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Why do some girls like Oikawa?
In the anime, Oikawa is popular with girls despite being arrogant, conceited and haughty, yet his skill is far from Karasuno's setter. Some girls in the show even shout and cry when he appears.
Why do some girls like Oikawa?

@kaine Oikawa is popular with girls in-show (this isn't a question about why IRL girls like him), so I wouldn't classify this as opinion-based - you could answer this question by referring to textual evidence, to the extent that it exists. That said, this question seems a little silly to me - what you call "arrogant, conceited and haughty" someone else might call "self-confident and rightfully proud of his athletic prowess", which are traits that are, unsurprisingly, attractive to some.

Somebody highly skilled attracts people of the opposite gender regardless of temperament...  Isn't this just a common trope?

It's true that Oikawa sometimes becomes angry and he is also arrogant, but these things exist because he is very serious about volleyball.
But why girls like him?
Well, in short, the real reason behind this is because he is attractive.

Many others find him attractive — to the point where several girls follow him around just to talk to him. - Wiki
He is the captain of Aobajosai's volleyball team (which is in top 4 ranking) and is widely regarded as the ace setter, so it's obvious that he is popular among students.
Oikawa has a good sense of his surroundings and can effortlessly read others.
Flirtatious nature (he is quite famous amongst female students, much to Tanaka and Nishinoya's envy)

Answer from a male here. I believe it is just that some women are attracted to those types in real life. Then again, this is a trope in anime, a very overused one in my opinion. Then again, you would question the reality of the show even more if the girls were swooning and crying over a member of, say, the Computer Club, or something less traditionally masculine.
I suggest you maybe watch old clips of Elvis appearing on stage in the 1950s, or the Beatles in the 1960s if you want to see examples of real-life mindless fawning and loss of emotional control over the male subspecies.

LONG ANSWER COMING UP + SOME RANTING (BE WARNED):
Personally, I like Oikawa. I really REALLY like him. But it's not because he's cute or attractive.(Not all girls are hormonal teenagers who lust after powerful guys with abs, okay?) In fact, I used to hate Oikawa. I saw him as this arrogant, obnoxious, self-righteous brat who thinks he can have whatever he wanted. That was, of course, until I read this post that opened my eyes to Oikawa's story. To his reasons and motivations. To his struggles and insecurities.
It really changed my entire view of Oikawa Tooru. Now, I'll repeat what she said in my own words:
The first impression people have on Oikawa, as I said, is this arrogant, self-righteous guy who gets all the girls and all the fame. He is mean, pompous, and flamboyant about everything and likes to make the protagonists' lives difficult.
But wait, isn't that just unfair? Is it right to say all those things without knowing his intentions? Don't people like him have their own stories and reasons as to why they are like that? They do. Both in real life and in fiction. Oikawa is no exception.
People say Oikawa is mean because of how he treats Kageyama--which, in truth, is unfair and the reason why I absolutely disliked him in the beginning. But the moment you understand what's going on with him, why he came to be like that, things take a full 360-degree turn. All of a sudden, Oikawa is no longer just this arrogant jerk. No longer is he merely this irritating antagonist. Once you understand HIM, his character is suddenly clear. His goals and intentions become relatable in some cases. He can be seen as a human now--not just this pompous guy that was created for us to hate.
Sure, it doesn't excuse the fact that the way he treated Kageyama was not at all nice, but it does shed light on his side of the story. We got to know what he thought. What he felt. We got to know what it was like to be in Oikawa's shoes.
And here it is:
Imagine you were him. Born without natural talent for volleyball yet loving it to death anyway. You practice hard, even staying late at night in the gym practicing your serves, tosses, and spikes. You work hard. You practice and practice and practice. You give all--and I mean ALL--of your effort into this sport that you love. You dream to be the best. Sometimes, you even imagine that you are.
And yet, you can't beat HIM.
No matter how hard you try, there is always this one person whom you can't beat. Ushijima. A tall, muscular guy who stands in front of you like this unclimbable, unbreachable wall. A guy who--with his natural-born TALENT--beats you in every match. EVERY. SINGLE. MATCH.
All the training, the hard work, the late night practices that you devoted to this sport, THIS sport that you LOVE, is wasted. Gone. A futile effort to become the best. (Is it so wrong to want that?)
Simply because your opponent is a genius--a person born with talent. Unlike you.
But you still practice. You still continue your training. YOU DON'T STOP. Why? Because you refuse to lose to someone who was gifted with talent while you--YOU--had to work SO HARD just to even be a worthy opponent. So you continue. And with your practices develops a strong dislike--hatred, even--for people like Ushijima. Talented, gifted individuals.
Because they make you feel weak and helpless. They remind of your not-so-genius self--remind you of all your futile efforts towards Ushijima. And if ALL people like him could grow as strong or even stronger than him...
You know deep in your heart that you wouldn't be able to beat them.
And then someone else comes along to your school. A kid by the name of Kageyama Tobio.
Quickly, it becomes evident that he is extremely talented. You can see it in the way he tosses, serves, and spikes balls. You can see it in the way he devises plans and strategies that can render his opponent helpless in every way possible. All at once, he reminds you of Ushijima. Of that one guy whom you could never beat. And the same words--words that you have come to dread and despise--repeat in your head:
Genius. Genius. Genius. Genius. Genius. GENIUS.
Why?
Why does he have to be a genius?
Will your efforts be wasted again?
Will you lose again?
Will you taste the feeling of helplessness and weakness again?
Why can't you defeat HIM?
Why can't you be stronger?
Why can't you be better?
Why can't YOU be a genius?
So you practice. More and more and more--to the point you almost self-destruct. Then your friend, Iwaizumi, helps you realize something:
You are not alone. You have teammates. Ones who fight alongside you to win. You are not alone. The epiphany awakens you--makes you realize that in order to win, ALL of you must fight together. And fight well.
So you strive to become better, not just for yourself--but for your groupmates as well. You try to understand them and how they think, so you could adjust yourself and be the setter that they need. To be the setter that brings out the best in THEM. THEY need to improve because you need spikers to hit your ball. And every spiker is different. Special.
Everyone is SPECIAL. You understand that now and help everyone realize that fact, too. That's why, when girls come to you and offer you their cookies, you stay with them and try them. You tell them it was good.
And when Kageyama, the GENIUS, comes to you for help, what do you do? You GIVE HIM advice. You help him realize what you did--that spikers are diverse, and that the setter must be the one to offer them what the need. Because they are SPECIAL.
Eventually, you improve yourself and become known as "the best setter". You're happy about it, of course, because you worked SO HARD. And even if you are not a genius, you will continue to work hard to reach their level. Because you will never give up. You refuse to.
THAT is what I admire about Oikawa. That is why I like him. He is determined to win and doesn't give up. He is not a genius, yet he became known (in the anime) as "the best setter". He showed me that working hard and not giving up CAN and WILL turn you into the best version of you.
THAT is why I love Oikawa. It's what we girls find attractive about him (most of us, at least). And it's why I wrote this extensively long comment. Because I want you to know this side of him and(maybe) even appreciate him.
Like I do.

Welcome to Anime.SE :) actually, the question was asking about the girls inside the show/manga (in-universe), not in real-life (out-of-universe), but considering that the question is not quite clear in the first place, your point of view gives an interesting insight to this matter. Thanks for participating on this site. Also, consider taking a quick [tour] to understand more how this site works :)


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How can Toudou Kirin be ranked 1 if Claudia is undefeated?
In episode 6, it was shown that Claudia Enfield is the 2nd rank. However, Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld said that Claudia is undefeated.
So, how can Toudou Kirin be ranked 1 if she never defeated Claudia?

It may due to Kirin got more victories than Claudia because Claudia is a president and no one dare to duel her.

I just watched this series a few days ago, Kirin is rank 1 because of overall combat ability being ranked higher due to 2 things:

Kirin is not a strega
Kirin does not use a lux in battle (at least before she fought Ayato)

Because of that, even though Claudia is undefeated, in terms of strength Kirin is viewed as stronger.
This gets discussed in a later episode of season 1, though I'm not sure which one exactly.
Edit
Just to clarify, Kirin does end up getting a lux later in the novel but it isn't shown in either of the anime seasons. She uses a normal katana

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Strongest beings in High School DxD
Who are the strongest beings in High School DxD?
If they can be ranked, it's even better. If not, at least I'd like to know why they are strong.

The leaders of each faction should be the strongest. In Devil's case that would be the 4 Maou. The Great Red and Ophis the Ouroboros is also among the strongest, but we cannot tell who is the absolute strongest since they don't fight much. They are just strongest from being said as such.

According to the author:

In no particular order Ophis, Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Śakra, Thor, Typhon (Or Fenrir), Hades, Aten, and Lugh.
That's how it is. Great Red isn't included because it is a creature who basically doesn't fight (I get many claim that this isn't true!), and it is the ranking before Ophis and Fenrir lost their powers. What you will have to pay attention to are the Hindu mythology which hasn't appeared in the series yet. Well, those who know about their mythology know it, but the Hindu Gods all have cheat-like abilities. If I make them appear in DxD, it will turn out like the battle in Dragon Ball, so I controlled myself. The Hindu mythology will be placed in the higher ranks of the Top-10 strongest that Vali spoke about. It truly is terrifying. If DxD continues to go on for much longer, I'm thinking of doing "The Destruction God Shiva arc" as a last resort. So I have no plan to make them appear until then. By the way the true Sirzechs and the serious Ajuka will be placed among the ranks.

the above comes from a fan translation of the Afterword found in High School DxD: Volume 13
In an interview, he also mentions Azazel is likely to be in the top 10 once he powers up enough (he's a genius that creates gears and stuff so it doesn't come as a surprise).
I can tell you the top 3 are: Ophis (before what happened in volume 11. Poor girl...), Trixeha and Great Red. The Hindu Gods would come afterward After that the rest of the list
So basically there are 3 tiers between the strongest beings.
All of them are over the top though. Remember how tough it was to defeat Loki? (Vali + his team + Issei + Rias team + Azazel + Akeno's father, leader of Fallen angels) and still, they needed Thor's hammer. Well, Loki isn't even among the strongest beings.

@Memor-X  http://aminoapps.com/page/anime/3056970/top-10-strongest-high-school-dxd-characters This link is pretty good too. I agree with pretty much everything he says and he even references the volumes to defend his point of view. I didn't make a clear ranking considering the exact ranks of some of them is opinion-based. For example, Sirzechs is stronger than Hades, but saying he's number 7 is an opinion, we don't know if Thor is stronger for example.

generally you should link to your source in your question....is what i want to say however from your link in one click someone can download the unofficial fan translations of High School DxD, this is different from a site translating an interview of an author, but on the other hand your link shows it comes from the light novel itself. for the moment i'll edit your question to indicate where the quote comes from. if you get information from fan translations in my view generally it is acceptable to indicate where in the material it came from like i have done

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Shouldn't Astarte be under Kojou's control?
It was stated by Rudolph that Astarte had only two more weeks to live, because of the strain Rhododactylos familiar was putting on her body/soul/mana pool/whatever.
After defeating Rudolph, Kojou bites her

and says that he would put the familiar under his control, so her lifespan would increase. The bite mark is shown in the picture:

But in later story arcs this seems to be completely ignored. Astarte acts and uses Rhododactylos on her own.

Eh, by reading this question only, I thought Kojou only put Rhododactylos, the familiar under his control, but not herself?


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What year is Akatsuki No Yona set in?
I'm kind of confused about what year Akatsuki no Yona is set in. In the manga, Zeno claims to be more than 2000 years old.
So, shouldn't it be Year 2000 or something around that? Even though it looks like it's been set way, way, WAY before that.

Umm... Even if the calendar says its year 2017, doesn't mean the human civilization is only 2000 years old. Its an arbitary number that has been picked where a certain point in time is called 0. For Example, in movie 2012, after the "apocalypse" ends and the humans emerge from the ships, the Year is redubbed as Year 1.

Ooohhh, i get it now but i feel dumb lol, thanks!

The series might not even be in the same world as ours. We don't have magic...

The answer can be found from here, Why do the characters in Akatsuki no Yona have Korean names?.

The setting for Akatsuki no Yona is loosely based on the Three Kingdoms of Korea period. The Kouka Kingdom is inspired by the Goguryeo Kingdom. Its neighbor Sei and Xing are based on Baekje and Silla respectively. You can also see that the three kingdoms are located in a peninsula in the manga and that they almost have the same layout as their real-life counterparts.

From the Wikipedia article,

The concept of the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Hangul: 삼국시대; Hanja: 三國時代) refers to the three kingdoms of Baekje (百濟), Silla (新羅) and Goguryeo (高句麗), which was later known as Goryeo (高麗), from which the name Korea is derived. The Three Kingdoms period was defined as being from 57 BC to 668 AD

Thus, it is safe to say from the setting and inspiration that Akatsuki no Yona, may be from a similar time period, where obviously dragons exist.

I agree with Arcane's answer.
The story is based off Korean culture and the Three Kingdoms Dynasty. The clothing is also Goryeo clothing. Examples of real life, you can compare to the character's clothing:

Male:

From a K-drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo. https://kpop.asiachan.com/full/74097.

Female:

Hae Soo wearing hanbok, from a K-drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo. https://aminoapps.com/c/korean-fashion/page/blog/hanbok-hae-soo-in-scarlet-heart-ryeo/z6og_2Vauxu0zQdLwWwb0YNVRGRYME2PYNkcn.

The clothing, names, and mapping is similar to Korean. Kinda seems like an anime K-drama to me.
You can also try looking up 'scarlet heart ryeo clothing'. You can see the clothing design is exactly the same as the characters from the Kyouka empire.

Yona of the Dawn is based on Chinese culture, Chinese hanfu, Chinese Manchu clothes, Chinese architecture, and Chinese landscapes. The background is a fictional Chinese-style country. It uses a lot of Chinese elements. The ED song uses Chinese instruments and lyrics.
Don't use Scarlet Heart Ryeo as evidence. Scarlet Heart Ryeo is invested by China. The investor said this TV drama promotes Chinese culture, not Korean culture. All the clothes in Scarlet Heart Ryeo are Chinese hanfu, not hanbok. China has a lot of cultural relics to prove that.

Hi, please note that the question asks about the year the series is set in. While mentioning what the series is based on might help, I'm afraid it is still unclear what year range they were from. Did you mean during Manchu-led dynasty? Consider [edit]ing and clarifying the post to answer the question asked. Thanks.

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Are the Quincy naturally stronger than the Soul Reapers?
If one of the members of squad zero created the Zanpakuto after becoming a captain under Yamamoto which is one of the oldest soul reapers, doesn't that mean that Quincy are naturally stronger?
In the war, the Quincy stole their Zanpakuto after overwhelming them and some of the soul reapers use Kido, Hado, and Bakuto or Bakugo which are spells. It's safe to assume this was their original powers, but not many Soul Reapers can use it.

One very long run on sentence. Fix your Grammar Please. As it stands this will probably be closed as Not clear what you are asking. I can kind of convert the text into a question that resembles the title, but its not clear that is actually what you want.

i understand what you are all saying but soul reapers did not always have a zanpakuto they had to make them to grow stronger

quick edit to my answer about that. Sorry if its not enough, but there are few details about the past. Also, you only slightly improved your formatting, but only slightly, its still very poorly formatted, and barely resembles a question. Make it so the question itself could stand alone, without the title.

i was explaining why i asked the question " are the quincy in bleach naturally stronger than the soulr reapers? and i don't understand what formatting is

Formatting, Grammar, and many other things can be used to describe how bad your sentence structure is. Its horrible, I can only comprehend what you are saying by literally reconstructing your entire question based on the key words and phrases you use, using the topic the question title provides. your entire question is fundamentally illegible, and without your question title, it would be impossible to understand at all.

I hope I somewhat improved the readability of this question. However, I also removed a link to the Wikia because I couldn't find any relation to this question. If OP wants to add back the link, please make it clear.

To answer the Title, Its impossible to say. It appears you are asking if the Quincy are naturally stronger than Soul Reapers, simply because the elite of the elite Quincy, the Schutzstaffel, were able to use special tools to steal Soul Reaper Bankai's.
The Flaw with that logic is simply that we do not understand how the Tools work. We just know they steal Bankai once its been used in front of the tool, but not how they do it, or what the conditions are. The only clue we have is that Yamamoto was too powerful, so only Yhwach was strong enough to wield his Bankai. It could easily be that they are weaker, but like most supernatural/fantasy entertainment media, Most people can wield more power than their normal maximum, and even spontaneously power up permanently. Its very possible that there was no way without Voltstandig they could beat a Soul Reaper Captain in their Bankai State, yet could still wield the power of their Bankai. After all, the Soul Reapers do just that. By activating their Bankai, they are on average 5-10x more powerful than just their Shikai. The Voltstandig Transformation the Quincy use is very similar, and in fact they could not use it while they had a stolen Bankai.
To further nit pick, they too were granted power by Yhwach, as each one had a Letter, granting them not only more raw power, but also supernatural abilities. On their own, its impossible to say how strong they would be.
Lastly, There is one more thing to bring up, the first War with the Quincy. The Soul Reapers won that war, and almost all the Quincy were killed, to the point where Uryu and his father were the only known living Quincy left, excluding the Sternritter who may or may not be dead already.
Edit: Regarding your argument about zankaptou, there is also one thing to bring up.  Yhwach's age is estemated at at least 1200 years, which includes the 1000 years he was mostly powerless. So, he was probably at least 200 years old by that account when Yamamoto Defeated him (using his zanpaktou). Though he could have been older than 200, he was still the first Quincy ever, which is pretty big here, because the Gotei 13 was founded over 1100 years before he was defeated. Yamamoto's Wiki Page in the history section brings up the founding of the 13 squadrens was 2100 years ago, 1100 years before yhwach's defeat, and the only picture we have of then, had several of the captians weilding zanpaktou. So, While Nimaiya may have been a captian back then, he had already invented zanpaktou, up to at least a thousand years earlier than the first ever quincy was born. A Soul Reaper without a zanpaktou is basically noneistant because they get one right after they become a Soul Reaper, and that was precident for hundreds of years before quincy existed, so there is no way to compare them. A Soul Reaper without a zanpaktou has also never been seen, besides Possibly Ichigo, so its impossible to say how powerful they were.

No, Quincy are not stronger. In fact, Shinigami are overall higher level beings as they don't possess human bodies while Quincies do.
A Quincy without spirit power is no different than a regular human, but a Shinigami without a spirit is still a shinigami which is a soul being injuries that kill humans would not kill them easily.
For example, Ishida and Chad are both humans with spirit power. Even though they have a superhuman-like ability, their actual physical body without the use of Spirit power is no different than a human. On the other hand, Chad is a world champion boxer, without using his powers, just his sole human physical body.

They are naturally strong against Shinigamis but it doesn't matter if there is an huge power gap between Shinigami and Quincy.

Why? Are there any facts to back up your claims? Anyone can come along and say something opposite and claim its true.


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What exactly happened to Yuta Gamon?
Note: This entire question is a spoiler, so as it doesn't make sense to put the entire question in a spoiler block, read at your own caution.

At the end of Occultic;Nine, Yuta Gamon fires the unlocked Poya-Gun (revealed to be the Wardenclyffe Gun) at the Odd Eye in order to stop the New World Order from completing their mission.
It's presumed that he never makes it back to the human world (AKA is resurrected like the rest of the main cast), but what exactly happened to him?
I'm especially confused about the significance of the Sky Sensor playing staticky sounds in his father's old recording studio at the very end. Did Yuta return to the wavelength meant for the dead and in turn, get reunited with his father (again) or did he get stuck in the wavelength that the New World Order shifted to in an attempt to prevent Yuta from stopping them?

While it's not clear what "wavelength" Yuta Gamon is on, his spirit is clearly still connected to the normal world. The final scene before the credits reveals that he's still posting on his blog, trying to earn affiliate money. I don't know if the static from the Sky Sensor means much, other than to suggest that it's still capable of connecting to the spirit wavelength, although his latest blog entry apparently has something to do with the device.
In addition, at the end of the credits, the live action shots of the pond being drained and the final brief scene showing a "Coldsleep Room" with the name Gamon Yuta on it suggests that his body has been recovered and has been cryogenically frozen. This would have put on hold the almost expired 9-minute limit on revival after death. I'm guessing they're hoping to make a sequel.

Gamon Yuuta might possibly be revived if there was to be a season 2 since based on the 9-minute limit revival, he didn't actually go past the time as to when he destroyed the facility. Aveline also said that he might come back to life in the last episode.
So, just maybe, but that's just based on my own thinking though.

I believe the Sky Sensor was playing staticky sounds because it was returning some kind of feedback from the frequency it was using, probably from Yuta Gamon.
About what happened to him, he remained dead, as we could understand from the final of the last episode. About the wavelength in which he stayed, as long as he had the Sky Sensor he change wavelengths however he wishes to.

I believe the title of his blog post was something along the lines of

[Good News] I am a Ghost.

The image quality wasn't that good so I may be wrong (also, my Japanese isn't that good)

Gamon Yuta (a kid who was rather pathetic when he was alive), after his own death, in the last episode of this series, thanks to the advice of a fellow ghost who explain to him how to take advantage of his hidden potential, becomes Gary Stu (maybe even better) as a ghost.

Do you happen to have a reference for this?


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That reoccurring heavy metal song in Fairy Tail... what is it?
In episode 61, after they announce the name of the episode, what is the song that plays as Natsu is about to lash out?
It is more common in fight scenes, in tense situations. I thought it was going to be in the first volume of the Fairy Tail soundtrack, but I did not hear it from there.

I finally found it! It's the 13th track off of Volume 2! (Haja no Sen Kaze)

It's good that you found the answer by yourself, but you should post it as answer instead of comment. Self-answering is encouraged here!

According to OP themself,

It's the 13th track off of Volume 2, Haja no Sen Kaze.


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Differences between the Overlord light novel and manga
Recently, I got very fond of Overlord. As the anime stopped at season 1 and there's no news of season 2 yet, I thought I will give a try for the manga continuation for the first time. I thought of buying the manga at Amazon as it's the only website I could find selling Overlord series.
But the problem is it's written as Overlord novel.
What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they the same?
If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual presentation?
Does the English translation for the manga have some translation errors?
I tried some searching myself for the information, but I didn't get any clear picture!
If anyone has a light novel or manga, would it be possible to share some contents in it by taking a picture and posting it? Thanks.

Rightstuff calls Manga Graphic Novels but not sure if Amazon does the same. would be good if you can post the link

http://www.amazon.in/Overlord-Vol-Novel-Dark-Warrior/dp/031636391X/ref=pd_sbs_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0PQYG0D466XTYWXYC9JZ

http://www.amazon.in/Overlord-Vol-Manga/dp/0316397660/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0GWVQJTC09E7J9R6ND19

seeing it compared to a manga i now don't think it's like rightstuff in calling it a type of novel. the only light novel i have read is Strawberry Panic and compared to the manga is was not as illustrated like the manga. there were some images but it was still a novel, mainly text. i would suspect it would be the same with Overlord

See also: What exactly is a “Light Novel”?

Revision – I wanted to tell you that I answered another question on this site: How much does Shalltear love Ainz?
If you click on the title I just mentioned you'll be redirected there. Search for my answer and you'll see another translation example. I also included a link to my Pastebin and Google Docs where I make a long and thorough analysis of Shalltear’s love for Ainz. This includes more translation comparisons as well as lots of quotes from the light novels and side stories, so you should get plenty of the content examples that you wanted.

What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they
  the same?
If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual
  presentation?

Overlord is a Japanese light novel series written by Maruyama. A manga adaptation by Satoshi Ōshio began serialization in 2014 and an anime adaptation started running in 2015.
Both the manga and the anime are just adaptations and don’t contain as much detail as the light novels published.
Light novels and manga are quite different types of media. While light novels have some pictures, they're text for the most part and therefore have more in-depth setting descriptions. As you know, manga is basically Japanese comics.
I recommend reading the light novels over the manga as you’ll be able to read it exactly the way the original author wrote it and its quality is superb.

If anyone has a light novel or manga, would it be possible to share
  some contents in it by taking a picture and posting it? Thanks.
I tried some searching myself for the information, but I didn't get any clear picture!

If you want to see how they physically look, here you have an unpacking video of the English light novel and another video where the manga is displayed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwdeymjFrcE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5BIGy4otkc

About the samples of the "content" itself that you want, I own the light novels so I can transcribe the first 2 pages from volume 1. As I said, I recommend you read the light novels over the manga because of their superior quality. Now that you get to see the full "picture" I’ll also use this chance to answer your translation doubt and show you how the official translation works. I'm including the fan translation as well for reference.
So as to be completely unbiased, I made a super-literal translation without looking at the already existing translations. As far as I am aware there are no Overlord light novel Japanese PDFs, just scans, which means I had to type the Japanese text myself from my physical copy.
It is a bit long, but you can see my literal translation with the word by word breakdown if you go to these links: Pastebin: Overlord. Comparing official and fan translations and Google Docs: Overlord. Comparing official and fan translations. Right now I’m going to show you the first 2 pages from volume 1 with the fan and official translations.
Page 1

少女とそれより幼い少女を前に、全身鎧に身を包んだ者は剣を振りかぶった。
一撃で命を奪うのが慈悲であるとでもいわんばかりに、大きく振り上げられた剣が日差しを反射しギラギラと輝く。
少女は目を閉じた。その下唇を嚙み締めた表情は、決して望んでの姿ではない。ただ、どうしょう もなくてそれを受け入れたに過ぎない。もし少女に何らかの力があったなら、目の前の者に叩きつけ 逃がれただろう。
しかし⸻少女に力は無い。
だからこそ結末は一つしか残されていなかつた。
少女はここで死ぬ。
剣が振り下ろされ⸻

Official translation

Before one girl and another even younger one stood a figure in full plate armor brandishing a sword.
The blade swung, sparkling in the sunlight as if to say that taking their lives in a single stroke would be an act of mercy.
The girl shut her eyes. She didn’t want to be biting her lower lip. She just had no choice but to accept what was about to happen. If she had even a little power, she probably would have been able to shove the figure away and escape…
But she was powerless.
And so there was only one ending.
She would die.
The blade came down—

Fan translation

The knight in full plate armor stood before the girl and her little sister, his sword raised high.
His blade gleamed in the sun, and he poised himself, ready to end their lives in a single merciful stroke.
The girl squeezed her eyes tightly shut and bit her lower lip. She had never asked for this. She had been forced into her present circumstances. If only she had some strength, she might have resisted the enemy in front of her and fled.
However — the girl did not have that strength.
Thus, there could only be one outcome to this situation.
That would be the girl’s death, at this very place. The longsword fell—

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⸻痛みはいまだ来なかった。
ぐっと固く閉ざしていた瞼を開く。
少女の世界に最初に飛びこんで来たのは、振り下ろしかけて止まっている剣であった。
次に映ったのは剣の持ち主。
騎士はまるで凍りついたように動きを途中で止め、少女の横に注意を向けていた。その完全に無防備な姿は、騎士の内面の
  驚きを強く体現していた。
騎士の視線に引きずられるように、少女も同じ方向に顔を向ける。
そして⸻絶望を見た。
そこには闇があった。
薄っぺらな、ただ、どこまで行っても終わりが無さそうな深みある漆黒。それが下半分を切り取った楕円の形で、地面から浮かび上がっていた。神秘的であると同時に、言葉に出来ないような強い不安を感じさせる光景。
扉？

Official translation

…The pain still hadn’t come.
She unscrunched her eyes.
The first thing she saw was the sword, stopped mid-swing.
The next was the figure holding the sword. The knight was practically frozen, looking at something off to her side. His unprotected stance manifested his internal shock.
The girl turned to follow his line of sight…
…and saw despair.
It was darkness.
A patch of raven black, ultrathin but so deep it seemed as if it went on forever. It was an oval rising up out of the ground, its bottom half cut off. It was a curious sight, but at the same time, it made her feel indescribably uneasy.
A door?

Fan translation

And yet there was no pain.
The girl gingerly opened the eyes which had been squeezed shut.
The first thing she saw was the suddenly motionless longsword.
Then, she saw the sword’s owner.
The knight in front of her was frozen in place, his eyes looking somewhere off to the girl’s side. His completely defenseless posture clearly displayed the fear that filled him.
As though drawn by the knight’s gaze, the girl could not help but turn and look in the same direction as him.
And so — the girl gazed upon despair.
What she saw was darkness.
It was an infinitesimally thin, yet unfathomably deep blackness. It was a half-oval of obsidian that seemed to protrude from the earth. It was a mysterious sight that filled the ones watching it with a powerful sense of unease.
Was it a door?

What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they the same?

I find the manga is more in line with the anime. The difference between the manga and the LN is just that the LN can fit more subtle details. There were also some cut portions I noticed. The author fit a lot more detailings such as the interaction between Ainz and the potion master in the city.

If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual presentation?

I think the only art for the LN is the cover art, and the art book. There is some fan art in the fan translations of the book.

Does the English translation for the manga have some translation errors?

Every translation has its errors. I found an occasional sentence that felt like it was mistranslated, but that could just mean that better wording could have been chosen. One always has to read with the intentions of the author instead of the literal words of the translation.

LN > Anime = Manga
From what I remembered, the anime skipped some details from the LN, and the manga is based from the anime.

What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they the same?
If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual presentation?

No, the Overlord novels are not illustrated like the manga nor are they the same. Light novels are novels that are slightly illustrated with anime and manga art style, often being adapted into such mediums. They are mainly published in separate book volumes.                                                   Manga are comics published in Japan and when enough chapters are made, you get manga volumes that compile them. This applies to Overlord as well.
I see you’re an anime only watcher, but rest assured and don’t you worry. The anime’s adaptation of the light novels is very loyal and no fillers are included. Sentences that the characters say are taken directly from the novels multiple times. Even minor characters like Brain have the same personality in both the anime and novels. If you still want to read Overlord, the light novels are better than the manga. Bear in mind that you’ll be reading walls of text all the time though.

They are not the same, one is a light novel(which is completely different from the manga because of it's nature). A manga is well..something like this. It's an artistic representation of a story

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What does Ango Sakaguchi's ability "Discourse on Decadence" do?
In Bungou Stray Dogs, Ango Sakaguchi's ability is "Discourse on Decadence".
I googled and looked at the wikis, but there's no information about it.
What does it do?

IIRC we are only given the name of Ango's ability, Discourse on Decadence. I'll have to check but I'm pretty sure the answer is We don't know yet. Maybe someone who has read the Light Novels can give more details.

@AkiTanaka Almost all the characters are based off real-life authors, and their abilities are named based on the names of works they wrote, but the connections to the actual abilities is tenuous. So this is not exactly a surprise.

It was revealed in the manga that

 Ango's ability is to read memories that are left in things, basically a memory extraction ability.

Please include relevant sources/references.


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What exactly was Yui trying to do at the end of OreGairu season 2?
What exactly was Yui trying to do at the end of OreGairu season 2?
I interpreted it in three ways:

She's going to fight for Hachiman and declares war on Yukino.
She's trying to maintain the status quo of the group and just have them be friends forever.
She's giving up on Hachiman and letting Yukino have Hachiman whilst also making Yukino admit her own feelings for him.

Which one is right?

My own interpretation is actually different from any of the ones you've listed.
We discover over the last few episodes of Season 2 that Yukinoshita has a lot of trouble even identifying what it is that she personally wants. Where Hikigaya has to have an external reason to help people but is otherwise incredibly self-sufficient, Yukinoshita needs an external reason to do practically anything at all (mainly via her mother and sister), and once she has an external reason she forces herself to conform to it. Yuigahama may not be intellectually bright, but she's incredibly perceptive when it comes to people's emotions and social cues, and she has picked up on this fact. She is also perfectly aware that Yukinoshita is starting to feel romantically inclined to Hikigaya, which puts Yuigahama in a very difficult place: she wants to maintain her friendship with Yukinoshita, but the entire reason she befriended her in the first place was to get close to Hikigaya in a way that won't cause her to be judged or ostracized by her social circle.
Additionally, Yuigahama is aware that Hikigaya is undergoing an emotional shift of his own and is allowing himself to become closer to both her and Yukinoshita. This is simultaneously thrilling (because it means that she has successfully gotten him to notice her, finally) and terrifying (because she recognizes that she's in a love triangle, and him choosing one of the girls is going to destroy their current social relationships no matter what).
So the question becomes: how can Yuigahama gain what she most wants (a romantic relationship with Hikigaya) without destroying their current social dynamic? Well, first off she can't come out and explicitly confess to Hikigaya. No matter how he responds to that, their social dynamic is dead (this is the same problem that came up with the Ebina/Tobe interaction earlier in the season). Additionally, she is feeling guilty about taking advantage of Yukinoshita's obvious lack of experience when it comes to dealing with romantic feelings.
The answer that she arrives at is her double date (cherishing and celebrating their current social dynamic) and the final confrontation with Yukinoshita (which may destroy their social dynamic).
The trouble is that because Yuigahama cannot explicitly say what she wants to say, we have to rely largely on subtext. As I read it, the subtext goes like this:

She gives the cookies to Hikigaya. This is a clear indicator to both Hikigaya and Yukinoshita that she is interested in Hikigaya; she is tacitly admitting that he was the one she wanted to make cookies for all along.
She then tells Yukinoshita that she "wants it all". My reading of this is she is saying, "I want Hikigaya, but I also want to maintain my friendship with you." Of course, there is only one way this can work, which is if Yukinoshita gives up on her own feelings for Hikigaya.
She then assures Yukinoshita that if Yukinoshita leaves everything to her, she will ensure that outcome. This little bit of manipulation is pretty brilliant (and underhanded) because it plays right into Yukinoshita's inability to identify and act on her own desires. Yuigahama is saying, "I know it's difficult for you to act on your desires, so why not act on my desires instead? I will give you the friendship that you've never been able to gain on your own as long as you give up your desire for Hikigaya."

And at this point, Yuigahama has won the love triangle match. Until, that is, Hikigaya interjects with his insistence that Yukinoshita needs to solve her problems on her own or she will never escape the cycle she's currently stuck in.
At which point the really fascinating part of this scene occurs, which is that Yuigahama says she thought he would respond that way and immediately backs down. The implication here is that Yuigahama entered into this whole gambit believing that she would probably fail, but did it anyway because she did not think the status quo was maintainable and that forcing her friend and her crush to face the emotional currents that underly their little threesome was desirable even if it leads to her losing Hikigaya.

I think she actually thought that if anyone of both yui or yukino confessed their feelings for hikigaya then it will disturb there friendship and they won't be friends like they were then, so she meant that if she tells yukino about what to do with her problem then she will win the battle royale and yukino and hikigaya would have to do what she says which is to drop her (yukino) feelings for hikigaya as she (yui) was ready to do and remain best friends forever with hikigaya and no one would confess their feelings for hikigaya.
The gist is that she wanted to maintain the status quo and not to disturb it. She felt that their friendship was important than her love and wanted to keep it. she was like the problem is having a romantic relationship with hikigaya (for both of them as if one got into a relationship the other one would feel jealous and ruin the perfect friendship they had), so why not remove the possibility of that and remain friends forever.

I thought maybe Yui was proposing sharing Hikigaya, as there were hints that they had come to an understanding about him.
That part where Yui sits uncomfortably close to Yukinoshita seems to suggest a particular change in fondness. I thought this was indicating possible yuri, but she still likes Hikigaya and she also knows Yukinoshita likes him. If everybody likes everybody, why force a choice.

Both Yukinoshita and Hikigaya are very alike in a lot of ways. Needless to say, both Yukinoshita and Yuigahama have amazing quality and are wonderful friends, but the longer it takes, the more painful it could get. I can see this being a huge problem considering the situation.
I myself couldn't agree more with Hikigaya's interjection, If he didn't say something, Yukinoshita would have lost much more then just a chance with Hikigaya. At the moment, she is going through a change and needs time. It's important for both to finally come out with there feelings. But, if Yukinoshita can't get her own thoughts and feelings together, she won't be able to decide for herself. They can make it known to Hikigaya their true feelings and put the ball in his quart finally.  He may be dense but I think he fully understands the situation and needs a bit of a push to come up with his own desires. In the end, even if both or one backs down, it's still up to Hikigaya to find his own path or decision.
We have to remember that Hikigaya has a history or even a little post-traumatic stress when it comes to rejection. I mean we have met two other women in his life who have rejected him. So, this could be a bit hard for him as well. Someone's bound to get hurt either way which sucks I believe.


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The premise regarding demon, hole in the heart, and child
It is stated in chapter 1 that the demons hide themselves in a human heart, and are kicked out once the hole in the heart is filled.

However, in chapter 3, it is stated that they only hole themselves up in the hearts of women, because they will be born as the woman's child.

But in the majority of cases, they'll find love at some point before the child is conceived, so the demon would already be kicked out. So what's the point of artificially banishing all of them beforehand with the MC?

Given some of the behavioral changes and other weirdness that happens in late-stage cases, I wouldn't be surprised if the implanted demons decided to take things into their own hands....

How can a premise devised by an author be flawed?  Translations can be somewhat flawed......but as the question is worded, no, I don't think the "premise" is flawed.

Like Clockwork-Muse says, as the darkness inside the host grows, the demon would get stronger and when they get stronger, they might put weird thoughts into the host, making them offering themselves to some random guy so they get impregnated and then the demon can get reborn. Or even worse, like in Kusunoki's case, the demon might control the host's body.


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Are the Crab God and other supernatural creatures metaphors?
I'm new to the Monogatari series; got into it because Nisio Isin wrote Medaka Box and also GIFs I found online.
I just don't understand whether we are intended to take the supernatural parts of the show to understand the characters or whether they are important on their own yet. For example, in the LNs, does the monologue hint at what is reality and what is made up?
How much of the content in the show can be chalked up to hallucination, etc.? Is the crab god really there? Or is it a metaphor for her not carrying her trauma, thus she is weightless? Or both?

The light novels and future episodes of the anime strongly indicate that all the supernatural stuff is literally real, not a hallucination or a metaphor. There are some interesting hints in the later stories about how the existence of the supernatural interacts with human thought and belief, but never an indication that the supernatural creatures don't exist.

@Torisuda you might post that as answer instead...


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What's the song when young Kureo Mado is facing the one-eyed owl on episode 2 of Root A?
There's a song in Tokyo Ghoul: Root A in the second episode where young Kureo Mado is facing the one-eyed owl, and then Arima steps up to fight.
What is the song that plays?

Would you like to add a timestamp and episode number to your question?

Took me a bit of time to track it down, but managed to find it.
The song is called FUKUROU off the Tokyo Ghoul Root A soundtrack.
You can listen to it here


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Is GaoGao-chan based/inspired on Stitch?
Poco's Udon World has a "spin-off" in-universe children series Gao-Gao and the Blue Sky, in which a super-dangerous alien bent on conquest and destruction comes to Earth to destroy/conquer it and then befriends two human girls and ends up as its defender.
One cannot avoid noticing the similarities with Disney's Stitch character.
Is there any connection?

I've heard the Stitch character is pretty popular in Japan, so it's plausible there's a connection, though I've no idea if there is one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch!

@Torisuda did you mean Stitch! ????

Yes. Weird, I was on the correct page and copied the link from the navigation bar. Anyway, seems you understood what I meant.


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What is the difference in cost for anime aired on TV and online anime?
I want to know the difference between production cost of animes that aired on TV and anime that can only be found online.
How much more or less does it cost to produce anime online instead of on TV?

This can answer part of your question How much does a typical anime series/episode cost

I can't imagine being online would make a difference in how much the show costs to write, draft, design, animate, or market, so any difference would have to be cost to broadcast vs cost to stream. According to Logan's answer on the question Dimitri mx linked, TV slots for a 52-episode series are in the ballpark of 50 million yen (around $439,000). I would imagine streaming episodes from your own servers for a year can't be too much cheaper than this; it might even be more expensive.

Usually services like Crunchyroll and Netflix pay you to stream your content, but that's for content that's already established in some other venue; I've never heard of a streaming company making a deal where another company pays them to run content. Usually they either pay media companies to run preexisting content or they pay a production company to create content for them.


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What does the dialog related to Nanami's quote in the last episode of Bokura Ga Ita mean?
In the last scene of the final episode of Bokura Ga Ita (ep. 26), Yano repeats a quote that Nanami made in an earlier episode. The quote was

 "it all equals out".

In the earlier episode, where the quote originated, Nanami was explaining to Yano how

 he may not have anyone he loves, but there are people who really love him and thus "shouldn't it all equal out?"

Now, back to the final scene. He repeats the quote

 "it all equals out" and questions it. He says, "it didn't all equal out," and that "it ended up more equal...on the positive side."

I've watched two different translations of the scene and I am still confused. I originally thought it was basically saying

 'you love no one, but someone loves you a lot, so it equals out', so I'm not understanding the "sides".

What exactly is "the positive side"? Did he simply just mean

 I loved no one, Nanami loved me dearly, and it ended up being on the "side" of me loving Nanami?

Or is there more to it?

Note that this isn't a question about "how it ended". This is a question about the literal meaning of the final lines in the anime. I suspect it might be something lost in translation.

The answer follows when Yano entered the train:

 "Because I met Takahashi. I lived to meet Takahashi."

 In the end, the positive side is that at last Yano admitted he doesn't feel lonely anymore because he has Nanami.

Here is the original dialog in Japanese

七美　「どこにいてもどんなにさみしくてもつらくても
　　　　ここで七美が想ってることを忘れないでね。
　　　　矢野は絶対、ひとりじゃないから」
矢野　「プラマイゼロ？」
七美　「え？」
七美　『矢野のすごくすごく好きな人はもういないのかもしれないけど
　　　　それはさみしいことなのかもしれないけど、
　　　　でも矢野のことをすっごくすっごく好きな人間がいるってことはそれって
　　　　プラマイゼロじゃないかなあ。だからひとりだと思わないでね』
矢野　「そうじゃなかった」
矢野　「ゼロじゃなくてプラマイプラスだったよ」
矢野　『高橋と出遭ってから、俺は高橋と出遭うために生きてきた』
Dialog source: Happy☆Lucky's blog entry (Japanese)

In the original Japanese scene, Nanami used the term "plus-minus zero", in which Yano replied with "plus-minus plus".
Also, the main point of Nanami's quote is more about

 loneliness, deeper than just "someone who likes/is liked by another". Nanami felt that Yano was feeling lonely after his previous girlfriend had left him, but since Nanami liked Yano, he shouldn't be feeling lonely anymore, hence "it all equals out". But Yano couldn't move on despite that.

However, after having gone through all of this, Yano finally realized that he was wrong, hence "it ended up [...] on the positive side".


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What's the reason why "Shokugeki no Souma" has so many color chapters recently?
Does anyone know why all the latest releases (about 5 chapters) of Shokugeki no Souma have all been in color? It's great and all, but it's starting to scare me.
For some reason, it's hard to find copies online, but I read manga on my phone and all the latest chapters are like HD full-on color.

The color chapters are exclusive to the digital version of Jump.

The manga is normally published in the Shonen Jump magazine in black and white format, like the others, but the magazine has a new website called Shonen Jump+ where you can buy the official color chapter to view online.
Only One Piece and Naruto eventually also have chapters in color on the web, and it's because Shokugeki no Souma is quite popular and as an extra for the final arc autumn election.

I tried to edit your post, but I don't understand the second half of your post. And would you please cite some source?


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How many light novel volumes are covered in the "Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!" anime?
The anime ends with

 the rights to the Takanashi residence being transferred to Yuuta, and them moving back into the house.

The light novels are still ongoing.
How many volumes did the anime cover? If I were to pick up the light novels from where the anime ended, from what volume should I begin reading?

anyone has answer to this question? I have googled a little bit and I only found out that the OVA is adapted from the last volume of the light novel

According to Japanese Wikipedia,

Using volume 1 and volume 7 (the episode where Yuuta's doing daily life with the three sisters at an apartment in Hachioji) from the original work (light novel) as the base for the anime's original story, original characters were also added. Also, there are some different settings between the anime and the light novel, like

 the Takanashi couple died instead of missing.

(Emphasis mine)

Since volume 7 is a collection of short stories and the anime's story is considered original, I can't really suggest continuing from volume 2, but instead just start from volume 1.

Regarding the 2 OVAs, I think both of them are original stories. Both OVAs were included as a bonus for the limited edition of volume 13 and 18 (the last volume), but Wikipedia doesn't mention if they adapted from them instead.


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Who are all the characters Tomoko imagines in episode 7?
In episode 7 of Watamote, when Tomoko is in line to see the otome Voice Actor from the game, she gets the bonus ticket to get a custom recording. She rethinks about what line she wanted after hearing the girl in front of her request the line "I want to ruin you".
Tomoko has a montage of different characters from different anime with the Voice Actor as that character, below is the scene.

I only know 1 of the shots which is Heisuke from Hakuouki (end of the third row) as he is the only member of the Shinsengumi who has long hair which is tried from the top of the head
I am wondering who were the other characters Tomoko imagined and which anime they came from?

If they all share seiyuu (in reality), you might be able to find some by looking at Heisuke's seiyuu on Wikipedia.

@キルア i don't see Watamote on the list so unless they left Hiroyuki Yoshino off because it was a minor role or it's a parody of him there's quite a large number of titles for me along to look though and try and match scenes (considering Heisuke looks much older thanks to Tomoko superimposing the voice actor's face)


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Why did Major Kusanagi wear a particular extreme outfit on episode 14?
On episode 14 - YE$, at 6:21 in this episode, we see the crew being debriefed by Aramaki. The chief remarks that she is wearing "some get-up", inquiring whether she is searching for a specific kind of attention. She replies, somewhat... despairingly(?), with "...; I just... don't have a choice."
The scene prior to this ended with her being ejected from a building through a window and landing on a pile of trash. She is noticeably soiled by "garbage-type fluids" and, presumably, needs to get cleaned up.
It is not explicit, but it seems that only a few hours, at most, have passed between the incident and the debriefing.
Aside from being her usual hot-gun-toting-super-hacker-ninja self, I have missed the implication as to why this particular outfit is "mandatory". Is there a specific clue I missed or was it just to imply that she may have had other, personal, obligations for which she was still dressed? Her outfit was definitely extreme for being at "the office", even for her.

I always assumed it was all she had on hand/was willing to get dirty.

(Upon review I've determined that the source provided is insufficient to support my answer. I'm currently investigating sources to come up with a more appropriate answer.)
Her body is a mass production "pleasure model" so that she blends into (I assume 'shady') environments in the city. That's why she wears sexy clothes so often, to fit her cover.
Source: Masamune Shirow via Joseph Christopher Schaub
http://schaublog.com/Writing/KusanagisBody.pdf (pg.94) [last retrieved 10/24/17]

For his part, Shirow provides a very practical explanation for
  Kusanagi's body in the author's notes which accompany his manga. He writes:

Major Kusanagi is deliberately designed to look like a mass-production model so she won't be too conspicuous. In reality, her electrical and mechanical system is made of ultra-sophisticated materials unobtainable on the civilian market. If she appeared too expensive, she might be suddenly waylaid on a dark street some night, hacked up, and hauled off to be sold. (1995: 103)

His mention of Kusanagi's body as 'a mass-production model' no doubt provides the seeds for Oshii's foregrounding of her commodity status in the film, but the critique is certainly amped up a notch by Oshii.

I've also included the author's citation:

For all references to Shirow's version of Ghost in the Shell, the source I follow is the graphic novel. Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell, trans. Frederik Schodt and Toren Smith, (Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Comics, 1995)


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Is Monkey D. Luffy named after Sun Wukong?
Monkey: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en in the 16th century is regarded as one of the 4 great classical novels of China (at least according to Wikipedia).  I have read that Son Goku (Dragon Ball) is directly inspired by Sun Wukong as Dragon Ball was originally supposed to mirror Journey to the West (and of course deviated from this).  While I don't know if that is true, I know Oda lists the Dragon Ball series as a major inspiration.
Is Monkey D. Luffy the man aiming to become the King of the Pirates named after Sun Wukong: the Monkey King?
Update: I apparently overlooked that Sun Wukong (Chinese) is referred to as Son Goku (Japanese).

I think Oda used Dragon Ball as inspiration in the way fights are laid out, but not for the name of Luffy. Monkey D. Luffy is more like because of the way Luffy moves around.

Yes, if there's any inspiration from Journey to the West, it would be indirect, through Toriyama, not from the source text.

I don't think so. The novel is called Journey to the West, and Monkey is the name of a translation into English that became popular that shifted more of the focus onto the Monkey King, Sun Wukong.
It is possible, but Goku was literally given the Japanese name of the Monkey King and had the ability to change into a Giant Ape and the magical staff of the Monkey King, whereas for Luffy it is just his family name, that he shares with Garp and Dragon.
I don't think he is named after this story, there are many stories in the Far East about a handful of animals such as monkeys, dragons and tigers, often the monkeys in the stories will have similar traits, like being playful and strong.
Many characters in One Piece have animal themes, notably the original Shichibukai and Admirals, and they all act/appear in a way that suits their animal to some extent, Mihawk hunting Krieg in his first appearance, Doflamingo being flamboyant.
I think Luffy was just given the name Monkey to highlight his monkeyish characteristics.

Oda played a lot with different references from the beginning. Using a double reference of Dragonball and Wukong for his main character would match his style.

There is one Monkey King in One Piece, not Luffy. He is the leader of Coffee Monkeys and he appears in episode 395.
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I believe so. Luffy's primary attack involves manipulating the size of his arms, similar to the staff of Sun Wukong. They're both useless in water. Also, the Pirate King thing is very much like Sun Wukong's "Equal to the heavens" schtick.


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Why didn't Light just kill the Task Force?
I know that Light didn't want to kill his father in cold blood, but after his father, Soichiro Yagami, died, he could've just killed them. And then, Near accused L #2 of being Kira.
Near only found out that Light was Kira because of the information Aizawa gave him. He could've just killed the Task Force and went incognito. I know he wanted to kill of Near and Mello, but I'm sure that he could've found a way to kill them off later.
Why didn't Light just kill the Task Force then?

There is another aspect of this question missing and not yet adressed in any answer either. Why didn't he set them up to die at the great showdown? They all brought guns, making a victim greately injure someone else and even have unnamed bystanders prepare the noted death is possible, so why not have the task force shooting down nears people and firing the fatal shots himself? He wouldn't even need X Kira in that case but backups never hurt. If he wrote down the scene early enought, he could even have forced N's thoughts and plans. He would have become the ultimate puppet master and won.

To add to Vixen's answer, Light didn't kill the Task Force before Near was even in the picture because they posed him no threat. Initially, he only killed criminals, and later he started killing everyone opposing his utopia. However, they were working for him then, so there was no need to kill them.
Also, keep in mind that he couldn't hide those deaths from the world. It would seem rather strange that the entire Task Force died and he was the only survivor. He would have to made them all die in such a way that he would seem innocent, but it would still seem odd to any onlooker. So, maybe he didn't want to risk exposure even more.
On a side note, it might have been his conscience if he still had any left. He partly killed his own father to convince everyone that he was innocent. He purposely made his father do the eye-trade so that his father could prove his innocence by telling everyone he had a showing lifespan, meaning he could not have been the Killer. Killing everyone else after that ordeal would make his father lose his lifespan in vain.

First, his father's death would be in vain if and only if Kira lose. Second, L died, noone would have suspected anything if Kira killed the rest of the task force too - one by one as he learns their names or Light could kill the others and stage his own death. Third: using them as long as they are usefull is fine but why not use their cause of death and circummstances to win the final showdown?

As long as there was a Task Force, there was a line of communication with Near. And thus (more) opportunities to find out the true identities of Near and Mello. The Task Force was still a valuable asset.
It was much better to try and convince Near that he wasn't Kira. And Light is (over)confident enough to believe he can pull that off. Near is much harder to fool than other people. But to Light, that probably makes it an exciting challenge.


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What episode is about "Lucky Bastard Fever"?
I have a question about a lucky bastard fever episode in Crayon Shin-chan, I was wondering if you could help me find what episode this is from.
It was about that bird man bad guy and Lollipop was at her house and some professor guy was there too, but then he left and then he came back from the house side of the house. Lollipop did not know how he did it but later it  turned out that the other professor was the main bad guy in trying to find a weakness on the action bastered suite.


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Did Kick-Heart reveal a breakdown of its expenses?
Kick-Heart is notable as the first anime to be crowdfunded via Kickstarter.
The base goal of the Kickstarter was to reach $150,000, with additional stretch goals for more money.
On their campaign page, they tell potential backers how they intended to use the funds raised:

Increase the quality of animation
Increase the overall duration of the animation
Help offset the current production costs
Manufacturing costs for backers rewards (Blu-ray, printed materials, etc.)
Digital distribution costs for backers downloading the film
Festival submission fees

Do they mention the breakdown of expenses anywhere? I couldn't find it on their Kickstarter page. Generally speaking, it's not uncommon for crowdfunded projects to show where your money goes. Was it perhaps revealed in a backer-only update (which I wouldn't have access to)?
I just thought it was odd that the amount was so high compared to latter Kickstarters like Santa Company for $50,000, which was also a longer animation.

There doesn't seem to be a breakdown beyond what you quote, though http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/72508-72508.html has a bit of commentary on it.


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How did Karen's little sister's spirit get fused to Karen?
I have watched the 11 episodes and wonder if I missed the point where they explained how Karen's little sister, Touka's spirit became fused with Karen.

It seems it's not explained at all anywhere? THEM Anime's review has same opinion with you: "Now she (Touka)'s somehow- through the gun, through Karen's body energy, or through yet again reaching into that forbidden source of arbitrary inspiration, we don't know- somehow brought back as an energy-entity that delights in destroying robots"


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What do two moons signify in Goblin slayer anime?
In Goblin Slayer, I noticed sun is always one, but in night moon are two. Below is a picture from a scene:

My question is what is the significance of these two moons there ?

They aren't on Earth?

@pboss they are.

I don't think they are on Earth. The fact that there are two moons, that magic can be used, to name a few, prove that it is set in a fictional world.

@W.Are It's earth only. If you have watched the serial, Remember when priestess cast her spell, she starts with "O mother earth..."

O mother earth' could refer to earth as in 'soil'. I could be wrong but I think this can be resolved by looking at the raw version of the LN/manga to see if it really does refer to Earth as a proper noun when it says 'earth'.

@W.Are is right. In this scene Priestess uses the word "chiboshi", which means something like mother goddess and earth goddess. The word is written as 地母神, where 地 means earth or ground, 母 means mother and 神 means god.


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Why people were afraid to call Kirin "Saiho"?
In Episode 14, Half-demon rat explains how whole 12 kingdoms formed and their emperors and Kirins. He also says:

the Kirin's official name is Saiho, but people are afraid to call them Saiho, so calling them taiho has become the norm.

However he didn't tell why. So my question is why people were afraid to call kirin "Saiho"?


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The name of the anime movie about apes
This anime is about a world inhabited by apes and there are two kinds of them : the civilized apes living by the sacred sea/lake and uncivilized apes living in the mountain.
The apes cannot travel to the distant city at the other side of the lake/sea since their God will get angry if they get in the water. They'll find at the end that this is lie and they can go wherever they want to.
The civilized apes wear hats all the time, because they're not supposed to show their ears in public.
There are no humans in the anime, so the main character is an ape who fell by accident from the mountain, home of the uncivilized apes, to the city, home of civilized apes. This ape (I forgot his name) came out to be a very clever and intelligent. I don't remember what he did, but I think he started to learn and became a brilliant savant, but I am not sure.
I watched the movie 3 or 5 years ago on TV and I think it was new at the time, but again, I am not sure.
The "style" and the atmosphere of the movie resembles to that of Spirited Away of Miyazaki. Though, it's not a Miyazaki movie.
Anyone knows this great movie ?
Thanks.

maybe... planet of the asian apes?

I believe that the movie you are looking for is A Monkey's Tale.

It's a French Animated Cartoon.
It's better known as Le Château Des Singes.
It was released in 1999.
The protagonist is Kom.

Kom- the protagonist, a rebellious, cheeky, but brave young Wonkoo monkey.

It's story is -

Kom is a member of the Woonkos, a tribe of monkeys who live in a canopy and they live in obsessive fear of falling into a nearby pit, which is inhabited by other monkeys they believe to be demons. Kom refuses to believe these superstitions and claims bravery and is rude to the elder of the Woonkos. However, on the way home, he accidentally falls from the trees into the land below. When there, he meets the Lankoo tribe and finds they are in fact very similar to his own tribe. He befriends Gina, a young maid and Master Martin, the librarian and they help teach him to behave like a Lankoo. The Lankoo king is impressed by his actions, although Gina doesn't like it when he tries too hard for popularity, and briefly forgets her. However, there is also evil afoot. The chancellor Sebastian, the governess and their dim-witted side-kick, Gerard the Gormless, are up to evil plans: they will find a way for the King to die and they are poisoning his already sick daughter, Princess Ida. The King, along with most of his army, die drowning while attempting to reach the "promised land" on the other side of the poisonous lake when it was frozen. Sebastian believes his plan has worked, but the governess (who was giving the princess the poison) is given it herself by Gina and the one remaining soldier, however it is believed she is tough enough not to die, but will remain a "sleeping ugly". The film ends with Sebastian and Gerard in cages, Princess Ida as the new queen and Kom and Gina returning to the land of the Woonkos, while it is clear that the two tribes will unite. It features the song "We Are One" by Westlife.

I think this is what u need as per the question.
The story is pretty much similar but this is not a movie, its a proper anime series.
Name : Saru Get You
When Specter gets a hold of a Pipo Helmet, he becomes intelligent and starts using monkeys to spread chaos around the world. Using their teleporter and gadgets, Kakeru, Hiroki, Natsumi and the Professor work to capture the monkeys and stop Specter's plans, later joined by virtual girl Charu and mech genius Haruka. It is revealed that Specter's true identity is Natsumi's pet monkey, Kuuta, who was transformed into Specter by a group called the Pipotrons. They host a game in virtual space, challenging Kakeru and his friends for Specter's freedom, but Specter escapes before they get there. The Pipotrons then challenge Kakeru and co to a tournament. Specter eventually learned about the kind things humans have done for monkeys, protects Kakeru and returns to being Kuuta

Thank you for taking the time to answer this, but Saru Get You is not the movie I am looking for. Sorry.

The only thing I could find remotely similar was called "monkey magic", but it's an anime series and I could only find episode clips to see what it was like. Watch out though, there is a live version of the show that is... well it's old and kinda weird.
History (from Wikipedia):

Monkey Magic was an anime series that aired in the 1990s based on Journey to the West. To avoid religious implications, the Buddha was named "The Guardian". The show did not perform well and only one season of 13 episodes was made; the pilgrimage had only begun, with the dragon-horse joining the small group and the priest's two other disciples not appearing. Sunsoft produced a PlayStation video game based on the cartoon. Monkey Magic is an incarnation of the famous ancient Chinese novel, Journey to the West, in which it follows the novel's story to a high extent. It had aired in the USA first in 1998, while Japan got it at the end of 1999 of December 25.

Synopsis (from ???):

A very wise but immature and foolish monkey named Kongo, magically blasted out to life from a stone. He was obsessed with learning and a needed to be great so Kongo leaves his "family" on Flower Fruit Mountain in search of ancient knowledge and arcane wisdom. Kong didn't want to just study and learn the mystical arts, but to master the magic Jet Cloud, the first of his great weapons. Kongo later gains mastery of the air and returns to his adopted home just in time. Humans are laying claim to the monkeys` ancestral home. With his Jet Cloud and his newly-learned magical wisdom, Kongo defeats the humans and proclaims himself King of Flower Fruit Mountain. But in the Celestial Heavens, the gods are uneasy. A monkey defeating humans and declaring himself king? That cannot be allowed! They decide the monkeys must be taught a lesson and so they launch an attack on Kongo and all the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain.

Could you add a description of the series? Also please refrain from discussing where to illegally view anime here. It's irrelevant where you watched the show or how you obtained it.

sorry if watching clips is illegal. I phrased that wrong.

Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, this is not what I am looking for. I even looked for the other anime adaptions to Journey to the West but none of them are neither.
Sorry.


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Why is "I won't forgive you" a commonly used threat?
In a number of shows, "I won't forgive you" or some variation is used as a threat. Rukia uses it when she is trying to keep Ichigo to follow her into the Soul Society, saying, "If you follow me, I will never forgive you." It is used similarly in other shows. In Vampire Knight, Kaien Cross says to Kaname that, if he makes Yuuki cry, he will never forgive him.
This doesn't seem to be used in Western television, or at least not to the same amount as it is in anime. Is this a part of Japanese culture or is this something that originated in anime/manga? If it did originate in anime/manga, where did it first appear?

It's a culture thing, and it's kinda like a fixed phrase, which is not translated accurately into English. If you can understand a little Chinese, its true meaning is 我饶不了你, in which 我(means I) 饶不了(means won't forgive) 你(means you), and the meaning is perfectly translated.
Its true meaning in English is more like this: I will not absolve you from guilt or I will not remit your punishment! (but these are too strong)
For your better understanding, this phrase suggests that if you do anything unpleasant to me, I will remember that one and find a way to make you pay.
PS: Even so it's supposed to be a threat, but this phrase is used between "frienemies" in many cases. For a instance, A doesn't want his partner-like rival B risks his(B's) life to save him(A), then A may say I will never forgive you if you risk your own life to save mine.

It's true that Chinese has a similar phrase, but I don't think there's a direct connection between this Chinese phrase and 許さない, the Japanese word that's always being translated this way.

It really comes down to awkward translation.
許さない (yurusanai) is the word being used. This is the negative form of the Japanese verb for "to forgive", which also has other nuances and can mean to permit or accept something. Despite it seeming odd this is a natural enough expression in Japanese; however, it presents a bit of a dilemma for translators. Some will try and translate literally despite the awkwardness, while others might try and come up with a more natural phrase for the situation.
Other possible translation styles could be things like

I won't stand for...
...is unacceptable.
This time it's personal! (a bit of a stretch but in the context of a prelude to a fight it pretty much serves the same function)

I feel like in 9 out of 10 cases, "I won't forgive you" as a translation of 許さない should be considered a mistranslation for "I won't let you get away with this."

I don't even feel that “I won't forgive you.” is “literal”, who ever said that the “literal” meaning of “許す” means to “forgive”. It's one of the meanings by extension of it, but I'd argue the base meaning of the verb is “allow” first and foremost. It's simply a mistranslation from where I stand.

My interpretation of the phrase "I'll never forgive you" isn't nearly as analytical as the others. As you know a lot of Japanese phases are said differently in English(can't think of an example). Anyway even after the more precise translation I still didn't get it until I read a fanmade Manga then I was like "okay so them saying that is the equivalent of this." That being "I'll never forgive you." This being "I hate you" or "I'll kill you." That's what I think it is.

I'm not sure I understand your answer. Are you saying that they chose that phrase not because it's a translation, but simply because the meaning of "I won't forgive you" it fits the scenario (even if it's not a common English phrase)?


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Is the English Pokemon theme song more well known than the Japanese version?
I was watching this video of the Japanese-YouTuber Hikakin beatboxing the first English Pokemon song. It made me wonder: was the English dub theme song more well-known than the original Japanese opening?

So you are talking about the first opening, right?

@Ikaros yep, for both

Looking again, by comparing youtube views, it seems quite similar

FWIW I remember seeing the Pokemon theme song in a Japanese compilation of piano arrangements of anime music (see めざせポケモンマスター), so it probably is reasonably famous in Japan. (This was in 2013, and the creators also released an album the year prior that included songs from Bakemonogatari and Madoka Magica.)

The following answer is based on the results I got on Google [from my country (France)].

Keeping the following elements in mind, one can say that their popularity level is more or less the same.
The comparison is made between the first Japanse theme めざせポケモンマスター (Aim to be a Pokemon Master) and the first English theme "Gotta catch them all." I take into account only the official versions.
Google Trends

In red : the English, in blue : the Japanese

Except for the year 2005, the search trends looks to be pretty similar.
Surprisingly enough, the countries which searched the English opening on google were the following ones :

For the Japanese opening, the searches come only from Japan.

Youtube
The most viewed youtube video of the Japanese opening (in my country) views ~1 million views.
The most viewed youtube video of the English opening (in my country) views ~1 million views

Using the same methodology that Ikaros did when they answered the question, I can definitively say that the North American version of the song wins by a country mile.
Changes from original approach
Instead of just searching on a few key parts of the katakana, I chose to use めざせポケモンマスター as the full search text, and "Pokemon Theme" as the other one.  This way, we narrow it down to what people are more likely to search for when looking up Pokemon songs.
Graphed results
This data goes back all the way from 2004 to the present day.  It's not even close.

On average, for every 1 person looking up the Japanese song title, 14 people look up the NA version.
The map doesn't change much; the majority of people looking at the JP version are based in Japan (also Taiwan, surprisingly enough), and the NA version is significantly more prominent world-wide.

Additional information
Growing up I recall hearing a Norwegian version of the song.  On reflection, the lyrics of the song were different but the melody was preserved, which is also notably different from the JP version.
Bulbapedia maintains a list of these themes, and this particular theme was likely dubbed across all of these listed languages.

In North America, the English Theme is more popular, but in Japan, the Japanese one is. This is because Japanese people hear the Japanese theme on TV and Americans hear the English one. In Germany, the German version of Gotta Catch Em All is most likely more popular.
Furthermore, people prefer the one they can understand. For English speakers, it is Gotta Catch Em All. For Japanese speakers, it is Mezase Pokemon Master or Aim to be a Pokemon master.
English is more widespread so more people will prefer English. I am a native English speaker and prefer the Japanese theme. This is because I got sick of the English one.


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Which chapter of the One Punch Man webcomic should I start on after seeing the anime?
I just finished episode 12 of the anime and I'm under the impression that this is the end of season 1. I'd like to continue with the manga now. I don't want to read the remake; I want to read the original webcomic that started in 2009.
Which chapter should I start on?

You should start from Chapter 42 of the original manga.
After the destruction caused by Boros and his defeat by Saitama, the space ship is taken by Metal Knight. The Hero Association HQ is rebuilt.
Chapter 42 picks off with S Class hero, King (ranked 7) facing off a reptile monster and then, Dushimof, a machine god created by the Organisation.

do you know which volumes one has to get after the anime?

An anonymous user tried to edit this post to indicate that the correct chapter is actually #50. (I don't know whether this is correct or not.)

@utdev: Um, both OnePunch Man manga series don't have volumes. They're just published chapter-wise.

@senshin: There are two One Punch Man manga series. That edit was pointing out to the manga chapter of the One punch man series drawn by Murata Yuusuke. The OP is asking for the original version, done by ONE.


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Is use of schools' rooftops a common thing in Japanese culture or just a cliché?
In many manga and anime involving modern schools, there is a scene on or at least showing the rooftop of the building. It is a place students can freely go to, often depicted with having a bust-height railing along the edge and the typical 'small building' from which you leave the school building, often also having a ladder to get up (nonetheless being a popular 'hiding' or 'being alone' spot even without one).
I wanted to ask: is this one of many clichés about Japanese culture that appear throughout the whole media type, or are they a common thing in Japanese schools?

Related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6459/why-there-are-many-scenes-in-anime-that-take-place-on-the-roof

Shoot, wanted to add it in but forgot to. Thanks.

I am sorry, but they look like just a cliché....
From this Quora answer (yes Quora!):

While many Japanese schools do have flat rooftops, they are usually off-limits and properly locked. So, eating your lunch on the roof or confessing your love at sunset up there... not gonna happen.

Source: Quora
Another source directly from our own Anime and Manga StackExchange: AM StackExchange
A quick Google search also reveals this (unfortunate) truth.

Seems like these two answers contradict each other.. While both imply access is not allowed per the rules, the answer on the other question states rooftops are seldom locked. However, the Quora answer implies they are most-always locked.


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Why aren't characters' names in Fullmetal Alchemist Japanese?
In most anime, the character's names are usually common Japanese names (for example, Yuuki, Yoko, Chiharu, etc.). So, why in Fullmetal Alchemist are the characters' names more on the English side of things?

The main setting of FMA is in Amestris, which is a pastiche of various European countries, in particular, England. (See the answers to this question for more details.) We can readily see that English is used in-universe, for instance, when Hawkeye corresponds with Roy, writing in vol. 19 of the manga:

 SELIM BRADLEY IS HOMUNCULUS

Note that many character names are not actually "English" or even German, although fans often posit Amestris to be a parallel of Germany. Some examples:

Jean Havoc's first name is French -- in English, Jean is more commonly a female name and is also pronounced differently -- and Riza is possibly a Hungarian name. Olivier might sound English, but it is not an English spelling of the name Oliver.
With regards to the suggestion that the names are German, Hughes, Bradley, and Armstrong are at most rather English in nature. Similarly, the German equivalent of Jean would presumably be Johann -- see this webpage on the name.

I remember Arakawa stating she chose names at random from a dictionary of European names for more minor characters, on some of manga bonus pages. I don't remember the specific chapter where this appeared, but this is stated in one of the answers of the question I linked to and also readily comes up in search results for arakawa european name dictionary fullmetal alchemist.
So in short: the names are not Japanese because the setting is largely in a country derived from Western Europe of the late 19th or early 20th century. However, it is incorrect to say that the names are English or necessarily German in origin. Of course, it's possible that there's so much ethnic diversity in Amestris that some variation in names isn't entirely unexpected, but well, that supports the "pastiche of Europe" view of the setting more.

Don't forget the obvious title Fuehrer, which is German for leader and infamously used by Hitler during WWII and the Nazi regime

Olivier is a French name too, it can be translated to "Olive tree".

I've always thought "Roy Mustang" sounded very American.

I might be wrong, but I noticed that early anime (80s thru early 2000's) tend to have more English names. Not always, but sometimes, yah. I didn't even know Serena (from sailor moon) real name was usagi until 2011.

This doesn't exactly answer the question, since in the original Japanese version, both Alphonse and Edward's names are the same, and the point you're bringing up is more related to the unpleasant localization and transliteration jobs done by American companies bringing Japanese content over, who felt that the character's names needed to sound English for the audiences to be more captive.


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Where does the title "Plastic Neesan" come from?
The title of Plastic Neesan is clearly refering to one of the characters and to the fact that they are doing plastic models. When looking at the anime, Neesan isn't more of a main character than Sakamaki or Okamoto.
Is there any information about where this part of the title comes from?

The title ＋チック ([plus] tick) doesn't seem to convey a specific meaning, nor is it explained in the series. It's literally a plus mark (+).

The title is just referencing the main character Iroe Genma. Due to her status as the head of the model club and a third year high school student the underclassmen call her Nee-san. It is true that Sakamaki and Okamoto are also main characters but in every synopsis of the manga and anime that I read stated something along the lines of:

Plastic Nee-san is a very short anime that follows a third-year high school girl who
  likes building plastic models and the wacky conversations she has with her fellow club members.

I was expecting a reference in the manga or from the author that could maybe explain it. I guess you must be right.

Yeah unless the author ever reveals a deeper meaning this unfortunately all we have


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What are the other # Areas of the Holy Empire of Britannia?
At the start of Code Geass Japan has just been conquered by Britannia and renamed Area 11. After Prince Clovis's death we are introduced to Princess Cornelia, learning that her Knights had just established another Area for the Empire (I do not remember the number) before leaving to take Clovis's place in Area 11.
I am wondering what each of the Areas are (ie. Area 11 is Japan), if they were conquered in the order they are numbered and if they were all also conquered while Charles Zi Britannia was Emperor.

NOTE: the last bit about Charles I ask because Bartley says later on that he believes the reason for most of the Wars were to secure Geass related Ruins like the ones found at Kamine Island and am curious which Areas Charles have conquered which possibly have Geass Ruins

An Area is a nation or group of nations that has been conquered by
  Britannia and made into a colony. Each Area is designated with a
  number, and its people are referred to by that number.

...

Areas are numbered in order of conquest, though only a handful are mentioned by
  name

United States - Disputed (considering the timeline, the United
States doesn't exist in this world) In addition, Britannians make
several mentions to the "Homeland" suggesting that there's a part of
their empire that isn't an Area. Since the original colonies that
Britannian nobles fled to after losing Great Britain were in North
America, it would make sense that at least part of the United States
as well as possibly part of Canada, would be the "Homeland".
Canada and Queen Elizabeth Islands
Mexico
Greenland
Iceland
South America
Hawaii and Midway Atoll
Falkland Islands
New Zealand
Indochina - Disputed (Indochina is shown as a territory of the
 Chinese Federation)
Japan
Philippines
Cambodia - Disputed (While Britannia seems to have connections with
 Cambodia, it was never called an Area) In addition, Cambodia is
 considered a part of Indochina.
Papua New Guinea
Southern Pacific Islands
Korean Peninsula - Disputed (Shown as a territory of the Chinese
 Federation)
Indonesia - Disputed (shown as a territory of the Chinese
 Federation, especially taking part of the uprising)
Middle Eastern Federation
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Spain

Source

Do you know which Area was the first to be conquered while Charles was on the throne given that they are numbered in order by conquest?

@Memor-X I watched the anime again and their is no mention about your question. This is only my speculation but Charles was childhood friends with VV and their priority mission was to find the thought elevators around the world http://prntscr.com/8af99s. So first they found one in New York while they were young. In 1998 they overtook the Emperor of Britannia using Geass and started searching the elevators by conquering Canada.


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Why is Senketsu the only Kamui that can talk?
There are three Kamui in the show: Senketsu, Junketsu and Shinra-Kōketsu (Omnisilk Kōketsu).

Shinra-Kōketsu is on another level compared to other Kamui. However, Junketsu is the same as Senketsu, but he never talks. Is Senketsu different from other Kamui?

Senketsu is a fake made by the old guy, and the other two are genuine godrobes. He probably thought it would be a nice move to add some intelligence and self-awareness to his it.

Senketsu is the only one Kamui that can talk or communicate. Senketsu can communicate only with Ryuuko. This is because Senketu was made by Dr. Matoi with some modification, i.e Dr. Matoi used Ryuuko's Central Nervous System's DNA with Senketu's life fibers, which is why Ryuuko only can communicate with Senketsu and wear it.
After the end of the battle in episode 17, around 6:00, there is a conversation between Ryuuko Matoi and Aikuro Mikisugi:

A : Dr. Matoi made further improvements and completed Kamui Senketsu. Senketsu's life fiber have been spliced with your central nervous system's DNA
R : What ?
A : That is why he can only communicate with and worn by you.

A is Aikuro Mikisugi, R is Matoi Ryuuko. The exact phrasing might depend on the subtitle set.
Ryuuko's Central Nervous System's DNA is the main reason why Senketsu can talk but other Kamui cannot.

But Satsuki was able to wear it and use it. The reason may be that they are siblings. Satsuki can hear and communicate with Senketsu. They are siblings so their DNA match to some extent, and Senketsu contains Ryuuko's DNA. This may be the reason but this is more what I think than a confirmation of existing information.

I did not find any youtube video to link so no video , i will post gif of that communication asap

There might be many reasons:
First, Senketsu was created specially for Ryuuko. This might have created link, that allows them to understand each other. It is clear that Senketsu doesn't really "talk" using his mouth. It is more like telepathy. This telepathic link might have been created either intentionally or accidentaly when Senketsu was made.
Second, there is question of relationships. Ryuuko and Senketsu are partners or friends. For them, it is symbiotic relationship. Satsuki on the other hand uses her willpower to dominate Junketsu so it can be used as a tool. And as such, there was no reason for her to listen to it, so even if Junketsu did talk, Satsuki would simply make it shut up, because Junketsu talking isn't what she need. Ryuuko and Senketsu were partners so it was obvious they would talk to each other.
And last is simply about production: The creators simply didn't think of Junketsu as character. And as such, they didn't give it any voice. Senketsu was individual character from early start and as such it made sense to make him talk. And as such, he helped character development of Ryuuko. Junketsu on the other side was just something used by Satsuki.

Re: first point - all of Maka's family can't hear Senketsu, so that seems likely

@ToshinouKyouko but at the end Satsuki can hear Senketsu

@OshinoShinobu The fact that Satsuki and Ryuuko are related would probably have something to do with that, I guess.

In my opinion, Senketsu is the only one that can talk because it was specially made for Ryuko and probably only people like Ryuko and Ragyo who are part of Life-Fibers can wear them because they are in sync.