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How long is the longest running anime series?
I know that the Pokemon anime has over 800 episodes, and One Piece has 600+ episodes, but I've heard that they are not in the top 10 of anime with the most number of episodes.
So what anime is longest?

It's worth noting that the Pokemon anime is generally not considered a single anime, but rather to be broken up into distinct seasons - the original series (through the end of Johto), followed by Advanced Generation (Hoenn + Battle Frontier), DP (Sinnoh), and Best Wishes (Unova). The longest of those is the original series, clocking in at a "mere" 276 episodes.

Related topic: Which is the manga series with the highest number of volumes? and Are there any other Guinness world record holders?

Sazae-san (still ongoing) holds the Guinness World Record for the longest running animated television series at more than 7071 episodes. For a list of runner-ups, check this list.

For inquiring minds, there is a list of every series with 100+.

and since 1969 too, so time-wise it's much longer than any other series

The longest series is 'Sazae-san'. It has 2255+7071+ episodes.
(The number '2255' is actually more accurate although it was achieved through bad math. There are actually [according to more recent numbers from this wiki list] around 2390+ episodes. However, each episode consists of three separate stories/vignettes and can be counted as three separate episodes and that is where the 7000+ number comes from {2390 x 3 = 7170}. Furthermore, the Sazae-san wiki states it has aired every Sunday since 1969 so using your friend math you can see that 46 years x 52 Sundays per year = 2392 episodes)

Where did you get the figure 2255+ from? Also, this has already been answered by ʞɹɐzǝɹ and your post adds nothing new (maybe except that curious number).

-1, as @GaoWeiwei hgas mentioned ʞɹɐzǝɹ has already mentioned Sazae-san and you add 2255 to the number with no reference explaining this


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How did Dante know that the Elric brothers were going to bring back their mother Trisha?
In the FMA Wikia it says this...

In the first anime series, the remains of the failed human
  transmutation that was Trisha takes on a larger role. After the
  brothers rush away from the scene looking for help, the deformed,
  living mass that was created manages to crawl away. Patiently waiting
  not far from the house was Dante, who fed it the Red Stones necessary
  to give it a human form.

Which leaves the impression that Dante knew that they would perform human transmutation on their deceased mother. Isn't it a bit strange that Dante is so conveniently close to the house when the incident happens? It seems to me that she knew this would happen.
So how did Dante know that the Elric brothers were going to bring back their mother Trisha? I also can't remember when this happened in the series. Please list the episode in your answer if possible.

Ed seems to figure out who she is when he meets her in episode 41 towards the end, but I have a feeling the bit where they show her eating up the stones is later.

The episode where we see her eating the stones is in 47, in the second half. She also seems to make some comment about how she expected them to attempt human transmutation.

It seems as though someone is -1 all my FMA Questions. :\

Quite possibly one of the Homunculi was keeping an eye on Izumi at the time being an alchemist who could have wanted the Philosopher's Stone and saw the Elricks learning Alchemy from her and reported back to Dante, given how much they look like Hohenheim of Light Dante may have followed them back in hopes that she might see Hohenheim.
Another reason could be the exact same as Mustang having received a letter from the Elricks asking about Hohenheim and came to look for Hohenheim, or suspected that because Ed and Al was Hohenheim's sons they might also be foolish enough to do Human Transmutation as she and Hohenheim did with their Son.
This is really just speculation though, the start of the 2003 anime plays out much like brotherhood yet they deviate because the Manga was on going and Dante is a 2003 only character, as for which episode we see Dante meet Sloth for the first time i don't remember but if i was to guess it might be around when Hohenheim faced Dante after seeing Ed and Al and first encounter Sloth, it would make sense for it to appear here as Dante would be showing off Sloth to Hohenheim.

I'm just going to wait before accepting your answer just in case there are others. : )

@MiharuDante that's fine, mine was just speculation for the most part, someone might have a more concrete answer

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Who was King Bradley supposed to be?
In Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 anime series) Fuhrer Bradley/King Bradley is a homunculus and is head of the military in Central. They say the Homunculi are created when an alchemist attempts human transmutation, which always fails and from those failures, a homunculus is created and is born to look like whoever they were suppose to be bought back as.

e.g. Alphonse and Ed tried to resurrect Trisha, their mother, and end up failing. Years later they run into her but she is known as Miss Douglas.

I can't remember how I know that Homunculi are suppose to look like what they were supposed to be resurrected as but what was King Bradley supposed to be?

I assume you're referring to the 2003 anime, instead of the manga/Brotherhood continuities?

Yeah. Not brotherhood.

Hmmmm I don't think they actually explained the origins of a number of the homunculi, but I'll probably double check on the internet as well.

I'll take my shot at an answer. In the 2003 continuity, homunculi are created when alchemists attempt human transmutation, as you stated earlier. This more or less explains the origins of:

Wrath, who was created by Izumi
Sloth, who, as you stated, was created by the Elric brothers
Envy, who was Hohenheim's son
Lust, who was created by Scar's brother

Given this "rule" and the examples in the anime, it's at the very least implied that the resulting homunculus from a human transmutation will resemble, at least to a degree, the original intended result of the transmutation.
I don't recall the series explaining the origins of Gluttony, Greed, or Pride, though according to the fan-made Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki, they were all created by Dante. In the case of Gluttony, this seems to have been done for the purpose of creating philosopher's stones, at least according to the FMA Wiki (which may or may not be a reliable source). In the case of Pride, it would make sense to a degree for the homunculus to have been created as a means to control the government for Dante's purposes, but it seems that neither the purpose of creating Pride nor his origins are ever explicitly stated in the 2003 series.

Yes, Gluttony was created to make more Philosopher's Stones. Dante was also responsible for the creation of Pride and Greed, but the specifics of these creations are not known.

From what I know is.....

Wrath was Izumi's child
Sloth was Ed and Al's mom
Envy was Hohenheim's son
Greed from what I can tell was Dante's second lover after Hohenheim
Lust was Scar's brother's wife

As far as Gluttony and Pride, I think Dante made them just to help her to obtain the philosophers stone.
Gluttony can create red stones (incomplete philosophers stones) which are needed to make a complete philosophers stone and to keep the homunculi alive.
Pride infiltrates the military and start wars, which helps with the collecting of mass amounts of souls, and in pushing people to create a philosophers stones in self defense.
Answer was based off of the 2003 anime.

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Why can't the homunculi perform Alchemy?
In Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, we saw that the core of a homunculus is a philosopher's stone, but ironically, they still can't perform any alchemy.
Why is it like that?

In Brotherhood (this does not totally hold true for the 2003 anime, so the reason is somewhat different), in order to perform alchemy, one must have a personal Gate of Truth. This is shown to be evident at the end of the series, when:

 Edward Elric gives up his Gate of Truth in exchange for Alphonse, and can no longer perform alchemy as a result of losing it.

However, manufactured homunculi (i.e. not Wrath or the reborn Greed✝✝) are made up of many souls, since:

 The Philosopher's Stone that composes them is powered by thousands of trapped, living souls. This power is what gives the homunculi their life energy as well as permits use of their regenerative (and other) abilities.

These many souls (generally, there are some exceptions) cannot think or act on their own, and thus the homunculus does not have his own Gate of Truth. This being the case, they cannot perform alchemy.
✝✝ It is possible that Wrath and the reborn Greed, having been born human and later becoming homunculi, could perform alchemy if they sought to do so. However, neither of them have any desire to learn it, and there is no official word one way or another.

Do you know why Homunculi are made up of so many souls? I thought they were made as the person the were suppose to be but with no soul or in Brotherhood is it different?

@Miharu I'll edit this into my post, as it is a bit spoilerish.

The reason why Homunculi cannot perform alchemy is because they do not have their own individual soul. They are all a part of Father's soul, they are his 7 deadly sins (Wrath, Envy, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, and Pride) and are a part of him. Because only human souls have gates (even if they are not alchemists) and Homunculi do not have their own souls, they cannot perform alchemy. However, at the end of FMA:B:

 We see Father at the gate in his Dwarf form. This proves that Father is the only true homunculus that is actually a human.


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Is Non Non Biyori's location based on a real one?
I have seen the photos at the end of the Non Non Biyori episodes and they seem to resemble places from within the anime. I wonder if all those photographed places belong to roughly the same location.
In other words: Is the Asahigaoka village in Non Non Biyori based on a real one?
And if yes: Where is this located?

The town of Asahigaoka is not explicitly based on any single real location. Of course, some location scouting in the countryside was performed for the sake of realism.1 Most anime these days engage in this activity (called "location hunting" / ロケハン) when appropriate - e.g. when they are set in modern Japan or something that looks like it.2
That said, the school the students in Non Non Biyori attend is apparently based on a real school: Ogawa Elementary's Shimosato Branch School3 in Ogawa, Saitama.4

1 See this blog post (JP), and in particular this image (JP), taken from an interview with people on the production staff.
2 Of course, some shows do use full-on model cities, e.g. Ano Hana and Ano Natsu de Matteru.
3 I believe I translated that well enough, but school nomenclature confuses me at times - the name in Japanese is 小川町立小川小学校 下里分校, lit. "Ogawa-machi Municipal Ogawa Elementary School, Shimosato Branch School".
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What is the name of Scar's brother?
I was watching FMA Brotherhood, and I was wondering if any of the episodes in the original FMA Anime revealed Scar's brother's name. Now that I think about it, it really didn't really address it. Did they leave it out as it was not important? So far I haven't had any luck finding his name in any of the FMA or FMA Brotherhood episodes.
Does anyone know his name?

That is because there is no known name for him. Scar and his brother also don't have a family name, as Scar himself never revealed his name:

Scar's brother (real name unknown) source

Scar's brother's name is never revealed in the 2003 series, Brotherhood, or the manga. I remember reading somewhere that the creator had given names to both Scar and his brother, but they were never revealed in any interview or through official media.


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How did Dante die?
In FMA Wikia, it says Dante is deceased, but how did she die?
In one of the episodes of the FMA 2003 Anime, we see Dante escaping in an elevator, but is confronted by Gluttony. All we see is her saying "Not now Gluttony, I'll feed you later", and then we see Gluttony lunging at her and her clapping her hands, but that's it.
I'm assuming she died from being eaten, but it sounds unlikely that after 400 years she would be beaten by someone as stupid as Gluttony. So how did she die? Not so sure on this one.

It's not exactly clear, as Dante is about to use Alchemy on Gluttony in the elevator.
In the movie Conqueror of Shamballa, Al and Wrath encounter a monster with the Uroboros Tatoo in the underground city and Wrath says that it's Gluttony. We can only assume that Gluttony devoured Dante just after she managed to do something to Gluttony causing him to mutate.
As for your final comment, she had little time left as she was complaining how the stone she had was about ran out. This means that not only would she not be able to jump bodies anymore, but her rotting soul was also destroying new bodies much more quickly. Even if she wasn't eaten by Gluttony, with no Homunculi to serve her, the stone almost out of power and unable to manipulate the State to create new Homunculi for her, Dante's existence would have ended not long after. That's my speculation, though.

Dante was powerful, and everytime we actually saw Gluttony eat someone, there was blood everywhere. Since the elevator was clean, it can be assumed Dante escaped and moved to a new body and started the quest for a new stone soon after.

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How was Kakashi able to increase the amount of times he can use his Sharingan?
Since beginning of the anime, when he fought Zabuza, he used his Sharingan, and he was out for around one week due to overuse. However, two years later, he's able to use the Kamui often.
How he was able to master the Sharingan in those two years, when he's had it for about decade?

Related to this question https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3358/why-doesnt-kakashi-use-his-copy-ability-that-often

I know that question,but the 2 have got nothing in common...that question was about "why isn't he uses the sharingan often", but I asked,"how was he able to reach that kind of level in the last 2 years,since he wasn't able to accumulate almost nothing in the past 10 years"

Besides the fact hat Kakshi is Hailed as a prodigy, because of his great intelligence, skill, and aptitude.
This is due Kakashi training in his area of weaknesses. It is not that he did not already master the Sharingan ( Itachi Uchiha even stated that Kakashi was far more proficient of a eye user then most of the natural eye users)
Kakashi's primary weakness was his average reserves of chakra and stamina, As stated on the wiki the usage of the eye requires allot of chakra.To counter that  Kakashi possesses very refined chakra control, allowing him to use multiple techniques quickly with the minimum necessary chakra and to their highest level. Kakashi's control also allows him to perform various techniques, usually lightning-based, with few to no hand seals.
On the wiki it is also said

Over the course of the series, his reserves improved considerably to extend his timespan and versatility to fight multiple high-level opponents.

With this information we can conclude that he has increased his chakra pool/ efficieny during combat/training to the point that he can maintain several eye uses and can combat many high level enemys before depleting his chakra pool.

For a side note. During the war Kakashi also could use near to infinite eye attacks when he had Naruto's bijuu chakra attached to him.


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Why is the mikan so popular in anime and manga?
In a lot of anime and manga we see recurring elements of the mikan in one form or another (most notably on a box).
Is there a reason these oranges (in one form or another) recur so often in anime and/or manga (and some games as well)?
Where did it originate from?

Because the mikan is most popular orange in Japan.

Mikan will be more correctly translated as a Tangerine rather than an Orange. In Japan Tangerines are a symbol of prosperity, wealth and happiness, along with being associated with cats.

Actually, the mikan is one of the most popular fruits: in this survey, it only seconds to strawberries! (in fact, in some surveys it was the most popular IIRC.)

This is pretty interesting - the blog post contains a bunch of foreign (non-Japanese) reactions to the phenomenon of mikan boxes in anime (translated into Japanese), and the comments section below contains a bunch of presumably Japanese people reacting to the foreign reactions.
It looks like nobody in Japan is really entirely sure why mikan boxes are so prevalent in anime. However, the following conjectures were made:

Mikans are the prototypical example of a household product that is purchased in boxes. Since boxes of mikans are frequently available in homes, they are repurposed for things like storage, moving, etc. Thus, people see mikan boxes often. This makes them a good choice for depiction in anime. (comment #30)

As an extension of this, one commenter (#73) writes that the only boxed product he has in his house is a box of mikans.

During the Showa period, the mikan box was emblematic of poverty (and in particular, poverty among manga artists in general). Many failed manga artists would live in a tiny apartment and use a mikan box as a desk. Their prevalence in anime is a consequence of the impact they had on artists from that period (or perhaps a sort of self-referential joke by the people in the anime/manga industry). (comments #33, #36, #50, lots of others)
Mikan boxes are tough and sturdy (as they have to be to prevent the fruit from being smushed in transport), and are easy to come across. They are also available for free at some grocery stores. (comments #43, #47)
Why mikan as opposed to apple? You can eat a whole box of mikans, but probably not a whole box of apples. (comment #53)
During election-time, politicians stand on mikan boxes and beer cases and give speeches. (comment #68) [I don't see the connection this commenter is drawing.]

It looks like the most common explanations were 1.) they are one of the few everyday things you buy in boxes; and 2.) as a result of this, many struggling artists, some of whom made it big, spent quite some time drawing using a mikan box as a desk.


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What story are the two new admirals based off of?
Oda-sensei likes to create important characters that are based off real-life people and/or folklore. The three old Admirals are based off characters from tale of Momotaro.
I'm curious to know if there is any in Japanese folklore on the two new Admirals:
 - Issho (or Isshou) is aka Fujitora (purple tiger)
 - "Green Bull," which Doflamingo talks about in Chapter 713.
I tried googling but I got nothing except for Metamorphic Force.
Does anyone have a clue or something about what animals (and story) these two new admirals are based off of?

So is Kizaru still an admiral?! We all know that Akainu is now the fleet-admiral and Aokiji left after his battle with Akainu.

@R.J well i think yes, because Doflamingo only talk about "Green Bull"; another clue is: blue + yellow = green and blu + red = purple (just because the blue admiral left).

Fujitora is clearly based off of Zatoichi.

Zatoichi at first seems a harmless blind anma (masseur) and bakuto (gambler) who roams around the country, making his living by chō-han (playing dice) as well as giving massages, performing acupuncture and on occasion, singing and playing music; however, secretly, he is also very highly skilled in swordsmanship, specifically Muraku-school kenjutsu and iaido and is equally skilled in the more general sword skills of Japan, as well as Sumo wrestling and kyujutsu

Nothing has been revealed about "Ryokugyu" as of this post.

That was nice, thank you. I read a lot about Zatoichi, thanks to your link. Once again, Oda showed his knowledge: he is awesome!

The story of Momotaro may be related to the old believes of the onmyodo 陰陽道　Yin-Yang Worldview. The direction of bad influence, kimon, is in the ushi-tora (bull tiger) direction. So one of the demons Momotaro is fighting has horns and the other wears a tiger skin.
And the Monkey, Dog and Pheasant are animals in the zodiac, in the opposite heavenly direction from the kimon　鬼門　.
Another source for the oni's image is a concept from China and Onmyōdō. The northeast direction was once termed the kimon (鬼門, "demon gate"), and was considered an unlucky direction through which evil spirits passed. Based on the assignment of the twelve zodiac animals to the cardinal directions, the kimon was also known as the ushitora (丑寅), or "Ox Tiger" direction, and the oni's bovine horns and cat-like fangs, claws, and tiger-skin loincloth developed as a visual depiction of this term.

I see, but there is no Pheasant in the zodiac: do you have any link?


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What are those "splash" screens called?
They usually happen on cliffhanger scenes, placed before a commercial or at the end of an episode. Kind of acts like a summary of the scene in one still shot, stylized different than the rest of the animation.
Examples:

Video examples to give context here and here. They happen at the very end of the videos.

Screens shown before and after a commercial break are called Eye Catch but that doesn't fit your examples. The closest thing I have found would be Pastel Chalked Freeze Frame.

That "Pastel" page you linked had the term, "harmony cel," which is what I was looking for. Most harmony cels I've seen have that pastel effect to emphasize the shot as different than the rest of the animation, but I imagine there are some that don't have the effect. Thanks!

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Which was the first anime featuring power levels?
Severals animes have the idea of power levels, in those universes a technological or magical device exists to give a figure to the combat power of an individual. Three of them I know are Dragon Ball Z, One Punch Man and Nanatsu no Taizai. But which anime was the first to feature this concept?

Dragon Ball has been around a lot longer than the other two but I would think that Dragon Ball was not the first either.

After a quick cursory research, it seems that Dragon Ball did invent the concept of Power Levels. Even the Dragon Ball wiki lists the power levels as being fully original. They compare ki and fighting styles to the (older) writing of Ring ni Kakero, but RnK didn't use power levels.


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What is the Dragon Ball source foootage for Anime War?
I just discovered Anime War on YouTube.  It's a fanfic story/compilation/moshpit/glorious hack with Dragonball, One Punch Man, and lots of other popular anime characters.
I know DBZ/DBS has lots of movies, but I'm caught up on DBZ and Dragon Ball Super, and I don't recognize the villain characters, nor the episodes or movies in which their footage comes from.  It seems clear to me that the animators behind the Anime War have taken footage from various parts of the Dragon Ball franchise, and this is clear due to the quality of certain parts of the animation.  I can recognize parts that have been used in DBZ and Dragon Ball Super, and since Super has stopped releasing episodes, that means there's probably a movie that this came from that I have not seen.
I tried looking up the new Super Saiyan mode they show, thinking that would be the easiest way to find the source footage (Super Saiyan White, Super Saiyan White Omni).  Eventually, I came across this video explaining that it's part of the fanfiction, so now I have no more leads to find the original footage that I ma looking for.
What is the DBZ/DBS anime source material that shows this incarnation of black Goku, the "Evil Gods", etc?
I don't think Battle of the Gods is the right source material; the description sounds like a rehash from a Dragon Ball Super arc, so clearly the new villain characters that show up are not a part of it.
The villains show up at the end of Episode 0.  You can see them below.  Almost all (probably all) scenes with these villains have professionally made footage, and look like they came directly from the Dragon Ball franchise, be it a movie or a series.

This is a derivative fan work so the material is self made, and is likely derivative of canon material.

Yes, like I said, it's fan fiction.  However, there is footage from official anime, and that's what I'm obviously asking about.  You can clearly tell that some footage is from the official source, and others are fan made.  For the 3rd time, I'm asking about where the official footage came from.

You'll need to post screenshots or cute specific time codes for references. IMO it's not very reasonable for an potential answering to need to comb thru the series to find out what you are referring to.

The third is a Beerus and Kid Buu fusion from a DBZ Tenkaichi 3 mod. You're better off asking the video series creator about his inspirations. Because they all seem to be non-canonical fusions from fan made mods from games or otherwise.


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What forms did Ichogo start and then bankai to in Anime War episode 4?
I just discovered Anime War on YouTube.  It's a fanfic story/compilation/moshpit/glorious hack with Dragonball, One Punch Man, Bleach, and lots of other popular anime characters.
In episode 4 of the playlist I linked to, Ichigo does a bankai transformation.  I didn't recognize his sword form, so I presumed that he already was in bankai, so clearly I was wrong.
What forms does he start and end with?  I presume that these forms from the manga, as opposed too completely invented by the fan fiction.  I've watched the anime, but have not read the manga, and have not seen these forms.  Given how the anime ended, clearly he regained his powers and started collecting them like Pokemon (Bounto, Shinigami, Hollow, Vizard, etc.)
This pic is just prior to him going bankai.  Notice his sword has some wavy things on the backside, and his kimono looks more or less like a regular shinigami kimono.  Up until this point, I figured it was artistic rendition of his regular shinigami bankai, which clearly it's not because in this scene he's releasing it.

Here's his face post-bankai.  Notice the small part of the hollow skull/facemask, and the black tattoo-like thing on his face.

Here's his chest post-bankai, and you can see some form of tattoo or black pattern on his chest.

Here's him from the back, and you can clearly see that his garb and zanpakto have changed after the bankai.

This is not a canon form and is some derivative of his hollow form. If you want something within a particular series, please post a screenshot or provide a direct link with time code for better reference.

Pictured are his Fullbring form

merged Hollow form,

and some variation of his post-Fullbring Shinigami form with true Zangetsu


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Where to find dubbed and subtitled anime in English?
I'm looking for sites where I can watch anime streaming. The episodes must be dubbed and subtitled in English.

Reference https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/922/102 - I don't know if it has all of what you're looking for, but these are (to the best of my knowledge) the current legal streaming sites.

Take note that this site doesn't condone piracy, so we will only mention legal/official sites if they exist. Answers/comments that mention questionable sites will be removed without prompt.

@Makoto Would it make sense to move this question to meta and close it as a duplicate of that?

It depends on the publisher, and sometimes even depends on the series itself.
For instance, the few times I've watched dubbed anime on Netflix, the subtitle quality varied depending on what series I was watching. Some anime matched subtitles to spoken word very well (albeit not perfectly) while other anime seemed like they didn't even try to match them up at all.
I've also noticed that the English subtitles tend to only have one version unless they also have one available for voice over captioning for vision impaired users. So if subtitles don't match the English dialogue exactly, they're probably meant for viewing with non-english voice versions.
If you're really picky about having subtitles that match English dubs, you may want to look into browser extensions, websites, physical devices, or phone apps that help assist with live captioning. These are meant to take spoken word and translate the captions live so they can potentially be more accurate. I've only used them in video conferencing apps though (such as Microsoft Teams and Google Hangouts) so I don't know how they would work on other websites, or what other tools are actually available with this capability.
As for streaming sites / places to get anime from, I would suggest looking at the list here on the meta anime stack exchange.
There are also some non-streaming options to consider:

Your local library (Free!) --
Some libraries offer free access to online sites that let you browse not only audiobooks and ebooks but Movies and TV shows as well.You can also search your library's data base and see if they own any physical anime media (DVD/BlueRay/4K). If not, you can also try an Inter-Library loan for physical anime media (DVD/BlueRay/4K). Check with your local library to see what your options are.
Your Local store that sells DVDs/Movies --
Big chain electronics stores (like BestBuy) or Big Chain General Merchandise stores (like Target) may sell physical anime media (DVD/BlueRay/4K) in store or online.
Your local/online Japan merchandise store
These places may have physical anime media (DVD/BlueRay/4K). There are a lot of websites that sell anime; try googling some.
Anime Conventions -- You can find physical anime media (DVD/BlueRay/4K) here too, but this is not the most accessible option due to possible need to travel and inflated prices.

The reason that I also suggest non-streaming options as well is because on most  DVD/BlueRay/4K cases (and entries in most library databases), it will say if it has English/Japanese audio and any available subtitles (English/Spanish/Chinese etc.).
With this approach though, it is hard to tell what the quality of the subtitles vs English voice over will be, but it is still an option.
Hopefully this helps!

Are you looking for subtitles matching the English dub? Because as far as I know, that generally isn’t done; most English dub releases have two audio tracks, English and Japanese, and effectively one and a half subtitle tracks; full English subtitles for the Japanese dub, and a second track that only displays subtitles for the opening and ending themes (which are still in Japanese), along with anything else that’s left un-translated, meant to be played alongside the English dub.

Anime-Planet
Crunchyroll
Funimation has a YouTube channel where they post English dub episodes of their shows.

Welcome to Anime & Manga! We don't condone piracy, so unofficial/questionable/illegal scanlation/streaming sites will be removed without excuse unless it can be proven otherwise. That said, the question seems looking for anime streaming sites that are both dubbed and subbed in English, presumably at the same time. I don't these sites provide that service.


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Gathering energy from other people to create an energy attack, which was the first anime to feature it?
In Black Clover in one of the last episodes (I dont recall if it was #118 or #117) Litch the elf leader gathers energy from the other elfs to create an energy attack, similar to Goku's genki dama, to be more precise more similar to Trunks's "Genki Dama" "Sword of Hope", since the energy is gathered in the sword in both cases. Are these 2 animes the only ones who featured this idea?
Which was the first anime to feature the idea of gathering energy from other people to create an energy attack?

I know EarthBound did the same thing in 1994, but I don't know whether that predates DBZ's "shared energy" attacks. It's also not an anime; just an interesting side note.

Please only tag questions with series that it is specifically about and not add them for the sake of adding them because they are tangentially related.


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One piece world travel
How does one travel across different blues in one piece?
Consider this for example:
A person from north blue wishes to go
1: West blue- but that means he will have to cross calm belt and then grand line (new world) perpendicular to the current and then again calm belt. I understand that navy does it with its special seastone ships but how does normal people or traders do it?
2: east or south blue: if you travel through north blue, you will reach red line ( reverse mountain), which will launch you into grand line (Paradise). Again you are surrounded by calm belts, how do you get out?
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You travel the other side and reach Mary Geoise. But that point will again be surrounded by calm belt, being the passing point between 2 halves of grand line. So you cannot reach it, unless you are actually on the grand line(paradise side). Also, the grand line has a current to it, which means you cann not enter the paradise half ( east-south grand line) from.new world ( north-west grand line).
Thanks, hope I am clear with the question. :)

You basically answered your question :)

Does this answer your question? How does the travel works in One Piece universe?

@Gagantous that question is closed as too broad, so that’s not useful to close this as a dupe as.

If you read how the reverse mountain works, you will find out that the top of the mountain has 4 paths towards the surrounding seas and 1 path that gets you to the Grand Line.
I made a aproximate map of the OP world here OP MAP some time ago and I had studied quite alot about how the world is connected in One Piece.
Good question anyway :D

You basically answered your own question. Travel in one piece is very difficult. You have to cross the calm belt from the North blue to get to the West blue. This is unattainable by most people in the One Piece world, however there are a handful of people who can. Such as, Big News Morgans has a ship that can fly and the Marines have a ship that is able to cross the calm belt.


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Are there other characters with combined techniques in Dragon Ball other than Gohan and Piccolo's Demon Flash of Death?
Spoilers from manga 56

 For trying to defeat 73, Gohan and Piccolo use a combined technique called Demon's Flash of Death, (Masenkōkōsappō) a combination of Demon's Flash of Light (Masenko) and Special Beam Cannon ("Demon's Penetrating, Killing Light Gun", Makankōsappō)

Are there other characters with combined techniques like them in the series?

Unless you are specifically referencing a particular series, the Dragonball series should be sufficient for asking general questions across the franchise l.

You can find some on the wiki under Team Attacks or Combined Techniques.
As an example the Final Kamehameha of Goku and Vegeta:

Final Kamehameha (ファイナルかめはめ波 Fainaru Kamehameha, lit. "Final Kamehame Wave") is a combination of Goku's Kamehameha and Vegeta's Final Flash used by Vegito. The move can also be created when Goku and Vegeta combine the Super Kamehameha and the Final Flash simultaneously.


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Will Philly the Kid die when he'll have no more skin to be tattooed?
Philly the Kid is the main character of the original net anime, Cannon Busters (YouTube trailer), who has tattoos on his body.
Will Philly the Kid die when he'll have no more skin to be tattooed? What will happen then? Will he die permanently?

I don’t think his curse is based off of how much skin he has left to be tattooed, I don’t have a great reason as to why, outside of the fact that he doesn’t really seem to care that his death count nearly doubled in the events of season 1. I know that Philly usually is pretty rash and irresponsible, but I doubt he wouldn’t at least bat an eye if he thought there was a chance he could permanently die soon.
Since it looks like he’s been aging since he first got his immortality, I’d say his best bet at death is dying of old age.

I agree with most of what has been said about Philly's curse, but I don't believe he can die of old age either. He makes many comments about being immortal and about not wanting to spend his immortality in certain ways which leads to a conclusion that he will live forever.


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Why did Accelerator turn into an angel?
In the last episode of season 3 of the anime A certain magical index, Accelerator who is an esper turned into an angel. Why did this happen? Can he do this at will?

Remember the level 6 experiment? Well, he was more than halfway through. So if level 6 is some sort of ascendant tier esper, what's an ascendant tier magic user then? A magic god (you'll learn about those in index new testament)? A saint? An angel?
Well if we say that an ascendant magic user is an angel, then an ascendant esper would be like some sort of science angel right? A science angel seems like an apt description of accelerator's winged power.


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What is the name of soundtrack in attack on titan season 3 part 2 trailer
I want to know the exactly sound track name in this trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3mo2TZGXlM
All what I get is soundtracks name is like this not same one?

The Song you are looking for is "ətˈæk 0N tάɪtn · MIKA KOBAYASHI · Hiroyuki Sawano"
https://youtu.be/zroFzv7sFis
https://genius.com/Hiroyuki-sawano-tk-0n-ttn-attack-on-titan-annotated

the video is not working, even if search with name I do not get the same soundtrack.
But thank you for helping

I listened to both the mentioned trailer and the song, it is the same. Maybe the video is not available in your country. I added the Genius Link to my comment.

Looks like the YouTube link is exclusive for Music Premium members now. Understandable since it's an official channel though.


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Are things like huge drops of sweat or flashes of light in anime and manga diegetic in any possible way?
So I'm used to the fact that symbolic things like huge drops of sweat, huge aneurystic veins, etc. are more or less abstract exaggerations of intense emotions rather than literal drops of sweat or veins. But now I'm drawing a character with a big drop of sweat looking at themself in a mirror, and I'm not sure what to do. If the drop of sweat is non-diegetic and purely symbolic, it doesn't make sense that it gets reflected in the mirror, because reflection would imply that that drop of sweat is literal, physical, and exists in the world (aka, diegetic). So is there any cases where an anime/manga character having their sweat reflected in a mirror as if it were diegetic?

It would depend on the medium and tropes at play within the particular series. Such as comedies breaking a 4th wall.
Generally. I would say no. The reading or viewer of a particular series is an extra-diegetic spectator. The narrative present are convey some sort of atmosphere to the spectator (perhaps for amusement). The emotive transformation tropes is intended as a means of distanciation, as the apparent "reality" of the on-screen world is undermined by such an occurrence.
While this is a performative metamorphosis, regardless of what is reflected upon a the scene or upon an object, the character retains their so-called "diegetic integrity", since these emotive transformations are not overtly acknowledged within the story's world, as other on-screen characters do not generally react to the emotive transformation of a character (e.g., what's up with that sweat drop; why do you have that angry knot on your head if you're not angry).
They are aimed at the extra-diegetic spectator audience. Much like how a third person narrative is understood to be outside the a diegetic action, at least in regards whether the narrator and audience are aware of of the character, but the characters are not aware of them. Much like how in a work of literature the narrative voice is bound to the presentation of its characters.
In short, while the characters remain as they are, oblivious to any scrutiny from the audience, their existence is tied to (inextricably) to communicating with extra-diegetic spectator of an audience. These emotive transformations serves as emphasis to an external emphasis of internal expression.


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How come Moro is stronger than Berus?
I feel Moro has plot armor right now…
Dragon Ball Super Chapter 46 dropped this week, showing Moro make quick work of both Goku and Vegeta as the two tried to stop the evil wizard while on Namek. The duo were already worn out after Moro's absorption technique prevented them from turning Super Saiyan, but things went from bad to worse once he drained almost all of their energy by grabbing them both by the neck and knocking them unconscious. After consuming their combined energy, Moro's body quickly transformed into a younger, more muscular form, and he used his newfound power to terrorize the Namekians for their Dragon Balls.
Given that he was able to take down two full-powered Super Saiyan Gods and has shown he can consume the energy of entire planets with his absorption technique, fans have already started asking — could he beat Beerus?
The God of Destruction has been the measuring stick for every Dragon Ball villain ever since he first arrived in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, and he has been shown to be much stronger than both Goku and Vegeta even in their Super Saiyan Blue forms with his Hakai ability.
So could Moro stand up to something like that? Well the manga gives a convincing argument when it shows that he is not only able to absorb energy from lifeforms around him, but also from energy attacks that are launched at him. Vegeta learned that firsthand in the latest chapter when he consumed a Galick Gun blast.
If Moro were able to consume Beerus' God Ki, or somehow absorb the force of a Hakai attempt, his power would likely spike to levels never seen before.
But on the other hand, it's possible Beerus would see this coming. While he opted not to help Namek during the ongoing fight, he hasn't confirmed whether he knows who Moro is -- he was first captured 10 million years ago, but Beerus is roughly 200 million years old. If he does, he'd likely know not to waste time with energy attacks and would use his Ultra Instinct Omen ability to fight in hand-to-hand combat.
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Origin of the philosopher stone using human soul from an alchemical text in real life
I once read a few years back that the author got the idea of the philosopher stone being created by human sacrifice from a real life alchemical text.
If i recalled correctly the text is said to say that it require a sacrifice of a whole town or something along the line of that.
Anyone has any idea what the text/book is?

https://forum.becomealivinggod.com/t/philosophers-stone/32438/5 refers to human sacrifice but the poster might have gotten the idea from FMA.

Are you asking the inspirational origin if the series or the historical/archtypical concept? One of them is off-topic. Please clarify.


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How come sports anime never have tryouts?
This might sound like a weird question, but hear me out. In all of the anime that I've seen that revolves around high school sports, they never seem to have the concept of the "tryout".
Keep in mind that I live in the States, so my perspective will be biased. When I was in high school, all of our sports teams required prospective members to pass the tryouts in order to join. Basically, the coach/advisor of the team would administer an exam for the new potential members, to gauge their proficiency in the sport. If they were deemed satisfactory, they are granted membership into the team. If not, then they are rejected.
However, in all the sports-related anime that I've seen, it looks like any student could just submit an application and join the team. They often don't even care about their skill in the sport, since I've seen many sports anime where new team members can be complete novices. So how come they don't hold tryouts/auditions to make sure that all members of the team are above some baseline level of competency in the sport? I'm sure this would greatly improve their performance in competitions and such. This isn't limited to anime either, since I've also seen it in Japanese soap operas. Is it just a cultural difference?

Yes, it's cultural difference. In Japan, anybody could join a "club" (部活=bukatsu) but not everybody is chosen to play for the "team". There is also a senior-junior  (先輩-後輩; sempai-kohai) relationship. It doesn't matter how skilled you are, in most case if you're just a 1st year rookie, the 3rd year and 2nd year members will be given more chances to play in the team. 1st year freshmen do the cleaning, errands, etc.

That is very interesting! What is the difference between the "club" and the "team" in Japan? In the States, they are treated differently. Teams are reserved for the athletic activities, while clubs are for the non-athletic stuff, like chess club, anime club, film club, etc. Our sports teams also don't discriminate by age. If you're a skilled player and happen to be a freshman, you'll become part of the starting lineup. We all share the errands equally.

In Yowamushi Pedal, there doesn’t seem to be try-outs per se iirc, but members of the team do go through various trials to determine who will be picked for the main inter school cycling competition.

@DeeeFoo there are also sports club, and "club" is basically extracurricular activity. The distinction is between "joining for the shared interest" (everyone can join a club) and "playing competitively" (those who are the aces of the club are chosen as a team for e.g. interschool competition)

@VXD Are you willing to turn that into an answer?

@DeeeFoo, as Aki Tanaka explained, the aces of the club are selected to form the team. Another big difference is units/credits earned. In Japan club activities do not give any academic units, but I heard that in the US they do. Is this true?

@Thunderforge nope, I'll leave it as it is.

@VXD That's interesting. So basically, the club is open for anyone to join, but only the skilled members actually get to compete? Also, yes, as far as I know, athletic activities are counted as a class here. If you're not on a sports team, you just have regular PE (physical education) class.

Japan is very different from the US, and I've picked up on some of subtleties that by watching waaaay too much anime.
Japan
Japan is a socialist state, Asians are very communal, and from what I can tell, sports are not just sports, but also clubs.  Students join a single club, be it a sports club, or the epitomous occult club.  Oftentimes the captain of the club has final say on who can join, and we've seen in many anime that there is paperwork involved.  As stated in the comments above, sometimes even a stellar rookie doesn't have access to contribute, instead letting the older students play on the team and/or first string.
In Japan (probably many Asian cultures), the student would be worried about embarrassing his teammates if he was unable to contribute.  Once accepted by the team, if he or the team feels that he was especially under performing, social ostracization would kick in.  You've probably seen this in anime where people talk loudly behind their hand and say awful things.  This shaming would be an effect to make the under performing team member quit the team.  Shame is a big part of Asian culture, and not a big part of the American way, so it might be hard to wrap your head around how important it is to them.  I don't fully get it, but I can see that it exists.
The USA
Contrast that with the US, where individuality is encouraged, sports teams are not clubs, and students can usually join clubs and sports teams.  There's usually not paperwork to join, though a liability waiver might be signed.  As stated above, there's free reign to let awesome rookies perform, so it's highly desirable to find out who your best players are, and a tryout is one way to assess how good your incoming players are.
In the USA, you might join the sports team, go to practice, and participate in the background until you hit your breakout moment.  Since you're not in an anime (Netflix is working on that though), you might not find a breakout moment, and you might just be a small contributing member.  If the school or team is big enough, there might be a limited number of slots on the team, so tryouts would be in order.  I'd hazard a WAG that even though Asia is more populous, they have more (and smaller) schools, where here in the US, schools can get a lot bigger, thus triggering tryouts due to size more often.
Anime
In anime, the MC usually joins a non-performant or loser team (take Hinomaruzumou (MAL) for example), and then through plot armor, awesomesauce, friendship, and some tsundere, makes it a winning team.  That's not usually how reality works, East or West.  But that's what makes an entertaining anime.  In an anime like this, the club captain is usually trying to get the minimum number of members so that the club doesn't get cancelled, so tryouts would be counter productive.
In anime where the club is not in danger of being forcibly disbanded, the MC usually has some desirable trait to make the club captain try to recruit the MC, again bypassing any kind of a tryout.  I'm not a big sports anime fan, but every time I've seen a sports anime (or an anime with sports elements), it fits into either of these categories.
Sources: Watching too much anime, and therefore osmosis of Japanese culture.  Also, the comments above that should have been answers confirm my osmosis.

Thanks for your input! I suppose the whole concept of having a "varsity" and "junior varsity" team is non-existent in Japan?

They probably do something similar based on high school or middle school.


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Do Gogeta and Vegito have the same personality?
Gogeta and Vegito are the fusion of Goku and Vegeta through different means. They might have different power levels and fusion time, but do they have the same personality or are they basically the same?

 Most People seem to think Gogeta is the serious counterpart of the fusion and takes after Goku while Vegito is the cocky and confident counterpart and takes after Vegeta. This is incorrect. The main reason people seem to think this is because of the Gogeta in Dragon Ball Fusions: Reborn who is completely different from the canon iteration of Gogeta.Firstly, all fusions share 1 common trait. They tend to become very cocky and act in a very arrogant manner while mocking their enemies. This personality seems common between Vegito, Gogeta, Kefla, Gotenks etc.Gogeta seems to have the same playful and cocky personality Vegito does. We know this because, after fusing, despite the brevity of the situation, they spend time thinking of a name. Even when he starts fighting Broly, Gogeta was smirking and smiling throughout the fight and was never really keen on putting an end to the fight right at the start(Even Though he could) and was simply using more power than his opponent and overwhelming him.However, another important thing to note is that Broly is somewhat of an anti-villian and he wasn't really someone you could communicate with while fighting. So Gogeta didn't really have the necessity to insult him or mock him.Not to forget, although SSJ4 Gogeta isn't canon to the series, he was probably the complete definition of a troll when it comes to all fusions. The Bluff Kamehameha & Back Scratch etc.In conclusion, there don't seem to be any unique defining traits that distinguish Gogeta and Vegito apart from their appearance. So no, their personalities seem to be the same.


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Song from Naruto episode 12
Anyone knows the song played in episode 12 of Naruto (classic btw), when Kakashi is speaking with Inari? And it's not sadness and sorrow, neither grief and sorrow.

is there any reason to believe it's not Sadness and Sorrow? I found the section on Youtube you referenced, and it sounds like Sadness and Sorrow (or at least a very similar, possibly unreleased minor variation).

i'm saying it's not sadness and sorrow it's because doesn't sound like it, put both of them aside and they not sound alike, maybe can be another variation, but i didn't found it.

Do you mean the music from the scene where Kakashi is out with Inari out on the pier at night?
It sounds to me like a guitar-only version of Alone (OST 2 track 18). I don't think there's an official release of this variant, but there are imperfect fan-spliced versions.


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Where do I pick up from after finishing the Deltora Quest anime?
I think that I am not the only one that watched Deltora Quest anime (or should we say TV Show, doesn't matter).
I watched it once, a long time ago, on TV, when I didn't have internet. It was a lot of fun and holds a lot of memories.
The thing is, I watched it again around year ago, and I almost cried of happiness when I saw that's line of books, and there's a lot more to it.
Where can I read those books online ? I want to know what happened after the TV show. Any help ?

The first 8 books were adapted into a 52+13 episode series by OLM.
Please note that the 13 episodes after the 52 episodes are original and not part of the original novels.
The Deltora Shadowlands (3 books) and Dragons of Deltora (4 books) series are where you can continue from. Depending on your location, you may order them from online book distributors (in physical or e-book format) or see if they are available in your local library in electronic format.

Hm, sounds ok, but you think there aren't any online versions ? I don't think that we have that in Bosnia and Herzegovina :(

No, legal sources besides ebooks or audiobooks.


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How did Saitama defeat a monster before becoming a hero?
Reading the One Punch Man wikia I've read that when a younger Saitama, before being a hero, was able to defeat a monster. How was this possible? Did Saitama have some power before becoming a hero?

In the anime and manga, Saitama starts off as a reasonably fit, unemployed salaryman (he's notably more non-descript in the original webcomic). He's not as cut as he is portrayed in the present time, but certainly not doughy or without definition.
Saitama's fight with Crabante, his first monster fight, is indicative of the mindset that would deliver him unto extreme power: don't stop until it's done, and ignore your limits. He fights through pain and Crabante's superior power to take advantage of Crabante's weak point and saves the day.
In the manga there is a sidestory chapter (Volume 2, Bonus chapter) that takes place around 300 days into his training to be a hero. He still has his full head of hair.  He's in a great deal of pain through the initial part of the story, but near the end an attacking monster hits him while he's out doing his running and knocks out his tooth

 which turns out to be the source of Saitama's pain, as he had an awful toothache in exactly that tooth.

This restores Saitama's focus (and he suffers no other form of damage, despite being launched through a wall), and he quickly one-shots the monster and simply continues on with his running like it was no big deal.
Indeed, there's a second sidestory chapter that takes place during his training days (Volume 3, Bonus Chapter 1).  This one I don't think specifies exactly when it occurs, but he still has his hair.  Saitama's out in the city and really, really needs to pee.  But he can't get inside anywhere to use a bathroom because everyone's hiding from a huge attacking monster (Cicada Nymph).  Saitama runs pee-dance-style trying to find one and one-shots the monster when it gets in his way.  I don't think Saitama really even registered the monster (either as a threat or even existing), being more focused on finding somewhere to pee.
Which is all to say that Saitama does appear to have a meteoric rise in power, but in his fight against Crabante his only extraordinary ability appeared to be his willpower and courage. He does not achieve his ultimate power until he loses all of his hair, but even before he has shown any hair loss (it's not specified if he lost it somewhat gradually, or all-at-once, or what) he is able to take powerful hits with little to no damage, and can one-shot monsters.
Incidentally, the bullying thing you mentioned is in the Volume 1 bonus chapter.

I believe if you follow the story, we can see that Saitama was not bald headed. He was a normal salary man. Then one day he met with a crab monster, where he was beaten so badly. With some luck and brain, he managed to defeat the crab monster. Later on he fight with monster and train a lot. Just like what anime season 1 stated, he do some muscle training to his limit until he realized that he has become bald.
So imo, he was a weakling before becoming a hero. He was strong before joining hero association.

What does being bald have to do with the question of him being strong before being a hero?

Maybe I get it wrong, but he lost his hair and gain tremendous power.
I thought that balding point is the tipping point of his power.


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Has Saber, Arcuied, Shiki or any other Typemoon characters ever canonically meet one other within their respective story?
In All Around Type-Moon spin-off manga. It was mentioned that Saber from Fate/Stay Night, Arcuied from Tsukihime and Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai are the three main heroine of Nasuverse and they meet each other there, saying long time no see.
Have these three ever met before in their original story? Or if they weren't, is there any character, preferably the main characters, from their representative story meet each other?

And by original story I mean in Fate/Stay Night visual novel, its prequel Fate/Zero and its sequel, Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, Tsukihime visual novel and Kara no Kyoukai light novel.

Aozaki Touko canonically exists in both Kara no Kyoukai and Tsukihime, though I don't believe she actually appears in Tsukihime (we just hear about her through Aoko). The main Fate works don't have any overlap with KnK/Tsukihime that I'm aware of.

@senshin Touko is mentioned in Fate works but more prominently reference in the Havens Feel True End

You could argue Arcueid met EMIYA (well, sort of) in Fate/EXTRA if you were to select him as your servant and go through the Rani route, she gets summoned as a Berserker though, so there's little she would remember about this instance (FGO has made clear that Servants keep their memories from HGW that took place in the Moon Cell unlike normal HGW)

There was Garden of Order, a crossover event in Fate/Grand Order in which Shiki is a servant though I'm not sure how canon F/GO really is.

The only other time I can recall all three meeting would be the end of Carnival Phantasm, which is entirely non-canonical, but featured every Nasuverse character showing up for the after party.

I believe they have but not in a way which lines up their individual timelines. this is because i would suggest they have met in Ahnenerbe

Ahnenerbe is a shop with two entrances located beside a cinema, and it exists in multiple locations, often appearing and disappearing. It also appears as a regular shop within different series, such as in Fate, where it is located near the large bridge in Fuyuki City. There is a rumor that people who under normal circumstances cannot meet each other are able to meet inside. It is the frontier where the worlds of Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai meet. Shiki Tohno and Shiki Ryougi, and Arcueid Brunestud and Touko Aozaki, are all related people that cannot be inserted together in a formal time axis without causing inconsistencies in the workings of either world. When characters from different works meet in this shop, any time discrepancies are eliminated so that they can appear at the age that they were introduced.

aside from the location in Fuyuki i recall that is it also located in Misaki Town (location of Tsukihime) as

The menu includes strawberry pie recommended to Akira Seo by Fake Shiki for its fine taste

i recall in the Tsukihime PLUS-DISC story, "Alliance of Illusionary Eyes" this recommendation was the Fake Shiki taking Akira Seo to a coffee shop and having the pie.
Now as for when they could have entered Ahnenerbe. while there are times in Kara no Kyoukai and Tsukihime where Ryougi Shiki and Arcuied could just be wondering about and have entered off-screen, in regards to Saber's at the very most i don't recall her entering the coffee shop during her date with Shirou in the Fate Route of Fate/Stay Night and she she didn't go on any "dates" with Irisviel during Fate/Zero. haven't not played Fate/Hollow Ataraxia but understanding how it's played it's possible she may have went there off-screen during then since the Servants in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia have a bit more freedom around Fuyuki (ie. Lancer going fishing)

I've played through Tsukihime and most Fate games and have never seen (or never noticed) Saber appearing in Tsukihime or Arcuied in the Fate games, even though according to the Tsukihime page on the TYPE-MOON wiki "the end of the story of Tsukihime takes place around the beginning of Fate/stay night". (On a side note, there is almost no chance of Saber appearing in Tsukihime as Fate/stay was released 4 years after the release of Tsukihime (2000 & 2004).
As for Kara no Kyoukai I've only watched the anime adaptations, but the chance of either Saber or Arcuied appearing is even lower as in the previous case as this light novel was released in 1998-1999 and according to the Kara no Kyoukai page on the wiki mentioned above the whole setting takes places in a parallel universe to TYPE-MOON's other series.


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Does the colour of thymia have any meaning?
I know that the Apathoia usually have dark brown to black colour, but some people in the Falaina have light brown, green, purple and blue-ish colour.
Does the colour of Thymia have any meaning?


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Is it "Aogiri Tree" or "Aogiri Wood"?
I've seen it translate to both in different sources when reading the manga. I think in the Anime it was "Aogiri Tree" but I can't quite remember.

In English localization the often used variant is Aogiri Tree or just Aogiri.

@AkiTanaka not quite, see: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/23346/925

In the root A anime it was called Aogiri Tree. In the manga I think it was translated both ways.

The name is Aogiri Tree, also referenced to several times as just Aogiri. The name of the organization is Aogiri Tree because the manga and anime translated it into English as Aogiri Tree.

Welcome to [anime.se]. Is this the official translation from the licensed manga/anime, or from fansub/scanlation?


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Why did Dracule Mihawk become a Warlord/Shichibukai?
If we see the list of Shichibukai, almost all of them have some reason to become Shichibukai.
Boa Hancock became shichibukai to protect Amazon Lily from marine. Gekko Morai, Doflamingo, Crocodile etc had their black work or evil deeds, which needed to be protected from marine.
But I don't remember anything about the Mihawk. He is alone but strong, so he don't need to fear from marine.
What is his real intention to become warlord?

We don't know much about his motivations at all...Jimbe was like Hancock right? Protecting Fishman island?

@kaine yes, and Mihawk appearance in one piece is as few as Shanks with very little information..

Yeah we do not have that much info about Mihawk, maybe he was never even a pirate in the right sense. Regarding the title of Shichibukai, even if you are strong you will be a wanted man. Maybe the regular marines wont be after you but surely you could come across someone like Akainu or Kizaru which could cause problems, maybe even more for someone like Mihawk who seems to operate alone.

Boredom? Wanting to keep the weaklings away from him and only being chased by strong people, because fighting a strong opponent kills some time and some boredom.

it is possible that he actually just wanted the title since there's no real reason not to, after all, he could just not show up to a fight if he didn't want to. Not everyone has to be a warlord because they have some illegal past, and aside from going around talking to pirates with no apparent goal he doesn't seem to be doing anything illegal.

Seeing how there is no motivation stated in the canon for Mihawk becoming a Shichibukai, I assume his reason to ally with the Government was to be able to access assets that would be reserved for members of the World Government only, such as the Tarai Current or passing from Paradise to New World via Mariejois, thus allowing him more freedom of movement. Mihawk reminds me of the wandering swordsman, so more freedom of movement sounds like something he might be interested in

Oda hasn't shown anything about his backstory, but there are hints as to why he became a Shichibukai.
My first guess comes from the illustration of Mihawk as a child. Here, it's shown that he's been involved in warfare since childhood, thus it probably got the attention of the government since long ago. We don't even know if he was a pirate, to begin with, but imagine having the title of the strongest swordsman the marines would eventually look for him.
Later, there's the flashback of Roger's execution. At this point, he looks unbeatable and probably a Shichibukai by then.
Mihawk is lonely and looks like he wants to be left in peace in the country where he resides, so my conclusion is that: he became a Shichibukai to be left alone, and also what Shifty's answer stated that he also seems to want to freely move and why not obtain assets from the title.


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Did Frieza know super saiyan god?
In the Dragon Ball Minus manga which is part of Jaco the Galatic Patrolman if I understand correctly, Frieza knows super saiyan god. But in the anime series he seems to know anything about him, since he feared super saiyan and not super saiyan god, which doesnt make sense if he knew super saiyan god who is much stronger. So my question is, is what Dragon Ball Minus says canon? Did Frieza know super saiyan god? Sure not all official Dragon Ball mangas are canon, because some contradict the series like the Dragon Ball Heroes manga or the Dragon Ball Gaiden manga.

I believe he refers to the SSJ as a god because the difference in power is too much to be normal. I believe even the Saiyans themselves refer to it as a god. It is a legend for them and they simply cannot comprehend it.

Freezer? You mean Frieza, right? Freezer is cooling box and Google search doesn't show anyone named Freezer in Dragon Ball

The Super Saiyan transformation was considered to be Godly and legendary as it was something which was considered to be nearly impossible for a saiyan to attain. This was what Freiza knew off and also what Vegeta knew off. This is the transformation Vegeta kept referring to and knew Goku had become one, once he saw him on Namek. The concept of God Ki and the new transformations are things which have been introduced very recently. Also, since Freiza hadn't trained with either Whis or Beerus, he has no perception of what God Ki is, as it's been stated multiple times that God Ki cannot be sensed like other forms of energy.Freiza's golden transformation is an immense multiplier which makes him as strong as Super Saiyan Blue Goku, however, it's not utilisation of God Ki as many fighters like Krillin, Vegeta, Tien and Roshi were able to sense Freiza's energy. I think it's fair to assume The Super Saiyan transformation was something which was considered to be very godly then and it was that what freiza was afraid off. He had no idea about any other Super Saiyan transformations, not even SSJ2 or SSJ3 which happen to be weaker than SSJG. We know this because Freiza asks Goku to turn SSJ during their rematch in the ROF arc and Freiza was only aware of that transformation.

If Frieza knew of SSJ God he heard it passingly in one of his rare interactions with Beerus. And Frieza probably feared BOTH- the super saiyan emerging, as well as the super saiyan god. Due to the fact that god ki wasn't a plot device at the time- we focused and only heard of him knowing and fearing normal SSJ at the time. But who are we to say as viewers that Frieza DIDNT know about SSJ God and it just wasnt focused on? For all purposes, he shouldve known. I have no doubt Beerus, despite being as narcissistic as he is, wouldn't mention the potential destruction of his omen when frieza mentions the destruction of a certain sector that contained a certain saiyan planet. We know now that Frieza could not have done all the destruction he did without at some point interacting with Beerus. And we know cannonically he has met beerus at least once. So. It's all pretty safe to assume.


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Was the original super saiyan a golden great ape in canon Dragon Ball?
"When the Dragon Ball Z anime was released, a filler scene in the episode "Goku's New Power" was added showing the Super Saiyan as what looks like a Great Ape with yellowish colored fur instead of the standard brown"

Later in the non canon Dragon Ball GT we saw a more detailed version of a golden great ape, plus "The GT Perfect Files note that the Golden Great Ape form appears to be the Super Saiyan form from the legends, further implying that the original Super Saiyan utilized the Golden Great Ape form."

Was the original super saiyan a golden great ape in canon Dragon Ball?

i think that is a matter of time period!!! during dragon ball Z and GT the golden great ape was the offical legendary super saiyan form but now they probably will change that to fit into the dragon ball super narrative.

 Yamoshi was the first Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball. If you recall, way back in the Saiyan Saga, it was stated by Vegeta that it was very common for Saiyans to utilise their great ape transformation to gain an extraordinary amount of power and control the form for combat. Yamoshi obviously utilised the same transformation in Combat and when he attained the Super Saiyan transformation, he was in this state which is why his Super Saiyan transformation seems to be the golden great ape. Goku on the other hand, had his tail cut off and he managed to tap into the transformation without transforming to the great ape. So in other words, Goku managed to attain the amount of battle power necessary in his base form without the great ape transformation which is why his SSJ transformation was possibly different. Yamoshi on the other hand, probably needed the great ape transformation to attain the amount of battle power necessary to turn Super Saiyan.


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How does the "more S cells" explanation for becoming a super saiyan makes sense?
So Akira Toriyama said recently in an interview that Goten and Trunks transforms so easily in super saiyan, because saiyans have some "S cells" for becoming a super saiyan, those who has more transform more easily, and Goten and Trunks inherited them from Goku and Vegeta so that's why they transform more easily than Goku and Vegeta. But Goten and Trunks are half saiyans meaning they should have less "S cells" than Goku and Vegeta, no more. Then how does the "more S cells" explanation for becoming a super saiyan makes sense?

It's anime. The story is only as consistent as the demands of the current arc.

How do you know that Goten & Trunks would have half as many S-cells as Goku & Vegeta respectively? If the process of reproduction is same for humans & saiyans (and it should be as Goku, a saiyan, & Chi Chi, a human, were able to produce an offspring) then scientifically, either all the cells of the saiyan will be S-cells or none of them would be S-cells, regardless of whether it's a complete or partial saiyan. But if all the cells of every saiyan are S-cells, then the above argument holds good for partial saiyans only. Not talking scientifically, user37439's must be right about the care given.


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Could one wish for omnipotence in the Fate series?
Let's say for example a guy with the name Robert has won one of the grail wars. Can he wish for omnipotence, or does he need to know a method on how to become omnipotent?

In a way I believe they could have such a wish granted.
Speaking about the Fuyuki Holy Grail the main engine behind it, the Greater Grail is a gateway link to The Root.

The Swirl of the Root (根源の渦, Kongen no Uzu, "the Vortex of Radix" in the English localization), also known as the Akashic Records, the Spiral of Origin or the Root (根源, Kongen, "Radix" in the English localization), is a metaphysical location within the Nasuverse that acts as the "force" that exists at the top of all theories in every dimension, as well as the source of all events and phenomena in the universe. It is also referred to as the "Outside of the World," as opposed to the World and the Reverse Side of the World. Existing outside of time, it stores and archives information of all possibilities and events, past, present, and future, of the world. It is the place from where all souls, including those of Heroic Spirits recorded on the Throne of Heroes, originate from and to where they return after death.

For a Magus like Tokiomi Tohsaka whose desire to enter the Holy Grail War was to use the Holy Grail to reach The Root they may become omnipotent because of what they can do with it by what is claimed by Shiki Ryougi's third personality 「　」  (AKA Void)

She claims restructuring the laws governing atomic matter, going back in time to change the evolution and development of all life, and reconstructing the orders and laws of the world would be easy for her to accomplish. It is not actually changing the existing world, but instead annihilating the old one with a new reality.
Despite this ability, her combat ability is only possibly around the level of Ciel, allowing her to manage a defensive fight against a being on the level of a Servant. She is still much stronger than the regular Shiki [Tohno Shiki], who holds no hope in even competing with a Servant defensively.
However, she was later noted to be the second strongest being in the Nasuverse when not including Servants, under Arcueid Brunestud and above Primordial Demons.

Source: Shiki Ryougi > Abilities > Connection to the Root
Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg and Aoko Aozaki who both wield True Magic (2nd and 5th respectfully) have already reached The Root to gain their True Magic and while Aoko's 5th Magic's domain is uncertain, Zelretch's 2nd Magic is the Operation of Parallel Worlds which also also includes time travel while the 3rd Magic Heaven's Feel, the whole point of the Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars that the Einzbern seek to reclaim, is the Materialization of the soul.
Given that the subject Holy Grail in Fate/Apocrypha is the Fuyuki Holy Grail I would assume the same functionality.
Knowing how to become omnipotent however I don't think is needed because it was Angra Mainyu saying it was how it would grant Kiritsugu's wish as if Angra Mainyu was going to use the Grail for Kiritsugu.
One of the things about the Holy Grail in Fuyuki which is also mentioned by Rin in Fate/Stay Night is that only a Servant can use the Holy Grail which is why a Master who can contract another Servant after theirs are defeated is still a participant in the War than one who can't.

At the time there was also a serious flaw in this system, As the Grail required the energy of all seven Servants to help activate the Great Grail and open a hole to Akasha, it would mean that all Servants including the victor Servant would have to be killed, and since the Grail can only be held by Servant, activating the Greater Grail, let alone retrieving the Holy Grail, cannot be achieved, as Masters are incapable of doing so without a Servant. This flaw made the Grail capable of only granting wishes to Masters and Servants.

Source: Fuyuki Holy Grail War
As Angra Mainyu is formally the Avenger Servant it makes sense that Angra Mainyu could operate the Grail in place of Saber and Kiritsugu's "corrupted" wish is just Angra Mainyu's own understanding of how it would make such a wish believing that Kiritsugu's current methods aren't inefficient but the correct way.
Tokiomi and more than likely any other Master planning to use the Grail to reach the Root would plan to have keep one Command Spell so make the Servant commit suicide. For wish granting a Master would probably keep a Command Spell to force the Servant to grant their wish rather than the Servant's wish unless there was an understanding for the Servant's wish to be granted in another way (ie. Diarmuid Ua Duibhne's wish to have a Lord to serve was granted by meanly being summoned).

In Fate/Extra the Holy Grail is the Moon Cell and the right to use it

In the Fate/Extra universe, the Moon Cell (ムーンセル, Mūn Seru?), also called the Holy Grail, Eye of God, and Divine Automatic Recording Device, is a massive collection of photonic crystals within the moon that comprises a giant supercomputer of sorts.
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It is a processor with a massive memory that has recorded the habits, history, ideas, and even the souls of humanity. As it can also affect the outside world with its calculations, it has the power to "grant wishes." In this way, it can be thought of as a Pandora’s Box that promises the next stage of evolution. It promises god-like power to those intelligent lifeforms who have become technologically advanced enough to scan the interior of the moon.

Source: Moon - Moon Cell
So while it's not exactly like the Fuyuki Grail or what Void claims to be able to do you can still alter the world but it'll just take a bit of time, an example cited in Fate/EXTRA material - Encyclopedia: Holy Grail [Circumstances], page 194

You might say “I want all the girlies in the world to be mah little sister" for example, and then in about ten years, it would be assumed that society on Earth would be reorganized in that fashion.

Of course not sure this is really being omnipoten
However like the Fuyuki Holy Grail there is something in the way and that's Twice H. Pieceman who was a self aware NPC who won the Holy Grail War, however because of checks within the Moon Cell Twice can't use it as a NPC would be deleted so he would ask later winners of the Holy Grail War to make his wish for him, refusal would be met with them being destroyed by him and Savior

However, once he reached the core of the Moon Cell, he found that, as an NPC, he could not enter the core without being deleted as invalid data. From there, he redesigned the Holy Grail War to the current system and asked each Master who was victorious in the Holy Grail War to wish for the perpetuation of war and the continued advancement of man. However, all the Masters who faced him refused, and thus were killed by him and Saver.


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Touhou Song Identification Request?
someone knows the exactly name of the song that is hearing in this video? The creator says that is a remix from Touhou called Eletric Cat but I can't find any song related, hope its okay.
Here's the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nERXaTVy9fU
Yesterday, one person told me that he doesnt know the song name but he's sure that is an arrange from Chen's Theme, So based in this, someone knows who could be the Circle/Artist made this?.

do you want the original song (without remix) or not ?

According to video OP, it's from this album:
http://touhourecords.blogspot.fr/2016/03/kyandoru-raito-no-konran-emotional.html

Title: Electric cat
Album: Emotional Catastrophic Wind
Circle: Kyandoru Raito no Konran

I think I'll go against Gagantuous and saying that the original is not Withered Leaf but Fantastic Tales from Tohno (遠野幻想物語):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FE5mEg-Mg

I didnt mention the "electric cat" part in the question.. sorry

From The wiki, The name of this ost sure is from Stage 2 Boss - Chen's theme
Diao Ye Zong (withered leaf) or ティアオイエツォン(withered leaf)
Chen's Theme Song Explanation Wiki

I composed this title with the image of an energetic youkai girl in
  mind. This song is based purely on improvisation, because I found that
  if I think too much while composing the music tends to end up strange.
  Well, with the help of more than a little booze... All in all, this is
  an honest song (^^;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W4pzWVS5wk


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Did anyone find and remove Kiritsugu's explosives?
In this answer, I pointed out how Kiritsugu planned to use dynamite and the ley-lines to stop the Holy Grail War from occurring again. However, the plan failed because there was an excess amount of Prana in the Grail which caused the next Holy Grail War to occur earlier.
Given that regardless of the ending, the Greater Grail would be stopped (either by the events of Heaven's Feel, or Lord El-Melloi II and Rin dismantling it 10 years later), what happened to Kiritsugu's explosives?
All Wikia says is

The premature occurrence of the Fifth Holy Grail War and the subsequent destruction of the ritual means that it no longer has a purpose.

Yet it also said

The process involved utilizing stocked dynamite and the manipulation of ley-lines to ensure a severe localized earthquake in the targeted area within thirty to forty years of the Fourth War

I'm not sure how big the localized earthquake would be, but since the targeted area would be where the Greater Grail is, and it is under Mount Enzou which according to the Wikia is where Ryuudou Temple is and doesn't look all that far from the school according to a Fate/Hollow Ataraxia map
So did anyone find and remove Kiritsugu's explosives? If not, do we know if they pose a threat to Fuyuki?

According to Fate Complete Material III: World Material - Record of Heavens Feel - Holy Grail War: History of the Holy Grail War, p.007

2010s - The taking apart of the Holy Grail War.
  Ten years after the Fifth War. Lord Emelloi II (real name, Waver Velvet. One of the Masters of the Fourth War) arrived in Fuyuki and together with the head of the Tohsaka line, set out to completely take apart the Great Grail. The Association was planning on bring back the Greater Grail, so the two sides were completely opposed. After the end of the great turmoil of the same magnitude as the Grail War, the Greater Grail was completely dismantled. The Grail Wars of Fuyuki came to a complete conclusion here.

Since the Greater Grail is connected to the leylines, a thorough analysis of them would take place before dismantling. Remember that Waver was able to locate a Caster servant's lair as a teenager, he should be able to discover whatever Kiritusugu set there, this is just speculation though. At the very least, the meddling with the leylines should be taken care of, but I don't think there's any mention anywhere about the explosives' fate.

I don't think the explosives were there waiting to explode. It is crazy to think he would set up explosives to explode decades into the future. There is too much risk associated with that. Even if you ingore that most explosives don't have shelf life that long.
Instead he used the explosives at that time to change structure of the caverns and the flow of the ley-lines so that accumulated prana itself would cause the earthquake and destruction of the grail.


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Which content providers show anime in India?
Other than SonyLiv, which content providers have Anime in India ?
Repeating question: On which DTH operator can I get Animax channel in India??


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How is the title of "National treasure" attained?
Ushio Hinomaru is one of the "National treasures", with the special title of "Onimaru Kinutsuna", along with a bunch of other very strong wrestlers, but at how was the title awarded?

Because Hinomaru ghosted at some point but still retained the title, How was that possible? How does it work and is it a lifetime kinda award?

It might be refering to this status https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_National_Treasure_(Japan)

I've yet to read this but I think I found the answer. Hinomaru is someone who has the title 'National Treasure' because he

has the potential to become a yokozuna. (Wiki)

Yokozuna is the highest rank in sumo. 'National Treasure' is more like a moniker or an informal title rather than a formal one that can be obtained. It is not an official rank but a nickname and since only those with a potential to attain the highest rank are given this nickname, then whether or not he ghosted, he still has the potential to become yokozuna, hence he was able to keep the 'title'.

In the latest interhigh tournament Arc, Kunisaki Chihiro suprisingly won his matches against 2 National Treasures but still didnt recieved a Title, even thou he most definitely showed a lot of potential. (He even  personally nicknamed himself the "The National Treasure eater" ) but even after his awesome perfomance at the tournament,  he is still not considered a National treasure. There has to be a way that every one knows when someone becomes a National treasure and not just "an unofficial nickname" cause if that were the case he most definitely should have become one i guess.


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Who is the strongest fusion, Gogeta super saiyan blue or Vegito super saiyan blue?
Dragon Ball Super Broly shows,

 Gogeta defeating Broly

About Broly it is said

 He might be stronger than Beerus

If you consider these facts alone you could think Gogeta is stronger than Vegito but, of course, you can think Goku and Vegeta got stronger since before the tournament of power to the time they fought Broly. How about other clues in the series, movies, manga, official guides about Vegito and Gogeta's strenght? Who is the strongest fusion, Gogeta super saiyan blue or Vegito super saiyan blue?

It depends completely, but if each fusion, given an equal base Goku and base Vegeta, were trying to push their power to max, then Gogeta would be more powerful since his half-hour of time was not burned out by Blue, where Vegito's hour of time was reduced to about three minutes of pushing it at Blue... and the base Goku and Vegeta used when Gogeta went blue were a lot more powerful as well.

 Based on your question, I believe you are comparing the Vegito from the Future Trunks arc and the Gogeta Blue from the Dragon Ball Super movie? Then yes! Gogeta Blue is definitely stronger. The reasons being, for one, Goku and Vegeta have gotten significantly stronger throughout the T.O.P, in comparison to the Future Trunks arc. Secondly, irrespective of whether Broly is stronger than Beerus, his power has been compared to a God of destruction. I do understand Shin made a comment in the manga about Vegito rivaling Beerus in the Future Trunks arc, however, I honestly am not going  to consider it simply on account of the number of inaccurate statements we have seen from Shin throughout the series(He thought SSJG Goku might defeat Beerus, SSJB Vegeta was winning against Jiren, Vegeta might lose against Pui Pui and the list goes on).Also in the anime, there is an alternate Corrupted version of Merged Zamasu who is significantly stronger. Beerus comments he'd be able to easily defeat Merged Zamasu(Who was going toe to toe with Vegito Blue). Jiren's power was compared to that of a G.O.D and Beerus being one of the strongest G.O.D's should rival Jiren(At least before he releases his dormant power) and Jiren even before he releases his dormant power, is in a way implied to be stronger than Vegito considering the fact that Goku and Vegeta didn't resort to fusion to challenge Jiren and it was heavily implied Goku would have to master UI to win.Now suppose we have an alternate reality where Goku and Vegeta fuse into Vegito instead of Gogeta in the movie, I believe Vegito would be stronger simply because the Potara Fusion has been stated to be more powerful. The Potara earrings are owned by the highest beings of the universe. The Supreme Kais and the traditional fusion dance was created by a bunch of mortals.

Sorry, what I want to compare is both fusions if  base characters would be at the same level. For example, if in the Broly movie Goku and Vegeta would do the potara fusion, would they be stronger or week than Vegito? True that I mentioned Vegito from Dragon Ball Super and that base characters were weaker before but for comparison purpose. You might want to edit your answer now that I've clarified that

@Pablo Your question seems a little misleading. This is because, you go on to state how "Gogeta is stronger than Vegito but, of course, you can think Goku and Vegeta got stronger since before the tournament of power to the time they fought Broly."  Because if the question is with regard to whether Gogeta or Vegito would be stronger at any given time, the only thing that ultimately matters is the fusion dance vs the potara fusion and the potara fusion has been indicated to be stronger.

IIRC, the Potaro will always be either equal to or stronger than the fusion dance because for the fusion dance, the stronger of the two must lower his power level to match the other, while for potaro this is not necessary. This means the fusion dance is a sum of one full strength and one sub-full strength, and potaro is the sum of two full strength.

It's actually stated in the Fusion Saga by the Elder Kai that the Potara Earring fusion is much stronger than some silly dance. This is why Goku is still on the God Planet before warping to earth. It's also supposed to be a permanent fusion, and fusing while super saiyan would shorten the lifespan of the fighters. The fusion dance on the other hand, adds the fighters powers and abilities together and does increase it-just not as much as Potara. The earrings have the drawback of supposedly being permanent, but the advantage of far greater power.
Goten + Trunks = weaker than Fat Buu.
Goten + Trunks fusion = strong enough to beat Super Buu
Super Buu > Fat Buu
Mystic Fused Buu > Goku + Vegetta
Goku + Vegetta fusion = probably same level as Mystic Fused Buu
Goku + Vegetta Potara Fusion = far superior to Mystic Fused Buu(as in a joke)


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What happened in episode 11 of the Little Busters Refrain anime?
I am on Episode 11, they just "explained everything" but I don't understand it at all. How is a new world created? What was season one? What happens to the people from the bus?

Simply put the world that Kyousuke, Masato and Kengo created was one semester being looped endlessly.
While they were repeating, it was not a full reset, where you rinse and repeat. Rin and Riki were able to subconscious keep the experience they gained, making them stronger every loop.
They were friends even in the real world and got also involved in the bus crash of the original Little Busters.
Also to note, Kurugaya's loop was basically a loop within a loop. It was her wish to stay forever with Riki, because she knew she would never see him again.
It was believed that the gang saying farewell at the end implies they think Riki is the strong one who will have to protect Rin from now on. While direct at Riki this probably applies to Rin as well. The main loop was for both of them to get stronger in order to overcome that of what is to come for them (i.e. their actual future).
I don't believe the fate of everyone was explicitly mentioned here, but keep watching to find out.


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Why does the text of Shino-sensei's math problems look different from normal Japanese?
In episode 5 of Boruto, we see Shino-sensei testing Boruto on "Ninja Academy Math" or something along those lines, but when I look closely at the texts, they don't seem like the usual Japanese characters to me.

I admit that my Japanese is not good but from the numerous anime that I have watched, I feel like I can differentiate the more commonly used kanji when I see them. But then I noticed that none of the ones there are distinguishable to me. Does this have to do with Japanese math and numbers?

I'm pretty sure it's not kanji. The numbers appear to be Arabic numbers, but I think the writing is just a made up language, because it mostly doesn't look like any Japanese that I know, even accounting for terrible handwriting.

This is only a partial answer, which I'm posting since it seems too long for a comment: I don't know Japanese well and I haven't followed Boruto at all so don't know about the language used in-universe. However, I have some knowledge of kanji from knowing a modicum of Chinese.
To me, some of this writing looks close enough to recognisable kanji, albeit kanji written quickly and sloppily. (Here are some examples of such handwriting, both in Japanese and Chinese: 1, 2. A web search for messy chinese writing generates some fairly good examples in Chinese. I had less luck trying to find explicitly Japanese examples from a quick search in English. Many of the results that appeared were from foreign language learners, whose bad handwriting probably resulted from lack of familiarity with kanji as a whole.) For instance, I can see something that looks like 解, which would be referring to the solution for the problem, on the left side. I can also see 甲 come up several times, but I don't know what it would be referring to. Some of the writing also appears to be Latin/Greek characters used in maths: Vx written in a cursive style is on one of the top lines of the solution.
I don't know if some of the writing here was drawn as meaningless scribbles, but either way, Japanese maths doesn't use a vastly different set of characters from other fields or languages. [Consider that web searches for terms such as 東大 数学 (tokyo university mathematics) will only generate results that look like a combination of normal maths writing and some Japanese characters.]

The fractions at the bottom look indeed like mostly latin characters.


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Why is episode 2 of "We Rent Tsukumogami" called "Gardenia"?
Episode 2 of "We Rent Tsukumogami" (Tsukumogami Kashimasu) is called Kuchinasi (梔子, or "Gardenia"). It centres around the culture of hanging scrolls and their use at ceremonies (e.g. flower viewing or tea ceremonies) as a conversation piece, noting some of the popular imagery and characters.
While the symbolism of a few different elements of the scrolls is discussed, I don't remember them actually referring to gardenias, and even if they did it's not a major plot point. Instead, the more important discussion is about the relative value of a scroll with the moon on it, and its relevance to the story of Princess Kaguya.
The only connection I can find between Kaguya and gardenias is a long shot - in the Japanese language of flowers (花言葉), the gardenia represents "secret love", and the resolution of the episode does involve the characters realising that

 she longs to be able to see the moon
 but I feel like that's a long shot, especially since it's never explicitly stated in the episode.

Is that the meaning of the title, or is there something I missed?


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Can I use a UK Crunchyroll account on a US PS4 and viceversa?
I am planing to start an account on Crunchyroll, but I have some questions and was hoping if someone could help regarding US and UK accounts.
Does it matter if should use an US account or an UK account? Is there any difference between them, in terms of availability and selection?
If I start a US account, would I still be able to use outside US (i.e. overseas)? I live in Europe, but currently I use an US PSN account on my PS4.

Crunchyroll doesn't have regional accounts, they determine what you can watch depending on your current location. Example: you register in the US, then move to - dunno - Azerbaijan, you'll only be able to watch the shows available in Azerbaijan. Source
Crunchyroll also doesn't care about what kind of device is used with what kind of regional PS/Xbox/whatever account to watch their streams. Again, they only care about your current location.


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Did Goku use kaioken in chapter #39 of the manga?
So I'm reading a translated version of the manga and it has this dialogue from the characters

Beerus : Look! Goku's power just shot up.
Wiss : You could say he's getting a power up? Drawing deep from his reserves for a temporary boost, regardless of what damage that might do
Tien: is it the same principle as kaioken?
Krilin: The kaioken? Now, after all this time? will it even work?

What does this dialogue mean? Did Goku use Kaioken or something similar? Does the drawed aura say something about if it's kaioken or not? was it like the aura of kaioken in the original Dragon Ball Z?

 With regard to the Aura, it doesn't really say anything. There is no way to know for sure whether it is exactly Kaioken. However, I personally don't think it is the same for the following reasonsIn the conversation which you even posted, Whis stated that "Goku was powering up from his reserves for a temporary power boost". This seems more like Goku and Vegeta powering up in Episode 122 to fight Jiren(Goku at the start and Vegeta before the Final Flash). Kaioken is a power multiplier. Goku would be doubling or multiplying his power X times.Tien and Krillin are obviously aware of Kaioken and would have recognized Goku using the transformation. Tien asked Whis whether it was the same principle which would imply it was something else which seemed similar.Jiren compares Goku's powering up to Kale who was constantly powering up in his Legendary Super Saiyan form. The Kaioken is completely different from the same.However, Goku's comment on it wrecking his body and Krillin's comment might also lead one to believe that Goku was possibly using Kaioken. However, since Kaioken would be a specific figure(Doubles, Triples, Increased his Power 20 times etc), and no mention of the same makes me believe it was just Goku just drawing out more power in his Super Saiyan Blue form.


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What did Makie talk about with the worker in harbor?
I have a question about scene from 5th Episode of Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio Ars Nova anime TV series. (at about 1:20)
It was depicted that Osakabe Makie was talking with a harbor employee with an assistance of military soldier.
Chihaya Gunzou said to Iona when noticied her on monitor:

That girl... Do you remember her?

My question is: What was she doing there? and What was she talking about?
I assume that

All works on Vibration Warhead were done and they did not need any advises from her.
She didn't yet realize that her guests were of Fog.

Recently, I did broader research (read the manga version). Based on this, I would like to give a try to answer my own question.

Disclaimer: I do understand that manga and anime of Arpegio of Blue Steel is completely different story but some concepts overlap and there is a possibility that manga-based explanation would work for anime too.

In manga, Osakabe Tojurou gave Makie false memories about her past and her family. According to them, Makie had a grandpa, whom was deeply attached emotionally to. Tojurou used the opportunity that I-401 departed from Yokosuka port (2 years before original plot) and tuned the false memories that her grandpa wend aboard and did never return.
The thing is, Makie heard somehow that I-401 arrived back in the port and planned escape from mansion in order to see her grandpa.
Fact that can help confirm the hypothesis:

She appeared near the same Hangars when found Kirishima's core and Haruna. It was on her way to Yokosuka port.

Fact that can help deny the hypothesis:

In manga, her stuffed bear named Yotarou was gift given by grandpa. In anime we can see photos that she received it from Tojurou himself.