In what episode does Killua meet Netero who is getting ready to fight?

Are you referring to Episode 99?

Just under 14 minutes into this episode, Killua is running through the forest and senses something, thinking to himself "I can't go this way."

What he senses is explained later as the "murderous intent" released by Netero when he was about to unleash his Zero Hand technique on Meruem.


Is the GoShogun OP being translated correctly?

Yes, the English translation is correct.
For comparison, here is the lyric in Japanese:

(5!　4!　3!　2!　1!　0!)
赤いボタンを　知ってるか
青いボタンを　知ってるか
[...]

Lyrics taken from Uta-Net+ (Japanese)
Which does translate to

(5! 4! 3! 3! 2! 1! 0!)
Do you know the red button?
Do you know the blue button?
[...]


What is the point of cutting the same manga panel in two?

The primary reason for doing this was to draw the reader's eye up towards the sky, towards the billboard. A side-effect is that it also looks more visually interesting than a single unbroken scene would have. The blank space between the panels gives your brain something to do, as it mentally fills in the gap.

So, we can assume this is done in order to make the manga more visually appealing and interesting to look at. Other times, this could be a random or artistic choice.
(source)


Why does Evangelion manga's plot diverge from the anime?

Because the manga is by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto not Hideaki Anno. I think he talks about it somewhere. Sadamoto simply had a more positive view of the story, so you see Shiji talking more. Not even Anno himself sticks that much to the story as the fans do, see Rebuild series. So, relax and enjoy.


Where can I read the The Seven Deadly Sins manga online legally?

The Seven Deadly Sins is part of Kodansha Comics, which have been made available on Crunchyroll since their manga platform release in 20131,2. Crunchyroll has all the current chapters of this up to date. As of today, that is chapters 1-167.

You can read it on their website at:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/the-seven-deadly-sins/volumes

You'll need a Crunchyroll premium account to read all but the most recent simulpub release. You can use this guest pass if you'd like a free 48 hour trial.

As stated on Wikipedia article for The Seven Deadly Sins the availability is based on your locale:

  As the series is published in Japan, it is also released simultaneously in English digitally by Crunchyroll in over 170 countries.

You should be able to read it there without an issue unless you're in one of the few unsupported countries, e.g. Japan, China, France, Germany and Italy3.


In Japanese, there are multiple words for "I", the most common being watashi, atashi, boku, and ore (I'll transliterate to romaji thoughout). Most of these pronouns are definitively gendered, and it would be quite the social faux pas to use an improperly gendered pronoun. This video does an excellent job explaining the subject.

From S02E19 Zekken

  Yuuki: Boku wa kore dake, dakedo ne.

  Translation: I'll just use this, though.

In SAO, Yuuki uses boku.

Boku is generally a male pronoun. However, in anime (not so often in real life) excessively tomboy type girls will use boku in an attempt to sound masculine. This is something that is generally impossible to accurately translate into English in an acceptable way, so most official translations simply ignore the distinction, but most fansub groups will add a translator's note demarking this.


Is Replica part of Yuma Kuga's Black Trigger?

No

   When Replica is largly destroyed, sent to another dimension, and does not come back for a little while,

Kuma still has his black trigger.  As a damaged trigger body is completely repaired when the user's Trion returns, the above could be reversed merely by having Kuma use his black trigger. Also Replica is frequently summoned without the use of the black trigger. While this is not all outright stated and so could easily be overruled by writers later, having the autonomous Trion soldier and the black trigger be part of the same thing is contradictory to the way triggers behave.

   Note: this does not contradict the idea that Replica could be part of Kuma's original trigger which is always active.


Can a Genjutsu awaken Mangekyou Sharingan?

Not possible, Sasuke didn't awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan after being battered by Itachi's Genjutsu. Itachi kept on replaying how he killed both Sasuke's parents. The Mangekyou can only be awaken when the user suffer from trauma after witnessing the death of someone close to them. With the user normally having to witness or experience this first hand not by Genjutsu. For further details please refer to Mangekyo Sharingan


Why didn't Kizaru engage Beckman in the Marineford War?

Quoting One Piece Wiki:

  According to Oda, Beckman has the highest IQ of all the characters introduced in the East Blue saga. Since he is a first mate to a Yonko, he presumably possesses a great deal of strength. During the Battle of Marineford, Admiral Kizaru chose not to fight him, even though he had just fought the First Commander of Whitebeard's crew and Whitebeard himself.

We see Marguerite attacking Luffy with an Haki infused arrow here:

Benn Beckman being the first mate of the Red Hair Pirates obviously has incredible power and Haki. Since Kizaru as well backed off, it makes it evident that Beckmann can imbue his bullets in Haki as well, although that hasn't been directly shown yet.

Another reason would obviously be to avoid engaging in a war with the Red Hair Pirates/one of the Yonko. We already saw the kind of power the Yonko have when it took the whole of Marine Power to subdue Whitebeard. Needless to say, had they engaged in a war with Shanks, there would have been many more casualties.

As per the Wikia article on Battle of Marineford:

  Shanks threatens both the Marines and Blackbeard pirates alike to have his entire crew involved in the fighting, if they chose to continue the war. With the Gura Gura no Mi under his possession, Teach no longer sees the point in resuming the battle and has his crew depart from the battlefield. As Blackbeard leaves the scene, the absence of a designated rival and presence of a powerful Yonko convinces Sengoku to concede to the necessity of a ceasefire, ordering the Marines to tend to the wounded.

The last and final reason I can think of is that the Marines had already achieved their goal of executing Ace and also managed to get rid of Whitebeard. There wasn't any reason to engage Beckman in the first place, unless they were looking for a needless battle.


What does it mean by "Hikigaya Hachiman’s desired genuine thing"?

To put it briefly, he just wants them to have an open and honest relationship, hence genuine.

The longer version :

Hachiman is basically fed up with the facades that happens in Service Club to maintain their "friendship" that became more fragile in the time since Tobe's confession request, Iroha's election, and Christmas event.

After Tobe's request, the relationship between all of Service Club's members becoming more distant, but they are still trying to be together because they all want to cling to this "friendship". The reason for maintaining this status quo is because they've never had relationships this close with other people before. Having a taste of what it could've felt like, makes them hesitant to let it go, just like Hayama's group.

During Iroha's election, Yukino thought that she would be suitable for student council president such that Iroha would lose with dignity. Everyone knows that if she did, the club will end. So Hachiman forced Iroha to win and hoping with that their "friendship" would still be intact. Though this makes things even more tense.

After that Iroha come again with Christmas request, seeing as how bad things already were, Hachiman didn't want this request to involve the rest of the service club and decided to take matters into his own hands. Even though he did this to save their fraying relationship, both Yui and especially Yukino find it even sadder because they know on why he did it.

When Hachiman realized his methods were wrong, he's tries to request for help from both of them. A bit fed up, Yukino rejected him. After some back and forth between them, Hachiman can't take it anymore and basically admits that he just wants a relationship where they are being honest towards each other and actually become "genuine" friends instead of "playing" friends. Although he worded it in the most vague way possible.

Next description will go a bit further than this genuine monologue, but will provide more context

After they finished Iroha's Christmas request, they sat down together, Yui and Yukino said that Hachiman's request is still not fully completed yet (the part when he said about genuine relationship), but Hachiman didn't get it during this particular time. Yui and Yukino were talking about how they will confess their feeling to Hachiman instead of maintaining status quo. That's because they want to make their friendship genuine now.


Why not a single Shinigami was surprised by fact, that Ichigo has Zanpacto?

Ichigo may seem like a one off outlier, but in fact, there was another character, mentioned by Nimaiya himself, who was not a Gotei member but had a zanpaktou, Zaraki. Kenpachi Zaraki took an Asuchi off of a dead shinigami, who he may or may not have killed first. This gave him a zankakuto that he used to great success against the Kenpachi of that time. This shows Asuchi are transferable to some degree.

Second and also the important, when Ichigo first got his powers, he got them from Rukia. Rukia was an above average Shinigami who already had shikai. When she gave him his powers, she did not find it strange he had a Zanpakuto, she rather found that its massive size was strange. She, someone who had to get an Asuchi to have a Zanpakuto, was not focused on Ichigo's possession of one, Which hints that she gave him hers.

So, Ichigo most likely got his Asuchi from Rukia, But that leaves a few plot holes in place. When did she get it back, or did she ever. If she never got it back, why did Nimaiya say he did not have one, and why did Rukia clearly have one during the Arancar arc?

This all boils down to being a Plot hole. Asuchi were not fully fleshed out in the beginning of the series, so they were mostly left vague. But that is not the question here, The question is why they were not surprised he had one. The best answer for that is unfortunately only Theory, the theory that they thought he still had Rukia's Asuchi, or perhaps obtained one from someone else somehow. As noted with Zaraki, it is entirely possible for non Gotei 13 members to obtain Asuchi, though it is rare. In any case, it did not matter to them. If they thought about it, they would have probably thought he stole/borrowed it from Rukia, or maybe though some unknown means obtained a second one.

So, Basically, when he showed up, he had a Zanpakuto, how he got it was irrelevant to them. Though very rare, there was other methods to getting an Asuchi besides becoming a Gotei 13 Shinigami. From a Plot persepctive, Its a hole. One can only Theorize how everything played out. My personal theory on this is that Byakuya broke it, and since he lost Rukias powers at that time, it never healed and was discarded. Rukia then likely got a new one from the Gotei 13.


the Iris from Eternal Mana and Azoth of Destiny are the same, set at different points in the timeline. Grand Phantasm was originally supposed to take place during Iris Blanchemont's alchemy career with the main antagonist and the young elder witch from the first game as her teammates, however the storyline was scrapped and altered, resulting in the seperation. so Iris Fortner is not Iris Blanchemont. but Eternal Mana Iris and Azoth of Destiny young Iris are one and the same.


Why doesn't Marika wear same uniform as the others?

In this case, Marika is probably wearing her old school's uniform. As a transfer student, there's a grace period before you get provided the one the school designates (they are typically purchased).

This is also the case of the Transfer Student Uniforms trope:

  New Transfer Students in places where school uniforms are a cultural default setting often wear their old ones until the school can provide them with a new one. In fiction, this shows the newcomer or outsider. When they get the current school uniform, this indicates they've been assimilated. If the student is meant to be a Fish out of Water, they will keep their old uniform throughout the series. In Japanese media, even rebels don't choose to abandon uniforms entirely; in American media they will do this even if the new school doesn't have uniforms. Compare the Non-Uniform Uniform.


Is there a reference to Zenki in Japanese mythology? Or did Shaman King intentionally reference Zenki (anime/manga)?

I have no prior knowledge here, so I'm mostly summarizing Japanese articles here. (English information on these beings exists, but is difficult to find because it's mostly swamped by Shaman King-related websites.)

Zenki and Goki are, respectively, a male oni and a female oni ("ogres", if you will) who are married to one another. Their names mean, respectively, "oni of the fore" and "oni of the rear".

They are said to have been attendants to En-no-Ozuno, who is the founder of Shugendō, a syncretic derivative of Buddhism that is indigenous to Japan. Depictions of En-no-Ozuno very commonly feature these two oni flanking him. See, for example, the piece "En no Gyōja, Eight Boy Attendants
& Two Demon Attendants (Zenki & Goki)" shown in this article on Shugendō (by the way, that website is incredibly fascinating if you're interested in Buddhist symbology and art, and is a true wonder of the internet) - Zenki appears to the immediate bottom left of the central figure, and Goki to the immediate bottom right. The linked article also includes some narratives about these figures. See the section titled "Two Demon Attendants / Servants of Enno Gyōja".

I know nothing about Shaman King or Kishin Dōji Zenki; anyone who does should feel free to write an answer pointing out any pertinent details about how either of those things relates to the mythological Zenki and Goki.


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

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


What is the background story of Hatsune Miku?

As is the case with most vocaloids, the company that invented 初音ミク (Hatsune Miku), Crypton Future Media, released an official personal data sheet for Miku; however, this contains her physical and technical traits rather than personality or back story, which intentionally allows the fans to take a role in developing the characterization of the character.  She is referred to as a "beloved collaboratively constructed cyber celebrity with a growing user community across the world." Some fans have been allowed to create officially-sponsored costumes for Miku through a design competition for the Sapporo Yuki Matsuri (Snow Festival).  It could be said that the clothing design becomes a part of the character's personality (i.e. this is the sort of fashion that Miku would wear).

『メーカー非公式 初音みっくす』 (Meekaa Hikoushiki Hatsune Mikkusu) is a manga about Hatsune Miku which ran in『月刊コミックラッシュ』(Gekkan Comic Rush) magaizine published by ジャイブ株式会社 (JIVE Ltd.). It is licensed in North America by Dark Horse Comics under the title Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix.

『週刊はじめての初音ミク』 (Shuukan Hajimete no Hatsune Miku) is a yonkoma gag manga that ran in 『週刊ヤングジャンプ』(Shuukan Young Jump) magazine published by 集英社 (Shuueisha).

Additionally, some mangaka of 『りぼん』(Ribon) shoujo manga magazine published by Shuueisha have drawn illustrations of Miku that were included in a 付録 (furoku = freebie) included with an issue of the magazine, and on some special pages printed in the magazine.

Each of these portrayals have different aspects and storylines for Miku, in keeping with the collaborative, undefined nature of vacaloid characters. There is no one background story for Miku. Crypton intentionally encourages fans to create their own songs, music videos, visual novels, doujinshi, fanfiction, fanart, etc. and basically anything is fair game; portrayals that strike a chord with many fans rise in popularity, where fans adopt another fan creator's rendition of Miku into their own image of her character. Miku is who each person wants her to be, which includes limitless options for coming up with her backstory.


What is the name of this manga which is featured in the credits page of a manga scanlated by Serenus Dreamers?

I believe that the manga you are looking for is Kiss And Never Cry.

The Scanlator is Serenus Dreamers
The Story is - Michiru is a happy child who loves to skate.
During her childhood, she meets Leon, a cute innocent boy. They begin
to ice dance together. But as she has a conflict with her mom, she
plans to run away with Leon. Leon, considering the danger, declines
Michiru. Hurt by this, Michiru runs away by herself. Finding out that
Michiru has run away, Leon and others search for her, finding her in
the skating rink. But the Michiru they find standing in the rink no
longer has the smile that the old Michiru had!?
The Credits Page is -

It's the only manga scanlated by Serenus Dreamers with Ice Sports in it.


What made Sakuya decide to switch sides?

I don't remember what exactly happen in anime, so I will talk about Sakuya in VN.

   Sakuya's loyalty lies completely with Chihaya. And Chihaya is not that loyal to Gaia. In her VN she gives up on Gaia few times. And Sakuya always follows.
 And while Sakuya does insult Kotarou, it is mostly playful messing around. He never really endangers him. He is basically trolling him, because he knows he gets reaction out of him.

Why Sakuya doesn't like Kotarou is explained in the VN:

   Sakuya is same as Kotarou, having the Rewrite ability. And like Kotarou, he abused it to the point he lost his humanity and became a familiar. And he simply sees himself in him and doesn't like to be reminded of his past. But when situation gets serious enough, he puts all joking aside and begins treating Kotarou properly.

tl;dr; Read the VN. The anime is terrible, TERRIBLE, adaptation.


Is the main character (Kal-el) of The Pilot's Love Song related to Superman?

No. His name is a portmanteau of his real first and last name, カール (kaaru) and イール (iiru), respectively. In actuality, he is the first Prince of a certain Empire...


Kazusa true ending. Explanation of Setsuna's epilogue

Setsuna learns how to play Haruki's guitar because she loves him and can't live without him even though he abandoned her.

To understand this answer better I highly recommend reading these two links about Setsuna and Kazusa.

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

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

The song she plays in her epilogue is quite relevant. It is "Snow Powder". This is a love song for Haruki.
It is a song quite different from her usual love song for him "Todokanai Koi" (which shows her unrequited love for Haruki).

In Snow Powder there's no longer any hope. It is a song where she says she will never forget the first time they kissed, she also says she still loves him, it is mentioned that he was kind to her (in the visual novel she always mentions how kind he is to her and that he's the only one to show such kindness)...

Also notice that the lyrics was changed to adapt to the new situation (the original snow powder song had different lyrics that could be addresses to pretty much anyone).
If you ask me the most relevant part is when she says she will never forget when they first kissed. It was the time she confessed to him and he accepted her.

Haruki had spent more than 2 years being Setsuna's boyfriend. He had told her she was the only girl for him. He had made her so many promises. He had asked her to marry him, and of course she had accepted (when she accepts she already knew he was lying to her and meeting with Kazusa behind her back. Even so she thought "As long as you choose me in the end everything's alright").

After spending 5 years in Europe Kazusa goes back to Japan. She had been thinking about Haruki all this time and suffering without him. She thinks that Setsuna had become her worst possible enemy as she had snatched the man that she loved. Then Haruki, who starts meeting her without telling Setsuna, must make a choice: Be truthful to the girl that had always been loyal to him, making her yet again the happiest girl in the world and the happiest ever since her birth (as she had said she was when he had accepted her feelings in concluding chapter) or destroy her and make her the most miserable girl in the world.

Haruki finally abandons Setsuna and both him and Kazusa decide to completely alienate from her. They go to Europe together and after some time they get married.

Setsuna had always wanted to be the number one girl for Haruki and to hog him completely. She had always been hurt because he paid too much attention to her and she knew Kazusa would steal him (because she had always been deeply in love with him).

This is one of the conversations that take place in concluding chapter. After 3 years fighting for him and crying countless nights because he wouln't accept her feelings he finally accepts. Setsuna thought her deep depression would finally stop. She would be the happiest girl because she had finally won. But this is what happens. She said she had been waiting since her birhday 3 years ago (when Kazusa was still friends with her) to give her body to him. He had told Setsuna he had forgotten about Kazusa. She is now the only girl for him and they can move on, he would stop ignoring her. But suddenly she sees a magazine on the bed. It was an article Haruki had recently written about Kazusa because of his work (he was a journalist and Kazusa a famous pianist). This is what happens:

  Setsuna: "I've read this article dozens of times already"
  "I've gone through it countless times. And every single time, I would start with a bitter smile, and then start laughing out loud as it got sillier"
  "And by the time I finished, I would always be drenched in tears."
  "Haruki-kun, have you really forgotten about Kazusa?"

  Haruki: "I have... It took me a whole 3 years... And in that time, I made you go through some truly painful experiences, I'm really sorry..."

  Setsuna: "What do you mean you forgot?"
  "You're telling me you're different from how you were 3 years ago!?"
  "I'm gonna snap now, ok?" (finally facing me with her red, swollen eyes)
  "I've read this article dozens of times. And everytime I did I laughed and cried..."
  "Both my heart and body ached unbearably... and I'd spend the night alone, sleeplesly."
  "Because... what you're saying hasn't changed at all. It's the same as when you went chasing after Kazusa back then."
  "It's so filled with love. Isn't it overflowing with your feelings for Kazusa!?"
  "This... this article... it's the same as your words back then!"

  Setsuna: "Having read such a touching love letter, how do you expect me to accept this...?"
  "LIAR!LIAR!LIAR!LIAR!"
  "When I came out of the bathroom just now... your face looked like that of a child who was caught red-handed doing something aweful"
  "Even after all these years..."

As you know after that Setsuna finally calms down and a few days later she is sleeping with him and telling him she's never been so happy in her entire life because he finally accepted her feelings.
The next 2 years are super happy for Setsuna. After that he asks her for marriage but instead he chooses Kazusa.

Kazusa says:

  I have become the happiest girl in the world;
    It is the best thing that ever happened in my life. Truly

She also says she is the most fortunate girl in the world now and that returning to his warm embrace is the best thing that has happened to her.
At the same time she also says that even though it was at the expense of causing  her friend to become the "most miserable girl in the world" (obviously Setsuna) she still feels tremendous happiness.
Personally I really enjoyed Kazusa's true ending. Kazusa showing Setsuna she wants Haruki more than anything else (by wanting to cripple her own hands, therefore ending her career) really surprised me. It also surprised me the game tells us that only with Haruki can Kazusa reach her full potential as a pianist (luckily her hands are fine), so she'll be a big shot. If something I didn't like that Haruki left his friends behind and Kazusa did the same with her mother (She decides to live in Japan because of her leukimia).

I didn't like Kazusa's normal ending though (in contrast with her true ending which I explained before). Haruki sleeping countless times with Kazusa yet being unable to break up with Setsuna was quite frustrating. As you know in the end Kazusa faces reality and gives him to Setsuna because he would be hurt in the future otherwise and she doesn't have the abilities to cure heart wounds (and Haruki's indeciveness sure make it seem he would be hurt if he abandons Setsuna. As a matter of fact he's already suffering from all the horrible things he's done).

  Kazusa: Only she can heal you, I cannot.

Considering she leaves Japan and that her mother (who should die soon) lives in Japan and the fact that she says in Coda she can't fall in love with someone other than Haruki it's not the best ending for her.

Setsuna forgiving Haruki so easily for what he did to her is what she always does ( no matter what he does to her marrying Setsuna is always available to him).  Not that it helps much though as if it wasn't for her this would also be an ending with Kazusa. She played victim hoping Haruki wouldn't break up with her and it paid off. Not that I'm against it, love is love and not being able to give up on him (like when she says in the VN: "I will never give up on him") is nice.


Can someone please give me a total recap on One Piece

Here's an answer to such a question on Yahoo:

  First off One Piece started as a manga in 97 in weekly shonen jump. A new chapter is updated every week and they're currently on chapter 617. The anime started a couple years later owing to the success of the manga and is now on episode 489.

  NOTE: One Piece is not 'a couple of episodes to get into' type of anime. While you can be hooked from the get go most agree that a big alienater is that the show takes a bit to get into. The first saga of One Piece is The East Blue Saga (east blue is 1 of 4 'lesser' seas where the Strawhats start before making their way to The Grand Line (the big league sea). The East Blue Saga is a divided up into a few arc with a few filler. I'd say once you come to The Baratie arc (~ep.18) the show will really start to hit its stride. If not Baratie then definitely by the end of The Arlong Arc (arc after Baratie).
  You see The East Blue Saga is about 61 episodes and pretty much sets the groundwork for the series. The Baroque Works Saga afterwords is the real beginning of the world of One Piece because the crew is in The Grand Line and you can see just how insignificant the world was in the east blue. The East Blue Saga though, while less exciting is still fun and interesting with some cool battles and quick development of the characters and recruitment of the crew.

  What really makes One Piece shine is the idea of dreams that's prevalent through the series and the bonds of friendship and loyalty amongst the crew. You only really see Luffy as a lovable idiot who has a freakish rubber body through the first dozen episodes. It's not until The Captain Kuro Arc (ep.9-17) that you start realizing that the reason he's considered a monster is not because of his rubber powers but, because he's just unbelievably strong. Zoro, the 3 sword style swordsman and unofficial first mate is also ridiculously strong too and is often confused as the captain. Zoro's tough as nails and often serious but like Luffy he's pretty much an idiot. Nami is the brains and while definitely a b!+

  The crew is tight nit and willing to do whatever for each other. That's actually my favorite thing about One Piece. You just seem to care about the characters in One Piece more so than other animes. Maybe it's because you're following the small crew everywhere while other animes just keep introducing more and more characters so because the anime is stretched the characters tend not to get as much attention. That aside, there are plenty of laughs but some tears as well and it only gets darker later on. Many of the crew have some sad pasts as well. However, no matter how dark and serious things get in One Piece, there's always the sense of balance with humor and action. All in all I don't want to say too much more because every time I write a sentence I realize it has too much spoiler and end up erasing it. So just go ahead and watch the show. Even if it moves a bit slow for you in the beginning since your best friend loves the show it'll be easier to get through that but, chances are you'll end up loving it before you know it.

  A few warnings though. 1) If you watch the anime you only have 2 choices and both involve funimation.com. DO NOT WATCH THE 4KIDS DUB NO MATTER WHAT!!! It was so bad I don't want to even talk about it. However, if you prefer dubbed versions you are more than welcome to watch the funimation dub because funimation actually has a pretty good dub of One Piece. That horrible 4kids dub really, really hurt One Piece when it first came over to the U.S. The other option is to watch the subbed version. Either way you'll have to watch the subbed version from (as of this writing) ep.193 onward since they haven't dubbed all the episodes yet. In any case, funimation subs the new episode in japan within a day of it coming out which makes One Piece the most up-to-date of all animes. 2) Be careful looking stuff up on the internet because the manga is further ahead than the anime and you may get spoilers. 3) In general, anime fans do not like filler. Filler are episodes added to the anime which weren't in the manga for the purpose of delaying the anime from catching up with the manga since 1 episode is usually equivalent to 2 chapters. One Piece, according to most fans, tends to have better filler than most other animes and suffers from less filler as well. That being said if you want to skip the boring fillers you can find a yahoo answer question about which ones should be skipped.

It was written 3 years ago but is actually a pretty good summary. For more information you can check out the: One Piece Wiki for any specifics, but it's not going to give you a couple of paragraph summary to get you started on the show.


What was the point of the game in Future Diary?

You're completely right in the reasoning that Deus is looking for a successor, and that is what happens in each case of the game playing out.

The survival game the anime covers is that of the second reality, which Yuki ends up winning. What isn't revealed until near the end of the story is that there was initially a first reality with it's own survival game, which Yuno won.

In the first reality, Yuno becomes so close to Yuki that after he dies and she wins, she can't bear being alone without him, so abuses the powers of the first reality's Murmur to enter the second reality to be with Yuki once again. Her plan was to do this repeatedly, winning the game in multiple iterations over numerous realities to be with Yuki for, essentially, eternity. Of course, this comes to a halt after the initial victory, as Yuki wins the second game.


In what episode of the anime does Natsu become a demon?

The current Anime Episode is shortly after the Tartaros Arc.

Right now it is unknown to Natsu that he has something to do with any Demons inside of him.


Those are two different Yuki Onna. The one that appears in the first picture is the mother of the one that appears in the second one. If you read the manga, it is explained in further depth there. (Sorry I forgot their names since it was a long time since I read the manga.)


Was Kuuya's regression caused by Hakuro?

My best guess would be the preceding events before Hakuoro's transformation. I'm going to go with the game's depiction of the scene for the most part.

The game shows more happening to Kuuya mostly due to the fact that she's awake through the whole event, rather than lying there unconscious which the anime shows. She learns of Hien and Hauenkua's betrayal and their allegiance with Dii, causing her to attack them after Dii kills Genjimaru. What the anime doesn't show is that she's still in her Avu Kamuu during the time of the attack, rather than having it damaged beyond repair during her fight with Hakuoro. Also, she is attacked directly by Hauenkua and Dii (in his transformed state)

Before she sees what's left of Genji, Hakuoro, in his transformed state, tries to console her and make her calm down. However, seeing what Dii was at the time and Hakuoro directly mimicking his appearance, Kuuya screams at him to get away, thinking that he's the same one who attacked her. She tries to escape by falling out of the Avu Kamuu, but unfortunately ends up landing right next to the remains of Genji, finally realizing what happened.

To bring up the anime, Kuuya sees what happens to Genji, causing her to react the same way. While she does see Hakuoro fighting in his transformed state it isn't as overt as the game's depiction of the same scene and that she doesn't see most of it. I think the biggest impact on her was Genji being murdered right in front of her.

So, I think while Hakuoro may have had some hand at it, it was more of a combination of events. Hope this helps!


A song in Boku no Hero Academia Season 3 Episode 45 from 10:50 to 11:55

It appears to be included in the OST for Boku no Hero Academia 2, track 12: Tsune ni Top wo Nerau Mono (常にトップを狙う者). It seems to use the part starting at around 00:35.


Can the attack titan and the founding titan be splitted?

There are currently two possible ways to inherit a titan's power:

Injecting someone with Titan fluid and have him eat a Titan shifter
Wait for the Titan shifter to die to have a random person inherit it

Going by the first scenario, the person with Titan fluid has to eat the person. It has never been proven or shown that eating just a portion would also grant a portion of the power so there is no way to know. As far as I know, there is no precedent to someone holding more than one Titan power like Eren, aside from Ymir (the first one), so there's also no information as to how to split power from an Eldian holding two Titan shifter abilities. Remember, too, that Eren inherited two Titan shifter abilities from his father (the power was never split).

For the second scenario, as mentioned here, a baby will inherit a power of a previous Titan shifter who died due to the curse. It was never mentioned at all that a baby can inherit two Titan shifter abilities from someone wielding both, only that one of the Titan's power would go to a baby born after the previous wielder's death. (Notice that it's singular, not plural) This is seen in Chapter 88.


What are the books/pieces of literature that are read/mentioned/seen in Psycho-Pass?

I might be missing a few referenced, but from what I can recall from skimming through the series again (in no particular order):

Midnight Plus One by Gavin Lyall
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Toward a Philosophy of History by José Ortega y Gasset
Economy and Society by Max Weber
Various works by William Shakespeare, such as Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, and Hamlet
Carmilla and In a Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Various William Gibson works, such as Johnny Mnemonic and the The Sprawl Trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive)
Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Pensées (Thoughts) by Blaise Pascal
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham
The Republic by Plato
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
Violence: A New Approach by Michel Wieviorka
The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell
The Red and the Black by Stendhal
Oathbreakers by Mercedes Lackey (in reference to the subtitle of Ep. 16)
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Principles of Philosophy by René Descartes
Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson by Tom Graves (in reference to the subtitle for Ep. 12)
There are references to works of Project Itoh (Genocidal Organ?) and Kierkegaard (The Sickness Unto Death?), but no works are specifically named.

As mentioned before by others:

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began (あらかじめ裏切られた革命) by Iwakami Yasumi
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
The Bible (New and Old Testament; e.g., Matthew 13:24-30, Book of Genesis)
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault
Justine by Marquis de Sade

Certain movies are referenced as well:

The Man Who Stole the Sun (in Ep. 5)
The Deer Hunter (in Ep. 11)
Shuuji Terayama's theater drama play "Saraba, eiga yo (さらば、映画よ)."

In Psycho-Pass: The Movie:

Peau noire, masques blancs and The Wretched of the Earth both by Frantz Fanon


Yes, there will be a continuation. However, it's going to take a few more years until it releases. As Jeon Geuk-Jin & Jin-Hwan mentioned during their inverview with Star Comics in October 2019.

The interview is originally in Italian, but below I have included a google translated edition as well

  Star Comics : Is this the first time you are interviewed by Italian journalists?

  GJ JH : Yes, we have been interviewed by many Europeans, but never by the Italians.

  SC: What was the idea behind the work ?

  GJ JH: Usually in manhwa there are themes that are easily understood by Orientals, which are difficult for Westerners to understand. We wanted to make these issues accessible to a public outside of Korean soil.

  SC: Given the incredible details, both in history and in drawings, how long does it take to create a volume?

  GJ JH: During the first series we had about 4 months to publish each volume, while for the second series we had more or less 3 months.

  SC: How do you create locations that perfectly recreate the atmosphere of some places?

  GJ : Living in Seoul, during the walks I take pictures and send them to Jin-Hwan who manages to recreate them in a very faithful way.

  SC : Are there some moments you like to remember?

  GJ JH : It is very pleasant to think about how the opera fans welcomed us in different countries, especially in France.

  SC : Is it possible to have some details on the third season?

  GJ JH : We can only say that it will be released in a few years.

  SC : Between the first and second season there was a profound change in the protagonist, who became more mature. Is that why in the second series you didn't see the same passion or sexual transport present instead in the first one?

  GJ JH : Actually, changing companies, we were advised to limit some scenes to make it accessible to a wider audience.


What is the relation between the Girls und Panzer manga and anime series?

Girls und Panzer is an original anime and the GuP manga is an adaptation of the anime. Though the manga came out earlier in June 2012 as promition to the anime while the anime came out in october 2012. Both GuP anime and manga are practically the same except for some differences in perspective and events. The anime focused on Miho Nishizumi's perspective while the manga focused on Yukari Akiyama's.

Girls und Panzer: Little Army is a prequel manga for the anime and manga that came out in August 2012 about Miho's past.

Girls und Panzer: Lovey Dovey Panzer is a fan-made 4-koma web manga series done by Nii Marco about the GuP characters and it focuses on comedy. From that, eventually Nii Marco was hired by the GuP staff to make an official manga 4-koma series titled Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu, sort of sequel to Lovey Dovey Panzer. Though it's still focuses on comedy.


The following is a panel from chapter 2 of the manga. It states that Astarotte will become an adult in the next 3 years.

Given that she's 10 at the start of the story, it seems that she'll be matured to the level of needing a harem by the age of 13. That would correspond to roughly the middle of puberty in human girls, so it seems likely that succubi mature at roughly the same rate as humans, though perhaps slightly faster.


Does each Kaioshin have their own God of Destruction?

Supreme Kais are chosen from the regular Kais, for a single universe. One of the 7th Universe's Supreme Kais is the East Supreme Kai. This is process is elaborated in Chapter 16 of Dragon Ball Chou, when Zamasu undergoes training to become the Supreme Kai of the 10th Universe.

There are 12 Gods of Destruction, for each universe. It means that in one universe, there can only be one God Of Destruction.

From the wikia article on Supreme Kai:

  Normally there are three Supreme Kai in each Universe, with two on duty and if one of the Supreme Kai was to die in an accident, then the currently-inactive third Supreme Kai would grow in the Sacred World of the Kai like a plant.

Therefore, each God of Destruction is linked with the Supreme Kais of that universe.

But the article also states that:

  [Supreme Kais] are the Gods of Creation who provide the catalyst for life and planets to be born, as opposed to the Gods of Destruction who destroy life and planets, which maintains the balance of the universe.

This states that a God of Destruction and their Supreme Kais have a yin-yang relationship. One cannot exist without the other.

So the other normal Kai aren't related to the God of Destruction's well being.


What is the difference in height between Midoriya and Mirio Togata?

The wiki heights are correct, the anime just likes to exaggerate size differences.
Even if it's a pretty big exaggeration in this case.

Here in this picture Midoya is 520 pixels tall, about the first top 145 of those pixels cover the part shown in your screenshot.

Your picture is higher resolution / from closer to the characters, and Midoya is 225 pixels tall there (I cut off the top of his hair), and Mirio is about 230 pixels taller (attempted to compensate for the head slant).

So, let's transform that pixel-information into a centimeter-based height difference in the picture:
166/520*145/225*230 = 47 centimeters (or 28.5% of a Midoya)

To see if this is a one-time occurrence (not all shows are consistent, after all, let's have another quick look at this picture:

Nice upright poses for both Mirio and Nejire, and as an added bonus Nejire is only supposed to be 2cm shorter than Midoya.
Yet, again, there is a huge difference between the two.
Using the same logic (and this Nejire reference picture from the MHA wiki):
164/510*290/1005*290 = 27 centimeters.

So, Nejire in that shot in more on equal footing with Mirio than Midoya in your shot, despite her being 2cm shorter 'officially'.
This can be done for narrative purposes, or to just make the composition of a shot work better.
But the values listed on the wiki are always the reference values worked with, they're just not always strictly adhered to.

TLDR Summary:

No, their proportions in your screenshot are not the right proportion
(but that is a common thing in MHA and animation in general)
These characters are 166cm and 181cm tall respectively, the values you also found on the wiki. They just don't look it in that screenshot.


What is the song playing in Attack on Titan episode 17 when the female titan kills the 2 guys then goes to Armin?

It's a part of 進撃st-hrn-gt-pf20130629巨人 from Attack on Titan Season 2 OST.
There is a YouTube video that cut out the part to make it standalone.

Originally a part of "Shingeki st-hrn-gt-pf20130629 Kyojin" from the Attack on Titan OST, this part of the song was cut out to be standalone.
It plays during the first appearance of the female titan in the series.


In the episode where we see Fiore being destroyed and Lucy on the ground, we can clearly see that Lucy lost her right arm as the kingdom was being destroyed right before Natsu came to save her.

I believe it was due to the destruction of the city, something must have crushed her right arm and she had no other choice but to cut it off since she was alone.


Can the Rinne-Sharingan like Kayuga or Hagoromo had be transplanted?

The Rinne Sharingan is a dōjutsu kekkei mōra (advanced branch of jutsu unique to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and her direct bloodline). Rinne-sharingan can't be transplanted on Non-Otsutsuki members. But there are ways to wield it, the exact instructions are written in the Uchiha stone tablet:

You need to have Rinnegan in both eyes
You need to be a jinchuriki for ten-tails

Madara Uchiha, as the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, was able to manifest this dōjutsu in his own forehead after regaining both of his Rinnegan. As a result of Black Zetsu's actions, Madara's body then served as a vessel to resurrect Kaguya.


Inuyasha wiki says the following about daiyōkai:

  Most daiyōkai have long lifespans, possibly even longer than those of
  normal yōkai. They tend to remain calm in battle even if the situation
  is dire or their life is threatened. Daiyōkai vary in shape and size,
  just like normal yōkai. Some have, or are able to transform into,
  human-like forms, such as the Inu no Taishō and Sesshōmaru. Others,
  like Ryūkotsusei, are very large in size and don't at all resemble
  humans. Though it is not clear whether this applies to all Daiyōkai,
  it seems that some became feudal rulers over vast territories,
  commanding lesser demons. They sometimes wage war against other yōkai
  and humans alike.

About what qualifies one as such, is more controversial. It may be possible that it's both possible to be born like one, and to become one.

For example,  Inu no Taishō's son from an unnamed demoness, Sesshōmaru, is a daiyōkai, and even Inuyasha, while being half-human, possesses power beyond those of an ordinary yōkai, so "being born with it" is plausible.


What is the meaning behind Renji's Tattoos?

The tattoos are actually not related to the growth of Renji. They are mainly aesthetics, possibly done to make him look cool.

He probably descended from some family that has tattoos like his. Hoipe this answers your question.


Is this a parody of a real manga series in Sakurasou?

It's an actual manga called Hanaori Soushi, by Choujin.

  Having lost their parents at a young age, Chiharu and her brother find strength in each other. The past behind, the two live their lives in peace. However, the appearance of a new transfer student named Hisaya will put an end to these tranquil days. What does he want, and why does it involve Chiharu?


Why did Madara suddenly turn into Kaguya?

Spoilers ahead!

   When Black Zetsu impaled Madara, he transfered Kaguya's will into Madara. By this process, Kaguya was revived by using Madara's body as the host vessel. And yes, it was planned from beginning by Zetsu.

Black Zetsu's history:

   He was created by Kaguya and served only her. He acted as if he was Madara's creation, so he could facilitate the revival of his "mother", aka Kaguya. To do this, he planned the activation of Infinite Tsukuyomi by influencing Madara and the Akatsuki.

Further reading: Kaguya Ōtsutsuki


It does not seem like any of Madara's new abilities have a counter to sound genjutsu, especially when boosted by Senjutsu / Sage mode.  While sound genjutsu and Senjutsu are both very rare, the manga has shown two examples of different techniques of that type being effective against techniques that Madara has recently gained.

The two Sage Toads' sound genjutsu is effective against the Rinnegan.  When Jiraiya had them use it in his battle with Pain, it was able to easily overcome 3 paths of Pain.

   When Kabuto in Snake Sage mode used Tayuya's flute sound genjutsu, he was able to immobilize both Sasuke and more notably, a Susanoo-wielding Edo Tensei Itachi.  The pair were only able to escape by using Sharingan genjutsu on each other.


Why are the translations of 邪王真眼 (jaou shingan) so divergent?

The Wikipedia translation "True Eye of the Evil King" is a character-for-character translation of 邪 ja "evil", 王 ou "king", 真 shin "true", and 眼 gan "eye". The fansub translation "Tyrant's Eye" is, as you say, a nice localization of that, where we view jaou ~"tyrant" as an attributive modifier for shingan ~"eye".

Sentai's translation appears to proceed along the same lines: they view jaou ~"Wicked Lord" as attributively modifying this thing called shingan (i.e. what property does shingan have? The property of being a wicked lord, of course). And, in fact, if you were presented with the phrase jaou shingan completely devoid of context, Sentai's translation is not obviously wrong - it could well be that shingan is the name of some being who is a wicked lord or somesuch (in Japanese, unlike in English, proper nouns are not always easily distinguished from common nouns, particularly when it comes to edgy chuuni things). Indeed, one might be inclined to translate it this way as a parallel to structurally-similar phrases like 魔王サタン maou satan "demon lord Satan", where, of course, "Satan" is a name (though in this case there is no ambiguity, since サタン "Satan" is obviously a loanword).

But the phrase jaou shingan is not devoid of context. As anyone who has watched the show knows, jaou shingan is what Rikka calls her eye. As such, it strikes me as bizarre to treat shingan as a proper noun rather than translating it as "true eye" or something similar.

I think Sentai screwed the pooch on this one.


What is the jutsu that ninjas use to appear/disappear instantly?

The most common one I know of and I think you are talking about is the Body Flicker Technique (also known as Teleportation Jutsu, or Shunshin no Jutsu).

  The Body Flicker Technique is a high-speed movement technique,
  allowing a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost
  untraceable speed.*

  To an observer, it appears as if the user has
  teleported. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the
  user's movements. It is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily
  vitalise the body and move at extreme speeds. The amount of chakra
  required depends on the overall distance and elevation between the
  user and the intended destination.


Why did Haru put her arm into Legoshi's mouth in episode 11?

Tl;Dr at bottom

As a heads up I have not read the Manga so take my answer as what you will.

Through out the majority of the season we've seen Legoshi come to terms about how he feels about Haru and how his mind and body conflict at times. Legoshi went from Haru is food, Haru is not food, Love Haru, Haru is prey, essentially figuring whether he felt the way he did because he either liked her or wanted to eat her. He however reached his conclusion that he liked her.

Haru I would say has not yet gone through all this development and is either only just starting to or is in the midst of it. She has only really accepted that somebody likes her for herself without pitying her and just thought that that is enough, when reality her body is screaming that something terriby wrong.

Conclusion, while I don't necessarily believe that the action of putting her arm in his mouth is intrinsically a defensive mechanism, its more of a manifestation of the conflict that she has yet to/currently going though.

Tl;Dr:
Body: want to run,
Mind: I like him though,
Body: PANIC DO SOMETHING WERE GONNA BE Eaten,
Mind: hells ye we are ;),
Body: SMURGAFLEEEUR ARM TAKE, THEN LEEEAVE


How does Obito use Kamui to move from one place to another

Obito doesn't need to move inside Kamui space to move in the "real" dimension. If he wishes to move in his "current" dimension (Kamui or real) then there are two ways: either he physically moves inside that dimension or he goes into the other dimension, and while coming back, he returns at a different place.

However, while using his ability to let things pass through him, the things stay in the same place in Kamui space and return to the same place in the real dimension as well (cause it'd hurt terribly if your stomach was to be taken out and placed over your head).


Pencil boards (Shitajiki), are used to place under a sheet of paper (or a pad) such that writing on the paper won't indent the sheets underneath. The wiki page for Shitajiki says:

  Merchandised shitajiki are very common, featuring images of everything from tourist attractions to celebrities to anime and manga characters. Most shitajiki designs only go through one print run, making them very collectible and often difficult to acquire. Collecting shitajiki is a hobby for many anime and manga enthusiasts. As collectibles, shitajiki are also often used for decorating or other ornamental purposes.


How is new the saiyan in straitjacket from the Dragon Ball Heroes anime called?

The "evil saiyan"'s name is Kanba/Cumber.

You can find multiple news site talking about it today.
For example comicbook.com and otakukart.com.
They all reference this tweet.


What is this show about girls that use "spirits" to fight?

Actually, the first title that appeared in my mind when reading your description were these three animes called....

Magic Knight Rayeart (MAL Page)
But then it only fits "The main heroine was using a "fire spirit" but only after she accepted it in one of the episodes ...The little girl was using a huge sword... In the end they have to fight some evil villain." and it won't fit "living in modern times"

But then, when I tried googling, I also found....

Shakugan no Shana (MAL Page)
It fits "The main heroine was using a "fire spirit"..., ...firstly her rival but they became friends after some time. The little girl was using a huge sword too. Apart from the girls there is also a love story involved with the main heroine and a boy. In the end they have to fight some evil villain." and are "living in modern times".

But after searching more thoroughly, I found....

Mai-HiMe (MAL Page) Wikipedia Page
It seems to fit most of your description.

Sorry for this kind of random guess, but well even if none of them is the answer, at least it makes the possibility getting narrower...


According to the official stats, Yami is physically stronger, but Fuegoleon has better stats overall, more magic and better control of his magic, that aside counting with Salamander.
Yami Yukehiro
Fuegoleon Vermillion


What did Tom say about shipbuilders back at Water 7?

Maybe this?

On Chapter 356, when Spandam use Franky's ship to attack Shihousen:

there's a little bit difference on translate, as state on wikia:

  Tom's favorite phrase to say was "Do it with a Don!" ("with a Boom" in the Viz manga and "with Gusto" in the FUNimation dub)


The only similar-sounding word that I recall hearing in Yuri!!! on Ice is the Russian word vkusno (вкусно), which in the show is sometimes used by characters to mean "tasty". (For instance, it appears in ep. 2 when Victor is introduced to katsudon, and when in ep. 9, Yuri Katsuki tastes the katsudon pirozhki that  Yuri Plisetsky's grandfather made.)

The IPA transcription of вкусно is [ˈfkusnə]: it is then not implausible that a casual listener might miss the initial [f] sound or be confused when transcribing the final schwa, leading to a transcription like kusna or kusno. (When encountering unexpected two consonant combinations, I have sometimes missed the first consonant entirely: for instance, when I first heard the Hebrew song "Hatikvah", I heard "tsofiyah" (צופיה) as "sofiyah," because it was easier for me to process what I heard that way when I was not listening carefully.)


Identification of the background music played in episode 2 and 3 of Beyblade Season 1 English dubbed version

AFAIK, the soundtrack for the English Dub is as such.
For example, others like you have tried to ask and received a similar reply.
The music for dubs seems like quite a collaboration from both Nelvana and the Japanese side, as referenced from this thread:

Actually - aside from guitars/bass - there's only 1 piece where I used live instruments- and that was cello. The rest is all electronic acoustic.
Beyblade was a really unique situation, because once Corus/Nelvana sorted out the initial details, I was working directly with the Japanese for the entire process and I'd literally just update Nelvana with what was happening every few weeks or so.
The director was very specific about instrument choices (you'll notice there's very little synthesizer/electronica) and it's mainly traditional orchestra/acoustic instruments. I worked with a translator on the Japan side at D-rights and all the music requests/revisions and so on were through them. The schedule was so tight that they were animating an episode as I was composing it and then they'd edit video to score on many occasions. Very interesting!

It shows that it is definitely different from the original Japanese version, although it was for Metal Fight instead of the original Beyblade series, I suspect it is the same treatment.
You might try your luck trying to contact the guy who did it.
As for why you are looking into it, I am not sure. However, if you just want to listen to it, there is some guy who did some sort of compilation:
https://youtu.be/w_7460ppe2c
https://youtu.be/6fu-ONlAn64
https://youtu.be/UfB7IbP_uyE
And he credits Martin Kujac in his FAQ.
This is probably not sufficient as an answer, but also, it was too much to put into the comments.
I do not think that you will find your answer anywhere, and this question is probably not answerable, unless you contact Nelvana or the creator of said BGMs, as they are unnamed and uncatalogued.


What are some of Masamune Shirow's most recent works?

His work chronology listed on his official website, shows some of his recent works, and plans for near future. He doesn't seem to have any plans for the series you mentioned.

2013/09/11  SEVEN TRAPS : Auto fighter-bomber SUZUMEBACHI (Hornet) (Monthly YOUNG MAGAZINE)
2013/09/20  INTRON DEPOT 6 BARB WIRE 01 (Art Book)
2013/09/27  W-TAILS CAT - A STRANGE PRESENCE - Episode 06 (Stream)
2013/10/09  SEVEN TRAPS : Multipurpose multi-legged tank unit HONOOARI (Flame Ant) (Monthly YOUNG MAGAZINE)
2013/10/10  Cover Girl Fragments Vol.7 (comic Anthurium 007)
2013/10/25  W-TAILS CAT - A STRANGE PRESENCE - Episode 07 (Stream)
2013/11/09  Cover Girl Fragments Vol.8 (comic Anthurium 008)
2013/11/xx  INTRON DEPOT 7 BARB WIRE 02 (Art Book)
2013/11/30  Ghost In The Shell ARISE border:2 Ghost Whispers (Movie)
2013/11/30  Shirow Masamune Calendar SABER TOOTH CATS 6 (Calendar)
2014/01/xx  GREASE BERRIES 1 (Art Book)


What’s that hand gesture Usopp does when Luffy says about himself to Arlong in episode 42?

I took a quick gander at that scene in episode 42, and it seems to me like he's doing the "air" version of a common slapping/smacking motion that is prevalent in manzai, a form of Japanese comedy. Manzai is performed by two comedians, the dumb one (boke) and the smart one (tsukkomi). The boke will say and do stupid/disagreeable things, and the tsukkomi will make retorts, often violently. This is where the variety of different slaps and smacks come in. If the boke says something stupid or something that the tsukkomi takes offense to, the tsukkomi will slap them along with a verbal retort. What Usopp is doing here greatly resembles that, but I'm not 100% sure.


What is the song playing during battle scenes when Ushio calls the Beast Spear?

Well, there definitely is an official soundtrack for Ushio to Tora. You can purchase one from here

As for your battle scene music, someone recreated the music on YouTube that you might find interesting.


Who ended up placing fourth in block A of the autumn preliminaries?

Another contestant beat them both with an unrevealed curry dish that scored 91 points. Who it is was not revealed until later... it would seem that someone in the Elite Ten put him there for a reason.


This is semi-good source for Combustion Man. This is a good source for special bending techniques in general.

It states that his tattoo is a focal point for him to trigger explosions by focusing his chi. Seeing as it's a unique use of bending, I wouldn't be surprised if he can only bend from that spot simply due to complexity and a necessity for accuracy.

Additionally, the idea of the "third eye" is taken from Hindu tradition. THe combustion bending tattoo's is located over this Chakra, with the tattoo being of the Eye of Shiva. P'Li's is a more wavy version, which may be related to her ability to bend the beam as well.

All the bending are generally related to some kind of martial art, so if that doesn't answer your question, I'd be glad to do some additional research. Let me know!

Also, thanks to Ryan for the comment. It prompted the extra link and the tattoo design section.


Can mystic Gohan hold his own against Goku Super Saiyan Blue?

I think he is probably weaker, if you look closely at the fight when SSB Goku and Ultimate Gohan clash Goku seems to shrug off the two punches Gohan lands, but when a Goku lands one punch on Gohan he is visibly hurt and shaken. I would assume Ultimate form Gohan at this point is 60-70%  SSB Goku max since Goku wouldn't hold back after seeing his son like that.


How does element dominance work in Avatar?

It works a bit differently in Avatar.

Firebenders draw they power from great sources of fire. The sun is usually the strongest one around (with the exception of Sozin's comet, when it arrives every 100 years). Water benders draw their power from the moon.

Therefore, at night, the water bender will usually win, while at day the fire bender will usually win. Since the fire benders were on the offense, they get to decide when to attack (during daylight).

Also, there seem to have been a lot more fire benders than there were water benders (also, the water benders were separated into two very faraway clans).

Last but not least, in Avatar, the relationship between the elements doesn't seem to be that of dominance over one another, but rather, Earth and Air are opposites, while Fire and Water are opposites. It's not that one is stronger than the other, but rather two sides of the same coin.


Help with finding this manga about a family of killers who wield scissors?

You're probably looking for Zerozaki Soushiki no Ningen Shiken. This is a manga adaptation to NisiOisin's Ningen series, which is a spin-off from the Zaregoto series

  Iori is a high school girl who doesn't know what she wants to do with her future, and tends to run away from things. One day, she is attacked by strange dead-eyed people on her way to school, only to be saved by an equally mysterious long-haired man. Later that day, her friend at school, Jion, seems to fall under the same murderous influence. To her surprise, she finds herself capable of defending herself from his violent attack. Afterward, the long-haired man she met in the morning, Zerozaki Soushiki, arrives once more, this time to invite her to become his little sister. What has Iori become involved with, and will she be able to survive this change to her life?


Has the world in One Piece's world map been fully defined?

One Piece world I think is more or less explored.

What Nami's dream is not to explore the unknown reaches of the world, but rather to map them.

She wants to draw a map of the world which includes all the 5 oceans, redline and maybe even the sky islands.

The reason why finding the one piece is important for her is because the One Piece is supposed to be in Raftel.

Though Gol D Roger and his crew have visited it, the location of the Raftel is unknown to the world and is not charted yet.

So Nami's dream is to draw a map of the world which has everything including the location of Raftel, Sky islands and all the other places for which proper maps do not exist.


Who are those people with shark teeth in GTO?

The girl of the episode 40

The girl of the second episode is Kumiko Fukada.

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The reason why she does have shark teeth is because Fukada is written 鱶田and 鱶 means "(large) shark", therefore the author is making a pun (Source)

Even thought she only appear this time in the anime, she is more present in the manga :

In both the anime and the manga, there is an episode where  Murai receives a letter from a girl which the name start by the letter F. The girl playing the mediator, Kujirakawa Fuyumi, is in fact the one who sent him the letter, while Murai is attracted by another girl.

In the anime, this girl is named Aoi Fukada while in the manga this girl is Akane Fujita.

At the left, Aoi Fukada. At the right, Akane Fujita

At the end of the chapter, in the manga, we find out that Murai has been confounding Aoi Fukada and Kumiko Fukada. Because Aio is not named that way in the anime, there was no such pun, therefore we never saw this part of the story animated.

The presence of this girl in the 40th episode may only be a reference of the manga.

The girl in the episode 35

As long as this wedding does not happend in the manga, we can only presume, but as she really looks like Kumiko Fukada so we can guess that this is the same girl.

The pun is the same as for Kumiko : because everybody is Fukada's family is named Fukada, everybody has the same shark teeth as Kumiko as if the name caused this family trait to be hereditary


Is Derris-Kharlan's tree in Tales of Symphonia it's original one, or it's new one?

The Tree mentioned in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World by Tenebrae is the original one as Tales of Symphonia is set before the events of Tales of Phantasia

  Aselia (アセリア Aseria?) is the name of the world in which Tales of Phantasia takes place. ... as well as the combined world of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla from prequels Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.

Source: Aselia

according to the wiki linked, the Elves of Derris-Kharlan came to Aselia and transplanted the Kharlan Tree from Derris-Kharlan bringing life the the planet while, the elves took a cutting from the Kharlan Tree to replant it on Derris-Kharlan (as opposed to taking a cutting and planting it on Aselia)

it is this cutting that would have died between the gap of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World and Tales of Phantasia and thus the tree that Dhaos was looking to get a seed from is the new tree that was born after the events of Tales of Symphonia.

this is backed up that in Tales of Phantasia Martel is Guarding the Tree

and Martel was only born as a Guardian Spirit of the tree after it was reborn in Tales of Symphonia


Why did the Hunter x Hunter manga go on hiatus?

In the past, the reasons cited for HxH hiatuses have usually been "ill health", "research", and "mangaka circumstances". Most of it, however, is said to fall under "mangaka circumstances". This site (jp) tracks all of them.

Seeing as to how HxH and Yu Yu Hakusho have been such hits, the mangaka, Yoshihiro Togashi, has gained a fair bit of clout at Shonen Jump and the editors are apparently very lenient with him. While it is said that he did suffer from health issues thanks to the pressing schedule of YYH, it is also said that he plays truant a lot and attends Comikets when he's supposedly sick. Togashi is also known to be a massive Dragon Quest (related April Fool's joke) fan and apparently likes to take a break whenever a new version comes out.

The story goes that the mangaka does not like using assistants and prefers to draw everything himself. He is infamous for not meeting his weekly deadlines and releasing chapters with extremely rough artwork. He has been known for going on hiatus in order to redraw such chapters for release in the more lucrative tankōbon market.

I  can't find any source stating exactly why he is on hiatus now, but I think it's safe to assume that Togashi will be back and that the manga will continue. Only time will tell when this will happen.


Who do you have to contact to obtain a license to stream manga?

As I mentioned in my answer over at How is an anime based on western-literature made?

  Usually if somebody wishes to obtain said rights, they would hire a lawyer, as obtaining the rights, setting the terms and options, and the costs that come with it are surrounded by a lot of legal rump slump

But this depends quite a bit on what your 'end goal' is.

I would advise the above in almost any scenario, as the lawyer can keep you 'save' can help you set up the license, prevent loopholes, etc.

However, if you prefer not to use a lawyer, or find it too much of a hassle/ expensive (in which case you might just stop here, a license does not come cheap) you can use the following steps to obtain it:

Determine the copyright licensing company

LoganM's answer on finding reliable information regarding licenses for anime/manga is a good starting point to determine this.

Call the copyright owner to order the copyrights

Take note that it might take a few calls, as the 'mentioned' authority may not be the authority to give you a license in the country you wish to stream from/live in.

Complete payment, and store your license somewhere safe

Retain paperwork from your copyright licensing in your files to enable you to prove that you purchased a license for the public showing.

For some more 'detailed' insight in these actual steps, you can take a look at the Anime News Network post which covers the above points quite in-depth.


To understand how Final Getsuga Tenshou (FGT) works, we need first to understand what happened with Ichigo when he wanted to learn it.

Ichigo and Isshin was in the Dangai (Precipice World) a tunnel that connects Living World and Soul Society. Isshin stopped Ichigo and noted that the train was not there and that while it usually is a bad thing, it was a good thing for them since because the flow of time is different in the Dangai than that in Real World or Soul Society, it is a good time for him to teach Ichigo the FGT. Isshin then told Ichigo that he can only attain the technique by asking his Zanpakutou to teach it to him. He then told Ichigo to sit crossing his legs and start communicating with his Zanpakutou, which is similar to what meditation is.

What happened with Ichigo when he entered his inner world is that he found that all the tall buildings are under water. He was surprised but then Tensa Zangetsu shows up and tell him that he can breathe just fine even under water since its just his inner world. Ichigo asked Tensa Zangetsu to teach him, but Tensa Zangetsu refused. Hollow Ichigo shows up and then fused with Tensa Zangetsu and then fight Ichigo, claiming that if he persist on trying to learn the technique, Hollow Tensa Zangetsu will kill him. They fought, but Ichigo keeps getting beaten.

Then Ichigo realized that there is something wrong with the fight. Hollow Tensa Zangetsu could have killed him from the first strike, yet he didn't do it. He then understands how he can learn the technique, that is by accepting Hollow Tensa Zangetsu's blade. Thus he let the blade pierce him. Hollow Tensa Zangetsu then told him that that is the right answer for Hollow Tensa Zangetsu is Ichigo himself. Ichigo then proceeds to fight Aizen using his newfound power.

Now what does all this means? This means that to learn (to use) Final Getsuga Tenshou, Ichigo needs to understand himself and accept it as is. That's why it was said that to use Final Getsuga Tenshou, he needs to be Getsuga itself.

How does it works? If we see how he attained it, he probably need to enter a special state of mind, which he can reach by meditation. In Zen teachings, there are some special states of mind, namely, Shoshin, Fudoushin, Mushin, and Zanshin. Mushin in sports is often called as "Zone". If you watched Kuroko no Basuke (The Basketball that Kuroko Plays) you will see that when in the "Zone", all abilities goes up drastically, which in Ichigo's case would be his reiatsu goes up so high that even Aizen no longer able to comprehend it.

Is it Zangetsu exclusive? Maybe. That question cannot be answered with exact answer. The only thing that we know is that Isshin knows about the technique, and quite possibly has used it before, and that Ichigo was able to learn it as well. If we go by how Ichigo attained it, then it is very possible that others might be able to learn similar technique although it won't be called Final Getsuga Tenshou since they only ones who has been shown to be able to use Getsuga Tenshou are Isshin and Ichigo.

Is it cancel-able and reusable? If we go by what Kise Ryouta did during the match between Kaijo and Seirin in the semi-final of the Winter Competition, then yes, it can be canceled, assuming that FGT works by entering a "Zone", and that it works the same way in Bleach universe. What we know for sure is that Isshin/Tensa Zangetsu (I forgot which one) said that once he used the technique he will lost all his powers. He will turn into a normal person. This means that it is not reusable.


How strong are the Pleiades maids in overlord?

This is what I found elsewhere:

  The light novels have the stats, but in order of ranking:

  Narbarel Gamma (63) was chosen to accompany Momonga because she was
  the best combatant of the group and the one that can interact best
  with humans without being found out.

  Lupusregina Beta (59) is just below her and is also allowed to fight
  autonomously and like Narbarel, also human-like.

  Solution Epsilon (57) follows that order as well, being one of the
  field pleiades though in her case, she's not very good for missions
  that require excessive contact.

  Yuri Alpha (52) is the leader in terms of order, but is significantly
  weaker than the first half of the Pleiades. However, she is still
  massively overpowered by NW standards though it still takes her and CZ
  Delta to keep Evileye on edge. Like the Pleiades weaker than her, she
  is not a field agent and is generally relegated to the tomb.

  Entoma (51) is also comparable, but unlike Yuri, she is freakish up
  close and is ill-suited for field activity especially since she draws
  attention to herself.

  CZ Delta (46) is the weakest and is actually weaker than some of the
  strongest new worlders (shown in the latest novel where she needed
  prep time in order to actually be effective in comparison to the
  steamroller that is Narbarel). She is generally ill-suited for field
  activity since her low level makes her a poor choice to work
  autonomously. However, she is a sniper, so she generally won't be
  working autonomously on the Nazarick team to begin with.

  Aureole Omega (???) is likely the strongest and is generally a
  function guardian and has yet to appear. However, she is highly likely
  to be a 100th level NPC due to the insinuation of her role.

Evileye is about level 50 and would have lost to Entoma if she didn't have vermin bane, potions, and assistance.


Why do Usagi and Chibi-Usa call Minako Mina-P?

"-P" is a suffix that a person can attach to the end of someone's name to indicate closeness, familiarity, and affection. These suffixes are all called "honorifics" in English but are called 「呼び方」 (yobikata) (or far less commonly, 「呼ばせ方」 [yobasekata]), which mean "how to call (someone/something)" in Japanese. "-P" is one of the examples like the far more common "-chan" that do not signify respect and honor (like the standard "-san" or the more formal "-sama"), so these affectionate suffix kinds of yobikata are called 「愛称」(aisho), which means "affectionate nickname." (In Japanese, these suffixes are not attached with a dash; the name runs right into the suffix like 「美奈P」[MinaP] or Makoto's「まこちゃん」[Makochan]. The dash when writing in romaji sets off a suffix from a name for non-native Japanese language learners to be able to identify where the name or abbreviated nickname ends and the suffix begins.)
Japanese people use yobikata almost all the time to everyone they know, from family members up to the highest elite person (a person trying to be cutesy can even attach one to his/her own name, which Minako does in certain moments). To avoid attaching a suffix to someone's name is to do 「呼び捨て」(yobisute), meaning to "throw out how-to-call-someone," and should only be done through consent by both parties and indicates a high level of closeness or conveys a lack of respect (for example, the times when Rei calls Usagi without a suffix, or when Usagi calls Chibi-usa without a suffix).
Characters usually use yobikata for each other, most of the cases are the common "-chan," (Usagi-chan, Ami-chan, Rei-chan, Mako-chan, Minako-chan, Mamo-chan, Chibi-usa-chan, etc.) and are sometimes used for the sailor senshi forms (V-chan, Venus-chan, etc.). "-P" is a rather uncommon suffix in Japanese culture; I have lived in Japan for years and never heard someone use it (though, admittedly, I don't spend time at Japanese high schools). In contrast, "-chan" is everywhere in society.
It should be noted that this "-P" suffix is a wholly different "-P" suffix than the "-P" suffix used to abbreviate the word 「プロデューサー」(purodyuusaa = producer) in arenas such as the vocaloid industry. In Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, the civilian disguise form of Sailor Iron Mouse, Nezu Chuuko, who works for Ginga Terebi (Galaxy TV), is called "Nezu-purodyuusaa," never called "Nezu-P."
As you note, the only two within the series to receive the "-P" suffix are Minako and Luna-P. One reason for each case overlap, but there are two points of difference.
When Sailor V(enus) first appears, she is a mysterious, unknown, admired enigma to Usagi and the other others. However, over time, they get to know Minako. While Usagi loves all of her friends deeply, she comes to feel a particularly special bond with Minako because she views Minako as more like herself than the others. (In the early manga and anime, in what ways Minako is more similar to Usagi than Makoto is to Usagi or than Rei is to Usagi is not so clear but, as the series goes along, they are portrayed as a kind of kindred combo. This kindred affinity is portrayed in the anime as well [for example, chasing after Haruka-san or lamenting failing a class], but in the anime the Usagi-and-Rei relationship is portrayed more centrally.) Because Usagi feels a more special bond with Minako, she calls her "Mina-P," a suffix she doesn't use for anyone else.
As this Sailor Moon blogger explains,

うさぎちゃんの「美奈P」の呼び方が一番好きです。
うさぎちゃんと美奈子ちゃんの仲良しっぷりが感じられて。
このお互いの名前の呼び方って人間関係や、本人の性格が出ているようで
大切なポイントだと私は思ってます。たまに変わったりするけども (ﾟAﾟ;)

Translated: "What I love the most is how Usagi calls Minako 'Mina-P.' You can feel how close of friends they are. What they call each other is an important point that shows human relationships and their personalities. Though they change it up once in a while. (ﾟAﾟ;)" [translation mine]
In contrast, the suffix serves three purposes for Luna-P, Chibi-usa's cat face ball device.
One reason is the same: to demonstrate that Chibi-usa considers this device her close friend.
Secondly, the "-P" suffix in Luna-P's name is onomatopoeia, (in Japanese, 「擬音語」[giongo]). 「ピ」(pi) or, usually in repetition, such as「ピピピピピ」(pipipipipi), is a Japanese sound effect that means "beep beep beep." This sound effect often appears in the manga, and Luna-P itself only ever communicates in beeps rather than words (excluding transmitting voice chat between Chibi-usa and Puu). Luna-P is a beeping device, so the sound of the pronounced "-P" suffix here additionally conveys the electronic nature of the item.
Thirdly, other characters adopt calling this device "Luna-P" even though they do not feel that personal affection toward it, most likely because to speak of it with yobisute would simply be to say the name "Luna" - the name of a different prominent character who is always referred to and addressed with yobisute - and thereby possibly confusing.


The two familiars that you mentioned, Aria Liese and Lotte Liese, were helping at the explicit request of Yuuno. They did not work in the Infinite Library at any given time, other than that moment. Due to Yuuno's extreme effectiveness at organizing documents in a pile of organized junk, he was invited to become the head librarian.

Arf was no working at TSAB during the StrikerS period, as mentioned in the sound stages. According to that, she primarily spends time at Earth babysitting. I do not know of a reference that links her to the Infinite Library, other than appearing once in StrikerS. She might have been there to visit for all we know, but it might be something part-time as well.


How did Joseph inherit Hamon from Jonathan?

He inherited the Hamon ability from

 His mother, Lisa Lisa. She is an expert in Hamon. Well, since they have another Hamon's user other than Joseph in his family, the percentage Jonathan inherited the Hamon's is quite huge. Also his father, Goerge Joestar II was the son of Erina Joestar. However, George Joestar II did not inherit Jonathan's Hamon ability. Instead, his son, Joseph Joestar, had the ability of Hamon.

But from Wikia, it stated that he got Hamon's ability from

 Jonathan Joestar.

 The young Joseph developed early an ability to use the Ripple inherited from his grandfather, first displaying it when Speedwagon was being kidnapped.

Here is a video on YouTube when he used Hamon for the first time
A user from the JoJo's Wikia page explains that too.

 His father is Jonathan and Erina's son, George II. Lisa Lisa is the one who isn't related. Though I expect having some of Lisa's blood helped with learning it faster.


What is written on the schoolboy's pink shirt on the ending credit?

The shirt says "Shota Moe", "Shota" as in little boy like "Loli" for little girl. As for why, he probably acts as one of the weirdos that the "heroes" are supposed to defeat in a crappy piece of play.


What is the meaning of "Cross" in the title Cross Ange?

The original explanation in Japanese in the preview cited in the question is

  「アンジュが苦労｛くろう｝する」ってことでしょう？

which roughly translates to

  Ange has been through many hardships, I guess?

In Japanese, the pun is on Cross - クロス (kurosu) and 苦労｛くろう｝する (kurou suru).

As of the time of writing, this is the most official explanation on the meaning of "Cross" in Cross Ange.


Why didn't the other Captains see the potential in Asta during the admission exams?

There were many reasons. The biggest one would be the Nobility bias a majority of the captains had. Asta had also failed every task EXCEPT the final fight with him and Sekke, so his failures from those would also overshadow his one success.

Another major reason is that while we know now that he explicitly cancels magic with his swords, from just the one fight with Sekke that the Captains saw at the time, it looked like he simply overpowered Sekke with physical prowess alone. When he started his attack against Sekke, this is what was said:

Vangeance: He's fast! Is he using some kind of high-speed movement magic?

Yami: No, he's just physically powerful!

In the end, it was Asta's determination despite his shortcomings that won Yami over while everyone else only saw his shortcomings, and magic-cancellation wasn't on their radars at all.


What is it called when anime is drawn with nonblack borders?

According to the book 『アニメーションの基礎知識大百科』(Encyclopedia of animation basics) by Kamimura Sachiko, the Japanese term for this is 「色トレス」（iro toresu, meaning "colored trace", see p.99）. In some cases of iro toresu the borderline (trace) is given the same hue as the area it surrounds, making the borderline essentially invisible, and this is referred to as 「T.P同色」（T = trace, P = paint, and 同色 means "same color", see p.84）. The examples you gave fall under the opposite term 「T.P別色」, meaning that the trace and the paint have different colors.


What happened to the punishment for stealing an S-Rank Quest?

Episode 19 (filler episode) and episode 20 (omake episode) are non-canonical from a continuity perspective. In the manga, when they return to Magnolia, Erza reminds them about that punishment (just like in the anime), but then they see their guild building destroyed. This begins the next Phantom Lord arc, and thus the punishment matter gets dropped naturally. Since the punishment was never shown in canon, they probably decided to skip it in the anime too.

   In any case, that punishment is most likely something silly, such as the one in episode 75 later.


Why can't Haki be used with seastone cuffs?

As mentioned in the wiki:

  Upon contact the material drains the victim's body of energy, and stops them from controlling their Devil Fruit powers - having the same effect as throwing them into the sea.

It doesn't simply lock the DF powers, but drains the energy of the user. This is why DF users are unable to even swim in the sea. Otherwise, if it was only blocking their DF power, they could have still stayed afloat if they had the physical stamina.

Unlike the sea which inhibits DF users to the maximum, seastone itself can have varying degrees of power

  The degree of "weakness" induced by the Seastone depends on its density and composition; for example, Seastone handcuffs rob the prisoner of their abilities, but still allow the prisoner to move their bodies around normally.

So it just becomes a matter of ensuring that the prisoners don't have enough power in them to use Haki properly. As mentioned in Chapter 935 (Wano arc),

  Luffy has indicated that being weakened by Seastone affects his Haki, as he was unable to use it with Seastone handcuffs on and became able to once he had the cuffs removed

My personal assumption had been that since the DF user's body is drained of power in the seastone cuffs, the result after a Haki boost was still not enough. Busoshoku Haki in general only acts as invisible armor, which can then be used in an offensive manner due to the users own attacks or weapons. It only makes things harder/denser and doesn't grant more 'force' or power to them.

However, considering the above excerpt which seems to indicate they can't use it at all, there might be some other yet to be introduced mechanic.


Was the apparition Shion saw in his flashbacks Izanagi?

Prior to awakening, Izanagi was a gold humanoid specter (we see this at the end of the OVA when Yin talks to izanagi). So as izanagi was not yet awakened, if Shion saw a gold specter, he was seeing Izanagi. But, if he saw himself, he was seeing Shion.

I could not find this scene in the anime, but Izanagi only awakens at the end of the series, so up until then Izanagi would be a gold specter.

EDIT: The scene is at 09:20 in episode 11. That is not Shion or Izanagi; rather, it is Yin's evolved specter. I do not know the relevance of that scene, but Yin may have been Kirsi at that time and not yet a doll, so Shion may have been seeing the future.


Well, to (と) is a Japanese particle that functions like English "and". If, for example, you wanted to say "Yotsuba & Tanaka", that would be Yotsuba-to Tanaka (よつばと田中).

So I suppose it makes sense that one might choose to write Yotsuba-to! as "Yotsuba&!".

As for why the title is "Yotsuba&!" / Yotsubato in the first place - I suppose it's related to the fact that all the chapter titles are of the form "Yotsuba & [something]", e.g. "Yotsuba & the Elephant" (#19) and "Yotsuba & Coffee" (#58).


What is the meaning of the title of Fruits Basket?

The Fruits Basket is a game where a player is assigned to one fruit (any fruit as long as it is a fruit). Tohru was assigned by her friends to be the onigiri (rice ball, which obviously isn't a fruit), so she was left sitting alone because onigiri won't be called since onigiri isn't a fruit. It is also a metaphor on how Tohru can't belong to the Souma family as an onigiri won't belong to a Fruits Basket. Reference here.


Why did Vegeta never reach Super Saiyajin 3?

There are actually a lot of ideas about that, and one is that Goku spent a long time training in the heavens, where power is limitless and that is said to have greatly strengthened him. Vegeta on the other hand, never had that chance. As a note, Vegeta did reach Super Saiyajin 4 after gaining power from one of Bulma's machines, then he fused with Goku to beat the One-Star Dragon.


Where did the mecha genre originate from in Japan?

There is no deep origin of the super robot trope in Japanese folklore, at least as it pertains to anime and manga. While some Japanese legends and history (such as the samurai) may have influence the design and characteristics of the mechas, there is little direct inspirational influence.

The first anime adaptation of the Tetsujin 28-go manga, in 1963, is widely credited as the origin of the mecha genre with an early design of a "super robot". This series, in conjunction with the manga Giant Robo, were the first to feature these designs. Mitsuteru Yokoyama*, as the creator of both these manga, is considered the father of the genre.

Yokoyama was largely influenced by the wartime of his days; the bombing of Kobe is one such case. He was also influenced by the monster concept from Frankenstein. Astro Boy, a 1952 manga series, has also had great influence over the design of the robots seen in the mecha genre[1].

(Left: Tetsujin 28-go manga cover; Right: Giant Robo manga cover)

A bit more history: Notable mecha series that followed Yokoyama's creations were Mazinger (one of the first to feature piloting) and the Gundam series. In the 90s, Neon Genesis Evangelion moved forward from the clunky, overly mechanized (and often blocky) mechas from the prior series, and introduced sleeker, faster designs[2]. Later series, such as Gurren Lagann and RahXephon mimicked this design, while few shows like GaoGaiGar did not.

* - Yokoyama also made significant other contributions to Japanese comic culture; these can be found in the linked WIkipedia article.


What happens to a Titan Shifter if they die without being eaten?

The answer to this question can be found in Chapter 88:

Or, to quote the wiki:

   If an individual with the power of the Titans dies before it can be transferred, the power will be passed on to the first Baby among the Subjects of Ymir, who is born directly after the said inheritor's death, regardless of distance or relation to the previous inheritor.

As you can see,

   as long as there are Eldians remaining in the AoT world, the power of the Titans will never vanish.


If you watch the Inga-ron OVA, they show that Inga is actually inhabiting the body of a woman who died to save Shinjurou when they first met. His body transforms back into hers when he uses his powers.


Why does Tohru always try to get Kobayashi to eat pieces of her tail?

While it hasn't been explicitly stated in the show, I think the biggest factor is that it's an extremely intimate thing to do. It might be a bit disgusting when put this way, but a lot of intimate acts amongst humans involve the mingling or exchanging of bodily fluids; and that extends to the deal with vampires drinking blood - it's a precious bodily fluid, and there is something quite intense about giving it to someone. So for Tohru, who can apparently regrow her tail pretty quickly, having Kobayashi eat the meat is having her master take a part of her and ingest it, which in her eyes is an incredibly special form of bonding.


Why doesn't anyone go over the Calm Belt?

Nobody goes though the calm belt because there is nothing important there and no reason to go there beside to go through the Grand-line. https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Calm_Belt


How similar is alchemy in FMA to the real alchemy?

In their concept, they are very much alike. In their implementation, they are starkly different.
Similarities
First, it is very important to say that there is hardly a single definition of alchemy. Some of its first mentions are from texts hundreds of years old, but most highlight three things: Transmutation of base metals (usually to gold), creating a universal cure, and creating a universal solvent.
Using FMA alchemy, it is possible to transmute base metals into gold (as Ed did in Yoki's village), and through proper use of alchemy, healing and medicinal applications are possible. Other elemental transmutations, which were less sought by real-life alchemy but still present in research, are also done.

Real-world alchemy was often done in the pursuit of the philosopher's stone, a legendary substance which was believed to provide everlasting life (as it did in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone); the stone in FMA did this, more or less, as well.
Differences
This philosopher's stone was originally believed to be produced through the magnum opus. This is never seen (nor even mentioned) in FMA; instead, all alchemy is done through a transmutation circle (with a few exceptions), including creation of the stone. Transmutation circles are not strictly based on any tradition of alchemy (though they use alchemical symbols and other similar glyphs).
The philosopher's stone ingredients differ also:

 In real life, the origin of the stone was that it was possessed by Adam, who had received it from God, and its ingredients were never discovered. In FMA, the stone is made of human life.

Similar to the circles, there is no real mention of using hands to physically guide energy in alchemy. There were not dreams of making weapons out of the floor or using the techniques for war. Alchemy was done mostly in a lab, using techniques like the magnum opus to create chemicals and other such processes. It's no surprise, then, that the believed art of alchemy was for science and advancement of oneself, so much so that it founded today's chemistry (and through Paracelsus—mentioned below—chemical medicine).
The sources of energy for the transmutations are also different; in FMA, they use tectonic energy and the "Dragon's Pulse" for Alkahestry. In real life, the energy comes from chemical bonds and thermal energy.
Alkahestry
The universal solvent I mentioned above is called Alkahest, which is the base of the name Alkahestry (used in the English dub).
Generally, Alkahestry is much closer to what we think of as alchemy from the real world. Its purpose—medicinal usage—is much closer to the medical and chemical applications that real-world alchemy sought. In the alchemical notes that they delve into later into the series, there is a drug, "rasayana" (based on the Indian term rasayana), which is used for longevity and which is stated to "transform all metals to gold and restore youth to the elderly"; in that way, this substance appears to be much like the philosopher's stone concept seen in real life.
However, Alkahestry (like normal FMA alchemy) uses hand gestures and circles instead of actual chemicals; also, as mentioned above, its source of energy (the "Dragon's Pulse") is something that is not found in ancient real-world alchemy.
Overall
FMA's alchemy and real-life alchemy share some things:

The overall concept of transmuting elements, as well as transmuting to gold
The creation of a philosopher's stone
The ability to cure through alchemy
The pursuit of everlasting life

They also have quite a few differences:

The process of creating the philosopher's stone
The philosopher's stone ingredients
The transmutation circles
The process of doing alchemy at all (using the body rather than a lab)
The source of energy (tectonic energy or the "Dragon's Pulse" rather than chemical energy)
Their purpose (real-life alchemy pursued a goal more like Alkahestry)


Why are romantic events sometimes called "flags"?

The terminology probably comes from programming. With most visual novel games the terminology "flag" and "counter" go hand-in-hand.

In the background of a game, there are various variables, the most notable ones are the "global" and "local" variables. These variables usually what counters and flags consists of.

Local variables are usually a point counter that resets every time you start a new game. So let's say you have this character, Y. If you give Y a present, Y's  "affection" counter will increase with 2 points. By the end of the game, if this counter totals 12 points or more point, you will get that character's "good" end.

Global variable are typically flags created by the game to remember certain things. So if in a game if you chose to leave your house without checking the stove, you active the "unchecked stove" flag. Later in the game, the flag is checked and if has been activated, if will trigger the event where your house has burns down and you have to move in with a friend.

A global variable flags are persistent, so when you start a new game they are not reset like local variables. They typically are used as bookmarks to mark progress and be used as save points, so you don't have to replay though everything again.

Let's say that there is this other character named Z. If you get one of Y's good end, you'll active the Y's good end global variable flag. During your next playthrough at some point dring the game, the game checks for this flag has been activated and if has, you get a new choice that allows you to access Z's route. This is typically done to control player progress in the game as Z's route might spoil story elements in Y's route.


The archetype is most likely based off the nure-onna from Japanese mythology, that have the head of a woman and body of a snake and is know to be able to shapeshift and prey on people


Could Sasuke revive his clan by using Samsara of Heavenly Life technique that Nagato used to revive Konoha's fallen?

Since Sasuke has the Rinnegan he should be able to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, but it will cost him his life since he is technically trading his life for the revival of others. He will also have to summon the King of Hell.

  Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique is a reincarnation ninjutsu used through the Outer Path, which can infuse new life into the bodies of those who have died in exchange for the user's own life.

Then the part about the King of Hell...

  To perform this technique, the user summons the King of Hell, which then releases the souls of the deceased from its mouth.

Source:

Outer Path-Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique


Ki is a special kind of natural energy  (Originating from Captain Yami's homeland), which is very different from mana. Unlike mana, all living and non -living  things give off Ki when they move.

In other words, the ability to sense Ki, gives individuals the ability to sense attacks by people and projectile objects. Also, the fact that Ki depends more on motion makes it useful in detecting things which have no mana. An example is anti-magic; since Asta normally has no magic, Mages who sense thier surrounding for magic will be unable to detect him, however, using Ki Asta wil be able to detect his opponents, their attacks and also how much anti-magic is circulating through him.

  Further training in Ki could even help predict enemy attacks and in certain cases tell if someone is lying.