In Naruto, what makes a person a genius?

I'd define "genius" by breaking down and analyzing the concept of "proficiency".

I like to think that for any skill, people are born with varying levels of ease in picking up the skill and/or developing it (nature). Extreme examples include people who feel like "I've done this before", which have some parallels with the awakening of Kekkei Genkai in the Naruto universe. From "baseline" level of ability, people can work to raise or lower their proficiency in proportion to how much effort they spend (nurture).

I would say that a "genius" is someone who was born with an extremely high level of baseline proficiency. Hence, with regards to your question, does a genius have to be smart, analytical or a fast learner? These three qualities differ slightly in character:

Concerning the skill of intelligence, people who are born smart are geniuses, but people who became smart after studying/practicing very hard need not be.
Concerning the skill of analyzing the battle situation, people who are born analytical are geniuses, but people who became analytical with decades of battle experience need not be.
Fast learners "develop their skill abnormally quickly" so they can be all considered geniuses (very fast learners, that is).

According to my definition, Jinchuuriki and lineages of powerful Kekkei Genkai (such as the Sharingan or Rinnegan) automatically qualify as geniuses. Interestingly, in the real world we don't have that much of "inherited genius" to be unleashed, so this is unique to the Naruto universe. Thus, to answer your question, Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi and Nagato are indeed geniuses; from Morpheus's answer, Shikamaru is one too.

However, it is important to define the scope of one's genius; different types of genius cannot be compared.

Shikamaru is a genius when it comes to "being smart" or "analyzing the battle situation".
Byakugan users are sensor-type geniuses.
Rock Lee is a proficient Taijustu user but is not a genius; he simply worked extremely hard to attain that level of skill.
Naruto and other Jinchuuriki are geniuses in chakra-intensive (and thus powerful) techniques.
Naruto is also a sage mode genius (being able to perfectly balance natural energy with his own chakra).
Regarding JNat's comment to the question, Naruto's proficiency in many other skills (walking on trees comes to mind) came from extensive training due to his spirit of "never giving up", but he cannot be considered a genius for those.
However, Naruto may be a genius at learning and picking up most skills quickly; coupled with his determination, that is a potent self-improvement skill in itself.


I highly doubt it.

First of all, we have no evidence to suggest that any slayer magic is of a higher tier than any other slayer magic. Wendy and Chelia were about equal when they fought, and Natsu actually defeated Zancrow in combat despite Zancrow's God Slayer magic. Therefore END's Demon Slayer magic isn't necessarily better than Natsu's Dragon Slayer magic.

Secondly, Natsu is END. That means that we don't have any evidence to suggest that END is anything more than Natsu wielding Fire Demon Slayer magic as effectively as he wields Fire Dragon Slayer magic.

So looking at the matchup, I would argue that Natsu is actually better suited to 1v1ing Acnologia as a Fire Dragon Slayer than as a Demon Dragon Slayer. You see, slayer magic is designed to defeat the entity they are named after. That means Fire Dragon Slayer magic is more effective against dragons than Fire Demon Slayer magic. (Chapter 301, Zealconis states that humans were given the magic to slay dragons. That's logically Dragon Slayer magic, and you can deduce that X Slayer magic means magic to slay X).

The reason Zeref designed END is because he wanted to get hit with the most powerful Demon Slayer Magic that existed, since Demon Slayer magic is more effective against his demon body.

At any rate, if Natsu with his super-effective-against-dragons magic can't beat Acnologia without the power of friendship, I doubt he could do so with less effecive magic.


Set 1 (Initial) - [Appears in chapters 5-6] This is the first set Genos appeared in the story with. Has not made a reappearance beyond his fight with Mosquito Girl.

Set 2 (Emergency Replacement Arms) - [Appears in chapters 7-11, 15-16, 30-32, 35-37, 45, web chapter 57, and volume 8 and 10's extra chapters] I came to the conclusion that these arms were Genos' extra arms for emergency repairs as, after the House of Evolution's arc, he never has this set equipped for battle again (except for Boros' arc, when he was called over to attend the S class meeting from Bang's dojo). I assume that, whenever he has these arms equipped, his regular set of arms are being repaired or upgraded by Dr. Stench, or being set aside for later maintenance by Genos.

Set 3 (Anti-Saitama tactical arm TYPE-00) - [Appears in chapter 17] The set of arms Dr. Stench created for Genos to compete against Saitama (expounded upon in the anime episode). The name of this set was written on the fist.

Set 4 (Upgrade 1) - [Appears in chapters 18, 20-24, 26-28, and volume 5's extra chapter] Genos' most commonly equipped set of arms for half of the story so far, its last appearance being in volume 5. Genos never used this set of arms for battle alone, however, as he only ever used Sets 5 and 6 along with this set of arms, so Upgrade 1 may have specifically been built with the usage of sets 5 and 6 in mind. Perhaps Set 3 was too energy intensive to be used for regular battle?

Set 5 (Suitcase Prototype) - [Appears in chapter 21] Used by Genos against the meteor, who mentioned that it was only at the prototype stage. Its inactive mode is in the form of a suitcase.

Set 6 (Suitcase) - [Appears in chapters 25-27] First seen in chapter 25, but is not equipped until chapter 26. Is an improved version of Set 5 and has a smoother, rounder appearance to it compared to Set 5's blocky design.

Set 7 (Rocket Arms) - [Appears in chapters 38 and 40] Used in the battle against G4. The forearms are attached to the main body by a cable and are propelled by the force of the explosive rockets built into them to strike the enemy before being retracted. When Genos' forearm was later sliced off by G4, he was able to shoot out and use the cable to entangle G4, which may mean that he can manipulate the cable's movements to some extent.

Set 8 (Unique Extra Chapter Arms) - [Appears in chapter 39's cover and volume 8's extra chapter] Its only appearance in the main story is on chapter 39's cover. This set of arms was exclusively used against Grizzly Nyah.

Set 9 (Upgrade 2) - [Appears in chapters 42-44] Used in the fight against Sonic. Its design similarities to Set 10 implies this set to be an intermediary point between Set 4 and Set 10.

Set 10 (Upgrade 3) - [Appears in chapters 45-47, 51, 54-55, and volume 10's extra chapter] Still unused in combat, but possibly Genos' strongest set of arms at the present time. Has a similar design to the set of arms Genos Spoiler Comes with heat and shock proof hair.Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePunchMan/comments/5z8qns/all_genos_upgrades/https://i.imgur.com/eYDtUfT.jpg


The games the Brother's were playing was BL games. BL is the acronym for Boy's Love which is Shounen Ai/Yaoi

  Yaoi (/ˈjaʊi/, Japanese: [ja.o.i]), also known as Boys' Love (BL), is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically aimed at a female audience and usually created by female authors.

Source: Wikipedia - Yaoi

The Brothers are Oppai Fanatics where in they idealize breasts to the point they

they ignore "small chested" women unless they suddenly gorw much larger as is the case when Neptune enters HDD
they would betray their Goddess, Blanc, and worship Vert because she has a much larger chest
they would knowingly follow a fake Vert because she too has a large chest

Playing BL Games hit the Brothers in 2 weak points. firstly most men would be "flat chested" and BL games would have echii scenes of half naked men showing off their flat chests.

Secondly the Brothers are real ladies men as they did try and woo Compa and Vert in the beginning so seeing nothing but men would devoid them of women, particularly that it seems the older brother seemed to develop feeling that are more than familial to his younger bother


How did Busujima Eiji figure that it was about boobs?

This relates to how clothing manufacturers measure the bust, waist, and hip of women, also known as a woman's "three sizes".  From this, Nanako is basically reading off [what she thinks are] the club president's sizes are.


Discrepancy between episodes about pokemon which ingest pokeballs

There is no official answer (as far as I can tell), so I will offer up a possible explanation from my observations.

From watching clips of the events, I noticed that Munchlax actually doesn't swallow the Poké Ball. It enters its mouth and it continues chewing. This is evident because when Munchlax is captured, the Poké Ball is seen where its head is. Munchlax's chewing may have caused the Poké Ball to activate. Whiscash, on the other hand, really did swallow the Master Ball. Whiscash's digestive tract may have slowed down the Master Ball and prevented it from opening. Usually we see Poké Balls hit something before they open. It also may not have opened because there was not enough room in the digestive tract.


When does Tony Tony Chopper officially join the crew?

Chapter 152 "Full Moon". On the last double page Luffy shouts "Just shut up and come with us!" and Chopper answers "OK". That's the moment when Chopper joined the crew.


Does the detail in a manga affect the mangaka's payment?

I think a mangaka gets paid according to how popular his/her manga is, but new manga artist get paid +- $100 per page. They don't care if it's more detailed or not, they only care about how popular the manga is.

Read the manga Bakuman, it will answer all your questions on manga.


Is Kaio-ken increasing Goku's potential?

Kaioken is not a state or transformation. It is a special technique which multiplies Goku's power. Assuming Kaioken doesn't have a limit and you could reach a multiplier beyond 20, Goku doesn't necessarily need to keep utilizing the same to get used to the state. This is because Goku has to train his body to be able to adapt to the physical strain imposed by Kaioken. This requires excellent Ki control which is why Goku was able to stack it on top of SSJB and we never see him stacking it on top of SSJ2 or SSJ3 when he fought Beerus or Back in the Buu Saga against Kid Buu.Also, it's been stated by Whis to Vegeta that God level training involves excellent Ki control and not just putting your body through a lot of physical strain. Also, Kaioken acts as a multiplier to Goku's current level of power and not his Base form unlike his other transformations. So in other words, if someone were to train and achieve a stronger transformation which is a higher multiplier, having a higher multiplier of kaioken wouldn't make a difference.Suppose there existed a transformation which was a lot superior to SSJB(Not gonna use UI here), which is a significantly higher power multiplier than SSJB, then even 30 times SSJB, will not be able to stand up against that power. The best way to illustrate the same would be with an example. Let us assume Goku has a power level of 2 and let there exist one transformation which is a 100 times multiplier and another transformation which is a 200 times multiplier. If Goku utilises the first transformation and is capable of using Kaioken * 3/ his power would be : 2*100 * 3=600. Incase of the second transformation, let's say he can only use Kaioken * 20, but his power would be : 2*200*20=800. (Please note these are not actual power levels and it's only an example to prove the same)


Is it common for Japanese otaku fans to create AMVs?

The very elaborate, meticulously-edited AMVs set to popular music that you see from creators like Nostromo are, as far as I know, mostly the domain of non-Japanese fans. Naturally, I can't prove that there aren't any made by Japanese people, but I've spent my fair share of time bumbling around on Niconico, and haven't seen anything of the sort.

What Japanese fans do create are what they call "MADs" (for more, see this question). Though (many) MADs are derivative fanworks based on anime, they are, for the most part, not at all like the AMVs produced by Western fans. If I had to characterize Japanese MADs, I would point out the following features that distinguish them from non-Japanese AMVs:

The audio tracks of MADs are frequently made by editing the audio of the show from which the clips are drawn
Existing musical pieces (pop songs, whatever) are not used in MADs as frequently as in AMVs
Whereas many AMVs use footage from multiple series, MADs are more likely to use content from just a single series (or, perhaps, audio from one anime and video from another)
AMVs are often strongly identified with their creators (cf. credits footage, etc.) whereas MADs are relatively more "anonymous" in the sense that creators are less wont to plaster their name onto their creations
MADs are typically solo productions (or, at least, the work of few people), whereas MEP AMVs are fairly common.

To get a better flavor for the sorts of things that are typical of MADs, one might like to take a look at the top videos tagged with "mad" on Niconico.

In sum: yes, Japanese fans create audiovisual productions using footage from anime, but no, these productions are not very similar to the AMVs produced by non-Japanese fans.

Many anime conventions in the West incorporate AMV competitions; I suspect that this is one of the major drivers of AMV production in the West. I am not aware of any equivalent competitions in Japan. Also, for English speakers, there's at least one thriving online community for AMV creators: the Org. Again, I am unaware of a Japanese equivalent, beyond general-purpose video sites like Niconico.

(Note: this entire answer is only about the state of AMVs/MADs nowadays - I have no idea what it was like in the past, pre-Youtube/Niconico.)

I had never heard of MMVs prior to reading your question; having looked at a few on Youtube, I think (but am not sure) that these are also uniquely Western. (They also mostly suck, for obvious reasons.)


How fast is the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG)?

Disclaimer
After looking through several of the episodes, looking at the initial take offs from both a stand still position and running position I have determined that the speed for take off fluctuates allot. As I am assuming this is to the amount of boost given by the user I will be working with a few different scenarios, and using rough estimates based on those scenes. As some of these scenario's
With that aside
How fast do they go on average?
During Episode 5 while Eren fights the colossal titan (3:13), he runs along the arm, attaches the hooks, and accelerates towards the giant. Using the image below as reference we can see that the distance at which he
accelerates is:
roughly ~20 meters, after a ~4 meter sprint.
It takes Eren ~1.5 seconds to run the distance (2.667 m/s) after which it takes him ~5.5 seconds to get behind it (3.636 m/s)
So with a running start, slightly moving upwards.
Eren can go about as fast as a bike. 8MPH (13.09 km/h)

So is this this their top speed?
Oh no, even by far from, the speeds differ greatly, and are considerably higher when moving downwards. Lets take the intro of episode 8 where Eren goes straight up, and whips himself down to the neck of a titan in roughly 0.2 seconds, over a distance of the story of 1 house which is 10 feet (3.0 m) which would already sum up at 15m/s which is already 5 times higher then the average given speed!
So would this finally be their top speed? Well, simply said. no.
If for some reason they would be able to apply a whip effect to this acceleration they could reach even higher speeds. There is quite some math behind this so for exact numbers on that feel free to crack your head using these formula's but after a really quick and dirty look over it I determined it would add roughly another ~10 m/s
Adding the final speed up to ~25 m/s


Can Konohamaru summon the Monkey King Enma?

Maybe. We can't be sure until we see it.

Has it been revealed what Konohamaru's summons is?

No.

Did he inherit his grandfather's summons or did he show an affinity for frogs?

We can assume none of them for now. Same as Asuma Sarutobi who didn't summon Enma or any other summoning animal either.

If I still have to make a wild bet then I will assume it's frog as Konohamaru is more of Naruto's follower and never seen trying to do any of his grandfather's Jutsu. And remember his grandfather was not around to pass on the contract to him and we never see any other Monkey King summoner who can teach him that but Naruto is still there.

In Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episode 4, we see he can summon toads and he summons Gamagorō.


Which song plays during Bleach episode 45 around 10:00

The song played is Requiem For The Lost Ones, from the first OST of Bleach.


Why does Charmander die if his flame goes out?

According to Charmander article on Bulbapedia:

  A fire burns at the tip of this Pokémon’s slender tail, and has blazed there since Charmander’s birth. The flame can be used as an indication of Charmander's health and mood, burning brightly when the Pokémon is strong, weakly when it is exhausted, wavering when it is happy, and blazing when it is enraged. It is said that Charmander dies if its flame goes out.

Charmander's flame is an indicator to his remaining life force.

So, saying "Charmander dies if its flame goes out" would be like saying "A human dies if he blows his last breath". Dying and having no flame would basically be equivalent statements. So even if Squirtle gets high, squirts all over Charmander's tail and the flame goes out for a second, Charmander wouldn't die and the flame would come out again if he was still healthy.

Having water on his tail will probably cause him a lot of pain and continuously being exposed to this torture could make him faint or die, but it would be because his health would drop and thus the flame would become smaller. Vice-versa, if you could somehow bind a lighter to its tail with infinite gas, Charmander wouldn't become invincible, even though his flame would never die out.


Do the eyes retain the host's powers or the donor's Ocular abilities after it's transplanted to obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

In Sasuke's case, He kept his own powers, so its most likely the case that the wielder keeps their own powers.

Itachi's powers were Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. Sasuke's powers are Amaterasu and an unamed power I will call Amaterasu Control that let him control Amaterasu as if it was Gaara's sand, and put the inextinguishable flames out at will. We see this power clearly in that Itachi only ever shot Amaterasu out like a gun from his eye, hitting whatever he was looking at. We see Sasuke not only do the same, but also put out the flames and shape them, such as into spikes, on his own hands like Chidori, or even to coat Susanoo in them and create a shield so that they spread to the attacker.

After Sasuke obtained the EMS, he still used Amaterasu control to the same degree, but he never used Tsukuyomi because he couldn't. In Chapter 585, during Sasuke's fight against Kabuto,

   he and the Reanimated Itachi cast genjutsu on eachother to break out of Kabuto's Genjutsu. Itachi used Tsukuyomi, while Sasuke used regular Sharingan genjutsu.

If Sasuke was able to use Tsukuyomi, that would have been the time to use it, but he didn't.  Instead he keeps on using Amaterasu Control for precisions attacks using Amaterasu. The best example I can think off right now, In his Final fight in the main series

   against Naruto, Sasuke uses Universal Pull to bring in Naruto and his few Shadow clones, and then surrounds himself in Amaterasu flames. Then he creates spikes around his whole body made of the black flame just before Naruto and his clones reach Him, piercing all the shadow clones, and Naruto barely dodges by using his Chakra cloak to grab onto the flames.

TL;DR he still uses Amaterasu Control after obtaining the EMS, but genjutsu wise only ever uses Sharingan Genjutsu. Thus the most likely answer is that they keep their origional powers. The unique special powers of the other individual are most likely lost, replaced with the other perks EMS has.


Legal free/paid anime streaming sites similar to Netflix/Viaplay?

If you're from SE Asia, try Muse Asia. They upload anime on Youtube and some have subtitles in other languages. It's free and legal.
Here's a direct link to their channel's playlist.
Also, check out this meta post for a list of legal sites to stream/watch anime: How can I tell if a site is Legal?
Update:
I just found out about another Youtube channel. Its called Ani-One. It's also free and legal. Check their playlist here.


Which of the Light Novels does the Anime of Accel World Cover

Actually, Accel World the anime 1st season covers Volume 1-4 + two short histories from Volume 10. (possible spoilers at the end)

   Volume 1: episodes from 1 through 5
 Volume 10 1st Short history: episode 6 and 7
 Volume 2: episodes from 8 through 12
 Volume 3: episodes from 13 through 17
 Volume 10 2nd Short history: episode 18 and 19
 Volume 4: episodes from 20 through 24

Is important to notice that the two OVA's are not part of the main Light Novel series.


Shinigami, or death gods, rule the world of Death Note. A shinigami's purpose in life is to kill humans to extend their own lifespan, through the use of a death note.

Well, as you have already noticed, there are many different definitions of shinigami. The word is usually translated as "god of death", so you can think of them like grim reapers. And since the word "grim reaper" is also used for a variety of things, you can see how this can get interesting. There is no set definition for what a shinigami is, so the writers of different shows can just make things up. For your story, you get to decide whether you have to die to become a shinigami, and you get to decide whether certain people become shinigami.

In Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, the word Shinigami is used to refer to a character whose friends and family kept dying. It's a really loose word.

But if you're asking specifically about Death Note.... In Death Note, the shinigami do not have to die and they are not people who have become shinigami. The manga doesn't really go into the history of the shinigami, but it is implied that they have been shinigami for the entirety of their existence.

One of many stories about Shinigami coming to existence is :

    The Shinigamis become how they are because they commited suicide and as punishment they have to collect souls.
    If a shinigami fully remembers his or her past life before becoming a full shinigami, he or she disappears and becomes a ghost. They become full shinigamis by collecting their first soul.
    Personally, I think this is more easy to understand.


Can the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan be obtained by implanting a normal Sharingan?

Here's a simpler thought:  you can't obtain something greater if you have something lesser to offer.

We know that obtaining the Mangekyo Sharingan requires someone to witness someone close to them being killed or lost.  Some of the more prolific wielders obtained this by killing someone close to them, with the notable exceptions of Madara and Itachi who only witnessed someone close to them die.

One of the changes when someone with the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan undergoes is that the tomoe of the previous MS wielder is blended in with their own as a secondary pattern, similar to how a kaliedoscope blends in multiple pictures.  This is evident with the final look of Sasuke's own EMS.

With that, it makes sense that a prior Sharingan would have needed to have been an Mangekyo, since there wouldn't have been a new tomoe pattern to include into the kalideoscope.


Does Melissa Shield ever appear outside the movie?

Well, she does appear in the anime, specifically in Episode 58.

She also appears in the spinoff volume Two Heroes, which was released alongside the film.


How many characters in Dragon Ball can fire Kienzan-like discs?

Based on the Dragon Ball Wikia, these characters have used this or similar technique:

Krillin
Vegeta
Frieza
Amond (Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might)
Goku
Cell
Cell Juniors
Android 18
Baby Vegeta (Dragon Ball GT)
Super Buu (The result of Evil Buu eating Good Buu in a chocolate form)
Master Roshi (Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Gokū Wārudo)
Future Warrior (Dragon Ball Xenoverse Game)


Usopp has awakened his Kenbunshoku Haki which significantly increases the range of his detection radios,during the latter half of the Dressrosa revolt, as he was able to see auras of Luffy, Law, and Sugar, who were in the royal palace, from the old King's Plateau near the Corrida Colosseum. With this, he was able to pinpoint Sugar's location and snipe her down from such a distance. Usopp does not yet have control over it as he just awakened it during his attack to knock out Sugar.

Anime: episode 697

Manga: Chapter 758


Are background and foreground delegated separately in anime production?

Backgrounds and characters are usually made by different people and companies for movies and series, but there's no activity less creative than another as your answer may suggests.

For example, Kusanagi is a company specialized in backgrounds for many anime produced by different studios like Waiting in the Summer (J.C. Staff) and Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Sunrise). The ANN article about Waiting in the Summer show companies and people involved in the process, the Art director is from Kusanagi (backgrounds) and not from J.C. Staff (animation production).

Changing the perspective from companies to authors, this interview by NHK shows how Makoto Shinkai and his staff make backgrounds and storyboard (12:09~13:40). He shoot a scene using a camera and then pass this material to his assistants. In this case this task is taken by the director itself, leaving the team working on the material he provided according to the storyboard.

However, Makoto Shinkai started his career as independent animator with Hoshi no Koe, where he do animation, backgrounds and characters alone, so this rule doesn't necessarily apply to independent productions where staff is limited.

In this answer covering all key roles of an animation production, inbetweening is cited as a "relatively non-creative" job, so when you ask about a (relatively) non-creative job there is no foreground-background (as viewer) dichotomy but a creative-repetitive (as job) dichotomy.


What is the game console that Sasahara used?

That looks like Virtual Boy.

Image courtesy of Wikipedia

Taken from Wikipedia,

  The Virtual Boy is a 32-bit table-top video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Released in 1995, it was marketed as the first console capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D graphics. Virtual Boy is also the first video game system ever to display in widescreen; [...]. The player uses the console in a manner similar to a head-mounted display, placing their head against the eyepiece to see a red monochrome display. The games use a parallax effect to create the illusion of depth.


What's the difference between Persona4 and Persona4 the Golden?

Based on what I've watched, seen comments on and and search about, P4 Golden Animation is based on the route oriented around Marie in the P4 Golden Animation video game. The anime will retell the original P4 story, however with bonus events with Marie, rather than following the original plot of the P4 anime.

Description from Anime Ultima:

  Adaptation of Persona 4's remake video game, Persona 4 The Golden. The story retells the events of the original while featuring a new character, Marie.


Why does Heathcliff (Kayaba) smile at the end in episode 14?

If I remember correctly it's never said. But it's probably to do with the fact the Kirito defied the system, as Kayaba does mention something similar in the final episode of Season 1.


He used the Rinnegan Deva path to pull the meteor out of space. The Deva path uses push and pull so you can push rocks from the earth to the sky making a black moon, meteor, or meteorite thing whatever. He then uses the pull part to crash it down making chibaku tensei. Maybe he pull the meteor towards earth but it would have destroyed his chakra if he did it so he used some of the susanoo chakra to pull of this stunt.


What are those weird three-line blushy things on some anime/manga characters cheeks?

This is what is implied to be a blush or flushed cheeks. Its meaning outside Japanese media may be a bit skewed depending on the source.

A blush is a still called a blush in Japanese. Rarely are there specialized terms for common expressions such as blushes.  There may be specific types of blushes for specific circumstances. The nature of using lines to depict blushed is a stylistic, and varies between artists. Some use shading, others use lines, some use ovals. The reason for the blush is usually an implicit one, where the audience is intended to read to mood. It might not always be as clear to the audience, but that's a matter if execution by the author or artist.

The type of blushing often seem on separate cheeks is what can be referred as a "persistent red-face(i.e. flushed face)" (終始赤面) as with many manga and anime iconography, their meanings are implicit based on the context of the situation. The character may be blushing or have flush cheeks for a variety of reasons.  The blush might be because they are a cheery person with rosy cheeks, there character maybe slightly embarrassed, the character maybe have a flushed face to to being happy about something, or the character might be flushed have a high temperature from a fever or running around.

There are no set rules, as it often at the whim of the style of the author or artist. Good authors and artists are able to better convey thing to their intended audiences. There is no "one size fits all" solution here.

It's implicitly understood by Japanese reader as such, because its an often seen trope in anime and manga-related media and has been for many generations. To Western audiences, not well versed in the iconography, theses seem to be weird, quirky, and/or exotic bit that may be hard to grasp for those not well in inferred literary devices certain authors use to convey context or emotion. Not everything is black and white and set it stone, especially if you want a deeper characterization and plot from your preferred form of media.


Are there classes of Kagune or they are all differents?

There are four different kagune types, which depend on kakuhou position in body:

Ukaku - fast kagune, capable of distant attacks, but ukaku ghouls get tired quickly due to RC cells depletion;
Koukaku - high density kagune, heavy, hence slow, but with high defensive capabilities;
Rinkaku - flexible kagune in form of tentacles, good for close combat offense, but not really sturdy. Its owner also has improved regeneration.
Bikaku - kagune with balanced speed, offensive and defensive capabilities.

Hinami is one of rare exceptions, she is Chimera, having hybrid kagune. This is really rare type of kagune.


How did Araragi Koyomi lose his vampire powers in the Monogatari Series?

Araragi did not lose entirely his vampire powers when he sucked Heartunderblade's blood. Just like Shinobu, Araragi became a half existence.

  “Araragi-kun,  you won’t be able to turn back into a human -- but you
  will  be  able  to  come  very  close  to  it.  You  will  become  a
  vampire-like pseudo-human.  Some of the special characteristics and
  abilities of a vampire will remain -- it won’t be possible to strictly
  call you a human, but you will be extremely far from a vampire and
  extremely close to a human, naturally you will be completely different
  from a half vampire, become this kind of halfway entity. It will suit
  you.” - Oshino Meme

This can be seen multiple times later chronologically in the series, like when he healed almost instantly his wound when Senjougahara stapled his mouth in the first episode of bakemonogatari.

Even though sucking blood should make him more powerful, he was sucking the blood of his master. Since Araragi's power and existence had become dependent of Heartunderblade in the first place, it was basically a suicide move and Araragi would have died if he had sucked all of Heartunderblade's blood.

But by sucking his master's blood to the utmost limit, Araragi was able to bring Shinobu to the verge of death and bring her powers to a minimum while not making both Shinobu and himself die. Since a servant's power is directly correlated to their master's power, this is why Araragi lost most of his vampire's powers in the process, and so he could not exploit the inherent vampire strength of acquiring power when sucking blood.

  “Concretely......  yeah.  Araragi-kun,  come very close to kill
  Heartunderblade.  Almost strip her of her special characteristics and
  abilities  as  a  vampire  --  just  make  sure  she  doesn’t  die.
  Make Heartunderblade more moribund than before.  So much that she
  won’t even be a shadow of her former self,  not even her name will
  remain.  Make her an inferior existence,  a human-like pseudo-vampire
  -- an entity that won’t be able to eat humans no matter how hungry she is.” - Oshino Meme

However, if left alone, Shinobu would end up dead since her existence was already on the verge of dying. That is why Araragi has to let Shinobu feed on his blood from time to time: to let her recover just a small part of her power/existence to make sure that she and Araragi don't die.


Why does Bermuda always address characters as -kun?

In this case I believe Bermuda is looking down on all the characters as if they were his subordinates or just addressing in an endearing sense (he is way older than them).

In company or school situations in Japan "-kun" is by superiors when addressing subordinates of both genders. Alternatively "-kun" might also be used as a term of endearment towards the (younger) male characters (similar to "-chan" with females).


Everything in this answer takes place after Shippuden ends and should be considered a spoiler.

In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring Sarada is unsure of who her real mother is after finding a picture of Sasuke with Karin. Since Sarada had never meet her father she follows Naruto to meet Sasuke and find out the truth about her biological mother. When she meets Sasuke he says that its nothing to do with her and leaves it at that.

Later in Orochimaru's hideout Sarada ask Suigetsu about Karin to see if she was there in the hideout or if he knew who her real mother is. Suigetsu did know the answer but remembered that Karin had an umbilical cord in her desk. Suigetsu thought it was from Karin's birth. He then did a mouth swab on Sarada and preformed a DNA test. The test was a positive match. This leave Sarada to think that Karin is he biological mother.

It is later revealed that Karin could not be Sarada's mother because she was the one who delivered her. Karin tells Suigetsui that the umbilical cord he tested was Sakura's and that she was Saradas biological mother.


Is there any news about Hunter x Hunter since June 2016?

If we are both talking about the manga, there indeed is some more information.

Shonen Jump announced that Yoshihiro Togashi will be resuming HxH in the dark continent arc. More details were said to be released in this year's 16th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, which they did.

HxH has been releasing chapters for the last 9 weeks, starting in week 18 of 2016.

You can also keep a check on Hiatus x Hiatus which maintains a nice diagram of when chapters were (not) released.

As for the anime, currently, there is not enough source material to go build an anime upon and is therefore still on hiatus. For the continuation of the anime, no time indication has been given whatsoever


Do the albums mentioned below cover all soundtracks of the series Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden?

No. As an avid fan of the OST of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, I can say that the soundtracks you mentioned don't cover all the BGM's in the anime. They only include tracks that are played regularly in stereotyped sequences. Like 'Will of Fire' is only played during flashback/sad sequences and 'Morning' is played all across filler episodes.

Having said that, there are indeed few BGM's which are not a part of the 3 collections you mentioned. Like the BGM from Naruto episodes 210-212 where Naruto and Todoroki are chasing to find Todoroki's brother and the Shinobazu hideout. The soundtrack played during those episodes is rarely repeated. So, it didn't make the cut into those volumes.


What is the name of this song in ep1 Hibike Euphonium 2

The song is Polovtsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin.

Funny that the first Youtube video that hits on Google seems to also have attracted other fans of the anime as well.


Why Goku's Ultra Instinct wasn't awakened in his battle with Broly?

Ultra  Instinct Goku is the strongest iteration of Goku in the history of Dragon Ball. Goku with that power was capable of easily overwhelming a fighter who rivaled the power of a God of Destruction.Secondly, this skill is something which is so difficult to master that not even Beerus, who is one of the strongest God of Destruction across the Multiverse has been able to master and Beerus has lived for thousands of years.From the movie's perspective there are many reasons why Goku doesn't tap into UI, While Broly is undoubtedly strong, he definitely doesn't rival the might of Ultra Instinct Goku and having Goku use UI against Broly would be a bit ridiculous considering the fact that Ultra Instinct has been regarded as such a complex skill and having Broly go toe to toe with it wouldn't make sense.The movie obviously wanted to make Gogeta canon for the sake of pushing merchandise and to cater to fans and they decided to use the fusion route.Even from the Movie's perspective, Goku isn't pushed to the same extent he is against Jiren. While Broly does defeat SSJB Goku, Both, Vegeta and Goku instant transmission out of there and then spend time fusing and go back. When Goku had to fight Jiren, despite getting beaten up multiple times, he had to still get up and keep fighting and a lot more was at stake(Considering his entire universe was at stake), compared to the fight with Broly. So Goku wasn't technically pushed to the same extent as he was in the tournament. Having Goku achieve Ultra Instinct would result in them having to bring out characters stronger than Ultra Instinct which is something the series doesn't want to yet. During the T.O.P, it was more or less implied Goku surpassed the Gods with his mastered UI while he went toe to toe with Jiren. It was stated in the narrative of the DBS Broly movie that while Goku was almost as strong as a God, Vegeta is trying to catch up. Hence, they brought an enemy comparable to a God of Destruction. It seems very likely that the series might resume and if it does, it is very possible that we might see Goku possibly attaining this transformation eventually while going up against a very powerful enemy in the series.


Can Hyakkimaru understand what he hears or not?

Not initially, but in later episodes he seems to understand language.
Like in Episode 12, Dororo tells Hyakkimaru that you have found your mother and you have a brother. He understands that. You can refer Episode 11 ("The Story of Banmon, Part 2") and Episode 12 "The Story of Banmon, Part 2" for the same. These episodes were released on March 18, 2019 and March 25, 2019 respectively.


How does the equivalent exchange of alchemy work?

Alchemy has three stages: Understanding, Break down, Rebuild.

Different alchemists have different specializations because of the Understanding part, learning chemistry in general isn't easy, and digging into a specific subject (For instance, the study of the atmosphere and oxygen in Roy Mustang's case), is even harder, hence specialization.

Matter of "equal value" means of equal "type" (Mineral to mineral, organism to organism, you can't turn stone into a flower), and of equal Mass.

This works well in accordance to the physical laws of matter and energy conservation. You cannot make matter disappear, nor you can make it appear out of nothing. You can't input more matter to be on the safe side, that matter won't be used for the alchemic transmutation (at best), or result in a rebound (at worse).


Difference in strength of luffy's gear forms?

Available on Wikia in detail. I'll try to brief it up a bit.

Using Gears is selecting the right tool for the right job. Each Gear has its own drawbacks and Luffy must also consider the impact it will have on its body. For Example. Gear Four may seem the strongest, but it leaves Luffy completely defenseless after the timelimit.

Gear Second: Luffy uses his legs (Just his hand post-timeskip) as pumps to increase the blood flow in his body. This provides him more oxygen and nutrients. Enhancing Speed and Strength though affecting his endurance to the point of paralysis after prolonged use. Rob Lucci compares its affect to doping. Luffy can use this technique because of his Rubber Blood vessels which don't tear under extreme stress.

Post Time-skip he gains much more control over this Gear, saving his Stamina. He can activate and deactivate it quickly. Used in combination with Haki he also can use much more powerful attacks.

Read More: Gear Second

Gear Third:

  Luffy corks his mouth with his thumb, bites into his thumb joint (making a small opening) and blows very hard into it, which inflates his arm. He is then able to transfer the air through his entire body, requiring the torso to act as an interface for his various limbs. Luffy blows so much air into his body that when they are all focused on a single limb, they become the size equivalent to (or greater than) that of a giant's, if anything resembling Oars' size. Used with his already-strong physiology, this apparently gives his arm more mass and a larger area to attack with far greater strength, but he sacrifices mobility for this strength, as his limbs are now so large that Luffy has trouble moving.

In Gear third he essentially inflates his Bone to Giants (or larger) size. The increase in mass and momentum give him tremendous Raw power (Destroying Marine Battleships, Oars Backbone etc.)
Major difference for this is that Luffy loses his elasticity.

  Unlike the normal Gomu Gomu no Fusen technique, bullets ricochet off of Gear Third instead of bouncing off.

Post-Timeskip he can compress the air to the end of his limbs for more power.

  Gear Third would increase the size of the majority of Luffy's arm, thus reducing the speed of the attack in exchange for a powerful impact. However, Luffy after two years can seemingly control where the air is stored within his limbs, where his fist becomes large and instead of the air being equally distributed throughout his arm, an equivalently large mass forms behind the fist. This allows a majority of Luffy's arm to remain as it is, permitting him to stretch it, thus allowing him to attack and withdraw much faster than pre-timeskip.

Read More: Gear Third

Gear Four:Boundman Luffy puffs up his Muscular Structure giving him more power, while keeping up his flexibility. This seems to be a cross between Gear 2 and 3 while utilizing his Haki.

  Luffy coats his arm in Busoshoku Haki before biting into his forearm. Similar to how he activates Gear Third, he blows an incredible amount of air into his body, but this time he inflates his muscular structure before distributing the air throughout his body, with emphasis on his upper half.

It achieves to counter both drawbacks of the first 2 Gears

  While Luffy is using Gear Fourth, his physical strength and speed are increased to the point where he is able to overwhelm a member of the Shichibukai, Donquixote Doflamingo, whereas before, Gear Second's lack of strength and Gear Third's lack of speed were ineffective in the fight. [...] His durability is also enhanced: despite being hardened with Busoshoku Haki, his body is still rubbery, so physical blows (even ones enhanced with Busoshoku Haki) simply bounce off of him

However, it lacks in range. And thus Luffy needs to be close to use the techniques.

  Unlike the previous forms, Gear Fourth focuses on compression more than stretching. While the compression grants Luffy's moves overwhelming speed and power, the range of his attacks is severely decreased.

Read more: Gear Four


Do family member's escape the Calamity if the student dies?

It's not sure but, by logic, when a student dies, he is no more a student in class 3-3, so their relatives are safe.

In fact, in the anime, nothing happens to any relative of a dead student.


The meeting between Ace and Shanks does happen in the manga, but according to the One Piece Wiki on Episode 461 where this happens, Shanks having two arms appears to be an error in the animation.

Personally, I do agree that it was an animation fail, since it was long after Shanks saved Luffy.


Can you physically stop someone from commiting suicide?

Second paragraph from "How to Use: LV"

  In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack.

So yes, the victim should have a heart attack if they are unable to kill themselves at the specified time.


What is the song when the female titan showed up at Levi's group in episode 18?

Well, I did some digging, and this is what I found out. Shazam identified the song as:
進撃st-Hrn-Gt-Pf20130629巨人

by 澤野弘之.You can also find it under the title" Rittai Kidou Remix".
Plz listen and correct me if I am wrong because I have also found other tracks as well. But this one was the most accurate, according to my listening experience.


What's the reason some of the Detective Neuro's manga cover's page are upside down?

There's no particular reason other than "because the mangaka wanted it that way".
It's just one of the many omake/additional fun things about the tankobon (according to Japanese Wikipedia):

The characters on the cover page are upside-down on vol. 1-10, as-is on vol. 11-20, and left-turned on vol. 21-22(23)

Some other trivia:

The name of the criminal of that volume

 is hidden in the background of wall-of-text in the table of contents (except vol. 15, 16, and 23), e.g. vol. 11's criminal name. (Source)

The illustration on the middle cover of vol. 10-19

 uses "Hanging Yako" representing "1", e.g. vol. 18. (Source)

The cover pages for vol. 13-20

 are connected: 13-16 and 17-20. (Source)


Is Light's insanity influenced by the Death Note, or did he make himself become that way?

I've only read the manga, but from what I remember, the relationship between Light's craziness and the Death Note is complicated. The Death Note facilitates a lot of the steps he takes on the road to craziness, but things could have played out very differently if not for elements of Light's personality that we either see very early or can infer from what we know about his past. (Spoilers ahead, by the way.)

At the beginning of the series, Light is in his late teens, has grown up comfortably in a middle class modern Japanese family, and has been a popular, handsome, academically gifted student his entire life. People have been telling Light his whole life how wonderful and smart he is. This upbringing could easily make a person think very highly of themselves. And it could also easily make a person look down on others who aren't as smart or handsome as they are.

The Death Note drops into his lap, and after getting over his initial disbelief, Light comes up with an idea. He plots out a whole plan to change the world by killing criminals with the Death Note, eventually using the fear he creates to discourage all crime, and even merely unpleasant behaviors. For anyone to believe they know how the entire world should be organized is arrogant. For an eighteen-year-old who's never experienced anything but comfortable living and people telling him how smart and handsome and wonderful he is, it's the most ridiculous heights of arrogance. But Light barely questions himself. He does get scared and hide under his covers in one scene, but he's just committed his first murder and found out the Death Note is real, so there's a lot going on there. He ultimately does decide to enact his plan.

He starts using the Death Note to enact his plan, catching L's attention. He fights to stay ahead of L, and later Near and Mello, using every resource available to him. He takes obvious pleasure in winning and in manipulating other people, such as Misa and the police on the task force. He becomes more and more sure that he knows how the world should be run, and takes steps to solidify his control. When he finally does lose in the end, he doesn't go down gracefully. He screams, blames his allies, hurls insults, and tries to kill one last person with the scrap of Death Note hidden in his watch before being shot by Matsuda and then finally killed off by Ryuk.

There was definitely something in Light's personality that made him think his will should be imposed on the world. There was definitely an arrogance that made him think he was morally superior enough to start killing people to achieve his goals. But without the Death Note, he would never have had the tools to do what he did. So in that sense, the Death Note made him a murderer; with the tool for easy, consequence-free murder in front of him, he went right ahead and used it. The way he thinks about what he's doing seems to shift as things go on. Murder becomes less and less of an issue for him, and he shifts from murdering only criminals to murdering just about anyone who gets in his way, including his own father. And that too probably wouldn't have happened without the Death Note. The Death Note made murdering easy, convenient, and consequence-free (or so he thought, since he believed he could outwit anyone who came after him). He already looked down on other people. In his most charitable moments he thought of them as poor benighted fools who needed his protection. Usually he thought of them more as either pawns he could manipulate or roadblocks to be destroyed, and he shifts more and more to that way of thinking as the series goes on. So as he commits more and more murders, the idea of committing one more, of killing one more disposable inferior human, barely registers as a concern. So he kept murdering, and got in too deep.

But at the moment L started coming after him, Light could have decided it wasn't worth the risk and stopped using the Death Note. He didn't, because his arrogance would never allow him to admit defeat. When L pulls the trick with Lind L. Tailor and gets Light to kill his double on a global TV broadcast, Light doesn't get spooked and back down and sink into obscurity. He ramps up, declaring war on L, and that spirals out into everything else that happens after that point. So his personality, his arrogance, pushed him into the situation where he had to kill more and more people to stay ahead. That's all on Light; the Death Note didn't make him do it.


What is the song playing in episode 20 of Code Geass R2 at 4:20?

I believe it is Strange Girl by Hitomi Kuroishi. I did a bit of research and reverse audio searching and eventually ended up in a wikipedia article which seemed to confirm this. I found the song so you can double check it in case I got the wrong music accidentally.


What exactly are the rollbacks in Higurashi?

I think the correct answer lies between what you're saying and what Wiki is saying.

Here's a definition of "kakera" (usually translated as "fragments") from Umineko no Naku Koro ni (the installment of WTC after Higurashi) EP4's TIPS:

  Worlds of different fates and circumstances are called kakera, and
  witches who are able to cross the ocean of endless kakera are called
  Voyagers.

Hanyuu is taking Rika through different kakera, but she is also going back in time. If she just went to the same time in a different kakera, it might be too late for Rika to do anything. I believe towards the end of Higurashi, Hanyuu also states that her power is weakening and she can't go as far back in time.

If you're interested in knowing why/how Hanyuu has these powers, I'd definitely recommend playing the Umineko no Naku Koro ni sound novels or maybe even reading the manga. Don't watch the anime though... It doesn't cover that far into the story.


Why did Clow Reed create the Clow Cards?

I don't know the exact reason why Clow Reed created the Clow Cards. however i belive that they weren't created solely for the purpose to give to Sakura.

Cardcaptor Sakura is apart of a greater Multiverse in which other CLAMP Titles such as Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and xxxHolic are set in. in that multiverse Clow Reed is known as the greatest magician of all time and one of his abilities is Prophetic Dreams

  Clow possesses the powers of a Dream Seer, allowing him to see into the future. However, unlike most other characters, who could only see fragments of the future, Fei Wang stated that Clow can see everything, which gave him free reign to control events, hence how he had managed to foresee Sakura collecting the Clow Cards, making him create a Sealing Wand of the color pink for Sakura being a girl. He even knew that he would, as Eriol, cause problems for her to help her create Sakura Cards.

Source: Clow Reed - Powers & Abilites - Prophetic Dreams

ofcause if he foresaw Sakura sealing the cards and made the Sealing Wand specifically for her why did he let all that happen in the first place? the reason was that when he neared his death he had chosen Sakura (who had yet to even been born) to succeed him and most of it was by design.

  When Clow was nearing death, he chose Sakura Kinomoto to be the new mistress of The Clow. Sakura was not yet born at the time, but Clow's magical ability allowed him to foresee most of the future and plan many of the situations that would enable Sakura to succeed in taking full possession of the Clow Cards. The reason why Sakura's wand is pink is that he wanted to make a suitable wand for the young girl who would be mistress. It wasn't because of chance that Keroberos chose Sakura.

Source: Clow Reed - Background (1st Paragraph)

as such the seal on the Clow Cards, while it did lock away the powerful magic that was the Clow Cards, it was only until it was Sakura's time to claim them and thus the reason why the book was in Sakura's home and not in Li's who is a blood decedent of Clow Reed.

The reason why i say that the Clow Cards weren't created just to give to Sakura is that in the first Cardcaptor Sakura movie Su Yung/The Madoushi, a former apprentice and lover of Clow Reed, was sealed inside the Book of Clow until Sakura unintentionally released her. while it is possible the Cards were created long after the Book of Clow considering the book's magical independent uselessness after the cards were released i would think that both the book and cards were created at the same time.


Identify anime with submarine under aerial attack

Thanks to a very diligent redditor I was able to find it.

海底大戦争 愛の20,000マイル
The Great Navy Battle: 20,000 Miles of Love

Released by Tatsonoku in 1981. Apparently it was dubbed by Harmony Gold as Undersea Encounter but was never released for home video, which probably explains why there's almost no trace of it in the web except for a few cover images and brief synopses (mostly in Japanese).


So could Mr.3 from Baroque Works on One Piece be classified as a Paracema or a Logia type? Or somewhat in between?

Mr.3(wax) is a Devil Fruit user classified as Paramecia because his body doesn't become that substance but rather gives them an ability to create and manipulate wax. So Mr.3's body doesn't actually turn into wax, he creates and manipulates wax. He doesn't/can't become intangible like Logia users can

I think the wiki will support it. And why would Mr3 need a wax Armor if he was intangible

Luffy's Paramecia because he has a superhuman ability thats odd and again no intangibility

  Luffy's body is completely rubber but he can't manipulate rubber (Yet!)
He can use gears because his body is that of rubber (Blood Vessels(2), Bones(3), Muscles(4))

Another such user is seen in Impel Down Arc who has a fruit which may seem as Logia first but is in fact Paramecia

   Magellan (Doku-Doku no Mi aka Venom Devil Fruit). He also can't become intangible and Luffy can hit him without Haki. However, his poison can seep through the skin when hit and poison Luffy. Luffy counters this by using Mr.3's wax to go into CHAMPION mode :p (Almost as cool as Nightmare Luffy).

Edit: From the wiki, Trivia

  This fruit (About the Doku-Doku no Mi) is often one of the few Paramecia confused as a Logia-class Devil Fruit, because it seemingly produces an "element". However, it is not a Logia because the user cannot transform into the said element, but rather just control it. Despite this, in the anime, Mr. 3 seems to literally melt due to the intense heat of Level 3 in Impel Down, though it is probably intended as a comic effect to get across how much Mr. 3 dislikes hotter environments.

As I said, Wiki basically says the same thing. Mr.3 is not intangible since he is not made of wax and thus not a logia.
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Doru_Doru_no_Mi


Waver does say in Episode 7 that he'll buy Rider some pants as a reward for taking out Caster. In the novel he tells Rider in Volume 2, Act 5, -140:41:54, that he'll buy him a pair of pants if he can defeat even one of the other Servants.

  [Waver] “Your majestic achievements and your trousers are two completely
  irrelevant things! Before you go out to enjoy yourself, show me what
  you can! Kill at least one of the opponents’ Servants!”

  [Rider] “Eh? You are quite an impatient fellow. You can engage a Servant in a
  combat anytime you want, you know.”

  [Waver] “So do it now! Kill at least one of them! If you do that, I’ll buy you
  trousers or anything you want.”

Later, in Episode 9 of the anime, we find out that Waver caved and bought the pants for Rider so he would be able to go outside and get the water samples that would let Waver isolate the location of Caster's workshop. In the novels, this occurs in Volume 2, Act 8, -108:27:55.

  [Rider] “No no. He is the one who has been of help to me. These trousers, even
  he had chosen and bought it for me. Looks great on me, doesn't it!”

  At the time when he was entrusted with external businesses, Waver got
  stuck with buying stuff for him, and bought an XL-size washed-jeans
  for Rider, which he proudly showed off.

So Waver ended up having to buy the pants for Rider early so that Rider could go out and gather water samples without looking strange or attracting attention.


Was "UTA III - Reincarnation" in the original Ghost in the Shell movie?

I do believe so, Kenji Kawai's soundtrack was released on November 22, 1995, and it does contain the track "UTA III - Reincarnation".

All three contain the track:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ghost-in-the-shell-koukaku-kidoutai-original-soundtrack/910532068
http://wrwtfww.com/album/ghost-in-the-shell-original-soundtrack
https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Shell-Kidoutai-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B00MVNA8F6

When Ghost in the Shell 2.0 was released, an updated version of the soundtrack was released on December 17, 2008. This also contained "UTA III - Reincarnation"


What is the name of the show that involves a wish granting cat with a weakness to water?

At last I found it! Actually it was not a cat, but the rest of my description fits. The name is "Please! Psammea-don" (おねがい!サミアどん Onegai! Samia-don?)

It seems that it only was broadcast in Latin America, France, Quebec and the Arab World as noted by Wikipedia and it was also never released in English, so maybe that's the reason why nobody here knew this animation.

PS: I really loved the ending


What do servants expect will happen at the end of the Holy Grail war?

To expand on @Septian Primadewa's comment

  The winning pair is supposed to be able to claim the Holy Grail and utilize it to grant a wish for each of them. Its true purpose is to actually utilize the seven Servants returning to the root as a way to form a hole directly to it.

Source - Holy Grail War *emphasis mine

However the catch is in the last sentence of that quote. Most serious Magi are like Tokiomi Tohsaka and don't see the Holy Grail as a Wish Granter but a way to the Root as such they will keep one Command Spell until the end and use it on their Servant and force them to die as was Tokiomi's plan with Gilgamesh and why he plotted so much to regain his lost Command Spell

The Einzbern's would follow suit using all 7 Servants as they don't care for the Wish, they want the Third Magic, Heaven's Feel. much to the same as Zouken Makiri/Matou who sought the same magic because the materialization of the soul would allow him to continue to live but stop the rotting of his Soul.

For some Servants being summoned to the War is their wish, such as Diarmuid Ua Duibhne who wanted to faithfully serve a Lord which he was able to through Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald. Likewise with Masters as with Waver Velvet in a way, he didn't necessarily have a wish but winning the Grail War would show his worth as a Magus (seeing the Holy Grail War as the ultimate test of Magi)

Of course there hasn't been an incident where a Wish has been granted as all previous wars did not end with a victor. So there is no actual proof in universe that they are granted Wishes from the grail so the wish could be just to lure other Magi to the War and summon Servants so they can all be sacrificed for those seeking the Root or the Third Magic.


Does the rinnegan give perfect chakra control to its true wielder

Amongst the abilities of Rinnegan, it is shown,

  One who possesses the Rinnegan can easily master any jutsu as well as all five nature transformations

Mastering any jutsu or nature transformation would only be possible with the precise chakra control. It is unclear what you're asking about, i.e. Definition of perfect.


Did Saki become Head of the Ethics Committee?

According to what she said in last episode

  "The Department of Exospecies Control became a direct subdivision of
  the Ethics Committee and I served as both a member of the Ethics
  Committee  and the Exospecies Department Chief."

She is never mentioned as Ethics Committee head and we can assume because she seemed to focus about queerats at this time and wasn't leading the whole village, while the Ethics Committee head is more likely a leader to the village. But in the future she might be.


In Boruto Oneshot it is revealed that Konohamaru's parents were elite jounins part of the Anbu.

It is not specified if they are still alive or not.


What's the difference between semi-pro and pro heroes?

The answer will be based on my interpretation.

Personally, I'd like to think of the hero licenses like driving license.

For the context, a person with a learner's they can only drive under certain condition, whereas a person with a driving license can drive a car regardless with or without permission.

Thus, a hero with semi-pro hero license can take action to be a hero in an emergency situation if the situation permits, such as if there are no pro hero(es) nearby, or
to provide on-site assistance. If they don't even have this license, by their law, they're not supposed to perform any hero activities (This should make sense, else why have a license in the first place - There has to be some sort of legal constraint for them to not be able to use their quirks if they don't have a hero license). To add on, I think that if there are pro heroes on site, they shouldn't be able to freely execute any hero duties unless permitted by the pro hero.
(By law, if they don't have this semi-pro license, they should leave as soon as possible from the site of danger)

Whereas, if a hero has a pro hero license, then they can (by law) perform any sort of hero activities, regardless the situation.

Besides that, another possible reason is the difference in how long their hero license could last. I wasn't able to find an image of a pro hero license, but we do have Midoriya's semi-pro hero license:

At the last line of the image, there is a line which translates to: "You can use this card till ...."
Thus, I believe it is a rather safe assumption to say that their card should expire much faster compared to a pro hero's license (Similar to learner's license and driving license expiry timing as well).


If I were to guess, I'd say that there were different photographers, and the one who was supposed to take Sanji's image made the mistake. Some bounty posters were taken during the raid on Enies Lobby (notice the posters of Sogeking, Robin and Franky).

But Sanji was not there to begin with (busy closing the Gates of Justice), Nami was shocking everyone with her Perfect Clima Tact who got closed to her and Chopper was temporarily paralyzed on the ship. Hence only Sanji, Chopper and Nami were left for the bounty photos, Nami's photo was then taken by a magazine reporter (who may or may not be at the party, but can't go to Sanji or Chopper with that excuse), Chopper's photo was definitely taken at the party (notice his expression), however Sanji was busy with keeping up with the food demands during the massive party (can't have a cook's image on the bounty poster).

As for how nothing is mentioned. I would say he was nervous and made an honest mistake.


What is the most likely real world location for the Mihama Academy if it really existed?

Looking around in Google Maps, I have determined two likely locations for Mihama Academy. Starting in Mishima, because of the name of Mishima Cape in the VN and anime, I found a lake on the south end of the city, just north of the Kano river. It is also conveniently right on the border of Ohira, whose border looks kind of like a cape. This would make the "Mishima Cape" a geographical name, not a city or town name, or perhaps a district name. However, being a lake, I don't see why it might have a lighthouse as in the anime (I don't think there is a lighthouse in the VN).

The other place I have found is on the north end of the city, around the Ashinoko Country Club. Google Maps shows the area around the club to be quite barren of infrastructure and "civilisation", though I do not know quite how accurate this is. My reasoning behind this place is because Mihama Academy is mentioned to be quite a ways away from the city itself, on the outskirts, which would make the sparsely populated area up north an ideal place for it. Also, Lake Ashi is just to the north, and while it is not in Mishima City (it is located within Hakone in the Kanegawa Prefecture), there are plenty of protrusions of land for there to be the cliff that we see Michiru visit multiple times, and the lake is a closed cruise destination (the cruises only go around the lake because there is no sea or ocean access), which would provide a need for light houses so the cruise ships don't run aground. It is never mentioned that the cliff Michiru frequents is in the same city as Mihama Academy, and we know Yuuji runs 15(?)km every morning, so this is well within the realm of possibility. The only thing missing from this location is the river Sakaki gets attacked by, but since it appears to be a man-made river (because of how straight and "square" it is), that could possibly be forgiven, especially since it appears to be a fictional river.


What is the background music in Your Lie in April that starts from 14:45 min in episode 4?

As with this other answer, I was able to find the right song in this Amazon.co.jp page for the soundtrack, where you can listen to a 30-second preview of every song.

The song in question is track 26 of the first CD, アゲイン — meaning "again," what Kaori says at minute 15:04 to Kousei. You can buy the song individually here.

You can buy the full album in the Amazon page linked to above, but also from the show's official page if you'd prefer.


Was Picollo/Kami a special case of Namekian Fusion or this could be done by anyone?

Was Picollo/Kami a special case?
No, Picollo didn't even know about the fusion and it was Nail who informed him how it works. That means it's limited to Namekians race and any two Namekian can do it.
How many times could this be done?
Nobody knows it happen twice in anime series and it's still running, so future might tell.
From dragonball.wikia.com

It is more of an assimilation (the alternate title of this type of fusion) than fusion, as one Namekian absorbs the energy, strength, memories, and intelligence or thought pattern of another. Both participants must willingly consent to fuse in this manner and usually the pair agrees to the stronger of the two to serve their body as the host; the reason for this consent is that the body of the absorbed Namekian disappears during this fusion and the consciousness ceases to exist as a body. The agreed host places his hand over the chest of the other one and through unknown thoughts, a flash merges them. After the fusion, the non-host's consciousness lives inside the body of the host from this point onwards and their life span as a body ends. The host's consciousness dominates the body, while the non-host serves to aid him by supplying information, thereby meaning that the absorbed consciousness remains separate from the host's.
The largest difference with this type is that once fused it cannot be undone even by methods that can undo Potara fusions (such as being absorbed inside Buu, evidenced by the fact that Piccolo was found in Super Buu's body, but not Nail or Kami). Both the host and his partner maintain separate consciousnesses: while the host has control of the body, the partner can watch from inside and is capable of speaking with the host's consent; during his fight with Imperfect Cell, Piccolo gives Kami credit for coming up with the idea of playing possum in order to extract information from Cell.


It is Sad Brothers from Saint Seiya OST I, played from the middle. Thanks to @hkBattousai for the clue.


Which episode in the Alabasta arc has Luffy ate all the food on the boat and Sanji ask him about it?

It's from episode 92, titled "The Hero of Alabasta and the Ballerina on Deck".


Why do we never hear from Elsa Granhiert again in Re:Zero?

Elsa will not play an active role in the current arc. but she will return as one of the major antagonist (like betelgeuse) in the next arc.


Who is the blonde woman in the opening of "Slayers NEXT"?

She is Lina Inverse, or to be exact (spoiler from the last episode of Slayers NEXT)

 The Lord of Nightmares, possessing Lina Inverse.

From a Japanese Q&A site OKWAVE answered by l_gaim_mk1 on August 2008,

ＮＥＸＴ放送当時（１９９６年）にも言われました。そのネタ。
最初は、当時まだ姿が登場していなかった獣王ゼラス＝メタリオムとも、ルナ・インバースとも言われました。
結局、原作者やアニメスタッフから出た回答が、リナ・インバースです。

但し、ロード・オブ・ナイトメアに乗っ取られたヴァージョンである。と。

そういう風に議論が飛び交うのが狙いだったとか。
当時のアニメ雑誌の記述より。

Rough translation

This was also told at the time NEXT was being broadcasted (1996). That topic.
At first, it was speculated to be Luna Inverse or Greater Beast Zelas Metallium, who has never appeared yet at that time.
In the end, the answer that came from the author and the anime staff was, Lina Inverse.

 However, the version that was possessed by The Lord of Nightmares.

Maybe it was aimed for the discussion to fly about like that?
Taken from an anime magazine at that time.


Why didn't/couldn't Kabuto bring Orochimaru back?

Because Orochimaru was never dead. He was just sealed. Well, maybe "sealed" is not the right term. Every curse mark holds some a part of Orochimaru's chakra. And Sasuke reversed the cursed seal on Anko with the flesh from Kabuto to bring him back -

This is from chapter 593.

PS: Almost same thing happened when Sasuke fought Itachi.


Those are real Cards, Coins and Needles.

Chalk it up to Anime trope that he doesn't run out of Cards. Also its a logical fallacy to assume Hisoka doesn't buy/borrow/steal cards since its not shown. The seemingly cards out of nowhere is a nod to the "Magician" theme of Hisoka.

Hisoka carries with him a normal Deck of cards and uses Nen (Shu(?)) to make it razor sharp enough to kill. Similarly Gotoh and Illumi can use Nen to fashion deadly projectiles.

One of the examples I can use here is that of Gotoh vs Hisoka fight.

   Hisoka was able to fire back the coins used by Gotoh, if they were conjured he would've simple "unconjured" them instead of shooting them down. This I think proves the coins were real

This is a common trope in many Anime or Manga where the characters have seemingly endless supplies of "anything" they may need. Kunai and Shuriken in Naruto never seem to run out, Duelists in Yu-Gi-Oh never run out of cards etc.


Deidara is a man. He looks like a man, uses pronouns and a way of speaking that is pretty much exclusive to men, and has male voice actors in English and Japanese. While it's not uncommon for women to voice male characters who are young/immature, it is rare for a man to voice a female character.

There is no reason to think Deidara is a girl, and overwhelming evidence to suggest he is a man.


Sanji was taken from Zou by Capone Bege as per Big Mum's instructions, and invited to his own wedding, a diplomatic marriage between Sanji, the third son of the Vinsmoke family and Purin, the 35th daughter of the Charlotte (Big Mum) family.


Which episode does Sakura tell Lady Tsunade to not to overestimate Shikamaru?

Naruto Shippuden episode 87 shows conversation of Sakura and Tsunade about Shikamaru.


What does the title of Cowboy Bebop's eighth episode—"Waltz for Venus"—mean?

I couldn't find a source that explicitly stated the meaning to the name of the episode. I agree with your interpretations with both of them fitting moments in the episode. So let's break down the episode:

"Waltz for Venus"

Venus is the setting for most of this episode so that fits just fine, the challenge is what the waltz stands for as. Stated on Merriam Webster the word Waltz can be a dance/music with a time signature of 3/4. This particular definition doesn't seem to have any real relevance to the episode, but if we take the whole timeframe in which Rocco Bonnaro is eluding Piccaro Calvino this could be considered a "dance".

The reason I say this because dance as a verb can mean to move quickly or nimbly. This is why sometimes in sports, for example American football, sometimes sports announcers will say a player "danced around the defense", meaning they eluded the defense. So I don't think it is that much a stretch to say Rocco was "dancing" away from Piccaro.

Another reference from the episode that can be used is when Spike and Faye take a commercial shuttle into Venus. They are doing this to catch some hijackers and defeat them very easily. This ties into the other definition of waltz being used as a verb and means to "to succeed at something easily".

Now this is in no way 100% the reason as to why the episode is titled this way but merely an interpretation as to why it could be.


What book (bible) does Kuma always hold?

It's clear from the pic that it's The Bible. And I believe that there is only one Bible (content-wise). About different versions - they're all translated from the original Bible. You can get a clearer view about the different versions of Bible here.

  Kuma is an enormous man, (22'6" feet tall). He is the tallest remaining Shichibukai (being one inch shorter than former member Gekko Moriah) and is usually seen carrying a Bible.

Source: Bartholomew Kuma - The One Piece Wiki (emphasis added)

Here's a pic depicting the name of the book much more clearly.


Kaguya can absorb all forms of ninjutsu, which rendered Susano'o useless. Sasuke only uses techniques like that on people who dont absorb jutsu, like Naruto. Plus, there would be no need to use Susano'o on Madara's Limbo Clone because physical attacks do not work on it. When he had chances to use Susano'o against Madara's Limbo, he didn't understand how the jutsu worked and might have felt there would be no need for its use. They have recently been putting Sasuke in situations where he doesn't need to use his stronger jutsu, like Kagatsuchi or Susano'o, which is why his fights have started taking way longer than they should be.
As for why Obito can't use it, there is literally only one manga panel that completely sums it up.

Obito had already given Kakashi his left eye by the time he awakened Mangekyou Sharingan, thus couldn't use Susano'o. Obito is later seen to get back both of his Sharingan, but since he awakened it before he had both, I guess the eyes could no longer be seen as a "vessel" for Susano'o to be used.


How many characters are based on real life pirates?

Here is a list of known references to actual pirates used in One Piece (most of which are just borrows names) as mentioned on various sources:

Alvida - Awilda

Bartolomeo - Bartholomew Roberts "Black Bart"

Basil Hawkins - John Hawkins

Bellamy - Samuel Bellamy

Blackbeard - Edward Teach "Blackbeard"

Cavendish - Thomas Cavendish:

Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom) - Charlotte Badger

Eustass Kid - William "Captain" Kidd:

Gol D Roger - Olivier Levasseur:

Jewelry Bonney - Anne Bonny

Lafitte - Jean Lafitte:

Roronoa Zoro - François l'Olonnais

Scratchmen Apoo - Chui A-poo:

Silvers Rayleigh - Sir Walter Raleigh:

Thatch - Edward Thatch

Urouge - Oruç Reis

X Drake - Sir Francis Drake:

Yorki - Calico Jack

Zeff - "Red Legs" Greaves

Although these are the references to actual pirates which was intended by Oda, there are also coincidental lookalikes to real life people which has been mentioned in this BuzzOtaku article.


Besides instant brain destruction, what would it take to kill Tatsuya?

What this comes down to is essentially the following:
Aside from instant brain destruction you mentioned, or instant entire-body destruction (which is essentially the same thing), Tatsuya can repair whatever damage has been dealt to him and survive.

The only sure way to take him down is to hit him with something that there's definitely no recovery from, such as Ichijou Masaki's Rupture. An attack like this would all but annihilate the body (including the brain, and therefore magic calculation area), meaning Tatsuya would certainly die. However, this is far easier said than done, as we know he is especially skilled at using counter-magic derived from his Decomposition ability.

Having said that, he isn't impervious to assault - he's struck by a sniper's bullet in episode 19 of the anime, and is overwhelmed by Masaki's uncontrolled Air Bullet (albeit while being under limitations) in the Monolith Code final, meaning it is potentially possible to land a lethal attack. And if the right kind of attack does hit, he's just as mortal as the next guy.

Tatsuya's Regrowth can heal major and minor wounds alike in a fraction of a second, meaning that he can maintain combat effectiveness through almost any injury he sustains. Lacerations, broken bones, and even the removal of one of his arms can be repaired without diverting his full magic calculation area to the matter at hand:

  "A thin ray of light was squeezed out and grazed Tatsuya’s right arm.

  Despite it only being grazed - Tatsuya’s right arm from the elbow down was carbonized and blown away.

  [...]

  Into that gun barrel, Tatsuya thrust his gun shaped CAD, the custom Silver Horn, Trident.
  With the right arm that was supposed to be blown away.

  “That arm!?” Lina shrieked."

  Volume 11 - Visitor III, Chapter 13

He does, however, reflexively heal any would-be fatal wounds that occur - and that can be exploited:
When used intentionally, as in the above quote, Tatsuya can control the magic he's wielding. When used reflexively on major wounds, that control is lost and the casting of Regrowth uses his entire magic calculation area, meaning he's left in a vulnerable state during the regeneration process. While only a short period, during this time he's completely open to attacks. Those mentioned in the first half of the answer would have no resistance, and even conventional attacks that strike the brain would be enough to kill him.

This essentially amounts to the point that Tatsuya has only two major weak spots - his brain, and his heart. This is proven during his fight with the Parasite Dolls in volume 12, where he only focuses on protecting those two points from any attacks.

  "Amid the incoming superpower [...] attacks coming from all directions, Tatsuya charged forward while only protecting the vital areas of the head and heart and swiftly came into contact with the first Parasite doll.

  [...]

  Utilizing a full backup of Restoration could block the pain, but under those circumstances, Restoration would temporarily monopolize the entire Magic Calculation Area, crucially delaying any counterattack.

  It was precisely for this reason why Tatsuya shielded the vitals that impacted life and death. So long as his Psions were not exhausted, he wouldn’t die even if suffered a fatal injury. However, if he did suffer a life threatening blow, then his survival instincts would automatically initiate a full backup and put every other magic ability on hold.

  Volume 13 - Steeplechase, Chapter 7

If you can destroy the brain, that's enough to put him out permanently. If you can severely damage his heart, that would force him into automatic regeneration and therefore potentially provide enough of an opening to perform the first action.

The only other way to take down Tatsuya is mentioned briefly in that previous quote:

  "So long as his Psions were not exhausted, he wouldn’t die even if suffered a fatal injury."

As all magic requires Psions to cast, if his supply was empty, he would be unable to restore himself, reflexively or otherwise. Therefore, if it was possible to completely drain Tatsuya's supply of Psions, a fatal wound (even one not targeting the brain) would be enough to kill him.

Of course, this is practically nearly impossible, as he has such a huge Psion count - even Mayumi Saegusa comments on this after he uses Gram Demolition during the Nine Schools Competition:

  "But there are very few people capable of performing this feat. I cannot do it either. Since this isn't an interference ability but a true dispersion, I am unable to create that kind of force with my psion count.

  In summation, it's a super heavyweight!

  [...]

  There were at least ten overlapping Magic Sequences during the incident, but they were all dispelled instantly... Exactly how
  high is his psion count..?"

  Volume 4 - Nine Schools Competition II, Chapter 10

If nothing else, you could always wait for him to die from old age. While he can repair any injury, he still ages, and will therefore die like anyone else after so long.


Anime with a little red haired character who pilots a racing pod

I would wager that he's looking for Ōban Star-Racers. It's a series, but was based on a short movie called Molly Star Racer.
The basic story starts as:

In the year 2082, Earth has been invited to compete in the Great Race of Ōban, an intergalactic race whose winner can be granted any wish in the world — even bringing back a loved one.
-- Wikipedia

Additionally, the marks on the main character's face (a female) resemble band-aids (though one's a star):


I think there never was that kind of interaction, beside

 when Tatara and Takizawa fought in Tokyo Ghoul:Re 2nd Season episode 3, but i dont know if that counted as fire. + Takizawa is kinda sadistic so im not really sure if his screams of pain weren't just sarcastic since he follows that with: "but that felt really good"

(I would love to provide more to that scene, but im not that familiar if it is possible to tag pictures as spoilers so i hope that the episode is enough as source)


What are the markings used above some song lyrics?

The markings above the kanji are furigana, which indicate the pronunciation of the respective characters. I'm not an expert, but I recall seeing this (sometimes for all kanji, sometimes only for some) in karaoke-related videos on YouTube before. (Examples: 北酒場, for some kanji; 長崎の女, where significantly, 女 is read as ひと.) Wikipedia singles karaoke as a notable case in which furigana appears, and it makes sense that furigana may be provided for some songs even when they're not explicitly made for the purpose of karaoke (for instance, for a children's show where viewers might sing along).


In Attack on Titan, what differs royal blooded people from Subjects of Ymir?

That's actually a really good question. I suppose you are talking about how only the royal bloodline can use the full potential of the Founding Titan. My theories as a somewhat mediocre fan to solve this apparent plot hole are as follows:

 It actually doesn't matter from what we have seen in the manga. Eren was able to seize control of the Founding Titan by convincing Ymir, the First Titan, to make her own choice as she was a slave to the will of the royal bloodline since the days of the founding king, Fritz. Hence the royal bloodline wasn't really special. They just had the advantage of manipulating a nigh-omnipotent girl to do their bidding.

The first theory can be shot down when you consider the fact that Zeke's spinal fluid can be used to turn Eldians into pure Titans. Thus perhaps the royal bloodline is special.
I'm no geneticist, just a hyperactive high schooler, so what I'm about to propose may be scientifically preposterous. I think because since the royal family is directly descended from Maria, Rose, and Sina, the first humans to eat Titan blood raw I might add, it's possible that there's a higher concentration of the original power in the royal bloodline hence their abilities. How you might ask? They may have taken a page from the Targaryens.

I hope this answer is ok. If I'm wrong somewhere, please correct me.


Why weren't Kingdom Heart volumes released regularly?

Initially, the publications of English volumes weren't that far apart; the English Kingdom Hearts and Chain of Memories were on a release cycle around 90 days.

However, that changed in 2008, when TOKYOPOP, the English publisher, underwent a major corporate restructuring. Many of their projects, including Kingdom Hearts translations, were delayed following the first Kingdom Hearts II release. This effectively slowed the English releases of Kingdom Hearts II to a halt.

In addition, Shiro Amano (the artist) went on hiatus from Kingdom Hearts II after volume 2 in favor of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, so Japanese versions stopped after volume 2 as well. (I don't believe Amano or the producers had any comment on why he did this.)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days has been completed with 5 volumes, but shortly after Tokyopop's reorganization was finished, they lost the majority of their licenses and effectively shut down, which halted the English Kingdom Hearts series. Thus, those English volumes never saw the light of day.

On a side note: Recently, Yen Press announced that they had purchased the rights to the Kingdom Hearts series. They will be re-releasing some of the old volumes first, then:

  Yen will kick things off with the first volume of the fourth series, "Kingdom Hearts 365/2[sic] days" in November, and it will release the four-volume "Kingdom Hearts" series as two omnibus volumes (dubbed "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix") in May 2013 and the two-volume "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" as a single omnibus in June 2014.


What happened to Nagato after the reanimation jutsu got released?

I haven't found a proper answer, it seems to me that this one is unanswered, yet Nagato stated this before the sealing was over:

  Bidding them farewell as the sword seals him, Nagato remarked that he was going to rejoin his teacher in the afterlife. With Nagato sealed, Kabuto cursed the fact that Nagato's mobility was hampered.

So it appears to me that Nagato knew that he'll be released and he would meet Jiraiya in the afterlife. Btw, don't forget that every sealed reanimation body was released (e.g all the Kages), so we could assume that along with them, Nagato was freed from the jutsu, too.


Why is Chi-Chi less of a a nag on Goten?

My take is basically the same as those commercials that start with the worried obsessive mother and the first child:  She is so frantic about everything she ends up messing things up.

Second child happens, and she has everything nailed down.  Experience from the first child has her less stressed with the second child, and she knows a bit of what to expect and how to handle things.


Name or link to the instrumental that plays at 11:47 - 14:58 in Tokyo Ghoul season 2 episode 11?

It is titled 'Licht und Schatten' by Yutaka Yamada (Disc 1, Track #25).


Has the release date of Shingeki no Kyojin's second season been announced?

Unfortunately right now, No there is not an official source with a release date for the second season and as a result there is no exact date (as of yet).

A post on Cross Map,  an unofficial source, (By Yumi Redfield On January 17, 2016) explains that:

  There have been rumors claiming that Attack on Titan season 2 will be released in February, but it is already mid-January, and still no confirmation for an Attack on Titan season 2 has been released by Tetsuro Araki, the Attack on Titan director.

A given (unofficial) explanation is:

  The major reason why Attack on Titan season 2 has taken years to release is because of the (very well thought of) agreement between Attack on Titan manga writer Hajime Isayama and the Attack on Titan anime director Tetsuro Araki that the manga should always be 4 arcs ahead of the anime adaptation. This agreement would ensure that the anime would not get ahead of the manga and end up deviating too much from the source material.

This answer is based on sources available on 19/01/2016 at 17:10pm BST.


Why didn't Light just kill the Task Force?

To add to Vixen's answer, Light didn't kill the Task Force before Near was even in the picture because they posed him no threat. Initially, he only killed criminals, and later he started killing everyone opposing his utopia. However, they were working for him then, so there was no need to kill them.

Also, keep in mind that he couldn't hide those deaths from the world. It would seem rather strange that the entire Task Force died and he was the only survivor. He would have to made them all die in such a way that he would seem innocent, but it would still seem odd to any onlooker. So, maybe he didn't want to risk exposure even more.

On a side note, it might have been his conscience if he still had any left. He partly killed his own father to convince everyone that he was innocent. He purposely made his father do the eye-trade so that his father could prove his innocence by telling everyone he had a showing lifespan, meaning he could not have been the Killer. Killing everyone else after that ordeal would make his father lose his lifespan in vain.


Did OreGairu anime adapt the Light Novel closely?

So, this is a difficult question to answer because for the most part, the anime covered the important points. As far as I know, season 1 of the anime covered it sufficiently and left out trivial things. They did switched out studios for season 2, however. Season 1 was done by Brain Base and season 2 was done by Studio Feel.

With that said, there are a lot of things that the first episodes of S2 did not explain that are highly important. You can see a detail of it in this detailed Reddit post. In summary, it explains to non-LN readers why Yukinon is acting the way she is. LN readers would understand why and they can see the little things like facial expression and other things that might be overt. Non-LN anime watchers would have to be very attentive to capture the information otherwise.

This isn't a simple yes or no answer. If you don't have the time to read the LN then I recommend you watch the anime as it is, as far as I know, comprehensive. If you care about details or were confused by some of things going on, then either read the LN or read the analysis for the episodes.


I would have to say he was not a priest, although this may still be proven wrong since Season 2 has not come out. From Hamatora's wiki, I was only able to find out this much information...

  He once planted a bomb to destroy his enemies in HQ which resulted in him accidentally blowing up some of the orphans he looked over. With extreme guilt, he felt that he should raise the kids to kill him.

I believe the bible is meant to reflect on his guilt over the killings of the orphans, based on the fact that...

  Three has the power to unleash his inner beast by holding a Bible and asking the Lord for forgiveness. By doing this, he becomes extremely strong.

I believe the true intent of this is to show Three's guilt for his actions by using the bible as a vector.


Can Death Note be used to indirectly kill more than one person by killing the driver of a train/bus/plane?

Rule X states:

  Suicide is a valid cause of death. Basically, all humans are thought to possess the possibility to commit suicide. It is, therefore, not something unbelievable to think of.
  Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced.

Rule XXVI states:

  If you just write, "die of accident" for the cause of death, the victim will die from a natural accident after 6 minutes and 40 seconds from the time of writing it.
  Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.

It is clear that the Death Note cannot be used to indirectly kill other humans.

However, according to Rule XLII it is possible to shorten other lifespans.

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


Who are these female anime figures in military-style clothing?

All three are from the Galaxy Angel Series, in particular the first series featuring the Moon Angel Troop.

The figures themselves I believe come from the Limited Edition of the first volume of the anime (which is totally different from the visual novels).

They are, as Sigfried666 has pointed out, Milfeulle, Forte and Vanilla. You seem to be missing Ranpha (blonde hair) and Mint (blue hair) and you seem to be missing the stands and Forte's hat.

Another interesting point is that Mint's clothes can come off, probably so as to let her cosplay, but I never found any outfits for her aside from her uniform.


Why did Satoo use "Fabrication" when the flying ants attacked?

It's a problem with the translation. In the LN, Satoo says "A giant flying ant like this would never act on its own. Most likely, more will follow. You should send out as many scouts as possible…" (this comes from the Yen Press translation of the novel). He's coming up with an feasible explanation with the Fabrication skill as to why he's sending the girls to find their weapons since he can't reveal that he has a radar.

In this scene, the dialogue gets cut short, managing only to say "Kono flying ant wa mure de..." which would be roughly be "This flying ant... the swarm..." which in a complete form I guess he wanted to say "A flying ant doesn't go far from its swarm" which would be along the lines of what's said in the YP translation, YP's translations are quite liberal so it could just be a rephrasing.


Did anyone find and remove Kiritsugu's explosives?

According to Fate Complete Material III: World Material - Record of Heavens Feel - Holy Grail War: History of the Holy Grail War, p.007

  2010s - The taking apart of the Holy Grail War.
  Ten years after the Fifth War. Lord Emelloi II (real name, Waver Velvet. One of the Masters of the Fourth War) arrived in Fuyuki and together with the head of the Tohsaka line, set out to completely take apart the Great Grail. The Association was planning on bring back the Greater Grail, so the two sides were completely opposed. After the end of the great turmoil of the same magnitude as the Grail War, the Greater Grail was completely dismantled. The Grail Wars of Fuyuki came to a complete conclusion here.

Since the Greater Grail is connected to the leylines, a thorough analysis of them would take place before dismantling. Remember that Waver was able to locate a Caster servant's lair as a teenager, he should be able to discover whatever Kiritusugu set there, this is just speculation though. At the very least, the meddling with the leylines should be taken care of, but I don't think there's any mention anywhere about the explosives' fate.


Well throughout the series the mercenaries have been proven wrong in just about every fight, no matter the wizard. I'm not sure what makes Natsu so durable, but it seems like every wizard can take a beating magically and physically, most likely based on how much magic power they have (my best guess at least). When you see more fights you will notice that those mercenaries appear to be very misinformed about how most wizards fight.


What drove the hotel cook to start attacking students?

Well that lady (her name is Keiko Numata by the way) turned into a killer because of her grandson Ikuo Takabayashi who Died boringly by having heart attack. She were emotionally depressed by it and become mentally insane. That why she started killing everyone.


Who is the person that Rin saw doing high jump?

It was Shirou.
Shirou never was in track and field, so he answers Rin's question honestly.  Rin is making the assumption that only someone that does track and field would spend an entire afternoon attempting to do a high jump.  But that is exactly what Shirou did, anyway. He saw the high jump left out, and decided to see for himself what he could do. He constantly failed but stubbornly kept at it for hours. At long last he triumphantly gave up, satisfied that he could, in fact, not make that jump.

 Rin was also not the only person to witness this and fall in love with him over it.

 Sakura is the other witness.