Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes: where is all the extra information?

As said by senshin in his comments the Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate and Robotic;Notes anime series are adaptions of Visual Novels. bellow is a list of the corresponding games on VNDB (Visual Novel Database)

Chaos;Head
Steins;Gate
Robotic;Notes

From each of those links you can also find links to the anime and other games based off each of these. however not all of these one would consider canon and most times these would have [Unofficial] in their title or have Fan-Fiction as a tag, ie. Steins;gate Divergence. As senshin has said

  The visual novels are significantly longer and contain a lot more information than was shown in the corresponding anime

This obviously because of time constraints on Anime being set to go on for a set number of episodes of certain length (normally between ~12 and ~24 episodes ~20 minutes long Excluding OP and ED). multiple seasons of a series are normally either done based on popularity of the previous season or planned because it is foretasted that the previous season will sell well (as with Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works).

Another source of information is also Art/Material Books such as the Steins;Gate Official Material Collection Book. these tend to have a bit more information that may not have originally been in the Visual Novels. in my experience large series tend to have these to fill in some plot holes, for instance in the Nasuverse (Fate/Stay Night, Tsukihime etc.) the Material Books go into depth about the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors, the on-goings between the Church and the Mage's Association and the Aylesbury Valesti which is theorized to have been the cause of the Prana drying up in the world in Fate/Extra.

Also on occasion at conventions some writers/developers hold Q&A Sessions where fans can ask them a number of questions. these can sometimes also been included in Material Books.

However most of the time this extra information is in Japanese, for English fans who don't know Japanese this can be a barrier when the work isn't translated. for instance while Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate have English translations, both fan made and official, Robotic;Notes does not and the likely hood of a fan translation of it is very unlikely due to the game being on Console.

in these situations a Wiki (normally a Wikia site) tends to be a good source of information. however one need to be careful as sometimes there are two Wikias for one game however one can normally tell which is of inferior quality. also despite the 3 titles mentioned being apart of the The Science Adventure series (科学ＡＤＶ, Kagaku Adobenchaa) there is three separate wikias. sometimes however you may get lucky with a series which has a single wiki (eg. Type-Moon1, Final Fantasy2)

Ofcause one should take heed with Wikia's as these tend to not normally be maintained by the developers. a good sign that a Wikia is reliable is what kind of References it has, on the Type-Moon Wikia information gained from Q&A sessions will be included most of the time in both Japanese and in English

1: Titles include Fate/Stay Night, Tsukihime, Kagetsu Tohya, Melty Blood, Kara no Kyoukai, Notes, etc.

2: Titles include the Final Fantasy games (I - XV, Tactics, Crystal Chronicles), Vagrant Story, Bravery Default, The Four Heroes of Light, etc.


(Physics calculations ahead)
Background info: Josuke says in episode 29 of DIU that from a certain distance, Crazy Diamond punches at about 60 kilometers/hour but if he got closer Crazy Diamond could punch at 300km/hour
In one of the first episodes of Stardust Crusaders, Jotaro takes a revolver pistol to his head about 4.5 inches away and catches it about 1.5 inches away from his head. The initial velocity a bullet would have after being fired from a revolver is 2600 feet/s or 792.48 meters/s and the average acceleration from a pistol is about 440,000 m/s^2.
Da maths:
To find the final velocity the bullet had after traveling the 3 inches (0.0762 meters) I used the Physics formula Vf^2 = Vi^2 + 2ad. with Vf being final velocity, Vi being initial velocity, a being acceleration, and d being distance.
Using the formula:
Vf^2 = (792.48 m/s)^2 + 2(440,000 m/s^2)(0.0762 m)
= 628,024.5504 m/s^2 + 2(33,528 m/s^2) = 628,024.5504 m/s^2 + 67,056 m/s^2 = 695,080.5504 m/s^2 square root(Vf^2) = square root(695,080.5504 m/s^2) = 833.7 m/s
Answer: With all these calculations, I found that Star Platinum stopped that bullet while it was travelling at 833.7 meters/s or 0.83 km/s. Sadly I did all this work for no reason LMAO
heres a link to a quora post: https://www.quora.com/Which-stand-is-faster-Star-Platinum-or-Crazy-Diamond-JoJo
This quora post explains it very simple that when Star Platinum battled Silver Chariot possessed by the Anubis sword, Star Platinum was able to defeat Silver Chariot while one of it's arms was going double it's usual speed.
We know that when Silver Chariot defeated Hanged Man, a stand that travels at the speed of light he was also able to predict where it was going and cut it while it was traveling, meaning That when Star Platinum was fighting Silver Chariot, Silver Chariot was stabbing/attacking at DOUBLE THE SPEED OF LIGHT meaning that Star Platinum punched faster than DOUBLE THE SPEED OF LIGHT. BRUH he's fast. Not to mention that he could also stop time even before he fought Dio without knowing it. So yeah, hoped this helped more than it wasted your time LMAO


Has Yugi (or Yami) ever lost a duel fair and square?

As Memor-X mentioned, in the Waking the Dragons Arc, Yami duelled against Rafael and lost. Yami was compelled to use the Seal of Orichalcos that Rafael had given him earlier in the duel because he felt like there was no other way to win (though the power definitely went to his head afterwards!). The episode is a three-parter, but Yami/Yugi loses in Episode 158 - Fate of the Pharaoh - Part 3.

If you don't want to include the Ceremonial Duel, I believe that's the whole list. All other duels where Yugi/Yami lost, he either surrendered, deliberately misplayed (I include Yami duelling against a spirit of Yugi in Waking the Dragons in that) or was against a cheater.


What is the trope of a leader being overburdened with paperwork, and is it specific to anime?

Pen-Pushing President  seems to be the closest equivalent on TVTropes.

  Who didn't dream of one day becoming President of a country, executive of a big company, or leader of a big organisation? You can give orders, have a pretty life, and have the most important and spotlight-earning jobs! You can be a hero and a model!
  And now that you have won the election, here is a pen and a stamp: warm up your arm, 'cause from now on you will use them a lot. Apparently, the main activity of people in charge is to spend their days with a desk and giant piles of papers as only company. Of course it is Truth in Television to some extent (notably in law-related responsibilities), but naturally, in fiction it tends to be exaggerated to the point of torture. Expect some secretary to occasionally show up in the office with an additional pile, to the dismay of their boss. Usually Played for Laughs to show a less glamourous side of leadership. May be Played for Drama if the effect is to make the character wish they'd never sought or accepted the job in the first place.

The linked page has examples for basically every category so it is not anime specific and as the description says it is loosely based on real life.


After a devoted search all around the interwebz, I have come to a sad conclusion that I could not find anything specific about Sala Powell at all.

What I did find during my searching is some potential connections that might help others search, and some speculation.

Potential connections

This might be a reference to Nate Powell (not very likely). As seen on the linked page, Nate used to be a cartoonist/writer, and also brought out a CD with W A I T called "All The Days Are Numbered So"; this could be a far-fetched connection.
This might be a reference to Chella Powell. After some research, I found out that "Sala" in some languages can be pronounced as "Chella". For Chella Powell, I found the following information quite interesting, but shamefully ended in a dead end.

  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #196 by Antonio Chella: The challenge of creating a real-life computational equivalent of the human mind ...
  — source

This may be far-fetched as well.

Online speculation

After asking quite some HotD addicts about their opinions, and looking around online myself, I found:

Sala Powell might be the cause of the zombie apocalypse
Sala Powell probably has some sort of connection to the apocalypse
The writer doesent even know
This is a plot point to be revealed

Points 1 and 2 speak for themselves. She might have been a scientist on some sort of military project. In one of the first episodes, the self defense force of Japan flies over the school, seemingly ignoring all the people flying to a specific point, picking up Sala Powell? Does she have the answer to the apocalypse? Does she have a cure? These points just give more questions than real answers and can't be really proven 'til more of the manga is released.

The 3rd point: Daisuke Satō doesn't even know himself. Satō is a writer known to go on hiatus for a long time due to having no inspiration or just writing himself into a corner not knowing how to get out of it.

And my 4th point, which seems to be most likely for now, is that this is a plot point yet to be revealed. We don't really know much about the apocalypse: not how it started, not what caused it. This might be revealed at a later point in the story. So, until Daisuke Satō makes more manga chapters to harvest information from, I don't think we can have a definite answer.


Mouri was left on a gas station. At the beginning of this arc, Mouri, Ran, and Conan went to a gas station and asked for the direction. That's when Kid replaced Mouri.

Last page of chapter 302
Ran: Hey, I still have one question. Where is the real dad~?
Mouri: A~~choo! (sneeze)
Mouri: Fwa.. (wake up from sleep)


How much does Setsuna Ogiso love Haruki in White Album 2 anime and visual novel?

Before answering the question I must say I would recommend reading my other answer to Kazusa's love for Haruki as it helps understanding this answer better (the game is a love triangle after all):

Does Touma Kazusa love Haruki in White album 2 anime and visual novel?

At the end of the anime Setsuna tries to ease Haruki's burden because he had slept with Kazusa and he was feeling down. She says she's the only one to blame and even that she doesn't love him as much as Kazusa. But soon afterwards, when Haruki kisses Kazusa in front of him, she starts crying. She then repeats the same explanation and adds "of course that's not true!" while crying. Setsuna loves Haruki very much and really wants him to be happy.

After having read the visual novel some of the main points that make it clear Haruki is number 1 for Setsuna and she'd do anything for him are:

She's lovestruck for Haruki and pursues him no matter what. She asks him what he's gonna study at university and where to do the same and she actually does it [saying it's a pity Haruki doesn't choose english because she's good at it but terrible at economics]. Later he changes departments just to ignore her.
No matter what he does, or how much he's been a jerk to her , Setsuna will always welcome him back, no questions asked. Even if he ignores her for years or cheats on her with another woman, as in Kazusa's Good end, she'll still take him back. Indeed, in Kazusa's True End, Setsuna gets angry instead at her own family for ganging up on Haruki, instead of Haruki himself. In Introductory Chapter when Haruki told her he had cheated on her not only does she forgive him immediately but also add she can be the replacement. In Coda when she discovers his boyfriend Haruki has been sleeping with Kazusa she isntantly forgives him and fights so that he chooses her in the end. When he avoids her the following 3 years to Introductory chapter she still pursues him and suffer like there's no tomorrow. Even so she never thinks Haruki is to blame, everything he does wrong is her fault.
She tries to get him by any means posible, it doesn't matter if she has to betray her best friend or ignore her family. When she discovered how much Kazusa loved him she immediately took action and confessed to him, knowing it would all be a nightmare for Kazusa. When Haruki asked her to spend her birthday just the 2 of them she didn't invite Kazusa to her birthday and ignored her family's plans [her father was hurt]. 3 years afterwards, when she sees Kazusa after a long time the first thing on her mind is to use her to start dating Haruki again. She calls Haruki and talks to him for 2 hours with a "let's celebrate her success" excuse. At the end she says "I'm sorry I used you again, Touma".
She wants him to be happy: If he abandons her, she accepts his decision and pretends she's happy to make him happy even though it kills her. Koharu's route is a good example. In Kazusa's True End, even after having dated Haruki for 2 years, when he breaks up with her to go with Kazusa she forgives him and considers she'd just been borrowing his heart for the last five years. If he isn't dating anyone she tries her best to get him. This is what she says after the 3 years Haruki had been ignoring her. It shows how much it broke her. Every time she calls him it's hell for her because of his reactions but she still does it every week:

"Deciding all that takes me an entire day. I really wanted to hear your voice but I was worried whether it was too late at night for me to call [because she spends all day thinking about those calls night arrives] "Choosing between calling or texting takes me another 3 hours"

It's pretty long so I'll get to the point: After that there's another hour to write something for conversation. After that she gives up, she looks herself in the mirror [full of tears] and finally calls him. No need to say that what he does each time is simply ignore the call.

Also, when she gets him at the end of concluding chapter (against the other sub-heroines Koharu, Chiaki and Mari) and they become a happy couple (this time he tells her he loves her more than Kazusa) Setsuna says:

  I'm very happy, you know? I've never felt such happiness in my entire life, you know?"

She even sings while they kiss.

Two years later in Kazusa's true ending Haruki asks Setsuna to marry him but changes his mind and marries Kazusa instead.
Setsuna is completely devastated. She takes Haruki's guitar and learns how to play it. She can never part with Haruki so his guitar serves as a substitute.
Another two years afterwards there's an epilogue where Setsuna is singing Snow powder (a love song for Haruki) while at the same time playing his guitar with a depressed expression. It shows she can't move on.

Everything regarding Setsuna and her playing Haruki's guitar is explained here:

Kazusa true ending. Explanation of Setsuna's epilogue


Your assumption is close, but not 100% correct. Chakra did not come from the Juubi, but the Juubi came as a incarnation of the tree, also known as Shinju. The fruit which grew on the tree, known as the chakra fruit was first eaten by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, making her the first chakra user, and the origins of chakra as used now a days.

Bit more details below, but also massive spoilers.

   After Kaguya Otsutsuki (Rikudo Sennin's mother) ate the fruit known as the chakra fruit that grew on the tree, she obtained almost god like powers. Which she then used to single handedly end all wars at the time. This makes her the first wielder of chakra.

   She slowly went insane. On the brink of insanity, she incarnated with Shinju to create the Juubi. After that, she went into a fit of anger after finding out that her 2 sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, inherited her powerful chakra and dojutsu respectively.


What's the background music playing on Naruto Shippuden episode 329 when Naruto meets all other jinchuuriki?

It's an unreleased OST of Naruto Shippuden called Decision (YouTube reference).


They appear in

   Moon Cradle, the sun-arc after Alicization.

I haven't read the arc personally but from looking at illustrations,

   they help out zkititi within the story. Also, they have a baby.


How does the earth-bender's ability works?

With the exception of some aspects in fire bending. All bending abilities in avatar work under the premise of manipulating the {%insert element here} that already exists.

An example of this is in the water benders drawing moisture from the air, or better yet, the way blood bending was explained. It is said to be possible because a persons blood contains water (the bender cannot simply create water from nothing).

This is also why water benders like to carry around waterskins. In earth bending it is less obvious since there is earth everywhere, but there are a number of episodes where they are stranded somewhere away from their element and become somewhat handicapped.

Whether the ground becomes unstable after earth bending would be entirely up to the bender themselves, although I would say there is such a thing as "best bending practices" where they would learn to use the existing earth in a way that doesn't deteriorate the structure.

It does not have to create a mirrored empty space like the image of a puzzle you are imagining, but if the bender wanted to they certainly could! Instead they would perhaps use a smaller depth of the earth spread out across a larger space along the caves wall/floors to create their new earth wall.

This would result in the existing space in the cave expanding, its just unnoticeable because of how spread out it was. The point is that there are soooooo many earth bending styles shown that although we can confirm that they must use existing earth, we can not confirm how any potential bender would use it because everyone bends a little differently! The large wall would indeed require to be made out of existing earth, however as a nation-wide project I would say that it is fairly self explanatory that they would have collected earth from a place that would not make the entire ground unstable.

Edit for linkable reference:

The Prison Rig is a perfect example of this. The fire nation constructed this prison to hold earth benders and the reason it works is because it is made entirely out of metal and is miles away from any rock or earth so the earth benders have nothing to control. Thus, it is canon that earth benders must use the existing earth to control/manipulate. The way they escape this prison Book 1, Episode 6 also confirms this point. The entire reason the last fight I am showing in the picture below was dramatic is because the earth benders had just the small amount of stolen coal to use in their fight.

side note: avatar is no anime :P


Can Blackbeard consume more than one Devil Fruit?

I think he used the same technique that dr vega punk used to creat (lasso, an Frankfurt) he must have place the fruit in his rings some how to been able to use 2 devil fruits. With that being said BB technically only has one devil fruit in his body an he place the other one in his rings on his hands.


It looks like my original comment does link to the release of season 2 of Fairy Tail, but a different season 2 as I assumed. It links to the release of Funimation's second Fairy Tail season aka episodes 49 to 72 and not to the 2014 sequel series aka all episodes going from 176.
I ended up saving face though as I eventually discovered that Funimation had actually announced their release date for their seventh season not too long ago. As you can see below, Fairy Tail season 7 (aka episodes 176 to 187) is scheduled for June 30th 2015.
The schedule can be found here.
Update
So the release should have been tomorrow, yet it seems the release has been delayed by six weeks. If you look at their current schedule, Fairy Tail season 7 seems to be moved to August 11th 2015 as mentioned by shadowx123.


Can Izanagi help to escape natural death?

PARTLY SPOILER
Yes, you can use the Izangi to revive yourself after death. I don't know how, but Madara had implanted the Izangi in his eye before his death and used it to come back to life, for exchange for his right eye.


What is the connection between Amagi Brilliant Park and Full Metal Panic?

It seems that the author liked Bonta-kun's design so much, so he reused (with Shiki Douji's appoval) it in this series.

From a summary of the afterword of LN Vol. 1:

  As for the secondary main character "Mofuru", I ended up borrowing Bonta-kun of FMP. I just couldn't separate the two characters in my head, so I had the idea of just using Bonta-kun directly. I thank Shiki Douji for giving his approval.


Is the Japanese well-translated to "kalos" here?

The two lines you quote are:

  YUI: あのう、アポロンさん、大丈夫ですか。

  APOLLON: え？ああ、僕なら大丈夫。カロスだよ。

The word I have emboldened above is カロス karosu, which is just Greek "kalos" written with the Japanese syllabary.

Of course, just as no English speaker (save perhaps a Classicist) will know what the word "kalos" means, no Japanese speaker will know what it means either. This being the case, retaining the word "kalos" when rendering the line into English seems like an acceptable choice; it's equally incomprehensible in either language.

If the show never explains what Apollon means by "kalos", I suppose that the Japanese audience is also supposed to infer what he's on about from context.


Why doesn't Sasuke use his Sharingan to learn Naruto's Rasengan?

Sasuke's chakra affinity is Fire and Lightning.

In the anime, it is speculated by Kakashi that the best chakra affinity to combine the Rasengan with is Wind.

With this in mind, it was probably best for Sasuke to focus primarily on electric or fire based attacks, such as Chidori/Raikiri and Katon. He would be able to elevate these jutsus far more than he can with Rasengan.


Why most of the heroes have close range physical quirks?

This is just my personal opinion:

In the anime, it was only mentioned for Kurogiri that it is rare for someone to have warping abilities.

Besides that, I believe one of the reason that people with unusual ability, such as Eraserhead, are not able to easily bubble to the top is because in order to use their quirks, they have to pay relatively higher cost (regardless the nature of the cost) than others, like Eraser head have

   eye issues, which is now affecting his daily life

and also for Shinso, he

   cannot activate his quirk by himself, and at least as of now, he cannot use his quirk freely as he please due to the stress it places on himself

Furthermore, since we know these are unusual quirks, it wouldn't be a surprise if people gang up on them to bring them down, just like

   How the league of villians took down Eraserhead, though there were obviously handicaps that caused him to lose, but the fact remains is that, under certain conditions, he will lose

However, in All Might's case, people have tried to bring him down since forever. A good example is once again, the

   league of villians. IMO, the only reason why he lost is because of his injuries from All For One. If it wasn't, he would definitely beat them - Which implies directly that he is just that overwhelming in terms of "Close range physical attack"

Therefore, they don't become top heroes, though they are definitely way above average.

EDIT:

   The strength that Midoriya exerted even while wearing the support equipment broke, as it cannot withstand the pressure. Which means, at least as far as the science advancement in the show is concern, gadgets still cannot fully overtake physical quirks. However, this is obviously far-stretched, since One For All is literally the strongest quirk. However, in the general case. True, gadgets can easy supplement their physical abilities, but they would have to wield it to use it, and I'm sure it'd be much easier to break their gadgets. (IMO)


In Code Geass R2 episode 17, why did Lelouch lie to Suzaku about what he ordered Euphemia to do?

It's because he did order Euphie to massacre the Japanese people.

In Stage 22 - Bloodstained Euphie after Euphie had invited Zero to attend the commemoration ceremony for the Special Administrated Zone, Lelouch had planned to use his Geass on Euphie to shoot him. It would have looked like Britannia had declared the zone to lure out Zero to be assassinated and spur the people to fight Britannia. In the chaos Zero would, however rise from the dead (as the shot wouldn't have been fatal) and help lead the Black Rebellion. It is for this reason he created a ceramic and bamboo hand gun and snuck it in with him.

Of course Euphie was Lelouch's first love and Euphie explains that she is most likely going to be condemned by the Royal Family for her independent action and that she wanted to create the Zone so that she could be with Lelouch and Nunnally (as in the stage before she confirmed Nunnally was living in Japan with Lelouch). Hearing this, Lelouch is unable to go though with his plan because his first love had totally defeated him.

Here, Euphie remarks that she could never shoot Lelouch. That's when he reveals the nature of his Geass (without actually revealing it.)

  Lelouch: However... and in your usual rash Euphie fashion, you've managed to end up winning all of it.
  When I think of you, I don't visualize the sub-viceroy or a princess; I only see the plain little Euphie who you used to be.

  Euphie: Then will you join plain little Euphie and help her?

  Lelouch: You are... you are the worst opponent I have ever faced.
  You win.

  Euphie: Huh?

  Lelouch: I'll amend my plans to help out your Special Zone. But not as your subordinate, all right?

  Euphie: All right! Though you haven't got very much faith in me, have you?

  Lelouch: Hmm?

  Euphie: Did you honestly believe that by simply threatening me I would shoot you?

  Lelouch: Oh, no, you've got it all wrong. When I really want people to follow my orders, they will not resist me -- whether it's to shoot me, to grant pardon to Suzaku, or any order at all.

  Euphie: Oh, now you're being silly. Stop playing with me.

  Lelouch: *Geass Activates* I'm serious. For example, if told you to kill all the Japanese, it wouldn't matter how you felt about it.

  Euphie: No... don't make me do it, please! I'm not-- I'm not going to do it, please...! I don't wanna kill them! No...

  Lelouch: Did I--?!

  Euphie: You're right. I have to kill all the Japanese.

  Lelouch: I've become like Mao! -- I can't control my Geass power! Forget the order I just gave you! Euphie! Wait, Euphie, don't!

Source: Anime Transcripts - Code Geass > 22. Bloodstained Euphie

So while he didn't mean for it to happen, Lelouch's Geass went out of control, just like Mao's did. So now if he looks at anyone and asks/tells them to do anything, they'll always do it. Later in the next episode as the Black Rebellion is starting, Lelouch laments that he will never be able to see anyone again with the exception to C.C. who is immune1

By the time Suzaku confronts him, he was suffering from the guilt of having been responsible for killing Euphie and Shirley. He had already destroyed Shirley when he inadvertently killed her father in the landslide and in her grieving state she became mentally unstable. She planned to kill Lelouch (as a part of Mao's plan) and then herself because she wouldn't be able to live with the guilt of having killed the boy she loved. To save her, Lelouch "killed" her by erasing his existence from her memory.

when Jeremiah Gottwald used the Geass canceller, she was caught in the blast. Her memories returned but the memories she gained in the past 2 years were gone. Still grieving her father and confused that all her friends were gone (Rivalz was the only one left at school as Milly, Nina and Kallen had already left for different reason) and Nunally was now the Viceroy of Area 11, she tried to seek out Lelouch because of her last memory of him saying she would forget. She confronts a boy claiming to be Lelouch's younger sibling who then kills her. Rolo admits he did it but it was to protect Lelouch's identity as Zero. Lelouch knows this is a lie but he blames himself because it was his actions which made Shirley unstable which, to him, was the major contributing cause of her death.

By Turn 17 - The Taste of Humiliation, Lelouch had already accepted these and while he may have been able to handle it, Suzaku then re-opens and pours salt on the wounds

  Suzaku: You wanna know? I'm fed up with lying. I've had to lie to Nunnally. Just the way you have. That's the worst thing. Some friend you were. You've been betraying me all along. Not just me, either, but everyone on the student council, too. And even Nunnally. And don't forget Euphie!

  ...

  Suzaku: I need to know. Did you use your Geass power on Euphie? Be honest.

  Lelouch: Yes.

  Suzaku: You caused her to massacre the Japanese?

  Lelouch: I ordered her to do it.

  Suzaku: Why would you use your Geass like that? Answer me!

  Lelouch: To motivate the Japanese people. If the specially administrated zone of Japan had been established, the Black Knights would've collapsed.2

  Suzaku: And Shirley's death?

  Lelouch: Also my fault.

  Suzaku: You aren't even a human. You know that? Shirley and Euphie were both of them nothing more than pawns for your ambitions?

  Lelouch: Yes, that's right. So all the sin is mine alone to shoulder. My little sister had nothing to do with it.

  Suzaku: Why, you coward! How could you use Nunnally like that?

  Lelouch: Suzaku, I'm sorry.

Source: Anime Transcripts - Code Geass R2 > 17. The Taste of Humiliation

Lelouch had already been a good liar: he hide his family background and who knows how many people in the past could have identified him and Nunnally as royalty, he's lied to Nunnally about his night activities, he hid from Shirley about him being Zero, he had lied to the Black Knights about who he was, and he had planned to lie to the entire country in his original plan for the Special Administrated Zone. What's a couple more lies now? Especially when he believes it's his actions which caused their deaths.

1: There is the exception to those who Lelouch has used his Geass on before like Shirley but numbering those who Lelouch would have met if he had a normal life to everyone else he would meet these are few in number. Also with Nunnally, while Lelouch couldn't make eye contact with her due to her blindness, aside from what we learn at the end of the series it was initially said that her blindness was trauma from seeing her mother die, so that aspect is based more on psychological factors that actual damage to the eyes. Nunally would one day open her eyes and then she's be susceptible to Lelouch's Geass

2: This is actually true, had the zone been established then the Black Knight who are mainly Japanese would choose this option over getting killed. Though after being convinced by Euphie, Lelouch was going to amend his plans for the Black Knights, and this could mean allowing them to disband or having them supplement a S.A.Z Military Force


Might be Spoiler for anime viewer.

The background information about Natsu is very limited. As the story progress, it is revealed that the Natsu is actually Zeref's younger brother who died 400 yrs ago along with his father and mother and resurrected as E.N.D(Etherious Natsu Dragneel). Igneel, Natsu's foster father, teaches him sacred(Lost) dragon slayer magic and sent him in present(future for Natsu).

Natsu's parents are dead and doesn't have any role later on, so their information were not so important, that might be reason why they were never reveled. Natus came from past 400yrs ago.


It is the Dragon Quest 2 log in screen (hence the DQ2 password).
The first thing she types in is a resurrection spell from the Dragon Quest series

The Spell of Restoration (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, fukkatsu no jumon) is the name of the password system used in the Famicom and MSX versions of Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II. Similar to other games of the time, the player's accomplishments were converted into a password, which was then written down and entered later to resume the game from the point at which the player left off. With the advent of battery backup (first seen in the series in Dragon Quest III), password systems became obsolete, and the Spell of Restoration was never used again. It differs from the passwords of other games in that it is recognized by some characters as a convention of the game world and not simply a means of resuming gameplay.

"Kami nomi zo shiru sekai" follows the same pattern used, which is 3-3-4:

Ka-mi-no
mi-zo-shi
ru-se-ka-i

Dragon Quest II
Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), Dragon Quest II employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.

As to why she mistypes, it is most likely a reference to the fact you load a life. A life only you know of, hence The world god only knows, Keima's world.


What's the difference between Endeavor and Dabi's quirks?

Both quirks essentially do the same thing, but blue flames (used by Dabi) are hotter and more fuel efficient than red flames (used by Endeavor) though Endeavor uses blue flame as special move while all of Dabi flames are blue.

Because blue flames burn oxygen more efficiently, Dabi can create big attacks with less effort than Endeavor.

In my opinion Dabi quirk is more stronger than Endeavor quirk.


Why does Éléonore call Louise "Chibi-Louise"?

The word "Chibi" (ちび or チビ), means "short person" or a "small child".

Louise is the vertically challenged youngest sister in the family. So it makes perfect sense for her older sisters to poke fun at her with the name "Chibi-Louise". (or "short Louise")


Why is the Monokuma's eye in the school crest?

From the Wikia:

Prior to the series, this cunning and vile being is actually a model animatronic bear used as an avatar to interact with the students by the mastermind. There are seemingly infinite copies of Monokuma, and he seems to also have the ability to teleport everywhere within the academy compounds.
(Emphasis mine)

Prior to The Tragedy:

Monokuma was apparently designed by the Towa Group's robotics division, under the supervision of Monaca Towa. She claimed that she wanted to develop a series of robots that could assist in rescue operations and other scenarios that would be dangerous for humans - in reality, she wanted to build an army for Junko Enoshima's plans. The Monokuma units were then secretly distributed to the various branches of Ultimate Despair, with Junko taking several for her plot at Hope's Peak Academy.
(Emphasis mine)

It can only be assumed that the eye was shaped after the Hope Peak Academy's crest because it was supposed to be a part of the school's rescue operations. At least this much is evident that the Monokuma's eye is modeled after the school's crest and not the other way round.


End of Evangelion - Why does Misato dissolve into LCL and why did Asuka re-materialize?

Here is a stab at my question to try to clean up my own mess:

Hakase's comment is correct as a scene is shown that all the NERV personal killed by Japan's military did dissolve during instrumentality.

So the answers are:

Misato dissolved into LCL because all humans- dead or alive, dissolved into LCL during instrumentality.

Asuka also did dissolve into LCL- so all humans that ever existed could re-materialize after Shinji rejected instrumentality.

To clarify this:

  I'm confused because one of the SEELE guys seemed very determined to remain alive until instrumentality occurred

I do not have as much basis for the following but I think the SEELE guy wanted to stay alive to make sure that the Human Instrumentality Project would happen, and to see it actually occur after all their efforts- as it was the organization's ultimate goal. So it was a misunderstanding to believe that humans must be living to be a part of instrumentality.


In terms of sales, how popular was Sword Art Online II?

According to NewType, Sword Art Online II Volume I Blu-Ray DVD sales ranks 5th in the charts. Volume II sales are still ongoing. In total and as of this post, the average sales ranks 4th when compared to other anime DVDs/BDs sales with a total of about 20,000 sales.

Source for NewType(bottom middle-column): http://i.imgur.com/Qx6KWY0.jpg

Average Sales: http://www.someanithing.com/1045


Is "A re yo u o ver the re" a kind of hypnosis?

The short answer is no, its not hypnosis - its essentially the Festums trying to find/communicate with humans. The long answer is, it has a double meaning in the show.

First of all, the most direct reason that particular phrase and voice is used is that Festums originally found out about humanity by encountering a voyager like probe - on the probe was a recording of a woman asking this question (where it was meant to be 'Is there anyone out there?' question). The Festums did not understand humanity at all and just echoed that exact recording back when trying to find humans to "save". You can see a framed copy of this record hanging up in the UN leader's office in a few scenes in Exodus.

Second, it's important to understand that Festums, at least in the first season, did not understand humanity at all. (In the movie, they learned a little... which made the situation for humanity even worse, not better). Festums do not exist in the same way that humans do. They do not understand the concept of existence as humans do. They perceive the human's state of existence as an irregularity that needs to be saved from. As they understand so little, the question becomes very literal - they are asking "Do you exist?" - and if someone answers, the Festums become fully aware of the existence of the human that answered and try to "save" them by assimilating them.

This question really is the core of the show's setting. These two races are so alien to each other that this strange roundabout question is the only way they could initially even communicate, and both sides think the other is in a horrific, incomprehensible situation. Humans see assimilation to non-existence as basically death, and Festums see human's existence as something they need to be saved from. Most of the main cast want to establish meaningful communication with the Festums, but at this point, it is unclear if it is even possible, at least without fundamentally changing the nature of the Festums or humans.


Which sign language is being used in the Gangsta anime?

The sign language used in the anime is the Japanese Sign Language. For example:

Means "thank you (ありがとう) in JSL. The ITEC website, which teaches JSL to English speakers, details how to make this sign:

  The left hand is held palm-down in front of the chest, fingers
  pointing to the right with the open right hand's blade edge touching
  the back of the left hand, fingers pointing toward the interlocutor.
  The left hand's position is held, while the right hand is lifted to
  chin height.

One thing to keep in mind is that the setting implies that the characters are all speaking English or some kind of European language. The language used in the newspaper and currency for example, is English. The sign language used in the anime is authentic, but it may not be consistent with the setting of the anime itself.


Are Japanese Students really not allowed jobs whiles in schools?

The constitution forbids labour for children under 15 full years (except for work in movies or theaters) as well as restrict the work for children under age 18 to light labour that is not dangerous or harmful (Source).
Apart from that the schools can have their own custom regulations like banning jobs.
Regarding the schools motivation:

  Students who wear a certain school's uniform are regarded as representing their school to the outside world. Therefore, most schools really impress upon their students that they have a duty to behave well outside, as emissaries of their school. And as high schools are very competitive and take their institutional reputations very strongly, that can mean a lot of pressure for those kids to stay in line. Many of them worked really hard to get into that school, after all.
  And so, yes, some schools do ban their students from having part-time jobs. The school wants the kid to study, and take part in school clubs and sports teams. If they get a job at McDonalds or something, suddenly that job becomes their identity, not being a student, and as far as the school is concerned that can only be a bad thing.
  Many students who need/want extra spending money do try to get around that rule. In a big city like Tokyo, it's easy to just try and blend into the crowd. But, as has happened in many school life anime over the years, it only takes one person recognizing you to blow your cover.
  (Source)

For whatever it is worth this PDF of a 2006 survey states that 40% of the high school students have part-time work experience (Page 4). So either not many schools have those rules or the students broke them.


Why does Kagami feel necessary to emphasize that she is a simple-minded person?

Kagami sees her simple-mindedness as something desirable

To explain a bit more, in that scene Tsukasa very innocently expressed her desire for a pet dog and didn't even consider the possible down-sides because of her air-headed character and the fact she was excited about owning a dog and single-mindedly chased after what she wanted.

Now, Kagami's character throughout the series has been established as the more forward thinking of the two sisters, but she doesn't want to be! When she reacts this way it is expressing how she wants to be like her sister, she tries to stave off the comments about how responsible she is by saying that she was just the same as her sister and innocently wanted a puppy too! And she was only the voice of reason here because she had been enthusiastically and innocently thinking about it for a while.

Throughout Lucky Star, it is a running gag that the sisters both envy the others personality traits, and this scenario seems to be an example of that. (you can also see here how Tsukasa also wishes she was more responsible like Kagami)


Wiki
The rules related to misspelling are:

Rule IX

The Death Note will be rendered useless if the victim's name is misspelled four times.

Rule XXXV

If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if they intentionally misspell the name four times, the Death Note owner will die.
The person whose name was misspelled four times on purpose will not be free of death by a Death Note.

So if we put all these rules together, that means that if you misspell a person's name four times on accident, that person is free from being killed from the Death Note forever. However, this does not mean you could make a person untouchable from the Death Note on purpose. The second rule from XXXV prevents this from happening. If someone purposely misspells someone else's name four times, he will kill himself and the victim will remain as is.
Manga
The manga seems to contradict this though. We have seen Light misspelling the name of a criminal more than four times, yet that person still ended up death. So if the rules are correct, it must be that one of the first four names Light wrote down was the real name of the criminal. Although I do find this a bit of a stretch, so I'm not really sure what is going on here. Ohba did make Light write down the criminal's name more than four times, but on the other hand, there was two occasions where he mentioned misspelling (rules IX and XXXV), so I'm not completely sure what to believe here.


What's this visual novel with two girls cuddling?

It's from Clover Day's. The blonde girl is Takakura Anzu, and the black haired girl is Takakura Anri.


I hummed the song in Soundhound and it recognized it thanks a lot guys! It's

  Aqua Times - ALONES

It's the 6th Bleach opening theme song.


Why is Midori referred to as green-skinned, when she's not that green?

Think of it this way, Midori is what the Japanese would refer to as a "Gyaru."

One of the more popular styles of gyaru is "Ganguro", characterized by their deeply artificial tan and dyed/bleached hair.

Green skin might refer to her natural skin color. It's likely that she chose another hue as the bronze shade of typical ganguro gyaru is too similar to her original color. After all, ganguro gyarus are not only into radical fashions radical fashions, but also radical makeup. So some order more radically different shade makes sense in this context.

You make the mistake in thinking "midori" can only refer to the kanji [緑]{midori}. If your are unaware the kanji [青]{ao} refers to both the color blue and green (more commonly the former nowadays). Another way to write this kanji is 碧. While typically pronounced "ao," many people take it as a given name and pronounce it as "Midori." The name here might be use in an ironic sense (character design wise), like calling a black cat "White."

Cyan is a greenish-blue or a light blue color. This fits her character and name in two ways:

When tanning your skin color you have to take into account your natural tone, unless you are painting over it completely
Her name is a bit of a pun on her complexion, she's both green (underneath) and blue (outside)


What is the relation between the flowers and the heroines in ED sequence of Photokano?

According to a tweet from @anime_photokano (the official Photokano twitter account):

  「フォトカノ」EDアニメーションのイントロで映る花ですが、順にリンドウ、ガーベラ、ヒマワリ、シロツメクサ、タンポポ、コスモス、スイートピーです（どの花がどのヒロインに対応しているかは以降のカットでご確認を）。本編でも、花のカットの使われ方にご注目ください！ #photokano

Loosely translated,

  Regarding the flowers at the beginning of the Photokano ED - in order, they are Japanese gentian, gerbera, sunflower, white clover, dandelion, cosmos, and sweet pea (take a look at how each heroine corresponds to her flower in the following scenes). During the main part of the anime, please pay attention to the use of flowers as well! #photokano

Note that the order referred to in the tweet is not the order in which the flowers appear in the OP's screenshot, but rather the order in which the fields of flowers are displayed immediately prior to that screenshot.

Clearly, the flower choices aren't arbitrary. To figure out what they actually mean, we probably have to look at the Japanese conception of 花言葉 (hana-kotoba, "flower language").  Japanese flower-language seems to be better-known in Japan than its European counterpart is in the west, lending credence to the idea that the girls were matched up to flowers based on flower-language.

I don't have access to any English-language sources, and I'm not aware of any authoritative Japanese-language sources, so I've just culled the below information from various Japanese sites.

MUROTO Aki (Japanese gentian) - "I love you-who-are-sad"; justice; victory; faithfulnes
SAKURA Mai (gerbera) - noble beauty; mystery / wonder; hope; "always moving forward"; patience
YUNOKI Rina (sunflower) - longing; "my eyes are only for you"; admiration; devotion; glory; shining; adoration
MASAKI Nonoka (white clover) - revenge; promises; "think of me"
SANEHARA Hikari (dandelion) - "love from the bottom of my heart"; confusing and mystifying; divine revelation; fickleness
MISUMI Tomoe (cosmos) - girlish innocence; sincerity; orderliness; affection
NIIMI Haruka (sweet pea) - departing; happy memories; small joys

Now, unfortunately, I have only seen the first episode of Photokano, so I can't really evaluate how well these flower-language descriptions map onto the actual personalities of the girls. I hope this helps, though.


Does anyone know Vic Mignogna's (Edward Elric's VA) email address?

Looking Vic Mignogna up gives me his website. His contact page lists his email and also has a mail-to link, although the linked email and the email listed are different from each other.

Mignogna is also on Twitter, so I suppose you could also tweet at him.

I've no idea whether he usually responds to general emails; I don't watch English dubs much and also rarely consciously follow voice actors.


How can I check that a given anime is really over?

My suggestion would be to look if there is source material. While I am not 100% sure, I think all the anime you list in the first list are based off the manga.

This process would involve a lot of wild speculation as such it may or may not be accurate and as such would only be served to guide.

To start using No Game No Life as an example, look on Wikipedia to see what it's first media form was, in this case

  No Game No Life (Japanese: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ Hepburn: Nōgēmu Nōraifu) is a light novel series by Yū Kamiya.

as such it's very likely it would be following the Light Novels. Next, in the infobox on the right, look for the "Original run". If it's officially finished, it would have listed an end date. In this case, the Light Novel has

  April 25, 2012 – present

However, if possible, see also if you can find another source. Baka Updates Manga has info on the Light Novel and under "Status in Country of Origin" it says

  9 Volumes (Ongoing) + 1 Gaiden

Conclusion: No Game No Life's anime will not be the end of the series as its source material is still ongoing.

However, what happens if the source material is complete? Or you want to know if the anime is up to date with the source material? Well, this is simply looking up to the Anime airing dates to the source material's release dates. While not accurate, since anime takes time to produce and the source material could be coming out while it's being developed, it can help you see how much of the story isn't going to be told.

Using No Game No Life as an example, we see the anime's run-time was

  April 9, 2014 – June 25, 2014

looking at the list of Light Novel Volumes we see that Volume 6 came out April 25, 2014, the only volume to come out in 2014. Since it also came out after the anime started airing, we can assume that there won't be any content of Volume 6 in it.

But can we narrow this down expecting 5 volumes of the light novel? Yes we can. For No Game No Life, Wikipedia has information on the anime

  On July 27, 2013, Monthly Comic Alive announced the anime adaptation for No Game No Life was green lit. It is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka and animated by Madhouse. The series premiered on April 9, 2014 on AT-X;

going back to our volume list for the Light Novel, it seems we can rule out Volume 5 as it was released after the announcement of the anime, so now we have 4 volumes.

Conclusion: No Game No Life's anime at most should cover 4 out of 9 volumes that have been released to date.

Keep in mind however that the story content might be less, or it might deviate from the source material (e.g. the 2003 series of Full Metal Alchemist and fillers in long running anime)

Another title you mention in your question is Steins;Gate. It's a bit more complicated because its source material is a Visual Novel with multiple endings and routes. These tend to be a bit more complicated as sometimes an Anime inspired from a Visual Novel with multiple endings will only adapt one.

There are other times the source Visual Novel (or game) is linear, like Tears to Tiara and Utawarerumono. But if there are multiple games, it will only adapt one game, i.e. currently the Tears to Tiara anime only adapts the first game (particularly the PS3 release) and not the second game while there are multiple Utawarerumono anime as there are Utawarerumono games (some of the later games I think were inspired by the more recent anime. However, I'm not 100% sure)

However, sometimes this is made easy like with Fate/Stay Night with each route having been named and the more recently anime being named the same, such as Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works by Ufotable. We can assume it follows the Unlimited Blade Works route of the game while the upcoming Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel movies, also by Ufotable, will follow the Heaven's Feel Route. While this won't tell you which ending they may choose, knowing that there are 3 routes in Fate/Stay Night, you can get a rough guess that each of these is really just 1/3 of the whole story you have in the game.

The above however only works if your anime is based off a source material like a Light Novel, Manga or Game and can still be inaccurate without knowing the content of the source martial and the anime.

You can, however, ask a question here. For instance, I asked if Spice and Wolf followed the manga and learned that it actually follows the Light Novel and it adapts 1,2,3 and 5, skipping Volume 4.

for original anime like Code Geass, you can assume that it has finished. However, there are times where you can ask a question if it does continue but not asking when it'll come out. For Code Geass, while there was no R3 manga, there was Jet Black Renya and Akito of the Exiled manga which, while not R3, did expand on the Code Geass Universe.

In the end, this comes down to doing research on the release, airing and announcement dates, and making assumptions based on these and asking here if you want a definite answer on things like how loyal an anime follows its source material, exactly where it adapts to and which are filler content.


What is this picture about in Mirai Nikki?

If you watch the OVA ("Redial", which adapts a 2-chapter manga), it'll make more sense. In brief:

   Yukiteru-2 has been deified in world #3. Yuno-3 is initially unaware that Yukiteru-2 exists, the whole Future Diary thing, etc., but Murmur-2 eventually transports her to Deus-3's metaphysical space where Murmur-2 is imprisoned, whereupon Murmur-2 imbues Yuno-3 with Yuno-2's memories. She then goes and finds the now-deified Yukiteru-2. The OVA ends with Yuno-3 and Yukiteru-2 meeting, but I imagine the implication is that they create a new world together afterwards, as at the end of episode 26.

Er, at least, I think I have all the world numbers right, but it's been a while.


Why did reanimated Itachi lose eye vision after using Izanami?

Q. Any physical part of a reanimated person cannot be destroyed.

The eye was not destroyed at all. It just lost its light forever. As stated in the wiki (emphasis mine)

  It is a genjutsu which affects the target through physical sensations shared between them and the user. Like its counterpart, in exchange for the temporary ability that it grants the user, the Sharingan with which Izanami is cast is rendered blind and loses its light forever.

  Q. It will be regenerated automatically within a short time.

Since the eye was never destroyed, it did not regenerate.

  Q. He could've damaged his own eye with a kunai, so that he would get a fresh Mangekyo Sharingan.

The light of the eye was already lost. Even if Itachi were to destroy it with his own kunai, the regenerated eye would still have been the one without its light.

Also, it should be noted that Itachi did not want to stay in the living world anymore, as he had no more attachments with the living (after telling the truth to Sasuke). Therefore, Itachi would never have tried it at all in the first place.


As per the Wikia article on Arbiters:

Their existence remains a mystery. Nona has stated that they are not human, do not experience emotions like humans do, and have never lived or died. They are even made to look like humans but are created for the specific purpose of judging humans.

This makes it evident that the Arbiters were never humans and shall never be.

The only exception to the "feeling emotion" bit is Decim.

                        Decim expressing human emotion

However, Decim appears to be an exception as Nona has implanted human emotions in him which, though at the beginning did not yet seem to appear or were not yet tapped, appear to be surfacing with him as Chiyuki criticizes him for drawing the darkness of human hearts and passing judgement, stating that it is not right for them to be doing that since humans are more simple than the arbiters think.

Simply put, the origin of the Arbiters is unknown. Since they're said to be "created", we  can only assume that some methods/technology is used for creating them, or maybe Oculus has some power to create them:

Oculus is the creator of the system of arbitration. He observes all floors and is in a higher position than Nona. He is the second in line to the position of God.

Note: This is only speculation on my part. There's no mention of it in Death Parade or Death Billiards (Movie), so we can never truly know where they originate from.


Is there a connection between the Hyuuga curse mark and Orochimaru's?

As far as now, the only connection is that they are all juinjutsu. But their functions are totally different. The curse mark of Hyuuga family is literally a curse (I don't see how much stronger the branch family of Hyuuga is with the curse seal), but the curse seal of Orochimaru has some blessing, and it's created by infusing senjutsu into enzymes extracted from Jugo's body, which grants the seal-bearer the ability of transforming parts of their body (except the fact that they may look uglier), and the bearer's power is indeed stronger when the seal is released.


Which owl is the source of Arima's quinque?

The Quinque you showed was taken from the body of Yoshimura.

Source : http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/wiki/Owl_(Quinque)


How does censorship in the English release affect the Dragon Ball Z manga storyline?

I think you're asking, what was cut in the English anime shows from the original story. I don't know everything, but I do know what I've seen.

Dragonball-had multiple parts cut which had Bulma either getting her top flashed(krillin vs invisible man), I believe a shower scene as well, her privates smacked(early on goku fun), and some language(not a string of curses, just an occasional bad word). Some of the dialog was altered to make it less perverted or more American/kid friendly

Dragonballz had more language cut. Like dragonball, certain phrases are altered to make it more kid friendly.

Editing-it won't ruin anything, tho some parts would be very cut thru. Watch the Japanese version, with English subtitles. Most dvds let you watch the English version with subtitles for the Japanese version, to see what's actually said.


How can Madara Uchiha use Susanoo when he does not have 2 mangekyou abilities in his eyes?

First of all, it is not mentioned anywhere that Madara doesn't have two Mangekyou abilities in his Sharingan. It is simply not revealed just like Izuna's Mangekyou abilities.

Second, as mentioned on the Wikia,

  Once a user awakens the Mangekyō in both eyes, or the ability of both of their eyes, they are able to perform Susanoo

it is not necessary to have any abilities specific to their Mangekyou Sharingan in order to perform the Susanoo.


Are the "A Certain Magical Index" seasons connected?

The seasons of the anime adapt the light novel series which tells a single, continuous story following the same set of characters across many volumes. As such it's not recommended that you start with season 3 of the anime, since it assumes you already know who the main characters are and what major events already transpired in the previous story arcs.

Starting with season 1 is generally recommended for any sci-fi/fantasy series with a long, complicated narrative like Index. Missing even one episode can often mean missing crucial information that helps piece together character motivations and plot developments.


Looking for a magical girl anime episode where the heroine is turned into a baby

I know a manga (which has an anime too) where a girl turned herself as a baby, but had difficulty to change back due to the "baby language", but the purpose was not for talking with another baby but for being a replacement until the actual baby is back.

The manga is Hime-chan no Ribbon, in the books, this event happened in a bonus chapter of the volume 9.


Why does Jojo's Bizarre Adventure have so many English references?

I reckon this is primarily because JoJo starts based in 1880s Britain and they wanted to keep referencing this aspect of JoJo's heritage. Even down the generation line when they are based in America, Jojo still has a very english-based family tree.

As for why some of them are not common in actual English conversation, It's more than likely problems with translating from English to Japanese and back again.


Why is "Taisha" written as "general pardon"?

Originally, it was called 大社 (Grand Shrine), but later it's revised to 大赦 (Amnesty).
In Nogi Wakaba wa Yuusha de Aru (Nogi Wakaba is a Hero), the prequel to Washio Sumi wa Yuusha de Aru (Washio Sumi is a Hero) and Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru (Yuki Yuna is a Hero), the organization was originally named 大社 (Grand Shrine).
From ch. 3, pg. 5,

The counter-Vertex organization known as the Taisha (Grand Shrine) had researched the Shinju's power and discovered a scientific and magic method of utilizing it. The outfit was a result of that research. It was the culmination of the Shinju's blessing and the knowledge of mankind.
(Emphasis mine)

From ch. 19 (final chapter), pg. 23,

Hinata already seemed to have a plan in mind as she answered Wakaba's question without any hesitation.

"First, we will rename the Taisha from 'grand shrine' to 'amnesty' as a self-conscious reminder that we have been granted amnesty and live modestly as human beings."

(Emphasis mine, couldn't quote more than that to avoid heavy spoiler)


What is the cover of Reset! Chapter 2 a reference to?

Now I feel stupid...

A little thought and twenty minutes with Google image search has got me pretty sure that this cover is a reference to Kud Wafter:

Kud Wafter is the spinoff of Little Busters that continues the story of Kudryavka Noumi, in the same way that Tomoyo After continues the story of Tomoyo Sakagami from Clannad. I forgot the spinoffs existed, so I didn't look into them.

The Reset! character on the Chapter 2 cover uses the name "Kudryavka" as a nom de plume for her poetry, which makes it pretty near a sure thing.


Are the members of Beck based on real life musicians?

Besides Chiba, I'm only aware of the bassist, Taira, resembling RCHP's bassist, Flea. They both often play shirtless on stage and share the bleached-blonde look.

  Beck's bassist, Taira is the second member recruited by Ryusuke. Although he can sometimes seem uncaring or apathetic, he is actually the most mature of the band members and often offers helpful advice. He usually performs shirtless, much like the real-life person he is based on: Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. His main live bass is a white Music Man Stingray (a 1993-1996 model as identified from the type of bridge) with 3-band EQ and a trans bridge.

Flea is also known to use the Music Man Stingray.

The mangaka, Harold Sakuishi, is an RHCP fan and, according to WP, has claimed that Beck is partly inspired by the band. I don't know if this extends to other members of the band.

  Harold Sakuishi himself has admitted that the band is inspired in part by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Sakuishi admits that they are his favorite band; their music, specifically the song "Under the Bridge", helped him through a difficult time in his life. A one-shot manga also called Under the Bridge was written by Sakuishi and narrates his first meeting with the band. This influence is widely seen in Beck, not only in the band's musical style, but also in the fact that Taira heavily resembles a younger version of Flea, the Chili Peppers' own bassist, both in looks (he is mostly seen playing shirtless and has his hair bleached blonde, as Flea used to have his own) and in playing style.


In support of @Quikstryke answer, allow me to elaborate more on this topic.
How Orochimaru gained snake-like characteristics
From Orochimaru article on Naruto Wiki:

Orochimaru was an orphan who became a pupil of Hiruzen Sarutobi alongside Jiraiya and Tsunade. Compared to the more laid back Jiraiya, Orochimaru stood out as a genius — his talents, knowledge, and determination were considered by Hiruzen to be that of a prodigy seen once in a generation. According to Tsunade, Orochimaru had a twisted personality even as a child. His sadistic attitude was presumably due to the death of his parents. At some point after losing them, Orochimaru found a white snake near his parents' grave, with Hiruzen's explanation of it representing fortune and rebirth inspiring Orochimaru to study kinjutsu and obtain knowledge of all techniques. Jiraiya theorised that Orochimaru went down this path in an attempt to forget his painful memories.

From the link above, we learn that Orochimaru did not get his snake like eyes from childbirth, but through his research on the white snake that he found near his parents grave. He spent his life researching about immortality and rebirth.
From Orochimaru article on Wikipedia:

Through his experimentations he has also been able to add some snake-like characteristics to his own body

Orchimaru's Snake Techniques
Below is the list of Orochimaru's snake related techniques.

Orochimaru's trademark trait is his affinity with snakes, in addition to impacting the appearance and composition of his true form, and granting him the ability to extend his limbs to abnormal lengths and to take on snake-like traits in battle, caused him to learn a number of snake-related abilities, including learning Sage Mode. His snake-related techniques have been referred to as Power of the White Snake. One such ability is being able to summon giant snakes to fight alongside him in battle, made possible by the summoning contract tattooed on his arm. This allows him to summon snakes within his vicinity, as opposed to having to place his hand on a surface.
If need be, Orochimaru can morph into a giant snake, despite being slightly smaller in size to his larger ones. His signature summon was Manda, a colossal snake which was described as the largest in the world, with immense fighting capabilities. With Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, Orochimaru can instantly call forth snakes from his sleeves and mouth to attack his opponents in large numbers with venomous bites. A stronger variation of this technique was the Many Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, in which the summoned snakes grow noticeably in both numbers and size.
Another usage of snakes comes in the form of his signature weapon, the Sword of Kusanagi, the Kusanagi of Japanese legend. The sword, kept within the mouth of a snake within his own throat, is able to extend to great lengths to attack enemies that are very far away, can be controlled remotely by Orochimaru, and can return to him by turning in a snake. Although he is capable of wielding the sword normally with great proficiency, it's not uncommon for him to use it without ever removing it from his mouth. The sword is stated to be able to cut through almost anything, and despite failing to penetrate four-tailed Naruto's chakra shroud, did push him back an incredible length. In the anime, he is also capable of having numerous Kusanagi-like blades sprout from the mouths of the snakes he summons.
He is also able to summon use one of his larger snakes around its target, trapping it in its stomach. Following this, Orochimaru can speed up the digestion process on the target. His strongest technique is the Eight Branches Technique, which allows him to transform into an eight-headed, eight-tailed giant serpent bigger than the already colossal Manda, another reference to the Japanese myth. This was described as the ultimate snake-related technique, which turned the user into an immensely powerful "Dragon God".


What was the favor Brovada mentioned in the Chimera Ant Arc?

Ikalgo (the octopus) had a chance to kill him when they were beneath the palace, but couldn't bring himself to do it. It was never clear if they actually had this discussion but I'm guessing bringing Reina home was returning the favor for not killing him. That's what the flash back showed as he said he returned the favor, too.


It's 四代目火影 (Yondaime Hokage, lit. "Fourth Fire Shadow") since Minato was the 4th Hokage of Konohagakure.


Haki does require intensive training to master, but after being rescued by Dragon at the age of ten, he presumably started training with the revolutionary army shortly after his injuries healed.

At this point, Sabo wasn't just your average ten year old, having been fighting Luffy and Ace many times every day, he was already stronger than an average pirate or soldier. It seems likely that Dragon or Ivankov or another high ranking revolutionary saw his potential, and trained him specially, as by just the age of 22 he had already risen to the rank of Chief of Staff, number two in the revolutionary army.

Unlike Luffy, he was in a position where he was surrounded by strong allies who could train him and teach him useful skills like Haki and martial arts, so having learnt to use busoshoku haki effectively by seventeen isn't hard to believe. Except for in the New World, haki is a very rare skill, and considering it took Rayleigh eighteen months to teach Luffy the basics. Luffy never had anyone to teach him growing up in Fusha Village and then setting sail by himself, as you would need someone who knows haki themselves, which is rare, and is also willing to spend the time to train you.


Not really, since Most anime's are based on popular manga's already published.
Making a pilot in the US is byproduct of creator's who try to push their show to producers and executives.
If the manga is popular, the anime will no doubt be successful. This is not always the case in the US and Japan. "The Big O" was a miserable failure in Japan, but in the US was well received.


The manga has an answer to this question - and it was mentioned already in the anime:

   The quirk All for One allows its holder to steal as many quirks as they want, as well as forcibly give those quirks to others (this is how the Nomus have been created).

   No limit has ever been mentioned, though having many quirks given to most people will cause a mental breakdown (explaining why Nomus act as mindless beasts).


What is the song that plays when Midoriya is explaining the origin of heroes in season 2?

The song is called "Avant Title" in the second season original soundtrack! I was looking everywhere for it too. It's so beautiful, my heart is about to burst :D


Are all of the interactions between Angelina and Belle covered in the Angelina Ending?

Apparently not as the Coco Ending has another scene between Angelina and Belle which can not be covered in their ending because

   Cero goes with Light to find Wakaba's script and Sylvia stay's with the girls so it's the guys who are left behind in the White Capital, this leads to Sylvia learning about Coco's ability to hide and retrieve her memories which leads to Coco remembering that Efa had entrusted her Memory Drop and the Dorn Memories with Coco (seen in the secret Kurohane chapter) and giving Efa's Memory Drop to Belle leading to Belle becoming confused in her identity and Angelina admitting her feelings to Belle and ensuring her that she loves Belle because Belle is Belle and not Efa

because of that and how the events seem to be unique to the Coco Ending i very much doubt that the Angelina Ending can cover these even if the walk-through was changed


Where can find the full version of Dragon Ball Super's sixth ending?

If you want the full song legally you can buy the cd here :
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-37235

Or you can buy only this song on Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/chaofan-music-ep/id1173386575


Are the three Gorgon sisters blood related?

Those 3 girls are definitely blood related. Boa Hancock explains her tragedy in episode 415 in which we can see the 3 girls in their childhood and early teen years and they definitely look similar. Their different characteristics are probably because of,

just being different:- even in real life siblings have different traits which grow as they mature.
different devil fruits:- we know that Boa Hancock ate Mero Mero No Mi fruit (Paramecia type), and her sisters ate Hebi Hebi No Mi fruits (Zoan type), Hebi Hebi No Mi, Model Anaconda (Boa Sandersonia) and Hebi Hebi No Mi, Model King Cobra (Boa Marigold).


Is Kotodama devil the most powerful character in Black Clover?

Although very strong, the Kotodama Devil isn't the strongest entity within the Black Clover verse.

No human characters have been described as being able to beat the Kotodama Devil in a one-on-one confrontation. However, another devil has been described within the universe as stronger than the Kotodama Devil.

   A devil named Megicula has been described as globally stronger than the Kotodama Devil by Lolopechka, the princess of the Heart Kingdom. Lolopechka is an extremely sensitive mage able to observe multiple remote locations at once (even in other countries) through ambiant moisture and her Water Magic (augmented by the Water Spirit, Undine). This makes her a credible source (Chapter 228, p.9)


Why are Ash and his friends fooled by team rocket again and again?

It's not that Ash and co. are constantly fooled by Team Rocket again and again, but rather that Team Rocket has a specific role in the show. In order to keep Team Rocket in the show, they have to have a purpose for each episode, and thus have been constantly after Ash's Pikachu since the original few episodes. To us, it seems that Ash is "dumb" or oblivious to Team Rocket's schemes, but in all reality it is due to the writing staff trying to keep them in the show (you have to remember that Pokemon is considered to be a children's show).

I found from here one reason for why Team Rocket still appears in Pokemon:

  Because they are popular comic relief characters, and if they were ever to get rid of them, a boatload of rocket shipping fangirls would freak out and hate Nintendo and stop buying games and watching shows, therefore bankrupting the company. How else would they manage to make those episodes last 22 minutes without wasting our time with another predictable plot to capture Pikachu?

At this point, Team Rocket has become a staple of the Pokemon universe, and it would feel empty without them. There are other Pokemon watchers who feel similarly to you, as stated here:

  The comic relief they provide is a necessary part of the show, but I'm quite certain they could think of better ways of working it in.  Not quite the same as how you feel about strangling them, but my brother has actually started cheering them on because he wants them to actually win for once so that they aren't completely irrelevant.  Plus it would be fun to see Ash totally lose it when Pikachu is gone for days on end ;)  The thing that really bugs me though is how they have no concept of how you're supposed to pull off crimes anyway.  I can think of several instances off the top of my head where if they'd kept their traps shut (no pun intended) without constantly going off into their motto that they might actually have succeeded.  They also think that as soon as they've got a net around something that it's theirs.  Team Rocket is always shocked when the Pokémon fight back.  Finally, who the **** travels in a hot-air balloon when you're trying to be inconspicuous?!


Is there any reason why Aizawa and Shinso use the same cloth-type capturing weapon?

Is there any reason why Shota Aizawa and Hitoshi Shinso use the same clothes? Heroes have the option to use support items. Since he was trained by Aizawa, he was taught of the same techniques Aizawa used for Binding Cloth. Remember that Shinso's quirk is easily countered by his opponent not answering him so using a Binding Cloth would supplement for his lack of a counter-attack if ever this happens. It's the only ability he has that's close to an offensive-type and that can directly harm his opponents.

Same is true for Aizawa. Without the cloth, sure he can cancel out quirks but the opponent can still move. Hence, both use the same cloth to aid them in situations where their quirks (Brainwashing and Erasure) would be useless.

Were these clothes given to Hitoshi Shinso by Shota Aizawa? I'm not sure if it was ever mentioned directly that it was given to him but Shinso was trained by Aizawa, as briefly seen from a flashback in Chapter 214. It's possible it was and also, that he was taught by Aizawa how since he was able to use it, as seen in Chapter 197.


What is going on with the transformations?? SSGSS is not stronger then SS1?

This is a pretty elaborate question, however , I will try to break down the answer to every sub-question in points.Firstly,  transformations are multipliers. A stronger transformation, multiplies Goku's power to a higher level. The Super Saiyan God transformation, is a higher multiplier than even the Super Saiyan 3 transformation which is very obvious in the Battle of Gods arc. Hence, Super Saiyan 1 is not stronger than Super Saiyan God. However, you have to remember, Base Goku can get substantially stronger. Current Base Goku, is stronger than Super Saiyan 3  Goku from the Buu Saga(Based on Base Vegeta vs SSJ3 Gotenks fight// Goku and Vegeta are relative in strength). So technically, it is possible for Super Saiyan Goku in the future, to be stronger than Super Saiyan God Goku from the past.Beerus was excited about getting an opportunity to fight the Super Saiyan God and was merely toying around. He isn't afraid of Super Saiyan Blue. In the manga, Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta is taken out by Beerus with a single shot. Beerus is one of the strongest God of destruction across the multiverse. This was established in the fight between all the Gods of destruction in the manga.Before I get into Broly, I would like to talk about Frieza.  He was weaker than Namek Saga Goku who is weaker than Buu Saga Goten and Trunks. However, when he returned in the ROF saga, he was stronger than Super Saiyan Blue Goku and only lost because of the Stamina drain issue.  Now if one were to look at your argument, where these powerful transformations aren't to be rivaled , Freiza ideally would have been one shot by Base Goku and the entire ROF arc/ Movie would've been over in 5 minutes. It is very important to note that Broly is being introduced as a new character. The Broly from the previous 2 movies isn't canon. This character for this Broly is being written by Toriyama himself. Hence, you shouldn't classify Broly's transformation as a lower transformation until you actually see the movie.Broly is the antagonist for the new Dragon Ball movie. Based on your logic, if the main antagonist is weaker than a protagonist in a Dragon Ball Series, there would be no plot, no fights and basically no content. If you want a show where the protagonist one shots every antagonist and the story progresses, I recommend you watch "One Punch Man".The Dragon Ball Series revolves around Goku and the rest of the Z fighters. Hence, we get to see these fighters become stronger and progress in power and achieve certain milestones. We do not see the same with regard to the antagonists. We have no idea how Jiren grew so strong by his own and was able to rival/surpass a God of Destruction. We also don't know how Toppo grew substantially strong enough to be chosen as a candidate to become a God of Destruction. We just have to accept it as some characters are always going to be a lot stronger than what we think, while some are going to be weaker than what we think based on what the plot dictates.If you watch the trailer, Vegeta and Goku do not recognize Broly. Hence, he is being introduced as a new character. Vegeta also mentioned that he was growing stronger during the course of battle. Maybe he can be compared to Goku Black(who was relative to SSJ2 Goku at the start and grew stronger than SSJB Goku easily)? I personally would have a problem only if Broly were to rival or be superior to Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku, considering that is a level above the Gods. I don't see why Broly shouldn't Surpass Super Saiyan Blue considering the fact that there have been characters who have surpassed the same.


Why did Luffy not command the Straw Hat Grand Fleet against the Big Mom Pirates?

The Whole Cake Island mission was never supposed to be a war against the Big Mom pirates, though it turned out to have significant fighting. The main aim was to retrieve Sanji as quickly as possible and then head to Wano. Robin only asks Luffy to copy the Road Poneglyph if they find one / get the chance to.

If you recall the end of the Zou arc, both Law and Zoro mention how dangerous and risky a move it is to be confronting Big Mom while they were already set to clash with Kaido. However, Luffy is adamant about getting Sanji back, and hence they split up. Not to mention the Grand Fleet, not even the entire Straw Hat crew headed to WCI.

Like you've mentioned, the Grand Fleet could have been of use in a number of situations, whether during WCI or the coming arc in Wano. However, Luffy doesn't really approve of the fleet at all, as summarized in the wiki:

  Luffy rejected their offer, as he wanted to sail freely on the seas without having to command anyone. In response to this, the crews made the decision to still serve Luffy, but only when he needed them to, and consumed sake cups to form the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.

He'll probably only rely on them when they're around, and the situation forces it somehow. That's just how his character has been developed. Further, Oda has teased that the final ending of One Piece will be a war so great it would make Marineford look like filler. Many people expect it to be the arc where the Straw Hat Grand Fleet will be on full display.


What is the name of the song playing in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in episode 6 at 9:40?

I believe the song playing in that scene is Entr'acte.


Is Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS set in a different world/universe

It's the same universe - just some 10 years later.

Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate are all grown up. (teenagers as opposed to kids)
Signum, Vita, Zafira, and Shamal don't age at all because they are bound to the Book of Darkness (they're not human).


Who is this white-haired girl figurine wearing a black-and-white grid skirt?

It is a Nendoroid of Miss Monochrome, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Monochrome, which was an original character that was a 3D virtual singer, though she has since appeared in her own anime also named Miss Monochrome.


Which threat level was Garou when he defeated Tank Top Master?

He's already at The Dragon threat level as we know in the anime. He fights top tank in human form that means he's already on a dragon threat level.


Yes, it is true: Yamato is not a Senju. By the way, Yamato's real name is Tenzo. Anyhow, when Yamato was just 6, he was abducted by Orochimaru as one of his test subjects. Orochimaru wanted to see if he could make Yamato have Wood Release abilities by putting Hashirama DNA into him. The plan worked, and he could use it easily. But then Hiruzen, the 3rd Hokage, caught Orochimaru doing his experiments, and Orochimaru fled, aborting all his experiments. All test subjects were expected to die off, but the only survivor was Yamato. In the anime, it shows Yamato trying to escape using Wood Release after seeing many children die from failed experiments.

Yamato's past has very sad, but it resulted in him being very capable.


Is Eren Jaeger considered a Rogue Titan or an Attack Titan?

According to Chapter 88, pages 46-47,

  we find out that the proper name for the titan form Eren is in possession of is the Attack Titan.

However,

  we do know that Eren's father, Grisha Yeager, consumed the Founding Titan thus combining two titan forms into one. Once Grisha reached the 13-year limit, he forced his son to consume him so that his titan-shifting abilities would pass on to his son. That being said, even though Eren is technically in possession of both the Founding Titan and Attack Titan forms, he is still referred to as the Attack Titan.

When he was referred to as the Rogue Titan,

  it was not a form they were referring to but rather an alignment. Eren's titan, unlike the other titan-shifters, was aligned with the Eldians on Paradis Island and not with the titan-shifters waging war against them. Think of the temporary name as a way that the Eldians initially distinguished the Attack Titan from the other titan-shifters. Once the Eldians learned the actual name of Eren's titan form, they stopped using Rogue Titan as a descriptor and used Attack Titan instead.

Again, just to be clear, Eren's titan form is called the

  Attack Titan.

And Rogue Titan,

  was used only as a means to describe Eren's titan when the Eldians did not know the actual name of Eren's titan form.


You're probably talking about Tarot cards.

Tarot cards are occult magic cards used for telling fortunes and predicting someone's future and upcoming events in life. Mystics and magicians use them as part of their image. It's not exclusive to anime, you can see them in real life, western cartoons, movies and tv series. They're kind of like Magic orbs/crystals and Ouija boards.


Why did Historia's mother hate and reject her?

The reason was that Historia is Rod Reiss's child. Since Historia was his child, she has the ability to obtain the abilities of the Coordinate and use them to the fullest. This was the reason that the Military Police's First Interior Squad had to murder Historia and her mother in order to ensure that power would not fall into the hands of people the central government could not control.

Therefore, Alma hated Historia as Historia's existence would lead to her death.

  Historia Reiss - She carried deep resentment towards her daughter, even more so before Kenny slit her throat, as Historia's existence is the reason she had to die.


What is the actual English spelling for "Kono Oto Tomare!"?

The Romanized form would be Kono Oto Tomare!  What you see is correct.

The Japanese language does not require that sentences contain spaces except if the sentence comprises only of Hiragana and Katakana, which at that point it becomes optional for clarity or to disambiguate what's being said.

The likely explanation as to why it's stylized in that way is for stylistic purposes, or to give an indication as to what each individual character was in terms of pronunciation.


Naruto's natural affinity is Wind Release, which he learned from Asuma Sarutobi to flow into his weapons to increase their offensive might.

Via Six Paths Sage Mode, Naruto can utilize all Five Nature Transformations, as well as Yin–Yang Release. He can make perfect use of the latter to revitalise life-forces, heal whomever he touches, and even restore missing organs. This ability, however, has its limits as he was unable to fully restore Might Guy's leg after his use of Night Guy, or save Obito Uchiha from Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bones.

With chakra from the Tailed Beasts, Naruto can also use Kekkei Genkai such as the Magnet Release, Lava Release, and Boil Release from Shukaku, Son Gokū, and Kokuō, respectively.

TOP-LEFT: Sage Art: Magnet Release Rasengan
LOWER-LEFT: Sage Art: Lava Release Rasenshuriken
RIGHT: Boil Release: Unrivalled Strength (Naruto uses in Manga only as of 4/11/2016)


In Dragon Ball universe Animals are different form our earth animals. Some of then can talk and even walk on two legs.Take Puar and Oolong as an example. Its never explained that why some dogs on Dragon Ball universe act like normal dog and some act as human. Not only for the case of dog, there are other animals too which behave in the same way.

Here is a link for the different species of animal appears in Dragon Ball Universe.

Its my own assumption that they can be alien on Dragon Ball universe from different planet. But there is no official words.

Or it may be a plot hole that some animals talk and some can't.


Is namekian fusion stronger than potara fusion?

Correct me if I am wrong, but considering Champa's actions, words and behaviour so far I am pretty sure that he was trying to tell them to not lose. Which could either indicate to destroying the enemies (which seems very unlikely) or waiting it out. I think he meant waiting it out since it was said in earlier episodes that if at the end of the time multiple universes have warriors left then the one with the most warriors would win. Considering their power level + max power level with any given form of boost they wouldn't come close to Kefla. Even if they used Potara earrings. This is because of the fact that they have a fixed power level due to not having saiyan blood. They can power up a little with a ki boost, but nothing close to super saiyan.

Champa is no fool. He sure as hell acts dumb and crazy but his decisions are spot on and based on the current situation. That's why he told Kale and Califa to attack instead of hiding when their power levels were raising in order to destroy Goku. Their initial strategy was to wait it out and hope to be the universe with the most numbers at the end of the tournament after Hit was fallen. But Potara happened which drove Goku to UI. The 2 Namekians will never even reach the power level of SSJ2 Goku when they fuse. With Potara they might be able to force Goku to use SSG, but they can't boost themself more and more like a saiyan, so they will stay at that level while Goku keeps evolving.

Champa knows this as well based on what he had seen. He can be pretty sly as well so he might want them to use nasty strategies in order to reduce the enemy numbers. But it is either this or waiting it out. He definitely didn't mean to tell them to fight as that would mean the loss of his universe due to Jiren and Goku still being alive. Even with depleted stamina Goku requires only a couple of taks in order to recover again to use UI. This is based on the time that passed in the tournament (not episodes) between the first and second UI. Champa knowing this as well would not tell his warriors to fight against such a threat.

Edit:
I just noticed that I had never answered your question and was simply just explaining the situation. The answer is no. Namekian fusion isn't stronger than Potara. Based on Piccolo x Nail fusion with the power levels before and after we can conclude that this formula is fusion power = (A+B)*7(raw estimate). Potara earrings scale far bigger and are known as the strongest type of fusion. When Vegito was introduced in DBZ we could see that it was far stronger than SSJ3 Goku. SSJ3 in general has a rough multiplier of x400 (some sources say x1000) from the base form. Since we have to consider Vegeta as well in the fusion we can conclude that the actual multiplier is at least x100 with Potara earrings. I couldn't find any credible source to explain the multiplier but based on before and after scenes and known multiplier for SSJ states we can give a raw estimate. Anyway Potara is far stronger than a namekian fusion. The most reasonable formula that I found for it was baseform A x baseform B. Some others said that it draws out max potentional achieved by each user and multiplies that by 400. But these aren't official sources.

So all in short, no, Namekian fusion isn't stronger than Potara fusion.


Why was Ebisu killed by the Pacification Ring?

I have two theories to why Ebisu was killed by the Pacification Ring.

First is that the Ring is just a energy cannon that is meant to exterminate the enemies of heaven. Therefore, it not only affects Ebisu but also those around him. Quoting from the wikia,

  Pacification Ring, a form of punishment to destroy enemies of Heaven.

Second, he was not 'pure of heart'. We can take the words the other gods said to mean 'pure' by their standards and not Ebisu nor our standards. Therefore, Ebisu, who has committed sins against heaven, is not 'pure' of heart, according to the other gods, who cast the ring. This god here said that what Ebisu did are taboos and we can infer that by the standard of the other gods, Ebisu is not 'pure' of heart anymore.

  As Sigfried666 also mentioned, in the manga, Ebisu is killed by Takemikazuchi's Kiun. Therefore, the ring is an anime only event and may not have any logical justification.


Why are the episodes of Ooyasan Wa Shishunki so short?

Sometimes 4komas are adapted into full-time anime episodes and it doesn't look really good because they have to be diluted with filler content (Looking at you, Azumanga). It may not look good, so some studios apparently choose to ignore this "normal" time format and just do what they think it's best in very short episodes.

Also, short formats are common for anime contests, where the quality matters above episode duration. This way both animation studios and directors can show off their skills in adapting or making an original title into animation.

As for airing time slots, anime is usually not earning any money by itself, but rather by ads shown during and around their airing time. A 3-minute episode doesn't work very well for earning money this way, so TV channels usually give it a slot that doesn't earn them too much money anyways.


Is there a ranked order for the Phantom 4?

On Aria's Fairy Tail Wikipedia page it states that "he is considered the strongest member of the group".

This by no means concrete evidence that he is indeed the strongest, but he did manage to sneak upon Makarov and disable him for a short time. So as for official order there really is none, they were all S-Class mages so in terms of strength they were at least on the same playing field. So an example "ranking" could be:

Aria
Juvia
Sol
Totomaru

This is by no means the correct way to rank them and it really depends on your personal opinion.


What is the story behind Nene Sakurada's rabbit coming to life in Crayon Shin Chan?

Nene Sakurada and her mother received this mysterious bunny from a sweatshop by a little boy. The story says the bunny comes to life during the red moon night and seeks revenge for the pain and abuse the Sakuradas caused him, this mysterious character has red eyes and a creepy face. In one of the episodes, it had a conversation with Shiro, Shinchan's dog.


Why MAL (MyAnimeList) is putting light novel and comic together?

I wouldn't say comics and light novels are the same thing.
To be even more precise, I think there's even a big difference between Comics and Manga but more about that can be read over here.

This distinction can also be found strongly in the readers. Not all light novel readers like manga, and vice versa. This being the case in both Asian and Western cultures.

However, on services such as MAL and A&M, it does make sense to throw them under the same category.

A&M aims to be a Q&A platform focused on a fandom, which commonly identifies themselves under the terms 'anime and manga' fans. However, the people that are part of this fandom don't limit themselves to 1 specific medium, as some stories may differ/extend through out Visual novels, light novels, manga and anime/movies.

This also leads to questions about Visual novels, light novels, and the likes. Which is also the reason we have a tag for light-novel-production

To take from a MAL perspective, you want to keep track of what you have watched/read, whether this is a light novel, or a manga/comic.

So TL;DR, this form of categorization is mostly for convenience, and reaching a larger chunk of a/the fandom.


Why are the faces of dead people whited-out in photographs?

I exclude the laziness hypothesis. This is a deliberate omission of a relevant information by the narrator. This is the case of an unreliable narrator that was keeping herself a key fact for narration purposes. These lines about to Agatha Christie's novels from the cited Wikipedia article can apply to this type of trope too:

  the narrator hides essential truths in the text (mainly through evasion, omission, and obfuscation) without ever overtly lying [...] even a first-person narrator might hide essential information and deliberately mislead the reader in order to preserve the surprise ending

The first image you've cited from Fullmetal Alchemist actually doesn't hide all faces. The mother, dead too, is clearly visible in the photo, only the father's face is obfuscated. So the criteria to hide a particular face is not related to the fact that a person is dead but to the role the obfuscated character has in the story.

I.e. in Bakuman the Mashiro's uncle's face is clearly visible at the funeral, because the narrator has interest to inform the reader about why Mashiro is reluctant about being mangaka and, later, to motivate him in front of the reader. In Another, on the contrary, a certain character's face at the funeral is not showed until the author discloses who is dead.


Why are there so many fillers in long-running animes?

There are lots of possible explanations to that:

As you said, the anime catching up to the manga, so they have more time.
Special events, as anniversaries, movie-related specials or so.
Also, the narratives are different and that depends on the production team. In your example, Naruto (as Bleach did) commonly makes battles really fast-paced, so they tend to catch-up with the manga quickly. Whereas One Piece, while having lots of battle too, tends to make them less dynamic, so in the end, they are longer and don't catch up to manga as easily.