Where does the big weapon battle trope in chuunibyou come from?

In Chuunibyou's case, the extraordinarily large weapons are used to emphasize the fact that this is in Rikku's imagination, and they are actually fighting with a ladle and an umbrella, which is much less extravagant.

Having said that, the 'small girl, big weapon' trope is common enough in anime. Take Mami's Trio Finale in Puella Magi Madoka Magica for example, or Black Rock Shooter's girls which all have gigantic weapons:

There are lots of instances of these types of battles, but I wouldn't restrict this trope to anime, with instances of 'Big F**king Guns' going back to games like Doom

Along with the '100T anvil' trope, These types of tropes are used to emphasize a scene. In this case, making battle scenes more explosive,action-packed and gripping.


Is there a freely usable database that details the voice actors starring in each show?

Usagi Doi would be a good starting point. All though they no longer maintain a complete database, they have several database files publicly available which can be used for this purpose.
Myanimelist People could also be used. All though there is no api/database publicly available to my knowledge.
Behind the voice actors this site covers more than only anime Seiyuu, and to my knowledge has no public api/database available.
For the later 2 sites scraping may be a possibility, all though you would have to take a look at their respective policies.


When did the event related to Rurichiyo Kasumioji really happen?

It's a filler arc, that does not contain canon material. The anime creators were forced to insert this new arc randomly in the middle of the Hueco Mundo arc as the anime was catching up too fast with the manga.

However, I think it's safe to say that it occurs in the tiny window between Ichigo's training and Orihime's kidnapping, as Ichigo uses his hollow abilites, and Orihime hasn't been kidnapped yet.


What would happen if Devil Fruit that Chopper ate were eaten by a human being?

Most likely nothing would happen, that person would lose the ability to swim but would not gain anything by the fruit itself. This was also answered by Oda in one of the sbs questions.

    D: WHAT HAPPENS IF A PERSON EATS A HITO HITO NO MI?[6]

  O: I suppose I should say they "BECOME HUMAN". Uh, I guess you could
  say that means like becoming an adult, or finding your true spirit or
  something. So basically, people will live more human-like. Well. I
  guess you could say that. Or not. Basically, not. Goodbye. (runs
  away).

http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_20

EDIT: maybe, the only thing a human would gain is the ability to ascend("to get to a higher state of consciousness") so one would be happy with himself, so to say. However this is just a speculation, and my take on it if something like that would happen and Oda would come up with a "power up" for the user


How are the bijuu adapted from real mythology?

The concept of the Nine Bijuu is based off Japanese mythology, although there are some parallels Kishimoto does not follow though completely with the myths.

It seems like Kishimoto is purposely using names with different kanji, but the same pronunciation, such as Kokuou in Naruto is 穆王 (majestic/respectful king), while Kokuou from Hokuto no Ken is 黒王 (black king). For Kurama, the Nine-tails, in Naruto it is 九喇嘛 (9 lamas/high priests), the real life Mount Kurama is 鞍馬 (saddle horse), and in Yu Yu Hakusho 蔵馬 (hiding/ownership/storehouse horse).

The Bijuu (尾獣)

Juubi, the Ten-tails, is a reference to Ame-no-hitotsu-no-kami, the Shinto god of iron-working and blacksmiths, Datara, and/or Daidarabotchi. The former for it's ability to forge living thing out of metal and the latter for giant size.

Kyuubi: 九喇嘛 (クラマ; Kurama), the Nine-tails, is a reference to the kitsune in Japanese mythology. The name Kurama probably named after the mountain in Japan. It is said to be home of the Tengu God Sojobo and, more importantly, the location where the technique Reiki was first learned. Reiki is the art of using chakra (universal energy) to heal other people. This ties into Naruto's life-giving energy ability he gains after tapping into the nine-tails chakra.

Here is the Wikipedia breakdown of Reiki:

  "Reiki is commonly written as 霊気 in shinjitai kanji or as レイキ in katakana syllabary. It compounds the words rei (霊: "spirit, miraculous, divine") and ki (気 "gas, vital energy, breath of life, consciousness"). The ki (better known as Chinese qi or ch'i) in reiki is understood as meaning "spiritual energy; vital energy; life force; energy of life"

Hachibi: 牛鬼 (ぎゆうき; Gyuuki), the Eight-tails, is based off the Ushi-Oni, a sea creature commonly seen with an ox head and the body of another multi-limbed creature. The name Gyuuki (cow demon) is another pronunciation of Ushi-Oni.
Nanabi/Shichibi: 重明 (ちようめい; Choumei), the Seven-tails, is probably based off the rhinoceros beetle which are said to be amongst the strongest creatures on the planet in relation to their own size. The name most likely is a reference to Kamo no Choumei, a 12th century poet who secluded himself on society, took Buddhist vows, and became a hermit living outside the capital. Choumei is most famous for his writings that were mostly about nature and natural events. If you recall from the manga, two of the previously unseen captured Jinchuuriki's were outcasts that were abandoned by their village when Akatsuki came to capture them.
Rokubi: 犀犬 (さいけん; Saiken), the Six-tails, Saiken is based off the turban-shell snail demon, Sazae Oni. The name comes from a compilation of Chinese legends called "In Search of the Supernatural". The Saiken (犀犬) in one of the stories (地中犀犬) is a type of dog-like creature with closed eyes, the size of small dogs, that like underground in pairs (male and female).
Gobi: 穆王 (こくおう; Kokuou), the Five-tails, is a reference to the the hanging horse head demon, Sagari, and the ghost whale demon, Bakekujira. Typically Kokuou translates to "king" (国王) in Japanese, referring to a "lesser king," one below the emperor. The name probably is a reference to the Chinese legend of King Mu of Zhou (周穆王).
Yonbi: 孫悟空 (そんごくう; Son Gokuu), the Four-tails, is a reference to the Satori, an ape-like creature that can read minds. The name Son Gokuu is obviously a reference to the Monkey King in Journey to the West.
Sanbi: 磯撫 (いそぶ; Isobu), the Three tails, is probably based of a combination of the spirit of eaten-turtles that haunt those that harmed it, Suppon no Yurei and/or the amorphous sea monster, Umibozu. Isopu is probably a reference to the shark-like demon sea monster with a barbed tail fin, Isonade.
Nibi: 又旅 (またたび; Matatabi), the Two-tails, is a referenced to the forked cat demon, Netomata. Matatabi is named after the Silver Vine or Cat Powder a plant herb similar to a hardy kiwi vine. Used as a healing herb for cats and affects them in a similar way as catnip. When ground up, it is used in herbal teas and bath salts.
Ichibi: 守鶴 (しゆかく; Shukaku), the One-tail, is a reference to the shapeshifting racoon demon, Tanuki. The Naruto One-tail bijuu shares several tanuki archetypes. One is from the Bunbuku Chagama tale, where a tanuki transforms into a tea kettle. In the series, the One-tail is said to have been sealed within one. Other versions of the taunki tale tell of the shrine priest being a tanuki in disguise, which ties into how the One-tail was supposedly corrupted a Hidden Sand priest. The name "Shukaku" probably refers to the priest of this tale.


Did Tomoe ever find out that the Yukiji that he fell in love with was Nanami disguised as Yukiji?

Tomoe realized that the woman he fell in love in the past was never Yukiji, but really Nanami, who was actually the descendant of Yukiji and her child. The two then start a relationship to keep their promises of the past. It is explained in Kamisama Kiss: Kako-Hen that the “Yukiji” who Tomoe met was Nanami who was travelling back in time to save Tomoe. If Yukiji were to ever meet Tomoe, she’d try to kill him. Yukiji absolutely detests youkai, so there is no way that she’d ever love him as well.
Tomoe has been in love with Nanami this entire time, he just believed that she was Yukiji.
Source: https://kamisamahajimemashita.fandom.com/wiki/Tomoe


Is "Monthly Comic Alive" manga magazine available in English?

You can buy the Japanese version of Monthly Comic Alive from JList (e.g. here is the April 2015 issue) or Tokyo Otaku Mode (e.g. here is the December 2015 issue). JList used to also sell subscriptions to some of the manga magazines. If you live in a large city you might also have a Japanese bookstore somewhere (e.g. Kinokuniya) that sells the magazine in Japanese.

To my knowledge, there is no English release for Comic Alive; this list of manga magazines published outside Japan has no entry for it. Manga are almost always published in English as tankoubon, outside of Shounen Jump and Yen Plus. Nowadays some sites, like Crunchyroll, simulpublish individual chapters as they come out.

Here's what I would do: figure out which specific few series in Comic Alive you are interested in following. Chances are you don't care about every last series ever published in this magazine, so identify the ones you do care about. Figure out if they have an English language release (Wikipedia and Anime News Network are pretty good for this, but if you're stumped you can post another question here asking about it.)

If there is an English release, it will probably be tankoubon volumes, or maybe simulpub if you're lucky. If you absolutely must follow your chosen series chapter by chapter, every month, and it's not simulpublished, then find scanlations for it. Then either buy the magazine in Japanese, or buy the tankoubon volumes in English when they come out. If you really don't want the books, you can probably donate them to a public library. (Apparently public libraries will even stock Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou nowadays.)

I know it's not a great solution if you were looking to follow more than two or three series, especially if you don't care about the retouched art and better quality paper in the tankoubon. But unless you read Japanese it's about all you can do. Most likely, simulpub will become more popular as more of the Japanese magazines move online, but for now this is what we're stuck with.


Who's the character at the end of the last episode of Owarimonogatari season 2?

This appears to be Higasa, who is on the basketball team and in the same year as Kanbaru. In the anime productions, she first appears at the beginning of Hanamonogatari.

Hanamonogatari opens with a section where Kanbaru talks about her parents, before she wakes up on the morning of her first day of her third year of school. She runs into Ougi on the school's athletic grounds. Ougi asks Kanbaru if she has heard of Devil-sama.

We then see Kanbaru is sitting in her classroom that same morning. Higasa, being now in the same class as Kanbaru, walks into the room, and Kanbaru identifies her by name.

There is then a time-skip to the afternoon of the same day. Higasa suggests to Kanbaru that they should go home together, but Kanbaru demurs. She then asks Higasa about Devil-sama as Higasa is leaving.


In what order should the Aquarion series be watched?

Considering that Aquarion is an original anime (i.e. not based from other sources), it's safe to say that the original broadcast time is the recommended order:

Genesis of Aquarion (July 2005, 26 episodes): the original story
Genesis of Aquarion OVA (May & November 2007, 2 episodes) / Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Genesis movie (September 2007): an alternative retelling of Genesis of Aquarion
Aquarion Evol (January 2012, 26 episodes): takes place 12000 years after Genesis of Aquarion
Genesis of Aquarion Evol / Genesis of Aquarion Love OVA (July 2015, 1 episode): featuring a crossover between characters from Genesis of Aquarion and Aquarion Evol
Aquarion Logos (July 2015, 26 episodes): featuring a new storyline unrelated to the previous 2 series.


What was the intent for making Rem sacrifice herself for Misa?

Because Rem threatened to kill him should anything happen to Misa Misa. If he planned to use Misa Misa as a tool and perhaps sacrifice her eventually. He would have to get Rem out of the way.


How does Mikoto know about the Sisters before the Sister's Arc?

After Mikoto meets Nunotaba Shinobu, she starts investigating her and finds her connection with the 7th Medical Research Center, who were researching her DNA map to create an army of level 5 clones.

This is covered in the Railgun manga and Railgun S anime.

Initially she thought the Sisters project was abandoned because the clones would only be Level 3 (thus not realizing the plan for an army of Level 5 clones), but it's not until later that she realizes the Sisters were utilized for the Level 6 Shift project.


What's the song that plays during the basketball scene in episode 2 of Parasyte?

The music is written by Ken Arai.

The soundtrack track listing is here (or here on Amazon.co.jp), where you can listen to samples of each track to check which song you're looking for.


What happens with the Pokémon of a trainer after the trainer dies?

The Pokémon captured by the trainer belongs to the trainer; when he dies, he has the choice of releasing them or keeping them in their Poké Balls. They will definitely not die with the trainer.

If some other people such as family members releases the Pokémon, it will go back to the wild and become a very strong wild Pokémon. If they don't however, there are many cases such as the Pokémon being passed down to the next generation (if they are qualified). It is similar in our world where if the parents die, some of their belongings goes to the next generation. Someone gives them to a professor somewhere, or the Pokémon just stays in the ball which will have two more cases:

it will eventually break out and escape or stay in the Poké Ball until someone finds it.
Or as Hakase pointed out, the Pokémon can stay in the Poké Balls for a very long time where no one knows what will happen to it. From the cases shown in the link by Hakase, the Pokémon seem to be fine after a few years without food and water.

My sources of info are the link posted by Hakase and the Pokémon anime.


... an inexperienced Semanian ...

Roth speaking about Tilarna

You're no longer even human!

Tilarna speaking to someone of her own race.
As far as I know what "Semani" and "Semanian" precisely means has not been revealed in the first three episodes. However it is not the country, as she is from the Farbani Kingdom and speaks in Farbani:

A VIP from the Farbani Kingdom is arriving early tomorrow morning.
Then why didn't you speak to me in Farbani


Like few people stated in comments, the information wasnt given to us by the author.
But even we ever gt that info from Isayama, it would still b just his speculation
There's a fan-made ODM, you can watch it on youtube.
The weight of it was 6.6 lb, but i believe more professional ODM gear would be heavier.
But for sake of speculation lets say 6.6 lb is down limit of the ODM weight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUr452RXJgw&feature=emb_title
So i tried to figure out what's the upper limit.
Anyway, the fact that they can run in this ODM gear is actually very important information.
Soldiers can run with a full equipment, right?
I googled that US soldier are carrying at average at least 97 pounds, actually more than medieval armors lol.
But i don't think its any reliable information, because soldiers are carrying a ton of equipment and ODM gear doesn't have much equipment - it need to be as light as possible.
SO maybe a Civil War soldier? He was lighter, he carried about 60 lbs.
But saying the ODM weight something between 7 lb to 60 lb... its still not satisfying answer.
So i tried a different approach.
I tried finding oxygen cylinder similar to the one used in ODM gear.
https://qd-ruiming.en.made-in-china.com/product/oBaQnSjTVLRE/China-Competitive-Price-Portable-Oxygen-Cylinder-with-Valve.html
it weigh 2.8 km (about 6 lbs) (the smallest one)
We need two, so it's about 12 lbs
Apparently normal size medieval sword weighs 2.5-3.5 lbs.
http://www.thearma.org/essays/weights.htm#.X_DRzzSg9aQ
Since we have 8 blades and 2 tilts...
lets say we have 2 full weight 3.5 lbs and 6 blades with weight of 2.5 lbs
2x3.5 = 7. 6x2.5 = 15. 7+15 = 22lbs
Lets add all the stripes (I would say max 2 lbs) and the mechanism - 3 lbs.
So my guess is 12+22+2+3= 39 lbs
IN CONCLUSION: Im speculating te weight of ODM is 39 lbs.I might be wrong, but its definitely something between 6.6lbs - 60 lbs.
BUT AGAIN, it's just a speculation and nothing more! x)


Taken from Garo wikia

  The Order required self-sufficient/independent warriors that's highly adept in martial arts (stronger than their priests and greater combat strength against Horrors), strong mental and emotional discipline (to handle their emotions, manage against potential dark energies, and see through illusions), and mastery over Soul Metal (due to its dangerous nature); creating a full-fledged Makai Knight is a lifetime of training. Because males are physically stronger than females, the order decided to exclude women from ever becoming a knight.

I'm not sure about other armors, but in Golden Knight's case, one day in every month, the knight won't be able to fight as Zaruba is taking the knight's whole day. Also, women has to face menstruation every month, and that menstruation didn't last just one day and disappear tomorrow. A female Makai Knight would be unavailable for more than one day a month, which is a totally bad idea. Thus, while technically they might be able to become one, it is undesirable.


This is likely to be a Sakazuki, which are  small to medium-sized ceremonial cups during a celebration, most commonly used at weddings and other special occasions such as tea ceremonies. The Yakuza are know for their particular initiation ceremony where the initiate exchanges Sakazuki with the Oyabun (Boss) as a vow of loyalty.

As for the underage drinking, the legal drinking and smoking age is 20 in Japan. Typically it's socially acceptable to drink a little for celebrations.


It is never revealed outright but it is implied to be AIDS. We know that Hana used to have a boyfriend named Ken who died (and caused Hana to drift away from the drag queen club). When asked if Ken died of AIDS, Hana glibly replies "No, he slipped on the soap". So the implication is that Ken did die of AIDS and probably passed it on to Hana.


There isn't a definite answer for this and considering the fact that Dragon Ball GT isn't canon, we aren't going to get any definite reason as to why this is the case. I wouldn't call it a mistake as certain mistakes like Vegeta's brown hair were actually acknowledged and corrected while Gogeta's red hair is continued even in the recent Dragon Ball Games like Xenoverse 2.There are a lot of interesting theories in the Dragon Ball Community. The two most common theories would be, Some people believe SSJ4 Goku and SSJ4 Vegeta fused attained a transformed even beyond SSJ4 just like Gotenks was able to attain SSJ3 in Z. While this theory is a little hard to believe, the other recurring theory which even I personally believe makes more sense is that SSJ4 Gogeta's looks a lot like SSJ4 Goku(apart from the color change) and the red color hair was done on purpose to further distinguish the 2 characters.


I don't think our known biology can be applied to Pokemon. Blastoise has cannons, for instance, and Pikachu can shoot electricity (is not the same be able to create electricity to shock predators that attack you and actually shooting it).

I mean, we could make theories about how they can do all those things, but the designers just didn't think about it. It would be an interesting pastime, but pretty pointless, because they would be just that, theories.


In Episode 9 of Steins;Gate, why did Feris's message affect the past?

The mistake you're making is that the phone attached to the microwave is irrelevant—any phone is okay.

The phone that matters is the phone that the microwave phone sends the message to.

The message is sent to Faris's father, Yukitaka Akiha.

The reason could be classed as spoilers, so make sure you watch the show first.

   Yukitaka died in a plane crash several years before the events of Steins;Gate. He was the only victim of the crash. However, his daughter later uses a D-Mail to save his life, by making him believe she was kidnapped and forcing him to take the bullet train instead.


Was the Tokyo Ghoul OP made before the Anime or specifically for the anime?

I do not know if it was made specifically for the Anime, but the Anime was the debut of the song. The first episode of the Anime having aired on July 4th, 2014 and the single containing the song being released on july 23rd, 2014.


Anime can be broken into three broad catagories - shounen, shoujo, and seinen. These translate into roughly young guys, young girls, and adults (as in not young people). Most of the "popular" shows are shounen, which contain a lot of action/fighting, simply because that demographic likes that kind of thing more.

As can be expected, there are also shoujo shows, which are mostly romance, drama, and romantic comedies. Seinen shows contain themes of psychology, mystery, and other stuff adults are interested in.

In the end, you can compare the anime genres to western movie genres, you have big block buster action flicks, aimed towards guys, you have chick flicks for the girls, and you have these thriller/mystery/philosophical stuff for the "sophisticated"


Well, like you said, you just finished Naruto. There isn't something in between Naruto and Naruto Shippuden so, it's time you get into Shippuden.
Additionally, I recommend watching Naruto by skipping fillers, except for the ones where they show the past.


What anime is this brown uniform with a yellow-white ribbon from?

This is without a doubt the National Verbena Academy's winter uniform (from the Shuffle anime, with some minor inaccuracies).


Did Sasuke get all of Itachi's special abilities?

Yes and No. Those accessories of Itachi's Susano'o were found by him. Sasuke is shown to have created his own weapon in this form. Sasuke just used Itachi's eyes for the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. A contrasting example would be how Danzo stole Shisui Uchiha's eye.He was able to use his technique of Kotoamatsukami. Maybe it wasn't as powerful as Shisui's but nonetheless, he used it. The same can go for Kakashi and Obito's Kamui. I believe that Itachi's accessories to the Susano'o were found by him because Orochimaru, who appeared during the Itachi vs Sasuke fight, stated his surprise in Itachi having the weapon. Orochimaru's knowledge of the sword probably means that he was trying to get it too. The same goes for the Yata and the Yasaka.


Why didn't Madara absorb this technique?

This has been explained before, during the battle of Gai with Kisame.

Kisame's technique absorbs chakra from the Ninjutsu technique and grows stronger while the opposite attack grows weaker, but it couldn't do anything about the Sonic Punch, Hirodora (Afternoon Tiger). This is because unlike nature manipulation techniques Gai's Gate technique utilizes pure Taijutsu.

Rinnegan can absorb any and all Ninjutsu techniques, because Ninjutsu uses Chakra to achieve nature manipulation, whereas Gai's technique utilizes the speed achieved by the Gates to create the destructive power of his attack from the atmospheric air itself, and which can't be absorbed.

Also, it is stated in the Manga that Madara in ten-tails Jinchuriki form only Senjutsu and Taijutsu work since he can absorb all Ninjutsu.


Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes, and Occultic;Nine naming convention with semicolon?

The best answer that I could make out myself for the use of the semi-colon in the names:

The semicolon in the names are used as a form of "pertaining to," however "not in possession of." Meaning--for example--"Steins" is related to "Gate" however, "Steins" is not in possession of "Gate." (This applies to the other two names as well.) We can see this because "Steins" does not make use of an apostrophe, which denotes possession.

We can see this by also rewording the titles of the anime:

Gate of Steins
Head of Chaos
Notes of Robotics

In this case, we see that "Steins," "Chaos," and "Robotics" all are related to the the preceding words in the reworded titles, just the same as if we made use of the semi-colon instead of, "of," in the original titles.


Is something preventing Mary from finding out who she really is?

It appears the Mary is in a state of constant denial. She wants to be a real person and refuses to accept the fact that she is a painting. We know that she wants to be real because of how her one wish is to leave the gallery and experience the fun things of the real world. That is why the words are considered unreadable, she really does not want to read them.

When she tries to leave the Fabricated World she is unable, because inside of her room she wrote a small journal.  Inside that journal in says that she cannot leave on her own. The only way for to leave his to take the place of another, which is why she is able to leave in the "Together Forever" ending. She took the place of Garry. Because she did not take the place of anyone she could not escape.

The person who "killed" her at the end of "A Paintings Demise" is probably her father or some other piece of art like "Mistake".

It might have been her father because of the last things she says. While Mary is pleadingly choking out for help she ends with the word Father. It is possible that she was asking for help from her her father Guertena, or it could be that she realized at the very end that Guertena was the one who was going to punish her. This is further supported by the messages that appear as the lights slowly dim. They talk about how Mary has been a bad girl and they sound like something a father says to a disobedient daughter. These were probably Guertena's way of scolding Mary because she disobeyed and tried to leave the gallery.


Why would Mori Summer use the same incantation as Tyrant Eye?

TL;DR: Rikka probably taught Nibutani the incantation before she headed off to battle Dekomori. The incantation probably does not come from Shichimiya, since Shichimiya uses a different incantation in her battles against Rikka in season 2. Moreover, Nibutani most likely never did battle as Mori Summer before, so it makes sense for Rikka to have taught her the incantation to start her battle with Dekomori.

Firstly, I dispute this piece of evidence:

If I remember correctly, Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII also uses the same incantation. This is understandable since Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII was friends with Dark Flame Master and went to the same school if I remember correctly. Tyrant Eye came into existence due to Dark Flame Master.

The first time we see Shichimiya battle is in season 2 episode 3 Tsuigeki no… Maou Mahou Shoujo ("Magical Devil Girl… in Pursuit"), when she challenges Rikka at the latter's school. The incantation Shichimiya uses at that time is different from Rikka's. The subtitles I've seen is translated as

"Sing, cherubim! Descend, seraphim! Physical linkage!"

Perhaps someone knowledgeable in Japanese can identify the precise incantation; however, it is doubtless a different one from Rikka's, especially as the scene cuts between Rikka and Shichimiya as they each deliver the corresponding lines of their incantations.
The same thing happens the second time Shichimiya and Rikka battle, this time in episode 9 Namiuchigiwa no… Kyuukyoku Ougi (Rizouto Rasuto Rizouto) ("Ultimate Mystery… on the Shore (Resort Last Resort)"), when Shichimiya confronts Rikka at the beach about the latter's resolve.
However, in the movie Take on Me, when Shichimiya and Rikka are about to battle at Aomori, Shichimiya responds to "Reality, be rent!" with "Synapse, break!" and both chant "Vanishment, this world!" together, before their battle is stalled by Kumin. But this instance can be chalked down to the director's creative decision; I would say that it's clear from the instances in season 2 that Shichimiya usually uses a chant different from Rikka's when going into battle.
Moreover, while it is true that Yuuta received his name "Dark Flame Master" and his attack "Be engulfed in the flames of darkness and disappear!" from Shichimiya, as he reveals in episode 3, he does not mention anything about the incantation. In fact, I think the only instance when Yuuta prepares an incantation of any sort is when he shows Rikka the Unseen Horizon right at the end of season 1. In that instance, he used Rikka's incantation, but I would hesitate to say that that shows that he was familiar with Rikka's incantation before meeting her and getting to know her at the new school. So, while it is true that the Tyrant's Eye came into existence due to the Dark Flame Master, who in turn came into existence due to Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII, I don't think this provides any link between Rikka's incantation and Shichimiya's incantation.

How then does one explain Nibutani's use of the same incantation as used by Rikka and Dekomori in her fight with the latter? My reading of that episode is as follows.
Recall that Rikka was present when Yuuta was about to offer his advice to Nibutani about how she can get Dekomori to hand over the Mabinogion. The scene cuts away at this point, but it is reasonable to assume that Rikka was present during Yuuta's suggestion to try and defeat Dekomori in battle. I surmise that Rikka might have stepped in at some point and taught Nibutani the incantation that she and Dekomori use to enter battle.
After all, Nibutani has possibly never done battle before during her phase as Mori Summer. In season 2 episode 3, when Rikka is practicing her attacks against Kumin—who is playing the role of a provisional magical girl—ostensibly to defeat Shichimiya the next time they battle, Nibutani interrupts them and points out that Kumin is more of a sentou shoujo ("Battle Girl") than a mahou shoujo ("Magical Girl"), and she goes on to add:

In the first place, magic is supposed to make people happy. The spirits who manipulate magic were always thoroughly pure of heart. They never resorted to brute force…

Her explanation is dropped midway, but her non-violent approach as Mori Summer is clear, not only from the above explanation, but also from her general demeanour and actions as Mori Summer: having priestess-like accessories, singing choir songs, talking to the birds, communing with Nature, etc. All of these point far away from a battle-oriented chuuni persona.
So, my guess is that when Yuuta guided Nibutani to face Dekomori in battle, Rikka offered Nibutani her incantation to kick things off.


Does Ash walk away from the starting pokemon in the anime?

In episode 1 of the anime, Ash overslept and was too late to get Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle. Professor Oak then gives him Pikachu.


Usui-kun, wears contacts at school and glasses at home. Most probably, this shows how Usui is different from school and from the comfort of his own home. Revealing the real Usui when he is out of everyone's sight. ^^


Who has the most informations about the poneglyph?

Roger's Crew.
When Robin discusses the Poneglyphs with Silvers Rayleigh,

Robin spoke up and asked about the Void Century, explaining to Rayleigh her findings from the Poneglyph in Skypiea. Rayleigh replied that he did indeed find out the history of it, but advised that she continue looking for it on her own; he explained that if he told her at present, she would not be prepared for it nor have the strength and resources necessary to truly take advantage of the information.

Apparently, Roger couldn't read the poneglyphs, but could still understand them.

In regards to Roger using the lost Poneglyph script on the Shandoran Belfry, he cryptically stated that Roger could simply hear the voice of all things.

So yeah, they know the true story and what happened in the Void Century. I would wager Robin is the most knowledgeable person after them.


Where can I watch The Seven Deadly Sins?

According to this Crunchyroll Forum Thread Netflix has the exclusive streaming rights.

on the Australian Netflix site it lists:

24 episodes for Season 1 (2014)
4 episodes for Signs of Holy War (2016)
24 episodes for  Revival of the Commandments (2018)


How does Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma connect to the Fate universe?

Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA is an alternate timeline to Fate/Stay Night

  The series takes place in Fuyuki City in an alternate timeline of Fate/stay night. Kiritsugu and Irisviel helped end the Holy Grail War ritual before it could start, sealing Ilya's memories away and allowing her to grow up as a normal girl. Shirou and Ilya live a peaceful life as brother and sister, without knowledge of magic, under the care of Sella and Leysritt, while their parents are abroad.

Source: Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA - STory - Setting (First Paragraph)

however it may be apart of a different timeline to that in which Fate/Zero occurred because of Shirou's background

  It is unknown what happened to his biological parents, as the Great Fire had never occurred, but he was still adopted by Kiritsugu about ten years ago, similar to his Fate/stay night origins.

Source: Shirou Emiya (Fate/kaleid - Illya's brother) - Profile - Background

however multiple timelines that are still connected is possible in the Nasuverse as Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg wield the Second Magic which is the Operation of Parallel worlds. he was also present when the Makiri, Tohsaka and Einzbern Family began the ritual that would later be known as the Holy Grail Wars

In the image above we can see Zelretch reading a book and Lord El-Melloi II, AKA, Waver Velvet from Fate/Zero and like Shirou how he got the title of Lord El-Melloi II in this world is unknown as it was during Fate/Zero in which Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald was killed and Waver helped restore the House's name to which his new name was award to him and where he "serves" Reines El-Melloi Archisorte

  While it was on the brink of collapse, Waver Velvet's actions helped to revive the Archibald house, and he was then named as "Lord El-Melloi II" as a form of gratitude. At the bottom of the family's hierarchy at the time, she "blamed" him for causing the situation and claimed "you better serve me for your entire life," much to the former's chagrin.

Source: Reines El-Melloi Archisorte - Profile - Background

so if Irisviel and Kiritsugu stopped the 4th War then the Archibald house wouldn't be in a state of collapse because of Kayneth's death and Shirou wouldn't have been adopted because the corrupted Holy Grail wouldn't have started the great fire which claimed his family

However some titles in the Nausverse do extend from other branches in it's history that aren't covered in other Fate titles, such as with Fate/Apocrypha which occurs in a separate timeline caused by the Einzbern Family summoning Ruler during the 3rd Holy Grail War instead of Avenger or in Fate/Extra in which a certain Magic Incident (assumed to be a premature Aylesbury Valesti) cause the world's Mana to dry up in the 1970's, years before the forth Holy Grail War in the 1990's (and thus the Greater Grail would take longer to build up Mana for the 4th war if it even occurred)

with that being said the point in the history of the Nasuverse in which could allow for the alterations to Shirou's and Waver's history in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA without the 4th war occurring is currently unknown.

NOTE: apologies for the lack on anchor links however Wikia's Ad overload has made the site impossible for me to browse with javascript enabled


Help identifying a song at the beginning of episode 1 of Your Lie in April

This is track #1 from disc #1 of the OST, titled "Kimi wa Wasurerareru no" (translates as "Could you forget?", which Kaori says to Kousei multiple times over the course of the show). Here is a 20-second extract from the beginning of the piece: https://clyp.it/2mfjovz4.


Why was Al still alive after getting his body broken apart by Scar?

Slicer's blood runes were destroyed, which is what killed him.

Slicer had two souls in one armor, so he had two blood runes.  Ed didn't know that at first.  He only knew of one blood rune in the helmet, and thought that cutting off the head would stop the body.  But there was another blood rune in the body.

Al's blood rune is not in his helmet, so his head can be cut off without hurting him.

As long as the blood rune is intact, the soul survives. The rest of the armor can be severely damaged.


Is there any English sub for "Ashita e Free Kick"?

According to it's AnimeNewsNetwork page the series hasn't been licensed in English so there aren't any official English subtiltes available either.


What is written on Kohinata's belt after Nanaka makes the changes?

At first I looked at Katakana and Hiragana alphabets to see if I could find a matching symbol for the first symbol but I was unable to.

I then went to the wiki page for Kohinata Minoru and found that the last two symbols in his name, matched the last two on his belt (those being 海流). Looking these up, I found that they mean "ocean current" (or Kairyū).

Working my way up the symbols in the belt, I saw that the second one closely resembled 向. When looking 向 up, I found that it meant toward (or Mukai).

Finally, the closest thing that I could find to the top symbol is ゆ. When looking this up, I get Yu.

Putting all of these symbols together, my best literal guess for what is written on the best is Yu kō kairyū, or Yukata ocean current. However, considering how closely a lot of the symbols on the belt match his Japanese name 小日向海流, my best guess would be that his name is what is written on the belt.

EDIT: Kuwaly showed me that the entirety of the Japanese name 小日向海流 is shown on the belt. Therefore, it is just his name that is written on the belt.


What's the deal with rotating voice actors in episode 6 of "Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei"?

The original manga chapter this was based on (ep. 97) was the first chapter published after the announcement of the first season of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, along with the staff and cast working on it. In this episode, whenever a character appeared, a subtitle with the character name and voice actor was also displayed, to drill the information into the heads of the readers (which at the time everyone thought "I know you're happy about the anime. I get it already.").

The anime studio took that joke and played it reverse, since it was a joke that only made sense in textual form (and we've listened to their voices for 1.5 seasons, so it would just sound like stating the obvious).

So basically it's a twist on a joke that only worked in the manga, which was published right after the announcement of the first season.


Trying to remember a possible Sci Fi Anime/Movie

I managed to find the answer!

It's Choujin Gakuen Gowcaizer

It seems I mistook the wolf and the dark haired woman for the same person.
They are actually two different people.

Also, the film seems to have been released in the late 90's, not late 80's early 90's as I had previously thought.


Is there nudity in any of the Mobile Suit Gundam series?

For the portion you're concerned with
IMDB states the following-

Some characters (including children) do appear fully naked in bath scenes. Breasts are visible on female characters, and penises are visible on two child characters in one bath scene. There is a scene where one male child character rubs the chest of a female child character, though this is more comedic than sensual.
There is implied to be a romantic interest between many characters on the show, but nothing sexual is even shown (or for that matter, hardly even implied.)

List of Bathing Scenes-
http://animebathscenewiki.com/index.php?title=Mobile_Suit_Gundam
For additional info you may refer to this link-
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0159172/parentalguide?ref_=m_ttpg


Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan Recharge Period

To answer your two questions

It was never mentioned if Shisui had to wait for a decade to use it, so we don't know if this rule applies to him. If he did have to wait for 10 years, he's very underpowered. I don't think it applied to him because everyone knew about his ability and if that rule applied to him, he'd have used the ability for a maximum of 2 or 3 times (not possible, 2 is max because 2 eyes), many people wouldn't know about it.
Itachi said that Kotoamatsukami takes 10 years to recharge for those who don't have Hashirama's cells.
There are 2 ways he could know the recharge period.

Shisui told him. That would mean, this drawback would apply to him too. But its very unlikely that he had the Mangekyo for over 10 years. So he himself wouldn't know about the recharge period.
He used Kotoamatsukami just after Shisui died and he knew the period was 10 years because it activated after 10 years in the war. This is dumb. I'm dumb. Itachi is smart. He wouldn't gamble.
The third way, I know I said two but bear with me. THIS IS A PLOT HOLE. Every anime has one. Itachi just couldn't know the recharge time.

THOUGHTS

How does Hashirama's cells affect the eyes? If we give the eye which has been used for Kotoamatsukami to say Danzo/Yamato (someone who has his cells), would the eyes recharge instantly?


Why can't Titans attack using the canals passing through the walls?

It's kind of referenced in the anime as "the strongest part of the wall" but not explained...

And this is where the cannon fired/transformation happened:


Why does Black Jack charge exorbitant fees?

I don't believe there was ever a solid statement in the Manga for Black Jack's high prices. However recently I came across two interesting stories in Vertical's volume #2 that might shed some light on Tezuka's intent.

In the story "Granny" , which is about another doctor who also charged a lot and an old woman who worked her whole life to pay off a debt to the doctor, Black Jack says

"I thought I was the greediest man ever."

This seems like kind of a joke, so I don't think his prime motivation is greed. In fact Black Jack doesn't seem to spend much of his money ( he basically lives in a shack).
Later in the same story he charges the son of the old lady a huge sum, but that seems to be a test to see if the son is willing to make the same sacrifice that his mother did. It's not clear if Black Jack actually charges the son after the son passes this test.

In the same volume there is a story of Black Jack's recovery from his surgery as a child when a classmate donated a piece of skin to save his face. Black Jack   Promises to become a doctor so he can pay this friend back.

These two examples could provide some reason for his fees, but I tend to think that he really just decides the fee based on the character traits of the patient, circumstances, or finances of the requestors to either punish, reward, or test their worthiness.


What settings/characters/events portrayed in Samurai Champloo are based in real events?

According to this wiki,

  The show relies on factual events of Edo-era Japan, such as the Shimabara Rebellion ("Unholy Union;" "Evanescent Encounter, Part I"), Dutch exclusivity in an era in which an edict restricted Japanese foreign relations ("Stranger Searching"), Ukiyo-e paintings ("Artistic Anarchy"), and fictionalized versions of real-life Edo personalities like Mariya Enshirou and Miyamoto Musashi ("Elegy of Entrapment, Verse 2").

However, there are a number of things within the show that are not historically accurate, such as "bandits behaving like 'gangstas'". There is also a large amount of hip hop culture within the show, which is not contemporary to the period.

Also, according to Wikipedia:

  The exact placement within world history is questionable, however, and is likely somewhat distorted by artistic license. For instance, the appearance of a six shooter in the episode of Misguided Miscreants Part I suggests that the story takes place after 1814, which is when that style of weapon was first invented, yet in the episode Stranger Searching it is explicitly stated that trade relations between Japan and the Dutch East India Company exist, the latter of which went defunct in 1798.

Six shooter:

In show:


What song is played in episode 39 (S3E2) of Attack on Titan at around 13:00?

I think the song what are you looking for is this one:

[進撃vn-pf20130524巨人] [Forest of Giant Trees] OLD [Attack on Titan Original Soundtrack II]


Is there any "real life" episodes in Log Horizon?

Log Horizon has no episodes that are completely outside the game.
There are very short scenes on the subject every now and then, but a complete episode would require that they get back to their world, which, hasn't happened in season 1 or 2.


I believe you've answered your own question - it's not really blood that's draining from a shinigami, it's the reishi of that person draining away, thus weakening their soul. Ichigo and co (and the viewers) only perceive it as blood because that's something our minds can actually grasp and understand. In more extreme cases, such as Ulquiorra, when critically injured, the person may simply disintegrate directly into particles before one's eyes, due to a sudden uncontrolled collapse of spiritual energy. Nell's wound results in rapid and ongoing "bloodloss" (reishi-loss) in her adult form, forcing her to 'reduce' her 'mass' back to a smaller size, that of a child.


At first, I flagged this as opinion based. However I remembered seeing an interview with the producer, director and writer a long time ago and was able to find it.

There are a few pages of interview on that site, but I have quoted the most relevant material here.

  [Writer] Konaka: There's not a particular message about technology. Technology advances anyway. [...]

  [Producer] Ueda: [...] This work itself is a sort of cultural war against American culture and the American sense of values we adopted after WW II. [...]

  [Interviewer] Q: Does the series have a "message"?
   Ueda: The message is, Things are simple.

This is probably the only English language interview. I definitely wouldn't take what they say at face value.


Was "Snow Rondo" all a dream or was there something more to it?

The OVA stated that the two timelines are real,

In the past Sinohara walked the girl (Yukie Kashima) in the snow, he liked her but he didn't say anything, maybe because he didn't have the courage to do so.

The first timeline is when Sinohara met her at the class reunion.
They had a good time together and they both liked each other.
When finally Sinohara tried to say something  she stopped him and said good bye.
In this timeline we all know that she is some kind of spirit.

The second timeline is when Sinohara wakes up again, and he hasn't gone to the class reunion.  Although he didn't see her again, he got the clue that his experience was real. The proof is the postcard he got in the second coat. And he knew what Noa get for him before she even told him.

It's a love story, the spirit just wanted to say goodbye for the last time before she went to a place far away, and this is the most romantic and fun way she could ever done that without making him scared or sad.

ps: it will help you if you watch Groundhog Day, the movie made on 1993.
It has looping time, different from "Snow Rondo" but essentially the same.


What are those crystals Goku Ultra Instinct Omen was attacked with?

The glass shards and the crystals are created by Lagss. Lagss has the ability to heal people by enacasing them in the glass to heal them. She does this to Cumber in the manga.The initial attack used against Goku was mainly Hearts's Gravity Burst attack which was strong enough to even restrain Jiren in DBH Episode 9. Hearts used the attack on the glass and forced it against Goku which the latter shattered. The crystals  which you're referring to is just glass which was created by Laggs. We Don't have any information as to whether they are any different or have any unique special properties.


Why was "Vanilla Ice" localized as "Cool Ice"?

I found a page from the US Government's Patent and Trademark Office that explains when a musician can trademark a name. http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/musicians-and-artists-profile, under Registering a Name:

  Sometimes musicians and artists want to register their name as a
  trademark, including a stage name or pseudonym. If the mark appears to
  be a person’s name, then there are additional requirements for the
  application. If the name is an actual name (including a nickname or
  stage name) of any living individual, then the person’s consent to the
  use and registration of the name must be included in the application
  file. See TMEP 813 & 1206.03. If the mark does not refer to a living
  individual, but could be interpreted as a name (e.g., a band name that
  looks like a person’s name), then a statement that the mark is not a
  living individual must be in the application file. See TMEP 813.01(b).
  In addition to the consent requirement, applications seeking to
  register a performer’s name as a trademark must include evidence that
  the mark appears on at least two different works (e.g., multiple CD
  covers). See TMEP 1202.09(a).  Applications seeking to register a name
  as a service mark must show a use in connection with the service, and
  not merely the artist’s name or the name of the group. See TMEP
  1301.02(b).  However, an artist’s name or pseudonym affixed to an original work of art (sculptures, paintings, jewelry), need not show
  use in connection with a series. See TMEP 1202.09(b).

I couldn't find any specific source saying that Vanilla Ice and Steely Dan were trademarked, but it seems likely they are. (So we should really write Vanilla Ice™ and Steely Dan™.) The names have appeared on several CD covers, so that clause is covered; and it seems unlikely that the actual name of any living person is "Vanilla Ice" or "Steely Dan". (But even if there was a "Vanilla Thaddeus Ice" living in Gary, Indiana, the kind of money that a major record label used to be able to command could probably convince him to give permission for the trademark.)

The US fair use laws do list parodies as a protected class of work, so according to what little I know of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and fair use law, it could probably be argued in court that this is a parody and therefore a protected usage. But I imagine the translators wanted to avoid any risk of going to court to argue about this, so they voluntarily changed the names.


I think you're looking for this one: Natsu's Resolve

They haven't released the OST collection with this one so you'll have to wait for a good quality version.


Strictly speaking, the manga is the canonical source since it's the original work. However, the anime adaptation is also considered as an original work based on the manga. It means, while the anime follows the general theme, there are some changes and it includes original stories.

The differences between the TV broadcasted anime's 1st & 2nd season (not including the DVD version) and the manga according to Japanese Wikipedia:

  In the manga, Mikako rarely appears in serious situations. However, in the anime, she appears more often including in serious situations. She introduces herself as Eishirou's "3rd assistant" in S1E9 (though, in the beginning of S2E4, she says she loses interest and offers a resignation letter), actively participates in Tomoki and his group's actions, gives guidance gently to Astraea who is troubled because she doesn't have place to live, and so on.
  Nymph's first appearance is not in "Ikaros' attack" (S1E8), but in "Sea bathing" (S1E6).
  In the manga, Astraea doesn't transfer to Sorami Middle School, but she does in the anime.
  Since the TV broadcast regulation tries to avoid Tomoki's sexual harassment in the manga, there are some changes on the scene where he transforms into Tomoko in S2.
  In the second-half development of first Chaos' battle (around S2E8), the scene where the author didn't include in the manga is changed.
  In the manga, the scene where Nymph's wings grow back after hearing Tomoki saying "I'll be the master" is after first Chaos' battle. However, in the anime, it occurs in the middle of second Chaos' battle.
  Regarding Chaos' second appearance, since the development of the manga and anime's 2nd season almost happened at the same time, it becomes an anime original story.


Has the "It's over 9000!" meme spread back to Japan?

As far as I can tell, it hasn't really spread back very much. However, my method of checking is a bit strange, so it's likely that a native Japanese speaker could answer this better. As you pointed out, the original version has 8000 rather than 9000. What Vegeta says in Japanese is "八千以上だ" which literally translates to "It's over 8000."

I looked on nico nico for any videos with "八千以上だ," but I didn't get any results. Removing "だ" gives some results, but none of them are related to DBZ as far as I can tell. I then tried all variations I could think of, like using "8千," "8000," writing 以上 in hiragana, etc. Still no DBZ videos. Using different versions of 9000 also doesn't get many results. A couple of videos that came up made some references to "9000千以上だ" in the description in such a way that they could be referencing the meme, but the number of these cases was pretty small.

I do get a reasonable number of results by searching "over 9000" on nico. All of these seem to be referencing the English version directly, i.e. they say "It's over 9000" rather than the Japanese version. So it does seem that there is some back-propagation of the meme, but they prefer to keep it in English. Also judging by the number of videos and the number of views on the videos, it seems it never became as popular as it did overseas. That probably shouldn't be surprising, given that DBZ ran from 1989-1996 in Japan and the meme only started in 2006, and mostly spread on English-language websites like 4chan and YTMND.


The whole merchant part of the manga/LN changed in favour of ending the anime at a certain point. That line isn't even in the manga. That is why there will be two answers to this question:

Anime-only:
Rimuru is the representative and the highest ranked official in his country. Usually while doing deals like this, you have to pick your words carefully such as this example. You should seek things that will benefit your country and people live in there. A corporation, on the other hand, should seek profit. Profiting is a financial type of benefitting. However, this merchant aims higher than just financial gain which brings me to manga spoilers.

Manga Side / Spoilers

   In his word, the merchant simply wants to "invest in Rimiru". As we know, the country Tempest is trading very high-quality potions and geographically placed in a very good trade route. Knowing the leader of this country won't simply profit you, but there are many more merits/benefits to that. So he is betting on this idea.


What does Piccolo telling Gohan to "dodge" mean?

This is a reference Team Four Star's DragonBall Z Abridged series.

In it, Picollo is teaching Gohan to dodge. However, he ends up conditioned to freeze in fear of the word instead. This becomes one of the most popular running gags in the series.


Was the main protagonist Shin in the manga Kingdom a real historical figure?

Yes he was. He was based off Li Xin.

Here is a great resource describing many of the similarities / differences: link


An anime where a male character brings back some seeds and implants it on the wrist of his daughter

Could it be Darker Than Black?

  In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents, and along with his blind associate, Yin, works for one of the many rival agencies vying to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate.

A man takes a seed from Hells Gate and plants it in his daughters wrist as well as a pot in his office. This is in episode three.


Well in general anime is usually distributed through, including Japan,

Videogram (DVD, Blu-ray)
TV (Technically it's Broadcasting)
Screening on Theaters for Movies
Internet i.e Streaming

Now if you are asking whether NHK is the only corporation that broadcasts anime, then the answer is No. In many cases, the said anime series is broadcast only in the area of the station producing the anime, which is usually Tokyo. In other cases it can be Osaka and Nagoya. And UHF anime tends to be broadcast in Osaka, Nagoya, and Kantō region, but not in Tokyo.

There are seven nationwide television networks (Terrestrial television) in Japan. Two owned by the national public broadcaster NHK and the remaining five belonging to the commercial sector. The Seven networks are the following,

NHK General TV
NHK Educational TV
Nippon News Network (NNN)
All-Nippon News Network (ANN)
Japan News Network (JNN)
TX Network (TXN)
Fuji News Network (FNN)

As you can see from the links below all the networks (Terrestrial television) broadcast or broadcasted anime,

NHK Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
NNN or Nippon TV Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
ANN or TV Asahi Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
JNN or TBS TV Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
TXN or TV Tokyo Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
FNN or Fuji TV Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List

In addition to Terrestrial there are also Satellite, Cable, and UHF broadcasting.

Some Satellite television examples,

ANIMAX
Wowow (and Anime Complex)
SKY PerfecTV!

Some Independent UHF Stations (aka "UHF anime"),

TV Kanagawa
TOKYO MX
TV Saitama
Chiba TV


Layer 05 "Distortion" shows how Mika goes mad (spoiler from here).

At the beginning of the episode, she is apathetic but doesn't show any symptom of mental frailty. However, she is exposed to various traumatic events:

She witnessed a car accident on Shibuya caused by the traffic lights cracking, without any reaction while all around people are scared.
She has seen her sister both in person and on a big screen on Shibuya, but Lain doesn't confirm the fact.
She got a handkerchief containing a message:

  Hell is full of the dead. and the dead shall wander.

She use the handkerchief to clean a stain caused by a boy. Later, she reads this message on a coffee stain:

  Fulfill the prophecy.

The previous traumatic events (the coffee stain, the message) are now mixed with each other while she is hallucinating.

This is the turning point of Mika's insanity. Lain's father projection tells her how Prophecy is a way of Deus to interfere in the real world, and Mika seems to be a target of these actions, aimed to make her doubtful about her perceptions and, later, causing her dissociation. Lain can see a duplicate of her sister too in a form of a crystallized avatar at the end of the episode, and many other characters confirm the messages Mika was exposed to exist, so the first traumatic events are not hallucinations but a starter for her conditioning.

For reference, the abstract of episode 5 on Wikipedia is rough but clear:

   Lain's sister Mika is driven to the point of insanity due to the Knights repeatedly communicating the message for her to "Fulfill the Prophecy".


Here is an academic paper1 with an analysis of the concept of moe, including its history and origin, relationship to the socio-economics of Japan, previous academic studies of moe, otaku and fujoshi psychology, and a very in-depth analysis of what moe actually is.

A short table of contents of the topics covered:

Japanese critical discourse
Emergence of the moe form
Otaku discussions of moe
Moe desire and sexuality
Moe in relation to 'reality'
The female approach to moe
Fujoshi exposing virtual potential in reality

To quote from its conclusion,

  Both otaku and fujoshi describe moe fantasy as 'pure,' or set apart from reality, and it precisely because it is pure that it can give birth to such perverse and polymorphous possibilities. The moe character is a 'body without organs' and it engenders virtual possibilities without limits or control. Stated another way, moe describes affect, or an unstructured intensity in response to the virtual possibilities of fantasy characters. Whether it is the girl-child popular among men or the homosexual boys popular among women, these young characters are not part of the 'real' world and do not demand their partners be socially mature and responsible adults; with moe characters, men can experience love outside the confines of manhood (defined by work) and women love outside the confines of womanhood (defined by childbirth).

1 "Moe: Exploring Virtual Potential in Post-Millennial Japan", by Patrick W. Galbraith. Published in the Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies, article 5 of 2009; first published on 31 October 2009.


Where is Sanji in this currently ongoing Dressrosa fight?

Right now Sanji is amidst the fight with the Big Mom Pirates along with Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Kinemon's son Momonosuke. Then they were heading to where the Trafalgar's nakama were supposed to meet at Zou. Big Mom's pirates were after Caesar which was alsp with them. He was requested by Franky not to allow those Big Mom Pirates close to Dressrosa or else the Tontattas' efforts will be wasted (it doesn't seems to be logical enough to me though) and Sanji was granted the permission to annihilate Big Mom Pirates as Luffy has already challenged her. Here is the link showing Sanji group leaving for Zou.

I guess in the background the fight is still going on.

Edits and Updates:
This answer has heavy spoilers. Otakus who don't read manga are advised not to read the spoiler...

    The manga has completed the Dressrosa arc! And then in Chapter 795, it appears that Sanji and his team has left the Big Mom Pirates, as shown:   And from the background of the manga it appears they have already reached Zou. They escaped from Big Mom Pirates maybe because they (Big Mom Pirates) would’ve proved too much for Sanji and others. (It's an assumption. Nothing is specified canonically).

 Then in Chapter 801 the raise in the Bounty of the Straw Hat crew specified that Sanji was wanted alive!:   which may imply Sanji is an important personnel that the government needs!

 Now the latest Chapter 806 says Sanji is not present at Zou but in some trouble! Here:   Since Oda-Sensei is known for his cliff-hangers, this last page determines that Sanji was somehow overpowered and taken ALIVE. The Jack Pirate is strongly suspected to have taken Sanji! He might have taken Sanji for some personal gains from the Marines or to become a Shichibukai (like how Trafalgar Law did as mentioned in 6th line of 7th paragraph) since Doflamingo is no more a Shichibukai and a seat is vacant! These are just my HYPOTHESIS and where Sanji might currently be can only be declared by Oda-Sensei in the next few upcoming chapters!


What is the origin of the "this is a work of fiction" explanation? Is it a trope?

This is less of a trope and more of a copyright catch-all claim.
As a reference from the All persons fictitious disclaimer, the main reason that this is done is to prevent another person from suing for libel.
It isn't unrealistic to think that someone's family name could be Orihara, and would take grievance with the way Izaya is portrayed.  So, to prevent them from suing, the works are made to be fiction and not based on any one person or any one real event.
This can also used to cover up for factual inaccuracies as well, per Samurai Champloo:

This work of fiction is not an accurate historical portrayal.
Like we care.
Now shut up and enjoy the show!


Why Lelouch needs geass in his two eyes?

I have a theory about this.

The Geass consists in three stages:
Normal stage -> Lost control stage -> Both eyes stage.

The point with third stage is that, only in this stage, the user is able to complete his/her contract and become a Code. Lelouch and any other Geass' users will not show any difference in his/her power level or new abilities, since this stage only remarks the new capacity of the user to become a Code.

After watch the anime twice (and Akito once) I think this makes sense and there is not (as far as I remember) anything that contradicts it.


From S05E275 ("Gotta Catch Ya Later!", second to last episode of Master Quest)

Ash: Professor! I've decided to start a new journey too, and only take Pikachu with me. I want it to be just like the first time I left Pallet Town."
Pikachu: Pikan~~
...
Tracy: And you can count on me to take care of your Pokemon for you!
Ash: Really? Thanks a lot, Tracy.

Ash wants to experience the thrill of discovering the wonderful world of Pokemon all over again- a feeling he knows he won't experience if he only relies on his old Pokemon.
He remembers how much he loved the experience of being introduced to a whole new realm, and how he had to work at leveling his Pokemon and growing with them to be able to eventually win the Orange League Championship.
He decides to leave his Pokemon so he is forced to level native Pokemon, knowing he will grow as a person during this process.
He leaves his Pokemon at Professor Oak's Laboratory because he knows they'll be well taken care of.
Throughout the Pokemon series, Ash only ever brings Pikachu with him to each new region, as Pikachu is his best friend and they are inseparable. The are two execptions to this rule: the Johto region, due to behind-the-scenes expectations (Pokemon was originally only going to have Gen I and Gen II), and Diamond & Pearl, where Aipom sneaked aboard the boat Ash took to the Sinnoh region.


I need help identificating a gag manga that was serialized around 2003~2004

Fat chance it's Kungfu Komang.

  A boy named Komang learns kung fu and meet many friends along the way.

From the images above, you can spot:

an old man with a really long bold head [you mean bald maybe?]
a ninja [dude with google above his head]
a magician thief (Cased Close, Phantom Kid) [dude with hat and tie in his neck]
a fighter [I think the one you meant by this is Komang, dude in orange suit]

Soooo long since I read it, the only thing I remember is that it's pure comedy, the old man was some kind of a master/teacher (for martial arts?), they all live together, and ruckus happened between them in every story.


In the all-girl schools, it is compulsory that all students select a particular extracurricular activity to do.

These activities that are offered to the girls are ones that are symbols of femininity and lady-likeness. At the start of the series, the girls have to choose between flower arranging, tea ceremonies and tankery. All equally feminine subjects (>_> in the Girls Und Panzer universe at least)

Because tankery is seen as a feminine sport, there are not many male players. There are possibly some, but the overwhelming majority is female as many areas would not have enough interested guys to form a team.

If you tried to form a flower arranging club in an all male school, you would probably find there would be few members - This is the case with tankery also.


Most probably by the seventh member, you mean Escanor because he was not introduced in the anime primarily. However, if you pay attention closely, he appears in the last OVA of the Seven Deadly Sins. At 23:46 in the OVA 4, Escanor appears outside a cave carrying a barrel. He will be quite active in the recently announced sequel Seven Deadly Sins 2.

The members of the Seven Deadly Sins along with their Symbol, Animal Spirit and their super powers are as follows:

Meliodas, The Dragon's Sin of Wrath (Dragon, Full Counter)
Diane, The Serpent's Sin of Envy (Serpent, Creation)
Ban, The Fox's Sin of Greed (Fox, Snatch & Immortality)
King, The Grizzly's Sin of Sloth (Bear, Disaster)
Gowther, The Goat's Sin of Lust (Goat, Invasion)
Merlin, The Boar's Sin of Gluttony (Boar, infinity)
Escanor, The Lion's Sin of Pride (Lion, Sunshine)

Here is a pic of the seven members for your reference:

Hope it helped you.


What did Osaka mean by "floaties you get in your eyes"?

Those are called floater, you know the thing that look like worm and when you move your eyes they also move away (usually done by a kid or childish person, they're chasing the floater). They look like this


What will happen to some specific anime if the studio who made those animes has gone bankrupt?

TL;DR: the anime studio doesn't own the complete rights to the anime, so in most cases there will be no problem in the case the studio goes under.

Long version:

The owner of the rights to an anime in modern times is almost always a 制作委員会, which I usually translate as "production partnership".

This is a partnership that is set up in order to fund the anime, while splitting the risk with other sponsors. This includes companies like the publisher of the original work, the music company, figure companies, advertising companies, TV stations, etc. This may or may not include the anime production studio itself. Either way, in the case the studio ceases to exist, this would not affect any agreement with foreign publishers, as the rights are still being managed by the production partnership.

It should be noted that just because a company goes bankrupt doesn't necessarily mean it loses all capability to create anime (depending on the type of bankruptcy). There have been several cases like this, for example Tatsunoko Production. Mangrove, whose anime you have mentioned, has ceased to exist as of 2016, but there has been no removal of the anime (and Mangrove has never opted into the partnership, so they never had any rights to the anime itself anyway). It does seem that Mangrove's bankruptcy affected Gangsta's BD release, but I would assume that had more to do with the common practice for anime studios to brush up and fix TV anime for the disk releases.

There have been cases where studios go bankrupt and production partnerships enlisted a different studio to produce the sequel. Strike Witches and Saki are examples of this (in the case of Saki, Studio Gokumi is a studio founded by former Gonzo employees).

Sources (all in Japanese):

Structure of production partnerships

Naver
Wiki
Netolabo

Anime (includes production studio and production partnership participants)

Hayate no Gotoku
series
Saki
Strike Witches

Studios

Studio Gokumi
Mangrove
Gonzo

Bankruptcy-related (I can't find the official statements, if there were any made public)

Mangrove
article
List of anime studios that went bankrupt


What was the first anime series to use digital production?

According to this:

  In the 1990s, the Japanese began incorporating computers into the animation process. Some works such as Ghost in the Shell and Princess Mononoke mixed cel animation with computer-generated images. Towards the late 1990s, companies had began shifting towards drawing cels digitally instead of with paint. Fuji Films to boldly announce the halt of cel production for the animation industry prompting a mass scramble to import foreign cels and transfer more of the production line to digital.

Princess Mononoke was released in 1997, though animation production began in 1995. Ghost in the Shell was released in 1995. Based on that, digital production as a part of the general production began in or before 1995.

According to this, which may or may not be correct (I don't know how reliable the source is), Tobira o Akete was an early anime short to feature digital production, as was Bit Cupid (an anime series rather than a short), both of which were from 1995.

Also,

  Production I.G., known for their world-famous Ghost in the Shell film and other prestige features (Patlabor 2, Jin Roh) produced the first two digital anime series that most anime fans can recognize by name: Love Hina (with Xebec) and FLCL (with Gainax)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, released in 2001, was the first photorealistic computer animated feature film. Blood: The Last Vampire, which was from 2000, was fully digital, and, according to this, the first fully digital feature.

The first fully digital anime series was Bit the Cupid, which was created in 1995 by Satelight Inc. A description is on this page, but it is in Japanese. From what I can tell from the translation, Bit the Cupid was the first continuous CG animation in the world. It was made to look like it was modeled in 3D. Also, after being colored, the contour lines were taken off.

All in all, it's kind of difficult to determine exactly when things began, but from what I can find, digital production began in 1995 and the first fully digital feature was released 2000.


When do the Kodomo no Jikan OVA side stories take place?

Wikipedia lists the 3 OVA episodes in question as follows:

Yasumi Jikan '~Anata ga Watashi ni Kureta Mono~' is between the 4th and 5th episodes of the 1st season.
Kuro-chan to Shiro-chan occurs between the 1st and 2nd episodes of the 2nd season (which is a 3-episode OVA season)
Kodomo no Natsu Jikan takes place after the end of the second season.


How can Kazakiri Hyouka appear in a photograph but not be seen in surveillance camera footage?

Well, she's unstable, so her qualities change every once in as while, making it possible that she was observable by a surveillance camera at one point and not another...

Surveillance cameras may also work differently from photographs, making her able to be seen in the latter, even if her qualities were the same.

Lastly, the surveillance cameras are likely monitored by Aleister, especially the ones in That School, and he erased Hyouka's presence because he didn't want her revealed or something, but a photo camera isn't connected, and so he can't hide her presence there.

If your question is "Why didn't Yomikawa find any info on Hyouka?", perhaps its just because there was no information to find. She's totally new. There wouldn't be much, if any information on her generated in less than a day out in public?


Can someone learn more than one alchemy?

Yes! Absolutely, characters can learn more than one kind of alchemy. It's just that, as in real life, people tend to specialize in something very specific and get very good at it.

But let's take a look at a few examples:

Edward Elric: Like Alphonse, he takes after Izumi Curtis's style (including the big fists and such), but was able to attempt Human Transmutation, soul binding, modification of object structures (such as what he did in Youswell or in Greed), and even weird, quirky things like transforming a military vehicle into a clown car.
Roy Mustang: Specializes in flame alchemy, but is seen, most obviously at the end of the series, to be able to modify structures of objects (when he makes a wall out of the ground). To do this prior to his "accident", he would have had to draw the transmutation circle, which is obviously less effective.
Tim Marcoh: Specializes in medicinal alchemy, but did so even before he began to specialize in the creation and destruction of Philosopher's Stones.
Scar: Is able to perform both destruction and creation alchemy through different transmutation arrays.

Then there's a few oddballs, but the rule can still apply to them:

Van Hohenheim: Specializes in medicinal alchemy, but is also seen modifying object structures including metal and stone.
Father: Can do pretty much everything, even before the climax; he is able to make homunculi, reshape metal, etc.

Keep in mind that, similar to what @kaine said, transmutation circles come into play. Not just in knowledge, though; the person actually has to either have that transmutation circle with them or draw it on the spot, which is not feasible in combat. So, someone like Armstrong would not thrive at the same things as Basque Grand, because they both use different transmutation circles. This is clear with Mustang who broadens his use of alchemy after his "accident".

So from this, we can tell that it's possible for alchemists to learn more than one type of alchemy, but it's difficult for them to always apply it under pressure (for multiple reasons); given cases like Ed, who doesn't need transmutation circles, we can see a broader range of alchemy used.


What is the meaning of the word Kamehameha?

According to Dragon Ball Wikia:

  Akira Toriyama actually tried a number of poses when he was alone in
  order to decide the coolest pose for the Kamehameha. After much
  contemplation, he could not decide on a name for his "Kame" attack, so
  he asked his wife who came up with the name. She told Akira that it
  would be easy to remember the name of the attack if he uses the name
  of the cultural Hawaiian king named Kamehameha (lit. "the very lonely
  one" or "the one set apart" in Hawaiian language). Also, Kamehameha
  means "Turtle Destruction Wave" in Japanese.

So, despite the literal translation in Japanese "Turtle Destruction Wave", Kamehameha is also a name of a Hawaiian king:

  Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; c. 1758 – May 8,
  1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian
  Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. By
  developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers,
  Kamehameha preserved Hawaiʻi's independence under his rule. Kamehameha
  is remembered for the Kānāwai Māmalahoe, the "Law of the Splintered
  Paddle", which protects human rights of non-combatants in times of
  battle. Kamehameha's full Hawaiian name is Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o
  Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka
  Liholiho Kūnuiākea.


What's the purpose and origin of the titans which arent titan shifters?

Basically it goes like this

  All of the Eldians (Descendants of Ymir) have the possibility to be a titan shifter. But in order to use the non-titan-shifters, Marleyans(Their enemy which defeated them in the past) invented something like a syringe that when injected to an Eldian, turns them into a titan and because they don't have the original titan powers, they cannot control the titan and turn into a mindless titan forced to see people die by their hand and not be able to do any thing.

But if you are asking what the mindless titans are doing outside of the walls

  The king of the Eldians and the possessor of the Founder titan power moved his people to an island called the paradise island and created the walls to keep enemies and the ones who wanted to miss-use the titans, away. But Marleyans built a wall of their own around the island and any of the Eldians that was living among the Marleyans and did an unforgivable crime was turned into a mindless titan and was released into the island and outside the original walls.


Yasuko's profession is simply being a hostess and an entertainer at a bar named Bishamontengoku. You are correct in that she is not a sex worker. Think of them as modern Geishas. Their main duties are to entertain customers, like singing karaoke with them or cajoling with men. They interact heavily with the customers, unlike the servers or waitress at a normal bar.

  In Japan, two types of bars are hostess clubs and kyabakura (キャバクラ?),
  a portmanteau of kyabarē (キャバレー?, lit. "cabaret") and kurabu (クラブ?,
  lit. "club"). Hostesses who work at kyabakura are known as kyabajō
  (キャバ嬢?), literally cabaret girl, and many of them use professional
  names called "genji name" (源氏名 genji-na?). Hostesses light cigarettes,
  pour drinks, offer flirtatious conversation, and sing karaoke to
  entertain customers. Hostesses can be seen as the modern counterpart
  of geishas, providing entertainment to the likes of groups of
  salarymen after work. A club will often also employ a female
  bartender, who is usually well-trained in mixology, and may also be
  the manager or mamasan. Hostess clubs are distinguished from strip
  clubs in that there is no dancing or nudity.

  Hostesses often drink with customers each night, and alcohol problems
  are not uncommon. Most bars run on a commission system in which
  hostesses receive a percentage of sales. For example, a patron
  purchases a $20 drink for the hostess, most of the time which are
  non-alcoholic concoctions like orange juice and ginger ale, and the
  patron has purchased the hostess's undivided attention for the
  subsequent 30-45 minutes. The hostess then splits the proceeds of the
  sale with the bar 50/50. The light or no alcohol content of the drinks
  purchased allows the maximum profits and assures the hostess does not
  become intoxicated after only a short time at work.

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


What would happen if a duelist didn't follow the instruction on the card?

The duel disk contains an advance A.I. that is programmed to imply the rules of the game and figure out the rulings of the cards. During the battle city tournament, Joey wanted to summon Giltia the D. Knight, however it didn't appear on the field because it was a level 5 monster and Joey didn't tribute a monsters to summon it. Meaning that unless the conditions are not met, the A.I. will prevent certain cards from being played. This is the earliest example of the duel disk preventing players from making mistakes with their cards during a game.

I hope that my answer was helpful and fun to read. :)


Who is Itou Makoto (producer) and how is he related to the character with the same name?

As far as I can tell, this is just a coincidence. This producer wasn't part of the original School Days visual novel production team, and he worked on anime before the School Days anime or VN (the earliest apparently being Meine Liebe (2004)). The School Days VN came out in 2005, which seems to rule out it being a pen name chosen because of the character. He made a brief joke on the 39th episode of the radio show "Radio School Days" regarding their names which seems to confirm that they aren't related.

According to School Days Wiki, the basis for (the fictional character) Makoto's name is actually from Itou Hirobumi, who was prime minister of the Japanese empire for four terms.

As a note, Itou Makoto (written as 伊藤 誠) isn't an uncommon name. Itou is the 6th most common surname, and Makoto is the 18th most common given name (these figures may change somewhat depending on the source, time period, etc. but are just meant as demonstrations of commonality). This Wikipedia disambiguation page lists 6 real people with that name. While it's still a pretty big coincidence that a producer would end up having the same name as a character, it's not unbelievable.

Source (for everything unsourced above): jp.wikipedia article


Name of song in Episode 9 of No Game No Life at around 21:45?

Probably "Gray Sky" from the OST vol. 1, track 02


Is the Princess Tutu manga any different from the anime, and does it add anything to the story?

From wikia :

  The entire story of the manga is different from that of the anime with
  absent characters, too. Focusing more on the ballet side of things
  rather than the fairy tale elements that appeared in the anime, the
  manga brings with it a fresh look at the setting of Princess Tutu.

  We could have listed all the differences between the manga and anime
  but there are so many that it would serve no point and result in
  telling the entire story.

So even though they share same name and have similar themes, they are so different as to be considered two different things.


What is the music playing in One Piece episode 644 when Hajrudin encounters Lucy aka Luffy?

The song which starts playing at 22:00 and continuing on to the scene where Lucy/Luffy stands back up and faces Hajrudin is ルフィ猛攻! (Luffy's Fierce Attack!) from the album ONE PIECE THE MOVIE Norowareta Seiken Soundtrack.

The song can be sampled on Amazon and YouTube.


There is no way to know for sure, as it is not explicitly mentioned. While several other clans did use this design, the Takeda are by far the most well known. The four diamonds in this mon is said to stand for Takeda Shingen's famous, inspirational motto: "Swift as the wind. Silent as the forest. Fierce as the fire. Steadfast as the mountain," which was drawn from the writings of the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu (of "The Art of War" fame).

It should be noted that Yukimura bears the Houjou mon (looks like a Triforce),  who were neighbors of the Takeda and over time have been both allies and adversaries to them. Perhaps Jin and Yukimura's relationship in the show is a symbolic microcosm of the parallels between the real-life families?


What would happen if a master won the Holy Grail War but didn't have any wish?

Quite simply the Servant will demand their wish to be granted

  Although too powerful to be controlled by humans, they are bound by three Command Spells, representing the Masters' "right to rule" over them, with obedience towards the Command Spells being the "absolute condition required for materialization." Due to the prospect of having a wish granted by the Holy Grail, it also serves as an incentive to cooperate with the Master

Source: Servant > Nature (4th Paragraph)

Servants are summoned from the Throne of Heroes with the promise of their own wish being granted and as Rin explains in the Visual Novel to Shirou, it is only the Servants who can use the Holy Grail as such Masters who want their own wish granted need to have 1 Command Spell remaining to force the Servant to grant their wish over the Servants.

Some Servant's wish is granted by being summoned such as Diarmuid Ua Duibhne who wanted to serve a lord again while with some Masters the Wish from the Grail is not their goal such as Waver who wanted to win as proof that his was as good of a Magus as they of the bloodline families while Tohsaka Tokiomi wanted to use the Grail as a means to reach The Root, not to wish for a way there. one can also suspect that the Einzberns wanted the same since that's where they would reclaim the 5th Magic.

however post 3rd Fuyuki War even if a Master or Servant had no wish from the Grail, it would default to Angra Mainyu's as his was already in the process of being granted. wishes made after that point was more Angra Mainyu using the Grail's power to grant the wish itself (ie. how the process of Kiritsugu's wish was described to him in Fate/Zero)

In the event of no Wish by anyone i would suspect the energy would be saved up and anew Holy Grail War would start sooner. this is sorta like what happened between the 4th and 5th wars yet some of that energy was spilled out in the form of the Black Mud but there was still enough to cut the wait time to the next war to less than a decade.

however the chances of no one having a wish is very very very low. Diarmuid was probably a rare case for not having a wish for after the war so there will very likely always be a Servant who would want their wish granted while Masters are actually chosen by the Grail. while the choosing process is not clear we could think that they all have to desire the Grail's use. Shirou being chosen could be explained by his ideal to be a hero


And does the manga really extend beyond the 6th volume I already managed to find?

yes. according to Wikipedia in the Manga part of the Info Box

  Manga
  Written by: Isuna Hasekura
  Illustrated by: Keito Koume
  Published by:   ASCII Media Works
  English publisher:
   - NA: Yen Press
  Demographic:    Seinen
  Magazine:   Dengeki Maoh
  Original run:   September 27, 2007 – December 27, 2017
  Volumes:  16

and while incomplete (as of 12/01/2018) the list of Manga Chapters shows 15 volumes. you can also see a list of volumes and where you can buy them on Yen Press's Website (if you are looking for the English release)


What manga is this girl shrinking into a child from?

The pages shown in the question comes from the short story Heart no Kusuri in the shoujo manga collection Majo no Lesson by Natsumi Matsumoto.

The two-page spread of Heart no Kusuri one-shot:

And Chinese cover of Majo no Lesson:

Summary:

  Majo no Lesson is a collection of shoujo short stories including the title short about a girl who is always teased by the boy she likes about having long black hair like a witch. She actually is a witch and her hair holds her power, but she almost cuts it when she inadvertently seals the boy's voice away.

If you're wondering how I found the manga, I split the image in your question into two, then I did a Reverse Image Search, which led me to this page. I did an Image Search once again using the cover page. Voila!


Could dragon balls bring the universes back?

The universal super dragon balls can revive the universes yes. As it was said during their first encounter that this Shenron was powerfull enough to grant "any" wish.

However I doubt that the Super Shenron would go against Zen-oh as he would be at the risk of being erased. This is my personal thought, but based on the fear of the earth Shenron towards Beerus I can asume that Omega Shenron has the same fear towards Zen-oh. Due to this he most likely would refuse to grant the wish.


Which chapter of the manga version of Gintama corresponds to the last episode of anime?

The last epsiode 367 corresponds to chapter 686 of the manga. The second half of the episode (the trial) is an original story and not part of the manga.


How does someone become a contractor in Kaze no Stigma?

It is never explained how Kazuma became a Contractor, and the process would´ve likely been covered had the writer not died. The best guess I can give is that:

He had incredible magical potential, just not when it comes to fire.
He was in desperate need for the power and made an earnest wish to the Wind Spirit King, catching his interest.


How is Reinforce's name supposed to be said?

Converting my comment into an answer, thanks to textual support from Dusk252's comment...

The character's name in Japanese is リインフォース riinfoosu, which is basically how the English word "reinforce" would be rendered into Japanese. So, if you were talking about Nanoha while speaking in English, you should pronounce the character's name like the English word "reinforce"; that is, "ree-in-FOHRS", not "RAHYN-fohrs" or anything else like that.

As seen in the topmost speech bubble in this excerpt from chapter 2 of Mahou Senki Lyrical Nanoha Force, Reinforce's name is abbreviated as リイン riin. Thus, you should pronounce the abbreviated form of her name as you would pronounce the correspondingly-abbreviated form of the English word "reinforce": as "ree-in".


Okay, so Eri is going to try and answering this.

You do remember that by the end of Love Live anime, μ's disbanded, right? It was because us, the third years graduated from Ootonokizaka. μ's is a 'school idol' idol group. So it would not make sense if the members are not school idol. But if μ's was to keep going, then it would have to recruit new members to replace us the third years. Like Honoka said, and what we all agreed, it would not be μ's if it was not us nine. Therefore, the only option was to disband.

As for Aquors, they are like our sister group. Aquors is like what NMB48 is to AKB48. Although the relationship between μ's and Aquors is not that close since they are they were founded after μ's disbanded. They are a whole different group compared to ours. They are not replacement for μ's. μ's is irreplaceable and will always lives on in our hearts and our fans' hearts.

It's true that they did take some inspiration from μ's, and I can say that we are happy that they did. But, while they too are school idols, they have their own style, and their own music. They worked hard for the sake of their own fans.

Therefore please do support them as well.


Will the Androids in Universe 7 be disqualified?

First your question is wrong as it should be C17, C18 and not C19. The comments answer your question well, but still I will answer. According to Dragon Ball wiki:

Androids (人造人間, Jinzōningen; lit. "Artificial Human") are robotic/cyborg humans, most of which were created by the evil scientist Dr. Gero. Most of the androids are said to have unlimited energy and eternal life .

To be more specific, both 17 and 18 were human-based cyborgs, not purely artificial constructs like 16 and 19 were. In the original Japanese version of the manga and anime, they are referred to as "jinzou-ningen", or "artificial person", which is a catch-all term for cyborgs and androids alike. In English dub it got lost and all 4 got named as Androids.
So Androids in DBZ are actually better characterized as cyborgs, which are human beings enhanced with bio organic components to increase their strength and such. So technically, They are still human, just mechanically enhanced with bio organic components, so technically not weapons, thus giving them the ability to have children. I believe their alternative name in the manga is "C 17/18" meaning "Cyborg 17/18."

As we know Android 18 has a baby with Kuririn which proves she is partial human (humanoid).
Another interesting fact is that Android 17 also has a family of his own and has one kid and two adopted kids.
In an interview:

Interviewer: Where’d Artificial Human No. 17 go after the Cell arc, and what did he do?
Akira Toriyama: He works in the wildlife preserve area of a gigantic royal nature park, as an outstanding guard who doesn’t hold back against poachers.
It’s an ideal job for No. 17, who loves to be on his own and isn’t big on cooperating with others; since he’s so good at his job, he takes in a high salary. He’s married to a zoologist; they have one child and two adopted children, and live happily in an isolated house inside the nature park.

He went and met No. 18 and Kuririn one time, but didn’t talk about what he’d been up to, maybe because he considers such a wholesome lifestyle embarrassing.
Coming to the Frost scenario.
Frost was disqualified because he used a weapon (poisonous nail) which wasn't part of his body.
For Androids, it's just their natural body.
By the way Androids usually count as beings in DBZ.
Also, Mosco The God of Destruction of Universe 3 looks like a robot or android.

Watch the episode on 28/5/17. Everything must be clear now as Universe 3 are getting robots to enter the Tournament Of Power.
Mortals: All beings who don't have a godly status (divine) are mortals.
Furthermore there are 2 type of divine beings:

Born Naturally Divine: e.g. Supreme Kais, Angels, Zen-Oh, etc.
Mortals Turned Divine: e.g. God Of Destructions, Gods of other realms and sections where god is a position granted by capability not birth right.

For example:

Even Dende isn't a mortal, he is a God (Guardian Of Earth).
Don't confuse this with Godly-ki Or God-ki. Both are different, even mortals like Goku and Vegeta can have Godly-ki through training with Whis or SSG ritual.
OR
If Goku becomes a God Of Destruction and Beerus steps down then Goku would be a god and Beerus would again turn to a mortal.

This is from Dragon Ball wika:

The Gods of Destruction (破壊神, Hakaishin; Literal meaning "Destruction God"), also known as Destroyers, are beings who destroy planets, as opposed to the Supreme Kais, the Gods of Creation, who create and fill planets with life, in order to maintain the balance of the universe. Along with the Kais, they rule and oversee the formerly eighteen, currently twelve universes, with each universe having its own destroyer. Unlike the Angels and the Supreme Kais, whom they work alongside and with, and who are all are both and each members of their own species, both being naturally divine, the Gods of Destruction vary widely in species, with none sharing theirs, except for Beerus and Champa, who are twins, and are mortal-turned-divine individuals from naturally mortal species.


How does All for One Impact Recoil quirk works?

to completely reflect the impact

From where did you take this information? According to the Boku no Hero Academia Wikia the physical impact gets reversed, but not "completely reflected".

So, it wouldn't turn the user invincible, because the user is still to some degree affected by the attack (as written in Boku no Hero Academia Wikia):

  However, this Quirk does not seem to cancel the impact completely

That is probably why All For One uses Gran Torino as a shield instead of taking the punch himself.


Are Mr.5 and Miss Valentine still alive?

The Ton-Ton no mi was eaten by Machivise.
The Pamu-Pamu no Mi was eaten by Gladius.

The two fruits eaten by Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 are the Kilo-Kilo no mi and Bomu-Bomu no mi respectively.

The Kilo-Kilo no mi and the Ton-Ton no mi are both similar but they have differences:

The Kilo-Kilo no mi allows a user to change their weight from 1 - 10,000 kg. This means the user can decrease their weight below normal as well as increase it up to 10,000 kg.
The Ton-Ton no mi allows a user to increase their weight by presumably any amount

The Bomu-Bomu no mi and the Pamu-Pamu no mi are also indeed similar but have differences, which are noted on the Wikia page for Pamu-Pamu no mi:

  This ability is very similar to the Bomu Bomu no Mi, as they both involve explosions. The main difference is that while Mr. 5 is able to turn himself or any part of him into a bomb, Gladius can cause himself or inorganic objects to swell up and rupture explosively.

Both Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 are believed to be alive at this time.


What exactly is the "Ritual of The Divine Tree"?

They live in their ideal worlds but while that's happening the tree is turning them into white Zetsus and I think somewhere in that process their brains turn to mush killing them. Thats where they got the army of Zetsus in the first place (by sacrificing people with the ritual turning them into Zetsus).


What causes the Susano to morph into more advanced stages

The hatred part was more of an exaggeration,which the Uchihas love to do(like Itachi and Obito).If that really was the case,how did Itachi become so powerful?He wasn't consumed by hatred.

Sasuke was only discovering and learning the powers of his Mangekyou Sharingan,which we know takes time.Although it is true that his negative emotions aka hatred forced him to use more chakra for his Sussano,thus giving him the complete "half" form.

After learning to activate this version,Sasuke never really needed to become that enraged before using it.

Most of the discoveries of the Mangekyou were by chance,just like Itachi did(Amaterasu Vs the fourth Mizukage)."Hatred" has nothing to do with it(only needed for activating the Mangekyou for the first time of course).


Is there a set date for Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale to be released on DVD?

I don't know about an international release, but the movie will be released in Japan on September 26th or 27th, 2017. CDJapan has both the Japanese DVD and Blu-ray versions available for pre-order now. The Japanese copies have been confirmed to have English subtitles.

Japanese source on AnimeAnime.jp

English site using the AnimeAnime.jp site as a source