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What/Where is The Morgue?
During the Culture Festival in 2-C's wrestling show, when Taiga's  Mind-Controlled "lackeys" have the thread to Yuri Koigakubo's future boyfriend/husband and threaten to cut it, Yuri interrupts the performance and tries to stop them. When the other "lackeys" stop her they go to take her away from the stage and someone says to take her to The Morgue.
When Taiga is running for Student Council President as a means to try and provoke Yūsaku to run aswell she threatens to take everyone's dreams to The Morgue.
I get the feeling that this Morgue is some sort of reference but not the traditional sense of a The Morgue. so i am wondering, What/Where is The Morgue where Yuri was taken to and where Taiga threaten to take the student's dreams to.

No, it's not an extra reference to anything but a (possibly figurative) morgue.
In the first bit you mentioned, Taiga is doing the "evil overlord" character that Ami wrote for her, and the reference is pretty much a bowdlerized way to say they're killing Yuri-sensei.  The second time is just a callback to the first -- Taiga's character as "student council president who will destroy your happy school life" is very clearly just her going back to the character that Ami had written for her; since the Palmtop Tiger and Delinquent Ryuji were pretty much sticking with the characters that'd been established, she uses a lot of references to the wrestling act. (Plus I think it was fun for her to say "morgue".)


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Did Galileo recover from her eye injury?
Galileo had a severe eye injury when the senkan-class EIO squeezed her Europa  probe.
Did she recover, or suffered permanent damage?

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What is the name of a Cartoon Network anime whose second season plot was based on time travel?
My best guess is that the anime aired on Cartoon Network sometime between 2004 and 2008, for at least one and probably no more than two seasons. I don't remember many details other than that it was a kind of action-adventure anime with several warrior characters trying to save the world from some evil. What was memorable about it was that they failed at the end of the first season and the world was destroyed. But the second season made clear the heroes through some magic had escaped into a parallel universe at an earlier point in the timeline, wherein they succeeded. It was unusual because most shows don't go into such depth about how time travel would probably work by sending you to a parallel world instead of your own timeline.

It is indeed Xiaolin Showdown.

It was broadcast between 2003 and 2006 consisting of 3 season. Each character was master of an element:

Big dude (Clay) - Earth
Girl (Kimiko) - Fire
Dot-Head (Omi) - Water
Remaining Boy (Raimundo) - Wind

It's actually an American production, but set in Asia. They protect the Shen Gong Wu from the evils that desire the treasure.
The first season ends with their failure and they need to travel back in time and create an alternate future resulting in their success. This is what the second season mostly deals with. In the third and final season the warriors travel to the Ying-Yang world to retrieve Omi's good chi.

It seems this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolin_Showdown. Although it's 3 seasons long.

Could you add a little bit more information then just the link?

I think you're correct, but you should give some more info so the user can confirm it's what they're thinking of

@ToshinouKyouko: Might as well write your own answer. The author of this answer never comes back.

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Why did Aoi-sensei expect Shouko to leave with Nami?
in the Grand Route of Aoishiro, after arriving on Urashima with Nami Shouko gets a call from Aoi-sensei who asks where they are.
After finding out that Shouko is on Urashima she also confirms if Nami is when her saying she figured Shouko would take Nami there with her.
i don't get this though, in all other routes when Nami goes missing and Shouko is Urashima with her the usual reasoning is that Shouko went looking for her and found her on Urashima. Also since Yasuhime-sama had only just retried her power from the Tsubaki Tree out the back of Shoushinji which resulted in Nami's voice returning and right after Shouko and Nami leave for Urashima, no one from Seijou would have known of any connection between the Tsubaki Tree and Nami
So i am wondering why Aoi-sensei expected Shouko to have left for Urashima with Nami?


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Did Shouko retain The Sword in the Grand Route?
During the Grand Route, while Shouko and Nami are trying to escape from Ba Rouryuu Shouko looses her arm from his attack. Later during the battle in the underground Nekata Sanctuary it is revealed that the reason why Shouko woke up without her arm missing was that The Sword had became her missing arm.
After the credits when Shouko and Nami are able to escape from the chaos and retain their forms Shouko seems to have her arm. however i am wondering, is this her arm regenerated or it is still The Sword?


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When was the 23 day rule in Death Note revealed?
In episode 34 Near asks Mogi how long you can manipulate a victim before their death. He replies 23 days because the Yotsuba incident proved this? When in the data from the Yotsuba incident was this proved?

It was revealed because of Misa in chapter 48. Higuchi promised to stop killing criminals, so he could marry Misa, the second killer and he did. But because he had written down lots of criminals already, the deaths kept on continuing for 23 days until they stopped. From this they could deduce the killings could only be manipulated until 23 days in the future.

The death note that was dropped by Ryuk contained all the known rules including the 23 days rule. After Light made the Shinigamis switch the books, Yotsuba got the one with the rules that later came to the investigators.
The "fact" that the deaths stopped after 23 days is wrong btw. They explicitly stopped immediately because he never wrote a date of death for criminals.


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What, exactly, happened to Gamagoori/Jakuzure/Inumuta's uniforms during episode 19?

Right before the one-month timeskip in episode 19, all four of the Divine Generals seem to have functioning Three-Star uniforms. After the timeskip, though, only Sanageyama's is in working order - and it, too, comes apart as he's evacuating the last of the people from his home turf in northern Kanto. The other three are clad (well, unclad) in Nudist Beach finery.
What happened to the Three-Star uniforms of the other three? How were they lost/destroyed?

The fourth Kill la Kill drama CD (bundled with the eighth BD volume) narrates how everyone escapes Honnouji Academy after Satsuki blows the place up. It is truly a riveting tale of discomilfery and nudity.
In short: the Divine Generals split into two groups in order to lead the people of Honnouji away from the COVERS, which are in hot pursuit. Sanageyama and Nonon lead one group away by helicopter, while Inumuta and Gamagoori lead the other group away by truck. They plan to rendezvous at Rinne-do Middle (i.e. where Satsuki and Gamagoori went to middle school).
Sanageyama and Nonon's group proceed by helicopter - but as they approach Rinne-do, they see that it has already been overrun by a group of COVERS. Nonon goes forth in her Symphony Regalia (which can fly, keep in mind) to dispatch the COVERS. Before long, her uniform experiences too much strain, resulting in its nexus thread snapping. She falls out of the sky, whereupon Sanageyama activates his Sword Regalia to go forth and save her - but it so happens that Iori and Soroi arrive just in time on another helicopter to catch her. Iori then deploys some sort of instant-freeze weapon to dispatch the COVERS. They decide to rendezvous with the truck convoy ASAP.
Upon hearing from Sanageyama that Rinne-do had been overrun, Inumuta and Gamagoori decide to divert to the Nudist Beach base in Osaka (under advice from Mikisugi, who has Ryuuko and Senketsu in tow and is following them in his DTR - yet another amusing incident) and have the helicopter group do the same.
To protect their convoy, Inumuta and Gamagoori hatch a plan. While Inumuta extends his Probe Regalia's active-camouflage feature over the entire convoy to conceal it from the COVERS, Gamagoori waits behind with his Shackle/Scourge Regalia to destroy the COVERS that are in pursuit, to ensure that they cannot destroy the bridge connecting Honnouji to the mainland and sink the convoy as it crosses. They both succeed; alas, the strain on their uniforms is too strong, and both of their nexus threads snap. Tsumugu happens by and picks up Gamagoori (who is in the nude, having lost his uniform, and thus of course earns Tsumugu's trust) on his way to join up with the convoy.
After that, both groups successfully arrive at the Nudist Beach base in Osaka, and the rest is history. Sanageyama's uniform was saved from terminal damage at the hands of the COVERS by Iori's timely intervention; the other three were not so lucky.

In long: you should definitely listen to the drama CD. Even if you don't know Japanese, it's worth it, if only to hear more of Gamagoori and Mikisugi yelling.


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Is Takanashi Touka a chuunibyou?
Well, we see in the anime that sometimes Rikka would fight Touka in the chuunibyou world. My question is, does this means that Touka is a chuunibyou herself, or is she just playing along with Rikka?

IIRC, Touka never imagine something in chuunibyou's world herself, her big weapon is part of Rikka imagination, so I guess she only playing with his little sister

Err, Touka is a girl, Oshino-han.

ah... I can't edit it, I mean her, my bad

Later on in the series, Touka seemed to have a pretty big problem with Rikka's chuunibyou act and the way she was using it to escape her problems, so I don't think she was one herself. I think Oshino Shinobu is right, the battles were all in Rikka's imagination, or possibly meant as a dramatization.

Touka definitely isn't a chuunibyou. It's obvious that she is really bothered by Rikka's behavior in the first season and asks Togashi to tell her to snap out of it. It is easy to tell those suffering from chunnibyou from those who are not. Touka never makes any weird statements or gets lost in her imagination.
As for all the battles that go on between Rikka and Touka, they are all just a manifestation of Rikka's own imagination. Touka probably only swings that big spoon around a bit which turns into all those fancy moves inside Rikka's head.


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Wouldn't Aether make humans sterile too?
Coppelion are sterile because their immunity to radiation does not extend to their reproductive cells.
Aether is a drug that grants the same immunity to humans.
Wouldn't Aether make humans sterile too?

That doesn't seem right.
Coppelion are sterile because their reproductive cells experience high doses of radiation, not because the rest of their cells are immune to radiation.
It's not Aether itself that causes the sterility - it's the radioactivity. But, in general, Aether is administered to treat short exposures to radiation (if you've suffered a long exposure, you're probably dead), which might not be long enough to cause sterility.
Of course, if a human were to spend a long time exposed to radiation after being treated with Aether, then yes, I imagine they would become sterile.

Since being exposed to radiation is too commonplace for Coppelion (and is safe to assume that every single one of the operational ones were fully tested/exposed in the lab/school), it was implied in the first statement of my question that it was not the immunity that caused sterility. Your conclusion in the second statement is wrong, then. But excellent analysis of the exposure time, +1. The basic version of Aether really is short-term, but Dr Coppelius won't be a biological dad on his own anymore for sure.

Since he was besides the neutron emitting girl for quite some time.


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Are the garbled up text in Log Horizon Season 2 Episode 9 meaningful or simply garbage?
In episode 9 of the second season of Log Horizon, when...

 Shiroe died and appeared on the unofficial 14th server of Elder Tale, the test server, which was set to be on the Moon instead of on the Earth,

... he checked the location and the dialog was mostly garbled up, saved for the location name Mare Tranquillitatis.

Can the garbled up text be decrypted, or are they simply garbage?

Yes, the garbled up text is the result of mojibake, where the original text in Japanese, encoded in Shift-JIS encoding, is decoded by Windows-1256 encoding.
If you ever open up a Japanese web page or text file encoded in Shift-JIS encoding (2-byte character set) under some Western encoding in Windows (1-byte character set), you will see high frequency of ƒ paired up with some other character in the resulting view. Since I observe that there are Arabic characters in the image, I used one of my existing text file which is encoded in Shift-JIS and tried opening it with Arabic (Windows) encoding in the browser, and I found out that Arabic (Windows) or Western encoding has the same mapping for ƒ and Œ (which is another common character in the garbled up text).
After comparing to the properly rendered location status window and some guesswork, I managed to decode the garbled up text into proper Japanese text (the brackets 〈 and 〉 are added for clarity and not decoded from garbled up text):
〈サーバー〉
月サーバー
〈ゾーン〉
月サーバー
〈区分〉
個別ゾーン/モンスター出現なし
〈その他〉
戦闘行為可能区域
　全特技使用可能
　進入許可/制限あり
　退出許可/制限あり

Translation:
<Server>
Moon Server
<Zone>
Moon Server
<Classification>
Isolated zone/No monster
<Other>
PVP allowed
Special skills allowed
Entry restriction/Restricted
Exit restriction/Restricted

Appendix
To cross-check the result, you can use the following piece of Python 3 code:
garbled = 'ƒTپ[ƒoپ[\nŒژƒTپ[ƒoپ[\nƒ]پ[ƒ“\nŒژƒTپ[ƒoپ[\n‹و•ھ\nŒآ•تƒ]پ[ƒ“/ƒ‚ƒ“ƒXƒ^پ[ڈoŒ»‚ب‚µ\n‚»‚ج‘¼\nگي“¬چsˆ×‰آ”\\‹وˆو\nپ@‘S“ء‹Zژg—p‰آ”\\\nپ@گi“ü‹–‰آ/گ§Œہ‚\xa0‚è\nپ@‘قڈo‹–‰آ/گ§Œہ‚\xa0‚è'
print(garbled.encode('Windows-1256').decode('Shift-JIS'))

Below is the view-only source1 of the mojibake for comparison with the image:
1 The text below contains U+200E Left-to-Right Mark to prevent Arabic characters from rendering right-to-left and changing their shapes based on their position. Another problem that prevents straight copying is due to the presence of U+00A0 No-Break Space, which is converted to space when copied from browser.
ƒTپ[ƒoپ[
ŒژƒTپ[ƒoپ[
ƒ]پ[ƒ“
ŒژƒTپ[ƒoپ[
‹و•ھ
Œآ•تƒ]پ[ƒ“/ƒ‚ƒ“ƒXƒ^پ[ڈoŒ»‚ب‚µ
‚»‚ج‘¼
گي“¬چsˆ×‰آ”\‹وˆو
پ@‘S“ء‹Zژg—p‰آ”\
پ@گi“ü‹–‰آ/گ§Œہ‚ ‚è
پ@‘قڈo‹–‰آ/گ§Œہ‚ ‚è

"PvP allowed": Huh. Wonder if that will end up being important.

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Is Naruto related to Hashirama Senju?
Hashirama Senju, the 1st Hokage, married Mito Uzumaki right? So does that make him Naruto's great, great, great grandfather?

Related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7720/what-is-narutos-family-tree

It's impossible to say. The only way he would would be if Hashirama's ancestors "mingled" with the Uzumaki bloodline, or if the Namikaze clan had Senju influences. Simply because Hashi married an Uzumaki doesn't make them related - There were other Uzumakis that were not closely related to Mito.

Well, both Naruto and Hashirama Senju are reincarnations of Asura. Apart from that, Hashirama could not be Naruto's direct descendant as marrying to Mito Uzumaki does not mean Mito Uzumaki is directly related to Kushina. There might be a slight chance, but the possibilities are endless, assuming the Uzumaki clan is a big clan.

Kuushina was brought into the village from somewhere else while Mito was old to be the replacement jinchuriki, she even met Mito as i recall. There was no direct family Ties between them. However, Uzumakis are a Cousin clan to the Senjus, so they probably share ancestors, and definitly share Asura as an ancestor to allow the Transmigration of Asura to be in both of them.

I don't know anything when it comes to user20385's answer since absolutely nothing is known on Minato ' s ancestry as to where his blonde hair came from, but in relation to the actual question, yes Naruto is technically - if distantly - related to Hashirama.
No, he's not Naruto ' s great great grandfather (Which would be the line up considering Tsunade is his granddaughter and about 50 years old) as Tsunade and Nawaki are the only two grandchildren known, (though we've no idea if they had cousins) of whom only Tsunade survived to an age to bear children which it doesn't look like she did since Dan died early in one of the Ninja wars.
In the episode "The orange spark" and its following episode explaining Kushina ' s past, Kushina notes that the Senju and Uzumaki clans are distant cousins which is heavily implied to be because the Rikudou Sennin is their common ancestor by some colored art of the manga showing Hagoromo with the Uzumaki ' s famous red hair. (Though I've no idea if these are Kishimoto's renditions or fan made) Whether this is true or not is unexplained.They could just as likely be descended from a second child born to Hagoromo's brother whose story is never explained outside their fight on the Juubi . This would still make them distant cousins regardless of if Homura or Asura is the clan's father.
She also explains she was brought from Uzu to be the next vessel since Mito was up in age and weakening, but it seemed still had a few good years left since she's seen helping Kushina adapt to and prepare for life as a jinchuuriki. We do not know as to where in the clan Kushina or Mito fall in with their births. (i.e. people like to speculate in fanfics that they're both directly born from the head family and as such are equivalent to Uzu royalty) If we were to believe that is the case, then at most it means Mito had a sibling whom had children and one of them gave birth to Kushina, making Mito her great Aunt. That would make Naruto the great great grand nephew to Mito but no closer than that in relation.
In conclusion, Naruto is related to 4 out of the 5 Hokage's in the series. At least as distant cousins as the clan's were very distantly related, and possibly through Mito's marriage to Hashirama Senju as well, though maybe still fairly distantly. Though knowing Naruto, if he knew of this relation and met Hashirama or Tobirama he'd probably still call them both jiji

Perhaps, since they belong to same clan, Naruto could have some resemblance with Mito Uzumaki because of blood line. Considering a scientific fact that DNA structure does contain some memory from its predecessors. You can generally call someone who is old, grand mother or grand father, but it does not mean that they are in relation.
Your assumption to say that Hashirama could be great great grandfather is likely a gesture but less likely to be a true relation.

Is Naruto related to Hashirama? Technically everyone is related, how closely related they are depends on how interbred the Uzumaki and Senju Clans were.
Is Hashirama Naruto's grandfather (I think any farther back the timeline goes out of whack)? No, Kushina would have to be his daughter and the flashbacks make this very unlikely.

Naruto is the reincarnation of Hashirama, and Hashirama is the reincarnation of Asura Ōtsutsuki, the creator of the Senju and Uzumaki clans. Basically, Naruto is the reincarnation of Asura Ōtsutsuki who created the Uzumaki clan and the Senju clan, making Hashirama and Naruto Uzumaki from the same clan.
Also, its trait between reincarnations to fight the Uchiha, just like Asura Ōtsutsuki fought his brother who created the Uchiha clan Indra Ōtsutsuki the older son of Hagoromo, making Asura Hagoromo's son as well and grandson of Kaguya. Anyway, the two brothers fought because Indra was possessed by Black Zetsu, and when they died, Asura reincarnated into Hashirama and Indra into Madara who was a friend of Hashirama but then was possessed by Black Zetsu too, forcing them to fight, and then they died.
Hashirama reincarnated into Naruto of the Uzumaki clan which was also created by Asura, and Madara reincarnated into Sasuke. That is why Naruto and Sasuke fight even though Sasuke is not possessed by Black Zetsu, the other son of Kaguya. Anyway, guess that makes Naruto Tsunade's grandpa.

I think the family tree is
Tobirama  Unknown girl
  Senju     Namikaze
       Minato

He gets gifted his sensory by his grandfather.
He is intelligent and has fast decisions.
He is fast as teleportation.
The one-finger sensory.
They do want to be Hokage for protecting his village.

Tobirama is his grandpa and the uknown girl is grandma. Senju he is his father and namikaze her mother  but he gaves her mother name he is the only one i know that use teleportation jutsu without being uchiha or the kamui. Tobirama and minato

Well, the Sage of Six Paths had two sons, one was Uchiha and the other was Senju. However, the Senju son was also an ancestor to the Uzumaki clan, so if you think hard and research deep, you'll find out that the two clans are related. So the Uzumaki and Senju clans are closely related. So, yes, Naruto is related to Hashirama, as well as Tobirama and Tsunade. Naruto is also related to the Hyuuga clan (the Sage's brother was the ancestor) as well as the Uchiha clan.

so if you think hard and research deep, you'll find out that the two clans are related Can you show your thought and research about this?


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Is there a name to the art style used in No Game No Life?
I haven't seen an anime before No Game No life that uses such vibrant colors before, and I thought that it might have been unique to it. However I recently watched A Dark Rabbit Has 7 Lives and it uses an extremely similar style of art, so now I'm wondering what the style is called so that I can look up more work with it.

Both of them are illustrated by the same person, and it's his art style.

Also this bright art style is used in Sakurasou no pet kanjo but i don't think it has a name

Harue Ono did the color scheme and design for the anime series and many other ones that you may be familiar with.


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Is there a (relatively) clear consensus for Hange Zoe's gender?
A common conclusion by English speaking followers of SnK is that Hange Zoe is nonbinary, since there is no specific reference to Hange's gender in the language used in the manga. (See here for an example.) On the flip side, the in-text justification that gendered-pronouns aren't used isn't useful in the original Japanese context, and there are a bunch of other key characters to whom this lack of gender-specific reference applies to. (I'm also a cynic, and I have seen enough cases of cultural myopia among English speaking animanga fans that I'm simply a bit suspicious.)
In any case, there seems to be a great deal of drama floating around about this - for instance, some of the posts here.
There's also been the suggestion that the creators don't care what gender Hange is assigned to, but since this indifference apparently (at least according to the OP) extends to all characters (even those who seem relatively well-defined as male or female), I'm sceptical of the value of this fact.
Is there anything clear consensus (or "restriction" that at least rules out some possibilities) with regards to Hange Zoe's gender, from a culturally aware interpretation of the material from SnK? [I'm asking this in part since it probably would be useful to have a "resource", and while I have my own vague conclusions based on webpages and blog posts like the above, I believe it'd be useful to get other perspectives, particularly as someone who has not followed the manga.]

jesus christ tumblr

@senshin: I don't spend much time at all on it beyond browsing a bit when stuff like this comes up, but the various fandoms there seem to be at times really not particularly worth my while with anything vaguely related to Western social justice...

In the Anime, Hange is clearly female. In the manga, it's left for the reader to interpret.
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Why don't they just upload her brain to the internet?
So, in episode 22 of Sword Art Online II...

 We learn that Konno Yuuki has incurable super-AIDS, and that she's terminal. That's no fun.

But we know that there's technology out there that can digitize your brain - that's exactly what Kayaba Akihiko did, and nowadays he goes around haunting VRMMOs (or something).
Why can't they do the same for her and other people faced with the same issue? It's not a great solution, granted, but she's already used to spending oodles of time in full-dive, and I imagine it's preferable to death.

I imagine that it's not a simple procedure. Kayaba was a genius, I don't think anyone can just do it, and since he disappeared, no one can ask him how he did it.

i was under the impression the chance that uploading himself had a one in ten chance of actually working or something like that

I haven't seen past Sword Art Online 1 but unless it's stated otherwise it's not confirmed that Kayaba was even successful. he tried but most have assumed that he fried his brain in the process killing him and the one that appeared to Kirito in ALO calls himself an echo of the real him (impressive echo though).

in my opinion if i had the same condition, at the terminal point of my life where the condition causes too much suffering i would risk it since i am now on death's door, rather than wait for the condition to slowly open the doors for me i will risk everything and do the same Kayaba, if i fail at least i smashed open those doors and give Death some extra work to do

That answer will contain spoilers from Alicization arc, which has not been animated yet.

 Firstly, what Kayaba Akihiko uploaded onto The Seed wasn't his brain, not exactly — it was a copy of his "soul". As explained in the light novel: We have copied the Fluctlight of a number of test subject, and the Fluctlight is what passes through our neurons, so it's basically our soul. However, even though the process of copying somebody's soul is not risky for the real person, it is the case for the copies, because they will just "think" they were the real one and not just a copy. Most of the copies will simply cease to exist as they realize they aren't the original. Kayaba Akihiko's case was an exception, because his real self had already prepared to leave the real world to live in his own creation. So that's the major problem. Once Konno Yuuki realizes that she isn't real but just a copy, she would cease to exist.

 The second problem is that the machine to perform the operation isn't public nor medical, and no one (except Kirito and a few others) knows of its existence, let alone where and how to do it.

In the Alicization arc of the light novels (especially the first two volumes of the arc),  the details are much better explained than what I have here (they actually exaggerate with the explanation of pseudo-science, but well...), so I would recommend you to pick them up if you are into reading, as the Alicization arc is the best up to now in my opinion.

They don't do it because of the fail rate. The scan according to the light novels has an extremely small rate of success, and the scan almost certainly fries the brain.
Quoted from Sword Art Online Volume 4 - Fairy Dance, Chapter 9 (translation courtesy of Baka-Tsuki):

It seemed Kayaba had decided to die with the collapse of the
  world of SAO before the incident even occurred. But it was an unusual
  way to die. It seems he remodeled a FullDive machine to perform a
  super-high-power scan of his brain, where it burned out his brain and
  killed him.
The probability of the scan being successful wasn’t even 1 in 1000
  - and, although it was baseless, she told me that in her heart she had
  the feeling that he somehow had succeeded.
If it worked as Kayaba intended, his own memories and thoughts,
  all of the electrical signals in his brain should have became digital code
  and should exist in the network as a real electronic brain.

It is safe to assume that it's for the above reason they don't do it.

Do you have a book/page reference, or a quote from the light novels to support this?

Unfortunately not, was reading the fan translation back before it was taken down from Baka Tsuki due to it getting licensed in NA.  I'll look for one and update, in the meantime I edited my answer to better explain what was in the book.

I have added the relevant quote to support what you said. However, I also removed the part about "not confirmed whether Kayaba succeeded or not", since Kayaba did succeeded in appearing near the end of Fairy Dance to help Kirito, and Kirito's reflection right after the quoted part above also kind of implies that Kayaba really succeeded. If you have a different opinion, feel free to copy it from the revision and restore it, but please back it up with your reasoning


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Is there some source as to what Taiga did during the skipped year in the last episode of Toradora?
Taiga goes elsewhere for more than a whole year, entirely skipped in the anime narrative. What the hell was she doing, achieved or solved?
As a clue, the ep. 25 aftercredits preview has her in the voiceover saying she will now Show Ryuji her way of doing things.
Probably it is too pathetic to assume that her way is just running away for 300+ days just to blow steam.
Anywhere to shed light on the matter?

I believe she was getting to know her family better, specifically her mother... can't recall for sure, though.

Yeah that's how I got it too. Ryuuji fixed the relationships with his family, so she wanted to fix her relationship with her mother too before becoming a couple.

I am asking for reliable, canonical or word-of-god sources.

related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15108/does-the-toradora-anime-end-at-the-same-point-as-the-manga-light-novel

I found a perfect answer to this question on Reddit (edited to make it a bit more presentable):

It's for two reasons I know of:

It completes her character arc. The entire reason she was such a mess at the beginning of the show and the whole reason she needed to learn through Ryuuji how to have basic interactions with other people without being a rude, condescending, violent bitch is because of her wrecked home life and broken upbringing. By the end of the show, she's matured a lot. When Ryuuji inadvertently damages his own home life in the last 2 episodes, Taiga watches him get up and fix it in a matter of days. It only makes sense for Taiga to decide at this point that she has to come full circle: She has to go face the issues that started all of her problems now that she's mature enough to do so. She has to go home and mend her relationship with her mother and step-siblings, and she does.
Two, because it symbolizes equality in her relationship with Ryuuji. Throughout the show, their relationship is actually rather unhealthy, as Ami points out a number of times in the later episodes. Ryuuji is doting on Taiga and doing a lot of things for her that she should be doing for herself. Their relationship is more of a father/daughter relationship than one of equals (Ami also says this directly once). This is unhealthy for Ryuuji, too, as it feeds into his "I have to take care of everything and everyone" mindset, one he got from his own home life. Taiga leaves to fix her own shit, demonstrating her independence from Ryuuji as a capable person of her own, and Ryuuji accepts and respects her decision despite it hurting him, demonstrating that he acknowledges Taiga is an equal to him and not someone he needs to do everything for.
  The scene after the end credits, which you've hopefully watched by now, is almost between two new people. It's one of mature, equal people who truly understand each other.

It is never explicitly mentioned in the Light Novel or the anime as to what exactly she did during this time period. However, her note to Ryuuji:

As translated in this answer reads:

Ryuuji, I... always thought that there was no way anybody would ever love me. But maybe I was just running away [from my problems?]. I blamed my lack of confidence on my parents... on my situation. But even so, you loved me the way I was. I'll be proud of myself...
Because I want to love you, Ryuuji.
Aisaka Taiga"

Which does imply that she went to spend time with her family to change herself and become a self-dependent person as stated on Reddit.

The original canon Light Novel on which the anime is supposedly based on tells that Ryuuji let Taiga go so that she could be with her mom, and her new father and her brother. Taiga drops out from school and transfers to a new school. Initially all their friends are extremely angry on Ryuuji, about how he could let her go and not stop her, but they then accept his and her feelings.
Though, unlike the anime, Taiga returns back the next school year(Third Year of High School) in the LN

You may consider including links/sources to your answer to improve credibility. Eg. plot synopsis towards relevant points in the questions

Considering that the last time Taiga is seen is during Ryuji's graduation, it is not possible that she returned in the third year.  Remember:  the plot begins when they're in their second year.


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What does it mean for animation to be done "on ones" or "on twos"?
Animation is sometimes described as being done "on ones" or "on twos" or "on threes". What does that mean?

relevant: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3814/is-akira-the-only-anime-produced-in-24fps

Basically:
Fundamentally, all anime today is produced at a rate of 24 frames per second. This is the same framerate used for most (all?) film today (e.g. in Hollywood movies). For a filmmaker with a camera, this just means setting your camera to expose 24 frames of film each second. But for an animator, this means drawing 24 images for each second of animation. This can be time-consuming.
To reduce the amount of drawing that needs to be done, many animations reuse images for multiple frames - rather than drawing 24 images for each second, they might draw just 12 or 8 images for each second, and then repeat each image for two or three consecutive frames. That is, one second of animation would look like the "twos" or "threes" row on the following schematic, in which each letter represents a different image and each column represents one frame:
frame#  01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

ones    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X
twos    A--A  C--C  E--E  G--G  I--I  K--K  M--M  O--O  Q--Q  S--S  U--U  W--W
threes  A--A--A  D--D--D  G--G--G  J--J--J  M--M--M  P--P--P  S--S--S  V--V--V

As the schematic suggests, using 12 distinct images per second is called "shooting on twos" or "animating on twos", and likewise, using 8 distinct images per second is called "shooting on threes". Drawing a distinct image for each frame is "shooting on ones", and is akin to what happens in film.
But note that:
Mind you, it is not necessarily the case that all the pieces that go together to form a particular segment of animation will be shot at the same rate. For example, if you have some people walking in the foreground with a pan over a static backdrop in the background, the foreground might be animated on threes (since the walking animation doesn't need to be all that fluid), while the background might be animated on ones (since it takes very little extra effort to shoot more frames on a pan).
Most animation in anime is done on ones, twos, or threes - anything slower will look decidedly jerky. Nonetheless, you can speak of shooting on fours (6 images per second) or fives (24 images per 5 seconds) or higher numbers as well. Rates that are effectively non-integral are also possible, e.g. "shooting on two-point-fives", as below, is not uncommon:
frame#  01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

2.5s    A--A  C--C--C  F--F  H--H--H  K--K  M--M--M  P--P  R--R--R  U--U  W--W--

But I don't know if there is an actual name for doing that. If there is one, though, I'd bet that "shooting on two-point-fives" isn't it.

Given most animation is scanned and 'inked' (colored) digitally now, panning a static image is essentially no-cost.  If you're doing keys on the computer too, it can interpolate 1s for you.

@Clockwork-Muse I don't know much about the state of the art in terms of interpolation - do you happen to know of any non-CG anime that use interpolation for non-static images?

I don't know about non-CG, although Willow was one of the first live-action films to use digital morphing between frames for the final transformation scene.  When I was talking about keys, I really meant the ability to animate "brush strokes" - somewhere I saw a special on One Piece where it was showing them drawing a line, advancing a few frames, then moving that line and keying its new position.

The "two point fives" method is essentially what's used to turn 25fps film (slowed to ~24fps to get an exact ratio) to ~60fps television - in that context it's called "Three-two pull down".


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What was the butcher's bill in the aftermath of the 1998 3-3 class' calamity?
How many students, relatives died? How many survived?
Use this template. List names if you feel so (would like, but a body count is fine)
Teacher 2.
Relatives __
Students __
Survivors __

while not in the format you want the Wikia has a summary for the listed years though it doesn't list survivors

I supposed there would be such a list.


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Debut Episodes of Rival Characters in Detective Conan (Case Closed)?
I used to watch Detective Conan when I was younger and remember I got through the first 100 or so episodes. The most prominent "rivals" of Conan from what I remember was Kaitou Kid and Heiji Hattori. Who are some other characters that come later in the series and which episodes do they first appear?

Kaitou Kid isn't really a rival character, he's somewhat of an antagonist.
Other than Heiji, there's only Sera Masumi who is a recurring character and a detective.
She first appears in episode 646.


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Is there a reason for the sudden change in style in episode 11?
The animation throughout the first 10 episodes seemed pretty consistent to me.

However, episode 11's style had nothing to do with the first 10 episodes (though it was probably consistent throughout the episode):

Since this show is filled with references to other anime, it occurred to me that the change in style could be a reference in itself. If so, what was it a reference to?
If not, why the sudden change in style? Was it due to budget or something similar, or did they just decide to go on a different direction for some random reason?

This episode was done entirely by one person, Itsuki Imazaki, whose style you might recognize from Ai Mai Mi.
Everything involves storyboard, mise-en-scene, directing, and key animation.

Ok, but is there a why for this? I only insist in the why because the first 10 episodes were consistent. If every episode was different, it wouldn't matter that much, but since it was only one, I was wondering if there was a particular reason for this.

The entire 11th episode is Kaoru's flashback. Often in Anime (and even Cartoons), flashbacks are usually done in slightly different style or with some effect to differentiate them. Same is the case here.
Even the last scene is a flashback. I say this because her hair is dark blue in this scene.

In the scene where Kaoru wakes up in the morning (see the question), he hair is blond, which means it is a scene in the present, but the animation style is the same as the rest of the episode.

She changed her hair color soon after their wedding, so no, that doesn't mean it's the present. From context, that scene seems to be from the early days of their marriage. Hence, it is a part of her flashback.

I think it is her in present, having a flashback of her old days in her dream, and waking up appreciating what her husband has done to change her. I don't think she would appreciate so much that she even cried if it were in her early days of marriage.

The fact that she has blonde hair in some scenes does not mean it is the present, indeed. However, we had seen flashbacks in other episodes with no change in style whatsoever. Do you mean the change happened because the whole episode is a flashback? Because the final scene appears to be in the present. And not only because of her blonde hair.


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What are the differences between the Akame Ga Kill! manga and anime?
First of all, why was the anime completed before the manga? As far as I am aware, the anime is ahead of the latest manga chapters by a large margin.
I've heard that the anime actually differs from the manga; does this mean we might get a remake like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood for Fullmetal Alchemist?
Furthermore, will the manga continue on with Akame's story? Will it explain some of the plot holes that were left unanswered in the anime?

Related: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15136/why-is-the-anime-of-akame-ga-kill-so-different-from-the-manga, https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/15124/what-akame-ga-kill-manga-should-i-read-if-i-want-to-continue-the-story-line-of

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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.

FMA managed to get that far ahead of the manga even after using adventure towns?

There are also several exclusions of the story of several side characters.
For example the anime completely leaves out the Wild Hunt without which viewers never find out Run's story (it's touched on in the anime but never developed).
Because the anime ended early, people will never know the story of people like Wave.
Spoiler:

 Lubbock gets killed by Budo after escaping being tortured in prison by Syura.

And there will probably never be a remake - it's just too brutal...
But you should definitely read the manga.

Actually, it's not Budo who killed him, but the samurai dude from Wild Hunt.

It's the same from episode 1 to 18, but after that, they did many shortcuts:

Borik's assassination became "easy np"
They skipped the Wild Hunt Arc
Transformed many awesome combats and just ruined it. Most of them are short silly combats, removing most of the meaning et deap of some characters.

The adaptation was quite disappointing.

And the elite team by Shura is skipped so much even the connection between Ran's past and one of the member. In the end Ran did his revenge but death in the end...

Please add more explanation on your answer


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Why didn't Akame die when she cut herself with Murasame?
As per the wiki, Murasme ...

... is a poisonous blade that can kill a person with only one cut. Once the sword pierces skin, it injects a lethal poison into the victim, killing them within seconds. Akame states that cleaning this weapon is very dangerous because of this ability.

In the anime, episode 24 to be exact, she cuts herself when fighting Esdeath to get a massive power boost for a few minutes by supposedly using the strength of all the people she has killed. Based on what I've seen in the anime and the discussions around the blade, she should have died, why didn't she?

I don't know for sure, but based on her comment when she fought one of the 4 demons (around episode 18), if the sword doesn't like someone, they will be killed. So if the sword likes her, it probably helps her get stronger?

@nhahtdh Yes, i remember Bulat saying something way back that your IA can take a liking to you but I would have expected her to die after the boost. This is just a huge contradiction in the storyline.

@iKlsR Since when the anime team had interest in the real storyline? ...

yes curious to see how this actually plays out in the manga. I wouldn't be surprised if Akame actually does this, gains the power boost but then dies in the end.

It indeed is very confusing.
In episode 4 of the anime, Akame tells this to Tatsumi in the alley:

Maintaining it is nerve-raking

referring to her sword. She continues and says

If you accidentally cut your finger, you die instantly

Keeping the above in mind, I think there are three possibilities:

She was not aware of the hidden power of the sword at that moment (in episode 4) and later on found that she can cut herself to get the cursed power for a short period. This behavior of an imperials arm has been seen at other places too, where Esdeath did not initially know that she can stop time, but she learned that after Tatsumi escaped her.
She knew that if she cuts herself with her sword, she would get the cursed powers, but at that moment in episode 4, she wanted to signify that even an invincible looking imperial arms can have weaknesses.
The last possibility is that the hidden ability of the sword cannot be simply invoked. So when she actually does not want to use the hidden ability and she gets cut by the sword, she might die.

Furthermore, in the last episode, while using the hidden ability, Akame thinks

Even if this consumes me

which indicates that prolonged/over use of the ability might lead the user to get consumed by the curse itself.
In any of three scenarios, I think the anime overall was really nice and it just left some open ended questions to the imagination of the viewers.

Highly speculative but good points in general. The last paragraph somewhat coincides with what I think would happen with these trump cards, eventual death.

Many teigu (Imperial Arms) have demonstrated a deep connection with their user, and they have shown to be very adaptable. Many teigu have a hidden ability based on an extension of the teigu's root power:

Incursio's invisibility is derived from the Danger Beast, Tyrant that the armor was made from.
Susanoo's power increases significantly by borrowing the power from its user's life force.
Pumpkin's power increases based on the user's emotional energy.
Demon's Extract extends the power to freeze time and space.

Based on this, we can derive that a given teigu's "trump card" is an extension of the original power.
It was previously stated by Lubbock that Akame couldn't use Murasame's hidden ability for an unknown reason (chapter 52). There is no information that alludes as to what this might be, though we can take a guess:

A prerequisite.

Killing her sister would be a likely one, as that was one big emotional hurdle for Akame.
Another possible prerequisite would be Akame's acceptance of those that she killed.

A risk.

Akame states "Even if this consumes me, I'll kill you." She must be aware of some risk that either drains life force (such as Susanoo) or causes some form of strain or harm to the user.
We also see that Akame is initially affected by the curse, but then the curse disappears. This could mean that Akame must overcome the curse in order to gain its power, whether it be a one-time event or once for each time that she activates this ability.

Until it is explained in the manga, we cannot be 100% certain the exact reason she does not die. We already know that the poison is the key to activating this trump card, and that she had to push back the effects of the poison to do so. However there is no information stating why she couldn't use this ability before, or how she is capable of using it now. However regardless of what process she uses, she is nullifying the poison's effect and therefore won't die from it.

Great answer, I was putting one together that included these. There is also General Liver's Black Marlin which allowed him to manipulate blood instead of the usual water at a deadly cost. The conclusion I reached from all of these is that they are probably one time uses over a period and put immense strain on the user afterwards, be it by sapping life force or exhaustion. I also believe these trump cards are intended to kill the user but willpower/perseverance can deter this. Let's see what the manga says when they get to it.

@iKlsR I got a different impression. While the hidden abilities puts great strain on the user, I don't think they were designed to kill the user.

Yh, I was thinking of Liver and Bols but I might have over analyzed.

I think Incursio hidden ability is the evolution power. The invisibility one is fairly known.

I had assumed it's because she has an affinity with the blade. And like Esdeath, she overcame its curse. The reason why she mentions maintaining it is nerve-wracking could be out of fear of harming others around her, or because the power of cutting herself with the blade is so draining that it would eventually kill her. So naturally she'd only ever want to do that in a life or death situation, like the final battle.

Akame already knew about the trump card when she first got murasame and what will happen to her if she uses the trump card. Her father told her before she killed him and took murasame. He said that you have to discard your own humanity to use the trump card meaning she has to kill the person she loved the most. The curse is slowly killing her. she will die at a young age. but the main reason why she didn't get killed by murasame when she cut herself is because she will carry all the lives that she took with murasame with her. you have to kill the person you love the most and accept all the lives you took with murasame and bring out your inner demon. thats why she didn't die. i hope this helps you

SPOILER FROM MANGA!

Whoever read the manga knows that Kurome is still alive, so how is Kurome's death the prerequisite to use the trump card? I think that is because the blade consumes the humanity of the user (I remember that Akame said that before) and, because of the risk and that the curse gave her a nice tattoo, the trump card can be only use once. So if she used that before, how she is supposed to face the world's strongest women?

Murasame recognizes Akame as its true wielder, Murasame remembers all the people Akame killed, and cutting herself knowing poison will go into her body is taking responsibility for all the people Akame killed. The sword is conscious, it can tell good from bad, you can piss it off too(the time an enemy insulted the sword then tried to use it against Akame).
Anyways, resisting the poison, the sword gave her major power and speed boosts, fast enough to leave an afterimage caused by Esdeaths bloodlust when she froze time.

When you write a speculative answer, please write it from a neutral point of view, rather than writing them as statement of truth. Please take a look at top voted answers as reference.


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Why was Sakurai Takahiro recast in Psycho-Pass 2?
In Psycho-Pass (season 1), Sakurai Takahiro voiced Makishima Shougo. In Psycho-Pass 2, he voices Hinakawa Shou. I find it strange that the same voice actor would be cast to voice two different important characters in the same show.
Sure, it's common for a voice actor to voice multiple side characters, I guess to reduce the total number of voice actors that need to be hired (e.g. from this season, Fukuyama Jun voices Hunchoceratops and a few side characters in Amagi Brilliant Park; and Kayano Ai voices a number of side characters in Shirobako). But two different main characters? That's weird.
Weirder still, Sakurai is severely playing against type as Hinakawa - soft-spoken roles just aren't what he does, for the most part. Do we know why Sakurai was recast as a different character in Psycho-Pass 2?

I'm not sure if this has been confirmed, but it's most likely that Takahiro Sakurai enjoyed playing Makishima Shogo in Psycho Pass. With all the praise he got, I think he enjoyed the project (Psycho Pass) so much that he wanted to get back in the action even if it was a role he wouldn't normally take on.

Is there anything to back up what you are claiming here?


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Does the Akame Ga Kill! manga continue where the anime leaves off?
The anime has ended at episode 24, "Akame ga Kill!".
Does the manga continue the story beyond the anime's conclusion?

Spoiler alert for the anime:
short answer, no. the manga is very different from the anime. For example, Tatsumi and Mine are still alive. There are obviously similarities between the manga and anime but they follow different paths.


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Why couldn't Puck land on Earth in his Kill-T-Gang form?
The reason Puck needed Hannah's body is that he was somehow unable to land in his Kill-T-Gang form.
Hanna confronts him, and tells Captain Earth that he would cause a "Libido Burst" if he did it that way, and that is the reason he needed her body.
But the other Planetary Gears Kill-T-Gangs had no such concerns.
The Type-1 Kill-T-Gang caused one such libido burst on the moon. What was different with Puck?


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What are the effects of forging a contract with a dragoon?
I don't know if it has ever been mentioned in the anime (or maybe I just don't remember), but what exactly happens if you forge a contract with a dragoon? I've tried searching it in google and  had no luck using the title as the parameters. The wikia doesn't say much about it, only that it requires an exchange of flesh to be formed.
Nearing the end of the second season, Toru finally forged the contract with Fredirika, and we can see regenerative abilities but not much else. What advantages and disadvantages are there in forging a contract with a dragoon? Considering how long Toru delayed it, there must be a reason why he chose to do it at the last minute. This may be explained in detail in the LN which I haven't read.

In my opinion, it is not really due to any advantage or disadvantage that Toru delayed it. It was because he wanted to follow the path of a saboteur (loyal to the employer), since he looked up to his brother Shin in the past, but he resorted to contract when he felt that he don't have enough skill/power to protect Chaika (the person he wants to protect, not just someone who hire him).

To be honest, I feel as if being a dragoon, Cavalier is much more efficient whereas now he can't die unless the brain is killed and as we see he becomes much more powerful being able to take on Shin as if he was on a whole different level than him. He also gets Fredirika to constantly follow his commands which Fredirika was more powerful than his old self so he really just becomes so much more powerful, but he didn't do it in the first place for his pride and honor and stuff like that.


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How different are the anime and manga versions of Nichijou?
I was considering starting to watch the Nichijou anime series, and then thought that maybe I should read the manga first. Then I noticed that MAL lists Helvetica Standard as Nichijou's manga side-story, and that there is also an OVA listed as a prequel to the anime series, and 14 1-minute special episodes listed as the anime's side-story.
Bearing all this in mind, I thought I might as well ask:
Is the anime (including the OVA and specials) a faithful adaptation of the manga (including the side-story), with only slight variations? Or does it add a lot of new content, and possibly stray from the original content?
Or should they be regarded as two separate pieces?

This is no answer to your question, but my >opinion is that Nichijou is a perfect example of the KyoAni crud-to-gold machine at its very best - the manga is rather dry, but KyoAni really brings it to life on the screen. (I haven't read much of the manga, so I don't have an actual answer for your question. Though, with a gag show like Nichijou [there's virtually no plot at all], I wouldn't find myself terribly concerned with faithfulness to the source.)

Having seen the anime and read some of the manga (I own the first volume), I would have to say that the differences are minor. The only real exception is that Nano starts going to school for the first time in Vol.1 and then later I think it shifts the focus back in time to before she went.
The anime simply re-arranged this and some other events for convenience's sake.
I would still suggest reading it though, as while I am pretty sure most of the anime comes from scenes in the manga, the manga naturally has more content and as it is still running at time of writing, more will be added.
Only a few scenes were taken from Helvetica Standard though, so I would also suggest reading that too. Some of them are less random and could fit in Nichijou as well.


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What is Ougi reading on her phone when she meets Araragi at the steps to the shrine?
When Araragi and Yotsugi land at the base of the steps to the shrine in episode 3 of Tsukimonogatari, we see that Ougi is waiting there, reading something on her phone.

What's she reading? Is it plot-relevant?

Ougi is reading Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis (in the original German, Die Verwandlung; in Japanese, 「変身」). She's at the very end of the story. The portion displayed on screen is the equivalent of the following (from the translation by Ian Johnston available on Wikibooks) (spoiler alert!):

...which was extremely favorable and with especially promising prospects. The greatest improvement in their situation at this moment, of course, had to come from a change of dwelling. Now they wanted to rent an apartment smaller and cheaper but better situated and generally more practical than the present one, which Gregor had found. While they amused themselves in this way, it struck Mr. and Mrs. Samsa almost at the same moment how their daughter, who was getting more animated all the time, had blossomed recently, in spite of all the troubles which had made her cheeks pale, into a beautiful and voluptuous young woman. Growing more silent and almost unconsciously understanding each other in their glances, they thought that the time was now at hand to seek out a good honest man for her. And it was something of a confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions when at the end of their journey the daughter first lifted herself up and stretched her young body.

Why specifically The Metamorphosis? Beats me. Perhaps it's that Ougi identifies with Samsa, being a monstrous and verminous creature him/her/itself.

The title of the novel might be a reference to Ougi herself, since she has at least 3 forms (as a girl before April Year +1, as a boy after April, and as "Darkness").


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Smoking in Cowboy Bebop...
I am watching Cowboy Bebop right now. It seems it depicts a lot of smoking. Most of the characters smoke in that anime.
So is there any kind of special meaning of that smoking?

Probably nothing aside from the fact it's from the epoch when it was considered cool to smoke. You know, cowboys, bars, risky deals, death waiting around the corner. Cigarettes and alcohol fit right in.

Expanding on my extra well received comment…
Check out the TVTropes article called "Smoking is cool" where Spike is featured as the cool smoker.

There's no denying that nine times out of ten a fictional smoker is a Badass.

We've kinda gotten used to that fact. Cowbow Bebop, among many, many other works, uses smoking to show that the character is likely not a person you want to mess with. Otherwise, you'll have a bad time, like those bandits and criminals Spike and his fellow crew members hunt for government bounties. In addition to Spike, Jet and Fey also smoke, but not as much. Guess the coolest guys smoke the most. There's even a running gag with Spike trying to light up a cig and being told he's in a non-smoking area.
There is a TV show called Big Shot that the crew of Bebop likes to watch for the news about biggest bounties. The show has wild west decorations and features desert background, guns, cactuses, tumbleweeds, a saloon door, everything that says "this is Wild West". And of course the image of that cannot be full without some smoking cowboys, which our bounty hunters represent.
Aside from all that, the series was produced in the end of the 90's when smoking was still considered kinda cool, although not as much as before. If you look for anime produced around the same time you'll surely find some other examples where main characters are both cool and smokers. Like for example Hellsing where Integra smokes cogarillos and is a scary-powerful sir. Trigun, for the most part set in a desert, where Wolfwood lights up a lot.
So this smoking thing isn't at all unique to Cowboy Bebop and doesn't have any sophisticated reasons beyond the fact that it is generally regarded as a sign that the smoking character is a badass.

I just want to throw it out there that Cowboy Bebop doesn't just use cigarettes as a 'coolness indicator.' There is a lot of really clever uses of cigarettes in the show. For example in the first episode a cigarette is used to show the passage of time that Spike was unconcious after being choked by Azimov. In a later episode they are used to showcase spikes ability to swallow and regurgitate things, which he then uses on the poker chip. Jet uses a cigarette to plant a listening device on the higher ups when tracking Chessmaster Hex. There are plenty more examples, really cool stuff in my opinion.

In addition to the already  very good answers here I will refer to this essay: http://web.archive.org/web/20080306021509/http://www.absolutetrouble.com/bebopmusings/?page_id=17
Talks about symbolism of smoking including

personal imprfections
loss of innocence
coping with the past

For me it also symbolizes a comfort and congizance of death.
The esay  and comments below are very good so I'll refer you to them.


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How old was Nanana at the time of her murder?
The anime series only says she was murdered "ten years ago". What was her age at the time of the murder?


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Why do Terminal Services employees need to work in human-Giftia pairs?
Why is it that Terminal Services employees need to work in pairs of one human and one Giftia?
Nothing they do as part of their jobs seems to strictly require the presence of specifically a human, nor specifically a Giftia. (And, I mean, given that humans and Giftias are virtually indistinguishable until near the end of the Giftia's life, what difference would it make, anyway?)

It is possible that this sort of pairing is for the preservation of human life. Once a Giftia becomes a Wanderer they start to act on instinct alone which sometime leads to violent confrontation.
In the pairs the human is referred to as the "spotter" and the Giftia is the "Marksman". The Giftia are as close to humans as SAI Corp has been able to make with the current technology but they are not human. If one reads Isla's character bio its states that she "often has difficulty understanding how social situations work" this minor flaw could potentially cause a team of two Giftia's to miss a Wanderer if it's in the beginning stages.
The human is because overall the human will have more experience with human/android interaction so they will be able to pick up on the subtle signs that could start showing when a Giftia's time is almost up.
Also having the Giftia there can provide a buffer in between the human and Wanderer, granted the Giftia is still limited whereas the limiting functions on the Wanderer are off. Terminal Services would probably rather have a Giftia injured in a retrieval rather than a human.
This is a potential reason for the pairing of the two but I could be wrong, not much is stated as to why the pair has to be like that. ref from Plastic Memories Wikia

@ton.yeung Thanks accidentally put a comma instead of a period lol

Hypothetically, also to have someone sign the retrieval agreement form. Like other Giftias have owners, the Marksman is somehow the Giftia's owner.

Because being delicate in handling the relationship between other humans and Giftias is a part of their job
The terminal services is not an elite group of armed forces even though that would be more efficient/guaranteed of a way of doing things. This fact tells us that the company wants the more delicate approach, in an effort to respect peoples feelings during this difficult time. A best case scenario of a bitter-sweet parting of ways is hugely encouraged, and although it may not seem like it, that has everything to do with pairing the teams with a human and a Giftia.
When on various assignments, workers will need to deal with a large range of different relationships between people and Gifias, and having a (working) relationship of their own between human and Giftia means they will be able to relate, understand and empathise with each case and have a better understanding of how to handle the situation with respect.
It is also beneficial because of how people will react when the Terminal Service shows up. A group of humans, or a group of Giftias showing up would be more likely to lead to them becoming upset and thinking "you don't understand!". Of course the employees may not understand every situation, but having an openly displayed working relationship between Human and Giftia promotes the idea that they are understanding and caring and would mean people are less likely to react in this way when the pair show up.
Lastly, there are situations on the job where specifically a human may be required or specifically a Giftia. For example, if someone is hostile to all Giftias, then naturally having the capacity to send in just the human (or vice-versa) is very valuable, not to mention the different capabilities humans and Giftias have which are useful in different circumstances (as said in @SWard's answer) and this would not be possible if they were not paired purposefully.


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Great teacher Onizuka exam result
Great teacher Onizuka got full points from the high school exam. But as I understood there are 5 tests each valued at 100 points. How many questions are there for each test and how much time is each test?
If there is 2 points between Kikuchiki's result then each question must worth at most 2 points (if its standardised) and that'd mean he solved 250 questions in XX time.
His score = 500
Principal's hack score = 500
Kikuchiki's hack score = 494
Kikuchiki's score = 492 (He's the second highest next to Onizuka which means he intentionally got one of his answers wrong)   info

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic, because this a puzzle question based on a scenario within the anime. It has little to no bearing on the series or the subculture of anime/manga.

@ʞɹɐzǝɹ Isn't this a regular Japanese high school exam? The question has to do with the Japanese culture in general or just a fiction.

Actually it doesn't because it really has nothing to do with the anime or the culture. There is no standard number of questions for a test, there maybe more there may be less. Test duration may vary depending on the school and curriculum, but all in all, this is a culture question that has little bearing with the anime or manga. Furthermore, note that the grade weight of certain question and answer might differ between the subject and test. There is no reasonable way for someone to answer this hypothetical question without making a lot of conjectures.

@ʞɹɐzǝɹ you just answered.

Indeed I did. If you want to discuss this, I'd be more than willing to do it in chat.

@ʞɹɐzǝɹ i thought there would be a standardised test. If no your answer is satisfactory. Thanks.


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Who, specifically, did Yanagida mean by "half the world"?
In episode 4, Yanagida tells Itami that the suits back in Nagata want to know whether the Special Region is worth turning half the world against Japan.
Who, specifically, consitutes "half the world" here? As of this point in the anime, we haven't been told much about the political situation surrounding the Gate. Is there a particular bloc of nations that opposes Japan's activity in the Special Region? Or is this more of a figurative "lots of people will be angry with us if we colonize the Special Region" sort of thing?

By ep.4 we were already shown the opinion of USA and China on the matter, so "we haven't been told much" may be misplaced here.

In the manga, in chapter 7, Yanagida mentions:

Is there something here that's worth turning America, China, and Russia... half of the world into our enemies?

It's been mentioned that (emphasis mine):

The major powers, China, the European Union (EU), India, Japan, Russia, and the United States, contain just over half the world's people and account for 75 percent of global GDP and 80 percent of global defense spending.

So he's likely to mean most of developed countries that are world powers. Most notably America, China, and Russia.

Around 12 minutes through Episode 4, It shows an Asian-looking (possibly Chinese?) President (Dechou Dong, as the intro badge says) in a car, discussing The Gate with his secretary:

President Dong: "Why did the gate open in Japan? We're the ones who need it, don't you think?"
Secretary: "That's correct, President. We can't let Japan have it all to themselves."
President Dong: At first, we'll maintain friendly relations with Japan, and see where this goes. Ideally, I'd like to send half our population to the Special Region."

In Episode 2, around 14 minutes in, you see the American President (noted by the flags beside him) also discussing it with his secretary, saying

President: "The Gate is the new frontier. There must be more resources on the other side than we can imagine. It's a treasure trove."
President: "How about it? Why don't we send our army in?"

Secretary: "That might not be a good thing. Many nations anticipate Japan's defeat. We ought to let Japan take the risks for us."
President: "Yeah, we should avoid having our nation seen as an accomplice."

Where the following image is shown:

Showing people openly protesting against invading the Special Region.
It seems the world's powers are either in it for unclaimed space, or resources.
Most likely, when Yanagida says half the world's people, he either means people will be divided on which side to take, or, the world's powers will either to decide to get involved, or condemn the actions of Japan.
Most probably, the world's powers.

Take the term "unclaimed" with a grain of salt. There are a lot of people and estabilished countries on the other side of the gate. It seems they are wanting to colonize it XV century-style.

By half the world, Yanagida either means what everyone has been suggesting - all the major world powers, like the US, China, the EU and Russia, or he could be suggesting, in simpler terms, every country in Itami's homeworld that has a motive for wanting access to the GATE.
In the canon storyline, China's motive is apparently having a population of 3 billion people, which is obviously unsustainable. The US wants it purely for it being, as President Direll(Manga) puts it, a treasure trove. Russia and the EU, however, are not given any specific motivation to want to invade, most likely for resources. Russia is said to be capable of being bold enough to hit the GATE with a SLBM.

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How long has the "situation" been going on by the beginning of episode 1?

Spoilers for episode 1:

 By the end of episode 1 of Gakkou Gurashi, we know that some sort of zombie apocalypse has happened, and that the girls are trapped in a section of the school that they've managed to barricade against zombie attack.

 How long prior to episode 1 did the zombies first start appearing? Given their rations situation in episode 2, anywhere from days to months seems plausible.

I think there is no point in hiding the "zombie apocalypse" part of the series. Many summary of the series on the internet include it in the description.

@nhahtdh Well, those summaries are dumb, and I don't want to be part of the problem. The way episode 1 was shot makes it clear that we're supposed to be surprised by the zombie reveal at the end. (I'll edit the title to be more descriptive when the show is done airing, but for now, I'd prefer to keep it this way.)

Crunchyroll did totally ruin the "surprise" with their description. (I was glad, though, 'cause I don't like zombies, so I didn't waste my time watching the show.) All the same, I agree with using spoiler tags, especially for parts of the question that will appear in the summary text on the main page.

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What does the "FG" in the formal name of the Symphogear system stand for?
The formal name of the Symphogear system is 「FG式回天特機装束」, which translates roughly as "FG-Type Sky-Returning Specialized Garment". (Maybe? I probably screwed something up, but this is close enough for the purposes of this question)
What does the "FG" in there stand for?

Even on the official website, it's only mentioned in passing in the definition of Symphogear.

回天 roughly means "reverse destiny/change the tides" (i.e. changing the situation around), amongst other things.

I speculate that it might stand for 非公式, but I have nothing soild to back up my claim.

In the manga translator's (http://symphogear.blogspot.com) commentary, the FG is guessed to stand for Fonic Gain (it should be Phonic Gain). However, I'd speculate that it would mean Phonic Gear as it is the more elegant and title-consistent explanation.
As we know, Symphogear could mean Symphonic Gear while Symphonic itself means (etymologically) "Sounding Together/Concomittant Sound" due to the syn- prefix means "together/with" or "concommitant"
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Manga translator? Which manga translator? Where? How can we be sure?

@кяαzєя I think his sources are... not licensed.

"Fonic Gain" sounds very plausible to me (alas...). I'm going to hold off on accepting for a bit, though, in hopes that XDU provides some additional information on this topic. (@Mindwin Unlicensed, yes, but from an accuracy standpoint the translator in question has proven to be competent and well-informed.)


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Why does Lindy and Leti have the same mark on their foreheads?
Both Lindy and Leti have a mark on their foreheads which appears to be 4 triangles pointing to one another
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they aren't related. Neither one of their sons, Chrono and Griffith respectfully, have this mark and Clyde, Chrono's Father does not appear to have this which rules it out as being genetic.
it also doesn't appear to be associated with their rank in the Dimensional Navy as Gil Graham does not have it and he too is an Admiral like them.
So why do they both have the same mark on their forehead? is there some meaning behind it?
1: the image of Lindy is from the first Movie which seems to have high quality artwork than the series so i am assuming that while Leti's appears as 4 dots i am assuming that it's supposed to be 4 triangles aswell

Lindy's character was based on a fairy of same name from Lyrical Toy Box  (which is where the whole Nanoha franchise started). Here she has both dots and wings (which she displays in the Nanoha franchise when she is using her powers).
There doesn't seem to be a canon explanation why she has them in Nanoha franchise, but I wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't fully human, but partially different race.
And I would hypothetize that Leti's character design was based on Lindy's just to drive the point home that they are friends.

I don't recall any reasons being told either. I agree and think it is safe to assume they are either a trait of some alien race, make-up trend, or religion.


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Who narrated episode 1 of Durarara!!×2 Ten?
A good bit of episode 1 of Durarara!!×2 Ten (i.e. episode 13 of the broader "second season") was narrated by one of the female characters. But this show has a gorillion characters, and I can't place which one of them it was.
The end credits list the following female characters for this episode:

Sonohara Anri (Hanazawa Kana)
Celty (Sawashiro Miyuki)
Karisawa Erika (Takagaki Ayahi)
Yagiri Namie (Kobayashi Sanae)
Awakusu Akane (Kuno Misaki)
Mamiya Manami (Tanoue Marina)
Kamichika Rio (Tomatsu Haruka)
"Nurse" (Yamamura Hibiku)
"Woman" (Satou Kanami)

I've struck through the ones where I'm familiar enough with the voice actor to know it can't be them.

http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Durarara!!_x2_Ten_Episode_01
the above wiki link states that it was "Rio Kamichika". The link below is her page. enjoy.
http://durarara.wikia.com/wiki/Rio_Kamichika


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How is the ability to use chakra alloted?
This might have an obvious answer that I've missed but I'm just checking it out for a fanfiction. I know kekkei genkai are genetic. I know everyone has chakra but not everyone has the ability to use it and this may or may not have something to not with the size of chakra coils? Not sure about this as I've probably read more fanfics than canon. Anyway.
The question is this: Is the ability to use chakra genetic (so basically all ninja are descended in some way from Kaguya Otsutsuki including Sakura Haruno via some kind of recessive gene..) or was it simply available to use (randomly?) after Kaguya ate the fruit of the Shinju? Since Kaguya is named as the progenitor of chakra, I'm assuming no one could use chakra before her.
The genetic theory requires a long period of natural selection, such as the Out of Africa and Eve theories on Earth. I'm not sure of the time skip between Kaguya and Naruto is enough for this.
Anyway, all answers welcome.

I'm assuming no one could use chakra before her. Hmmm.. Before all people were connected by chakra (i believe they could read feeling of eachother or smth)... but i'm not really sure i'm right (preety bad memory... :<)

The only people who were born with chakra are Kaguya's descendants. However, people got their chakra from the Rikudō Sennin when he created ninshū to make people connect to each other.


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Was it really necessary to take such precautions to confine Misa
They rendered Misa completely immobile and blindfolded her and kept her like this for  40 days. Physically, she wasn't a threat to anyone and she couldn’t  have possibly broken out of the cell. Even if she could kill with only a face, they could have worn masks to cover their faces whenever they interacted with her in person. I just think It is a little inhume to have someone strapped down for 24 hours a day, for 6 weeks, whislt blindfolded at the same time, espically when it was completely uncessary to take such measures.

They did not know it was unnecessary. At that point in time they did not know how she was able to kill. She might have been able to kill by mere touch for all they knew. So to be safe, they confined her. This does not look too inhumane and standard practise to me, considering the situation. Keep in mind that despite her being a cute idol, she was also a serial killer and had murdered their companion Ukita. L was not going to take any chances losing another human life.

After reading chapter 33 again, it seems like L himself never really explained why he confined her this way, other than

She's suspected of being the second Killer, so it's only logical to restrain her this way.

"They did not know it was unnecessary. At that point in time they did not know how

@user31418 What do you mean, with that quote?

Sorry. I tried to quote you but something is wrong with my computer and my full reply did not come out.  What I meant to say was... "But how she killed was irrelevant. It is impossible for her to kill without a name and a face. As long as she doesn't she them or know their names, they would have been safe"

@user31418 How does L know she is physically not a threat? He knew she only needed a face to kill from a distance, but seeing as she clearly had supernatural powers, how did he know, she would not able to kill by touching someone for example? She is a mass murderer and would kill anybody in her path, so you need to take as much precautions as possible. I don't understand how you can defend a mass murderer like her...

This is exactly the answer I was going to write when I clicked on this question. At this time L knew almost nothing about how Misa killed, so he took every precaution. Her restraints are comparable to those used on Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, who didn't even have supernatural powers, so given how dangerous she was, this level of caution seems entirely warranted

Again, she needs a face and their name to kill them. Without those, she is utterly powerless.

@user31418 What she really needs is the Death Note. Without it she is utterly powerless even if she has a face and name. But again, L DOES NOT KNOW THIS.

It is irrelevant if L knows or not. He knows she cannot kill without a face and a name. Hence, the precautions he took are moot. As long as they kept their faces covered whenever they interacted without her, they are safe.

@user31418 The precautions are not only done for their own safety. I can see two more reasons why he did it. 1. To prevent her from committing suicide, before they get answers. 2. To mentally break her down, to get answers faster.

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Does the Trio of Elemia actually exists?
in Phase 2 we find out Bishop Falss is in fact Kyle Clancy, a former Apostle of Elemia from Platina who sought to release Mir before he was stopped and belived dead.
Radof says that the church had been mislead in that the Trio of Elemia was in fact Mir and Kyle knew that all along which was how he minipulated them.
But the Church existed before Kyle fall to the Wings of Horus, also one of them appeared in Aurica's Cosmosphere and said she was their descended but Kyle said that Aurica is the daughter of Mir.
So i am wondering, is the Trio of Elemia real? or was Aurica's story about their rule in the past a miss-conception from back before Mir began to hate humans (when she crafted Harmonious)

The Trio of Elemia are actual mythological figures in Ar Ciel that existed far before the Towers were even in planning stages: they are the protagonists of the first myth to ever have been told in that planet (Stelliarhythm - Festival of the Stars), and they were the first three demigoddesses to have been created by the Wills of the Planet shortly after humanity was created. Each of the three sisters had power over an element: Eolia could control the wind, Frelia the earth and Tilia the water; and since they were what gave hope to the newborn humanity and allowed them to continue exist, they were revered ever since. This is also the reason why the three Origin Reyvateils are named after each of the three mythical sisters: Shurelia (true name: Eolia), Frelia and Tilia.
However, the Tilia that appeared in the game was no more than a disguise Mir used to get Aurica and Lyner to cooperate in the plans for her resurrection, and Aurica has zero relationship to Mir aside of them both having similar enough mental wave frequencies that the Tower mistakenly assigned her a copy of Mir's Hymn Code. The only reason Mir says that is because she considers all Reyvateils except for Shurelia and the Star Singers as her daughters during her hatred-filled phase. Mir already grew out of it, as a comment she made in the official fan-site Ar Portal reveals she doesn't want to be associated with Aurica in any way, and even feared what would have happened if she ended having Aurica's personality after she took over her.


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To what extent are Momonga's underlings aware that he's "from a different world"?
Albedo's conversation with Momonga at the beginning of episode 5 has a few elements that confuse me. Albedo reports to him that they have yet to find any other "Yggdrasil players". Later, Momonga tells her that her love for him is a result of him messing with the "settings" Tabula specified for her.
Does this mean that Albedo is aware that her entire world used to be just a video game from Momonga's perspective? Did Momonga tell her this, or did she inherently have this knowledge from the very beginning (i.e. when Momonga got transferred into the game world)? Do Albedo (and the other underlings?) just not care about this?

Actually, in one of the previous episodes, Albedo says about wanting to have a kid with Momonga, just in case he disappears/leaves like the other creators of Nazarick. It seems that they all know about it, one way or another.

@nhahtdh I'm not sure that the conversation you're referring to necessarily tells us much about how much Albedo/etc know. I agree that it's pretty clear that the NPCs know that players ("the Supreme Beings") are fundamentally different from them. But that doesn't necessarily mean that they know about the video-game thing - for example, it could be that there's an in-game-lore explanation for what happens when a player quits the game. For example, maybe they "ascend to a higher plane" or something like that.

Short answer, they see them as gods, so they probably think they have their own sort of "heaven".  Long answer, they do know that there is a clear difference between the underlings and Ains (He ordered to be called that, so that's what I'm calling him), we see that they often overheard things they were talking about and associate it with god powers, just to drive home how powerful they think Ains and the creators are.  Ex: I can't speak for the manga, but in the anime, Demiurge overheard some of the creators talking about their jobs, to which he associated voice acting as actually breathing life into inanimate objects.  You also have to remember that they had to behave as regular NPC's before the servers shutdown, and in that time, they literally could not do anything unless they were ordered to.  So, although they do realize Ains is from another world, but I doubt the image they have in their heads about the "different world" of Ains is very accurate.

Also keep in mind that the NPCs don't have meta-knowledge and until the shutdown, PCs could not interact with the NPCs in a meaningful manner. So NPCs were constantly "roleplaying" because for them it was all real.

They are aware that Ainz and the other supreme beings are not from Yggdrasil, but they believe the place that they are from is similar to a divine realm. In the light novel there is a moment where Shalltear (vampire) and Sebase (butler) are talking about what she heard from the supreme being (players).  Shalltear heard that one of the supreme beings is a voice actor, someone how gives life to characters.
That is just a saying, but Shalltear took it literally.
In her defense, the supreme beings did create the NPCs, so if they created you, (which is something you can't do and you don't understand)... It isn't a far off statement to say they can do it with their voice?
Although something else brought them to life (which we don't completely know, there is a theory about wild magic) Their are a few other moments which the NPC's completely take things out of context.

The answer to your question lies in your question. If the NPCs were unaware that they were in a video game, Albedo would have questioned what Momonga meant in the conversation during the beginning of episode 5. However, she was calm during the conversation. Remember that the NPCs also did not show signs of surprise or wonder while they began to feel emotions. The most likely scenario is that the programmers made the NPCs realize that they were in a game, although this is my opinion and I expect the reason to be revealed later on in the season.
Regarding your question on whether or not the NPCs care about their position, this is also my opinion but think of it like the relations between species in different dimensions. There is a theory that although 1D species can think about 2D species, they can never fully see nor understand how they work. The 2D species on the other hand can see 1D species and understand how they work; however, they cannot see nor understand 3D species. Consider the players as a higher dimensional species and the NPCs as a species that are a lower dimensional species than players. The NPCs may think about the higher dimensional species and see an equivalent dimensional version of Momonga (which is what the game software created), but thats their limit.


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Do any of the other founders of the Dollars ever show up again?
So, we all know that

 Tanaka Taro, a.k.a. Ryuugamine Mikado

founded the Dollars.
But he wasn't the only one - in episode 11, we see that he founded the Dollars along with some other folks he met online, including at least 閣下 ("Kakka"), GG, and ZAWA.

The show indicates that these other people eventually left when the Dollars began to spin out of control. But Durarara is a show that does a ridiculously good job of conserving detail, especially with respect to its characters. This leads me to my question: do any of the other founders of the Dollars show up again later on in any capacity?


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What do Karisawa, Yumasaki, and Togusa do for a living?
In episode 6 of the first season of Durarara!!, we see that Kadota is gainfully employed doing some sort of construction-related manual labor.

But his three buddies in the Mystery Machine Dollars van don't appear to do anything that would earn them a dime - they just drive around town doing god-knows-what. Karisawa and Yumasaki seem to spend stupid amounts of money buying light novels and merchandise and stuff; and I'm guessing it costs Togusa a pretty penny to fund his Hijiribe Ruri habit.
How do the three of them afford anything?

Yumasaki works as a freelance ice sculptor. The rest, not too sure.


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Is the story of Arakawa Under the Bridge that cuts off in anime continued in manga?
I've watched 2 seasons of Arakawa and it seems that the story didn't get adapted into anime in full. Namely, we know that Nino must leave for Venus soon, but she doesn't even in the final episode. And we haven't seen her parents yet, which she claims called her there. Does it all happen in manga or do both versions suddenly stop at the same point?


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Who is this group of people that have a beef with Shizuo?
In episode 25 of Durarara!! (the second special episode), three groups of people try to attack Shizuo upon seeing on TV that he and Izaya are fighting.

The first group consists of some of the ruffians that Shizuo beat up in episode 3. Naturally, they'd want revenge on Shizuo. The third group is a bunch of members of the Yellow Scarves. The Yellow Scarves generally perceive Shizuo as standing in the way of their plans for Ikebukuro, so I can see why they'd want to take him out, too.
I do not recognize the second group, though (and I just rewatched the whole first season). Who are they?

Probably just some random Dollars members. Remember, they're colorless?

@Hakase That's certainly possible, but Narita generally isn't one to introduce one-off side characters - even most of the random thugs in the show have multiple appearances.

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Hyperdimension Neptunia orderly list of dungeons appearance
So, what is the orderly list of appearance of the game's dungeons in the anime? I'm pretty sure that based on the enemy (Dogoo) and the landscape, the first dungeon showed in the anime is Virtua Forest, but what about the rest, like the R-18 island? And since the game consist of several series, which version of the game the featured dungeon is based on?
Note: I played Rebirth 2 and only tried the prologue of Rebirth 1. But so far I can tell, the world map is different and the landscape of the first dungeon (both are Virtua Forest) is different too. Therefore, in the answer please specify which version of the game.


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Why did they separate Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night UBW into two season
Usually anime will be completed in a single season while second season is a sequel or prequel. But Fate/Stay Night UBW and Fate/Zero aired the first 12 episodes on first season and continued the next episode in the next season. Was there any reason why they do that?

Probably because of financial reasons, http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22477/why-does-anime-air-in-4-seasons-per-year-of-13-episodes

@Aʟᴀɢᴀʀᴏs Nothing in the post you linked appears to address the particular question of why shows would be specifically split-cour (as UBW and F/Z were) as opposed to two consecutive cours.

I heard that in the case of Fate Zero, they wanted to keep the anime's high animation quality. So they needed to spend more time per episode to meet their quality standard. Because of that, they had to stop broadcasting for a while (since that would've given them only 1 week per episode), and therefore it was split into a second season.

i would have rathered they did that, means they aren't condensing the story. ~120 minute film VS ~24 x ~20 minutes episodes


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Windows 10 OS-tan theme?
Will there be a way to acquire it like Windows 7? Is it even installed on any personal computer in Japan?
I noticed that the Windows 8 OS-tan theme also seems unavailable, so I guess this is futile. But what is the point of announcing them if nobody can use it?

Question has nothing to do with anime

How constructive and full of ideas... I'll add more: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-08-06/windows-10-mascot-officially-introduced-as-toko/.91354

I meant to put more into my post but I was replying on my phone and apparently it got cut off. What I meant to say is that that we dont answer questions that are not directly tied to anime or manga. These characters are used only for campaign purposes.

@SWard: For what it's worth, I saw an ID request recently about OS-tan that wasn't badly received. That said, I voted to close anyway, since it read like it was asking for future unannounced events (and not something like "have any announcements been made yet").

@Maroon some of these to slip by, but in general we are supposed to close them out.

@SWard the OS-Tans, to be are as on-topic as the Vocaloids. it's just that there's not really a lot you can ask about them as they are purely promotional and it's not like Microsoft is going to start producing Manga featuring them (though if they did i am still going to cry because of XP-tan)

OK, thanks for the clarification! Personally I just find it amusing (in a good way) that Microsoft Japan officially release these "anime characters" for their software.