas

Title
Duration in minutes

Naruto: Finally a Clash!! Jounin vs. Genin!
26

Naruto x UT
6

Onas

Title
Duration in minutes

Kamiusagi Rope x Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
1

Spin-off

Title
Episodes
Episode Duration in minutes
Total Duration in minutes

Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden
51
24
~1224 minutes or 20.4 hours or 0.85 days

As a side note, I feel sad for the people that had to wait weekly from episode one onward. That's 909 weeks (excluding double releases and breaks) of waiting 6 days for the next episode (Which is almost 17.5 years!)
Information will be updated when Boruto next generations ends, and somebody boops me about it in the comments


What is the blue glow around trunks SSJ2?

There is no official explanation, but manga #24 has given a very important hint that can possibly be the answer (spoiler)

   Trunks is officially a kaioshin apprentice, he can use kibito technique to heal other people, and since kaioshins have god ki, as kaioshin apprentice he probably has some grade of knowledge on god ki.


According to me his bones are together because of Devil fruit only.

According to this link:

  As long as his bones are not hurt any attacks will not go to his core
  like when Zeo beheaded Brook, his soul managed to repair it and
  connect his bones together again.

Also note

  Also, due to the Devil Fruit powers allowing it, Brook also has the
  ability to store objects in his skull by opening it along its crack.
  While Brook is able to do these things because of his Devil Fruit supported form

He has also mastered the energy his soul emits to the extent that he can reattach his bones by using this energy such as when he is beheaded he then attaches his head back with the help of it.

So because of his Devil Fruit power he managed to master and realized the true nature of Yomi Yomi no Mi and because of this only he is able to keep his bones together.


Is there any official list of people that Zoro had captured or killed as a pirate hunter?

No, there is no known list of pirates Zoro captured or killed during his pirate hunter period. The only known one would be Mr. 7

Zoro learned of Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk, who currently holds the title of the Greatest Swordsman in the world. He set off to sea, searching for him in order to challenge him to a duel. However, he lost his way, and could not find his way back home. In order to survive on his own, he took on bounties to pay for living expenses. He quickly built a famous reputation for himself as a "Pirate Hunter" in East Blue and even in Grand Line as Baroque Works had heard about him; he was even considered the greatest swordsman of East Blue, after which he met the two bounty hunters, Johnny and Yosaku.
Because of his reputation as a bounty hunter, Zoro was offered a position as a numbered agent within the Baroque Works. He replied with that he would accept only on the condition that he would lead the organization (which they refused). He then killed Mr. 7, the agent who offered him the position, to defend himself. - One Piece Wiki


Those are Asahina Mikuru from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya:

and Mari Makinami Illustrious from Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance:


What is the ID or account card in Quan Zhi Gao Shou?

It was common for games in arcades with some sort of progression to have cards to store your progress, like Initial D and Maximum Tune being examples. I also saw some shooter-style arcade games using this principle as well.

The usage in Quan Zhi Gao Shou is possibly a creative growth out of the same concept, but using a smart card to access an MMO is not a real-life thing.

I have seen smart cards used at LAN cafes for loading of credit/long-term memberships. It's also another place the idea may have come from.


How can Madara use Susanoo without any eyes?

While there isn't an explanation in Naruto for why a person is able to use Susanoo without his MS or Rinnegan, it has been done in the past.

The only logical conclusion is that after someone uses Susanoo, they can use it again without the Mangekyou Sharingan. The manga never explicitly stated that Susanoo required the usage of the MS. Rather it stated that Susanoo is the third technique MS users obtain after Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.

When incorporating Japanese Mythology into the equation, we can reason that Susanoo does not require any eye techniques (and the below picture was not an accident). This is taken directly from the Susanoo Wikipedia Page:

All three were born from Izanagi, when he washed his face clean of the pollutants of Yomi, the underworld. Amaterasu was born when Izanagi washed out his left eye, Tsukuyomi was born from the washing of the right eye, and Susanoo from the washing of the nose.

Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu comes from the eyes, whereas Susanoo comes from the nose, so one does not need eyes to use Susanoo.

Source: Ch 577
Note: Itachi doesn't have MS activated. In the Chapter 578, Itachi activates MS when he needs to use it. Thus MS isn't required to use Susanoo. Also, when Madara fights the five Kages and has both Rinnegan, he is also able to use Susanoo.


What technique did Lord Mu use to escape Gaara's sealing sand in the Fourth Shinobi War?

The technique used by Lord Mū was the Fission Technique.

  This technique allows Mū to literally split his own body into two identical yet entirely independent duplicates of himself.

Though it might seem to be as same as the Clone Technique ,

  the ability is instead a physical separation and so does not require hand seals to activate, making it faster in comparison as a result. This also means that even if one is incapacitated, the other remains completely unaffected and as neither can truly be regarded as the original, the duplicates cannot be dispelled like normal clones.

As a result of being split into to two entities ,

  However, while split, Mū's power is halved and as such he is unable to use more complex techniques like his Dust Release kekkei tōta.

Later on :

  Unable to remove the seal so he could reunite with his other half, Mū was made to begin summoning "that" reincarnation. Due to his weakened state, it took longer for Mū to complete the summoning.

"that" here refers to Madara Uchiha.


Where does Pica's body go when he uses his fruit?

Well, in the most recent episode you saw

   Ruffy destroying the head of the big stone giant Pica created, while Zorro states, that the stone body is just a hull and that Pica can recreate it. Only seconds later you see Pica coming out of the stone body itself, so I guess it is not wrong to say: He hides somwhere insided the stone body he created.


Why didn't Masashi Miyamoto take Taira's chip after cutting his fingers?

You could say it is a plot hole. At that point, I don't know why he didn't kill them right there and then.

You could look at it as a typical case of "Bond Villain" where the baddie has to set a challenge/trap for the protagonist without actually killing the girl because it allows the story to continue, and without it your cast of characters thins out, thus ending the story.

Most importantly - in my opinion - The original author was also building that underlying Taira

   betrayal

story so he can't have him dying just yet.


Which chapters are left out during in the anime of Attack on Titan?

I have read from the beginning. From what I remember, the anime didn't leave much out if anything at all. It just stopped at a really bad point. The main difference is that the manga did not progress linearly and employed a lot of flashbacks.


Sharingan users need the prerequisite abilities before they can mimic a jutsu they have...
  Wiki

and

  Many hiden techniques are rooted in Yin–Yang Release, for example is Yin Release used in the Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique and Yang Release in the Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique. Wiki

So the answer would be yes if the sharingan user has the necessary abilities to perform the technique.
It is similar to the reason why the rasengan cannot be copied. The user can see the chakra and how it moves but unless he can control his own like that he won't be able perform it.
The jutsus of the Nara and Yamanaka have hand seals but it is only one and the majority of the technique is rather manipulation of the chakra.


Which chapter depicts Doraemon and Nobita on Easter Island?

The "Battle on Easter Island" appears in the 3rd chapter of "The Devil of Time and Space" arc (時空の魔神), in the 2nd volume of The Doraemons Special (ザ・ドラえもんズ スペシャル) manga.
The arc's storyline revolves around Nostradamus' "1999 prophecy".

Nostradamus Arc
Nostradamus the prophet, who was sealed, escapes from the space and time dimension plot to make his prediction come true about the world's end in 1999. It is up to Doraemon, Nobita and the gang to stop him.

The panel on the question depicts Doraemon and Nobita on Easter Island being attacked by the people who are under the influence of Nostradamus, and Nostradamus himself attacking the group with a rain of thunder.
The series has not been licensed in English, so there's no way to acquire it legally. However, for the original Japanese language, it can be purchased on Amazon.

References:

AniOta Wiki - 時空の魔神(ザ☆ドラえもんズ) (Japanese)


Can someone with activated (in use) Sharingan be pulled into a genjutsu by another person with activated Sharingan?

Yes they can do that.
The best example for it is probably the final fight between Sasuke and Itachi where the whole first part of it was just a genjutsu.


I bought a figure of a girl with a baseball bat, but I don't know who of

She seems to be Natsume Reiko from Natsume Yuujinchou

Sometimes, she's shown with a baseball bat with some seals on it, which she uses to fight youkai. This is a picture of her wielding the bat:

For extra confirmation, the same figure can be seen on Amazon with 夏目友人帳 (Natsume Yuujinjou) and 夏目レイコ (Natsume Reiko) in the description.


Mikoto started at Level 1. Is she a Gemstone or a kid with 'idiosyncracies', or neither?

No, she is not.

She has been recognized by the system as someone with high potential, and as such was given funds and research to develop her powers all the way up to level 5. Also, Mikoto's own nature and hard-working personality contributed to her ascent.

Mikoto isn't a gemstone, and wasn't born with any sort of abilities, she got them at Academy City.


If Van Hohenheim is a living Philosopher's Stone, what does that make Edward and Alphonse?

There are a few different things to address here.

First off, Edward and Alphonse are fully human. This is actually addressed when Alphonse first finds out about his dad's origins. Essentially, he contains a philosopher's stone within himself, but he is still biologically human.

Click to enlarge.

Second, remember that all humans are philosopher's stones. Edward (kind of) states this in episode 41, and says that his life energy is identical to that of a philosopher's stone, and he's right. All humans are simply philosopher's stones containing exactly one soul.

Third, it is because of the above points that Father approached Edward. It wasn't because he'd get a lot of energy, like from a true, isolated stone (such as one of Kimblee's), but rather because Edward had one soul of energy within him. Father was desperate.


What exactly is the yellow thing that plue has?

Most site, even Rave wiki always refer it as a nose due to its position that like a nose. But actually it's not both, it looks like horn, and the position is more like nose but it's the weapon that only Plue has

Just like that picture says, even Hiro Mashima not sure what it is. (or he just didn't want to tell us)


What is the song that Chika was listening to in the first episode of Strawberry Marshmallow?

I think it is this song that is playing in the anime.

Song name:
Popping

Artist:
Kelly Richmond

Album:
Free & Funky WSR148


As you said, in order to create something with alchemy, a general understanding of how the object to be created works is required. This was discussed in the answer for this question. That means the Elric brothers must have some understanding of circuitry to fix a radio. They most likely came across it somewhere in their studies.


No, or Not Revealed Yet Actually!
"Voice Of All Things" is even rare than Conqueror Haki. I don't think Ace have that. Especially since it's no way connected biologically.
Even though Oden and Momo both have that, but the prediction momo being a Ancient Weapon completely change this topic.
Or, the question would stand, How Luffy Did Got That?


Manga image of two girls with unusual eyes

It looks like it's from Tokyo Ghoul. They've all got eyes like that:

It looks like the characters from your screenshot are Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa:

More info:

My Anime List
Anime News Network
Wikia


What is the background of March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN?

It's a collaboration project between Chica Umino, the author of March Comes in like a Lion and BUMP OF CHICKEN, a Japanese music band.
The background of this project, as mentioned on both Young Animal (the publisher of the manga) and BUMP OF CHICKEN's official site,

In the beginning, Chica Umino likes BUMP OF CHICKEN, and BUMP OF CHICKEN's members like March Comes in like a Lion.
They are respecting each other, they like each other's product. Well, let's do something!
After thinking for a while, the only thing that Chica Umino can do is drawing a manga, and BUMP OF CHICKEN is writing a song. They knew they have nothing else.

Thus, BUMP OF CHICKEN wrote a single, Fighter, and Chica Umino drew a spin-off manga.
As it has been mentioned on the question, the single and the manga was released on 28 November 2014. The limited edition of the manga's volume 10 included the single's CD and the limited digital delivery from Toy's Factory (BUMP OF CHICKEN's record label) included a serial number for the digital spin-off manga.
In 2016, the song was also chosen as one of the ending songs for the anime.
Regarding the MV, there's not much info (if, at all) about the production on the internet. Someone mentioned that it's Chica Umino's drawing, but there's no info about the animation/studio behind it.

Additional sources: Japanese Wikipedia


Why is Phryne's hair purple in the Manga, but brown in the Anime?

No real sources or references for this, but it's almost certainly the work of Masako Tashiro, the anime's character designer. As you can see in a design comparison image on this page, the detail and color changes between Hidari's and Tashiro's designs. When you have to animate characters, it's up to the character designer to not only create fitting and unique designs that match each character, but make them simple enough so that the animators can animate them in a reasonable amount of time. This is why you rarely see anime TV series with characters of the same gender that have the exact same hair color. Without all of the detail that can be afforded to still frames in a manga, there's often a reliance on colors to easily differentiate between characters that share the screen a lot.


I think Takashi is strong.  Maybe not the strongest, but certainly very strong.

There are several hints, when he does resort to violence or manages to break seals.  He may be as powerful as Reiko was.  However, due to his nature he tends to avoid conflict and never sees himself as being formidable.  As such, we never see the full extent of his potential.


Why did Yuuto try to dodge Rokuro's attacks?

There are two hypothesis for that

He was bluffing. He did not take that much spell power. He would need to spend spell power to block the attacks that did land and/or regenerate wounds. He was saving on power. Not likely.
He wanted Rokuro to keep on fighting in order to enrage him into changing modes. If he just overpowered his attacks and shielded himself, maybe rokuro would stop fighting / enraging to think of a different strategy. No. He wants him to keep on swinging and slowly lose his humanity as his kegare side takes over. Once he realizes that this is not going so smoothly, he traps Benio and starts to kill her.

This is the most likely, as we see later that

   He indeed evolves, and is saved by the timely reappearance of Tsuchimikado Arima.


Why would Himura Kenshin turn back into Hitokiri Battousai?

In the OAV series Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal, we get to learn more about Kenshin and his trip from being a simple orphan to Japan's most feared assassin Hittokiri Battousai, and then to the peaceful Ruroni.

As Hittokiri Battousai, he wasn't exactly evil. He had good intentions, and saw assassination as the only way he could help the weak and the downtrodden. Through his interactions with Tomoe, and her final fate, Kenshin begins to realize that he had been doing it all wrong. Helping people by spilling blood was not the way to go. That's when he dons the character of pacifist Ruroni Kenshin, who refuses to kill no matter the provocation or how evil the other person is.

But that conviction is a very hard one to keep, especially for a trained assassin such as Kenshin. He knows that if he slips just once, and kills as a means to an end, he would fall back in to the endless cycle of blood letting that dominated his life as Hitokiri Battousai.


What's the name of the song and artist in Freezing Vibration episode 4 at about 9minutes in?

The girl is Charles Bonaparte and the song is called: Vent Debout - Masaru Yokoyama

The song is found on Freezing Vibration OST volume 2 track 17. As found on wikipedia page
And the actual song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtbKHkvK_Oo

It is first heard in freezing vibration episode 4, when Charles debut's her combat skills in the fighting form that she calls "Typhon Tempest".


In which Gundam series does Heroo Yuy appear?

His name is obviously Heero Yuy as DuckDuckGo and Wikipedia suggest.

  Heero Yuy (ヒイロ・ユイ Hiiro Yui, derived from Japanese hito, lit. "one") is the pilot of the XXXG-01W Wing Gundam and its ancestor/successor, the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero. He is the main protagonist of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and of several derivative works that make up the After Colony timeline.

Source: Gundam.Wikia.com


Where to find the song that is basically "next to you" played with a different instrument?

I believe that the tune you are looking for is Next to You-Anime Version. This one is different from the Original One in the aspects of being slower and softer, and with a totally different instrument playing it and from the other Anime Version in the same terms.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it in any of the OSTs. It might be an unreleased track for an unreleased OST, but that's anyone's guess.


Why is the hair of Howl was colored black when he was young?

Sophie went and organized his hair coloring products (like he said not to) Howl's hair is naturally black he dyes his hair blonde. When he rushed out of the bathroom this hair was a bright orange because his products weren't in the order he was used to, so by instinct he chose the wrong bottle. When he got depressed because he wasn't "beautiful" his hair turned into it's natural black color.
Because his hair is naturally black, in the vision she saw, his hair is black, not blonde.


The setting is generally set somewhere in France or Italy since both people from the Mafia and Perrier (a sparkling water drink from France) are common. Worick also says 'ciao' before killing a gangster, which is an informal Italian word that can be used as a goodbye.

As you have pointed out, there is the newspaper article that states an incident occurred in France. There is also the fact that people call Nicolas an 'oriental' which is what Asians are commonly called in Europe, so it is likely set somewhere in Europe. Also, remember that France and Italy share a land border, and so are very close to each other.


Was anything past volume 7 ever released in English?

As @Krazer mentioned above, Satisfaction Guaranteed was one of the projects that Tokyopop was publishing. However, in 2011, the company was shut down, and the publishing of the project went along with it.

Wikipedia cites volume 7 as being the last (English) release as of July 31, 2010. According to AnimeNewsNetwork, there is a theoretical volume 8 in English; however, that information was posted prior to the suggested release date of the volume, and it appears to have never come to fruition.

So it does seem that volume 7 is the last official English version. You'll probably have better luck looking for a Chinese or Japanese version (even English fan translations past volume 3 appear to be scarce*).

* Unfortunately, we cannot link to scanlations or online readers for legal reasons.


Peaceful music in episode 7 and 54 of Naruto

That would be Naruto OST 1 - Evening (夕暮れ, Yūgure) as composed by Toshio Masuda


This sounds like Inuyasha, based on a manga by Rumiko Takahashi. The girl in question is "Kagome Higurashi" and her male counterpart is a half-demon named Inuyasha. She also shoots arrows that are tipped with a special jewel shard. She travels back and forth from the fantasy world through a well in the back of her temple.

More info:

Wikia
Anime News Network
My Anime List


What region was Ciel Phantomhive the Earl of?

Earls, Dukes, and Counts can all vaguely be considered the same thing. All of them could either be rulers over a section of the Queen's territory ("Earl Peter Raeves of Wessex") or it was just a title for a part of the hierarchy that was close to the monarch. I think he's called the Earl of Phantomhive, or I suppose you could say Earl Phantomhive, because that puts him in his spot in the hierarchy and as the head of the Phantomhive family. Please correct me if I'm wrong but that's how I always understood it.


How is Gilgamesh' summoned at the final battle against Tiamat in the Underworld in Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia?

I'll use the F/GO game (English version) for the basis of my answer. I use a somewhat humorous name in-game, so try not to mind that too much.  There are definitely differences with the animation (there's no persuading anything about a nega-genesis whatsit), so it's possible there are differences between them regarding how any given character arrives on a given scene. But supposing we put that aside...The short of the answer is: we don't know how Gilgamesh himself arrived there in Archer form. The longer answer is...
First, (real) Merlin is not the one who summons First Hassan. While Merlin describes First Hassan as being an Ace he's kept hidden up his sleeve, he denies being the one to actually summon him.  Nor was he summoned by Gilgamesh or a (greater) grail.  First Hassan is in fact summoned by the protagonist, albeit without his knowing it.

As I suggested in my comment, this kind of implies that First Hassan kind of summoned himself there so he could fight a Beast, as is the point and calling of a Grand Servant, and to be a Servant to the protagonist.
The real Merlin has arrived by typical Merlin rules-lawyering shenanigans.

Unfortunately, Gilgamesh is even less forthcoming with how he managed to arrive as an Archer class Servant.

When Mash asks/implies that he survived to this point after all, he responds:

And that's all we hear on the matter.  So he broke and bent the rules, using the nature and mechanics of the (Babylonian) Underworld to his advantage.  He does seem to have full memory of his association with the protagonist and Mash.  Nevertheless, it's unclear what has been accomplished here.  He calls himself a Servant, and I think we can trust him on that, so we can rule out that he's simply the human Gilgamesh the story had featured thus far donning a new role.  Perhaps he is a Demi-Servant or Pseudo-Servant, using his own body and/or spirit as the base?  Or, heck, maybe somewhere in that vault he's got a "turn a human/spirit into a Servant" potion or another, and it really is the human (caster) Gilgamesh (or at least his spirit).  It's impossible to say from what we're provided, unfortunately, beyond that it relies in part on some sort of shenanigans involving the rules and nature of the Underworld, and that he is in fact a Servant of some sort.


How did Ki-ja the Hakuryuu (the White Dragon) get this scar?

It is revealed in Chapter 70.5 - Extra Chapter: Upon That Back of the manga and in the OVA Akatsuki no Yona - Sono Se niwa.

   It was caused by the previous White dragon, who was also Ki-ja's father, at the moment of his birth as a mark of desperation.


According to this link:

  By the age of 17, Lee was able to open six gates, and later as an
  adult in the anime, he was able to open the seventh gate.

Now to open it:

  The Gate of Death (死門, Shimon), located at the heart, requires the
  user to stab their chest with their thumb to direct the chakra to the
  tenketsu

Now if Lee can open 7 gate then he can stab his heart to open 8th gate. So yes it is possible to open it unless there is an exception which has been not told yet but with given information available we can say that it is possible.


First of all, this scene isn't happening in Japan, it's in Los Angeles, where Kaleido Stage itself is located, so it makes sense the car is on the right side.

While I do not have a definitive answer, there are two likely explanations:

During the production, while creating the scene they realized midway
or after its completion that it isn't in Japan, so they flipped the
background or the whole scene around.
The background was originally meant for cars coming towards the
viewer, not for ones going away from us, so they flipped it around
and didn't notice the sign or didn't have time to correct it.

The actual answer is more likely to be (or to be closer to) the latter, as the cars parking on the right side are actually on the wrong side of the road, their fronts are pointed towards the screen (If you don't have a driving license: in most countries this is considered illegal, including Los Angeles). Also, their driving wheels are on the right side instead of the left, while it's on the correct side in the police car a few seconds earlier. (But of course, this could be a production error too.)


Is the location of "A Bridge to the Starry Skies - Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi" a real place?

I've never seen Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, but I was able to find a blogpost by somebody who seems to have found the model-location for the countryside part of the show: Hida-Takayama, Gifu.

If you want to explore the area, here's a Street View from just outside the Hida-Ichinomiya station (the one whose signboard is shown below), and here's a Street View from on the red bridge (also shown below).

Here's a couple of the comparison shots from that blogpost:

For the dedicated anime pilgrim, anime-tourism.com may be of particular interest - it includes a list of locations for quite a few anime, including Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi. And not only do you get the locations, you get a map with pins for all the sites you should visit! The pins are, in order:

Hida-Ichinomiya Station
Miyanaka School, old building (now demolished)
Kanzaemon Inn
Bridge on the way to school
Bus stop
Hida-Ichinomiya Minashi shrine
Liquor store (?)
Bagpipe Cafe
Nakabashi / central bridge
In front of the pickler's


Can users exchange their Sharingan eyes?

There is no evidence to suggest that the eye "donor" has to die to donate his eyes for awakening the recipient's eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. While it seems to be theoretically possible to exchange eyes, it just so happens that in both the known instances of activating the eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, the donor died shortly before or after the transplant. Hence, the idea was left unexplored.

Izuna gave his eyes to Madara when he (Izuna) suffered a life-threatening wound, but it seems that he could have given his eyes to Madara earlier if he wanted to. However, since Madara loved his brother, they probably did not even think about that option.

Itachi's eyes were transplanted to Sasuke after Itachi's death, but again, he perhaps could have given his eyes to Sasuke without dying. He could not do it as he was pursuing other plans.

Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan can only be obtained by receiving eyes from close relatives. It is relatively rare for one person to achieve the Mangekyo Sharigan, much less for two people from the same family. Moreover, the Uchiha clan massacre eliminated whatever little possibility of that happening, so the idea of exchanging eyes has been left unexplored.

It is also possible that the author did not think too deeply about exchanging eyes and other possibilities, given that there are only two known instances of awakening of the eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Note This answer is based on events covered up to Chapter 624.


What was the source of magic used in Grand Magic Games in Fairy Tail?

The source of magic power is not explicitly exposed. It is highly unlikely that the source of the magic power was some wizard. If it was a wizard, he must have been an extremely powerful one, one who could easily create phonies that could easily rival an S-class wizard. Having that kind of power is absolutely monstrous. But there was no such presence in the whole city. The city and the palace almost completely got obliterated by Rogue and the dragons and it was all left to the competitor wizards to save the city. The king himself came to request them to save the people. If there was some such wizard who had that kind of power, he should have been with the king and would have joined the battle. No such thing happened.

From all that, the only logical conclusion is that all that magic power is coming from the Eclipse Gate itself. The Eclipse Gate can hold magic power that rivals that of the Etherion. That much magic is simply too much to imagine. Providing a small amount of that power to the magic games each year wouldn't make much of a difference in the immense reservoir of magic.


Are the Code Geass manga just different perspectives?

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is a retelling of the anime. It's been ages since I read this, but I don't recall there being any major differences in terms of plot. (It wasn't a shot-for-shot adaptation, though; there were minor changes here and there.

Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack starts out as a retelling of the anime from Suzaku's perspective, but diverges fairly quickly into an alternate-universe story. Suzaku and Lelouch end up joining forces to fight Schneizel

Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally is an alternate-universe story featuring mostly the same characters and some of the same historical background but otherwise wildly different. As the title suggests, Nunnally is the main character, and Lelouch is mostly out of the picture. Nunnally makes a contract with a being called Nemo, which allows her to control an unusual Knightmare, things unfold from there.

Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate is an alternate-universe story featuring alternate versions of many of the characters, back in the year 1853. In this story, "Geass" is actually the power to summon and control Knightmares. The characters use this power to fend off Perry's Black Ships (except that this time, Perry is Brittanian, not American). Stuff happens thereafter.

Code Geass: Renya of the Darkness is supposedly set in the main continuity (back in the 1800s), but is basically an alternate-universe story. I've only read part of this, but basically none of the main characters from the main story appear besides C.C., and the name "Knightmare" is given to weird human-sized beings that cause trouble for the main characters.

Code Geass: Oz, the Reflection is an alternate-universe story supposedly set between the two seasons of the anime. I haven't read this, so I don't know much about it.

There is also apparently a 4koma manga called Barcode Geass: Lelouch of the Sales. I haven't read it, but it appears to be a parody manga about Lelouch working as a store clerk, and as such is clearly an alternate-universe story.


What does Yoshimura mean by "sugar" in chapter 92?

As stated on Wikia, the original joke is about "serving coffee for ghouls" and "man on a (baseball) base". The original script goes like this:

「"喰種"へ淹れるコーヒー」とかけて「鈍足な出塁者」ととく――「トウルイは控えるように」。
Source (Japanese)

Rough translation:

"Serving coffee for ghouls" and "slow-footed man on a (baseball) base"... is "to refrain from tourui".

Here, tourui is either 糖類 (saccharides; sweeteners) or 盗塁 (base stealing; steal; stolen base), which basically means:

Not consuming sugar on coffee for ghouls
Resist stealing a base for slow-footed man

Since this Japanese wordplay is almost impossible to be translated properly (and the joke itself is quite technical), I believe the translator changed it so that joke can be understood easier while trying to preserve the nuance for "sweetener/sugar" and "serving coffee for ghouls".

... as for the meaning of "sugar" in the translated version, it probably means:

Sugar, a prostitute that appears on The Crimson Petal and the White (or alternatively, a general/famous codename used by a prostitute)
Sugar baby (Wikipedia)
Brown sugar, or heroin


He's just as dead at the one Alucard killed/consumed.
Physically dead, but he kinda lives on inside Seras' blood/soul.

If you'll remember, Alucard summons a lot of people he had killed and uses their powers in the last episode, it's the same here with pip. He'll be completely dead when Seras kills him from with her, like Alucard did with all his captured souls/familiar in the last bit.


This is the 1988 OAV "Ultimate Teacher".

  Plot Summary: At a run down school the "Ultimate Teacher" Ganpachi is sent to get things back on track and prepare the delinquent
  students for the real world. But the students don't want Ganpachi
  ruining the gang they got going so their boss, Hinako, fights back
  Ganpachi aided by her secret power...her lucky kitty underwear. Things
  get more interesting when we find out Ganpachi is the result of
  genetic experiments.

Super weird anime as only the 80's could produce. You can find the whole thing on YouTube here.


Why would Aiz Wallenstein be upset upon being called "Aria"?

As I don't have enough reputation just yet to comment however I'd like to point out a few things. These are solely speculations based on the manga and anime as no definitive answer is not yet known

Ais is Aria's daughter however spirits are not capable of having offspring in the series. Hence the method of Ais's Birth is Unexplained and it could be something which hurts her.
People often confuse the two as they are totally identical in appearance so much that even Revis got confused.
There is a theory going around which suggests that Ais maybe Aria's reincarnation however it was countered on this archived subreddit- https://www.reddit.com/r/DanMachi/comments/6wj7ta/theory_aiz_and_bells_true_colors/?utm_source=ui&utm_medium=amp&utm_name=amp_revamp&utm_term=nh&utm_content=post_body


What are these type of eyes called (see red hair girl on the left in image)?

"Hanmoku" (半目, half[-closed] eyes) is drawn the same way or similarly to "jitome" (ジト目, staring eyes), but is not identical in intent. "Jitome" is a facial expression where the person expresses negative feelings, which are mainly from among, but not limited to, the following: contempt/scorn, disbelief, distaste, resistance, appalled/scandalized (you can see Google's image search results for "jitome" here). The difference between "hanmoku" and "jitome" is that "hanmoku" is used for characters who always have eyes drawn in this way regardless of whether or not they harbor any negative feelings at the moment. Ichijō from Pani Poni and Hiiragi from Hanamaru Yōchien are examples of "hanmoku" characters. Also, if you do a Google image search for "hanmoku", you find that, outside of anime, the word is used simply to describe having one's eyes half-closed for whatever reason (such as being half-asleep or not ready to be photographed).

"Hosome" (細目) is similar to "hanmoku," but is a squinting that can be applied to anime characters whose eyes always look closed even when the plot clearly portrays that their eyes are open and they are able to see just fine.

Extra Background:

The word "jitome" is derived from the onomatopoeia "jito" (じと), which means to "stare hard at." "Jitto" (じっと) is a similar word meaning to "stare without moving" or more generally "remain motionless" or do something "fixedly." "Jitome" has been used at least since 1978, where it was used in the screenplay for the film 9-gatsu no Sora (『 九月の空 』), in which a parenthetical remark directed the actor to "jitome de mite" （ジト目で見て）. The script was published in 1979. In the 1980s, the word appeared in the shoujo light novel Oka no Ie no Mickey (『 丘の家のミッキー』) by Kumi Saori, published by Shuueisha's Bunko Cobalt Series.


Is All for One more powerful than All Might?

I think one for all is stronger. Think of it like this: All for one is definitely weaker like all might. Supporting this fact is that he still hasn’t healed, and is wearing a life support mask. When they fought the first time he messed up All Mights stomach really bad. In the second fight, All for one only held him back with his hands. And when class A and class B we’re attacked on the camp site muscular lost to Midoriya with has one for all. When Midoriya passed by Spinner during the attack he claimed that muscular was the second or first strongest in the group. Dabi claims that Tomura was weak for sending a bunch of rookie villains and that Dabi brought a bunch of hard to defeat villians. So there fore I think one for all is stronger.


As far as Evangelion goes, there's several statements from the staff concerning their placement and usage within the show (emphasis is mine):
From the Hiroyuki Yamaga: May 1998 issue of "Evangelion":

On the reasons for use of Judeo-Christian symbology in Eva
YAMAGA: I don’t know exactly why. I suspect that Mr. Anno may have read some book on it, and there was some thoughts he wanted to express on it. I personally am glad that, rather than Christianity, he didn’t express some obscure Buddhist theme, because then it would have been linked more with Aum Shinri Kyo. [LAUGHS]

From the Kazuya Tsurumaki: Q&A from "Amusing Himself to Death":

Can you explain the symbolism of the cross in Evangelion?
Kazuya Tsurumaki: There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool. If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice.

And from an NHK special "Extra Curricular Lesson with Hideaki Anno", a student asks:

"Why is that robot-looking thing called an Evangelion"?
Anno: "It is a Christian word meaning Fukuin or Gospel and it's supposed to bring blessings. Actually, it's a Greek word. I used it because it sounds complicated"

So in the case of Evangelion, it's used mostly to look cool. It's
more or less an internally consistent window dressing that doesn't contain any actual religious meaning. That is not to say that the symbology doesn't have other meaning within itself, especially in the context of the fictional show.


What's the background music in Code Geass episode 14

Masquerade by Kuroishi Hitomi. Its available on Youtube


Which Mobile Suits from the anime were designed by Hajime Katoki?

Assume you're looking for original designs and no redesigns.

He worked on the Gundam 0083 OVA series, where he designed the famous RX-78 GP03 Dendrobium Orchis mobile weapon.

He also did a lot of work in V Gundam, where he was the main mechanical designer, creating the main mobile suits:

Victory Gundam
V2 Gundam
V2 Assault Buster Gundam

After that, he worked on G Gundam, designing the evil mobile suits.

He also worked on Gundam Wing, doing some some minor mobile suits, but his mostnotable contrtibution is to Gundam Wing Endless Waltz, where he designed all of the mobile suits, and re-designed the Gundams in a more fantastic style, the most famous of which is the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero Custom


What creature is Filli in Deltora Quest?

According to Deltora Quest Wiki:

  Filli is a Siskis and one of Jasmine's animal companions, along with
  Kree.

To know more about this "Siskis" species:

  Siskis were described by Doran in his journal, during his travels. The
  journal was later published as Secrets of Deltora by King Lief. In the
  book he described them as bright-eyed, highly intelligent creatures
  found in Mid Wood, in Topaz territory. However, he also wrote that the
  species were going extinct.


Does the anime of Denpa Kyoushi add anything new?

Differences I noticed in manga vol 1:

when Junichiro first met Minako, he asked her whether she's from choir club after she finished singing.
There's a replacement teacher in Junichiro's retirement speech. Junichiro at first attempt to just give normal speech, but due to that teacher that orders the students to follow the rules, Junichiro instead uses his 'special' speech.
Junichiro gets paper with signature of his students after being fired.
After Junichiro was fired from the first school he taught, his former colleague from Jenewa came to ask him to go there to work with her. However, he turned the offer down just like when the chairwoman recruits him. Before he started teaching in Hiiragi School.
Since Junichiro's colleague came and went back to Jenewa after she failed to recruit him, there's no 'playing hide-and-seek' big scene that the chairwoman and Suzune tracking down Kagami.


is ultra super saiyan a transformation or a state?

The Ultra Super Saiyan transformation, is a forced increase in the power output of the Super Saiyan transformation and is not a new transformation. You could compare it to a Super Saiyan 2 transformation. The only difference would be that the Ultra Saiyan transformation increases muscle mass at the expense of speed.


What was the first mecha anime/manga to feature combining to form a super robot?

In most likelihood it was Getter Robo which first appeared in 1974. The story goes that Go Nagai came up with the novel idea of machines combining together to make a single giant robot. He communicated this idea to his friend and fellow mangaka Ken Ishikawa, who went on to create the Getter Robo series (which is why Nagai is often credited as a co-creator, if not sole creator).

On the other hand, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (the first Super Sentai show) aired in 1975 and didn't have any giant robots, combining or otherwise.


How is it that Scanlations are still faster than Licensed releases?

This might be a case-to-case basis but here's what I noticed and what I think:

As we know, the Japanese release of manga is always the first thing that happens before it is licensed for an English translation. Using your example, the first chapter of Watamote released on August 4, 2011, and the first scanlation released two weeks after. Yen Press, however, did not announce that they licensed the series until on Sakura-Con in March 2013. That's a gap of almost 2 years. This gap cascades and builds on until the recent volume release. This gives scanlations quite a lead in terms of time since they started earlier in translating the series. This I think is the reason why the release is much later than scanlations.

Also, using Watamote again as an example, the scanlation team and the Yen Press team more or less have the same manpower (around 2-3 persons; Yen Press has Krista and Karie Shipley doing translation and Lys Blakeslee on lettering in Watamote), not to mention that the official release has an additional job of lettering (especially on Japanese 'sound effects' in some panels which scanlations usually, if not always, leave it as it is), stricter proofreading and sometimes, censoring.


How are UQ Holder member numbers attributed?

Not sure if this is considered canon, as I stopped reading the manga and am not sure if further details were revealed, but...

On episode 3 of the anime, when Touta and Kuromaru meet Jinbei Shishido, he tells 'em he's number 2, and Kuromaru says:

Again, not sure if this is canon. Also not sure if Kuromaru is just making an assumption, or if this is a given in the anime — there are some different things in the adaptation, and I don't remember this bit of conversation from the manga. But, if this is not an assumption, then the numbers are attributed according to how powerful the characters are.


How come Koro sensei had tomato juice inside jail?

Explained in the manga:

He bought it beforehand.


Which was the wall Titan Eren sealed with a rock?

Wall Rose was sealed in the anime. That wiki may contain spoilers from the manga, so read carefully.

From wikipedia: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Attack_on_Titan_episodes)

Episode 10: "Pyxis asks Eren if he will transform himself to block the gap in Wall Rose to prevent more Titans from getting in."
Episode 13: "With the gate finally sealed, the army eliminates all of the Titans remaining in the Trost District except two".
The Trost district, being, of course, on the edge of Wall Rose.


What is the current legal/licensing status of Macross in the USA?

Regardless of what happened in Japan, if I understand correctly what this link says, Harmony Gold owns the Macross trademark at least for US and it has renewed it until 2023 as indicated near the bottom of this Justia Trademarks page under Trademark Events

  2013-09-05 - REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)


A manga about two boys originally from an orphanage

Oh, I finally found it! It's Aegis. Someone just told me the title on a forum. I also mixed some parts of the story with another, sorry. Thank you again for your answers.


Where does the manga Otoyomegatari take place?

If you are not already aware, the series is set in 19th century Central Asia. The culture is without a doubt Turkic.

The main setting of the story is explicitly mentioned to be a rural village near the Caspian Sea.

It's important to note that the land and territory borders in the 19th century were vastly different from what is is today.

This bit, done by the author for the 2014 Taisho Award, sheds some light on the regions each of the characters are from.

Karluk's town (Pariya included) is located in modern Uzbekistan, and are of Uyghur ethnicity.

The city where Mr. Smith meets Talas, Karaza is likely in Karakalpakstan, part of Uzbekistan.

The town where Mr. Smith and his guide meets the twins (Laila and Leyli, they're Tajik. Not Turkic, but rather Persian) is Muynak/Moynaq, a city in northern Karakalpakstan.

Amir and her family are of Kazakh ethnicity, and hail from modern day Kazakhstan.


Besides the mecha, space and aldnoah technology displayed in the show, how technologically advanced is Vers compared to 2014' real world Earth?

The best way to describe it is not by knowledge, but freedom. The people who were sent to Mars were not all "scientific minds". There were some normal people (as seen in the current Mars colonization efforts), but these people were easily manipulated, as seen in how the "knights" swore loyalty in return for Aldnoah, and thus suppressed the masses.

The people have no freedom. They are starving, eating krill to survive (refer to the scene where Count Saazbaum eats chicken for the first time), so the recent scientific advancement since the 1980s has not been "learned" nor "taught" to, or by these people. Instead, it has been kept under wraps by the knights and "king". This is why Princess Asseylum wishes for peace between Earth and Vers, so that the people no longer suffer without knowledge or freedom, so that a trade route for both can be obtained and thus the people can be "happy".

So to answer the question: Ver's knowledge is a lot better, but it is not as effectively used, as there is no fresh thought or freedom of thought.
If "knowledge = power", then the people have neither.


Which was the first anime to receive a English dub?

According to Wikipedia, the earliest anime to air dubbed in English is Tetsujin 28-go (known in English as Gigantor), which started airing October 20th,  1963 in Japan on Fuji TV and then the dub started airing in 1964 in the United States on WPIX New York and, according to page 319 of Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews by Fred Patten, was distributed by Trans-Lux Corporation. Since the English dub was so heavily re-written, 13 of the English episodes were dubbed back into Japanese and aired in Japan from September 1st, 1965 through May, 1966 as if they were a reboot or sequel.  It was subsequently broadcast in Australia and New Zealand.

According to Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs Manga, Animation, Games, and Media Art Information Bureau's Japanese Animation Guide: The History of Robot Anime, Tetsujin 28-go is considered "the ancestor of all giant robot anime shows." The anime was black and white, and a radio drama and a live-action series had been adapted from the manga previously.

Whether the dub was recorded first or not is unknown, as four TV anime were dubbed into English and started airing overseas in 1965 (in other words, they could possibly have been voice recording at the same time). These are Tetsuwan Atom (known in English as Astro Boy), Jungle Taitei (known in English as Kimba the White Lion), Wonder 3 (known in English as The Amazing 3), and 8 Man (known in English as 8th Man): 3 out of 4 being from the "god of manga" Tezuka Osamu.


The Village of Resembool is a sheep-farming town in Amestris and is well known because of this

Village of Resembool

If you have watched the anime when Ed and Al go back home there are a lot of farms

So my guess is that she harvested her own vegetables for their food and maybe for trading.


What is COMITIA? Is it different than Comiket?

Both Comiket and COMITIA are doujinshi conventions held in Japan. Both conventions are generally the same event with several differences. See What events usually happen at Comiket?
Main Focus
While both Comiket's and COMITIA's main focus is socializing and exchange doujinshi. COMITIA is the largest dojinshi convention focused completely for the exchange of original dojinshi in all genres. So unlike in Comiket, any doujinshi based on an existing work are not allowed in this convention. And unlike in Comiket where there are large numbers of cosplayers participate, there is no cosplay at COMITIA.
Frequency and Location
Comiket is held twice a year in Tokyo, in August and December. Generally referred as NatsuComi (Summer Comiket) and FuyuComi (Winter Comiket), in Tokyo Big Sight convention center. While COMITIA main convention is held four times per year located in various convention sites in Tokyo  depending on the size of the edition in question. And associated COMITIA cons are held in other parts of Japan as well. There are smaller editions are held throughout the year, 2 times per year in Osaka, Nagoya, and Niigata.
Participant
Comiket is way larger than COMITIA. In Comiket, the number of circles that can participate is limited to 35,000 where there are more than 30.000 circles participants in recent years. Where in COMITIA, about 2000 to 3000 circles have participated in every COMITIA in recent years. The hundredth edition of the main con, is set to welcome about 5000 circles.
Some professional mangaka also participate in COMITIA, selling their pro works directly to fans. But they must participate as individuals; company booths are not allowed. While in Comiket there are more than 100 companies, ranging from manga publishers to anime production houses to dojinshi resale shops and other fan-oriented companies, like Pixiv, can participated in Comiket. These company booths are located on a separate floor and have a separate catalog. Companies at Comiket generate publicity for existing and upcoming projects, and sell goods, often limited editions that are distributed exclusively at Comiket.
Inaugurated Date
The first Comiket was held on 21 December 1975. While the first COMITIA was held later on 18 November 1984.

Similar to Comiket, the number is the identification of the n-th edition of the COMITIA. Currently they have COMITIA122. The hundredth edition of COMITIA took place on 5 May 2012.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Djinshi_convention
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket
https://fanlore.org/wiki/COMITIA
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Doujinshi_Convention
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Comiket
http://www.comitia.co.jp/


How did Chino's grandfather end up as a rabbit?

On the wiki, it says:

  Tippy is the owner of Rabbit House. In other words, he is Chino's grandfather, but he somehow has a female rabbit body. Nobody revealed why, but Chino refrained that her real grandfather already passed away, and yet Tippy already kept in the Rabbit House since the beginning.

Answerable questions:

Tippy is probably based on a thick and fluffy English Angora Rabbit.

Tippy was indeed a human before he passed away.


In what order should I read the Touhou Project manga?

I heavily recommend reading the manga in release order, taking into consideration the release dates and plots of the official games. Most of the manga are standalone (with some exceptions) in the same way that the games are standalone to an extent, but keeping everything in line with game release dates will allow for better understanding of the plot context.

Note that the manga focusing on the three fairies are directly associated with the Great Fairy Wars game, and note that Kasen did not have her first appearance in a game until WaHH had been going on for quite a while.

In general however, feel free to read them in any order (aside from the ones that are direct sequels, etc). Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth for example is entirely made up of separate comics, and as long as you are familiar with the dynamic of the characters, it is an enjoyable experience.


Septian, you have a misconception there.

My answer is based on the manga so read at your own discretion

  Firstly, Najenda does not have 2 Teigu's. Even though, yes she used to use Pumpkin but that was before she lost both her right eye and arm while trying to run away from Esdeath. It was mentioned, that due to such injuries Najenda only retains 40% of her original ability causing her to lose the power to wield Pumpkin any longer and has passed it on to Mine.

~

  Secondly, she can use Susanoo even though she is weak mainly because of the type of Teigu that it is. An organic/biological type of Teigu. It has lesser stress on the user, hence allowing even the weaken Najenda to use it.


Why doesn't Infinite Tsukuyomi work on Tobirama Senju?

Given the fact that none of the Edo Tensei'd Hokages were affected, I'm guessing that Edo Tensei reanimated people are not affected by it.

There wasn't much said about it anyway, but that's the option that makes most sense.


Possible spoiler alert (depending on how accurate some of the interpretrations in the anthology were)!

So, late last year, Kodansha Comics released the Attack on Titan Anthology. If you're unfamiliar with it, the creators of Attack on Titan and some famous western artists basically got together and created this mash-up anthology with all of their interpretations of the AoT universe. Some of the pieces in the anthology were just straight up cross-over style pieces like the ones created by Evan Dorkin, featuring references to characters in other universes and such. But, for a lot of the pieces in the anthology, the material was actually extremely relevant to the series and revealed some interesting things. For those of you that have not started in on the Anthology yet, there's a spoiler for it below.

  On page 7 of Volume 1 of the Attack on Titan Anthology, a Q&A section reveals that one of the main subject pieces for Michael Oeming was a titan featuring transparent skin. Moving to page 8 of the same volume, you will find the see-through titan. As you might imagine from the story, it did have a digestive system but it was poorly developed and had absolutely no exit. The entrance and exit to the digestive system were the same place: the mouth. What would be of interest to you here is that when this titan was drawn, it featured only a poorly developed digestive system, no heart, no lungs, and no other major organs. We know that at least the digestive system was drawn to reflect knowledge found in both anime and manga, and it would not be a far leap to say that this is an accurate rendering of all organs within the titan's body, not just the digestive tract. Since the titan has no lungs in the picture, the titan likely does not need to breathe to survive.

But it's not enough to make assumptions, and on page 8 Michael Oeming states:

  There is a lot of nuance to the story. The history is rich and deep, both with the characters and the actual history of the Survey Corps, the geography, and even the different Walls. So writing a fresh story that hopefully expands the world when it is already so tightly written was a challenge. Luckily, my editors were a big help with the history and specifics.

So, from his answer in the Q&A session, this rendering of the see-through titan wasn't just a re-interpretation or a cross-ever, it was a segment that expanded on the current AoT universe using existing knowledge of the universe.

And, from episode 25 of Attack on Titan we see that, as mentioned above:

  There are titans literally hanging out inside the sealed walls. So, it makes perfect sense that they didn't suffocate inside the walls. They have no need to breathe since they have no lungs with which to breathe!

This means that it is highly likely that the see-through titan is an accurate representation of what the titan's organs would look like if the skin were transparent. That is to say, titans likely have no lungs and therefore can not breathe or suffocate.


Robin might be the most obvious one.
It's also worth to mention that her autograph is a bird as well:


Oda drew a 'Strong World after 3 seconds' where you could clearly see Nami blushing and Luffy has a huge smile with his hand behind an ear (same as Sanji but we all know that those last few words were for). It's a really cute snippet. I'll send a link so you can see it.
https://dshanks-op.tumblr.com/post/158367417268/oda-drew-what-happened-after-strong-world-ended-d


Was there an early preview of Kagamigami or a similar series in Shonen Jump?

I suspect you may have read Shikigami Twilight Days (式神トワイライトデイズ), published in 2014 vol. 28, which is the one-shot predecessor to Kagamigami.

In case you're interested, I found this by using this nifty Shounen Jump database and searching for the author (Iwashiro Toshiaki / 岩代俊明) in the oneshots (読み切り) section at the bottom.

Kagamigami's dic.pixiv page verifies that Shikigami Twilight Days was the one-shot version of Kagamigami.


Why is Super Saiyan Blue (Goku) more powerful than Super Saiyan God (Goku)?

I believe your question is already answered in the wikia page of Dragon Ball.

The Super Saiyan Blue is a combination of the power of Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God.

Or,

Super Saiyan Blue is using the power of a God {God ki} and transforming to a Super Saiyan.

Therefore, Super Saiyan Blue has much greater power than Super Saiyan God.


What is Ougi reading on her phone when she meets Araragi at the steps to the shrine?

Ougi is reading Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis (in the original German, Die Verwandlung; in Japanese, 「変身」). She's at the very end of the story. The portion displayed on screen is the equivalent of the following (from the translation by Ian Johnston available on Wikibooks) (spoiler alert!):

  ...which was extremely favorable and with especially promising prospects. The greatest improvement in their situation at this moment, of course, had to come from a change of dwelling. Now they wanted to rent an apartment smaller and cheaper but better situated and generally more practical than the present one, which Gregor had found. While they amused themselves in this way, it struck Mr. and Mrs. Samsa almost at the same moment how their daughter, who was getting more animated all the time, had blossomed recently, in spite of all the troubles which had made her cheeks pale, into a beautiful and voluptuous young woman. Growing more silent and almost unconsciously understanding each other in their glances, they thought that the time was now at hand to seek out a good honest man for her. And it was something of a confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions when at the end of their journey the daughter first lifted herself up and stretched her young body.

Why specifically The Metamorphosis? Beats me. Perhaps it's that Ougi identifies with Samsa, being a monstrous and verminous creature him/her/itself.


What's the music that plays in the background in intense scenes in Sagrada Reset?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nr9V7DSA9I

Took some digging to find it, but here it is I believe.


Can doujinshi get anime adaptations? Also can they become "real" Manga if good enough

If by "doujinshi" you mean "self-published manga that parody other published works" (probably the most restrictive definition), the answer is yes. Examples:

Nyoron Churuya-san (a Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu doujin)

If you loosen the definition to "self-published manga", there are even more examples:

Sore ga Seiyuu!
Getsuyoubi no Tawawa

If you go further and consider all self-published works (including webcomics and text-only media), there are even more:

Maoyuu Maou Yuusha (originally a series of posts on 2ch)
Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni (originally posted on "Shousetsuka ni Narou")
Re:Zero (likewise)
One Punch Man (originally a webcomic)

This is by no means a rare phenomenon. Self-published stuff that becomes popular gets commercialized pretty often.


It seems some of their names have parts which relate to their nature:

Weisslogia: Weiss or Weiß is German for "white". Sting performs White Dragon Slayer to produce beams of sacred light, so we can see how White factors into Weisslogia's name.
Metalicana: Obviously, the use of Metal in its name reflects the Iron Dragon Slayer Magic Gajeel uses
Skiadrum: Skia or "σκιά" is Greek for shadow, and Skiadrum is the Shadow Dragon.
Atlas Flame: Atlas is the name of a Greek god, but I do not know how it would relate to the character. Images I have seen of this dragon show that it's totally wrapped in flames, and its title is also the Flame Dragon
Motherglare: This may be related to its Egg Magic. In most cases, mothers use a form of egg to give birth to children. In a lot of fictional works, Dragons lay eggs to give birth.
Scissor Runner: May be a reference to the two huge spines coming out of the top of its head and its chin
Rock/Dark Dragons: Obviously for their appearance. However, those aren't their names, but how they are referred to due to their appearance.
(Revire has a somewhat aquatic appearance, and its name is pronounced as "Rivaia", which kinda sounds like river. However, that is a long shot.)

I couldn't find anything on Acnologia, Igneel or Grandeeney.

I should point out that I have not read the manga nor watched enough of the anime (I have seen like 50 episodes), and I found out all of these by google searching for images, picking apart their names and looking up Wikipedia articles. Someone else may have a more accurate answer. These are just my observations and may help others fill in holes in their own research.


Ending song episode 13 Moretsu Pirates (sub)

With thanks to Memor-X I was pointed to the right direction in order to pinpoint the soundtrack used. Due to it being unavailable in my country I can't get my hands on the original album. I was able to verify this with the instrumental version, preview samples and a non legal version.

The name of the soundtrack is Toumei na Yozora ~Mabataku Hoshi ni Tsutsumarete~ covered by Komatsu Mikako which had the street release date of April 25th 2012.


At the time the 13th Division did not have a vice captain. After Kaien Shiba's death sometime before the start of the series, the position goes a while unfilled, with the duties being covered by the two third seats of 13th division, before passing on to Rukia. Therefore there was no vice captain at the time Ichigo came to rescue Rukia.

http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/13th_Division


The basic answer is "it doesn't" - the anime was not canon to the games. The games' timeline is:

3: Dante is young, hasn't started his agency yet, we meet Virgil as a human (well, half human), he meets Lady.

1: Dante meets Trish and we learn Virgil became Nelo Angelo.

4: Both Lady and Trish are in this.

2: Dante becomes trapped in the underworld and we never learn what happened after because they did a stupid reboot instead of a sequel for DMC 5. These events are not mentioned in other games so it is the final game in the timeline. There are no official canon works that make reference to what happened after.

In the anime he knows both Lady and Trish so it is set after 3 and 1 and before 2. It could be before or after 4 but I would guess before since the anime was made before the game however there's no real answer because, as I said, the anime is not canon to the games.

I don't have links or anything because this is just from my memory - I owned all games (sold my copy of DMC 5) including the DMC 3 Special Edition (where you get to play through Virgil's story), two novels, and have the whole anime on my hard drive and have watched all episodes at least twice.


How does Araragi know Ougi in Mayoi Jiangshi?

We learn in the first episode of Mayoi Jiangshi that Araragi time-travels the night of the end of summer break, which is August 20th.
However, in Ougi's conversation with Araragi at the beginning, both are wearing school uniforms and clearly are at school. So the conversation cannot have taken place right before the events of Mayoi Jiangshi, since the "present-day" events of the arc take place during the summer holidays.
Moreover, after the conversation, Araragi says in his narration:

In the end, Ougi just wanted to teach me some trivia that all intersections have a three-second period where all lights are red [. . .] And I'm reminded of that trivia alongside memories of Mayoi Hachikuji. I'm reminded of those words along with a lost young girl. Every traffic light in the way was red. And in the instance she crossed on green, she was run over.
I recall it with the memories of that girl who died over 10 years ago. That summer's epic adventure. Along with that story that started as a petty concept but in the end grew into a giant tale that almost engulfed everything that was real.

(Paragraph breaks are mine.) This is before a break in the story and the subsequent introduction of the events of August 20th.
Here, Araragi cannot only be recalling the story of Hachikuji's death; he must also be recalling his time-travel adventure in this narration of his thoughts. (The appearance of a number of frames associated with events late into Mayoi Jiangshi in this section provides additional support for this.)
The conversation must then take place at some unspecified point after the events of Mayoi Jiangshi. Thus, there is no inconsistency with Kanbaru's introduction of Ougi to Araragi "on a certain day at the end of October" in Owarimonogatari.


Why is Kabuto referred to as "Four Eyes"?

Because he was the only one among all present there that was wearing a pair of glasses.
The term "Four eyes" refers to people that wear spectacles.


Where can I get listings of convention locations and dates?

Although Jay Fubler Harvey's massive Anime Web Turnpike web directory of over 40,000 links unfortunately went offline in November 2014 after being acquired by The Anime Broadcasting Network, Inc., the classic version is still visible at archive.org. The Anime Conventions page lists all of the main anime and/or manga conventions that had come into existence by that point. There is also Wikipedia's List of Anime Conventions.

The largest anime convention in the world is AnimeExpo, which is held in July in either Los Angeles or Long Beach, California. It features what is arguably the best line-up of Japanese celebrities: mangaka, anime directors, anime producers, animators, and seiyuu. It also features a variety of options for spending your time such as anime screenings, hands-on workshops, academic lectures, competitions (cosplay, AMV, gaming, karaoke), and performances.

The largest doujinshi convention in the world is Comic Market, better known as Comiket, held twice a year in summer and winter in Tokyo. Since it is doujinshi-focused, it does not contain much in the way of anime/manga guests of honor, licensed anime/manga content, or vendors of anime merchandise, but it does include cosplay and sellers of handicrafts.

The main manga conventions in Japan are Jump Festa and Ribon Festa (this is the link for the 2015 Ribon Festa, but the URL for the convention changes every year. You can find the current one linked from the Ribon magazine official site). These conventions include exclusive anime OAV premiers, exclusive collectibles that cannot be bought elsewhere, mangaka talk shows and autograph sweepstakes, and gallery displays of real manga pages. Since they are sponsored by the publishing company, they aren't conventions that feature any titles other than Shuueisha's own series. Jamie Lynn Lano (who worked as a professional mangaka assistant) attended Ribon Festa and reported on it here, as well as on Tenipuri Festa, which represents smaller-scale Japanese conventions about specific titles (in this case, Tennis no Ouji-sama).

If you're going to shell out a lot to travel to a con, AnimeExpo is highly recommended and you'll want to be there all 4 days (there's quite a lot to do); Jump Festa and Ribon Festa are a fantastic experience but minimal Japanese language skills are required (1 day is enough, as the scale is much smaller than AnimeExpo). Comiket is about 90% explicit hentai doujinshi, so if that's not your thing, you will likely be disappointed by the experience and I would recommend against attending.