What kinds of activities can be found in a Manga/Anime Club?

I ran a college anime club for a couple of months with around 200 members (I was not the president, but our president was new so he had me handle most of the operations), and I was the treasurer for over 2 years. Over the course of any given year, we had around a couple dozen events, as well as weekly anime showings. I'm no longer a member of the club since I've changed schools, so they might be doing things differently now. Our club has been around at least since the 1980s, and probably earlier, and it's changed a lot and expanded quite a bit in that time. For instance, until anime was easily available in English, they had live translations for all of their showings by students studying Japanese (which, I can attest to, is very difficult).

Here are most of the various activities we held fairly regularly. To be honest, most of this is probably not applicable for you, but it could be for others interested in starting their own clubs.

Weekly showings: Our weekly showings lasted about 3 hours, roughly 8pm-11pm. These happened every week  of the semester except finals week.

At the beginning of the semester, we voted on either one show of ~26 episodes or two of around 13 each. At the beginning of each meeting we would watch 2 episodes of that show.
Each meeting also had a genre (e.g. mecha), and we accepted nominations for anime in that genre and voted on one of them in one of the past weeks. We would watch 4 episodes of that anime for the main showing. We tried to make genres as relevant as possible, e.g. the week of Halloween would be Horror, and Valentine's day would be romance.
Whenever possible, we got permission from the relevant licensing organization for our showings ahead of time. In most cases this can be done via their website.
There was also a break between the two, where we allowed random members to show videos, sold pizza for a small profit, and handled any voting and announcements.
After the meeting, some of the members would gather in the student union and  play video games or board games or just chat. This usually continued at least until 1 a.m., but sometimes as late as 6 a.m.
During the summer, when fewer people were present (less than 20), we typically had the same meeting style but it was more open. There was no preshowing, and people were free to bring in their own collections for showings.

Fighting game tournaments: Our club made a lot of money by hosting tournaments of various fighting games like Super Smash Bros and Street Fighter, sometimes together with local gaming groups. I wasn't really a part of this, so I don't know any of the specifics other than that we had a dozen or so CRT TVs in our club's storage for this purpose.
Premier events: We often held parties when large premiers occurred in Japan, usually for big game releases. We had one for the release of Pokemon Black and White, and another for Final Fantasy XIII. The president or one of the other members would give a presentation about the history of the game series, and if any existed we'd watch a few episodes of the relevant anime. We'd also have game consoles hooked up available to play any older games in the series.
Random presentations: Occasionally our president would decide that they wanted to do something like a premier event except that there wasn't any premier going on. So we'd have a presentation about some aspect of Japanese otaku culture, e.g. visual novels, and watch some anime or a bit of a visual novel or something like that, and usually have some food.
Anime Conventions: We had a lot of people interested in anime conventions; in fact one officer's job was almost solely announcing and coordinating conventions. In order to save money we bought rooms in bulk and organized rides.
Marathons: Once a month or so, on a weekend, we'd meet for 6-12 hours and watch an entire show (13-26 episodes) in one sitting. This obviously had lower attendance, but we typically had at least a dozen or so people at these. We'd usually aim for shows that people had not watched before but were still good. Occasionally we'd also host marathons of western animation.
Holiday Parties:  On various holidays or near them, we'd host parties with that theme. Halloween was by far the biggest, and we typically had at least 50 people at the Halloween parties. Many of us stayed in town during Spring break (Easter) or Thanksgiving break, or even winter break (Christmas) so we'd have parties for those two. These were not as well planned out as the Halloween party and had lower attendance. Oftentimes we'd just end up marathoning a short show with that theme. We also had parties at the end of finals week where we spent the rest of our money for the semester on food or whatever and had karaoke and video games and anime and board games and pretty much anything else people wanted to bring. All of the parties were alcohol-free and we never had any trouble enforcing that.
In conjunction with the Japanese language club, we attempted to do showings of unsubtitled (raw) Japanese anime, and we'd pause every few lines to discuss what was said. I'm not sure these were unqualified successes, since only a few members from the anime club went, but it was fun for those of us who did go.
Promotional events: My school had club fairs and cultural fairs regularly, and we'd have a table at all of them showing off our various anime memorabilia and whatnot. This was the primary way we brought in new members. We also rented out tables in the student union for the same purpose. These required quite a bit of preparation, as we needed to make sure in advance that someone trustworthy would be present at all times to make sure nothing got stolen (typically we had 3 or 4 people including at least one officer at the table at any time). We also needed to make sure we had enough business cards and people who were knowledgeable about a fairly wide range of anime to talk to anyone interested.
RPG groups: Our club was large enough that it spawned several (I know of at least 3) groups of people playing D&D and other paper and pencil RPGs. There are some anime-themed RPGs, like the Maid RPG.
Mahjong: Japanese mahjong is really nothing like the game on your computer called "mahjong". After showing either Saki or Akagi (I forget which) there was enough interest in the game to start up a weekly mahjong group. We had around 10 people who played regularly, and probably a few more who knew the rules.
Cosplay: We had a dedicated group of cosplayers who would meet roughly once a month to hold workshops and other things. I never went to one so I don't know how many people were in that group, but I'm guessing it was at least 10. We usually had a group of cosplayers at Japan night, an annual event put on by all of the Japanese-themed clubs on campus.
Collaborating with local business: One of our members started an anime store in town, and she would occasionally make announcements about new products and things. We also had membership discounts at several local stores which sold anime.
Other stuff: We were generally very flexible and open to members' suggestions and ideas. If someone had a cool idea and wanted to promote it, we'd let them make an announcement at the meetings. More than half of our events were initiated by non-officers.

Managing a club of that size is not easy, and we had over 10 officers with various roles. My guess is that you aren't aiming on expanding to a group of that size, so I'd suggest taking a few of the ideas above and adapting them to your needs.

My feeling is that for a high-school club, you should focus more on Japanese culture and less on anime specifically. Traditional Japanese culture events were mostly handled by the other Japanese culture clubs on campus (of which there were at least 3). They did things at their events like tea ceremonies, flower arrangement, Karuta, and Japanese language practice. If the people know some Japanese, you could also try Calligraphy and Poetry. You could also read some short Japanese novels. Japanese literature tends to be much shorter than western literature and is traditionally a lot darker.  It can be appealing to high school students. Some examples are Kokoro, I am a Cat, and No Longer Human.

I wouldn't discount anime entirely, though. There are some very good anime which explore different aspects of Japanese culture. I suspect a lot of them will be Josei genre. Some examples might be Chihayafuru, Sazae-san, and Honey and Clover. If you're willing to include some slightly questionable series morally (PG-13 rating or so) then Aoi Bungaku, Akagi, and some other seinen works might also be a good fit. I'd also include the works of Miyazaki as culturally significant on their own, especially some of the more symbolic ones like Nausicaä and Totoro.

Unfortunately, our website isn't very useful for anyone other than our members. However, the MIT anime club has a very good website for those interested in starting/expanding their own anime clubs. I know a couple of their members and I've often used suggestions on their page or from them. They know what they're talking about. Of particular interest are their resources page and their page about starting clubs (which has a section dedicated to high school clubs).


Should one read/watch Triangle Heart before diving into the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series?

In my opinion, there's nothing from Triangle Heart that would apply to Nanoha, except for the backgrounds of some characters.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is based on the spin-off of Triangle Heart 3 called Triangle Heart 3 ~Lyrical Omochabako~ (Triangle Heart 3 ~Lyrical Toy Box~).

Several things are carried over, such as:

Kyouya and Miyuki Takamachi's back-stories as bodyguards for Fiasse Crystela.
Shinobu Tsukimura returns, and in the A's manga, it is hinted that her family are vampires through a shout out to Triangle Heart when Suzuka (who didn't appear in Triangle Heart) shows her inhuman strength in the dodgeball match with Fate.

However, there are changes in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha which deviates from Triangle Heart's continuity, most notably:

Nanoha's father Shirō is still alive. However, he was in the ICU for some time, which led to Nanoha's insecurity at the beginning of the series
Shinobu and Kyouya are dating, making Shinobu the canon romance. (In comparison, I believe Fiasse was considered canon in Triangle Heart).
Noel K. Ehrlichkeit, Shinobu's maid is mechanical in Triangle Heart, but in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, she appears to be human.
Nanoha herself doesn't have magic in the main Triangle Heart series, but she is given magic in Lyrical Toy Box (which explains the title Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha). (In my opinion, Lyrical Toy Box is a spin-off from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha rather than the general Triangle Heart series).

Other characters from Triangle Hearts are used as basis for original characters in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha:

In Triangle Heart, Chrono Harlaown is an antagonist. However, the prototype for his Enforcer uniform is a throw back to his "evil" black outfit with spikes from the game.
Alisa Lowell is used as a basis for Arisa Bunnings
The shape-shifting fox-girl Kuon becomes the "ferret" boy Yuuno Scrya
Raising Heart's Crystal is changed from a heart to a sphere. It is also shorter in Triangle Heart and more reminiscent of Sakura Kinomoto's Sealing Wand's Star Form

In Triangle Heart, Lindy Harlaown is not a member of the Time Space Administration Bureau, but instead a fairy from the Dream World. She, however, retains much of her design, including her fairy wings, which appear in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha when she flies.

The main point is that a lot of the minor characters' back-stories are tweaked for Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, while most of the main characters except for Nanoha are all original and do not relate back to Triangle Heart (Lindy and Chrono retain their appearances, but they are still different).

As noted above, the only real change that affects a main character is that Nanoha's father isn't dead, since his time in the ICU created the Nanoha we see at the start of the series (before meeting Yuuno and using magic).


How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?

Dragonball GT was not made by fans. It was made by Toei Animation with involvement from Akira Toriyama. According to this wiki, his involvement is outlined as:

  Akira Toriyama is credited as author in the ending credits of Dragon
  Ball GT; he oversaw the series' production, this was the same process
  that was used during the production of the anime series Dragon Ball
  and Dragon Ball Z. He drew a rough design for the GT logo, he designed
  the GT appearance of the series main cast, and he designed the
  appearances of Giru and the GT spaceship used in the Black Star Dragon
  Ball Saga. He also drew at least three color pictures of Goku, Pan,
  and Trunks adventuring on various planets (Monmaasu, Rudeeze, and an
  area in Hell).

  Toriyama seems to have positive feelings towards his works'
  continuation, as he drew his own version of Super Saiyan 4 Goku (which
  was originally designed by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru) exclusively for the
  Dragon Box GT. Characters and events from GT have also been included
  in more recent Dragon Ball video games.


Do the events in the last episode violate John Titor's explaination of the Grandfather Paradox?

This is how John Titor sums up the Grandfather Paradox and its effects in the Steins;Gate universe (from the episode 2 English dub):

Someone else: Aren't you worried that by being here you're creating some kind of a paradox?
John Titor: Ah, the so-called "Grandfather Paradox"? It doesn't exist. It's possible to meet your past self. You'll simply change world lines if you do.

The anime doesn't really touch on it; the details of the time machines that John Titor uses are not really revealed. They're touched upon by the mechanics of the show, but never detailed in dialog, which could lead us to assume that this is a plot hole. As someone else put it, "The wrong explanation ... probably makes more sense on the surface than what the truth is."[1]
However, the Steins;Gate visual novel goes a bit more in-depth. Firstly, Titor explains that these events make perfect sense:

 "Cause and effect will be reconfigured. The me sitting here will disappear, since I'd probably be living peacefully in 2036." – Suzuha

Additionally, Okarin determines a bit more about the mechanics of the time travel:

 By the way, about what will happen if I meet the "me" that already returned once-- in other words, the me that stabbed Kurisu to death, I already asked Suzuha beforehand.

 The conclusion is that "we won't meet."

 The world line where I already killed Kurisu is minutely different from where we're time traveling to.

 Meaning time travel slightly changes the world line divergence ratio.

 Though of course, that value is still within the error range of the attractor field, so it can't make any concrete changes.

In my opinion, this explanation is a bit wishy-washy, but it's canon; essentially, he's saying:

 Using the time machine creates a slightly different world line, so there will not be conflicts in repeated time travel attempts. (It "overwrites" the previous attempt.) But then, the two world lines merge within the attractor field again.

In essence, we can more-or-less explain the events (using one last spoiler tag) in the following way:

 Suzuha disappeared because, even though she existed on a slightly separated world line, when she traveled back to the future, the two lines would again merge and her existence would be overwritten by the Steins Gate world line.

I would conclude, then, that the events that took place in the last episode do not violate the Grandfather Paradox. There is sufficient evidence to show that the world line's future has been altered in such a way as to justify the events.


Why is there a warning about diseases you can contract in farms at the end of Silver Spoon Season 2?

If you read the message translated more literally, it is not quite so scary-sounding:

「劇中に登場する個人名･団体名などはすべて架空のものですが、酪農については、食と命に関わるテーマとして事実に基づいて表現を心がけています。モデルとなった場所や施設を訪問する行為は、動物の疫病を引き起こす等の原因ともなりえる危険な行為です。」
"All personal names and organizations that appear in this program are fictional, however, regarding dairy farms, [we are] committed to representing themes about food and life based on reality. Visiting the location or facilities used as models is a dangerous act which may result in contracting an epidemic [from] animals, among other things."

This is a simple legal disclaimer for the animation company to cover themselves from anyone suing as a result of visiting the location and somehow catching a disease or any other number of "other" things they might do while there.
The model of Silver Spoon's fictional 大蝦夷農業高等学校 (Ooezo Nougyou Koutou Gakkou = Ooezo Agricultural High School) is the real-life Hokkaido University.  This is clear because:

「蝦夷」(ezo, more frequently written in katakana as 「エゾ」) is the traditional word for "Hokkaido". For example, エゾモモンガ　[ezo momonga] is the flying squirrel native to Hokkaido and エゾシカ [ezo shika] is the  deer native to Hokkaido.
Hokkaido University was founded under its prior name of 札幌農学校 (Sapporo Nougakkou = Sapporo Agricultural School), and
The Silver Spoon ending theme shows the characters walking along the ポプラ並木 (Popura Namiki = Poplar Avenue) which is Hokkaido University's most famous attraction.

Hokkaido University is one of the top-ranked national universities of Japan and is one of the main tourist attractions of Hokkaido prefecture. Now the university includes many other majors, but the major in Agricultural Science is still a main feature of the university, and large portions of the campus are covered in farm fields, including cows, sheep, horses, dogs, and plants. The fact that the campus contains lots of farmland and is home to livestock is not a deterrent; rather, tourism is encouraged. Not only do countless Japanese tourists, foreign tourists, and Japanese school groups visit the campus every year for sightseeing, the campus opens its doors to the public throughout the year with 北大際 (HokuDaiSai, the four-day annual school festival), エルムの森 (Erumu no Mori = Elm Forest) cafe (designed more for tourists than for students since students frequent the cheaper cafeterias), and public lectures. In order to view the Poplar Avenue and the bust of Inazo Nitobe statue next to it, it is impossible not to walk past one of the farm areas of campus. Children (and adults!) enjoy watching the sheep grazing just to the right of Poplar Avenue.
Silver Spoon is not discouraging fans from making a pilgrimage to Hokkaido University and is not warning that fans will likely contract a disease from the animals.
Since I lived in the international student dorm of Hokkaido University, I walked through a farm plot every day to get to class. Each time that I flew to the U.S. and went through Immigration, I needed to declare that, yes, "I am bringing soil or have been on a farm/ranch/pasture"  since it is illegal to bring foreign soil into the country, but when I handed in my Declaration Form and mentioned that I was an international student at an agricultural university, I was simply waved on by with no concern by the officials. Walking through the farm areas of campus and seeing the livestock in close proximity is not considered dangerous.
Two asides:

When Sapporo Agricultural School was founded as a three-year college in the early Meiji era, the students entered at around age 14. Although it was a college and they were hired by the government into prestigious official positions directly after graduating, the age at which they undertook their college education parallels the age of high school students nowadays, so Silver Spoon matches the real history in terms of ages of students.

It is not permitted for anyone (students or tourists) to walk along Poplar Avenue in the present day.  We can go look at it and walk a very short stretch of it, but most of it has been fenced off after a typhoon felled some of the trees; poplars are, apparently, not very wind-resistant, so it is no longer considered safe for people to walk alongside or under the trees (just in case of a strong gust of wind!). There are many Japanese who would love to be able to experience walking the Avenue like the early students of Sapporo Agricultural School got to, and the characters in Silver Spoon get to do.


Why does the website Anime Planet say that there are only 13 episodes of Natsume's book of friends, when CrunchyRoll has 39 episodes?

Natsume is divided up into 4 seasons. You can see the rest of them at the bottom of the anime-planet page:

It's similar with Anime News Network.

But Crunchyroll has them grouped together under one listing (but for some shows, the different seasons are listed within the show's page). They do that with a lot of multi-season shows, perhaps in an effort to make the favorites/queues work easier so you don't have to hunt down different listings for different seasons of the same show.


A extremely lazy girl that goes to the barber

By googling anime hair cut in park I got this:

Kuro to Kin no Hirakanai Kagi

The synopsis seems to match quite well with your description:

  Katagiri Kanade is a hikikomori who spent her days lazing off in her room. Her specialty is her broad imagination which often leads to various wild delusions. One night a weird cowboy guy appeared in her dream, saying that he's her heart's hero. Due to his encouragement, Kanade decided to try and go have a haircut the next day. It was then when she met a mysterious guy who cut her hair in the park, giving her courage to resume her school days.


All i can find on the Wiki is this

  Kyubey tells Madoka to reveal her true powers in order to save Homura, but Sayaka tells Madoka not to listen to him. She stabs herself in order to summon Oktavia and an army of familiars from other witches.

Source: Sayaka Miki - Rebellion Story (5th Paragraph)

i can't find anything else on it so i will give my interpretation as to why Sayaka cuts out her own heart.

Leading to Sayaka's downfall in the final timeline pre-Madoka Kami1

In episode 6 the Puella Magi learn that their bodies are in fact dead.
In episode 7 Hitomi tells Sayaka that she has feelings for Kyosuke and out of respect for their own friendship and the closeness between Sayaka and Kyosuke she'll wait 1 day

When Sayaka goes to hunt witches that night she confines in Madoka her deeper feelings about now regretting have saved Hitomi and that because of the state of her body she can't face Kyosuke or be loved by him

The next day we see Sayaka watching Hitomi and Kyosuke. i suspect that this was when Hitomi confessed and despite what Sayaka said to Madoka she was holding out hope that if Kyosuke rejected Hitomi then it might be a sign that he was waiting on Sayaka thus he might accept her condition. however Sayaka knows that Kyosuke has accepted Hitomi's feelings and became her boyfriend

so right now Sayaka has had her heart broken and is giving into despair. some interpretations of this i have seen is having the heart ripped out of the body.

Come Rebellion Story i suspect that Sayaka needed something to trigger her Witch to come forth so she recreates the feeling of having her heart ripped out by stabbing herself.

I would like to say this would be the same for any Magical Girl with access to her Witch (recreating the feelings of despair they felt before transformation) however Nagisa is the only other Magical Girl who became a witch and went back to normal2 and she doesn't seem to show a despair trigger like Sayaka. But she may have already summoned her witch form when she took Charlotte's form and became Bebe

1: i ignore the other timelines as Sayaka didn't seem to become more powerful because of them unlike Madoka

2: Homura is something more so she doesn't count


How to differentiate Nekomimi from Inumimi?

Both words can be summerized with Kemonomimi (獣耳) what just means animal ears.

  Kemonomimi, literally meaning "animal ears", is the concept of drawing
  animals as bishōjo or bishōnen, or having such characters wear animal
  accessories such as ears or tails. Catgirls and catboys are the most
  prolific in this category, although bunnygirls, foxgirls, and dog
  girls are also common. Kemonomimi characters typically appear human
  except for added animal-like qualities.

Quote from Wikipedia.

Nekomimi and Inumimi are some more accurate designation for such designed characters. But there is one essential difference.

The word Nekomimi (猫耳) means "cat-ears" in english. On the other hand you have the word Inumimi (犬耳) what means "dog-ears". And this is pretty much the difference... Nekomimi are styled like cats and Inumimi are styled like dogs.

Traditionally they only wear a headband with the ears of the animal they dress up without a tail or paws.

On this picture you are able to clearly see the difference between this two species. Left a Neko and right a Inu styled girl.

Picture from the nonoshirip blog.

It is not always that easy to find out what is shown at the moment because there are also some Inumimi with pointed ears. But you are also able to recognize them apart by the tail.

As before, Nekomimi have a tail like the tail of a cat. Inumimi more like a dog. Here is a picture with the tail. Again left the Neko and right the Inu styled girl.

Left picture from ZeroChan and right picture from ZeroChan.

Sometimes it is very hard to recognize them apart only by the ears. If you really want to know who is who you need more characteristics than only the ears.

But watch out! There are Kemonomimi that look similar to the cat or even more the dog... A example are Kitsunemimi (狐耳) what means "fox-ears" or Okamimimi (狼耳) what means "wolf-ears".

Left image from ZeroChan and right image from ZeroChan.

You could guess who is who? Left is the fox styled girl and right is the wolf girl. And this is a example where it is actully very hard to find out what Kemonomimi style the character is designed.


I can't find the name of this anime with a witch whose only weakness was bleeding

It could be Deltora quest:

The Shadow Lord, an evil sorcerer and The Lord of Shadows which comes from The Shadowlands, has taken over Deltora by destroying a magical object known as The Belt of Deltora, which is Deltora's only protection against him. Throughout the course of the anime, Lief, Barda and Jasmine travel around the land of Deltora to return the seven gem of the initials of which combine to form DELTORA, hence the name Deltora Quest, to the belt and save the land. Their first destination is the Forests of Silence.

The three characters are:

Lief: At the start of the series, Lief is the son of a blacksmith who lives in the run down city of Del. He is (as Barda describes him) 'A young hot-head' and spends his time roaming the streets and both tempting and dodging trouble. On his 16th birthday he leaves Del on his father's quest to find the magical gems missing from the belt of Deltora and the heir destined to wear it. [...]

Barda: At the start of the series Barda appears to be a poor beggar living on the streets of Del. He is revealed to be an ex-palace guard who assumes the role of protector to Lief, much to both his and Lief's dismay. He is a skilled swordsman and frequently makes jokes about being stuck with two young hot-heads- Lief and Jasmine. [...]

Jasmine: At the start of the series Jasmine is a wild orphan girl who lives a solitary life in the dangerous Forests of Silence. She has messy coal black hair which frames her elfin like face and emerald green eyes. She is often described as impatient and lonely but with a good heart. Her only friends in the Forests are the raven named Kree and a small furry animal called Filli. Jasmine understands the language of trees and many other animals. [...]

They met the giant guarding a bridge (see picture below)  in Episode 4. The guard asked each person a riddle, and allowed only the ones who solved their riddles to cross the bridge. The paradoxical riddle was given to Lief after he failed to answer the riddle given to him.

The scene with the raven pecking the sorceress (see picture below) happens in Episode 7.


Differences between anime and manga versions of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

They're about the same, but the anime doesn't always follow the manga's plot.

If you're new to the series and want to know where to start, go with the manga first, then watch the anime, because the anime is based on the manga.

If you want to know the differences, I have spotted a few changes in season 1 that differ from the manga. The examples below are from chapter 120:

   In the anime, Alibaba became a Dark Metal Vessel user or Dark Djinn Equip near the end of season 1, which isn't part of the manga.

 Another change is that Hakuryuu got his arm cut off in a sword fight trying to protect Alibaba, instead of falling off after the Zagan arc in the manga.


Why isn't Frieza permanently in his golden form?

Using any form of transformation requires some amount of Stamina irrespective of however well you adapt to the form and you master the form.For example, an exhausted Goku or Vegeta, wouldn't be able to turn into a Super Saiyan if their stamina is completely depleted. One good example is in Dragon Ball Super Episode 128, Vegeta's stamina is completely depleted and he isn't even able to turn into a regular Super Saiyan during his fight with Jiren,  which you can see here. And it is obviously fair to say, Goku and Vegeta should have perfect mastery of the Super Saiyan forms by now.Frieza's Golden form is immensely powerful and the stronger the transformation, it wastes greater stamina and usually has a greater toll on the body. Further proof of this is when Frieza fights Cabba. After Frieza turns into his Golden form and completely overwhelms SSJ2 Cabba, he says something along the lines of,  "Spending excess stamina on trash is such a waste", which you can see here.When Frieza mastered the transformation, what he basically did was begin to use the transformation as optimally as he could. In other words, you could compare it to Goku and Vegeta using Super Saiyan Blue as optimally as they can. Even though you could say they have the Super Saiyan Blue transformation mastered, they would rather use the Super Saiyan forms or fight in their base against a weaker opponent than waste excess stamina in a much more powerful form. This is why Frieza only transforms into his Golden Form when he has an opponent who he cannot defeat in his final form.


How did the birds come back to life when Envy arrived?

Envy has the ability to transform its body into whatever form. BUT, its original form was that which resembles a lizard with a mane made out of the souls which were inside its Stone. (Reference: Manga) Each philosopher stone contains a countless amount of souls. The only logical explanation is that it cut one of those souls off and made it into a bird. But souls that are cut from the main body cannot exist for long ((Similar to when a Homunculus's arm is cut off, the arm disappears but a new one is regenerated) otherwise the world would be filled with infinite number of severed, unidentified limbs...)

Being that Envy's true form is that of an animal, this also mean that it can transform itself into animal. Envy can also make its arms into things like swords or other shard blunt objects. (Weapons)

This question might also be something unanswerable, because...

The original FMA did NOT follow the manga. I will say it again. DID NOT FOLLOW THE MANGA. So basically after the Elric brother's mom died, the director metaphorically walks off the side walk across the street and at times in the middle of the road, but most of the time he's swimming in the river next to the side walk.

So it's not that hard to believe that this might just be something completely thought up in the moment in order to fill a gap in the story. FMA:BH follows the Manga.


This is rather straighforward. As his father married his mother so that their children have a super-quirk, Shoto inherits his left, fire side from his father (who has blue eyes), and his right side from his mother, who has darker, greyish eyes.


Looks like my guess was right - "LRIG" is "girl" spelled backwards, not an acronym/initialism.

This was stated by KawaseP (a.k.a. Kouhei Kawase, one of the producers for selector infected WIXOSS) in an interview with Akiba-Souken (Ctrl+F for 作品要素).

  ──LRIGs are a distinctive part of the show, aren't they?

  The LRIG character designs were done by [Kyuta] Sakai, but it was Tomo Yamaguchi, who is in charge of the card game at Takara Tomy, who came up with the name "LRIG". We had a different name for them at first, but at one of the scriptwriting meetings, we decided that we wanted to go with something a bit more off-the-beaten-path, and so we decided on "GIRL" spelled backwards: "LRIG" (pronounced "loo-rig"). Up to that point, we had been making up all sorts of convoluted words, so when the simple word "LRIG" was proposed, everybody agreed.

Given the events of episode 8...

   I guess we can see why the producers decided that "LRIG" was a good choice. Girls turn into LRIGs when their wishes are "fulfilled", and LRIGs likewise turn into (human) girls when that happens. Simple and effective.


Where can I watch the Shuuen no Shiori (Bookmark of Demise) music videos?

I'm not sure where you'll find a version with English subs (there aren't any "official" subs, at minimum), but you can find the ones that have music videos on 150P's Niconico account.

Kodoku no Kakurenbo (alternate)
Nisemono Chuuihou (alternate)
Kanzen Hanzai Love Letter (alternate)
Saru Mane Isutori Game (alternate)
Arikitari Heroes (alternate)
Makeinu Shijou Shugi (alternate)
Shuuen no Shiori (alternate)

If you don't have an account on Niconico and don't want to make one, use the alternate links instead. No guarantees that those links won't crap out at some point, though.


Did Itachi know that Shisui had a Mangekyo Sharingan?

It is not a plot hole. And he isn't necessarily wrong. He just meant the third person alive. Of course he knew about Shisui, he had his eye. Of course he knew about Izuna and Madara too since he introduced their story to Sasuke. And he probably knew about other unnamed Uchihas too, if there were any, because as he said the Uchihas were killing their best friends for decades to achieve it. So I can't find any other logical explanation.


Why has shanks never claimed any island?

These pictures shown Shanks claimed at least one unknown place.


What's the name of the song at the end of No. 6 episode 4?

The name of the song is Rokutousei No Yoru by artist Aimer. You can hear a full version of it here.


Why didn't Lelouch go to his father as soon as he got his Geass?

You can't just walk into the throne room of the Britannian emperor. Bear in mind that Lelouch was no prince anymore in title, he was banished (or something like that, I can't recall the exact term). It's like walking in the room of Queen Elizabeth or the POTUS; it's not something you can physically do. Even with Geass, he'd just be shot down by a sniper or Knightmare.


What is the chronological timeline from Yuuki's birth to when Kaname saves her from a vampire in the snow?

This answer includes the information from the manga. The anime makes a reference to a couple of key elements which don't get revealed until the 2nd half of the manga which occurs 1 year after the first half (what the anime covers).

Below is the list of events in chronological order from Kaname's birth to Yuuki's "awakening" as a human:

(Note: The [M] indicates information found in the 13th volume of Vampire Knight. In the anime, Juri makes a reference to Rido killing Kaname and awakening Lord Kaname)

Kaname is born in secret
Rido takes him to the coffin beneath the Kuran Estate [M]
Rido sacrifices Kaname to awaken Lord Kaname in hopes to absorb Lord Kaname [M]
Lord Kaname wounds Rido (As Rido woke him up, Rido is Lord Kaname's master and cannot be killed) [M]
Having been woken in an incomplete state, Lord Kaname reverts into an infant to stop the thousands of years worth of hunger which would be sated by him slaughtering the Kuran Family, represses memories so they won't get in the way [M]
Haruka finds Kaname's sheet bloodied, finds Lord Kaname as an infant [M]
Juri finds Haruka, and both take Lord Kaname and raise him as they would have with Kaname [M]
Yuuki is born in secret
Kaname begins to go outside, finds the rose that only blooms every 10 years, returns to tell Yuuki the next time he sees it he'll encase it in resin for her
Rido learns of Yuuki, finds Kuran Residence, accompanied by Vampires from the Senate
Haruka faces Rido, is killed
Juri sacrifices life to turn Yuuki into a human
Kaname faces Rido, mortally wounds Rido but is unable to kill as he is Lord Kaname and Rido was the one who woke him
Kaname escapes with Yuuki (asleep?) to find Cross
Kaname leaves Yuuki in snow to deal with Perusing Vampires [M]
Yuuki awakes, Vampires find Yuuki, Kaname returns and protects Yuuki

In the anime, the fight against Rido at Cross Academy plays out differently, and in the manga, Kaname gathers the Elder Council (The Senate) and kills them before going to attempt to kill Takuma's Father, so if a third season (or second if you think Guilty is still the first season) of the anime comes, it may have differences when it reveals this part.


What is the harpsichord music being played at the school?

It's Keith Jarret's interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude and Fugue n. 12 in F moll on his album Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch II. The piece is not included on the OST.


How did EVA Unit 01 interfere with SEELE's plan?

So, after reading the manga extensively and going into detail about the meta of the episodes close to the end of anime, I think I finally pieced together the reason why EVA Unit 01 was grounded by SEELE, and how EVA Unit 01 interfered with SEELE's plan.

In the manga, EVA Unit 01 was grounded by SEELE as a form of "insurance" for executing their version of Third Impact, only to be used in case Gendo Ikari executed his version of Third Impact. EVA Unit 01 was grounded based on the fear that Lillith might become compromised should Gendo go ahead with his version of Third Impact.

This also explains why EVA Unit 01 is the only Evangelion Unit to made from Lillith as opposed to being made from cloning Adam.

I think that EVA Unit 01's awakening phase was not accounted for correctly by SEELE in their master plan, and therefore was grounded to readjust and incorporate an awakened Unit 01 into executing Third Impact. I also think that SEELE was afraid that both EVA Unit 01 and Lillith may be compromised, and thus tried to control what they could from the shadows as best they could, whilst still ensuring Third Impact (i.e. grounding EVA Unit 01)


Does Dororo meet Hyakkimaru again in the ending?

Well, I'm no expert but from what I see I think they do, however not in that instance. Dororo said she'd bring back the money in a few days, the three men didn't seem to be on the bridge but watching Dororo run acrossed it. Hyakkimaru was found at the end, with a smile. I suppose there will be journey and they meet again at a new age. The bridge could represent the journey, and the field could represent the gold Dororo is going to get. Hyakkimaru meeting her there. Don't forget the mother of Hyakkimaru stated  child who would be by his side forever. So, if not meeting then I'm sure they'll meet in the future. Now if it is to be them meeting then its foreshadowing that Dororo becomes a woman of course, and all the time she does she's right there with Hyakkimaru.


Why strike stones taken from inside a pot against each other?

In Japanese folklore, creating sparks by striking flint is considered to be lucky for someone leaving a house or group. The brief fire was once a way to drive evil spirits away. I found a reference to it being called kiribi, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information on it.

Considering where Yaichiro is going as he leaves, it would be logical for a mother to wish her son good luck and to drive away evil from his path.

This ritual is not common anymore, but given the spiritual nature of Uchouten Kazoku, it makes perfect sense.


What manga did Natsumi and the others read?

This is the Monthly Comic Alive. It is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Media Factory.

Picture from comicvine

This episode here is the July 2013 issue or as a number 201309.

I am pretty sure the mange she is reading here is Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure! (おまえをオタクにしてやるから、俺をリア充にしてくれ！)

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Apr 26, 2012 to ?
Genres: Comedy, Romance, School
Authors: Aoki, Mutsumi (Art), Murakami, Rin (Story)
Serialization: Comic Alive

  Kashiwada Naoki was determined to lead his high school life without
  anyone knowing that he’s an Otaku. However, his classmate Bishoujo,
  Koigasaki Momo, who was rumored among the girls to be a bitch, found
  him out!? Before the despairing Kashiwada, she said something
  undoubtedly surprising.

  “Aren’t you an Otaku? Then, make me into an Otaku!”

  The love story of two individuals bounded by an agreement of Otaku and
  Riajuu starts!!

from MyAnimeList

Scene

The scene you see on the left page of the secound image is in the tenth episode.

Picture from Mangapark


Why do the senshi get a manicure before they get gloves?

There is an official answer to this. Takeuchi Naoko, the mangaka seems to have made this decision, not the animation staff. She points out the characters' nail polish in the Settei Shiryoushuu (Materials Collection) art book, and on the Sailor Mercury page she shows her own 8-frame frame-by-frame sketch1 of Sailor Mercury's transformation sequence, including the frame which includes her comment (fan translation from the original Japanese): "6. 'Make Up!' Next, she covers her face with her hands, and her nails become instantly manicured, shining bright blue."

In Takeuchi's early concept art for the characters (also shown in the same artbook), neither Sailor Mercury nor Sailor Mars wore gloves2 as part of their sailor soldier uniforms so, in their cases, their manicures would have always been showing (whereas Moon, Jupiter, and Venus were originally gloved).

The fact that Takeuchi wanted to highlight make-up in the series is the reason that the characters use the phrase "Make Up!" - which was apparently important enough to be specifically mentioned in the Sailor Moon Crystal opening theme song "MOON PRIDE" by Momoiro Clover Z.

1 Source: http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials007.png
2 Source: http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials002.png


What happened at the end of Fate Zero, What was the wish

Kiritsugu Emiya decided to save the world instead of resurrecting his wife and daughter, so why didn't it happen?

because he didn't actually make a wish.

Kiritsugu's wish all along was to save the world, however while "inside" the grail Angra Mainyu showed to him and no matter the wish it would lead to destruction (and in a sense, exactly how Counter Guardians work which is what Shirou would end up becoming if he followed Kiritsugu's ideal of being a Hero)

Following this, Kiritusgu used his Command Spells to order Saber to destroy the Lesser Grail against her will. this prevents the Greater Grail from uysing it's sorted energy which is why the 5th war took place 10 years later as opposed to 60 which was supposed to be the norm

  The Great Grail requires sixty years in order to amass enough mana to summon Servants, making the planning period span over generations. If the Grail is unable to utilize its energy, that which is leftover can reduce the time to as little as a decade, such as in the case of the period between the Fourth and Fifth Wars.

Fuyuki Holy Grail War > Procedure (1st Paragraph)

also to explain some things you mentioned in your question

  why was Kirei Kotomine, Gilgamesh, Kariya Matou and Aoi Tohsaka revived?

Kariya Matou was never revived. Aoi Tohsaka wasn't revived because she was never killed during the war, her death seem to come after it.

  She survives the war, but is confined to a wheelchair and suffers from brain damage, not understanding that Tokiomi is dead and Sakura is gone. Rin takes care of her mother, but feels lonely as her mother's condition leaves her isolated. Aoi appears to have died before the events of Fate/stay night, leaving Kotomine as Rin's sole guardian.

Source: Aoi Tohsaka > Role > Fate/Zero (3rd Paragraph)

Kotomine and Gilgamesh survived because they were both washed over with the Black Mud that spilled from the Grail. Kotomine got a Black Heart and Gilgamesh got a flash body (as Servants aren't actually flesh and blood)

  Kiritsugu's Saber obliterates the Holy Grail, allowing its tainted water to soak Kirei's lifeless body, resurrecting him with an artificial, black heart. Kirei wakes up and finds Gilgamesh near him. He seems to have gained a flesh body from something that flowed to his body through the Master and Servant connection.

Source: Kirei Kotomine > Role > Fate/Zero (10th Paragraph)

  Kiritsugu Emiya decided to save the world instead of resurrecting his wife and daughter

Ilya was never dead and Iris's "death" was by design (due to her being the Lesser Grail). their "death" in Fate/Zero was actually an illusion as at the end of the war what Kiritusgu saw as Ilya and Iris were actually projections that Angra Mainyu created to communicate with Kiritsugu (like the Radio explaining the Passenger Survival Scenario). Kiritsugu killed them because he knew they weren't real and was rejecting Angra Mainyu


What would happen if Rokudou loses his Haori of the Underworld?

During Episode 18 & 19,

   The Shirushigami Kain seizes Rinne's Life Flame and Haori as payment on a debt.
 By declaring that the Haori will sell for a good amount implies its financial value.

 As shown in other episodes, he is unable to fly without his Haori, as he is only a half-shinigami. Whereas, Ageha can fly without needing one, as she is a full shinigami.
 This means that he would be unable to travel through the reido (without aid), which would prevent him from carrying out his shinigami duties, tracking his father, etc.


Why did the Deucalion lift off from underwater in the start of Season 2 in Aldnoah Zero?

I figured out the answer myself. It's because it was a jump cut. The moment Inaho touched the Aldnoah drive, it had a jump cut to the present time where the Deucalion was underwater because they are docked at the beach where we saw Inko and the rest of the girls in bikinis prior. So it was just a jump cut that wasn't very clearly executed.


In Law vs Doflamingo, why didn't Law swap Doflamingo's soul?

In Chapter 690 of the manga, Law is facing off against Vergo, while at the same time talking to Doflamingo. When Vergo shows off his full body Armament Haki, Doflamingo states to Law that "Even your severing powers can do nothing to the strength of his Haki!"

This strongly implies that Armament Haki is able to offer some level of resistance against the effects of certain Devil Fruit powers, Law's being one of them. It is reasonable to assume that Doflamingo's proficiency with Haki is better than Law's, therefore he had increased resistance against Law's powers, such as the soul-switching ability.


Was Goku bad before coming to the Earth?

Goku was a Saiyan, a warrior race whose desire was to be the strongest race in the Universe. He was sent to destroy the human race and sell the planet to another race. After falling into a ravine and injuring his head, Goku ended up losing his memory and was hence raced as a Human by Grandpa Gohan, which is why his overall personality is very comparable to that of Humans than SaiyansSo to answer your question,Yes. Goku was indeed sent to the earth initially, to carry out an evil task. However, his head injury and care from Grandpa Gohan was the reason why that didn't go about happening.


What is Shanks relationship with the Gorosei

Short answer - We don't know canonically, as there is absolutely no information on the matter. All that follows is interpretation of their exchange when they meet.

Based on the few short panels of their interaction, we see the Gorosei mention:

  "We are in the middle of the Reverie. A man with a position like yours isn't suitable to get involved in the world of politics. We only made time to talk because it was you."

At first thought, it will seem absurd that the position would refer to him being a Yonko, since the Marines are against them. Many theories have indeed surfaced that Shanks may have some other status that allies him with the Gorosei or makes him worthy to be treated in such a manner. In my view, it is very much against Shanks' character to be a double agent, given how it has developed. Below are some other technicalities to consider.

Firstly, the reason the Marines leave the Yonko alone to a large extent is due to their influence and ability to put up a big fight. They'd have to expend a lot to capture someone at the Yonko-level, which is not worth their efforts unless something major happens. Even in the two instances when Shanks was interacting with other Yonko (Whitebeard and Kaido), they merely attempted to stop the meet by blocking him, and did not attempt capture.

Secondly, the World Government and the Marines are separate. The Gorosei are under the WG, which has its own agendas beyond simply capturing pirates to maintain peace. The Marines fall under the WG, but so do multiple secret forces like the CP0.

In the very next chapter (908), we see the Gorosei mentioning that the "balance of the world cannot be maintained forever". All their appearances seem to indicate they choose to maintain the balance of the Three Great Powers (Marines, Warlords and Pirates), even though one would assume they'd be happy if all pirates were eliminated. Thus, there's definitely more than meets the eye.

Enough to guess that the Gorosei might not have any direct motivation to capture pirates (like the Marines), and definitely not those at Shanks' level.


Chronological order of Kiss x Sis anime and OVA

After rereading and rewatching it, I conclude that the animators just took a random chapter of the manga and put it on anime anywhere they like, there is no chronological sequence of the anime, you can watch it from the anime randomly and will not lose the plot, unless for the last three episodes.
However, there is some important event that can be sorted chronologically based on manga chapter:

Manga chapter one and anime episode one when they're still kids and show how Ako and Riko save Keita from a dog.
Manga chapter five and the beginning of anime episode four (4 years ago) when Ako and Riko start to falling in love with Keita
End of anime episode nine when Ako and Riko made Keita a good luck charm
Anime episode 10 when Keita take an exam and after the exam
OVA episode four when Keita, Ako, and Riko go on a trip after the exam
Anime episode 11 when he receives an acceptance letter from the school from Mikuni (unlike in anime, this is Keita's first meeting with her on manga)
Anime episode 12 when Keita get to the same school with Ako and Riko

And from here, it only happens in manga and hasn't been told in anime, BEWARE SPOILER

 Manga chapter 42 when all the characters go on a trip and manga chapter 67 when Keita starts dating Kiryuu Sensei

Some of the OVA episodes happen before anime, and some chapters in the manga didn't happen at all in anime or OVA.
So, with that being said, this anime doesn't really care about the plot and focus only on the ecchi-almost-hentai theme. You can watch it however you like and just enjoy the show.


What is the meaning of the nuke like tree in "My Neighbor Totoro"?

If you check most of the animes that Hayao Miyazaki wrote/produced they all have environmentalism, pacifism, feminism, love and family themes to various degrees.

For example in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is about the aftermath of a global war and find balance with Nature without repeating the mistakes for the past.

Same thing with Laputa: Castle in the Sky.

Past/Current wars are the central point of those 2 movies, with Miyazaki pushing for letting go of the 'old ways' and adopting a 'Live and let live' way of life.

In the case of My Neighbor Totoro he went with a family theme. But that does not mean that there could not be some hidden symbols in the images.

Japanese people have been marked severely in their life/culture by having 2 atomic bombs dropped on them.
Many manga/anime are based on post apocalyptical worlds as a result of it.
Others just hint at this 'scar' that Japanese people have.
Take for example Grave of the Fireflies in which it was only recently discovered that the movie poster actually shows a B29 Bomber plane flying above the children when everyone thought it was just a shape of clouds.

Considering this, it is possible that Miyazaki drew the shape of the tree as a mushroom cloud without even realizing it.

This covers the point of view that the tree was indeed drawn to look like a mushroom cloud.

Now, what you have to consider is that a lot of trees actually do have a mushroom shape (that's how kids mostly draw trees).

Also Japanese people venerate the largest trees. Often building small shrine around or next to them.

In the case of Totoro, Miyazaki actually made that tree stand taller and separate from the others to show it as a kind of 'king' of the trees.
Worthy to be protected by the guardian of the spirit Totoro.
It grows so tall and strong from the love/innocence of Mei and Satsuki.

Personally, and considering the way Miyazaki approaches war in his work, I believe the second hypothesis (a normal tree without any special war-related meaning) to be the most probable one.


What happened to Otonashi and Kanade in the last episode?

Due to long answer on duplicate question on How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart? and this question is only part of it, I decide to answer this separately.

On that question this is what happen on Angel Beats epilog:

  The Alternate World Timeline

  Yuzuru gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains
  the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
  Kanade gets reincartated/reborn in the same universe that contains
  the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
  Yuzuru finally meets up with Kanade and they live happily ever after.

However, this is only theory and speculative answer, but from the fact that on this epilog

  Kanade is humming Iwasawa's song titled "My Song"

"My Song" is created on afterlife by Iwasawa herself. So it means that this really happen after they met on afterlife, because there's no way she know that song if she didn't met Iwasawa before.


Do people who use the Death Note become Shinigami themselves?

No.

Humans who die don't go to Heaven or Hell (because neither exists).

They go to Mu (Which means, nothing).

  Death Note, Volume 12, page 188, has these two rules in regards to
  "Mu": "All humans will, without exception, eventually die." Also,
  "After they die, the place they go is MU (Nothingness)."

Basically, there's nothing after death. Shinigami are a different species.


What are the Norse Mythology References in Alfheim Online?

The references are as follow. I'll divide it into its categories. Also note that I'd refer to SAO as ALO here since the story takes place in Alfheim Online and not Sword Art Online's Aincrad.

Worlds

Alfheim (Norse: Álfheimr) means the land of fairies. This is the world where the players live. Funnily, the races that live in this land are not from Norse mythology, but is actually from England, Ireland and Scotland, with the exception of Salamander. More about the races in the races section down below.

Jotunheim (Norse: Jötunheimr) means the land of giants. The creatures that live here are the giants. Tonki (Jellyfish Elephant, Kuzuha/Leafa's friend/pet(?)) is one of those giants.

Nilfheim (Norse: Niflheimr) is the land of ice and snow. It is referenced in ALO as the cause of change in Jotunheim, that is the outbreak of ice giants from Nilfheim, which is located under Jotunheim, cause the change in Jotunheim's once green lands to that of ice and snow.

Muspelheim (Norse: Muspelheimr) is land of fire. In ALO it is located under Nilfheim.

Yggdrasil (Norse: Yggdrasil) the three that connects the 9 worlds according to Norse mythology. Out of those 9 only Alfheim, Jotunheim, Nilfheim and Muspelheim mentioned in ALO. Out of those 4 only 2 (Alfheim and Jotunheim) are actually shown.

NPCs

Thor (Norse: Thor) the god of thunder, wielder of the magic hammer Mjolnir, son of Odin.

Freya (Norse: Freyja) is a goddess associated with love, sex, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death.

Thrym (Norse: Þrymr) is king of Jotunheim. In ALO he is a king of Nilfheim who invaded Jotunheim along with his ice giants.

Weapons

Excalibur is a sword belonged to the legendary King Arthur of England. It is also one of the sword featured in many video games, mainly Final Fantasy. In Final Fantasy series it usually is one of the strongest swords. In ALO it is a sword promised by Thrym as a prize for slaughtering the original dwellers of Jotunheim (Tonki's race).

Mjolnir (Norse: Mjölnir) is a magic hammer of Thor, capable of summoning thunders.

Story

Thor missing his hammer is one of Norse legends, where Thor lost his magic hammer Mjollnir. It was said that his hammer was stolen by the king of the Jotun, Thrym. Thor, although reluctant, agreed to Loki's suggestion to dress as Freyja in his attempt to get the hammer back. Thor later killed Thrym and get his hammer back. This is referenced in ALO with Klein finding a female NPC with HP bar locked in a prison made of ice. Later during the fight between Kirito's party and Thrym, the said female NPC revealed himself to be Thor. Thor then killed Thrym much like in the legend.

Races (Bonus Section)

Cait Sith in its original myth stole people's soul before they are collected by gods upon their death. In ALO, they are beast tamers. Silica and Shinon are Cait Sith in ALO. Cait Sith originated from Scotland.

Spriggan are small fairies said to be guardian of treasures. They are said to be mischievous. It has the ability to transform into huge creature. Kirito is a Spriggan in ALO. Kirito also used a transformation magic to transform into The Gleam Eyes which is a reference to this ability. Spriggan in ALO also known to be very useless in magic due to their magic being mere illusions (reference to their magic being for mischiefs).

Gnome are small, humanoid Earth fairies. Gnome in ALO are known to be master miner. Agil is a gnome.

Imp are small goblin like creature. Imp in ALO are not very well explored with the only known Imp is Konno Yuuki/Zekken.

Leprechaun in its original myth are said to have hid a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.  Lisbeth is a Leprechaun in ALO.

Pooka originated from Ireland. Pooka or Púca means ghost or spirit in Irish. It is not well explored in ALO. Sasha is a Pooka in ALO.

Sylph are wind spirits. Sylph in ALO are master in wind magic. Sylph is also the race that has the most known characters. Lady Sakuya - Lord of the Sylphs, Leafa, Recon, Sigurd (Exiled), and Erika (Asuna's alter account) are Sylphs.

Undine are water spirits. Undine in ALO are also master of water magic. Asuna is an Undine in ALO.

Salamander in ALO are known to be master of fire magic. This is a reference to a type of salamander (animal) that is resistant to fire, called fire salamander. Salamander in ALO is unique in that it is the only race not based on English, Irish, or Scottish myth. Klein is a Salamander in ALO.


Has "High School DxD" Light Novel ended?

Officially, High School DxD has ended with volume 25, but it will be followed by a direct sequel titled Shin Highschool DxD (Source: afterword of Volume 25).

So the series has not really ended, as a direct sequel, Shin DxD will be covering the second half of the Azazel Cup arc. Its Volume 1 will esentially be Volume 26, just with a different label.


Is Suzaku Kururugi completely oblivious of the Purges of Shinjuku Ghetto and the Saitama Ghetto?

He is not morally ok with executing people. If you noticed he refused to kill civilians in episode 2,especially since one was his friend, and he saved the falling women in the same episode in the middle of a battlefield. The only time he even actually killed civilians was when he fired the FLEIJA in Tokyo.

He is obviously aware of what the Britannians do as he sees some of it first hand. He is even one of the ones that is discriminated against, which is seen in the episode where he stood around washing paint off of his shirt and in ep 5, even though they can't do anything more than that because he is an honorary Britannian. The only problem is at first he cannot change it. That is why he needed to become the knight of one. From that position he would have the authority to prevent the Britannian's treatment of elevens.

He is not ok with the executions but at the same time he is powerless to prevent them unless he were to become the knight of one.


Chuunibyou describes teenagers around the age of fourteen that try to look cool to impress people around their age and are self-important trying to be unique.

This way of thinking, however, may continue even after the teen reaches adulthood, but it does not actually relate to any medical condition or mental disorder.

It's more like a growth phase for some teenagers.

Based on "Chuunibyou User Manual" (中二病取扱説明書, Chuunibyou Toriatsukai Setsumei Sho) by Saegami HYOUYA, there are 3 types of chuunibyou.

DQN-type pretends to be antisocial even though they aren't, or can't be and has made-up stories about antisocial behavior (gang fights/crime).
Subculture-type/Hipster prefers subculture or minor trends just to be different and have the "cool" factor. (obsessed with imitating idols/fictional characters)
Evil Eye-Type admires mystical powers and pretends to have one of their own, to the extent of establishing an alias just for that.1

An example of DQN Chuunibyou:

  "Look at all those bandages wrapped around you! What happened?"

  "I had a bunch of gang fights."

  "Come on, I know you're too kind to be a gangster."

An example of Subculture Chuunibyou:

  "When I collect Pokémon cards, I only collect ones that are imported
  from Japan."

  "Can you read all those?"

  "-_-; S-sure I can..."

An example of Evil Eye Chuunibyou:

  "Don't take that bandana off my left wrist. It's sealing an evil
  spirit inside me and if you take it off I may go berserk."

  "Dude, calm down. You just have chuunibyou."2

References:

1 Animanga Wikia: "Chuunibyou"
2 Urban Dictionary: "Chuunibyou"
3 The Free Dictionary Language Forums: "Japanese Slang--Chuunibyou"
4 Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! :)


After having watched the movies of Broken Blade, where should I start reading the manga? Are there any differences?

Short answer: the anime differs heavily from the manga starting from the 5th movie with the scene surrounding Rygart’s village. So, I’d recommend reading from chapter 27 (it starts with Girge’s past).

The producers of the anime likely wanted to end that arc with 6 movies. However, to be faithful to the manga you would need at least 1 more movie which is why they compressed and bent the story accordingly. So, you will find some scenes in the manga that seem similar to the anime, but they play out mostly completely differently and under a different context.
This is just my opinion, but starting from that diversion, the anime became a mess, especially with what they did with Rygart’s fight against Girge that makes you want to punch our protagonist.
The first 4 movies however cover the manga very closely. So, you don’t need to read the manga from the start if you’re fine with missing some details.
There are a few differences I’d like to point out, though:

Sigyn’s action of why she takes in Cleo (after the latter
became a captive) is better explained in the manga (read chapter 16
if you’re interested).

Remember that scene where Sigyn tells Cleo the story of
Rygart and Hodr trying to sneak into the girls’ dormitories? In the
manga, she confesses to Cleo in a roundabout way that she loves
Rygart (see chapter 28).

Rygart’s a bit more level-headed in the manga (although
not much more) and it's more apparent that he has a hard time trying to deal with his naive action of saving an enemy that ended with an ally soldier being killed. His „stupid“ (or call it
‚naive‘) actions are a bit more reasonable and there are also fewer
of them, e.g. when Rygart’s been asked about the newly captivated
Cleo, he doesn’t say to just let her free but talks about her
overdeveloped body (see ch. 16).

Remember Nike, that crazy girl? If you found her sadistic side
annoying, you will probably accept it more in the manga as it’s
less shown and not so extreme.


What's the crater in the mountain shown after Izuku talks to Kota in season 3 episode 3?

It's his quirk,

   water creation.

He doesn't really do much with it.


Do artificial devil fruits also prevent the user from swimming?

Yes, artificial devil fruit users suffer from the same weakness has the "natural" devil fruit counterparts: they cannot swim. This was shown in Chapter 795, page 6:

I would like to add something in response to Namikaze Sheena's comment. First of all, to be precise, it is not that devil fruit users cannot swim, but rather they become powerless  when their body is submerged in water. As a consequence, they cannot swim or even move at all.

Now, if Vegapunk were to feed a devil fruit to a boat, I think (this is pure speculation) it would not sink: the boat floats because wood is lighter than water, which is a physical property that it would keep even on top of water. It would lose strength, but maybe not completely as we have previously seen Luffy retain control of his body if only a fraction of it is submerged (e.g. on their way to fishman island, Chapter 605, page 11).

EDIT:

On the above picture, we can somewhat see Brook and Momosuke (in dragon's form) drowning. Here is a picture of Momosuke is his Zoan form:


Can anyone help me identify this Anime piece?

Looks like it's part of a vinyl kit for Guyver II:


Does "group date" mean something else other than "a date with many people"?

When asked by Feyris what Okarin's plan that day, he replied with "gōkon".

  Is a group date [...] a date with many people?

If "a date" implies "those who are already in relationships", then possibly this is the source of the misunderstanding.

According to Wikipedia,

  Group dating is a modern pattern for dating where a group of single men and a group of single women organise a night out, with the hope of forming romantic partnerships. It is most popular in Japan, where it is known as gōkon. In other cultures, group dating is becoming more popular as a safe alternative to single dating (especially blind dating), also helping to ease tension, because both parties will feel more comfortable having the company of their friends.

Also,

  In Japan, a gōkon (合コン) is a group blind date, typically used to form at least some friendships between two groups that are each of a single sex. Generally, a single man and woman who know each other organize the gōkon in advance, each agreeing to bring three or four eligible friends. The venue is usually a restaurant, an izakaya, or anywhere people can eat, drink and make a bit of noise.

Or alternatively, from Jisho

  joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party

However, the real reason why Feyris and Rukako were yelling and surprised was

   Okarin's 180-degree image change. Compared to his chuunibyou/otaku personality in the original Steins;Gate, he's now living (or looks) like a normal college student (i.e. having a social life, which is something that otaku usually don't care). Just before this, they were also surprised about his choice of school club ―which is tennis club― instead of Feyris' guess of UFO/UMA research club.


What does it mean to be a poster child of type B blood?

First lets gather all elements. From this answer:

  Blood type carries a significant weight in Japanese culture, so much so that Japanese are often surprised when people of other origins are not familiar with their blood type. In their culture, they associate every blood type with a certain personality and demeanor.

  Type B

  Independent
  Agressive
  Optimistic
  Friendly and open
  Humble
  Afraid of being alone
  Flexible thinker
  Like to play

What does being a "poster child" means?

  The definition of "poster child" has since been expanded to a person of any age whose attributes or behaviour are emblematic of a known cause, movement, circumstance or ideal. Under this usage, the person in question is labeled as an embodiment or archetype. This signifies that the very identity of the subject is synonymous with the associated ideal; or otherwise representative of its most favorable or least favorable aspects.

About the character

  Yutaka Hoshino/Peco (星野 裕/ペコ Hoshino Yutaka/Peko)
  One of the protagonists and Smile's childhood friend. Peco is loud, cocky, and carefree. He is initially considered one of the best players on the Katase team, but begins questioning himself after a couple of surprising losses. Peco is frequently seen snacking on various junk food items.

So he is saying something in the lines of

"you could put a picture of Peco in the encyclopedia entry for blood type B's personality."
or
"Peco is a living example of a blood type B's personality."


Why do some of the scenes in the 5th Episode of Attack on Titan differ when it was aired in Fukuoka?

In the video you linked, the uploader also linked to a news post on the Attack on Titan anime's official website. This news post explains the situation. I've translated the most relevant part:

  各放送局のオンエアー日を極力揃えて放送しておりますが、 この度は制作上及び放送局納品期限の都合により、このような放送形態となりました。

  Although we tried our hardest to deliver the same product to
  each broadcasting office on the day of the airing, due to certain
  circumstances involving the episode as well as the broadcast office's
  deadline, the broadcast ended up like this.

Source: Attack on Titan news post

Seems like the staff were running a little too close to their deadlines and ended up not having the finished product for all stations. I think it would be safe to assume that stations that aired the unfinished version had stricter deadlines.


Why was the Lord of the Coast allowed to live?

This is a bit of a strange question, but basically for the same reason any shark or bear is allowed to live in the real world. The Lord of the Coast didn't just bite Shanks' arm and scare Luffy, he killed and ate Higuma the bandit, and probably others as well. But because he lives in the water, he's not easy to find and kill, and neither Garp nor Shanks are the kind to want to put Luffy in a completely protected environment.

Even if someone did find and kill the Lord of the Coast, they've hardly made the ocean safe for children, there are plenty of other Sea Kings and sea creatures out there, and it's even possible the Lord of the Coast was actually making Foosha Village a little safer by occasionally eating some unpleasant pirates headed to the island.

It's also worth noting, Luffy almost certainly didn't kill the Lord of the Coast, just punched him out of his way and moved on. He is probably still in the area, traumatizing or killing the crews of other small boats.


What was Natsu dreaming about in Lucy's room?

I remembered it wrong, Lol. The dream is about Lisanna. Infact it is shown clearly in the first minute before the opening.

We see a young Natsu searching for Lisanna in the forest, he trips and falls. He hears a girl scream, shouts Lisanna and wakes up. So clearly the nightmare was about the "death" of Lisanna.

This is infact an anime only scene. FT Wikia: Episode 76

  The anime adds a scene in which Natsu wakes up from a bad dream about Lisanna, with Lucy questioning him about it and yelling at him because he is in her bed and forced her to sleep on the floor.


Where I can buy/rent digital versions of Studio Ghibli films?

For whatever reason, Disney seems to prefer more traditional distribution methods. Going to Disney's Studio Ghibli page, I could not find any information on purchasing these in any digital format. All of the links they had were to purchase physical DVDs or Blu-rays. If they were selling it in a digital format officially, I imagine they would have included that on the website.

As for streaming services, you've listed most of the relevant ones, which probably means it isn't being streamed anywhere legally. I know for a fact that Ponyo was available at one point for streaming through Netflix, but what movies these services offer can vary on a day-to-day basis. I can't tell if any of them are available for streaming at the moment, but even if they are, it would likely change in the near future anyway, so your best bet is just to check with whatever services you do use and see if they have it. If not, your only legal option (at the moment) is to buy the DVD/Blu-ray.


Can Kakashi still use Susanoo after losing his Sharingan?

No, he can't now.

During the battle with Kaguya, Obito lent Kakashi the full power of the Mangekyo Sharingan which gave him the ability to use Susanoo. But after the battle, Kakashi lost his Sharingan along with Susanoo. So, I don't think that Kakashi can use Susanoo after all.


Midoriya's power level against All Might

It should be 8%. Because, during the training with Gran Torino, Midoriya was able to improve his power up to 8%. Midoriyai has different percentage level moves, you can get more knowledge about them by referring the Wiki. He can increase the attack power percentage but it will affect his body and do a lot of damage to himself.


Senki Zesshou Symphogear season 1: Does anyone know the name of the track that plays at 23:46 during episode 12?

Boy oh boy do I have a treat for you, my good fellow! The track you're describing is actually a long-intro remix of "Synchrogazer", titled "Synchrogazer -Aufwachen Form-".

It's no surprise that you had trouble finding it - this remix doesn't actually appear on any of the Symphogear soundtracks! Rather, it's part of Mizuki Nana's album "Rockbound Neighbors". Similarly, her album "Supernal Liberty" comes with another glorious remix titled "Vitalization -Aufwachen Form-". That's the version that plays in episode 13 of G when they all follow the Nephilim into the Treasury.

(Alas, I don't think either "Exterminate" or "Glorious Break" have analogous remixes.)


Naruto aired on Cartoon Network and Naruto Shippuden aired on Disney XD. Apparently, Disney XD has dropped Shippuden from it's lineup but the Anime continues and episodes can be viewed on CrunchyRoll or Viz Anime, though the episodes are subtitled not dubbed.

Looks like, for those wanting Dubbed Naruto Shippuden, getting the DVDs/Blu-Rays is currently the only option.

Update: Stream the latest English dubbed versions (legally) from Amazon Instant Video.


Why don't the 6 paths of Pein feel pain?

When Ibiki tortured the Animal Path, he realized his techniques were not working

  Ibiki attempted to torture and interrogate the Animal Path, but soon realised that it was unable to feel pain, and seemed to be cold like a corpse.

because the real Pain is the only one that is living. The different paths are all corpses and controlled though the black roads that are in them

  Nagato created the Six Paths of Pain out of corpses that he controlled remotely


The rule was that the Death Note user can make people do anything s/he wants them to, as long as it is possible. For example, let's say Kira wrote

  September 7, 2015 8:30 A.M. Mr. A dies of a heart attack in Kyuushu. Mr. A starts running from Tokyo at 6 A.M. on the same day, before dying of said cause in Kyuushu.

Since this is impossible, it won't happen as written. He will still die of a heart attack, but not in Kyuushu. Now, would it be possible for someone to forget his best friend? Yes, it would. Amnesia. If you write it like that, then Bob will experience amnesia before dying from diabetes.


SAO Kirito immortal in episodes 6 and 8?

You're likely thinking of the Immortal Objects which Kirito (and other characters) have been known to strike at.

  In Sword Art Online, physical surroundings such as walls, buildings, monuments, and major features are considered "Immortal Objects". An error beep and a notification will sound if immortal physical objects are struck, even if by accident.

This doesn't change the state of the player's mortality - they are very much mortal - it only informs of the state of the object they want to interact with.  If it's an Immortal Object, it can't take any damage, so striking it (regardless of intent) will not cause harm to it.


Who are the three illusionists that have deceived Vindice?

The illusionists that could actually pull it are:

Mukuro
Flan
Daemon
Kawahira
Viper
Tyl Chrome (Probably)

For starters, they didn't count Flan. Flan was unknown generally. He was Mukuro's trump card and that worked on both Vindice and Byakuran.

Next, they said, "in this world". That part is very important. Viper and Daemon are not of that world. Viper was dead and I'm guessing Daemon was dealt with or was never known to Vindice.

So the remaining ones are:

Mukuro
Kawahira
Chrome


What are the hand signs that Naruto does for Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu?

The hand signs used to evoke the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu aren't different than the standard Shadow Clone Jutsu. The only difference is the amount of chakra consumed during the execution of the jutsu.


Why did Minato's nine tails help in the fight?

Dark Kurama (the half sealed within Minato) has a good reason to help them. His very existence is under threat by Uchiha Obito (and later Uchiha Madara) Eternal Tsukuyomi. If Obito's team win, he will be sealed into the Gedo Statue and returned to being a part of the Juubi. Regardless of whether the tug-of-war between Dark Kurama and Minato happened or not, Dark Kurama would still help Naruto's side so that at least he can still be him.

With the tug-of-war taking place, he is even more willing to help since he's been tamed by Minato.


Why is Index's full name "Index Librorum Prohibitorum"?

It's based of the real life list, "Index Librorum Prohibitorum," which in
English is literally a "list of prohibited books." Index herself is, in other words, a literal embodiment of these books prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Paul IV.

The list was created to protect the faith and morals of the faithful by preventing people from reading of immoral books or works there church thought was heretical. Some of the works even included scientific works by leading astronomers, like Johannes Kepler, whose ideas were controversial at the time. The list basically contained the rules set by the Roman Catholic Church relating to the reading, selling, and censorship of books.


Who are the shadows that speak to Grand-Fisher?

It's never specified exactly who they are other than than the fact that they're hollows but based on the fact that they appeared to be more humanoid than most hollows it's safe to assume they were Vasto Lorde (strongest form of natural hollow). They also could be some of the Espada pre-arrancar since Harribel (#3) was revield to have been a Vasto Lorde it would make sense for other high level Espada to Vasto Lorde as well.


Does Naruto still have Six Paths Sage Mode?

He does have sage mode afterwards, because he uses it in the final fight in Boruto: The Movie. Here's what Narutopedia has to say about it:

  The one consistent hallmark of Six Paths Sage Mode are Naruto's eyes: his eyes are yellow, his pupils are a cross of vertical fox-slits with horizontal toad-slats, and there is no pigmentation around his eyes that would otherwise signify standard Sage Mode.

The confusion arises from the different types and inconsistencies. There are different modes of sage of six paths: non-cloak, cloak, and ashura kurama mode.

And the way he looks in Shippuden and the Boruto movie are different. For example, in Boruto, he doesn't seem to possess truth seeking balls.


Are there 2 saiyans called Panpukin in Dragon Ball?

First one is called Scarface (パンプキン Panpukin, lit. "Pumpkin") and second one is called Shugesh (パンブーキン, Panbūkin).


In Deadman Wonderland, is the Red Man is supposed to be Ganta's childhood hero, Ace Man?

On the contrary to what Zeor mentioned, I believe that the Ace Man action figure did have some influence on the Wretched Egg and Shiro.

Spoilers

   At 1 minute into Episode 8 of the anime, we see that Shiro dropped down from the ceiling and attacked Azuma Genkaku, and then went on to point out her special move, which is identified to be Ace Man's special move: Ultra Chaos Endorphin Screw, Hadouken-Style Alpha-Wave Version Kick. Then she said, "Ace Man is here."

 When Shiro and Ginta were younger and were living together, Shiro would impersonate Ace Man (as seen in Episode 7 at 10:45). In that scene, Shiro also dropped down onto a dog and said, "Ace Man is on the scene."

In this sense, we can see that it's not simply coincidence that the Wretched Egg looked like Ace Man. The outfit most likely derives from Shiro's personality and her attachment to impersonating Ace Man for Ganta.

Conclusion

Ace Man is the action TV hero Ganta looked up to. Shiro is the Red Man, AKA Wretched Egg, or more precisely, the Wretched Egg is a split personality of Shiro's. The outfit of the Wretched Egg is derived from Shiro's personality where Shiro impersonates Ace Man to act as Ganta's hero.

So yes, Ace Man did have direct correlation to Shiro and the Wretched Egg.


Is any explanation offered for the anime’s ending regarding lost bodily function?

This is explained in the bonus chapter 「その後の園子」 (Sono Ato no Sonoko, Sonoko After), published on Dengeki G's magazine ed. 2015/03.

The story talks about the everyday life of Nogi Sonoko and the heroes after the final battle. It also explains the reason why the divine tree decided to "reverse the effect".

Excerpt from the script (possible spoiler for 2nd season, heavily redacted to answer the question only):

   After the party, Sonoko went over to Tougou's house. Yuuna was probably being considerate. Today, she left them alone. The two had a lot to talk about.
 About everything that's happened so far.
 About their dear friend.
 And...
 "Have you heard the reason everyone's getting their offerings back, Sonocchi?"
 The other side of the incident.
 Sonoko smiled.

 [...]

 "The Shinju-sama... came to believe in human courage~"

 [...]

 "However the Shinju-sama came to believe in the courage of mankind. By witnessing Yu~yu's and everyone's hard work, as well as getting plenty of Vertex combat data, the hero system was updated to the next stage."

 [...]

 "Don't think negatively about the situation. The Shinju-sama believed mankind would be able to walk down the harsh path, instead of a gentle one that lead to its demise. That is why it gave back our offerings and allowed for mass-production of the system so that everyone would be able to stand and fight. Everyone will don their own flower~. Isn't that a good thing?"


Why Ran did not recognise Shinichi right away?

She may well have noticed the resemblance, but seeing an elementary school student who looks a lot like how a friend of yours used to look in the past, does not immediately lead one to the conclusion that that student is in fact your actual friend! It is never explicitly stated, but in all likelihood she simply noted (subconsciously?) the similarity (if she were paying attention in the first place) and moved on.


Are Kurenai's eyes some sort of Doujutsu?

Actually they are not ke-ke-genkai. In this wiki at the latter part said that:

  Although her eyes are very distinct, they are not a dōjutsu.

Dōjutsu (瞳術; English TV "Visual Jutsu"; Literally meaning "Eye Techniques") are genetic ninja abilities that utilise the eyes, granting the wielder ocular abilities. Being a by-product of specific kekkei genkai, dōjutsu are not classified as one of the major jutsu types.


... Is this regarding Howl's Moving Castle?

It was based on a classic fantasy novel (by Diana Wynne Jones) so maybe some people were actually referring it to a new take on a classic, or it was classic in the sense that people knew it was going to be a classic because the quality of that film was on that tier. Kind of like how in the same way Disney movies turn out to be classics even when a new film comes out because of it's rich history in making classic animated movies.


Where and how was Diavolo hiding where he was after the body swaps of Silver Chariot Requiem?

Diavolo's Soul, which is attached to King Crimson, was "set free" by Silver Chariot Requiem.

Much like he shared a body with Doppio (without having full control), the same thing happened with Mista's body, now being inhabitted by the soul of Trish. Assuming Diavolo had no choice who he swapped with, this fact stands as mere coincidence.

Doppio had no idea he was being inhabited by the boss, therefore it stands to reason the same thing is true with Trish and her soul in Mista's body.

Using Mista's body & King Crimson, Diavolo managed to kill Narancia in Giorno's body undetected.

If you watch the scene, Mista seems to be the closest to where Giorno's body (inhabited by Narancia) was strung up.


Why does the Avatar Cycle go Fire, Wind, Water and Earth?

in Avatar: The Legend of Korra - Book 2: Spirits Episodes 7 and 8 (Beginnings Part 1 and 2) detail the story of the first Avatar Wan. in his time humans lived cities which were on the Lion Turtles who would gift people the power of the elements (what is currently known as Bending) when they venture into the Spirit Wilds.

the Lion Turtle that Wan's home was on gifted people the power of Fire and after Wan was banished for stealing the power of fire Wan was allowed to keep it, becoming the first Fire Bender to keep his power (as people would return the power of the elements when they returned).

after allowing the Spirit of Darkness, Vaatu, to separate from the Spirit of Light, Raava and learning of the danger to the world Wan then got the power of Wind but the power had to be held by Raava who would them swap the elements when Wan needed it. during training Wan realized he needed the other elements so he then sought out the Lion Turles who bestowed Water and Earth, how in the episode in that order.

So the Avatar Reincarnation Cycle of Fire, Wind, Water and Earth is the same order in which the Wan and Raava got the elements.


How germa66 travelled from north blue to south blue

The grand line is indeed what splits the world in half along the horizontal axis but ultimately it's only a body of water, surrounded by more water. You theoretically could sail North/South across the grand line without incident but that would entail sailing across the calm belts where no winds blow and gigantic neptunians tear ships apart. The thing is, the calm belts have already been conquered, the marines learned to embed seastones in the hulls of their ships to ward off neptunians and propel ships without the use of wind which allows them to cross the calm belts at will.  Its hard to imagine the obscenely rich and technologically advanced Germa66 who can cross the red line in mecha boats don't also have access to seastone to cross the calm belts.


The following excerpts are from the Villain's fandom page on END, under the section titled 'Alvarez Empire arc'

During a fight between Zeref and Natsu the latter revealed his relationship to Natsu and the Dragon Slayer's status as E.N.D. Though Natsu refused to believe it at first he was forced to after Zeref pierced a hole through the Book of E.N.D. and Natsu ended up hurt as a result which proved the elder Dragneel's story. After Zeref revealed what really occurred in the past Natsu lost his patience and attempted to kill his brother as he was told that if Zeref died it would possibly mean his own death as well. Natsu ignored this and declared his intentions of wanting to kill Zeref only for Happy to fly away with him.

So yes, Natsu's life was tied to both Zeref and the book.
After that: (slightly abridged; emphasis mine)

A while later Mavis Vermillion managed to obtain the Book of E.N.D. She then met up with Lucy, Happy and Gray and lent them the Book.
(...)
They soon decided to open the Book and when they did Letter Magic flowed out of it; Lucy was shocked about what it said.
Lucy tried to rewrite the words in the Book but became affected by its Black Magic. Gray then helps her get through the pain and continues to rewrite the book. The book's changes affected Natsu during his fight with his brother; they gave Natsu the edge he needed to defeat Zeref.
Later, Zeref died peacefully with Mavis and due to the Book's link with Zeref it disappeared. When the Book disappeared Lucy claimed that she did all she could to help Natsu and worried that he could disappear along with the Book. However, Natsu showed up where Lucy and the others were saying the fight was over.

This explains how Natsu is able to survive post Zeref's death. We are to assume whatever Lucy edited managed to save him. It would be logical to assume that his END powers are gone since both Zeref and the book are gone, but there is no official confirmation as far as I know, and is thus debatable.
There is also a sequel called Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest that picks off from where the original series ends, though the author is not Hiro Mashima. I haven't read it, but the summaries don't suggest any usage of END powers in the chapters so far. But since the sequel exists, it could end up either way.


In episode 20 of UBW (or episode 8, UBW 2nd season), Kirei announced that he would take Rin's heart.

First, that was episode 19. Second, he says complete opposite thing. He says

   "The vessel has no need for a heart." This implies that he wants her body except her heart.

In episode 20, we see what he meant, when

   Gilgamesh pushes Illiya's heart inside Shinji, turning him into vessel and using him as way to "anchor" the grail to this world.

The reason for this is that

   Grail needs two components, first it needs the core. In Fifth grail war that is either Illiya's or Sakura's heart. And it needs a vessel to anchor it to real world. Vessel can be any body with enough magic circuits. Normally, Illiya herself works as both core and vessel, but for some reason Gilgamesh didn't want that, so he only took the core. And at the time, Rin is only actual mage nearby, making her best option for a vessel. But when in episode 20 she regroups with Saber and Shirou, he could no longer get to her, so he went with next best option : Shinji. Even though his magic circuits are pretty bad, he is still a magus.


Is Assassination Classroom the Movie 365 Days a continuation of the manga?

No, it's a recap movie with a little bit of extra content. (Official site in Japanese; ANN article in English.)


What caused Charmeleon to become so disobedient to Ash?

I found this interesting and helpful tidbit of info from an old PokeCommunity forum thread. It's not conclusive, but it is explanatory:

  I think of it as like Charmeleon was like a teenager. It had paid
  attention to Ash when it was young and naive, because it Ash showed it
  caring and love. However, when it got older, and learned more, it
  became cocky and saw Ash for what he was-- a rookie trainer that was
  still learning many of the basics. I think Charmeleon felt as if he
  didn't have any respect for Ash. When he started listening to Ash in
  the Orange Islands, it was after he saw how dedicated and serious Ash
  could be, even to something that was repeatedly rude and menacing to
  him. I think that when Charizard saw Ash doing that, he began to have
  some respect and admiration for the boy.

  Charizard may have been a 'plot device' to show pokemon that disobey,
  but it was important because it showed that not even Ash could 'wow'
  every pokemon with a couple days of friendship. It also was an
  indication of Ash maturing.

And here's another interesting viewpoint from an old question on Quora:

  Since Charmander was once rejected as weak he had gained an
  inferiority complex. He was always trying to prove himself. When he
  evolve into Charmeleon, he lost his fear and considering itself as
  proud. He gained self-pride and was considering itself as strong
  pokemon. Thus he was arrogant, and didn't listened Ash's orders. Later
  it evolved into a Charizard to prove its strength in front of a
  Aerodactyl. Charizard retained his disobedience to Ash as of
  Charmeleon. However, when Ash saved him after being frozen by Tad's
  Poliwrath's Ice Beam, Charizard's loyalty to Ash returned in full
  force; the best part of Charmander's pre-evolved personality was back.
  So the arrogance and disobedience that Charizard (or Charmeleon) was
  beacause he was boastful of his immense power.


What are the differences between the Akame Ga Kill! manga and anime?

Difference between the anime and manga of Akame ga KILL!
I have listed out some of the differences between the anime and manga of Akame ga KILL! in this answer. Let me reproduce it here for posterity.

The story is generally the same up to episode 17/chapter 33. However, the anime begins to have minor deviations from the manga from episode 18/chapter 34. After chapter 38, which corresponds to episode 19, the anime totally skips more than 10 chapters starting from chapter 39, except for this plot point in chapter 43, where

 ... Susanoo died fighting Esdeath to let the rest of the Night Raid escape. Originally, this happened during the mission to assassinate Borick, which spans from chapter 40 to chapter 43. In the anime, Susanoo's death is moved to episode 21 during the rescue for Tatsumi instead, and Borick's assassination is trivialized at the end of episode 19.

Episode 20 restarts from second half of chapter 50, but doesn't follow the manga too closely, since the manga introduces many new characters during the Wild Hunt arc (from chapter 44 to 48), and several of them affect the story beyond Wild Hunt arc.
Most of the differences between manga and anime adaptation come from this 10-chapter gap.

Possibility of a remake ending
It's not unprecedented and even common for the anime to have an original ending, when the anime runs out of source material. Heck, for the case of Fullmetal Alchemist, the 2003 anime branched off from the manga half-way and followed its own original storyline.
For the case of Akame ga KILL!, it is extremely unlikely that it gets a remake. Unlike the case of Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) anime where the plot in the manga was still developing, Akame ga KILL! manga is currently on its way to the ending. The anime's ending also prohibits any logical extension to the story, and an anime continuation would require a completely new arc in the manga, plus great demand from fans.
Since the manga is currently on-going, only time will tell whether the manga has the same ending as the anime or not, or whether there is any extension to the story of the characters who survives.


A Japanese manga about a magical door, a girl, and her father?

Sounds like Another Door - Isekai Kaikitan.

  It's about a girl and her father who traveled to places via a magical door.

Yes, the girl and her father were on a journey to learn more about human behaviour. They approached humans in trouble, and offered them the "Door" which would lead them to the world they wanted or their ideal world where their troubles would be resolved. What lied beyond the door was different for each person.

  1) One of the stories is about a girl who didn't like vegetables and went to a world without vegetables through the magic door.

  2) Another story is about a girl who was not satisfied with her appearance and obtained a knife which can change her face and body. However, she overused it and her face became scary.

Yes, I remember this two stories were indeed in the manga, since I've read the manga multiple times (one of my relatives had a copy). I also cross-checked with my sibling, and she remembered it too. Below is the more detailed version of the two stories you remembered:

   1) What lied beyond the door was a world without vegetables where people only ate sweets. Eventually, her body weakened, because people from 'this' world needed more than sweets to keep their health. In the end, she realized how important vegetables were for her body, and she went back to 'this' world.

 2) What lied behind the door was an operation room to make her beautiful. The girl stole the knife and operated herself, thus didn't need to open the door anymore. As she became more and more beautiful, she entered the entertainment world. In the end, in a photo shoot (I forgot the exact context, but her image would be taken with camera), when she tried to smile, her mouth tore in both side, making her look like Kuchisake Onna/Slit-Mouthed Woman.

According to the link I gave above, no chapter was ever scanlated.


I think the panda is an icon of "Fujacks" and used as a symbol of computer virus in this image.
(She is suffered from a wide variety of viruses.)
It is a virus software which changes desktop icons to pandas or golden pigs.
See also page 5 of Symantec's report.


What is the background music when Danzo run away from Sasuke with one hand?

This is that slow, gloomy-sounding theme with the guitar intro that often plays in scenes with Sasuke in it.
I believe this theme is an unreleased soundtrack. The song doesn't show up in Naruto Shippuden OST I, II, or III, in any case.
I searched "naruto shippuden sasuke theme unreleased" on YouTube and this unofficial version popped up.


Why does Edward prefer to use his automail over Alchemy?

He's trained in martial art by his master, Izumi Curtis. So he's definitely confident in his close combat ability. As to why he uses it over alchemy, you don't think he's just going to rely on alchemy all the time do you? He can adapt to different combat situation, and be more unpredictable if he can switch fighting style. Also his automail blade looks cool.