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Ghost in the Shell separate continuities
From reading threads here, I gather there are separate continuities in (all) Ghost in the Shell animes, including TV and movies.  I had a lot of questions about continuity and the separate contuity answers most of them, as there are things that don't make sense if we put all the animes in order.  So trying to separate the continuities, my understanding is the following.  Can someone help and see if this makes sense?
Continuity 1
Arise serves as a prequel on explaining how Major and Section 9 comes together
Major went missing after first movie
Major still missing and helps Batou in second movie
2027- Arise
2029 - Ghost in the Shell
2032 - Innocence
Continuity 2
Arise serves as a prequel on explaining how Major and section 9 comes together
Crime solving storyline.  Major stayed with Section 9 all the way through end of S.A.C. 2nd GIG.
Beginning of Solid State Society mentioned Major left for "a couple of years".  This matches the timeline of S.A.C. 2nd GIG end,
assuming Major's departure is unmentioned in S.A.C. 2nd GIG.
2027- Arise
2030 - Stand Alone Complex
2032 - S.A.C. 2nd GIG
2034- S.A.C. Solid State Society
Continuity 3
Arise serves as a prequel on explaining how Major and section 9 comes together
Major looks the same between the two shows.
One thing uncertain is in Arise, Major and team reports to Section 9.  But in The New Movie, Major/team and Section 9 seem to be separate entities.
2027- Arise
2030 - The New Movie

Possibly already answered here as a couple of the answers talk about 2 continuities

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=rel&aid=61 this answers this perfectly I believe

They are all really not related... If you watch closely you'll notice that they each take liberties in different directions.  In Stand Alone Complex (S.A.C.) they have stories regarding the past of various characters that is in direct contradiction to the Arise media.  Both Arise and SAC have contradictory information with the original movies.  Continuity wise; I think it's really best to group them by production era.
1) Original Movies:
a) Ghost in the Shell (1995)
b) Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (2001?)
2) S.A.C. Story Arcs (Alternate Universe / reboot):
a) S.A.C. Laughing Man arc
b) S.A.C. 2nd gig Kuze / Individual Eleven arc
c) S.A.C. Solid State Society (SSS) movie
3) Arise (Prequel Reboot):
a) Arise OVA
b) Arise: Alternative Architecture (AA) (Edited version of Arise with 2 new episodes)
c) Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (Arise AA Series Conclusion)
If I were suggesting a watch order, I would probably recommend the above ordering.  I would also recommend not watching the laughing man or individual eleven movies, as they are hacked up versions of the TV series. I personally think the SAC TV series are probably the best GitS media, but the original movies are good.
One thing to note is that they all have very different story arcs.  it's really just that they recreate the Section 9 team in various states to tell different stories.  They all share the same basic themes of cyberpunk, [spy|detective] thriller, with a hefty dose of philosophy (of the Ghost in the Machine by Arthur Koestler style).
If you want to pretend they are share the same universe watch them in reverse order by era, and skip the Arise OVA
1) Arise Alternative Architecture (AAA)
2) The New Movie
3) S.A.C. The Laughing Man arc
4) S.A.C. The Individual Eleven arc
5) S.A.C. SSS
6) The 1995 original movie
7) Innocence
This way, you're watching the prequel -> some stuff where The Major comes and goes (She leaves in the 2nd gig, then comes back in SSS) -> then you see the story line where she is changed and leaves at the end.  Followed by the Batou Blade Runner detective movie where she is pretty much gone.

It’s all timed by years and fits together.
The order is:
Arise, New Movie, Original movie, Innocence, SAC, SAC 2nd Gig, Solid State Society, and SAC_2045
That’s the literal timeline. They are all dated in their own respected series and all make sense time wise.


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Does the kid's inherited bubuki changed shapes to fit their owner's tastes?
It seems that the inherited Bubuki (Oubu's limbs) change shape to fit the tastes of the user. It is evident in Kogane's bubuki, it has a flower pattern matching her hairpins.
Is there any reference that this is indeed so?

I don't. But it seems so weird to imagine her father fighting with that. If I knew I wouldn't ask. Also heavy grammar mistake in my question title. @ton.yeung

The answer really depends on how the Bubuki works. As far as I have seen, they seem to be a kind of creature that has a core in the form of an eyeball that has additional armour attached to them. Thus, as long as the core is not broken, they can regenerate. Thus, it would seem that with a core, the additional armour becomes the weapon they desire.

As for whether the shape is altered by the user, this is relatively easy to answer for other people, but not for Kogane's Bubuki. As seen in the below picture, the Four Heavenly Kings used other Bubuki cores to make new Bubuki exactly in the form of their old Bubuki. From the Four Heavenly Kings' example, they clearly had to be in contact with the cores to manufacture the Bubuki or Matobai could have just made it for them instead of bringing the cores to them for them to do it themselves. Thus, we can infer that in order for a Bubuki to be altered, contact need to to made.

As for whether Kogane's Bubuki changed shape, it is most likely a no. In the following picture, we see Kogane's first interaction with her Bubuki, it already has the flower pins attached. She had not contacted the Bubuki prior to that incident. Thus, it is unlikely that the Bubuki had been altered prior to her inheriting it.

More proof would be Hiiragi's Iwatooshi, where we see it sealed here in the box where he finds it. It already had the shape of a spear he used in the future, thus he had inherited it as it is without much alteration.

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Does Saitama know whats going on around him?
Does Saitama know whats going on around him. Like people ignoring him or how people or heroes treat him badly or make fun of him and things like that or is he just an airhead after getting his powers?

Saitama does know that people around him usually treats him badly or coldly, and he really cares about it: that's why he joins the Hero Association and tries to become a hero. In the first few episodes, he cares about how people view him, but in later episodes, he just starts to ignore them( tries his best). For more information, visit the link below.
http://onepunchman.wikia.com/wiki/Saitama

Sometimes he just ignores them.

I don't think so

You don't think so? What do you mean?

Remember the part, where Genos tries to hide the letters from Saitama, that people sent to him saying you are evil

And also the part where Genoa tries to cheer Saitama up, when Saitama get's know about how people view him.

Yeah, and he just ignores them.

He tries his best to ignore them, so that it won't stress him out

In first few episodes in the anime, he actually cares about how people view him. But later, he tries to ignore them

Well I guess you're right, but you should atleast put in your answer that he tries to ignore them. Also +1 for your answer.

I just did that, right now

Anyways, thx for your feedback

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Is Tamura the original Homura?
The Puella Magi Homura Tamura spinoff manga follows Tamura, who is actually Homura, but no one can ever remember her name and she gets called Tamura (among other things) until it sticks.
During the series, we find out that there's a bar called Akemi-ya where different versions of Homura congregate in between repetitions of the timeline, relax, eat, drink, compare experiences, and do short skits.

Some of the Homuras are radically different from the original Homura in the anime. There's a prankster Homura, a child genius Homura, and a princess Homura served by a butler Homura, like an all-Homura version of Mayo Chiki.
While reading Volume 1, I assumed Tamura, the main Homura, was supposed to be the original Homura from the anime, as in the other spinoff manga. But unlike the original Homura, Tamura is able to reflect on her own actions, recognize mistakes, and feel empathy (sometimes excessively). We see in Volume 1 that there are lookalike timeflows that correspond closely to the original, non-silly timeline, so Tamura could actually be a Homura from a lookalike timeline. What evidence is there in the series for or against Tamura being the original Homura from the anime?

One could assume that the timelines we saw in the anime isn't all the timelines Homura went to as if i recall correctly the Oriko manga is only of the timelines Homura terminated. also Homura hasn't a;ways been so stoic, remember how excited she was after becoming a Puella Magi, turning back time and seeing Madoka in class. it's possible that before the timeline Mami went crazy and tried to kill everyone there was other timelines that the anime didn't show

@Memor-X Yeah, as far as I know there were supposed to be many, many timelines as Homura spent around 12 years traveling in time, so it's definitely possible that Tamura is the original Homura in an earlier time. On the other hand, in the Tech Support chapter from Volume 1, Tamura admits to the support tech that she's "really" 26 years old, which would put her towards the end of her travels and closer to the time period of the anime, so I'd expect her to be more dour by this point. Tamura also has already stopped wearing glasses. That all made me think she might not be our Homura.

Well, after the volumen 1 and 2, we can assume isn't Homura, because in one of the timeflows she find the one of the Mami's who was crazy and try to shot Madoka.
Beside, Tamura look like she have more empathy than Homura (just remember the dog and her new shield or her encourt with Mami)
But we can't assume nothing until they show us the original timeflow of Tamura

I don't remember when she met the crazed Mami, can you remind me which volume and chapter? And I mentioned in the question that Tamura seems to have more empathy than Homura, but I don't consider that sufficient evidence since the original Homura changed a lot more from when she started to the time of the series than the differences between Tamura and the original Homura.


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Is the city name an alias, a code name, or a real name?
In One Punch Man, all city have some sort of name like A-City or Z-City, is this an alias, a code name, or a real name of the cities?

Well the anime and manga never explicitly states one way or the other but givin how all the characters refer to them in that manner I believe that's just how the cities are named.My evidence being that normal citizens refer to them as such implying that it is not a code name.


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Which Kennedy oration is Onsa adapting in episode 1?
In episode 1 of Bakuon!!, around 20 minutes in, Onsa indicates that she is going to borrow from John F. Kennedy, and says what Crunchyroll translates as the following:

In exporting motorcycles throughout the world, our nation of Japan has brought liberty and justice to all. And yet, could you say to your heart, "Freedom, except for Suzuki riders," that we are all equal before the Lord except for Suzuki?

Which Kennedy oration is she taking that from? Also, here is a picture of anime JFK.

+1 for the picture of anime JFK. That's the strangest thing I've seen since I finished Kill la Kill a few weeks ago.

This is a remarkably good season for Kennedys in anime! Benio quotes Robert Kennedy's "Day of Affirmation" speech in the preview for episode 4 of Sousei no Onmyouji: "only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly".

My best guess is that Onsa is rather loosely adapting the following paragraph of Kennedy's 1963 Civil Rights Address:

We preach freedom around the world, and we mean it, and we cherish our freedom here at home; but are we to say to the world, and, much more importantly, for each other, that this is a land of the free except for the Negroes; that we have no second-class citizens except Negroes; that we have no class or caste system, no ghettos, no master race, except with respect to Negroes?

The "except for..." language used by Onsa roughly matches that used in Kennedy's oration, but that's about as far as it goes. If you have a look at the Japanese version of the address (which, miraculously, exists), you'll find that the sentence structure is not even parallel to Kennedy's. There are also no references to religion in Kennedy's speech, so I'm not really sure what it's doing in Onsa's.
Googling for fragments of Onsa's speech that one would expect to be lifted unaltered from their source (e.g. 「自らの魂のもとに自由」) gets you nothing but Bakuon!! results.
In summary, I'd like to quote one of America's greatest presidents:

"Methinks some intern was crunched for time and ended up passing off random inspirational-sounding quotes as excerpts from Kennedy's speeches."
  ―Abraham Lincoln

I actually think the match is close enough between the JFK quote and the Bakuon quote that someone who had at some point read JFK's speech could have written Onsa's speech from flawed pseudo memory of its general structure. And if I were going to make a half-assed reconstruction from memory of any speech by any American politician, I would definitely include the Lord somewhere in there, since politicians are always saying things like that.


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Are the items featured in Yuru Yuri San Hai! cross review based on real items?
At the end of every episode of Yuru Yuri San Hai! (third season of Yuru Yuri), there is a cross-review section (right before the preview of next episode) which features an item used in the main section of the episode. For example, the shirt that Toshinou Kyouko bought that says I am AHO (AHO is Japanese, means stupid).

I can find that shirt being sold in the Internet, though I'm not sure which one comes first, the shirt or the anime. This makes me curious, are the items featured in the cross-review section are actually based on real world items, or this t-shirt is just a coincidence? By coincidence, I mean it just happen to be famous and thus was created or the shirt got featured because when the series creator browse the Internet for idea he/she thought that it is funny.

When i have seen these shirts advertised it's normally Kyoko or Sakurako wearing it

By looking on google, we can see that the product sellers claim those shirts to be extracted from the anime. We can say almost without a doubt that the shirt was at first a YuruYuri joke, and then became a product

Most of the cross review items shown in Yuru Yuri are not real. The only things I am able to find is the "I am aho" T-shirt, Akari body pillow, and the candy in episode 9 (it's made by the same company, but it's called 森永ミルクキャラメル、MORINAGA MILK CARAMEL). The books in the cross review might be real, but unfortunately I can not find them, and the other ones like the dog house and lie tester are not real. The volleyball is obviously real, but the volleyball branded Moiken is not. I might be a bit off but hope this helps.


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What Happens to a Sub Soul when a Soul Reaper reclaims their Gigai?
When we see Rukia use Soul Candy to leave her Gigai, the Sub Soul, Chappy, appears to have a very distinct personality.
So when a Soul Reaper leaves their Gigai leaving it to the Sub Soul, what happens to the Sub Soul when they take it back over? do they get ejected like a Mod Soul or are they simply destroyed?


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What next For the db episodes?
As we r seeing dragonball super on air .Though its being viewed now , it seems gt series was the end to whole dragonball saga; is it true? .I gained this conclusion by watching the super saiyan 4 and also the leaving of goku in final episode of gt .Please can someone clarify if there is any other part after gt? (In continued format for gt story)

Please can someone clarify if there is any other part after gt? (In continued format for gt story)

There is a special that happens after Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy. This special was aired between the 41st and 42nd episode of Dragon Ball GT, but sequentially it takes place 100 years after the end of GT.
You can read more about this special on the Dragonball Wikia.

As for why you are seeing discrepancies in the story that you remember from Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super, that is because Dragon Ball GT is not considered canonical to the original series. It should be looked at as supplemental and can be viewed for enjoyment, but is not considered what actually happened in the Dragon Ball universe.


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Does Kiryuin Satsuki have any infused Life Fibers?
I know that Kiryuin Satsuki was experimented on by her parents to infuse Life Fibers into her.  She was too old at the time of the experiment for it to be successful but she was able to wear either Kamui (albeit to a lesser degree than her properly infused sister). I assumed when watching that she was partially infused but I now have no recollection as to whether that was clearly stated.  The wiki seems to clearly state that only her mother and sister have infused Life Fibers.
Does she have infused Life Fibers to any degree or is she 100% human?

Attached is the question which has another answer that made me doubt my interpretation. http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31269/how-come-a-uniform-cant-be-made-of-40-to-90-life-fibers

There was some talk about non-infused people only being able to wear uniforms infused with life fibers up to x0%. I don't remember exact numbers, but it might be a key to Satsuki's own fiber content.

She is 100% human, but she carried artificial finger nails made with Life Fiber (it is more likely to be a hidden weapon rather than an infusion with Life Fibers).
Kiryuin Satsuki waited until the last minute (until Ryuko arrived at Honnouji Academy with Senketsu) to wear Junketsu. And her butler was continuously against the idea of her wearing Junketsu. When after a fight, Satsuki always had physical and mental stress on her body and mind, so she always tries to end fights as quickly as possible when she is wearing Junketsu.

I'm not sure the nails (made from the same metal as her katana Bakuzan; not life fibers) nor the fatigue is all that relevant.  Neither of these show or hint whether she is 100% human.  The fatigue just shows she isn't like her mother or her sister.

She had years of training , preparing to wear  junkets on the other had her sister and her mother could wear them easily

I am not fully convinced.  There are several factors that contribute to that such as the mother's and sister kamui are cooperative. We already know that they are at least more infused than her.  It is unclear, however, if there is somewhere between 100% human and 100% infused.  She does take the same baths as her mother and drink teas infused somehow.  I will need to rewatch.  Sorry for being difficult to convince.

Well I'm saying she is human at least technically but I do agree she has some level of non human like abilitys but that can be also said about the students council members and they are also 100℅ human who are possession with some extraordinary abilitys .I think the same thing applies to satsuki too


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Is this TK's real name?

TK is a character in the well-known anime Angel Beats!

Note:

In the anime, TK's real name is never revealed.

In he opening to the show, all of the characters are shown with their Japanese names in a speech bubble, and the English translation in the background.
TK's Japanese name is simply "TK", but in the background of the speech bubble, there is something written in English. (See the picture below)

(TK is on the far left.)
It looks to me that those letters say something like, "TH[???]"
Does anybody know what these letters are? And, do these letters signify TK's real name?

It says "THI KEI," phonetically "T.K." The other names have their respective romanization, e.g. 大山 is "OOYAMA."

@ʞɹɐzǝɹ Oh well, I guess that would make sense...No hidden surprises here :-/


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Why was Rukia's head covered when she was escorted to/from the Repentance Cell?
When Rukia was transported to the Repentance Cell after the use of the Sokyoku for her execution was authorized her head was covered with a white cloth. and i recall alter on when she is escoted to the execution ground her head is covered aswell
What i don't get is why? I get the feeling it may be something to do with a Japanese Tradition because when Ichigo's team got back and Orihime was telling Tatsuki about what she did during the break i seem to recall Tatsuki assuming that Orihime just went to a town that was themed like feudal japan.
Also it's not like Rukia wouldn't know the location of the cell since how many tall white towers are there in the Seireitei which overlook Sokyoku hill.
so why was Rukia's head covered when she was escorted to/from the Repentance Cell?

Covering a prisoners head is a good way to "dehumanize" them and it's a good way to try to prevent riots and escapes since people don't know who the prisoner is and the prisoner themselves cant see.

This is an act called Hooding (Wikipedia). It is often used as a form of torture, but also be for the purpose of hiding the prisoner's facial expressions to try and dehumanize the prisoner, as user30104 said.
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross:

Page 12 of the ICRC report on the Treatment by the Coalition Forces of Prisoners of War
[This report contains rather graphic descriptions of violence]

hooding is used to disorientate and prevent the victim from breathing freely. Hooding can increase the anxiety of the prisoner, and it also allows the prisoner escorts/interrogators to remain anonymous.


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Is there an explanation behind the hidden blue Exceed/cat?
In Fairy Tail Episode 144 (Despair Unleashed), approximately 7 minutes and 42 seconds into it, a blue Exceed/cat can be seen hidden between the rocks in the background.
In the image I took below you can see between Happy and Panther Lily the blue Exceed/cat.

This is not addressed this during the episode and the characters in the scene do not mention anything about it.
Is there ever an actual explanation behind this? Or is it some type of Easter egg?

related, if not a dupe: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/10063/who-is-this-green-guy

It's just an easter egg, they seem to appear in every episode. They're no part of the plot in any way.
Example:
In earlier episodes, they showed a still image of every easter egg animal in the episode with the relevant at the end of the episode.
Source: fanpop - Fairy Tail Question - In episode 39, what is this thing?

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Is this Sakura's variable suit?
Sakura is a slayer not affiliated to Little Garden. So she does not have a variable suit like Hayato and the others.
But she uses a very peculiar (fanservice-wise) type of suit when she uses her Hundred on live shows:

Is this a variable suit?

Maybe not, I think, because she doesn't have the collar-like thing around her neck.

Yes. It is her variable suit.

(Source: Anime's official site; ヴァリアブルスーツ = variable suit)


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What was Gin Ichimaru plotting when he encountered Ichigo at the Hakuto Gate?
After the Captain's meeting in Episode 24, Sosuke Aizen asks what Gin Ichmaru was planning and that he "wont get away with it" and to "not underestimate me". given the context at that point in the series it would put suspicion on Gin for being the grand mastermind behind the strange events concerning Rukia and her execution as what Aizen brought to Renji's attention previously.
But considering it was Aizen who was the mastermind this alters the context and that Aizen appeared to be threatening to punish Gin himself as if Gin encountering Ichigo and letting him live undermined Aizen's plans.
Also he knew very well that Ichigo was still alive because he waved them goodbye just as the gate shut and by letting him live would then risk Rukia's possible release before the Hohyoku was retrieved.
So what was Gin plotting when he encountered Ichigo at the Hakuto Gate?

As a side note, Aizen's discussion with Gin here is almost certainly intended to (consensually) throw suspicion on Gin and thus away from Aizen himself; it's not an honest statement in any way, but just a show being put on for the other captains and/or eavesdroppers (including the viewers).


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What is the meaning behind Renji's Tattoos?
In episode 32 when Renji is going through the story of how he and Rukia met and became Soul Reapers we notice that when he was a kid and when they first entered the Soul Reaper Academy his forehead was clear.
When Renji runs to tell Rukia that he passed his Second Exam only to see Rukia meeting with Byakuya Kuchiki (where she was offered to be adopted by him) we can see that Renji now has a pair lines on his forehead, but it is still less than what we see in the present day.
So i am wondering what is the meaning behind these tattoos?

From Renji's Wikia page: "His upper body is covered in tribal tattoos, which have increased over time, starting from his early days as an academy student to covering his entire back, much of his chest, his extremities, and even much of his forehead." Some online discussions suggest that one of the story arcs actually explained his tatoos, that they are symbolic of his connection to Zabimaru. The stronger he gets, the more tattoos he has.

The tattoos are actually not related to the growth of Renji. They are mainly aesthetics, possibly done to make him look cool.
He probably descended from some family that has tattoos like his. Hoipe this answers your question.

Please include relevant sources/references.

As the power of Renji increases, so do his tattoo's, when he achieves Bankai he gets more / bigger tattoo's, basically when he increases in power he gets more tattoo's,
I believe that it's explained somewhere in the Soul Society Arc, but I'm not 100% positive on that.

We definitely see more of them as his character increases in power, but that isn't evidence that they're correlated.


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how did Asuna move?
I know that Kirito didn't die at the end if episode 14 because of his will to fight overthrowing the system. But during the fight with Heathcliff, episode 14, when all players were paralyzed, how did asuna manage to move in front of the sword? Was it the same concept above, or was it because of somthing else?

It was stated to be her willpower. In chapter 23 of first tome of light novel:

Just to save me, the shy and spoiled Asuna had shaken off the
  incurable paralysis with her willpower and thrown herself against an
  attack that was impossible to block.

In terms of game features, it might be some sort of bug, since Kayaba was not expecting thing like this to be possible

This is really surprising. Isn’t it just like a standalone console RPG
  scenario? It should have been impossible for her to recover from the
  paralysis… So things like this really do happen…

I suppose, it was author's idea of willpower and true feelings being able to surpass most limitations, so we probably will not find any more clues.

well If you think about it asuna's will to protect kirito was probably greater than kirito's will to fight so naturally her being able to move was only natural since she was feeling intense emotions.


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Was the Chocobi (チョコビ) snack from Shin Chan fictional or did it exist before Shin Chan?
If you watched the Shin Chan anime series you will know what I'm talking about. (I don't know if Chocobi appears in the manga, too.) Was Chocobi an existing snack that just appeared in the Shin Chan series? Or was it invented with the series and later produced as a real snack for merchandise?

According to various Japanese sources (Japanese Wikipedia, NicoNicoPedia, pixiv dic, Geocities JP), the Chocobi snack was originally came from Crayon Shin-chan.
However, according to the interview with Mitsuru Hongo (Director of Crayon Shin-chan's anime), it was based from Lotte's Koala's March.

... until 1993, when Lotte did a collaboration with Crayon Shin-chan to produce a peanuts chocolate flavored snack with 2 types: Chocobi, and Royal Chocobi (with almond). However, they're pretty much different from the one in anime. Couldn't find any images of them.
Later on, Orion also produced Chocobi snack with star-shaped, but the package was totally different.

Bandai also produced Chocobi snack, but instead of star-shaped, it's a biscuit stick. The package was also totally different.

Moving forward to 2006, Tohato released a real Chocobi snack.

Lastly, since 2014, Morinaga did a collaboration with the movie to produce Chocobi Ice.

When the manga version of Shin-chan was published, he always ate Koala's March, not Chocobi.
When the anime version is adapted, there is a trademark and sponsor problem. If Shin-chan eats Koala's March and the CM shows for a different snack, it will become a huge problem.
Thus, the anime director creates a new snack with non-existence name.
After the anime aired, the manga version also changed the snack to Chocobi too.
Snack for Shin-chan in the manga is different between first few volumes and later episodes.
This kind of problem is happening for many anime too. For example, in the manga version of Bakuman, they talk about Shonen Jump. But in the anime version, the name was changed to Shonen Jack.

Chocobi (チョコビ Chokobi) is a fictional chocolate star-shape snack brand favoured by Shin. It is a famous brand in real-life and continues to do so via the anime's popularity.
so your last statement is the correct one.

Well, this says the brand continues to exist due to the anime's popularity. It says nothing about the product's origin — I could find this much with a quick Google search, and I assume the OP did too...

@JNat I think the "is a fictional..." is probably supposed to be "was originally a fictional...".  Google searches for japanese sites pull up phrases akin to the latter, but I'm having trouble identifying a particularly definitive source (a date when it was first sold, compared to the first episode it appeared in, would be perfect).


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Current state of characters in Dragon Ball?
I watched Dragon Ball, DBZ, DBGT, DB Super, but the order is such that DBGT is in the end I believe.
What happened to all the characters? On dragon Ball wikia, it said Goku died and is dead right now at Age 801, but I never saw this?

Where did you read that db end's with DBGT ?

GT takes place after Dragon Ball Z, but it's now non-canon; Dragon Ball Super replaced it, and it's still ongoing so there's no definitive end at this point.

GT was at best developed with Toriyama helping them, but he was not the main source of the story and characters. He was not in any real control, and therefor clasically the story is non canon, or a Spinoff. Because it was not him, it has Numerous plot holes and low quality story elements, which enforces the Non-canon aspects. DB super is however involved directly with him, and he is dictated a lot of the story, hence its Canon. It is also incompatible with GT, as the God modes are non existant in GT, especially vegeta's.

As has been rightly pointed out in the comments by Torisuda and Ryan, Dragon Ball GT (DBGT) is non-canon, in fact, it never was canon....

So calling DBGT the end of the DB Series is outright wrong....
Also, DBGT has been replaced by Dragon Ball Super (DBS) and since DBS is ongoing, there is no definitive end to the series yet....
One must also keep in mind that the Dragon Ball Wikia is based in a time where the series has continued on to another point altogether, owing to games like Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Dragon Ball Heroes etc...

In this period (many many years down the line), Goku is long since gone....

Now to answer your question why you haven't seen the death is because

DBGT ended in Age 790's, before Goku's death; He just left Earth riding on Shenron.
DBGT: A Hero's Legacy (also non-canon) takes place almost 100 years after the Shadow Dragon Saga ends, by the time only Pan is alive... Thus it only references the fact that Goku is dead and has no use showing how he died...
DBS is ongoing and since it's ongoing, one can't say where it's going to end... It might end with Goku's death, it might not... It's anyone's guess...
Also, it's not given in the wikia page when he died after he was revived by Elder Kai. Using the above facts we can extrapolate that he died within the 100 years gap between DBGT and DBGT: A Hero's Legacy... Not to forget that neither is the reason for his death during this period mentioned, leaving it upto Akira Toriyama to bend the story according to his will....


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Why do only some anime series translate on screen text?
Some anime series use captions to translate signs, text messages, speech bubbles, and the like while others do not. I'm left guessing when some characters only communicate through these messages and nothing is translated. Are these extra translations done by specific studios or on a case by case basis?

I've not seen speech bubbles before.  Are these subs of someone reading out a comic strip, analogous (but not similar) to how a few strips of Tsurezure Children were voiced over?  What series was it that had this example?

I meant when they're expressing some feeling without saying anything. The example that comes to mind is when someone's stomach growls and there is text pointing to it. I don't know the name for that device so I said speech bubbles.

Ah.  If you're referring to speech bubbles to express onomatopoeia (growling, barking, crow cawing), then that's slightly different.  My original belief was that you were referring exclusively to spoken text.

Note that in most cases, translation is done by a licensee (a streaming service or something), not by the animation studio.

I don't know about fansubs, but for official releases, if a character only communicates in onscreen text, that text is usually translated, e.g. Excel Saga's Sumiyoshi. For signs, background text, papers, and so on it seems to vary. Anecdotally I feel like Funimation consistently translates almost all the onscreen text, while Sentai tends to be looser and Crunchyroll very rarely translates it unless it's vital to the plot.

Please make clear what do you mean by your question. Are you talking about dubbed anime? Or the original one in Japanese?

This question makes me think of Bakuman. The subbed version I saw would translate most of the text in the messages sent by MCs on the phones while speech bubbles in the manga were not. So I think the subbing community itself translates the japanese text which is related to understanding of the story, while unrelated stuff may be left as it is.

In some anime the additional text is there just to provide info. If context is provided, the translation usually isn't necessary. However, anime or at least their source videos that are meant to be dubbed and shown outside of Japan, are sometimes supposed to be translated, because most viewers never know nor care about the original language used in production (kids watching TV?).
Otherwise it's just about speed. Some fast-subbing groups only provide the needed dialogue, some groups take their time and translate everything to help the viewer.
Sometimes scribbles and text on walls provide additional humorous inputs (e.g. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei) and some people like to thoroughly go through them...
Overall it's all about the target audience :)

In Naruto they usually translate everything but I think that it's because it is a very popular anime. In other small anime i've watched they did not because it's not that popular. So I think how popular the anime is has something to do with it.


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Leaf Shinobi vest colours
I am curious to know why some leaf shinobi's vest colours are green and some are dark green. For example, Shikaku wears a dark green vest and Kakashi wears green. Are dark green vests considered elite shinobi? Wouldn't Kakashi be considered elite? Does it signify something about that particular shinobi?
Thanks

It's probably the vest worn by Shikaku is just old or something.

From a character design perspective, the creators would have gone for a design and color which will be easily identified by anyone watching Naruto, even after a break. So identification of which village the characters belong to is the important aspect in choosing colors and designs.

@Dragon yeah there is a difference.

@IE5Master Sorry if i'm wrong but do you mind sending me a link of where you see them as different colors please

@Dragon https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjz6_KeufrMAhUBeD4KHb41BUIQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnaruto.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FShikaku_Nara&psig=AFQjCNFdPt0S9nvmgQAfsbJ1IoMcDmYcuw&ust=1464445093867143

@Dragon in the wikia, they describe him wearing a dark green flak jacket

@IE5Master  sorry about my stupid information and comment, i didn't realize of the different colors, i thought it was just the animation style.

I did a little bit of search about outfits in Naruto series, only 2 ninjas had a dark green outfit.
Shikaku and Asuma. If you check both of their profiles in Naruto wikia, nothing is being said about the color.
This is a peace from Asuma description:

His clothing consisted of the standard Konoha ninja uniform with the
  sleeves rolled up half way, flak jacket, regular shinobi sandals and
  forehead protector. He also wore a sash that had the kanji for "Fire"
  (火) marked on it around his waist, a pair of black bangles, and
  bandages wrapped around the arms of his sleeves.

Also the flak jacket, for Konohagakure it's only one, there is no other jacket that the Jōnins wear.
So I asume it has to do mostly with Shikaku that he was the Jōnin Commander, so we can understand the difference between him and the other Jōnins.
So to summarize, it's just a speculation about all this. But there are no evidence about these colours. Maybe in a Naruto SBS there is an explanation, about this, which I can't find.

I can understand the colour being different for Shikaku if he was the Jonin Commander. What about Asuma though?

Maybe because he was the son of the 3rd? I don't know it's just an assumption

that is what i was thinking

It's not overtly mentioned, but the difference in jonin vests color does actually mean something in the leaf village. Shinobi with Darker tone green vests are jonin platoon leaders (Not to be mixed with team leaders such as Kakashi or Guy). Also, it's not just Asuma and Shikaku, it's around 10 other Shinobi that appeared on screen like Raido and Aoba (3rd hokage bodygards), Genma (Chonin exam practor) , Shisui (Uchiha), Inoichi (Ino's father), Tsume (Kib's mother), Hiyashi (Hyuga), and others that I don't recall their names or they were not significant enough to be mentioned by name.


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Shouldn't Naruto's RasenShuriken be a forbidden Jutsu if it's so powerful?
Naruto's RasenShuriken can usually kill average shinobi in one shot. If it's so powerful shouldn't it be forbidden?

For the close voter. Could elaborate why you found this to be Opinion based? This question, to me, seems as if it could be answered through in-universe facts.

It's not typical of strong techniques to be forbidden. Forbidden jutsu are often techniques that either damage the user, require a sacrifice (other than just Chakra), or is generally immoral.
Incidentally, Tsunade did declare Fuuton: Rasenshuriken as a forbidden jutsu after seeing the damage it caused Naruto's arm. Whether or not it's still forbidden after Naruto perfected it and managed to throw it (thus, nullifying the damage to himself).
Other examples of forbidden jutsu:

Izanagi - Because it sacrifices an eye.
Tajuu Kage Bunshin (Massive Shadow Clone) - Because the user might die from chakra loss
Edo Tensei - Because of living sacrifice and immorality.

Forbidden techiques where the cost is exclusively on the user, like Kage bunshin, the Gates and Primary Lotus, are never really punished or even cared about by the higher ups. Forbidden is more like Taboo, Learn at your own risk, and be prepared to face the concequences. Ones like Edo Tensei would probably be heavily punished by authority, but no one seems to care to stop Lee or Naruto from using their techniques despite them being forbidden.

Because it destroys the cell that produces chakra not only to the one hit by it but also to the user which is naruto . That's why it's forbidden.

It is a forbidden jutsu. Later on Naruto learns to use Sage Art: Rasenshuriken which lets him throw it by applying nature chakra to maintain it's shape, but I think this is classified separately. Outside that, he can use chakra arms of his nine tails chakra mode to guide them, also negating the damage done to him. But, anyone who doesn't know senjutus or has a tail beast chakra mode will still be at risk, since it then has to be used as a melee jutsu.

It was originally classified as a forbiden jutsu because of the damage it can cause to the user.

"The name is a bit of a misnomer. The jutsu works like a poison. It causes damage to the cells that produce chakra. Even those of the user. If Naruto continues to  use that ninjutsu he will lose the ability to mold chakra."
  - Fith Hokage, Sanin, Slug sage, Medical Sage Tsunade Senju

But when he throws it, it nullifies the damage to himself. So I suppose it was deforbiden.

Like the first guy said Tsunade did mark it as forbidden jutsu but when Naruto learns sage mode and then Bijuu mode he uses it because it no longer damages him.


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Is Shinsuusenju a summons?
Sage mode Hashirama's technique Shinsuusenju is called a senjutsu, or sage art. My question is does Hashirama actually create the titanic wooden budda statue with Moukton (wood style) or is it a creature he summons like Naruto's sumons Gamabunta? I always thought he created it, but I've seen many people refer to it as a summons. If any1 could clarify I'd appreciate it.

Look it yourself here.

@HappyFace link only replies (and answers) rarely help as they can become broken as time passes. Instead, try to summarize or quote the relevant parts to preserve the useful and relevant portions.

According to Naruto Wiki Hashirama creates the statue using sage art wood release: true several thousand hands technique.

After entering Sage Mode, Hashirama creates a wooden statue of titanic proportions

Link http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_Art_Wood_Release:_True_Several_Thousand_Hands from the comment of @HappyFace .


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What is the conflict between Sea and Devil Fruit?
We all know that Devil Fruit users weakness is the sea. But I wonder what is the conflict between sea and devil fruit? Why is the sea became the devil fruit's weakness?

"I once heard that all the Devil Fruits are the Sea Devil's incarnations. If you eat one you'll gain a special ability, but you won't be able to swim."
  ~Shanks to Buggy in Chapter 19, page 14

It seems that the Devil Fruits may be a physical manifestation of the devils of the sea as they try and give their powers to others, so the sea, in turn, hates all that partake in these powers and tries to weaken Devil Fruit users whenever they foolishly fall into its grasp.

It is said that the devil fruit if from the sea devil with no further complications the ocean refuses them and they lose their energy and power to swim.


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Is Unohana's compassion for others just an act?
Unohana goes from being the most bloodthirsty, sadistic warrior in the Soul Society to being a kind, motherly person who goes out of her way to heal and help others, even enemies, and who tries to avoid and prevent fights.  Is this all an act?
I understand she was waiting around for Zaraki, but she could have done that without becoming the equivalent of Mother Teresa.  Did she really have a change of heart about others, and if so, why?

Unohana was the First Kenpachi several members of the 11th Division fear her, and so do a few of her fellow captains, according to the former captains of the 5th and 7th Divisions.
No captain wants to get on her 'Bad Side' as -
Spoiler -

 Retsu Unohana (卯ノ花 烈, Unohana Retsu), formerly known as Yachiru Unohana (卯ノ花 八千流, Unohana Yachiru), was the captain of the Fourth Division in the Gotei 13. She was one of the oldest and most experienced captains, and was the Soul Society's best healer, as well as the first person to wield the name Kenpachi.[2] Her lieutenant was Isane Kotetsu.

source - http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana
And there's no information to be found about wether or not she's faking her compassion, however I was able to find -
Spoiler Alert -

 However, after the revelation of her past as the first Kenpachi and Shunsui Kyōraku calling on her to draw on her experience from then, Unohana's personality reverts to her original violent and bloodthirsty nature; once she meets with Kenpachi Zaraki, she comments how the scar left on her chest was causing her pain just from the sound of his voice.

Emphasis is mine,
source - http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana

 Some point in the past, she named herself Yachiru Unohana[13] and was known as the most diabolical criminal to ever exist in Soul Society.[14] Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto sought her out and she joined him, becoming one of the founding members of the Gotei 13. Unohana laid the foundations of what would be known as the 11th Division and became its first captain, as well as the first Kenpachi. At some point in the past, Unohana was taught medical techniques by Tenjirō Kirinji as a way of prolonging fights

source - http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Retsu_Unohana
The quotes above would indicate that, somehow she has had a change of heart after joining the Gotei 13 & founding the 11th Division, but somehow still shows her more menacing side.

I was wondering who Akihiko Okudaira is until I read it's coming from bleachfanfiction.wikia.com. If I were you, I would choose a more authoritative source to cite from.

@Gao I've edited my question with a more legitimate source & edited my answer accordingly.


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Why is it Soifon didn't know about Shunkō?
After Rukia is rescued and everyone is off fighting battles, during their fight Soifon says she developed a new technique which she only just perfected and hasn't even gotten a name.
however Yoruichi says it does have a name calling it Shunkō, she even explains that the reason why the Stealth Force's attire is designed the way it is is because of how Shunkō works and that fabric on the arms and back would be blown away.
Yoruichi is Soifon's mentor and took her place as head of the Stealth Force when Yoruichi disappeared. if Shunkō was developed between Yoruichi and Urahara after they left then the design of the Stealth Force's attires wouldn't be so linked to it.
So how come Soifon didn't know about Shunkō?

Why do she must know about it? A comparison from Kungfu stories, most of the time the mentor in Kungfu stories didn't and won't teach all of his techniques to his pupil.

@AyaseEri the kungfu stuff i have seen/read (which may not be a lot compared to other things i read/watch) generally show that the pupil still knows about the moves their mentor teach them and end up learning it on their own or even surpassing the move by defeating it. also i'm not asking why Yoruichi didn't teach it to Soifon since she explains this but rather why Soifon, being the leader of the Stealth Force who's attire is implied to be designed for Shunkō didn't know it even existed and assumed she invented it

Yoruichi was the inventor of Shunko. So of course if Soi Fon doesn't know about Shunko, then it means Yoruichi never taught her about it, or never use it in front of her.

The answer was stated in the same episode that it was revealed.  Yoruichi explained to Soifon that she did not want to teach Shunko to her because it was too unstable (if I recall correctly), with Yoruichi stating "Even I can't control it."
Edit: I did not read all the comments under your question and did not see that you already knew that much, here is the rest of my answer;  This also explains why Soifon would never have witnessed Yoruichi using the technique, because it was unsuitable for battle.


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How did Kirio regain his memory?
In episode 27 of Ushio to Tora (2015-16 version), we come to learn that Hakumen no Mono has used memory-altering hiyou to make almost everybody forget about Ushio and Tora (Jie Mei, Saya, Hyou, and Tokisaka/Tokijun are spared for various reasons).
In particular, in episode 27, we specifically see Kirio having lost his memories of Ushio and Tora. Then, in episode 29 (he doesn't appear in episode 28), we see that he's regained his memories of the two of them.
How did that happen? (The anime seems to be eliding a bunch of details in order to fit the rest of the story into this cour, and this seems like one of those things that would've been cut.)

As seen in a later episode

Kirio was actually travelling through time with Tokisaka while Hakumen no Mono sent out its minions to remove both Ushio and Tora from the memories of everyone they had contact with.

That doesn't sound quite right. Kirio had already been affected by Hakumen no Mono in episode 27; he didn't go back in time with Tokisaka until later. (I'm pretty sure you're right that the time-travelling had something to do with it, though.)

I see. I'll rewatch it then :D


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Why did Rama's sister talk about hiding in Shagaksha's mouth?
Most of episode 34 of Ushio to Tora (2015-16 version) is devoted to revealing Tora's past. We learn that his attendant, named Rama, had an older sister. Twice, Rama's sister mentions (perhaps half in jest) how she should like to take refuge inside Shagaksha's mouth should battle ensue.

There's clearly some sort of mythological allusion going on here, and it's almost certainly something either Indian (since they quite apparently are from there) or Japanese in nature, but I can't pin it down. What's going on here?
(Initially, my thought was that this was going to turn out to be some sort of weird irony and Shagaksha would end up eating her, but that didn't happen, which is why I suspect there's an allusion I'm missing.)

I saw that as an allusion.  He was viewed as the great hero of the land, like a powerful dragon defending its territory.  The safest place in very dangerous times would be the dragon's mouth.  (Well, except for that whole fire-breathing thing...  But an allusion can only go so far.)


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Who is using their Persona for their career and how?
in Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2: Eternal Punishment in Kei Nanjo;s route, when you talk to him in the Velvet Room he talks about how he used to use it quite often.
He also says that Persona are useful for not only fighting saying that a friend of his, who has become a salesman, is using his Persona to succeed in his career commenting that if only Reiji Kido was that clever.
I assume since Reiji and Kei are both Persona Users from Shin Megami Tensei Persona i assume it's either the slient nameable protagonist or Masao Inaba but not sure who. i am wondering who Kei is referring to and just how they are using their Persona to succeed in their career?


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What is the meaning behind dark works often taking place at midnight?
A recurring story element that I've noticed is the accessibility of certain evil/dark devices at midnight.
A few examples:

In the third episode of Sailor Moon, girls listen to a midnight radio show that is hosted by the antagonists illegally. Girls that wrote into the show and are read on air receive a brooch which steals their energy.
In Persona, there is a midnight channel which broadcasts the shadow of the person that is currently missing.
In Jigoku Shoujo, there is a website that is only accessible at midnight, which will allow the user with a grudge to send someone to hell.

Why do all three of these anime use midnight as a time for evil? What is special about midnight that sets it apart from any other time?

Come on. Midnight is a time obviously privileged by the fact that it is, as the name suggests, in the middle of the night. If night is spooky and evil, then clearly midnight - the most nightish of all times - is the most spooky and evil.

This is an example of pathetic fallacy, more specifically an empathic environment. i.e. giving an environment a percieved emotion. It is a common literary technique.
Some other examples include:

Rainy scenes when a character dies / delves into depression.
A calm breeze after turmoil has subsided.
A big storm buffets the castle walls as the evil king rages
The sun appears from the clouds as the characters see a new path to follow after being downtrodden
It snows and the land is harsh when a man is exiled from the city.

In this case, midnight - is commonly associated with spookiness, feelings of unease and the supernatural.
It also conjures images of darkness, which is commonly associated with evil - where light is usually a good force.

I would be really interested to know if this association came from Western influence or if it existed in pre-contact Japanese literature.

@Evilloli I don't know for sure, but I believe a lot of Japanese poetry like Haikus feature the seasons/setting almost as a character


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Why does Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun get double-wide panels?
In most 4koma manga, the panels are about half as wide as the page, and there are two strips of four panels on each page. Take K-On as an example:

However, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun has panels that are about as wide as two of K-On's panels, and each page only has one strip:

Is there any particular reason for this? Is it the magazine it was published in? Is it a shoujo vs. shounen thing? Is it just a random whim of the author?

perhaps it's this author's style − less frames, more quality per frame, more freedom with speech bubbles


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Are Eileen and Erza related?
In the chapter 482, Neinhart started to realize that he has heard the name Erza before, nonetheless, he knows that she is the Erza Scarlet that he has heard of. He started figuring out that there might be some connection between Lady Eileen and Erza scarlet.
“Hair…and this magic power…”

SO I want to ask are those two really related?

Erza is Eileen's Mom who travel back in time then lost her memories and turned back into a child then captured by slavers~

@NamikazeSheena do u have any reference for it?

No he doesnt, he definitely made it up on the spot or read some fan fiction.

@Natsu maybe i read to many fanfic -_-a i can't tell which is canon or fanon anymore~

Yeah, there is a hint that they might be related. The guy on the pic sees similarities between the two (both are way too scary not to be related, lol) and then we see that Eileen is red-haired. Naturally we all think, 'Oh wow, Erza's mom is badass' but it should be confirmed soon in the next several chapters.

The anime/manga itself hasn't confirmed it, so technically they currently are not related and the idea of them being related is a theory (doesn't mean its wrong). If the anime/manga DOES confirm it, then yes, they are related.

You have already linked the entirety of the evidence for and against their relationship. As of right now in the manga, it is Hinted that they are related, but nothing has actually been said. There does seem to be a resemblance between Eleen and Erza, the power and hair, as well as looks, but that one panel you linked where Neinhart noted these things is all we have to go on. So until we dredge further into the manga, we will not get any answers to that question. I would fully expect for it to be true, but we are pretty much guaranteed to find out if it is or not eventually.

Maybe Eileen IS Erza, in fact the future Erza. Look at the scar she has: it's like the injuries Erza has in her battle against her Historia. More, in the current chapter (489), Eileen says it's a magic form "the new era"! With the Eclipse Gate, time travel is certified possible in FT...

Personally I think that Eileen is either Erza's mom or like, Erza from the future or something.
The reason I think she is Erza's mom is because of the few hints that they are related here and there in the manga. Some of you reading this might say that this is not possible since Erza and Eileen don't have the same name. The fact is we don't know if this is true or not. Your response might be saying that it is because Erza's last name is Scarlet and Eileen's last name is Bersilion. Well Scarlet is not Erza's real last name. If you didn't skip or if you remember in previous chapters of the manga/ previous episodes of the anime you will know that when Erza was enslaved and were with Jellal, Simon and the others she introduced herself as just Erza. Jellal is the one who gave a Erza her last name when she was a child.
The reason I think that she is Erza from the future is because in the end of chapter 507 it ends with Eileen saying to Erza "I am you and you are me"
But I am more for the Eileen being Erza's mom.
These are just my personal theories, more likely than not we will know the answer in upcoming chapters but for now we have to wait for these chapters to be released,

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What was Johan trying to achieve by setting fire in the book donation ceremony in Munich?
I have completed watching the Monster anime. One thing is not cleared to me:
Johan eliminated all Schuwald's close friends just to get close to him. Once he became the secretary, his plan was to kill Schuwald. However, he changed his plan and set fire in that ceremony. My question is why Johan was so concerned with Schuwald. Why he even changed his plans on killing him?
If we look at the connections between them, we know that Johan's mother and Margot Langer were friends. Schuwald was aware of it. He even approached Johan's mother to search Margot. There he saw the twins. And that's it probably.
So, does Johan wanted to kill Schuwald initially because he saw Johan as a kid? In the end, he destroyed the books as it would be more painful for Schuwald?

The quickest answer to your question is that Johan "awakened" in the midst of his scheme. After reading that book from his childhood, his character essentially reverted back to being one who simply wanted to be alone.
In other words, it became a cop out that transformed into a plot point for the final arc of the story.


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If Blackbeard removes your power do you regain the ability to swim?
When Blackbeard touches a devil fruit user, it is as if they don't have powers. Unlike the sea, when he drains your power, even physical property changes to your body are cancelled out.
The Wikia on Yami Yami no Mi talks about this:

This was shown when Luffy's stretching powers were canceled on touch, unlike the effect of a body of water or seastone, both of which just inhibit a person from controlling their powers. It was shown earlier when Luffy was stuck underwater that his neck could still be stretched above the water's surface, and that Busoushoku Haki would simply nullify the defensive aspects of a Devil Fruit such as intangibility and the malleability of rubber.

The episode they are talking about is episode 447. In this episode, Blackbeard uses vortex to pull in Luffy and smashes Luffy into the ground. Crocodile notes that there was blood. This is strange since Luffy, being rubber, should be immune to the physical damage caused by being slammed into the ground.
Another use of the Yami Yami no Mi allowed Blackbeard to permanently remove a devil fruit user's power and give it to himself. When Whitebeard died his power was still active in Blackbeard, thus causing the fruit to not regrow. This is proof of the permanent transference of power.
In either of these cases, either the case where the devil fruit user has their power drained temporarily by touch, or permanently like in the case of whitebeard, would the drained user regain their ability to swim?

I don't know, but I think Yami Yami no Mi doesn't really remove other DF user, it's only negate the power of DF by touching the user. If You read more from your link it is stated that The most unique and frightening advantage of the fruit is that the user also has the ability to nullify the powers of other Devil Fruits by simply touching the user and draining them of their abilities. even this might be true that BlackBeard can remove other DF user, but if only BlackBeard touch the user not permanently remove the power of other DF user.

And also this,  In addition, while the ability to nullify Devil Fruit abilities is very powerful, the user must actually touch and remain in contact with the victim for the effects to remain constant, meaning that if the victim is somehow separated from the user's physical touch they will quickly regain their Devil Fruit abilities. BlackBeard can't remove the power of DF user if he doesn't touch the victim, that mean the user can't regain the ability to swim if BlackBeard not touch the victim.

If the devil fruit was not reborn then Yami Yami no Mi does not just take powers, it takes the whole thing, like the person has actually ate another fruit. Hence, I surmise that yes, a person would be able to swim again.

I don't quite understand the point of such questions. Its clearly never been made clear the extent of BB's powers. (Logia intangibility, Removing other DF's powers etc. etc.) Unless Oda decided to make this a plot point somewhere down the line, I wouldn't really care how the DF mechanics work for the Yami Yami no Mi. But fans are really passionate about it So here's my answer. There is no real point in it.
It is shown quite clearly that BB needs to be touching the user to negate the DF powers (Whitebeard and Ace fights). So in order for a DF user to swim,

BB sits in a boat, holds one arm or touches the body of DF user. The boat has to follow the same exact path and speed of the swimmer and the instant BB loses the touch DF user drowns and BB can't save him. Unless the boat can just have 1 pirate on it, I'd rather just row.
BB himself can't swim being a DF user. He will lose strength and from what I know the Yami Yami no Mi power is not auto triggered.

Thus only plausible scenario is

That BB can maintain his DF fruit power even when he is submerged in water, and then a DF fruit user can carry him across water.

I think 3 is improbable since Crocodile did say that he has trained himself to turn into sand. Similarly BB needs to concentrate to hold his DF power and wouldn't be able to do so if submerged. Thus this power is imho inconsequential.

I don't think that Blackbeard can remove the power of Devil Fruit permanently and the victim can't regain the ability to swim.
Just like stated here

The most unique and frightening advantage of the fruit is that the
  user also has the ability to nullify the powers of other Devil Fruits
  by simply touching the user and draining them of their abilities.
  All types of Devil Fruit, be it a Paramecia, Zoan or Logia, are
  affected by this, though Logias are most affected as they can no
  longer become intangible by transforming into their respective
  element.  This nullification truly seems absolute, as though the Devil
  Fruit users had never gained their powers at all.

And also this part stated that Blackbeard can nullify the power of other Devil Fruit users if he touch them.

In addition, while the ability to nullify Devil Fruit abilities is
  very powerful,
  the user must actually touch and remain in contact with the victim for the effects to remain constant, meaning that if the victim is
  somehow separated from the user's physical touch they will quickly
  regain their Devil Fruit abilities.

So, the victims can't regain their ability to swim if Blackbeard doesn't touch them to nullify their Devil Fruit power.
They can probably, swimming by carrying Blackbeard on their back.

A person can lose their devil fruit and not die? Just for clarification.

@Hikari lose their power by the power of Yami Yami no Mi, just like Michael stated in his question, Luffy lose his power because Blackbeard using the power of his DF and Luffy doesn't died and also I don't think there's someone that has lose the power of DF then died.

No that's not what I mean. I'm talking about like what blackbeard did to whitebeard. Can someone have their devil fruit absorbed completely. And not die? Because every time I've seen it happen so far. Someone has died.

@Hikari we don't know yet if someone can lose their ability completely or not. In Whitebeard case, his DF power was absorbed by Blackbeard by unknown method after his death, it's not revealed in anime or manga so far.

Ok that's what I was asking. I wonder how the hell that happened. Plus I know in the anime and manga it's been declared that Blackbeard's crew has been hunting df users and stealing their powers. So I'm assuming that method isn't strictly under blackbeard

@Hikari just wait until Blackbeard appeared in manga and anime again :D


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What is the process of acquiring a streaming license?
When a streaming site decides they want to stream a particular anime series or movie, what steps do they take from start to finish?

Who emails whom?
Does the streaming site hire additional staff like translators, censors/editors to add subtitles and hide/blur nude body parts?
Which professional and legal services need to be paid?
How much does each step cost?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-06-11 has a pretty good description of the licensing process, and it seems like at least some streaming sites (like Crunchyroll) have some sort of agreement to stream shows licensed by distribution companies, but I'm having trouble finding answers to the rest of yoru questions.

Might answer your question https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/42422/1458


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Why not leave Yomiyama?
In the anime Another, the town of Yomiyama is cursed with a calamity that causes the deaths of members of Class 3-3 and their family members living in the town.
This is obviously a big problem. So why don't the members of 3-3 and their families switch schools? Wouldn't that be a better choice than to risk death in Yomiyama?

presumably because once you've gotten in the class, there's no escaping the curse, even if you physically move away, as we have seen

The deaths are tied to both members of class 3-3 and Yomiyama. My guess is that if you try to leave either class 3-3 or Yomiyama you'll be killed by doing so, rather than waiting for your turn to die through the normal means of the curse--one death every month.
This is mentioned in the show due to one of the character's deaths and on the wiki:

 Aya Ayano - While leaving Yomiyama with her parents in their family car, a rock fell and hit the windshield, causing her father to lose control and drive off the mountain.

Not necessarily true – otherwise, how would Kouchi and his friends be able to travel to the beach in a neighboring city safely? Also, the person you mentioned was killed while leaving – but she hadn't quite left the city just yet. (thanks for the answer, though!)

Oh yeah. Then unfortunately there is no definitive answer to this, only speculation. For example, leaving with the intent of not coming back triggers a death. E.g. they're bound to Yomiyama and class 3-3 and any attempt to permanently leave triggers the curse.

All right. I'll see if I can do any more research to find the answer, I will post it if I discover anything with evidence. Thanks!

@Angelplayer Wouldn’t leaving for the neighbouring town’s beach be considered coming back soon while leaving for good is bad? The curse, being something supernatural, would know the difference — but it would have to act while the people are still within its jurisdiction, i.e. before the car left the town’s boundaries.

Kouichi asked this same question from Chibiki. Chibiki said consider it as a cellphone going out of range. The curse doesn't affect a person if the person goes out of city.


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What happened in Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru (Season 1)?
I had watched the anime 3 years ago and I don't remember much of what happened. I plan to start the second season and don't feel like re-watching the first season.
Hence, I'm looking for a summary of the key events/story of the first season without any spoilers from the second season (couldn't find it online).

You can get the summary of each episodes here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_My_Teen_Romantic_Comedy_SNAFU_episodes_(season_1)

@AyaseEri That never crossed my mind. I checked the OreGairu Wikia and the main Wikipedia page of the anime. Thanks.

@AyaseEri you should post your comment as an answer.


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Why did Lenka's hair turn gold?
Why did Lenka's hair turn gold when fighting Pita and afterward it returned normal ?

Because by then he was over 9000

Lenka turned Super.

According to /r/anime:

Golden hair status is supposed to be the effect that the Aragami Cells have on the human body when pushed to extremes.

So, basically, he was physically maxed out while fighting Pita, and as a result, his hair turned gold.


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Why did Emilia give Subaru a fake name on the first time they met?
On their first encounter on a timeline that was later reset, Emilia told Subaru her name was Satella. We then found out, after the first (or second?) reset, that that is the name of the Jealous Witch, and something of an insult to call someone else — Emilia reacted badly when Subaru called her out by that name after a reset and they hadn't yet met.
So why did Emilia tell Subaru that was her name that first time?

To gauge his reaction I would guess. She has many similarities to the Jealous Witch, after all, so telling that to anyone "local" would startle them at the least. Subaru has no such reaction.

In episode ... 11 I think (I would need to check), Subaru reflects on why someone would use the name of the Jealous Witch, and seems to come to the conclusion that perhaps she doesn't want to be part of the royal succession, and uses that name to drive people away.

It could be her way to test if Subaru's treatment to her would change if she gave him the name of the jealous witch, however Subaru doesn't know about it, he had not gave her a reaction she commonly get because of her resemblance to the witch..just my theory anyway..

At about 11:00 in Episode 8.

Beatrice explained the Jealous Witch to Subaru when talking about Subaru's "Witch Smell" in the library. Beatrice says only mad people will pretend to be the Jealous Witch. Suddenly, Subaru figures out the reason why Emilia pretended to be "Satella".
That is because she didn't want someone else to get involved in the Throne Fight, with her special appearance, pretending to be the Jealous Witch is the fastest way to scare people away.
But the plan actually failed because Subaru is a man from another world where the tales of the Jealous Witch doesn't exist.

Yeah, I saw that too, but that's Subaru's take on it, not necessarily the actual reason why she did it, which is what I'm trying to get at.

I think either Emilia has some relation to Satella or puck definitely has some past with Satella ( ofcourse who am i kidding... I mean puck is her mother).
You might remember in episode one puck asked Emilia reason for introducing herself as Satella and later commented that she really have terrible taste.
As Satella name's connection is a secret to only Emilia and puck so It reveals her liking towards Subaru as she presented herself as the one everyone hated but in reality it is something which is very close to her. Also as Subaru was new to town her consciousness might have mixed up with the things she love when she saw Subaru.
And after resurrection when she got mad at Subaru fit calling her Satella it was normal reaction which she would give to anybody to fit in with people.
And the explanation for Emilia getting angry at Satella name might be that she doesn't get angry on people calling her witch Satella but the expression people  make on her while saying that makes her sad.
P.S.- I don't know if I am able to convey this to you guys. And I might be right or totally wrong. A 70-30 chance......

As it was revealed in the princess selection episode, everyone in the palace and town already treat her wrong for her resemblance to Satella. Emilia seems to have not believed how clueless Subaru was, so she faked the name and winced after she said it thinking his reaction would be negative. At this point Puck looked at Emilia with disbelief and told her that she has poor taste as in attempting to gauge him. This shows Emilia was perceptive of the fact Subaru was not understanding of her country: Satella as the witch must be common knowledge to the citizens.
The question then is why she never told Subaru she lied, and I don't know that answer since he died and had to restart.  I just looked at the episode again and when she revealed to Subaru that she was half elf he had no reaction, which caused her and Puck to have an adverse reaction, since most people would have at least began to connect the dots.
Oh wait I am going to answer my own question she was prepared to tell him her real name if he had survived going in the loot house, which obviously he didn't: case closed.


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What scenes from each Heroine's route must have happened, considering the storyline of Meikyuu and Rakuen of Grisaia?
In the second and third VN, they ditched the heroine's routes, but some elements were used. So, excluding the H scenes, what other scenes/events must have happened alongside with the common route, to explain the storyline of Rakuen and Meikyuu?
For example:

 Makina learning how to operate a sniper rifle.


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Which chapters of the anime show Sakura learning/using the Byakugou no jutsu?
I remember that when Tsunade's was teaching Sakura the technique that will allow her to break the three medic ninja rules she told her something like she would have to amass a great amount of chakra for three years.
It was shown as some sort of pool being filled and when this pool is filled she would be able to use the byakugou no jutsu (This was the name I found, i'm not sure if there is other).
Any hint would be much appreciated. Sorry for my English.

are you looking for the part in the book or in the tv show?

I dont think any part actually does, its just implied heavily that you need that Diamond on your forehead, which is the sign your chakra storage is complete in order to use it. It can be turned on and off, but im sure it is indeed a more complicated feat than just thinking on or off. Consitering Sakura was doing this ever since shortly after becoming Tsunades disciple, she probably learned the tricks to doing it sometime during that timeskip, which very little was shown

@ToshinouKyouko I'm interested in the TV Chapter, but if there's any info in the Manga I'd like to know in which chapter of it. Thanks!

In Naruto Shippuuden, episode 408, The cursed puppet(noroi no ningyou) is the episode from 2 minute to 5 minute time period, where Tsunade teaches Sakura about byakugou no jutsu.
As commented by Wondercricket, episode 408 is a filler.

Episode 408 is indeed a filler episode


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Why do the driving instructors look sort of like wooden dolls?
In some of the earlier episodes of Bakuon!!, when Hane is getting her motorcycle permit, we see a lot of this driving instructor (who reminds me an awful lot of Pinocchio):

In episode 10, when Hijiri and Chisame are getting their permits, we see three more strange-looking driving instructors:

It seems like there's some sort of joke I'm not getting here. Why do they look like wooden dolls? (Is that even what they're supposed to look like?)
We also learn their names in episode 10, which could prove relevant to answering this question. Respectively, they are: 三等 (Mito), 参田 (Sanda), 木戒 (Crunchyroll claims "Honke", but that doesn't look right to me - this one isn't a real name as far as I can tell), and 座保 (Zaho).

Well, here's a half-answer.
The first guy (Mito) looks like Robot Santouhei (ロボット三等兵 / "Pvt. Third Class Robot"; "Mito" is spelled with the first two characters of Santouhei"), the title character of a 1955 manga by MAETANI Koremitsu. Curiously, there is virtually no English-language information on the internet about either the manga or its author.

The second guy (Sanda) resembles various characters from the 1964 British television program Thunderbirds (in Japanese, サンダーバード Sandabādo), which seems to have ended up being quite popular in Japan.

The third guy (whose name must be Kikai) resembles Zaborger, the title character of Electroid Zaborger 7, a well-known tokusatsu program from 1974.

The fourth guy (Zaho) resembles Kikaider, the title character of Android Kikaider, a well-known 1972 tokusatsu program.

Some mysteries remain. Why is #3 named "Kikai" when he resembles Zaborger and #4 named "Zaho" when he resembles Kikaider? And do these characters have anything to do with Bakuon!! or motorcycles, or are they just a throwaway gag?


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When did Conan's glasses get zoom functionality added?
In epsisode 466,
Conan sees something down in a lake and Agasa says:

Use the magnifying function of your glasses

Allowing Conan to zoom in and see the body floating.

I don't recall this functionality ever being mentioned before.  The way he mentions it and the way Conan responds makes it seem like it is obvious they both knew about it at this point. When did Professor Agasa add this feature to Conan's glasses?

according to the detective conan wiki:4
Agasa updated the glasses so they can zoom in on a distant target and enhance visibility, even in the dark.
As of the anime episode The Unsmashable Snowman and Volume 54, Conan's glasses can only have some form of magnifying lens. This lens is on the right, according to the manga, while the Criminal Tracking Glasses feature is on the left lens. Movie 8 and Movie 11 are the only appearances that uses the left lens for the telescopic feature. Because movies are non-canon, it is unknown whether Conan's glasses have this modification on both lenses in conjunction with the criminal tracking feature, or if one modification would instead interfere with the other.
it was never stated when Agasa updated the lenses, and there is only a few appearances.
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SAO Kirito immortal in episodes 6 and 8?
An Immortal object badge is shown in direct relation to Kirito's actions. What are these badges referring to? Was Kirito immortal?

i don't remember exactly what was in those episode but i assume it was referring to whatever he struck being an immortal object. ie it can't be destroyed

Pretty sure that includes that one time he punched a wall and the immortal object tag popped up

This occured twice: When Kirito fought a glitch in the game to get Yui, and when Kirito attacked Heathcliffe who was actually.... In both of those cases he went against rules that the game had in place. He himself was never immortal and actually almost died in both encounters.

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

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

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

then when Kirito hit Kayaba , he got notification?

Kayaba set himself up, so that his health couldn't go below half. When it finally did hit the half-way point, it displayed him as being "Immortal".


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How does the anime adaptation relate to the other parts of the Joker Game franchise?
The Spring 2016 anime Joker Game uses, to the best of my knowledge, the same premise as a set of novels by Koji Yanagi. There is also a 2015 live-action film that Wikipedia states is based on the novel, and a manga based on the anime.
How does the anime relate to the previous adaptations in the franchise (i.e. the novels and film)? In particular, to what extent does the content of the film differ from that of the anime?


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Why are Dabura and Babidi alive in the future?
I have just watched the 49th episode of Dragon Ball Chou.

 Trunks returns from the future in order to seek help for defeating Goku Black. During his speech, he explains how he prevented revival of Majin Buu by killing Dabura and Babidi.

How could this be possible? Haven't Dabura and Babidi been killed in the current time line? How can someone who is killed exist in the future? Can you explain the logic here?

The future timeline already diverged from the main timeline when Trunks saved Goku. Think multiverse theory. Nothing that happens in the past has affected the future. That's the reason Cell existed in the future, even though he was killed in the past. It's also why all the characters remained dead, even though they were alive in the main timeline.
That considered, the future timeline had its own unique past, where Babidi and Dabura weren't killed until they encountered Trunks.


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Was any of the movies based off anything from the manga?
In regards to the Bleach Movies (Memories of Nobody, Diamond Dust Rebellion, Fade to Black and Hell Verse) were any of them based off anything from the Manga? or are they just as much filler as the Bount Arc?

Speaking to two of those movies, I don't recall any distinct plot-advancing points within them.  They explored some different concepts related to the Bleach universe (such as "Blanks" in Memories of Nobody, and the King's Seal in The Diamond Dust Rebellion), but to my recollection, there wasn't anything that was specifically canonical that the movies were based on.

I recall a certain very popular bleach manga reviewer had a short rant like talk about how Kubo made Memories of Nobody pseudo canon by introducing Blanks and the whole realm they live in canon through a description. Though, that was all we got, Just like the Hell verse where we had canonical confirmation Hell exists in the bleach verse, but all we got was to see the door pull someone in. The bleach movie about hell took its own liberties for everything else.

Memories of Nobody is pseudo-canon, showcasing real lore elements but depicting non-canon events.
All canonical lore facts introduced in Memories of Nobody are summed in the Bleach Fandom Wiki's article on the Valley of Screams. The manga indeed confirmed in Chapter 625 that Valleys of Screams do exist ; although, contrary to the MoN movie, there are several Valleys of Screams. This is a slight lore disparity, but the general concept from the movie can be accepted as canonical : there exists pockets of space between dimensions made out of lost souls' raw spiritual energy. The Blanks entities have not been confirmed as canonical, as is Senna's existence.
Diamond Dust Rebellion is entirely non-canonical.
The Oin artifact at the core of the movie is entirely non-canonical (canonically speaking, there isn't even a "Royal Family" that could have created or possessed the artifact).
Likewise, the idea of twin Zanpakutōs is wholly impossible and directly goes against the very nature of Zanpakutos. As explained in chapters 523 to 529, shinigamis-in-training are given Asauchis, blank Zanpakutōs designed to develop themselves as such :

"All Shinigami must spend every waking moment with their own Asauchi, and as they progress in their training, they slowly and methodically imprint the essence of their soul into their Asauchi. This is how they guide and mold their own unique Zanpakutō."

This directly goes against the idea of twin Zanpakutōs developing naturally.
I haven't seen Fade to Black, although a quick cursory search indicates there are no canonical concepts introduced within the movie ; neither does it bases itself upon Rukia's actual story. If someone familiar with the movie could second this analysis, I would be quite appreciative.
Hell Verse takes place in a non-canonical version of Hell
Hell Verse's production was relatively troubled, as Kubo himself asked to be removed from the movie's credits. He felt his contribution and ideas were actively ignored by the movie's producers and directors. This intense rejection from Kubo does mean that Hell Verse is fully non-canonical and even goes directly against Tite Kubo's very own ideas. The tie-in chapter "imaginary number 01. the unforgivens" should also be non-canonical.
Tite Kubo left a message in the Japanese DVD box of Hell Verse, detailing his troubles with the movie's production. Here's an unofficial translation by Andygoesrawr from r/Bleach :

In this movie I was credited as "Executive Director". However honestly speaking, for the DVD version I want that title to be removed. I already asked them to do so. This is because I feel I didn't participate enough in the production of this movie to warrant such a title.I already had this feelings since the premier of the theatre version, however when I met with the producer staff to persuade them, the movie was already in the editing process so it couldn't be removed.
I had a meeting with the scriptwriter - I think it was in the year preceding the movie premiere, in early summer.The meeting was incandescent, and we discussed ideas until nearly dawn. The scriptwriter took careful notes of the ideas that I had contributed jointly during the meeting. The response was that we were able to come up with some very interesting stuff. I had the feeling that before winter at the latest the scenario would be completed - but in the end, the scenario was sent to me only in the spring of the year of the movie premiere. Furthermore, the scenario didn't contain any of the ideas of the meeting... apparently, the notes taken at that time were not transmitted to the director and to the other members of the staff.
Later on, we had some trouble with the production department agreeing to some changes decided by the scriptwriter, and the scriptwriter worked hard with the changes that were made - but unfortunately, there was no more time. The fact that characters that first made their entry in the original work like Ichigo, Kokutou and Shuuren had a very Bleach-like feeling is thanks to all of the seiyuu that gave them their voices, and to all of the staff that drew them.
Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.


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Why didn't Rukia's power transfer to Kaien dono when she pierce his heart?
In the beginning of series, it is said that Shinigami can transfer his/her power by stabbing a person's heart, just like Ichigo's case both as a human and as a semi-hollow (fullbring), and in the movie, where Ichigo seperate Rukia from a hollow and a soul (non-canon). However, this does not happen when Rukia did it to Kaien dono. How could this happen?

There probably has to be the intent to transfer powers for it to occur, otherwise you might transfer your powers mid-battle.

Thats probably why rukia likes to transfer power now.. she transferred twice in canon lol


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What are these charts and what are they for?

This is used during anime production,but why do animators draw those and what are they for?

Where did you find this? Was there anything else? What is this related to? Please add more details to your question.

My guess would be for proportions?

I would guess animation timings, but I'm definitely not sure.

seems like interval for the animation frames

Maybe timeline chart?

It looks like an inbetweening timing chart, very similar to the ones given in an example on a web page titled Timing Charts by Brian Lemay:

The chart in your question looks to be an example of what the is described in the picture above as a "halves slo-in" and "halves slo-out".
The chart shows how the inbetween frames that fill the gaps between key frames (like the one below the chart in your question) should be drawn.  The chart gives two alternatives, one using 5 inbetween frames between key frames on the left, and the other using 4 inbetween frames between them.
Using the alternative on the left, the chart is telling the inbetweener to first draw frame number 5.  This frame would be drawn halfway between two key frames, the one numbered 1 and 7 on the chart.  The inbetweener would then draw frames 4 and 6, the former halfway between frames 1 and 5 and the later halfway between 5 and 7.  Then frame 3 would be drawn, halfway between 1 and 4, and then frame 2. halfway between 1 and 3.  A similar process would be followed to draw frames 9, 8, 10, 11, and 13 in that order.
Since the frames are displayed at a constant rate (probably "on twos" at 12 frames per second) the illusion of movement created by the animation would start off slow, speed up and then slow down again.  The total running time for the animated sequence would be (if done on twos) 1 second.

As noted in the comments, the first two in particular are likely to be animation timings — in particular, the first two (tagged 1-7 and 7-1, though the numbers on the latter actually run from 8 to 12 with the same number of internal markings as the first) illustrate the principles of ease-out and ease-in ; motions should be slower at their start and finish than in the middle.  For a good brief tutorial on this, see e.g. http://blog.digitaltutors.com/animation-body-mechanics-ease-in-and-ease-out/ — it's one of the classic principles of animation and goes back to the very earliest days of the genre.


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Why is Space Patrol Luluco split into "seasons"?
So far, every three-episode block of Space Patrol Luluco has been demarcated as a "season" according to messages that pop up on screen at the end of the third episode.
Here's the last scene of Episode 3:

Here's the last scene of Episode 6:

Here's the first scene of Episode 7:

Why is this? There wasn't any break in production or airing between these blocks, was there? Is it just for style, an affectionate reference to long-running shows?

There's no real break, but each "season" does cover a single story arc.


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How could someone like Hashirama die in the First Shinobi World War?
Hasirama is one of the most OP characters in the Naruto series. No one could match his strength, even Madara, and he had crazy regenerative abilities. Basically, he had no weaknesses. Narutopedia sums it up pretty well:

Hashirama was famed as the strongest shinobi of his era, reputed as a God of Shinobi ... His body was brimming with vitality, granting him considerable regenerative powers that could mend most injuries with no residual effects ... Hashirama was proficient in all five basic nature transformations, along with Yin and Yang Release ... [It goes on and on]

So how did someone like him die in the First Shinobi World War? He alone has the same power as an entire village, and so long as he is careful, no one can even scratch him. And if he gets hurt, he can just heal it and shrug it off. So how could he so carelessly die?

http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/676/do-we-know-how-senju-hashirama-died


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How realistic is Totsuki Culinary Academy?
In the show it's classed as an elite international culinary school, but given the graduation rate (less than 10%) and the idea of study behind it, is it realistic? Is there a real life equivalent?

Except that they (Tootsuki) didn't impose that limit. That 10% is taken from the average graduation rate from the past years.


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Why weren't some of the original Digimon able to evolve into their Ultimate/Mega forms in season 1?
Up until Digimon Tri, only two people from the original Digi-destined were able to evolve their Digimon to their Ultimate/Mega form (and even go beyond that, see Omegamon). All the other characters were stuck with Digimon that could only go up to Perfect/Ultimate form. I get why, it's explained in episode 38 of season 1.
But why has that changed in Digimon Tri? How can Joe and Mimi evolve their Digimon into Ultimate/Mega forms so easily? What made it possible for them in Tri that wasn't possible for them in the original season?

Based on the Digivolution wiki, Agumon and Gabumon didn't quite perform a Mega Digivolution - they performed a Warp Digivolution.

Warp Digivolution is a digivolution process where a Digimon can reach a higher level directly bypassing any intermediate phases

When Tai and Matt were shot with the Angelic Arrows, Agumon and Gabumon wrap digivolved to their Mega forms. During the digivolvution scene, they say

Agumon/Gabumon warp digivolve to WarGreymon/MetalGarurumon

Furthermore, Warp Digivolution and Mega Digivolution are not the same thing. While see Mega forms in season 1, regular Mega Digivolution is actually not seen in Season 2

Mega Digivolution is a Digivolution method that allows an Ultimate Digimon to digivolve to Mega. It is initially used by Paildramon to digivolve to Imperialdramon in Digimon Adventure 02.

In the episode Determination, the digidestined were also shocked to see the fact that Gomamon was able to achieve his Mega Digivolve of Vikemon.

Joe realizes that his relationship with Gomamon is the more important thing, and so he charges back to the battle. This rebirth of confidence allows Gomamon to achieve his Mega level, Vikemon, much to everyone's surprise

Explained in Season 2 a strong bond between two individuals is required to perform DNA Digivolve, and it is possible such bond is able to achieve Mega Digivolution.

Seeing Joe's resolve, Mimi regains faith in herself as well and helps Togemon her own Mega level in Rosemon.

As we see in the following episodes, there is a continuation of strong, emotional connections between the digimon and digidestined.
Confession

Izzy pleads with Tentomon to enter the shield, but Tentomon refuses to do so while his friends are suffering. He digivolves to his Mega form, HerculesKabuterimon

Loss

Sora risks her life to protect Biyomon from Machinedramon, digivolving her into her Mega form, Phoenixmon

Ultimate evolution and Warp evolution are two different evolutions. However they both reach the same outcome of a ultimate level digimon. Ultimate evolution allows a perfect level digimon to evolve to a ultimate level. Warp evolution allows a digimon to jump stright from a child to and ultimate directly advioding the intermidate stages.
the reason in the first series on Taichi And Yamato was hit with hope and light arrows to preform a miracle. fullfilling a prophecy.
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In Digimon Tri second movie we see kourshiro recieve an anynomous message stating a new prophecy "know the darkness and go beyond"
as shown the other digidestend faced a darkness of their own allowing there digimon to go beyond the perfect level to ultimate.
mimi- over coming her "darkness" being the faith in herself allowing palmon to reach ultimate
joe overcoming his "darkness" being his insecurities to fight allows gomamon to reach ultimate
kourshiro -  overcame his darkness in wanting to protect tentomon but he understands why tentomon refused and that allowed tentomon to reach ultimate
sora - overcame darkness of piyomon hating her after the reboot and wanted to still protect piyomon even if she hated her which allowed piyomon to reach ultimate
takeru im not completly sure what he overcame maybe it was loosing his partner agian im not completely sure
hikari - overcame the fact that she would have to destroy her friend to save the world allowing her to evolve tailmon to ultimate
theory no confirmed
and even the propehcy could possibly be the reason for omegamon further evolution.
as mieko overcame her darkness of miecoomon being killed which inturn allowed omegamon to shinka furth

Warp digivolution and mega digivolution are the same thing bc agumon and gobumon weren't able to achieve mega forms till they got hit with the celestial arrows