Why do most dragon slayers in Fairy Tail have their emblems on their shoulder?

@Jerry is right, the placement of the guild's symbol is wherever the mage wants it. If you remember in Volume 1 Chapter 2, Mirajane was asking Lucy if she was sure she wants the symbol placed on her hand, implying that mages have a choice as to where they can put it.

As to how some dragon slayers have their guild's symbol in their shoulders, that is mostly coincidental and if there was any special meaning to it, it was not focused upon nor explained throughout the series, at least in the manga, if I recall correctly.


Yes, people die.  The first major arc (Zabuza arc) features multiple deaths. Several villains die throughout the story.  Some country leaders also die, as do some fairly plot-important characters and/or their relatives.  A lot of the most important characters end up near-death, but survive for various reasons.  Not all of those are able to recover well enough to resume their previous lives.

   Some of the dead ones don't stay dead, though.  Some of those come back as zombies.  But then they go back to being dead.  Others just get a resurrection spell cast on them.  Kind of like in Dragon Ball.


Song in My Hero Academia season 1 episode 10, at around 10:50

The Threat of Offense and Defense (脅威との攻防 Kyōi to no kōbō)

I haven't seen episode 7 of season 3 yet, but assuming it's the same song as the first two, there you go :)


Why does Shichika's sister sit off to the side behind a column?

This is just my speculation from seeing your screenshots, as I don't remember the scene. But it feels to me that it is meant to symbolize that Nanami is not part of the discussion. Sitting far and facing away means she is not supposed to talk and anything she says can be ignored by those actually engaged in the dicussion.

This is understandable because it is Shichika who is head of the family. And moreso that Nanami is a woman. Because this is a culture where women were often not meant to have power and make decissions.


Has there been any information about more One-Punch Man episodes being released?

No, there has been no official announcement as to a second season right now. But the manga artist however did tweet the following

Which does seem to hint to working hard on the second season, of the anime
One punch man was a great hit and got pretty good sales figures, in both manga, anime and figurine sales. So the second season is almost set in stone, but until the actual announcement is made, don't expect to much!


Who is the evil saiyan in the Dragon Ball Heroes Anime?

The evil Saiyan is Kanba and he only makes a short appearance in Episode 1 where Fu refers to him as  the Evil Saiyan. In the games, Kanba is summoned with the help of the Dragon Balls which are used by Fu. They haven't revealed much such as where he exactly is from and the reason for obtaining that power. The only information we have as of now is that he possesses an unbelievable strength even superior to SSJB Goku and SSJB Vegeta. The two of them had to Potara fuse and turn Vegito Blue to fight with him. In the games, Vegito blue had to stack Kaioken on top of his blue form to fight with Kanba.


What steps did the Yotsuba family take to keep the Shiba siblings hidden from the other families?

To an extent, this is also handwaved in the light novels as well - the specifics of how the siblings were/are protected are not disclosed. However, there are many references to the Yotsuba family's incredible power and influence, which allows us to infer - to a certain level - what's going on.

While the Japanese public may well have been interested in the heirs of the "10 families", the Yotsuba are a special case. More so than the other clans, (such as the Ichijou, Saegusa and Juumonji) the Yotsuba are an inherently secretive family, even before considering Tatsuya and Miyuki's special case:

  "Because the Yotsuba Family, who maintain a systematic policy of secrecy, would never invite a large number of outsiders as guests... the siblings had brought themselves to the mountain village that was not recorded on any map..."

  Volume 8 - Reminiscence, Chapter 1

And

  [...] not even Miyuki knew the number for the direct line. The information control surrounding the Yotsuba Family was several times more intense than the government, and that was no idle exaggeration by those in the know.

  Volume 9 - Visitor I, Chapter 6

Prior to the sibling's enrollment at First High, they too would have naturally been caught inside the familial policy of secrecy, meaning their chances of being discovered by outsiders was slim. Even during this time, Tatsuya is under strict instruction from his mother to remain inconspicuous:

  "Tatsuya, it’s as you heard. You’ll be accompanied by Miyuki san on your tour of the base."

  "Yes."

  "Just keep one thing in mind. In public, don’t go using honorifics or the like when addressing Miyuki-san. Rather than ‘Ojou-sama’, just ‘Miyuki’ is fine. Actions which could lead to the discovery that Miyuki-san is a Yotsuba Head successor are prohibited."

  Volume 8 - Reminiscence, Chapter 9

In addition, the military assists the Yotsuba in keeping Tatsuya's existence under wraps, as his power as a strategic-class magician is important for them to guard as well:

  "It is most likely some of them will link this with the annihilation of the fleet the Great Asian Alliance dispatched three years ago. It would be a very undesirable outcome for us to have Tatsuya-san's identity to come out."

  "I fully agree."

  Seeing Kazama's nod, Maya gave a broad smile indistinguishable between real and fake... Maya's negotiation with Kazama was steered to obtain the most satisfactory result for the Yotsuba.

  Volume 8 - Reminiscence, Chapter 15

Working in collaboration with the military by extension means working with the "Electron Sorceress" Fujibayashi Kyouko , who can manipulate electronic information to an unfathomable degree, creating an almost watertight seal around the siblings information.

This leaves a situation where even Kokonoe Yakumo, a renowned information broker, cannot uncover any of their background information:

  Tatsuya squinted his eyes.
  "Our situation as well?"

  Yakumo laughed heartily.
  "I've inquired into it, but wasn't able to unearth any noteworthy secrets.
  The intelligence manipulation surrounding the two of you is truly
  invincible. Or should I say, worthy of its high reputation."

  Volume 2 - Enrollment II, Chapter 9

The same is true for the information network available to the Kitayama family:

  In response, Tatsuya received it with a magnanimous look.

  “Who the devil are you? With Kitayama’s…… The information network from the “Corporate Alliance” couldn’t even find your Personal Data!”

  Volume 12 - Double Seven, Chapter 2

When it comes down to it though, the people that have the power, influence or luck to uncover the truth about the two would be too scared to both continue their investigation or disclose the information to anyone else after hearing the name 'Yotsuba':

  The Yotsuba name had even more impact than the Saegusa name. The political utility of the Saegusa name was higher, but the Yotsuba name incited much more fear in people with influence.

  Volume 12 - Double Seven, Chapter 6

This fear is also shown when Erika stumbles across Tatsuya's secret accidentally, and warns her brother against investigating him too much:

  “I see…… I understand. Then let’s proceed along these lines.”

  ……Fortunately, she was able to convince her brother without dropping the name “Yotsuba”.

  Volume 11 - Visitor III, Chapter 15

Even those not in the higher echelons of magicians should be rightfully wary of the Yotsuba family - after all, this is the clan that previously took down an entire nation in under 2 years! Furthermore, at present, they're quoted as being even stronger than then:

  [...it] was utterly incredible that they could have forgotten such a harsh reminder in the last 20 to 30 years. Not to say the might of the Yotsuba Family – “might” that hinted at influence but was more along the lines of violence – was far greater now than it was in the past.

  Volume 11 - Visitor III, Chapter 15

For the points you raised:

This isn't covered in the light novels, so I can't reference anything in particular, but given the other information, it's safe to assume that anything the Yotsuba wanted to keep secret (like children from a marriage) could be kept secret.
Their existence isn't erased, but all the data relating to them has been heavily modified, to the point where only the bare essentials are available, and there's nothing that could link them to the Yotsuba:

  "After all, I can’t attend high school without Personal Data.”

  Tatsuya’s answer made perfect sense. However, Benio felt that this was the rub.

  “Please don’t underestimate adults. It is true that your PD has the lowest level of information, interlaced with extra information that complicated the picture and a few negative reviews, so it wasn't overly perfect."

  Volume 12 - Double Seven, Chapter 2

When involved with FLT, Tatsuya goes by the alias 'Silver', and not his family name 'Shiba', which would help against identification from most staff or customers. In addition, while FLT is "owned" by Tatsuya's father, it's actually under Yotsuba jurisdiction, meaning they would have a careful eye on the situation, especially Tatsuya's colleagues who would be more likely to accidentally uncover sensitive information.

  Like FLT, this hotel was one of the dummy corporations that was controlled by the Yotsuba Family in the background.

  Volume 10 - Visitor II, Chapter 9

At the time the siblings are entering high school, there is currently no selected Yotsuba heir. If you recall back to episode 9 of the anime, Tatsuya chastises Aoki for calling Miyuki the next head, even though there has been no announcement regarding that position. Given Yotsuba Maya is also regarded as one of the world's most powerful magicians, I doubt anyone would be pressuring her too much for a decision. Additionally, as referenced earlier in the answer (quote 3), it seems they want to keep Miyuki's position a secret to outsiders for the time being.


Where does Sanji get his endless supply of cigarettes from?

I wish I could give you a canon answer but after a lot of searching I was not able to find one. Sanji with his cigarette was just something that was established with his character. If there was a long period of time that he went without one it just wouldn't feel right to a viewer because they are used to the cigarettes. I believe the longest period of time that he went without one was on Punk Hazard and he was in Nami's body, he obviously had some bigger distractions at hand that kept him from his addiction. I will continue searching to try and find a canon answer if I am able to I will update the answer accordingly.


How did Armin survive after being roasted and blasted away from the Colossal Titan?

Good question. For me it‘s not really adding up either but I assume someone did catch him because falling from this height while already having your skin burnt off is almost impossible to survive. If he didn‘t fall from like 60 meters it would make a lot more sense. Also I assume that he really was half dead but maybe the most important organs somehow didn‘t take as much damage. It still looks weird next to Erwin who in comparison to Armin wasn‘t really injured. It was probably just convenience for the plot to be honest.

The characters of Attack On Titan in general can take lots of damage as well. I‘ve seen some discussion about how this really hot gas that comes from titans should damage the characters lungs when they inhale it in some scenes and it doesn‘t affect them at all.


What are the differences between the Tokyo Ghoul anime and manga?

Root A (season 2) is a completely different storyline that diverged from the manga and shows Kaneki if he had joined Aogiri instead of going off on his own. Though it does have some big spoilers, Read a bit about why they made this decision on This question. Almost the entirety of Root A is different, but some scenes (mostly fights) are recreated and are very similar overall. The storylines mostly merge at the last "arc" which occurs in the last 2-3 episodes of the series. This is the 2nd raid by CCG, Considering the first being the one against Aogiri (I will not say more as its Spoilers) and events play out differently but with overall identical results in the end. That is to say that major events that affected the results of the Raid occurred in both, though not necessarily in the same way. This was done presumably to leave the option to return to canon material in Tokyo Ghoul RE for season 3 if they chose to do it, but it could just be that it was supposedly the original story-line before Ishida changed it to what the Manga used, as noted in the first link, and he kept them through both versions.

Season 1 was very similar overall, with only moderate changes such as the chronology as better described by Thellimist in that answer, and a few other bits and pieces about how events occurred, primarily regarding Hinami and her Parents and how those events started up, and they did heavily censor Jasons Torture to Kaneki. He was down there for 10 days ( Read about it Half way down the page in the aogiri arc Summary of Jason on the wiki here

Overall, Season 1 is very similar, while season 2 only has bits and pieces that are similar.


What is the technical term for the "consecutive, discrete zoom-in shots" and what is its origin?

These are consecutive axial cuts.

  Axial cuts are used rarely in contemporary cinema, but were fairly
  common in the cinema of the 1910s and 1920s.


How did they do for being able to retain Toichiro Suzuki for incarceration?

What do you mean regular humans? The dialog between him and the person taking him away at the end of Season 2 Episode 12, as well as the non-standard binding on his hands strongly suggests that he's being taken in by an organisation that has their own supply of espers.

Additionally, at this point he has had his change of heart - he is turning himself in and going peacefully. So while it's still possible that he's strong enough to break free, he's choosing not to.


Because all Ed did was attach Al's soul to the armor, he didn't make the armor. In fact, the armor was already in the basement

As you can see, behind Ed and Al are 2 sets of armor. In the 2003 anime, there is even a shot of these in the opening scene of the first episode.

While the image isn't really clear, we know this is Al's armor as after Ed returns from the Gate, the armor he uses to bind Al's soul falls next to him

Given where it falls and the angle, we can rule out the other armor that's behind Al.

Here is the scene in question from Brotherhood on YouTube

You can see that after the armor falls, Ed crawls to it and draws the blood seal. Beyond that, binding Ed does no more alchemy to the armor.

Since the binding cost Ed his arm even with the unique trait where he can do transmutations without a circle, he can't do it without another arm. So even if Ed wanted to morph the armor into a better shape, he can't and (after the initial shock) Al was more worried for Ed losing so much blood that he's what he looked like now.


This is track #42 "Yuuhi ni Mukatte" from the One Punch Man soundtrack. Here is a 20-second extract from the beginning of the piece: https://clyp.it/m3qa2cee.

I don't know where you'd find sheet music for it. It is rare for anime soundtracks to have accompanying sheet music (though it does happen, e.g. Symphogear, K-ON!). Your best bet is likely to hope that an enterprising fan has transcribed the piece.


It is not that they didn't try getting more members, but it's just that no one showed interest in joining the swimming club. In one of the episode, it is shown that the club members put on a show to recruit new members, but fail drastically.

I don't remember the episode number as of now. I will add the reference when I find the episode. It was like a stage in which each club showcases themselves to get new members from the first years.


What is the name and where can I find the manga of Ore-sama Kingdom?

The name of the manga is the same title as the OVA. It is called Oresama Kingdom (オレ様キングダム, Kings of My Love). There is currently no English distributor for the manga nor is there an official English translation of it and the Japanese magazines publishing the series are Chuchu and Ciao.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_My_Love


Why are there omissions and discrepancies in Kaori's Kreutzer performance?

As requested, while this is not a conclusive answer, we might never know unless there is more information released.

The manga only specifies the piece, but never details the performances of the characters musically. The characters might gush over how "lively" or "beautiful" it sounds, but nobody ever talks in technical terms, much less describe sections of music.

Chapter 6 page 30-32 : The extent of description of Kaori's Performance.

Thus, we can conclude that your observations about the discrepancies in the musical pieces stem solely from the anime production. There could have been artistic/directional decisions for the eventual editing of the said pieces, such as time constraints or perhaps wanting to get a feeling across because that section or piece of music only fits that part. We might not know more unless more information is released (AFAIK) from the studio, such as interviews with the director/staff.

However, this stand does not exclude the author collaborating with the studio and affecting the said pieces. It could well be what the author had intended to portray in the first place. Again, we do not know the extent to which he has influence over the production, notwithstanding that the plot of the anime is pretty filial to the manga.

In my opinion, the "cuts" as you describe are not noticed by the general audience, and serve more as a mood setter and a plot driver than an actual portrayal of a performance. Only a more discerning and a informed listener would be able to tell that there was something amiss.


You're probably looking for Getter Robo G. There's several TV series and movies based on this iteration of Getter. The movies are all cross-overs with other Go Nagai mecha franchises.

Getter Robo G
Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G - Kuuchuu Dai-Gekitotsu
Grendizer - Getter Robo G - Great Mazinger Kessen! Daikaijuu

All from the 70's.


What's the song they are playing before Kaneki sees the news reports in season 2, episode 9?

The song is called Das zweite Kapitel, which, according to Google Translate, means "the second chapter" in German. It is track 26 from the first disc of Tokyo Ghoul Original Soundtrack.


Which Fairy Tail episode did Lucy do a map of everybody in Fairy Tail?

Perhaps you are talking about Episode 276: Challenger, this is after the Fairy Tail Zero arc.

   After the guild has been disbanded, Lucy is still keeping tabs of her guildmates's locations that why she have that map


Why do the characters in Akatsuki no Yona have Korean names?

The setting for Akatsuki no Yona is loosely based on the Three Kingdoms of Korea period. The Kouka Kingdom is inspired by the Goguryeo Kingdom. Its neighbor Sei and Xing are based on Baekje and Silla respectively. You can also see that the three kingdoms are located in a peninsula in the manga and that they almost have the same layout as their real-life counterparts.


What does the dialog related to Nanami's quote in the last episode of Bokura Ga Ita mean?

The answer follows when Yano entered the train:

 "Because I met Takahashi. I lived to meet Takahashi."

 In the end, the positive side is that at last Yano admitted he doesn't feel lonely anymore because he has Nanami.

Here is the original dialog in Japanese

七美　「どこにいてもどんなにさみしくてもつらくても
　　　　ここで七美が想ってることを忘れないでね。
　　　　矢野は絶対、ひとりじゃないから」
矢野　「プラマイゼロ？」
七美　「え？」
七美　『矢野のすごくすごく好きな人はもういないのかもしれないけど
　　　　それはさみしいことなのかもしれないけど、
　　　　でも矢野のことをすっごくすっごく好きな人間がいるってことはそれって
　　　　プラマイゼロじゃないかなあ。だからひとりだと思わないでね』
矢野　「そうじゃなかった」
矢野　「ゼロじゃなくてプラマイプラスだったよ」
矢野　『高橋と出遭ってから、俺は高橋と出遭うために生きてきた』
Dialog source: Happy☆Lucky's blog entry (Japanese)

In the original Japanese scene, Nanami used the term "plus-minus zero", in which Yano replied with "plus-minus plus".
Also, the main point of Nanami's quote is more about

 loneliness, deeper than just "someone who likes/is liked by another". Nanami felt that Yano was feeling lonely after his previous girlfriend had left him, but since Nanami liked Yano, he shouldn't be feeling lonely anymore, hence "it all equals out". But Yano couldn't move on despite that.

However, after having gone through all of this, Yano finally realized that he was wrong, hence "it ended up [...] on the positive side".


What's the connection between Zangetsu and White Ichigo?

Both White Ichigo and Zangetsu are a part of Ichigo's being or soul. Hence, they can freely communicate with each other. The most important thing about Bleach power-ups is that they follow the basic principle of "know thyself" and thus, Ichigo himself is unaware of their true capabilities until he pays attention to them by training.


Scar's brother's name is never revealed in the 2003 series, Brotherhood, or the manga. I remember reading somewhere that the creator had given names to both Scar and his brother, but they were never revealed in any interview or through official media.


Yes, in the Hunter Chairman Election arc, it is clear that basically everyone who is a licensed hunter knows that Ging Freecss is Gon's dad, including Hisoka. It is also clear to everyone that Ging and Gon are not emotionally close, per Leorio's outburst in the Hunter Chairman Election. There is no reason to think that the Zoldycks would be in the dark about Ging and Gon being related since they keep tabs on a lot of things, especially where Killua is concerned. However, neither Hisoka nor the Zoldycks express any interest in Ging. Zeno and Silva Zoldyck got involved with Netero in the Chimera Ant arc, but as Ging couldn't be bothered to get involved with it, they have had no reason to have any interaction with or interest in him. Ging is portrayed as liking to play/goof off and being generally disliked by others, so other characters don't have much motivation to care what he does since it is unlikely to affect their agendas. Hisoka has never really evidenced taking personal interest in anyone other than Gon, Killua, Illumi, and Chrollo.


In Noragami, Yato refers to himself as a god. 神, which is the kanji for god, can be pronounced "gami", so he is probably referring to himself literally as "Yato God".


Out-of-universe
Haro was included in Mobile Suit Gundam for the purpose of showing Amuro's talent for building machines. However, it fulfills another purpose; that of being a mascot.
Kunio Okawara initially designed Haro for Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3, and named him after HAL (the computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey)2. It was (likely) intended to be a mascot of the series, before the concept was discarded. However, Okawara was later approached prior to Mobile Suit Gundam and persuaded to include it, allowing it to somewhat serve as a mascot of the series. Since then:

Haro has since become a mascot for the Sunrise studio as a whole, often appearing in their recent idents.
  — Haro, Wikipedia

Because it its popularity and its rank as mascot of the series, Haro has also received a substantial following and quite a collection of merchandise.

In-universe
The in-universe explanation is actually far simpler. Haro was created by Amuro, the main character, as part of his hobby building machines. Amuro generally had few social interactions with others, so he created Haro as a companion to himself, with its speech function and brain-wave analysis functions making it quite a good substitute for a close friend.
References

Haro (character) at Wikipedia
Haro at the Japanese Wikipedia
Series Mascot at TVTropes


There is a reason why the runaway spirits hide in females. A runaway spirit can be reborn as the child of a female host. For this reason, essentially all runaway spirits have female hosts. As far as I know it has never been explicitly addressed whether a runaway spirit is capable of possessing a male host, but even if they could it wouldn't be of any benefit to them since the primary goal of the spirits is to be reincarnated.

This was explained in chapter 3 of the manga (before the Mio conquest), but at least according to @ShinobuOshino below in the comments, not in the anime. It does come up in some future arcs though (I'll avoid spoiling exactly when), so it may be mentioned later in the anime.


What type of training was Class E's Yuuma going to say, before he corrected himself?

In Japanese, the panel reads:

ありがとねぇ　ジャマな枝　切ってくれて
それにしても　君達えらく　身軽だね～
いえいえ
待ち伏せ…いや　木登り特訓　してるので

The translation in the OP post is a little bit off; a better translation of the last speech bubble is "It's because we were preparing an ambu-... er, practicing climbing trees." That is, they weren't doing "ambush training"; they were just lying in wait to ambush someone. (In other words, it's not 待ち伏せの特訓 that was elided - just 待ち伏せ.)
Anyway, the word in question is ambush.


For the same reason he was able to defeate Yotsuba Kira: When he touches a note that he once owned, he temporarely regains/ keeps his memories.

I don't find a reference just now but some time after the first major climax half way through the manga, Light explains to Ryuk/ us that he keeps physical contact to a note using a corset. As long as he touches a note he once owned (and at some point he owned every last one that became part of the human world at some point), he temporarely holds his memories. And since it is old trickster Light, temporarely happens to be several months.

I will go through the manga again late this week and hope I can find the chepter.


Why did Orb, a neutral nation, develop the Gundams?

I would think it would be similar to any "neutral nation". In the sense that neutrality is only an illusion. A country like Switzerland was neutral because of their impossible terrain and their trained militia, they held a distinct advantage that made their conquest, 1)nearly impossible 2) requiring immense sacrifice and pain on the part of the aggressor and thus 3) not worth the effort. The simple honest answer is so they can continue to remain neutral. Gundams are super-weapons, the nuclear bombs of their day. If Orb were to not build them and remain "neutral" there would come a point where if an when one of the other two superpower's fell to the other, that they would be helpless against the winner - assuming the world wasn't destroyed by the conflict which I will address in a second. Mutually Assured Destruction, if you attack me I will retaliate to the full extent of my ability, causing you immense damage and equal pain to my own suffering. If I perish I shall mortally wound you with my last breath. Further the looming possibility total annihilation of both superpowers by each other hand's and the rest of the world along with it was a threat to everyone including Orb. It would be a threat that would be diminished by a further third party, with equivalent weapons, who could enter on either side giving a distinct advantage and tipping the balance of power. Thus Orb would act as an anchor, making sure that neither side went off the deep end. In the end it's all about self preservation.


Why did Kate's pendant become a key, when it is shown as a locket before?

I don't think this was ever explained in the anime—not that I can remember. However, in this picture, which I believe is from Kate's first appearance in Episode 2 of NEXT, you can see that she has a key necklace that looks like Maria's and Kobato's:

In Episode 7, Kate tells Kodaka that her birthday present from Maria was the shell of a dead cicada, and shows him a locket she went out and bought herself to put the cicada shell in.

You can see in this picture of her cameo appearance in Series I as she walks by in the background that she's wearing a cross necklace:

This leads me to believe that Kate has several necklaces and doesn't wear the same one all the time. She probably owns a key necklace that looks like Maria's, in addition to a cross necklace and a locket containing the dead cicada shell that Maria gave her. As for why she would have a necklace like Maria's, there are multiple possibilities. Maybe she bought it herself so she could match Maria. Maybe Maria gave it to her at some point in the past when their relationship was better. Maybe the matching key necklaces were a gift from their parents or someone else. I don't believe the anime tells us, so this is all speculation.

Incidentally, the light novel is no help. In the light novel, Kate and Maria both wear cross necklaces. If you zoom in close on the bottom half of the following picture, you can see Kate's.

And here's a picture of Maria's from the light novel:

accompanied by this text:

  Kobato gently removed the sticker keeping the bag shut, and took out
  its contents.

  The item that was inside the bag was a necklace with a cross on it.

  It was the same as the one Maria's always got hanging around her neck.

So in the light novel, all three necklaces were crosses, and there was no inconsistency. The wikia mentions this discrepancy in its summary of Episode 7 under light novel differences:

  In the light novel, Kodaka saw Kate wearing a silver egg-shaped
  pendant after she caught the latter spying on their house. In the
  anime, Kodaka saw Kate wearing a key necklace instead, just like
  Maria. (this is probably an error by the creators)

The egg-shaped pendant, in the light novel, contained the dead cicada husk that Maria gave Kate for her sixteenth birthday. However, in the anime, Kodaka apparently sees Kate wearing a key necklace, then later sees the locket when she shows it to him. This supports my "multiple necklace" theory.


Who are the 10 strongest fighters in the tournament of power?

A majority of the fighters who lasted until the end happen to be the strongest, however, some characters like Hit were indeed knocked out before and didn't last until the end.I have ranked the characters along with a reason why the character is weaker than the character above him in the list.Goku: In his Mastered UI form is the strongest fighter in the tournament of power. He clearly defeated Jiren who admitted defeat in Episode 130. If he had the stamina to hold onto the form even longer, he would've knocked out Jiren.Jiren: As mentioned above, Jiren lost to Goku in battle in Episode 130, so it only makes sense to place him second on the list.Vegeta: In his Super Saiyan Blue Evolution form, Vegeta did grow a lot stronger. However, we could see Jiren clearly overwhelm him alongside SSJB+KK*20 Goku and even Android 17 in Episode 127. So without a doubt, Vegeta is weaker than Jiren. The only fighter who was able to fight Jiren toe to toe was Goku, hence placing Vegeta third on the list.Toppo: As strong as he is, in his God of Destruction form, Toppo is substantially stronger. However, in Episode 126, he is clearly overwhelmed and knocked out by Vegeta once Vegeta powers up. Hence it is fair to place him fourth on the list.Kefla: (Note: Assuming Kefla doesn't grow even stronger) Some might argue Kefla to be stronger than Toppo and some even Vegeta. However, I personally believe Kefla should be placed fifth on the list. The reason is because, Kefla in her SSJ state was shown to be relative to a tired Goku in his SSJB form. The SSJ2 form is a 100 * Base Multiplier. The SSJB form is relative to SSJ Kefla(Possibly even stronger now). The Kaioken*20 would multiply that power 20 times. Hence, Goku in this state would be able to defeat Kefla, if he had the stamina to do so. Toppo was strong enough to initially overwhelm a Super Saiyan Blue Evolution Vegeta who was relative to SSJB+KK*20 Goku. So it makes sense to place Toppo above her on the list Anilaza: Again some might argue Anilaza to be stronger than Kefla. However, please note that Anilaza more or less had a relative beam struggle with 3 SSJB Tier characters and Gohan+Android 17, who are between SSJG and SSJB in terms of power. So technically, SSJB Goku+ KK*20 would be way stronger than Anilaza. Kefla in her fully powered state is definitely > SSJB+KK*5 Goku. So it makes sense to place Anilaza below her on the listHit: (Note: This is a power list. Hit has the skills/technique to possibly even defeat someone stronger than him in terms of power)In terms of power, I would say Hit is weaker than SSJB Goku and Vegeta. Some might argue Hit was able to fight SSJB+KK*10 Goku in the Universe 6 vs 7 tournaments. However, if you rewatch the fight, Hit used his timeskip and special techniques to avoid getting Hit by Goku's powerful blows and kept striking back. Even during his rematch with Goku, Hit landed several blows on Goku. However, Goku was able to take him out with a single Kamehameha when it managed to land on him. So it makes sense to place Hit below Anilaza.Android 17: Based on his performance against Jiren, and managing to survive his attacks(Which even Hit could barely do), I did consider placing him above Hit on the list. However, his inifinite stamina indeed gives him an advantage like Hit has with his technique. So I think it makes sense to place him below Hit on the list considering the fact that he's weaker than SSJB Goku and might very well be weaker than HitGohan: As strong as he is, Gohan isn't stronger than Android 17. During the pre-tournament arcs, Goku was forced to turn SSJB against Android 17 and only turned SSJB against Gohan when he insisted. Gohan didn't really fight anyone in the tournament who was a lot stronger than him and never really had a chance to improve during the course of the tournament. He indeed got stronger pre-tournament and is very likely between SSJG and SSJB in terms of power, based on his performance against Koicherator, Anilaza and Dyspo. Also based on Gohan's short fight against Toppo alongside Android 17 and Android 17's fight with Toppo, Android 17 seemed to be doing a lot better. So I think it is fair to place him below Android 17 on the list.Dyspo:(Note: This is a power list. Dyspo in his super speed mode definitely has the skill to take out stronger opponents). In terms of power, we see Gohan easily outclass Dyspo in Episode 124 without even powering up further. Hence it is fair to place him below Gohan on the list


At this time unless and until canon says otherwise, it is reasonable to assume that Sera's brother is Shikichi Haneda.  However, Gosho Aoyama certainly knows how to mislead his readers, so it's definitely not a sure thing as far as I'm concerned.  See also Shukichi Haneda


We do not know Kaori's progress in her violin studies, and as I am not a violinist, I cannot comment on the difficulty of her repertoire (and thus, of the competitions in which she plays). However, there are two out-of-universe reasons for Kaori's lack of fame that come to mind.

Firstly, even classical music listeners might not follow competitions closely enough to recognise those who performed well in them. I mostly listen to classical music and I know the names of a number of big competitions, but I barely know the names of those who did well. Moreover, with the exception of certain "niche" interests — period instruments, transcriptions, some types of vocal performance — I am likely to end up listening to recordings and performances by better known, more "established" musicians whom I already know.

Note also that there are any number of decent musicians who play difficult repertoire but are not well-known outside of their local circles.

Secondly, it is made clear by episode 2 that Kaori does a poor job at following the score, which might prevent her from getting a following in the right circles.1 I might avoid someone whom I knew to consistently and flagrantly push an interpretation that clearly was not the composer's intention, and I am not the only one. My teachers would also be unhappy with me if I played like that, which in turn would inhibit my development and recognition.

When I speak of "following the score," I do not mean robotically playing it without thought. Rather, I mean that the production is intelligent and approximates what the composer might have expected. It is important that I "stick to the score" in my piano playing, but when I do so, I still have to make decisions and play thoughtfully.


So, I read the beginning of the novel, and like Ayase Eri said, Kayaba is fair so he hadn't killed the players before doing an announcement.

This is written on page 71 :

  The first person to get the honor of having his name crossed out
  appeared three hours into the game. The reason for death was not losing to a monster. It was suicide.

  He believed in the theory that "according to the structure of the NerveGear, if a person is cut off from the system they'll automatically regain consciousness." He climbed over the iron fence at the north end of the city, or the edge of Aincrad, and flung himself off.

So, it clearly means that it was after Kayaba did his announcement because he tried to escape the game.

The anime followed that as well and if I remember it right, we see that first death (but I do not remember if it was during the first episode or a flashback that we see it).

The author really kept the characteristics of every character to this point.


How come nobody noticed Chapra's slave brand at the tournament?

Calling on the Willing suspension of disbelief trope.

I think it was just an overlooked detail when it comes down to it.

To add on to this, as I recently reread Buddha, there are plenty of other spots where they should have noticed his brand. Like the time he was hung upside down after bragging during training. There really is no explanation. Maybe he came up with some way to mask it, like body paint, or something.


Why did Saiba Joichiro take some time off cooking?

It's not the fact he wasn't enjoy cooking, but rather he despise the fact that nobody is brave enough to do challenge with him.

   In the manga after the 50v1 shokugeki, he still having fun cooking challenge with his dorm mate.


It is one of his ability called Shapeshifting

Muzan can control his body's shape and even his presence, making him able to transform into someone completely different, without even those with extrasensory perception noticing, though he cannot fool Tanjiro Kamado's sense of scent. This shapeshifting allows him to become a child, and adult, a woman, or even to become a pillar of flesh, eyes, or mouths to eat others, or a cocoon of flesh to dilate and adapt to poisons.


Why did Veldora have so much influence despite being imprisoned in the show Reincarnated as a Slime?

Typically in any sort of media that uses some sort of superpower, the characters have some sort of aura. This can be seen initially from Rimuru unknowingly exuding a powerful aura. I believe it was said in the LN that Veldora isn't able to control his aura that well, so regardless of what he's doing his aura is gonna be present.

Your question isn't quite clear to me since your introductory clause doesn't seem to be relevant to what you're asking. So I'm gonna interpret it as: "Why does Veldora still have a large influence even if he is imprisoned?"

Edit: I think I understood the question halfway through writing my answer.

Not edit: VV

Well first of all, assuming the seal initially blocks his aura or even suppresses it, the forest will have a large area that is no longer covered by Veldora's aura, meaning weaker life-forms can now habit the area that it once covered. The disappearance of something so great is bound to have a large effect. Later on, assuming aura/magic propagates through the seal/air, if Veldora stays imprisoned for so long, the area around him will be saturated with magic power from his aura. This can be seen when Rimuru is exploring the cave when he arrives and there is an abundance of rarer materials. Since the surrounding area is full of magic power from Veldora's aura, then if magic follows similar laws as matter does, it will keep spreading to try to keep an equilibrium of magic particles and eventually reach outside the cave, eventually covering another area and preventing weaker life-forms from living there again. The fact that he is still there causes a large influence, even if he is sealed up. When Rimuru devours him, his aura is no longer present, causing everyone that is capable of detecting that his aura isn't there anymore to know. Who wouldn't be nervous if one of the strongest life-forms in your world just disappeared all of a sudden?


Isshin Kurosaki used to be a Shinigami of an unknown division and rank. According to bleach.wikia.com:

  About twenty years ago, he ceased being a Shinigami, losing most of his powers.

He still has a shikai, which he uses during the Fake Karakura arc.

Spoiler:

  Ichigo also has Quincy powers that have been implied to be related to his mother. If Ichigo's mother was a Quincy, Isshin may have known.


When and why did the trend of 1:30-long openings and endings begin?

This article here explains very well why Anime OPs are so long in the first place.

To summarize a few of the points:

Cost
Spread out commercial breaks
Advertisement for record companies.

Cost:

Each episode is a total 25 min. which leaves 5 min. for commercials in a 30 min. time-slot.
Furthermore, OPs and EDs are typically reused for most of the episodes in a series.
OPs and EDs only need to be animated once.

So the longer you make them, the less work you need to fill up the rest of the time. Therefore, long OPs and EDs cut down on production cost.

Spread out commercial breaks:

To quote the article:

  Typical anime television episodes broadcast on network Japanese
  television have commercial breaks after the opening animation, in the
  middle of the episode, and just before the ending credits. With this
  broadcast pattern, a 90 second opening puts more content between
  commercial breaks than a 30 or 60 second opening, which may be less
  annoying for viewers to watch.

So this is more of a reason with flow and pacing of the episode.

Advertisement for record companies:

Again from the article:

  Opening animation sequences serve as record company advertisements. A
  popular opening animation sequence like that of the Suzumiya Haruhi no
  Yuutsu or Lucky Star television series can make their series opening
  theme songs turn into overnight smash hits. A longer opening animation
  sequence provides time for the theme song to get exposure and gain
  popularity.

Getting back to the point of why 90 seconds. That seems somewhat of an arbitrary number possibly the result of a bit of trial and error from the industry.

As the article mentions, they used to be 60 seconds back in the 1970s. Then they were increased to 90 seconds for the reasons above. It's possible that some studios experimented with even longer OPs/EDs, but later on found that 90 seconds was a sweet spot.


This really depends on what you consider canon, but for now let's define "canon" as material that's covered in the original source material and has impact on the story.

Since this season does have a manga adaptation and takes place after Kid Buu Saga from Dragon Ball Z but before the tournament with Uub, I would say that this is canon material.

But, After seeing more then the first episode I think its safe to say that the anime does not follow the manga 100%. Therefore I consider it somewhat canon.


What does this haiku in The World Only God Knows mean?

Keima is using the liver as a metaphor. In that scene, you can see a diseased liver on the screen. That shows that the liver has to be operated on. That operation will lead to a change so that she can live. The liver, being an internal organ, is a metaphor for her inside voice. Keima is using it to illustrate how though Shiori is quiet on the outside there is a lot more going on the inside and significant changes could be taking place with out people realizing it. Keima needs to perform an "operation" so that Shiori will be able to express herself and "live".

Why they chose to use the liver is uncertain and never explained. Please look at nhahtdh's comment as it does provide some insight into this.


With elemental spirits, the understanding is that they choose their hosts, and then greatly boost their elemental magic powers. However, the spirits themselves cannot be 'killed' outright.

When Fana was defeated, she loses control of the Salamander. Later (spoiler chapter #171)

   Fuegoleon Vermillion awakens with the power of the Salamander.


When does the Bible come up in "Miss Bernard said"?

The Bible does come up at least once in the manga. There is a two-page segment in volume 1, chapter 4 (p. 35-36), titled "The Bible said" (「聖書曰く」). It's kinda loony, like everything else in Miss Bernard said.

Page 35

  Panel 1
  NARRATION: Miss Bernard, a.k.a. Machida Sawako, was reading in the library, as was her habit. World-Famous Adages You'll Love to Use was one of her favorites.

  Panel 2
  SAWAKO: Hmm.
  NARRATION: What was Miss 'ard planning to do with these adages?

  Panel 3
  SAWAKO: When aliens attack and bring about the end of the world, I want to murmur a verse from the Bible as I stand there petrified... but I can't find anything suitable in here.

  Panel 4
  SAWAKO: Like, "the scales fell from my eyes" is apparently from the New Testament, but that's so lame.

  Panel 5
  VOICE: Aliens have attacked! The end of the world is nigh!

  Panel 6
  SAWAKO: The scales have fallen from my eyes... I guess?

Page 36

  Panel 1
  SAWAKO: Argh! This is no good! I need something more... Apocalyptic...

  Panel 2
  BIBLE: And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. [...] and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

  Panel 3
  ENDOU: Revelation, chapter 16...

  Panel 4
  SAWAKO: That's too long! I'm not feeling it!!

  Panel 5
  SAWAKO: Oh. I found something good.

  Panel 6
  SAWAKO: When the aliens eat us, I'll say this verse!
  ENDOU: Them eating us is a done deal?

  Panel 7
  SAWAKO: Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

There may be other references to the Bible (I haven't read much past this chapter). If I do run into any more, I'll try to remember to update this answer.


How many times did Brock get rejected by women?

By rejected I understand that you want to ask that how many times has it happened that Brock loved a girl but had to leave her. If this is your definition then Suzie and Professor Ivy and more girls will also be considered as even though they loved Brock at one point he had to leave them. Then the total number of girls which rejected Brock are 697. This counting is till the end of season 15.


Anime set in the future where naturally born and artifically created humans coexist

Toward the Terra 2007 remake: "Under the rule of Superior Dominance all humans are born in vitro and given to carefully selected parents".


Why do the pistols and rifles not have trigger guards in Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood?

Why do the pistols and rifles not have trigger guards? Because that is by design and not just because they do not want to animate it. Also, not all firearms in the anime do not have trigger guards.

This was one of the images I found when searching for firearms in Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. A complete list of firearms from the anime can be found here, as mentioned by @Maroon, in which some standard-issue firearms have no trigger guards.

In Wikipedia, it is stated that guns can have no trigger guard so

  as not to impair use with large cold weather gloves on, especially those intended to be used in arctic conditions.

While this might not be in arctic conditions, the fact that some characters in the anime wear gloves proves the point that this is for ease of use. It would be difficult to press the trigger with a trigger guard if you have gloves on, especially large and thick ones.


Who are these characters in the bookstore?

Actually, they are the Miyakawa sisters Hikage and Hinata (left to right, respectively). They are the main characters of the Lucky Star spinoff manga (and anime) Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku (The Hunger of the Miyakawa Family).

They make cameos in episode 12, 16, and 24.


Does Saitama know whats going on around him?

Saitama does know that people around him usually treats him badly or coldly, and he really cares about it: that's why he joins the Hero Association and tries to become a hero. In the first few episodes, he cares about how people view him, but in later episodes, he just starts to ignore them( tries his best). For more information, visit the link below.

http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Saitama


When did Victoria Seras figure out she can make her blood do things?

As far as I have read the manga, I think it's not a learned ability, but rather a power to show that by drinking Pip's blood, she became a full-fledged vampire, so her body started to heal and she became more powerful. Also it seems that the tendril acts on instinct rather than her direct will. Hope this helped.


Are anime more popular in terms of viewership and revenue than Western cartoons?

No. Up until now Japanese anime have never been in the popular spotlight compared to works for Western animation. Anime can be described as a "pulpy" format, often cheaply made, heavily-formulated, low critical respect and scrutiny. Though what makes anime unique is it's meta-genre. There are a lot of ideas in it's story templates the that are not typically seen or are non-existent in Western media culture.
Animation in the West
A lot of Western animation companies, like Disney for an example, don't just treat their works as a product, but as a brand. The better their brand looks to consumers, the better marketability the company will have with related works and products (they spend a lot on PR, marketing, lawyers, focus groups, etc, to ensure this). There's a lot of oversight involved is western animation, in order to ensure a better quality product, which typically drives up the cost of production. Of course, this all to ensure that their product is a successful as possible, in order to make obscene amounts of cash.
Animation in the East
While there is a ever growing community of anime fans out there, who like anime for one reason or another (e.g., characters vs. story), but few people typically care about the specifics of anime. In anime, the stakeholders are more concerned about the overall final product than any given piece of it, the product hits the main selling points of the formula (e.g., fighting, boobs, robot, X-dere character, harem cast, etc.), it's good to go. With anime there's a general lack of oversight, which typically leads to low expectations of the audience and from them as well. However the pulpy aspect of Anime allows authors a much higher level of freedom as they are free to explored new ideas, as long as they meet the initial criteria of the stakeholders.
On Popular Culture
This pulpiness is the same as what webcomics (modern comic book heroes starred in this pulpy format) and indie games are to us in these modern times. There are tons of these all around, most of it is forgettable, but occasionally there's that polished gem that can really good interesting, funny, charming and/or inventive stuff (e.g. Azumanga Daioh, Serial Experiments Lain, Baccano!). There's a lot of opportunities to fail, learn, and innovate, but at the same time the barriers for entry are lower and turnover is usually higher compared to similar works of western animation.
Viewership and revenue are often a by-product of the popularity of a given brand. Just like really popular mainstream movies or games will always make a profit, no matter how good or bad it might be (e.g., the Call of Duty series, the new Transformers movies). Western animation has built a brand image and following through it's popularity, and in order to sustain it's overwhelming popularity, there's a lot of scrutiny from both the audience and stakeholder to maintain a certain image and status within popular culture. We don't typically see this with anime, so it gives us an idea that anime specifically is not really up there in the mainstream.
Nowadays we see a lot of people on TV and the Internet proclaiming themselves to be "geeks" openly (whether they are or not is another thing), so there's not a whole lot to be said about anime and the otaku subculture. One can say they are a gamer ("I'm a huge gamer") or a TV show/movie ("I'm a big Disney/Pixar/Spongebob/Avatar fan"), but there are very few people come out about anime. This leads us to believe that anime hasn't reach the tipping point where it can be considered acceptable, like the other forms of western animation.


What's Meliodas power level when he can inmobilize Zeldris, Estarrosa and Cusack at the same time?

At the time, Meliodas is in Assault Mode. In Volume 29, we learn that Assault Mode!Meliodas power level is 142 000. Unfortunately, a breakdown of that power level wasn't provided.


It was never stated so any response would only be speculation.  With that said, I don't think its the water weakness as Luffy already knows that and wouldn't prompt the reaction Crocodile had.  Most likely knowing Oda its something embarrassing/silly.


What chapter of Berserk's manga did the anime Berserk (2017) episode 12 end?

Anime ends on Chapter 264. You can start reading from chapter 265.

Manga chapter 264, page 21

Anime episode 12, the scene at 23:22

Some of user on reddit said

  Aaaand it's a bad idea. I mean, a really BAD idea. You can't start
  reading from where the anime ended, you will be lost. Important plot
  points (I'm not talking filler here, I'm talking real important plot
  points) were skipped by ANY Berserk anime adaptation. I started
  reading from the end of the 1997 anime, you think I would be safe: I
  wasn't, cause I lost all the explanations given in Black Swordsman Arc
  regarding Apostles and God Hand. Berserk 2016 skips the Demon Baby,
  Berserk 2017 skips the Moonlight boy. And if we are talking about
  "normal" content that's been skipped...you'll lose the Wyald fight,
  Lost Children Arc, and tons of other stuff. READ FROM THE BEGINNING, I
  can't stress this enough. - BerserkGallery

  That don't even matter when the anime won't even tell the same history
  as the manga .... and i'm not talking about adaptations, i'm talking
  about shit like skipping WHOLE major arcs, or just removing completely
  VITAL screens and even characters from the history ....Dracsxd


What happened to Bon Clay after the Impel Down arc?

Bon Clay did not get killed. He somehow survived the fight against Magellan, and escaped to the Level 5.5 (Newkamaland), where he has become the new "Queen". Many of the Newkama prisoners who escaped during the Impel Down arc have reoccupied it.

The canonical evidence is on the cover page of Chapter 666. It is not yet known how Bon Clay escaped from Magellan, or how and why the Newkama prisoners returned to Impel Down.


Remembering Anime/cartoon from around 10 years ago

It could potentially be a match for Ranma 1/2

It has a character named Happosi.  He's a step below "one of the main characters", so even though the show doesn't revolve around him, you'll see him often.

He's also not a child, He's actually really old, But It is possible to mistake him for a child because he's really short and he acts like one too.  He does look poorly drawn when compared with the rest of the characters.

This is what he looks like


In Tokyo ghoul:re ch. 70-71 it is revealed that Touka's mother (who was also Renji Yomo's sister) was killed by Arima. I believe the exact incident was not shown, but presumably she held off Arima while Arata (Touka's dad) escaped with the kids.


What's the deal with exchanging names in Bleach and other anime?

As mentioned above:

  Its customary to announce your name before a duel because afterwards one person will be dead, preventing the victor from knowing the name of a "worthy opponent". Source - lots of manga and anime. Conversely, its highly insulting to not announce your name beforehand and shows great respect to ask the name of "worthy opponent"

This is the case in several anime dating back to before dragon ball. The reason why is because of the strong influence of honor and dignity in battle portrayed by several historical warriors like samurai (Miyamoto Musashi) and ninja (Hattori Hanzo) and even in the Japanese underground (Yakuza).

Stating one's name before entering a fight or even in the midst of a fight is greatest show of respect because whomever dies will carry the name of the one who killed them into "life-beyond-death" and the name of died was actually prevalent enough for the killer to take the time to recognize.

In some respects it even honors someone as a potential equal in terms of combat potential.


Which song plays when Alucard walks in the forest in episode 1 of Hellsing original?

It's called Kannouteki Yuuwaku No Wana Ni Hamatta Hidariashi (trans.: Left Foot Trapped In A Sensual Seduction) by Yasushi Ishii, also called as Alucard's Theme.

It's the 6th song on the first OST CD titled Raid.


Is this Monogatari opening a take on another artists' style?

The OP is not a parody of one series per say, but reminiscent the stereotypes of 80s/90s anime themes in general.

Kindaichi Case Files

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjIXE-YWMHM

Cardcaptor Sakura

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

Escaflowne

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

One of the most notable parts (with the hat flying off) somewhat resembles Kimagure Orange Road and/or the Ranma 1/2 OAV OP "Love Panic" (Koi da! Panikku):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777YtDfbnYI

Some sequences are a bit reminiscent of the Golden Boy OP:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Hg0QIo1x8


This is a classic Gainax Ending, i.e. an ending where a lot of things happen which are ambiguous or just plain don't make sense. The trope is named after the studio Gainax, famous for these sorts of endings (see also "Neon Genesis Evangelion" or "Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt"), the same studio which produced Mahoromatic. To put it simply, things happen in the anime, but there's no explanation for exactly what happened.

In the case of Mahoromatic, this is understandable. The second season of the anime ended in 2003, while the manga continued until 2004, so at some point the anime studio was forced to either wait to create another season concluding the anime or else come up with their own ending (they chose the latter). Anime-original endings are not uncommon among manga adaptations.

Anyway, here's everything that I've managed to gather from it:

   Suguru is now a bounty hunter on the Saint-Earth colony. He works with a comrade, but that comrade later backstabs Suguru in an attempt to collect the bounty on his head. As he is seriously wounded or dying, he sees Mahoro again. Matthew also makes a vauge related comment related to "leaving something behind" as she leaves the Earth to search for more life, which seems like it may be a reference to Mahoro. It's not clear in what form she has been reborn (human, android, or something else entirely), or if she's just a hallucination. Even if she's alive, Suguru is most definitely seriously injured, and it is not explained whether or how he survives.

If one browses through forums and blogs, there are tons of speculative interpretations of this, and none seem to have any official sources backing them up. The only conclusion I can come to is that the ending is ambiguous, perhaps deliberately so. There do not seem to be canonical answers to any of these questions.

For what it's worth, the manga ending is somewhat easier to understand, but it is quite different from the anime ending in terms of the points you have mentioned. There are some similar details, so it may be that the author had some rough idea what he wanted to do but had not finalized the details at the time of the anime's ending.

   Matthew (the leader of Saint) was the original basis for Mahoro and the one who proposed her to Suguru's grandfather originally. 20 years after the events of the main story, Suguru is now a Vesper agent and works tirelessly to defeat their enemies. Matthew meanwhile is leaving Earth to search for new life somewhere else, but decides to give birth to a human girl who is the reborn version of Mahoro. As Mahoro ages she begins to remember about Suguru. After one mission, Suguru returns to his home on the Earth, only to be greeted by the reborn and newly human Mahoro. It's implied that they live happily ever after. In this ending it's clear how Mahoro was reborn, and that Suguru did not die and was not hallucinating.


How did Kirito regrow his hand in episode 10?

The explanation you are looking for can be found at the very end of Chapter 15 of the LN, after Kuradeel was killed by Kirito:

  I pulled Asuna in closer with the left arm that had the body part loss status imposed on it for three minutes.

This explains why he has his missing hand back later in the episode, probably even before reentering the town.


What happens if a person drinks the juice made from two Devil Fruits?

According to the Devil Fruit wikipedia page:

  Only one bite is needed for the user to gain the power of a Devil Fruit, after which the Devil Fruit becomes a simple, useless, disgusting fruit. Swallowing the fruit whole, as Buggy did, has the same effect,[8] Peeling off the skin and eating it piece by piece, such as Kaku and Kalifa did, also works. After ingesting the fruit, the powers within affect the eater's lineage factor.

So basically the method the fruit is eaten does not matter, whether it be eating it piece by piece, as a whole or as a juice. It is the first bite or sip that is important, because after that the fruit becomes useless. So what this means is that in OP's question the person would basically have eaten two fruits.

  One rumor, as recounted by Jabra, is that Devil Fruits house actual devils that will fight when placed in proximity of one another. The resulting battle would destroy the users' bodies. Nevertheless, Blueno contradicted this claim, stating that Grand Line scientists have noted that the phenomenon of one's body destroying itself only occurs when one consumes two Devil Fruits.[18]

So according to Grand Line scientists, a person that would eat or drink two Devil Fruits would die.


What is the source for 50 total episodes of Twin Star Exorcists?

I've searched for a bit and found out the only known source of that information is from a chinese anime streaming company iQIYI on their listing page, as relayed by this Crunchyroll news post.


Why doesn't Archer seem to have feelings for Rin?

I think there’s a lot of hints that Archer actually cares about Rin and they’re bound to one another but not as a lover or romantic kind of love. It’s more like loyalty. He respected her as a servant respecting his master. The most remarkable moment I’d say is that in Episode 9 of ss2. Archer after was convinced by his old self,Shirou. And was beated (not physically but mentally) he then said “If she(Rin) was more of a heartless person, I’d not turn back to be my old self (who believes in Hero of Justice)” Hence, Tohsaka Rin plays huge part in Shirou development as a person and also as a human being who believes in his ideal heroism.

Archer isn’t cold to Rin if you watch the anime carefully, he just has ‘Kill Emiya Shirou’ as his first priority. To do so, he can’t let Rin help Shirou gets Saber back and remains the alliance between them. After his betrayal, he still protected Rin for multiple times. Making conditions with Caster, Shinji and Gillgamesh to postpone Rin executions.

Though, if I were to say, it’s not like there’s completely non-romantic moments of them. Sometimes Archer seems to attract Rin passionately by his sly personality and his looks as well. In fact, the reason why Archer doesn’t show any fascination towards Rin that much because 1. She’s 16-17 years old Tohsaka Rin, it was mentioned in both VN and Anime that Archer sees Rin as a child/ girl only. Not as a lady. 2. She already has the Shirou that is his present version beside her. It’s kinda weird to start Romance with your young master when your old self is already in love with her. Not to mention Archer has already decided to erase his existence by killing Shirou so why bothered? If he has feelings for Rin, it must hurt and is hard to leave without regrets. So... yeah.


What do we know about Yuri Katsuki's college education?

I am unfamiliar with how athletic clubs function, how serious competitive athletes who are studying at university manage their time, and how Japanese universities count credits, but here is an educated guess.

It appears that Yuuri was officially affiliated with a Japanese university, although I have no idea whether he put his studies on hold entirely while in Detroit or if he took classes while in Detroit and had his credits transferred. We also do not know when exactly Yuuri moved to Detroit.

In episode 1, Yuuri shows us his JSF page. One entry on the list of biographical is marked with 所属 and thus appears to give Yuuri's affiliation, which is with “紀伊学院大学," which is presumably the name of a fictional university in Japan. (大学 means university, and a search for "紀伊学院大学" does not give results for any educational institution.) In contrast, at the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship in ep. 5 (past the 15:00 mark, before Yuuri's free skate), Yuuri's affiliation is noted to be "Ice Castle Hasetsu." From this, it is reasonable to infer that Yuuri attended 紀伊学院大学 in some capacity: I would think that someone affiliated with a university's skating club would be affiliated with the university itself, and that Yuuri's affiliation changes to Ice Castle Hasetsu after graduation suggests that his affiliation was tied to his enrolment.

Note also that Yuuri did not participate in any competitions after he crashed through Japanese Nationals at the beginning of the series and that Yuuri must have graduated at some point between December and March. Yuuri must have recently graduated when he returns home:

If he was thinking of taking a break and had no obligations, perhaps he would have returned sooner. (Yuuri notes in ep. 4 that he had not spoken to Celestino since after the GPF, and he is out-of-shape by the time Victor arrives.) That said, Yuuri could have simply avoided going home for a period.
A March graduation fits in with the Japanese academic calendar, which begins in April and ends in March. Mari's comment that Yuuri had to take an extra year also fits in with that, although it is not necessarily impossible to reconcile a March graduation with taking an extra year at an American university.


How does the English version of Sailor Moon differ from the original?

Besides the points you made yourself... I do not believe "some" is a word I would use. I actually watched Sailor Moon with Dutch dubs (based on the English version so I got double the misery) and saw the Japanese version after that and got so confused about it. The Japanese and the English version have the same name but that is about the only thing these two have in common. So no, to me "some" does not even come close.

Each episode was different from the original Japanese version: any form of violence, nudity, death, swearing and gay relationships or gay behaviour was taken out.

Even the main theme of love was not as highly present in the English as in the Japanese. The English theme song is a superhero song:

  I'm sorry I'm not straightforward,
  I can say it in my dreams
  My thoughts are about to short circuit,
  I want to see you right now

versus...

  Fighting evil by moonlight,
  Winning love by daylight,
  Never running from a real fight,
  She is the one named Sailor Moon

People actually die in the Japanese version. Something that surprised me even more since I was still used to it being a naive censored version.

You are not the first to ask this and there is a website dedicated to the differences called smuncensored. It has an episode-by-episode color-coded review of all the differences. Looking at episode 1 I stopped counting at 50 differences in plot and story line. Episode 2 was skipped completely... and at episode 46 you can see that a total of 6 episodes got skipped.


Which S class heroes are left in the Hero Association?

This answer will be spoilers for anyone not mostly caught up to the latest webcomic chapter, of course.  It will be easier to list those who left.

Last warning about them spoilers...

Bang - retired (chapter 110).
Superalloy Darkshine - retired, joined Neo Heroes as a trainer  (chapter 110).
Child Emperor - joined Neo Heroes  (chapter 110)
Metal Bat - joined Neo Heroes (chapter 110)

Honorable mentions: Genos was going to join the Neo Heroes until Saitama rejected the idea of joining them.  We also see two people that HA recruiters were offering S-class positions to if they joined (a sumo wrestler and a leader of a mercenary troupe), but both of them were already set to join the Neo Heroes.  In chapter 107 we learn that several of the Tank Toppers have left the HA (possibly joining the Neo Heroes), including Tank Top Vegetarian (an A-class).

In chapter 110, one of the administrative people with the Neo Heroes, who had previously been with the HA, says they've had many more defections across the rankings and classes of the HA.  But we haven't seen any of them to date.

Given the structural setup of the sequence of events leading up to this point—early in the chapter we have a "wait, they're not the only ones leaving..." from an HA administration person, then it cuts to Metal Bat, Child Emperor, and Darkshine at the Neo Heroes—it is strongly suggested that the above list is currently complete.  There are several other S-class heroes who seem to either be on a short leash or have doubled down on training in the wake of their defeat in the Garou fight, but none of them have clearly left the association or been removed from it to date.


How was Boruto able to throw the Rasengan and use Gentle Fist?

Boruto has the Hyuga blood within him therefore he has been trained in the art of the gentle fist by his mother and grand father. Being a prodigy he has already learned it.

Boruto's Rasengan is not like Naruto's Rasengan. Boruto accidentally added added a change of Nature transformation along with the change of shape transformation needed for a pure Rasengan. This makes his Rasengan more like Naruto's Rasenshuriken. But unlike Naruto's Rasenshuriken which adds the wind element to the Rasengan to transform it into a shuriken and attack the target, he subconsciously adds Lightning Release to it resulting in the technique disappearing from sight.


It's to get viewers hyped up to see the next episode.

If they do it right, they don't give all of it away, and they leave the viewer with a sense that's there's more to see, and that they need to watch the next episode to figure out what happens or even how it happened.


What would cause an anime series to be transferred to another studio?

My answer is based off of what I know from reading "Hey Answerman" every once in a while, but I think it should be a good enough guess of the process:

The Production Committee for Log Horizon decided to adapt the novels into an anime.
They bought 25 weeks worth of a time slot because they were pretty confident that it would be more successful than a typical 13 week anime.
They contracted an animation studio to animate it (Satelight).
The anime aired and it had a good response with ratings and DVD sales. (And, more importantly, Light Novel sales.)
The Production Committee thought "Hey, the first series turned a profit and there is a demand for more, lets make a second series"
The Production Committee checks with Satelight and decides not to use them again because they were either too expensive or they had already contracted to animate another anime during the proposed season (scheduling conflicts).
The Production Committee finds some other animation studio (Studio Deen) that doesn't currently have plans for that season and goes with them because its better to do a second series now while the fan interest is high than to wait until Satelight is available.


4koma (pronounced yonkoma) is a Japanese word meaning "4-panel"1, and refers to a type of manga which is formatted as a series of four vertically-stacked panels. This term is used in contrast with "regular" (non-4koma) manga, which do not typically adhere to a rigid panel structure.2

Here is an example from one very long-running (and famous in Japan) 4koma manga, Sazae-san:3

Some of the most famous 4koma manga among Western audiences are Azumanga Daioh, Lucky Star, Hetalia, and K-ON. As this list suggests, the 4koma format is heavily populated by gag comedy manga.

1 from 四 yon "four" + 齣 koma "scene, frame, panel"; usually written 四コマ today.

2 Think of 4koma as being sort of like your bog-standard weekday newspaper cartoons (at least in the US) in that sense - 3 or 4 panels, and no real freedom as to how to use the space available.

3 Note that most 4koma these days have narrower panels (usually square), allowing two 4koma to be printed side-by-side on paper with a standard A or B aspect ratio


Is Eren's Titan in "rage/flame" mode stronger?

From the ShingekiNoKyojin subreddit, fans have referred to this as "berserk" mode. What is important for any anime-only watcher of the series to know is that berserk mode, or flame mode, isn't present in the Shingeki no Kyojin manga.

This means that berserk mode has no relevance to events further down in the story for the manga. This may change in the anime, and berserk mode may be an important plot point, but I think it's far more likely that Eren will not enter berserk mode again in the series. I think it was just the animators adding a little bit of filler to the Annie fight.

To answer your question, is flame mode stronger? Yeah probably a little. If anything it was a visual notifier to the audience that Eren had a second wind and increased motivation to take Annie out, thus making him "stronger" in a sense.


After Hitagi End, does Nadeko ever meet Araragi again?

Off the top of my head... They meet in (happends after Hitagi End) Zoku-Owari. But that is kind of cheating. They may of possibily met in Off-Season... But I haven't gotten around to reading through the rest of the books. Then of course there is the new season...


Is the Dragon Ball Super manga "more faithful" to Akira Toriyama ideas than the anime?

This is incorrect. Toriyama has a lot of control with regard to the anime. An article here indicates, how 2 Dragon Ball Super executives reveal at an anime convention, as to how much control they have over Toriyama.  The staff often build upon his ideas. You can always read his original drafts for every arc and see that the majority of the story is built on his ideas and that staff often work around his main plot and add characters. Here is Toriyama's original draft of the "Tournament of Power arc" Some interesting points:If you look at the preview of the Tournament of Power exhibition match, the character in the hood was initially supposed to be Jiren and not Toppo. However, Toriyama mentioned Jiren's backstory and said he was a character who didn't speak and then originated Toppo's character.When the Dragon Ball Super staff considered Broly's popularity and presented Kale's idea to Toriyama, he added Caulifla.Even the Ultra Instinct transformation was completely decided by Toriyama and he came up with the Perfected Ultra Instinct idea. So the idea of Ultra Instinct Omen Goku might very well have been Toei's to probably create hype for the special and keep the audience interested.With regard to the manga, Toyataro is ultimately forced to follow the main plot line of Toriyama's original draft. However, at the same time, Toyotaro definitely has the freedom to incorporate his own ideas and deviate from the script.In a discussion between Toyotaro and Toriyama with regard to the "Future Trunks arc", it was outright stated that the differences we see in the manga and anime; one good example of the same is Vegeta using Super Saiyan God, are Toyotaros ideas. Toriyama  himself encourages Toyataro to incorporate his own ideas into the main plot.Akira Toriyama indeed supervises the manga. However, his supervision is mainly with regard to the main plot line and certain differences we see in the manga are mainly Toyotaro's ideas which Toriyama accepts (Like the Super Saiyan God Vegeta).


Good places to search are Japanese shops that sell new or used cosplay items (or shops that import official cosplay items from Japan to whatever country you live in); the websites of people who make and sell handmade cosplay items; Halloween costume websites; and sites with many sellers such as Cosplay.com's Marketplace, Yahoo Japan Auctions, Etsy, Amazon Marketplace sellers, and eBay.

Nagisa's hair is almost identical to that of Kinomoto Sakura of Cardcaptor Sakura, which is an extremely popular character, so if you search for Sakura wigs, you will find ones that can work.


Why do people sneeze when someone talks about them?

This is something that got featured in the Book of songs, this was a poem book out of ancient china (1000BC) and still is occasionally found in Anime/Manga now a days

  In certain parts of Eastern Asia, particularly in Japanese culture and Vietnamese culture, a sneeze without an obvious cause was generally perceived as a sign that someone was talking about the sneezer at that very moment - a belief that is still depicted in present-day manga and anime. In China, Vietnam and Japan, for instance, there is a superstition that if talking behind someone's back causes the person being talked about to sneeze; as such, the sneezer can tell if something good is being said (one sneeze), something bad is being said (two sneezes in a row), or if this is a sign that they are about to catch a cold (multiple sneezes).  source

Small side note to "It must be something only in Asian culture because I have never seen this in any US television shows". Although not used as often in movies/series nowadays, they still feature this trope once in a while and is mainly used in a comedic sense. A sample would be Scrubs and NCIS where it got featured a few times.


What happened to the English dub of Ashita no Joe?

Here's the story:

On August 13, 2017, Anime News Network announced that Discotek had licensed, among other things, the 1980 film Ashita no Joe (aka Tomorrow's Joe) and would be releasing it on Blu-ray and DVD in Japanese with English subs and in English. The English dub would be from the 2008 DVD release of the film by Tai Seng.

Somewhat confusingly, the Discotek website doesn't have anything more recent than 2015. However, their FB page talks about the release being on March 27, 2018.

This new release can be found on places like Amazon and Blu-ray.com. As for the Tai Seng version, I can't find any instances of the DVD on the internet, but I admittedly didn't search all that hard. If you're really determined to find that version (of which the quality apparently wasn't great), you can probably find it if you search hard enough.


Are there any non-Japanese manga/anime authors or studios?

Don't know of a non-Japanese studio that produces only anime, but the series Oban Star Racers was produced by a French studio, "Sav! The World Productions" along-side Bandai and Disney.

The Studio 4C production "First Squad" has writing credits to Russian studio Molot Entertainment Film.

As far as mangaka, there's a lot of Korean manwha artists/writers that get published in Japanese serials. I don't think that necessarily makes them "mangaka". The series "Blade of the Phantom Master" by Youn In-wan was serialized in "Monthly Sunday Gene-X" in Japan (published by Shogakukan). Shin Yong-Gwan also had his first couple of works published in "Young Champ".

As far as the western world Frederic Boilet is probably the most well known, born in France but draws comics in Japan.


Why was the bridge already down when the second train arrived?

It's not clear as of now why Koutetsujou (the first train) had to wait before entering the station whereas Fusoujou (the second train) didn't.

However, a likely reason is that they were expecting Fusoujou to arrive on that day whereas Koutetsujou was to arrive on the next day, but was running ahead of its schedule.

Moreover, I don't think they expected the whole train to be filled with Kabane. They most likely only expected a few to be bitten and planned to get rid of them at the station, like they did with Koutetsujou.

  Why was the bridge already down before the train even arrived?

It wasn't. The bridge was lowered when they saw Husoujyou coming, as can be seen here:


is Cooler a "good guy" in Dragon Ball Heroes?

The answer to your question would be very likely be a No. Cooler is an antagonist and is a character who wants to eradicate the Saiyans just like Freiza. There is absolutely no reason for him to turn "Good", as that would imply, Cooler would be willing to fight Frieza to protect Goku and the rest of the Saiyans, which doesn't make sense. Cooler certainly hates Frieza and would destroy him if he had the chance. You could compare it to a relationship between Early Vegeta and Goku, where Vegeta would destroy Goku by himself if he could but you wouldn't necessarily see him join an arch enemy like Frieza and help him defeat Goku.I believe just like Dragon Ball Fighter Z and even in the tournament of power, Cooler has possibly teamed up with the Saiyans to take out an even greater threat.


For starters, at the beginning of the series, Kakashi was 26, and Naruto was 12. Which makes him (and Obito) only 14 when the Kyuubi attacked.

Second, presumably Obito was able to summon Kurama because Kurama was under his control, and thus acts like a sort of contract between the two. The only other person who was known for summoning Kurama is Madara Uchiha, and Kurama hates his guts.


Will Mirajane be able to handle the demon inside her?

I don't know what you mean by sealing the demon, but recent chapters showed that

   Mirajane is able to control any demons or demonic things at Tartaros except of the Etherious. Including the demon they wanted to turn her into or the device they used to turn her into a demon.


What is the logic behind Madara's plan A for his revival?

The complete limits of the Rinnegan have never been shown. Nagato did not actually say he could only revive the recently dead, just that he was not too late to revive Konoha. The best guess is that it takes more chakra to revive someone who has been dead a long time, and Nagato was very low on chakra after his fight with the village and Naruto. He consumed all of his remaining chakra when he used Rinne Rebirth and died because of lack of chakra. The full limits of rebirth were never actually given and the jutsu was only used twice in very different circumstances. When the King of Hell was used to revive the Asura Path (mechanical) when it was in pieces, it was put back together.

Edit: Also note, Obito used the jutsu and had all 9 Tailed Beasts extracted from him in less than an hour, but still survived and was able to fight not long after that.

Also, I do not know how to link images, but if I did, I would post one that should be on the same chapter as the first ones you linked, a few pages earlier, which has Konan specifically talking to Nagato, saying something about using the Rinne Rebirth jutsu at his current chakra levels. The specific words are based on the translation, but they all heavily imply that he did not have enough chakra to both use Rinne Rebirth and live. We know chakra exhaustion will kill a Shinobi directly from Kakashi, who used Kamui and exhausted his charka. He still lived after that for at least a few panels to accept his coming death before he actually died. Nagato had just fought an entire village almost alone, then blew it up, and then fought the Nine Tails and barely lost. He for certain had used up a massive amount of chakra, and reviving tens of thousands of people probably costs a ton of chakra as well. He was still alive after the jutsu was done for a little bit before his death, same as Kakashi.


What do the numbers shown when a character is introduced mean?

According to the Touken Ranbu Hanamaru Wikia, it's the order of sword arrivals in the Hanamaru Citadel.

The full list of the characters in order of their arrival:

  Yamatonokami Yasusada (the main character)

  Kashuu Kiyomitsu (Starter)
  Heshikiri Hasebe
  Imanotsurugi
  Maeda Toushirou
  Nikkari Aoe
  Hachisuka Kotetsu
  Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki
  Namazuo Toushirou
  Kasen Kanesada
  Souza Samonji
  Yagen Toushirou
  Shokudaikiri Mitsutada
  Gokotai
  Yamanbagiri Kunihiro
  Shishiou
  Ishikirimaru

  Akita Toushirou
  Midare Toushirou
  Nakigitsune
  Aizen Kunitoshi
  Doudanuki Masakuni
  Tsurumaru Kuninaga
  Hirano Toushirou
  Honebami Toushirou
  Atsushi Toushirou
  Sayo Samonji
  Uguisumaru
  Horikawa Kunihiro
  Taroutachi
  Jiroutachi
  Izuminokami Kanesada
  Ookurikara
  Mikazuki Munechika
  Hakata Toushirou
  Yamabushi Kunihiro
  Otegine
  Kousetsu Samonji
  Urashima Kotetsu
  Ichigo Hitofuri
  Tonbokiri
  Nihongou
  Kogitsunemaru
  Iwatooshi
  Hotarumaru
  Akashi Kuniyuki
  Nagasone Kotetsu


Why does Lazet's hair color suddenly change?

Because

   She is not a human, but a Noel Mermaid, who has an ability to change their face's appearance. Her original face is the one with pink hair and eyes.

So, when Teito met Lazet,

   She mimicked Teito's face: brunette hair and green eyes.

References:

07-GHOST Wikia: Razette


What happened to the kidnapped human babies at the end of Shinsekai Yori?

I would think that after the monster rats were defeated, and the ones that helped Squealer were executed, the people could have just gone back for the babies. It didn't take them that long to defeat Squealer and the akki that was Maria and Mamoru's child was from much earlier baby theft. That is what I think happened. A bit anti-climatic though.


Shinigami means 'God of Death'. I think it is reasonable to assume that God is above death or birth.

However to look at this objectively in the light of the manga, the shinigami is summoned by the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. Since it only acts as a container of souls, any impact on physical world should not reflect permanently in the spirit world. Additionally, it might be possible that on each invocation of the seal, a different shinigami is summoned. In which case, we cannot really say anything about the fate of a particular shinigami.

I will also propose another hypothesis. I think every person has their own personal manifestation of the shinigami in the Naruto universe. This solves a few problems. Two possible ways to go about it:

Every user summons a different shinigami. The shinigami devours the user's soul as well. Since a body cannot last long without its soul, the body will die soon. This raises two possibilities:

The shinigami dies along with the user. So every shiniami is different. There are as many shinigamis as there are people in the physical world.
The shinigami is immortal. There may be one or more of them.

Both possibilities ensure that any other person's summoning is not affected.
The user can never really summon the real shinigami. This means that every user gets a clone from the spirit world. But this could mean that any impact on a clone might reflect on the real one. Again we must assume that all shinigami must be immortal.
There exists just one real shinigami. And every user summons it with the seal or mask (more on this later). And it must be immortal because of reason stated in point 1.

The third idea seems best supported. The fact that there are several Oni-masks in the Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple seems to suggest that they might be representations of Gods. Thus the shinigami mask would then be associated with the 'God of Death'. Then it would mean only one 'real shinigami'. Every user summons it with either the seal or the mask. And it is immortal.


It seems to be a necessary part of the ritual they are doing but the exact details of it and how it works are unknown.

  SCENE: SEELE monoliths
  SEELE 09?:
  EVA-01 has been marked with the stigmata (sacred insignia).
  All (chanting):
  To restore the Tree of Life!
  SEELE 01:
  Our servants, the Eva series...
  (Keel appears) Their existence has all been for this one moment.
  (Eva series move to the positions of the Sephroticum and shine in circles around the cross of EVA-01)
  Script

A reason for the stigmata could be that GNR/Lilith also has them later on in the movie through which she absorbs the souls. Since EVA-01 is made from the body of Lilith these could possibly be caused by inflicting them on the EVA.


Why heroes are physically stronger than average humans

In a lot of anime, humans just have more durability than real-life humans. Not sure how I'm supposed to provide sources for this, but in, for example, One Punch Man, Saitama was repeatedly beaten down by Crablante before gaining any powers and survived. In JoJo Battle Tendency, Mark gets half of his head sheared off and is still able to talk for a while after. It's just a common thing in many anime that humans have higher-tier durability than their real life counterparts. I wouldn't pay much attention to this.


What is the Hiraishin no Jutsu's weakness?

Over-reliance and Predictability

If the opponent knows that Hiraishin no Jutsu allows the user to teleport to marked kunai and area, it would be "easily" countered.

Minato vs Raikage: if Raikage also knew that Minato left his mark on Bee, he (Raikage) could instantly move to Bee (at this point Raikage already spotted almost all of Minato's kunai) and Minato would probably moved to other kunai and Raikage would chase him again (I don't know what the final outcome would be, though)
Tobirama vs Madara: Madara immediately countered Tobirama the moment he used Hiraishingiri because Madara had seen that move before

Of course this can happen (Hiraishin being countered) only if the user of this jutsu rely on it too much and can't finish his/her opponent immediately.

Edit: oh and also if the opponent is fast physically or reactively

Edit 2: Madara sensed Tobirama with Sage Mode, then he's fast enough to dodge it.


Which one is the original One Punch Man, the webcomic or the manga?

Firstly, the Manga isn't headcanon (Note:A lot of fan made manga does exist). It is a detailed redrawing of the Webcomic, with extra chapters occasionally drawn in. The Webcomic is way ahead and is more or less the same, word-for-word if compared to the completed chapters of the manga.I personally recommend reading the manga first and then continuing with the webcomic. However, the webcomic tends to deliver its humor a lot better because of the ridiculous art style.


How could time seem to be slowed down when a Host speaks with his Tailed Beast?

Flexible time is an Artistic License taken by the creators, and is generally considered acceptable since it serves to narrate the story better, and this is quite common. Quoting TVTropes:

  Creators are allowed to be inaccurate if the inaccuracy serves the
  story better than accuracy would.

This feels unusual for anime adapted from the manga. In the manga, the panels are not proportional to real life time. You can use more panels to describe some events in more detail compared to others, even though they may occupy the same amount of time. In the anime, however, the frame duration is proportional to real life time, but the narration should follow the manga, which leads to this anomaly.

In the examples you mentioned, if the anime creators had to keep the times realistic, they would not be able to convey the same detail that Kishimoto-sensei included in the manga, which would make for a poorer viewing experience.

To elaborate on that point, there is another example near the start of the series, when Naruto and Sasuke team up to rescue Kakashi from Zabuza's Water Prison. Naruto then spends about 5 minutes explaining what his plan was, while Kakashi and Zabuza wait! That is entirely impossible in a real battle, but without it, the viewers would have no way of knowing what happened, and it would not be interesting to watch.


Are there other characters with combined techniques in Dragon Ball other than Gohan and Piccolo's Demon Flash of Death?

You can find some on the wiki under Team Attacks or Combined Techniques.
As an example the Final Kamehameha of Goku and Vegeta:

  Final Kamehameha (ファイナルかめはめ波 Fainaru Kamehameha, lit. "Final Kamehame Wave") is a combination of Goku's Kamehameha and Vegeta's Final Flash used by Vegito. The move can also be created when Goku and Vegeta combine the Super Kamehameha and the Final Flash simultaneously.


Can a manga get an anime even if it already has a live action drama?

Whether Takane & Hana will ever receive an anime adaptation is off-topic for this site, since that concerns unannounced future events. However, I will try to address the broader question of whether manga ever get anime adaptations after receiving live-action adaptations.

Off the top of my head, there is some precedent for live-action adaptations, whether television dramas or films, being created prior to anime adaptations. For example:

The Nana manga ran from 2000 to 2009. The film adaptation first came out in 2005; the anime was released in 2006.
The Perfect Insider originated as a novel in 1996. A manga adaptation came out in 2001 and a game in 2002, and a television series was broadcast in 2014. An anime adaptation was released in 2015. Note, however, that the television series contains material without the original novel that the anime did not adapt.
The Great Teacher Onizuka manga first ran from 1997 to 2002. A television drama came out in 1998, and an anime series in 1999.
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches ran from 2012 to 2017 as a manga. The television adaptation was broadcast in 2013, the anime in 2015.

Superficially, the answer then is yes, manga sometimes get anime adaptations after receiving a live-action adaptation. However, many of the dates in my examples are relatively close, and without doing much more research, it is unclear to me when the announcements and decisions about the adaptations were made. It is possible that a television series and an anime released only six months apart might have begun production or been announced at around the same time.


What song plays in episode 1 of One Piece when Luffy punches Alvida?

One Piece - Music & Song Collection 1

Track 22 - Duel!!

The track contains 2 songs (little pause at 1:03, your song begins at 1:05)

Enjoy :)


There is probably no canon answer, but we can speculate.

  and both him and his Master didn't operate like proper participants in the Holy Grail War

This is actually one of the reasons why he could track Saber. Normal servant would focus on all other masters equally. Caster on the other hand single-mindedly focused on Saber. He could invest all of his time and energy looking for her and following her. This is probably why Rider was able to enter his workshop without being noticed.

As for Einzbern's bounded field. I think it was designed against humans and low-level mages. For something like Caster, it would be child's play to break it or to ignore it. And even if it did pose problem for him, he just needed to see Saber entering the area. He doesn't need to know where exactly she is in the area. That's probably why he lured her out and not approached her directly.


From the wiki, The Six Paths of Pain is

  an Outer Path technique that allows a Rinnegan user to manipulate up to six bodies as though they are their own. Since Sasuke is one, he has access to it, although he's only using the Preta Path, as stated in the wiki.  Also since it is based on the six Buddhist Paths of Reincarnation, I don't think this applies to living people.


Who is this cat on Hunter X Hunter volume 32's cover?

Particularly just a nameless cat.
This seems to follow the previous "character & animal" volume cover series on volume 17-19:

Volume 17: Killua (wolf)

Volume 18: Kurapika (owl)

Volume 19: Leorio (goldfish)


What was the present that Shouko gave to Ishida? What did Shouko say after that?

Putting my whole answer in spoiler as their purpose is explained in chapter 61.

   Those are indeed flower pot decorations. They don't have any specific name, they're usually called plant pot sticks, flower pot sticks, simply pot sticks or something along these lines depending on the website.


Where does Natsu and his party get money from, to pay their living cost?

As Aki Tanaka has recommended. I have expanded my previous comment as an official answer. Fairy Tail is guild noted pre-time skip and post-time skip for two things:

Blowing s*** up
Getting the job done

The guild hall has been destroyed completely on more than one occasion along with towns and villages being blown to the ground due to battles, scuffles and even arguements amongst members. This is shown early on from Natsu v Gray, Natsu v Erza, and pretty much Natsu v anything.

It's shown in a few episodes that Natsu and the team take a job and either don't feel comfortable taking the reward because it got done in a round about way (like in Lucy's first job) or the money that they were supposed to get winds up getting donated by the guild to rebuild what ends up getting destroyed.

Now to answer the question as to how these guys even survive, this comes from two things.

The first is pretty obvious which is that not all of their members outright end up destroying stuff, some of their top-tier wizards (Gildarts,Erza, Mystogen, Lauxus, etc) do take jobs that pay lucratively high and bring home the bacon which happens to cover it.

The second is up to speculation and there are some theories out there. But the cannonical answer is that the plot demands it. The heros are supremely powerful but kept in check constantly by the laws of the society in which they reside. Kind of like how Luffy and the strawhats are rarely ever shown being stocked up on ship supplies.


In the real world? Yes, this might be possible  read this

In Naruto? I doubt there will be another but yes the possibility is there. Kakuzu decided to get more hearts due to his stitching power. There might be more ninja's that have a similar power that could do this. Then again the chances are slim that another ninja would do the same thing.