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Can any character's magic hurt Kotodama devil?
At the end of episode #119 , everybody was surprised Yami could hurt Kotodama. Before that Yami said something like "for some reason, my dark magic can hurt him" and Kotodama said Yami's dark magic can interfere with the other world.
Before Yami, Litch and Asta with their anti magic swords could hurt him. I'm not sure if the first magic emperor, Yuno and Patolli could hurt him with their magic.
Why Yami's magic was special? Can any character's magic hurt Kotodama devil?

To answer this question, I'll have to delve into SPOILER territory -- be warned !
First off, just so you know, the Kotodama Devil's true name is Zagred. Zagred was immensely powerful -- and his atypical, magical biology tremendously helped him to power through enemy attacks. Every character who has been able to hurt him or impede him in some way have been connected to his native underworld.
Asta used anti-magic to negate his attacks and slash through his magic-enhanced defenses. His anti-magic powers stem directly from an unnamed demon, so it stands to reason that Asta can hurt Zagred.
Yuno exploited Zagred's magic emissions to enhance his own wind spells and attune them to the Kotodama Magic's "wavelength".  He basically used Zagred's own power against himself.
Lemiel, Patolli and Licht were able to hurt Zagred because they were all tainted in some way by underworld magic. Lemiel had been sealed by a demonic spell from Secre, and both Patolli and Licht had been resurrected by the demon's spell. Their corruption allowed them to strike at Zagred.
Yami's Dark Magic is known to be linked to the Underworld. In Chapter 246, Dante tells us that Dark Magic is necessary to create the Tree of Qliphoth along with William Vengeance's World Tree Magic. The hows and whys haven't been explained yet, however.
In theory, any other character who has been tainted by demonic magic or who is able to use demonic magic in some way (by reflecting it like Yuno, for example) can hurt the Kotodama Devil. Since other devils will intervene in the story, we will no doubt discover new ways to hurt them as Black Clover progresses.


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What's Meliodas power level when he can inmobilize Zeldris, Estarrosa and Cusack at the same time?
In episode 17th of season #3 of the Nanatsu no Taizai anime series, Meliodas is able to inmobilize Zeldris, Estarrosa and Cusack at the same time, 3 of the most powerful demons . Which is Meliodas power level when he's able to do this?

At the time, Meliodas is in Assault Mode. In Volume 29, we learn that Assault Mode!Meliodas power level is 142 000. Unfortunately, a breakdown of that power level wasn't provided.

though that shouldn't be enough to immobilize Cusack since he has like ~180

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Why did Itori want information about the ghoul restaurant?
In Tokyo Ghoul manga, Itori made a trade with Kaneki in which he must give her information about the Ghoul Restaurant in exchange for information about the person who is responsible for the incident involving the steel beams. Why did she want that information? Was it that important to risk Kaneki's life for it?

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What is the book seen in 13th episode of Nichijou at 09:03?
I can't seem to find what cover is being printed at this timestamp.
I'm attaching both a screenshot of the frame and my attempt at showing just the book with some image manipulation in GIMP.

just out of curiosity, why do you want to know? It might make the question more interesting if you have an interesting reason.


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Why did Joseph Joestar not become a vampire?
At the end of season 2 of Stardust Crusaders, the blood from Dio's corpse was transfused back to Joseph Joestar. However, as seen before in the series, the contact of Dio's blood with a corpse makes the corpse a Vampire. It was also explicitly stated that Dio's body was still not "dead". Then why did this not happen to Joseph?

Well, Joseph, from the moment of his birth has been filled with Hamon; Hamon is-well a vampire repellent. Think of vampirism as raw meat, and Hamon as a fire. Raw meat is bad, but after being purified, the meat is now safe. It also might be because of his Hamon infused blood that it wasn’t fully digested by DIO and therefore was easily taken back.

The Best Possible explanation, that I can think of is that Joseph was a Hamon User, and Hamon is anti-Vampire, so it somehow protected him from turning to a Vampire.

But production of Hamon requires a person to breathe. And given that even his heart had stopped, he most definitely was not able to breathe.

also Straizo was a Hamon user yet he became vampire after using the mask. And even after becoming a vampire he was able to keep Hamon in his body, which was revealed at the time of his death


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What's up with people's regeneration in One Piece?
So, pretty clear question I think. I am asking this because everyone seems to regenerate super fast. Is this just because this is a different world and so people heal differently, ie. much faster? Because that's a bit too crazy for me to accept.
Like, for example, in Alabasta, when Usopp was fighting the mole woman and the bat guy, he supposedly got so many of his bones broken. But I am pretty sure he was running around like 30 minutes later lol. Like, come on. I can accept Zoro getting his chest cut and still being able to fight a man on a unicycle, but Usopp's case is too crazy. I am sure there are other examples of this happening I can find if necessary.
So, what's up with people's regeneration in One Piece?
I don't remember it ever being explained in any way.

Usopp is a God so he doesn't count :)

Sogeking is a god. But if anyone counts, it's Usopp.

because it's an anime, a world of fantasy lol. Things in the reality might not work the same in one piece. I wouldn't be surprised if you ask how can Luffy eat so much?

You answered your own question:

he supposedly got so many of his bones broken

It's anime world we are talking about, unnatural things are only explained by the lack of detail in the scene. Or maybe turning it into comedy of some sorts. If you have been watching anime frequently you should have seen it's a common thing with most anime.
For example: when Nami was sick there were a lot of details because writer wanted you to focus on that. Where as in Ussop's case he wanted you to focus on rebellion and were trying to hype the climax. I am pretty sure they never even gave it a second thought. They also wanted you to see how much people/characters were struggling to survive.

I can accept Zoro getting his chest cut and still being able to fight a man on a unicycle, but Usopp's case is too crazy.

This just proves how on point Oda is as per his illustrations, that he makes you believe and visualize the difference in characters. He wants you to see usopp weak and scared. But you need to understand as supporting character to luffy there will be times when he will stand up and defy odds.  Oda isn't just depicting a seen every arc he draws, he picks up a theme, a moral, a life-lesson and a statement. To be delivered via his plot.
On a second thought, he was with chopper and he did put bandage on him. And chopper got skill bruh. That's really more than what anime characters get.
Mostly anime tend to show injured and wounded for less time. Or they just timeskip it/ fast forward it somehow.
In anime it is more about will than health. Specially if you consider the one piece world. There are numerous examples justifying it. Example: White Beard during marine ford, Shanks when he saved luffy, Luffy of course everytime when he is in a fight
Also, He is

SogeKing
God
Warrior of the sea
Sniper of the future pirate king
...To be continued. Sorry my hand got tired ;(

I liked your answer until you got to me "complaining". I don't see how a question is a complaint but thanks for your time I guess.

just because you added your opinion by saying "Because that's a bit too crazy for me to accept". Anyways my words were not to hurt anyone. Editing it out. Added few more points for you.


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What's Arthur power level when he uses the Excalibur sword?
In season 3 of Nanatsu no Taizai anime, by using the Excalibur sword, Arthur was able to face the strongest demons, Chandler, Cusack, Zeldris and Meliodas individually. But when he didnt have it he was a weakling compared to them.
What's Arthur power level when he uses the Excalibur sword?

Excalibur is the legendary sword believed to hold ultimate power, which can only be wielded fully by its true master. Whomever wields this sword will becomes near invincible. However, those who use it and are not destined for it, will be corrupted and ultimately destroyed by an all-consuming lust for power.
In the legends, Exalibur was given to King Arthur by the first Lady of the Lake. After the death of King Arthur, Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur into the lake. A hand then rose from the water and took it into the lake. Another legend says Excalibur was drawn from a stone by Arthur to prove his royalty.


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what should I watch "Fist of the North Star: The Movie" or first half of "hokuto no ken" TV series?
How much of the critical plot will I lose if I will watch just the movie instead of series?


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What is the song in My hero academia season 4 episode 83 played at 23:48 during the preview
What is the song in My hero academia season 4 episode 83 played at 23:48 during the preview
It also appears somewhere during the middle of the episode

The song is called 士傑と雄英 ("Shiji and Yuhide" per Google Translate) by Yuki Hayashi. You can find the song on Spotify here.


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Nami's message in Strong World movie
In the movie Strong World, Nami sends a message to the crew via Tone Dial which is as follows:

Please forgive me for being unable to say farewell to you all directly. I have decided to join Shiki's crew as their navigator. Shiki is a legendary pirate who you could never match up to even if you stood up to him. Even if you came after me you would only end up losing your lives. I will say this much, promise you will come rescue me.

Luffy missed to hear the last part: "promise you will come rescue me", but everyone else did hear it and understood it. When trying to explain Luffy, however, Sanji made a statement which caused some confusion. It goes as follows:

... Although to me the whole thing sounded like message of love.

This led to confusion as it seemed to be wrongly interpreted that the last part of message implied Nami loved Luffy. I also read somewhere that Nami started to blush when Luffy started playing the Dial, but I didn't see Nami blushing at all (in anime, if someone blushes, their face is shown to be turning red, right?). She did seem to be embarrassed which seemed to be normal. If I were her and someone was going to play a recording in front of everyone which I made when I was in a sad situation, I would definitely not want him to play that because it would be embarrassing.
Nami knew that Luffy won't understand indirect message (she does say she directed the last part specifically to Luffy since he is so dense). I think Nami wanted to indirectly ask the crew to come and save her, but for thick-headed Luffy, she explicitly added the last line. She just wanted Luffy and rest of crew to come and save her, there were no romantic feelings.
I tried to search online if I was right about the message's intent, but couldn't find proper sources.
For example, I found on Wikipedia:

...Luffy later learns that Nami's message was actually a coded SOS directed at him that the crew took as a love confession...

Although the above line mentions the crew mistook as a love confession, I don't think so, I think they properly understood the intent of the message. Although, I am not sure what Sanji meant by saying the above line, but it seemed he did understood the real intent.
Are there any sources which exactly tells the true intent of the message and also if the crew (except Luffy) properly understood it?

Well, I saw the movie and I didn't get any feelings of a love message. Nami had deliver the first part of the message as to assure Shiki she will stay with him and added the last part especially for the dense Luffy to understand.

@RigaCrypto, that's exactly my thoughts. Nami is clever. She fooled Shiki and asked his crewmates for help at the same time. For Luffy, she had to add that last line. However, I need some proper source to verify that.

Oda drew a 'Strong World after 3 seconds' where you could clearly see Nami blushing and Luffy has a huge smile with his hand behind an ear (same as Sanji but we all know that those last few words were for). It's a really cute snippet. I'll send a link so you can see it.
https://dshanks-op.tumblr.com/post/158367417268/oda-drew-what-happened-after-strong-world-ended-d


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What is the violin song in My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 20 played at 20:28?
What is the song in My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 20 played at 20:28? It seems to be a solo violin piece that is beautiful and passionate. Thank you for the help.

The song is called "Dependable! Cheerful Person" Wind Adlib. It's on the OST for the first two seasons as best as I can tell. You can hear the full song on Soundcloud here.


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If All for One can pass quirks on to others, can he pass debilitating quirks to people that don't want them?
Since All for One can transfer quirks, can he pass along quirks to people that don't want them?

Of course. All for One has the power to pass quirks regardless of the wishes of the receiving person.
About One For All from fandom :

Long ago, a man with a Quirk that could steal other Quirks and give them away forcibly gave his seemingly Quirkless younger brother a Quirk that allowed him to stockpile power within his body.

This is the story of how One for All was born. The brother of the original All for One rejected any desire of having a quirk but his brother gave one to him regardless. So it is possible to give Quirks to people who don't want them.


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Magia Record: Why did the screenwriters cut the original Quintet out so much?
So I was wondering when starting to play the Magia Record Game that there was quite some differences to the now airing anime adaption.
While in the game the quintet from the original series (homura, madoka, sayaka, mami and kyouko)
plays a leading role in Kamihara - the Anime until now decided to almost cut them out entirely from the plot.
(Yes, Mami made an appearance last episode and Kyouko did for one episode, but the role they took was rather minor and differs from the Plot of the game source).
Just like Iroha in the Anime has not yet even met Homura and Madoka who play a major role in the game to be able to free Sana.
So to my question: Is there any reason in particular the screenwriters decided to cut the original Quintet out so much? Do they maybe want the audience to focus more on the new girls?
Cause it feels like they're rewriting big chunks of plot just to be able to leave them out in the adaption.


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Does Super Dragon Ball Heroes Universe creation arc have a manga version?
Super Dragon Ball Heroes Prison Planet arc and Universal Conflict arc animes had a manga version of them.
How about Super Dragon Ball Heroes Universe creation arc ?
Does Super Dragon Ball Heroes Universe creation arc have a manga version?

I found.    https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Dragon_Ball_Heroes:_Universe_Mission_(manga)   there and random chapters at other sites. Im not thinking its official, but seems popular


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Can wearing sunglasses prevent sharingan?
If one is wearing dark black sunglasses, then how will eye contact work? Sharingan user won't be able to tell when he has eye contact? I haven't finished shippuden yet, so may be answer lies ahead but I am curious.

Related https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/48038/1458

The only known way to avoid the effects of the Sharingan have been to avert or completely cover one's eyes, or at least be able to block out the vision/chakra reach of the technique.  However, it's not necessarily the case that just doing that alone will help.
Given that the Sharingan's main strength are powerful genjutsu (illusion tactics), it's well within the realm of experienced/expert Sharingan users to be able to control more senses than just vision, and thus, averting eyes alone isn't quite enough to protect from the illusions.  I don't think sunglasses would help - you can still see through them, after all, so you would be able to have your vision compromised just as if you weren't wearing any.
Since you're still getting through the series, I won't spoil anything for you, but the fact that averting eyes isn't enough to avoid the powerful genjutsu produced by it plays a pivotal role towards the end of the series.

No, wearing sunglasses does not prevent falling to a visual genjutsu, as seen in
(spoilers below)

chapter 413 of the manga when Sasuke managed to catch Killer Bee in a genjutsu.

Killer Bee sunglasses were not completely opaque. If the sunglasses would have been completely opaque Killer Bee would have survived to fall to Genjutsu.

The abilities provided by Sharingan are not just limited to the eye-contact between user and the opponent.
Although one of the formidable abilities provided by Sharingan(Genjutsu) is shown in the manga/anime to happen through eye-contact, there are still many other ways to cast Genjutsu.
In fact a skilled Genjutsu user can use different body parts or things to cast Genjutsu.
Spoiler Ahead !!

 1. Itachi Uchiha can cast Genjutsu just by using his fingers - [Naruto Chapter - 259]
 2. Jiraya uses frog’s croak to trap Pain in Genjutsu - [Naruto Chapter - 379 ]

So answering your question by slightly reframing it,

Can wearing sunglasses prevent the victim from Genjutsu?

Conditions:
1. Genjutsu is based on eye-contact: Yes, if the opponent restrains himself or somehow blocks the Genjutsu caster from having the eye-contact, he can protect himself from being caught in Genjutsu.
2. Genjutsu is not based on eye-contact No, this time, since the medium of Genjutsu is not through eye-contact, the opponent can't prevent himself from falling in Genjutsu just by avoiding eye-contact.


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Why isn't Mike Zacharius in sos squad?
It was been clear that Mike is only second to live. If so, why isn't he in so squad? He took out 9 titans by himself we have seen from past episodes that even two people struggle with one titan. We haven't seen anything about the other SOS members during the Female Titan arc besides their excellent teamwork but if Mike is second to only Levi, he should be in SOS. Sos stands for Special Operation Squad.

The Squad members are handpicked by Levi. How Levi chose the squad was not explicitly stated. Besides, Mike is a squad leader like Levi. He probably considered that if Squad Mike were to be without a leader or with a new leader, they would have a hard time adjusting. Camaraderie and team work is just as important as strength, IMO. Or at least, that's how I see it.

You should that as an answer. Thank your for commenting.  @W.Are

Can't do that as it's just mostly my opinion. Quite hard to substantiate it with proof since it's just my interpretation of Levi's character. Thanks, too, though.


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Is Yuri as a genre ever referred to to using Katakana or is it only just kanji?
I know that the yuri genre is written with kanji and I was wondering, is katakana ever used to write or refer to the genre when used in a discussion. I myself have never seen it, but I wanted to know if anyone who knows japanese has?

EDIT: Rarely. 百合 is more common. The other two seem to be A) part of people's names or B) Lily flowers.
A few searches on google, amazon or any eshop will give you a rough idea.
Just a language note, any word in Hiragana can be written in Katakana. Katakana can be used for emphasis or italics purposes (often loan words but not necessarily).

Note that Google does not differentiate the context. So you can have those searching for the flower vs a person's name amongst other things... So it might not be about the genre itself. There may also be significant overlap

FWIW, googling ユリ mostly returns ユリ目 and ユリ科, which is about family and order of Lily plants but not about "yuri" as a genre".

@кяαzєя True. A search with ゆり　and ガールズラブ(girl's love) seems to yield a 100:1 ratio so maybe yuri isn't the best term to use to find the genre.

@AkiTanaka Google does tailor your search results to your history so anecdotal evidence may not be so useful?

@nabulator true, but the main point is not about the order of the result, but the general result that it's not particularly about yuri genre... just like krazer said...

okay, after searching the webs for yuri literature, I think it's safe to say most people use the Kanji version simply because it is more specific than using katakana or hiragana, which are apparently just flowers and people's names

@nabulator is Katakana ever used to describe the genre? You said the kanji is more common, so does that katakana can be used or not

@ZainAlleck Of course it can be used, but only in a casual context where the subject (yuri the comic genre) is already understood.

@nabulator Have you seen it used? And what do you mean it can be as when I search with Katakana, I only get the flower, not the genre


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Doraemon - Nobita's marksheet has ticks on it
I noticed that Nobita's marksheet has all the questions ticked, yet he still gets a 0.

Is this a cultural thing where you don't put crosses on a paper or a mistake on the part of the animators?

I had some teachers that did would grade like this. Stripe meaning wrong, blank or a curl meaning correct.


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Boogiepop and Others Promotional Trailer references
2019's "Boogiepop and Others" TV series has a promotional trailer. However the trailer is kind of "fake", because many footage are not present in the actual TV show.
The main ones are:

On Opera stage
A man fighting a fire ability user
Boogiepop walking closer to another girl, and the background switches with each swing from Boogiepop

Are these referencing other unadapted stories in the series? If yes, which are those?

Those scenes are highly possibly original materials created exclusively for the trailer.
A comment by 'foq fiq' on the Japanese version of the trailer mentioned

放送決定のイベントでプロデューサーが最後に
「あくまで『このくらい本気で作りますよ』ってことを伝えるために作ったティザー用の映像なので本編には出てきません」って言ってた
見覚えのない合成人間は原作にも登場しないPVオリジナル

At the end of the event for the broadcast decision, the producer said
"After all, because some scenes created for the trailer were to convey that 'we are making it like this seriously', they do not appear on the main story".
The unrecognizable characters are trailer-original that do not exist on the source material.

Note that this is only a blanket answer responding to the 'fake' footages, and this still needs more research on the event detail and if there's a better reference. This might not answer the specific question of those scenes, and thus others (who know better about the series) are free to address those specific scenes, which might deprecate this answer.


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Why Von Schicksal ordered to kill Lindow?
In the last episode of the 2015 anime series, a man tells that Lindow was killed as he ordered. Why Von Schicksal ordered to kill Lindow?

Because lindu had been spying on von and infiltrated the 'aigis project' (probably misspelled that) and saw what Von was really doing.


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Why doesn't Sasuke try to kill Kabuto after he releases Itachi?
In Naruto Shippuden during the fight of Itachi (Edo) and Sasuke vs Kabuto, Itachi places Izanami on Kabuto. In the end of the fight Kabuto releases Itachi. Then Sasuke and Kabuto go their own ways. Why don't they attempt to kill each other? I am not sure whether Kabuto still wanted to kill Sasuke after the fight but Sasuke definitely had no good reason to trust Kabuto. Is Sasuke simply afraid of getting killed by Kabuto?

Sasuke doesn't try to kill Kabuto for three reasons:

He was following Itachi's lead.
Kabuto was already defeated.
He didn't encounter Kabuto again until Kabuto was reformed.

While fighting, Itachi comes to sympathize with Kabuto, because of the similarity between their lives. They were both spies, with betrayal as their forte, erasing their identities and allegiances, hardly aware of who they really were as a result. When Itachi traps Kabuto in the Izanami, the battle is finished. Kabuto cannot escape the jutsu until he chooses the path of reformation. Itachi also manages to get Kabuto to release the reanimation jutsu. There is no need to kill Kabuto at this point, and Itachi thus won't kill him.
Sasuke is following Itachi's lead. Though for most of the series, Sasuke hates Itachi for killing their clan, his hate returns to love again once he learns Itachi's reasons for destroying their clan (and after killing Itachi), and he seeks revenge on the Leaf Village for betraying Itachi, mainly out of his love for Itachi. Thus, Sasuke is swept away by Itachi's return, even going so far as to switch sides and help Itachi defeat Kabuto. Sasuke is unlikely to disregard Itachi's decison to leave Kabuto alive and thus doesn't finish the job even after Itachi disappears.
Finally, Sasuke doesn't pursue killing Kabuto at any time afterwards because the next time they meet, it is as allies. During the war, when Sasuke is injured, Kabuto shows up and heals him (see section Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki on Kabuto's wiki article). Kabuto chose to accept the path Itachi left for him, and thus is reformed and an ally. Sasuke does have good reason to trust Kabuto, because Itachi's Izanami left no other option but for him to become someone Sasuke can trust (aside from staying trapped in a time loop forever), and Kabuto healing him is proof of this. At this point, there is no reason for Sasuke to kill him.
Addendum
As these episodes have begun to air in the English version on Toonami in the United States, I've gleaned some additional information from rewatching them. Particularly, my statement that Sasuke's hatred turned to love may be a severe oversimplification. After watching the episode where the battle begins, I can more accurately explain why Sasuke decided to fight against Kabuto. This is only peripherally relevant to the question, but I'll include it anyway, as I believe it will be of interest to readers.
The episode in question is The Risks of the Reanimation Justsu. When Itachi and Sasuke arrive, Kaubto seems to believe Sasuke will side with him, but Sasuke makes this statement to Itachi, after Itachi blocks his shuriken:

"He's just like Orochimaru, which makes him my enemy. Right now, he's
your enemy too, isn't he?"

This simple statement explains why Sasuke is against Kabuto, but there is additional information as to why Sasuke sides with Itachi. He says to Kabuto,

"I only came here chasing after Itachi so that I could talk to him."

Sasuke and Itachi seem to reach an accord that Itachi will answer his questions after the battle. The accord exists in Sasuke's mind, at least; Itachi's responses seem a bit shifty. Sasuke seems to understand this, as he later says,

"Itachi, you always kept lying to me; saying things like 'Next time'
and 'Later', and then you died on me. So this time for sure; I'm going
to hold you to your promise."

(Excuse the odd punctuation; I'm doing my best to capture the nuances of the statement, but I only have so much grammatical knowledge).
This explains why Sasuke sides against Kabuto and why he sides with Itachi. There is an additional quote in here that is directly related to the original question: After Sasuke asks Itachi why he stopped his shuriken (the first quote), Itachi gives Sasuke a direct order not to kill Kabuto:

"I hear you, Sasuke. And we will talk later. First we need to take
this one down. But don't kill him. If you kill the caster of the
Reanimation Jutsu, it can never be undone."

Itachi further gives his battle plan to Sasuke, which Sasuke seems to non-verbally acknowledge.

For the record, I still feel the "Love turns to hate" thing is justified. This series has said a lot of weird stuff about Uchiha and their love and hate.


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How did Kaneki discover Touka was a ghoul?
I've previously watched the anime and have just now started the manga (I know I'm terribly late) My mind is blown away by how different the manga is from the anime. (I'm even questioning if I'm reading the right thing due to the detail and differences) I feel like the question presented as my title will help resolve some of my suspicions. Did Studio Pierrot really cut so much detail out as well as change some parts of the story/events? Have I really been missing out on so much?
If someone could explain I'd deeply appreciate it
Thanks!

There are 2 different questions: the title and the question body. The question body seems to have been answered in Why did Tokyo Ghoul √A completely deviate from the manga?.

The question in your title is already answered in the anime and manga. It was shown in the earlier episodes/chapters. I suggest rereading/rewatching in case you missed it. Your other question, as mentioned, is already answered in the aforementioned link. In addition, yes, the manga deviated much from the anime and you're missing some important details/events not in the anime. I suggest reading the manga in its entirety.

I've only watched the anime, but Kaneki discovered that Touka was a ghoul when he had just become a ghoul and entered Nishiki's territory. Touka had saved Kaneki from him.

It might be helpful to mention which episode this happens in, so OP can go back and re-watch it.

@F1Krazy I believe this was episode 3 of season 1. Not sure though.


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Did Estarossa Full Counter against Escanor didnt work or Escanor was faster than him?
In the battle of Escanor vs Estarossa, at the end, Estarossa charges against Escanor and he said to have reflected his attack with Full Counter but after some seconds he finds he was cut but Escanor. What does this mean? Did Estarossa Full Counter against Escanor didnt work because Escanor attack was too powerful, or Escanor was faster than him?

Yeah he full countered Escanor which is why Escanor got some injuries but after sometime Escanor seems to become faster that even Estarossa can't see his attack since Escanor grows stronger and faster every seconds.


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What's the best source of Shingeki no Kyojin Manga where the english translation is accurate to the original japanese?
I'm planning to read the manga but I don't know where? What's the best source? I prefer the closest english translation to the original.

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.

Kodansha Comics as they are the official translator for Attack on Titan in English and license to distribute it.
It looks like you can read Chapter 1 for free but each volune does provide links to where you can get them (Amazon Kindle, Nook, iBooks and Printed (Physical) Editions)

I prefer the closest english translation to the original

without going into legally questionable grounds such as scanlations, this is your only english translation.
even then Japanese to English is not an exact thing and how close the "english translation to the original" is subjective since some people will say the use of senpai/kohai as opposed to senior/junior or retaining honorifics like -chan, -kun and -san is closer to the original


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How does Baba communicate with his robots?
In episode 6 of A Certain Scientific Railgun T, we see Baba ordering around his Great Dane Type, Mosquito Type, and Mantis Type robots.
When he gives orders to the Mantis Type, he's inside his trailer (or something) where there appears to be a control center of sorts. So it's conceivable there's a microphone there that is used to pick up his orders.
The Mosquito Type, however, appears to just act on its own, and I don't remember seeing Baba speaking any orders to it on any episode.
As for the Great Dane Types, we see him shouting orders, but then near the end of the episode, Wannai almost drowns Baba by surrounding his whole head with water — and it doesn't look like Baba speaks, but instead thinks something like "Great Dane Types, absorb this water," which springs the dogs to action.
How does Baba control and communicate with his robots?
Does he need to speak orders out loud, or is there some sort of mental communication happening?


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How are animals able to get stands in the world of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure?
In the series, multiple animals were able to conjure and use their own stands.
Some of them include:

Iggy the dog
A hawk
An orangutan
Coco Jumbo the turtle

How were the animals able to get their stands?

 Were they all  pierced by the arrow at some point?

Or did they get them some other way? Is there extra backstory that was explained somewhere else that I missed? (I've only watched the anime, I have not read the books).

Good question! The only evidence I can remember is the rat from Diamond is Unbreakable, which shows that your spoilered theory is possible. And the hawk and the orangutan worked directly for Dio, so we can guess maybe he gave them their Stands, but that does leave Iggy a mystery.

I also wasn't sure if the Cat/Plant from Diamond is Unbreakable also counted. Because it got its stand after death (Similar to the stand that attacked the plane from Golden Wind)

Yeah, the Cat-Plant doesn't seem to follow any of the usual rules. Its Stand ability doesn't really explain how it was able to fuse with a plant after death. One thing that occurred to me about Iggy is, if I remember correctly, a bunch of the Stand users in Stardust Crusaders just spontaneously developed Stands from mystic forces after Dio recovered. Joseph, Jotaro, Holly, and Avdol I believe developed Stands without coming in contact with the arrow. So Iggy could be the same. (Kakyoin and Polnareff both came in contact with Dio, so they could have been arrowed.)

Approximately 50,000 years ago, a meteorite crash-landed on Earth around an underpopulated region of Cape YorkW, GreenlandW. In 1978, a mineral excavation team uncovered an unknown virus within the rocks of the surrounding area and determined that it had been lying dormant inside the meteorite that hit Earth long ago. Despite extensive research, government doctors were unable to determine the alien virus' purpose outside the total elimination of human life. Akin to the theory of evolution, it was discovered that certain people possessed a quality that would enable them to survive when exposed to the virus, additionally granting them supernatural abilities. ~JJBA Wiki

Stands are the result of the extraterrestrial virus and the host's immunoresponse to it, which explains why Holly Kujo's stand was killing her and which makes it entirely possible that animals such as Iggy, Pet Shop, Forever, and Bug-Eaten in Part IV contracted the virus into their bloodstreams through various means.
On the surface, rogue stands such as Silver Chariot Requiem and Notorious B.I.G. in Part V, Stray Cat in Part IV and Anubis in part III might initially seem to present a glaring hole in this theory, but the fact of the matter is that viruses are microscopic life forms and the one in question is of alien origin, which means its interaction with both organic and inorganic matter after the incubation period is bound to have unpredictable results and allows for a wide range of creative freedom on Araki's part.
To sum up it up nicely, "It's an alien virus, I ain't gotta explain S#!t." - Hirohiko Araki

It seems that Stands are related to DNA. People can be born with them, like Polnareff and Kakyoin, but the Stand Arrow also gives you Stands so it must've changed your DNA code to "unlock" your Stand. The main reason I think it's DNA-related is that Giorno cloned Coco Jumbo (the turtle in Part 5) using some samples of the original, and the new turtle had the same Stand. The animals were probably born with their Stands, but the bird and the orangutan were probably Dio/Enya testing the arrow.
After reading another person's answer I remembered that the reason they stand arrows gives people stands is because of an alien virus that lives on/in the metal, this lines up with the rest of my theory because the way viruses work (I may be wrong, this is all from what I remember from middle school) is by sending instruction through RNA to a cell which then is processed and applied. The instruction could easily be something like "change DNA to unlock stand ability" but you could also be born with your stand already unlocked without needing an alien virus to unlock it for you.


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Is the 2013 Rozen Maiden "Zurückspulen" anime part of the same original storyline?
The main focus of the 2013 Rozen Maiden anime is on a Jun who didn't wind the key, in an alternate universe from the one who wound the key. In several points in the show, these two universes cross paths and are linked via N-field.
My question is, is the universe in this TV series where Jun wound the key the same world/story/canon in which the original Rozen Maiden took place (or even "Träumend")? Or is this just part of a completely different storyline/canon in which there was a Jun that wound the key and the events in that universe were similar but unrelated to any of the previous series?

From my understanding it's based off the Manga which is canon and it combines the first Manga which focuses on Jun having wound and the second manga in which Jun didn't wind and grew up but is contacted by his younger "wound" self to help stop Kirakishou.
The original anime isn't canon since it has Barasuishou who was created by Enju, Rozen's apprentice as a means to prove his superiority as a doll maker over Rozen by having Barasuishou beat the other Maidens and becoming the strongest doll rather than becoming Alice. At the end, the Rozen Maidens defeated by Barasuishou are taken to Kirakishou by Laplace's Demon, Suigintou comes back to life but keeps the Rozen Mysticas she won while Hina Ichigo remains inside Shinku and Shinku is told by Rozen that there is a way to bring her back and another way to become Alice without the Alice Game.
This is different to the manga as Kirakishou devours Hina Ichigo from the inside to assume her physical form and there is no Barasuishou.

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Who was Hajime talking to at the end of Gatchaman Crowds?
At the end of the last episode:

She called her mother to tell her that no matter what happens, "I'm just me". Then after the credits, Hajime was tapping her chest and was having a conversation with someone with another voice. Who was she talking to? Was that supposed to be Katze?

Yes, that's Katze.
Most of the time, Katze talks with a high pitch, especially when bullying people. However, when Katze is not in control of the situation, his/her voice drops. This can be heard several times in the battle between O.D. and Katze that starts at 6:05 in the same episode. It's the same voice.
Besides, at the end of the series everybody else likes Hajime; who except Katze would claim to be sickened by her? :-)

So I guess that leads one to ask, where is Katze and why is he with (sounds almost involuntarily) with Hajime? Is he trapped inside her?

I've been wondering too! Maybe he's been reduced to the size of a NOTE....?

She isn't actually tapping her chest. She is gesturing/playing with the new red ribbon she is wearing. Given how she is talking to Katze, and he seems to be with her, and she has just gotten the red ribbon, and how Katze's signature color is red/pink, I think the logical conclusion is that he has been sealed inside the ribbon.
That said, a lot of loose ends are still around, and many people have speculated that an extended ending will be on the blu-ray detailing what happened at the end of the series

Everything surrounding the ending was clarified in an extended cut of the final episode called Gatchaman Crowds: Embrace.

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Does Makoto Shinkai concentrates on a "distant love" theme for his works?
Some of Makoto Shinkai's known masterpieces are Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters per Second, and his latest creation, Garden of Words. I noticed that the plots mostly involves a distant love because of several reasons like literal distance/space, dreams, situations, and other aspects of life. I was just wondering if Makoto Shinkai prefer this kind of theme on his creation and concentrates on a "distant love" theme. Was there any official statements from him that explains the similarity of themes on his works? Or he just relates well to that theme because of personal experience?

Yes I think he do. According to interview with ANN, He would like to emphasize on losing someone and may be the influence of Miyazaki's work

Question: Your previous films have had simple themes and complex emotions; what
would you say is the overarching theme of Hoshi o Ou Kodomo?
MS: It's very difficult to put the theme into one word— if it wasn't I
wouldn't have made a two-hour movie! But if you want me to just say
it, I guess that would be how to overcome a sense of deep loss, the
loss of another person.


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Why was Darui sucked into the Benihisago?
In episode 269 of Naruto, while fighting Kinkaku and Ginkaku, Daru got sucked into the Benihisago. I thought you could only be sucked in if you said your most said word or if you remained silent. Darui did neither, but was sucked in after he said "I'm the Boss' right arm. I'm no imitation!" Does this sound like his most said word, "dull," in Japanese?

Taken from the Naruto wiki, 'he inadvertently uttered the word when he admonished the brothers and stated, "Ore wa Bosu no migiude da. Ruijihin janē! (「オレはボスの右腕だ。類似品じゃねェ!」, I'm the Boss' right arm. I'm no imitation!)"'. "Daru" sounds like his most said word, "darui."
This is why he was sealed.

The "i" is there, too. 類 reads "rui", so the end of the first sentence and the beginning of the second give exactly "darui".

In the English version he says " I am not a timid rabbit", his word was "Drab". Thus when he utters timiD RABbit, the word drab is said.

Please include relevant sources/references.


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What is the text in the intro of Cowboy Bebop
Throughout the opening theme, various text moves across the screen.
Is this an extract from something, or just placeholder text?

It seems to be a blurb of some sorts

Once upon a time, in New York City in 1941... at this club open to all comers to play, night after night, at a club named "Minston's Play House" in Harlem, they play jazz sessions competing with each other. Young jazz men with a new sense are gathering. At last they created a new genre itself. They are sick and tired of the conventional fixed style jazz. They're eager to play jazz more freely as they wish then... in 2071 in the universe... The bounty hunters, who are gathering in the spaceship "BEBOP", will play freely without fear of risky things. They must create new dreams and films by breaking traditional styles. The work, which becomes a new genre itself, will be called... COWBOY BEBOP

it's suggested here, that it may be a manifesto - a "verbal declaration of the intentions, motives, or views" of what the show will entail
It's also clear that it's playing off the theme of jazz within the text to fit the opening theme.

Do you mean "blurb"?

Sorry, yes. Edited

The text is actually merging the definition of "Bebop Jazz," a genre of jazz, with made up text.
The first section talking about musicians gathering at Harlem is talking about bebop jazz, which was controversial at first because of it breaking many conventional rules of jazz.
The second part talks about the spaceship name "BEBOP," which is fitting because the bounty hunters have to break conventional rules, like bebop musicians had to, for more freedom.
The text basically explains why the anime is called "Cowboy Bebop," since the show revolves around these bounty hunters that have to break rules like the musicians back in the day.


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Where do these faces originate from?
I've seen these manly faces several places over the internet (especially the one on the right) & I'm pretty sure it's from sort of manga.
Does anyone know where these faces originate?

This originated from here. It's based on this meme, which itself is based on the manga Kuso Miso Technique, which was in the manga supplement of the gay magazine Barazoku in 1987. Scanned images of it began circulating the internet in 2002, and it became a meme after that.


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What was changed into an immortal object?
In the first arc of Sword Art Online (episode 14, ~9:40), the boss whom Kirito fights activates something in a system console, and then a notice is displayed: "Chaged[sic] into Immortal Object".

However, this message does not seem to make sense. Despite Kirito's request,

 Asuna is slain by a one-hit KO as she attempts to defend him, and Kirito is consequently killed as well. His remaining consciousness then gives one more blow to Heathcliff, who dies. Thus, it is clear that none of these three characters was given immortal status.

Was this an error, in that the message was supposed to refer to this boss removing his own immortality? If not, what exactly did this message signify?

I can confirm Dark Knight's comment, i have just watched the episode on the BluRay Release, it indeed says "Change to Mortal Object"

Wow, they spelled changed wrong. I rarely see typos like this.

As you say yourself:

Was this an error, in that the message was supposed to refer to this boss removing his own immortality? If not, what exactly did this message signify?

While googling, I came across some posts on a forum which seems to say that it is a wrongly translated message and that it should say something like: "immortality status changed".
I'm not sure if it's accurate but it seems to tell the exact same thing.

Also to note, in the light novel, translated by Baka Tsuki, it was translated correctly.

That picture is false. I just rewatched that episode (episode 14 "The End of the World") and Akihiko Kayaba, or Heathcliff, is already immortal. He changed into a MORTAL object, so he and Kirito could have a fair battle. So, to answer your question, nothing was changed into an immortal object, and Heathcliff did, in fact, get rid of his own immortality. I believe the site you watched this on is a false source.

I did not watch this on a streaming site. The image is legitimate.

OP's screenshot is presumably from the TV version, whereas what you watched is likely the BD/DVD version. Commenters on the question have noted that this was apparently an error that was rectified for the BD/DVD version.

If by TV version you mean Toonami, than that's impossible because they never showed episode 14 of Sword Art Online due to their anime movie month (seeing as this episode aired in December). Akira went over SAO and they never made up for it. Some goes for an episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, but that's beside the point.

@DezNutzRLegendary By TV version, I mean what aired in Japan.

It was supposed to be "Changed into immortal object" also notice the ui is RED this time.When immortal object effect was on,it was PURPLE.Thus this means something like the immortal effect is disabled.


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How does Mustang fight in the end of Fullmetal Alchemist with injured hands?
Somewhat trivial, but here goes: in Fullmetal Alchemist, we see Mustang's hands get pinned down by Bradley's swords when Wrath and Pride are trying to force him to do human transmutation and open the gate. Given this, how does he manage to participate in the fight against Father later (probably in chapter 107 or a slightly earlier chapter) given that his "attack" requires use of his hands (and that he doesn't seem to start using circleless transmutation until he has to fend off a counterattack)?

Are you asking how his hands can biologically still function, or how his gloves are still useful?

I'm wondering how his hands can still function (with respect to being able to do the characteristic finger-snapping needed to produce a spark).

Sparks can be generated in many many ways ;)

This is just a scenario of the shounen genre doing whatever it feels like. Biologically, he would have taken serious damage to bones, nerves, muscles, etc. when his hands were stabbed through. But in anime, particularly in the shounen genre, characters can often overcome this type of thing with relative ease.
Take, for example, a scene from Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) wherein one of the characters literally has a plank stabbed through a lung, and still manages to somehow sit up—dragging the plank through their body—while spurting blood everywhere.
In Mustang's case, there is no evidence that he was healed in any fashion (such as by May Chang), nor that he is impervious to hand pain in any way. He is simply able to do this because the mangaka decided it was necessary to the story. That's the power of shounen!

SnK isn't a good example of this, considering they handle injuries pretty realistically. I'm not sure how the scene you described (having your lung impaled, getting up, dragging the object through your body) could be considered unrealistic, when it happens in real life. Here's a somewhat recent story about a 13-year-old who did the exact same thing: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/boy-impaled-on-trampoline-pole-1-423405

@Azrael While I don't mind finding other examples, my point was simply the ease at which the character was able to do so. Similarly with Mustang's hands, he would be able to still use his hands, but not with as much ease as is shown.

It's just that, having watched the scene again recently, I couldn't help but think that it seemed anything but easy =P (Spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAhIwyM1dXU

This may not make any sense or be true, but assuming that immediately following Wrath removing the swords from Mustang's hands he was forced by Pride to transmute, it is possible that during the deconstruction and reconstruction, the injuries were at least sealed up, or possibly healed altogether, seeing as he was alchemically torn apart and pieced back together.

I get your question. Irl, there's no way. There are just too many bones, ligaments and tendons in the hand (not to mention the tremendous amount of pain an injury like that would incur) to be able to do that. BUT, FMAB is fiction, so OF COURSE HE CAN. FWIW, the FMA fandom wiki says this about the actual sound of snapping when Roy does his thing: The 'snap' sound heard at the start of these transmutations is caused by the instantaneous speed at which the highly concentrated gases and sparks react together and pop (and not Mustang's fingers actually 'snapping', to common belief.) I don't think it could be done irl, but ymmv.


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What does "life force" mean?
The term life force is used a number of times during the series. Does life force simply mean chakra? If so, then do non-ninjas (such as Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku Ramen) not have life force? Is there a canonical definition for this term?

I'd recommend you this article.

The way I see it, Life Force is a completely different energy from chakra.

Chakra can be depleted and restored (even though if you deplete it too much, you die). When Life Force gets used in a technique, the user's vitality usually takes a hit, as well as his life-span. (Nagato was left completely drained, and never recovered from using the Gedo Mazo in battle).
Life Force was seen to be transferred and infused in other individuals to revive them. Both "super healing" and actual bringing back from the dead was seen. Mere "chakra" does not have this property.
Life Force seem to have some sort of connection with the Yang (or physical) energy your body produces, and mixed with Yin to form chakra.

Spoilers:

 Not to mention humans once lived without chakra, and it was given to them by the God Tree, the term "Life Force" indicates that without it there can be no life, hence the two are different.

So what is Life Force?
The term is very hazy, it wasn't explicitly explained or discussed in the series, but from what I get, it's a completely different energy, closely related to the Yang energy, and it determines your vitality and life-span.

The term life force applies to everyone in the naruto world and the real world. It simply applies to energy that gives a person vitality and strength. So when the word is used in terms if asura, the senju or uzimaki it simply means that they are naturally resilient people/ clans.

I like the answer, but can you support it with anything else such as references from Naruto?

Chakra is created by taking the energy from ones cells and controlling it with ones will,And Yang chakra is the chakra of the body which governs Vitality(life force).Madara stated that the only thing remaing if hashirama was the life force in his cells and since he had his cells if made him stronger and he could use wood style. So life force/energy(from the cells)chakra is the same since all they do is bring it to their stomach with their minds and manipulate it

Do you have any sources to go along with that statement?

Here are my thoughts:

"...chakra is a form of life energy all living individuals naturally
produce to some degree"-Naruto
wiki
Every living thing has charkra. You need to have good chakra control to use ninjustu/genjustu. For example, Lee has charkra, which is why he can walk on water and up trees, but he can't use it "externally as ninjutsu or genjutsu" -Naruto wiki.
I don't believe the term "life force" is defined specifically in the
    series. Charkra is the only form of life energy I think is mentioned, and running out of charkra kills you. So, I would think charkra is life energy, but that disagrees with the definition.

The link is the same as Qiu's.


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Are the Code Geass manga just different perspectives?
I know that there are multiple Code Geass manga, but it's been a long time since I've read them. I was wondering if they covered different timelines or physical areas or if they were different perspectives of the same thing going on.

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is a retelling of the anime. It's been ages since I read this, but I don't recall there being any major differences in terms of plot. (It wasn't a shot-for-shot adaptation, though; there were minor changes here and there.
Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack starts out as a retelling of the anime from Suzaku's perspective, but diverges fairly quickly into an alternate-universe story. Suzaku and Lelouch end up joining forces to fight Schneizel
Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally is an alternate-universe story featuring mostly the same characters and some of the same historical background but otherwise wildly different. As the title suggests, Nunnally is the main character, and Lelouch is mostly out of the picture. Nunnally makes a contract with a being called Nemo, which allows her to control an unusual Knightmare, things unfold from there.
Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate is an alternate-universe story featuring alternate versions of many of the characters, back in the year 1853. In this story, "Geass" is actually the power to summon and control Knightmares. The characters use this power to fend off Perry's Black Ships (except that this time, Perry is Brittanian, not American). Stuff happens thereafter.
Code Geass: Renya of the Darkness is supposedly set in the main continuity (back in the 1800s), but is basically an alternate-universe story. I've only read part of this, but basically none of the main characters from the main story appear besides C.C., and the name "Knightmare" is given to weird human-sized beings that cause trouble for the main characters.
Code Geass: Oz, the Reflection is an alternate-universe story supposedly set between the two seasons of the anime. I haven't read this, so I don't know much about it.
There is also apparently a 4koma manga called Barcode Geass: Lelouch of the Sales. I haven't read it, but it appears to be a parody manga about Lelouch working as a store clerk, and as such is clearly an alternate-universe story.

With Renya C.C has a vision when she tried to create a contract with Renya where she see's Lelouch and tags along with Renya to find out what it means, at least that's what i read

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is almost the same as the anime however there are no Knightmares and it's a lot more shorter
Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack is based off the anime but in Suzaku's point of view
Code Geass: Jet Black Renya is a prequel to the anime set during Japan's Edo Period
Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally is a different story where Lelouch disappears after making a contract with C.C and Nunnally makes a Geass Contract herself
so in answer to your question, Suzaku of the Counter Attack is a different perspective to the anime, Jet Black Renya is set in Japan but in a different time, Nightmare of Nunnally is totally different

@Makyen the answer i edited did answer the question but with an illegal link. to me it if the link wasn't an illegal one it would have been a link only answer


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Which of the Light Novels does the Anime of Accel World Cover
looking at the Light Novels List on Wikipedia i assume that Novels 1 and 3 are used but i am wondering if that's it or any of the others are used

Actually, Accel World the anime 1st season covers Volume 1-4 + two short histories from Volume 10. (possible spoilers at the end)

 Volume 1: episodes from 1 through 5
Volume 10 1st Short history: episode 6 and 7
Volume 2: episodes from 8 through 12
Volume 3: episodes from 13 through 17
Volume 10 2nd Short history: episode 18 and 19
Volume 4: episodes from 20 through 24

Is important to notice that the two OVA's are not part of the main Light Novel series.

i had a suspicion that it was like this looking at the names but i could only really tell from volumes 1 and 3, using logic i would assume 4 because it seems to fit into the theme of Silver Crow regaining the ability to fly so from there i guessed volume 2 but i wasn't too sure that's why i asked, i haven't seen the anime in a while so i'm guessing 18 and 19 is with that Enemy controlling player who is apart of the Research Group while Kuroyukihime was at the beach but i can't remember 6 and 7

@Memor-X most people doesn't remember 6-7 because.... huh, what I was doing?


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Why does Shanks sacrifice his arm to save Luffy?
In Luffy's backstory, we saw that when Luffy was drowning and a Sea King attacks him, Shanks jumps in to save him and scares away the Sea King using Haki, losing an arm in the process. Why did he not use Haki to start with to chase away the Sea King, and thus, avoid losing his arm?

The topic Why did Shanks lose his arm? in the link is a very good read.

Okay, so as you know that Shanks was once a crew mate of Gol D Roger mentioned by Rayleigh himself when Luffy meets him. According to what was shown in flashback, Shanks tells Rayleigh about Luffy when he accidentally meets him on the Sabondy Archipelago.

Shanks had great respect towards Gol D Roger, and hearing the same words from Luffy and with the same enthusiasm, he could see a part of Roger in Luffy. The feeling what Shanks would have got can be proved by what was shown in Loguetown where Luffy said the same thing sitting in the bar. Even Raoul (the man who owns the bar) thought that Gol D Roger was back when he heard those words from Luffy. That could be one of the reasons.

Another reason is that he considered Luffy as a friend and he always said this:

Listen up… You can pour drinks on me, you can throw food at me… You
  can even spit on me. I’ll just laugh that stuff off. But… Good reason
  or not… Nobody hurts a friend of mine.

So he could not withstand Luffy getting killed in front of his eyes.
This was the answer for your question in the heading.
Now the reason for not using haki was that Luffy is a hammer, hence cannot swim in water. Luffy was already drowning and it would be late if he went and used haki to send the sea king away and then go and save Luffy!

One of the most important here to mention is, Shanks bet it on the new age.

Yea, thats also one of the reasons.
There could actually be multiple reasons as to why he decided to save luffy

I "knew" the answer, but it would be pretty lame to post this as an AYOQ, so thought let someone else answer it. :-)

Perhaps I should have asked "Why couldn't Shanks save Luffy without losing his arm?" because why he wanted to save Luffy isn't exactly what I meant to ask. But you have put so much effort to write it nicely, so I will leave it as it is. :)

Thanks, ill look into the question u asked!
But i feel, that Oda must have planned it that way to bring up the topic when Luffy meets Shanks in the New World.

Given how Oda loves reusability and uses extremely "crazy" ideas, I wouldn't be surprised if the Sea King turns out to be a Devil's Fruit user who "preserved" Shanks's arm, which Trafalgar Law will reattach when he and Luffy meet Shanks as part of their plan to take on the Four Emperors.

WOW!
That could be possible.
But if you remember, while leaving the island. Luffy nearly kills the same sea king. Not sure whether its dead or not.
But that sea king could resemble something very important.
And if the sea king was a devil fruit user then it couldn't be the sea king! Instead it would be a sea hammer :P

let us continue this discussion in chat

@Happy - I'd like to see you post your answer too. Extra information is always welcome. Come on! :)

My answer is the same what you have written. :)

I had to be that guy, but because he reminds him of Roger is wrong, because it was only after he had lost his arm, that Luffy reminded Shanks of Roger. It was then that he gave Luffy his hat. The only real reason is the second part of your answer. Shanks just didn't want his friend to die, nothing more to it than that.

May i kno why i got a downvote?

Shanks bet his arm on the new Era. He gave it up to drill into Luffy's head the man that a Pirate King should be.
Shanks saw the old captain in Luffy when Luffy said word for word what his old captain used to say about not backing down from a fight and how shameful it is. Additionally, he was super interested in Shanks hat, not just interested, but kind of obsessed.
So in a quick decision he decided to bet on the new era. Shanks taught Luffy self control and humility and it only cost him his arm.
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Why Shanks bet paid off. Its pretty obvious that Luffy is very much like Roger, and most likely the person who inherited his will. So, Shanks made the right call about this kid being his captain decedent.
But what about the bet? What was the bet? The bet was to make this version of the pirate king not a complete moron/douchebag like the previous one. Who Shanks/Garp describe as a hot headed child that over escalates every situation because he can't walk away from a fight.
Remember the first pirate meeting? With Bellamy? That was a huge moment in the show. Arguably one of the most important episodes in the show as of yet. When Bellamy insulted Luffy/Zoro/Nami and Luffy kept his cool and did not break his promise to Nami.
Not only did was he insulted, he was also beat. Luffy and Zoro not destroying the place is a direct consequence of Shank's bet. If Shanks never met Luffy and Ace was Luffy's only major influence then he would of made a giant commotion and caught the attention of BlackBeard.

Source: /u/FailosoRaptor comments on Why shanks lost his arm against that weak sea-monster? (emphasis added)

This should be the accepted answer. The other answer only states why Shanks was attached to Luffy. Shanks could have easily beat the Sea Monster without Haki, he just wanted to teach Luffy the lesson that the world is cruel and the sea unforgiving.

If you think about it Luffy acts the same way before he headed off to sky island. When in the bar or restauraunt I dont recall. He was recieving the same treatment and Nami acted the same way that luffy did as he witnessed  shanks being treated the same way by the bandits. My point is that shanks desires to make Luffy the pirate king and "bet on the new era." But he wont allow him to accomplish all this that easily. I'm bearly on the episode where Luffy defeats CP9's Leader, Lucci a.k.a. the pidgeon guy. But i have witnessed battles involving Kizaro, fugitor, black beard, do flamengo and the list goes on. The point is one piece needs to be seen by all viewers of manga, anime etc. By the way Sanji is a character I like, romantic, funny, pervy yet intellegent. He always shows the character of a strategist yet releases a perverted side that is funny and dillusional at times but he is who he is.

He sacrificed his arm because a sea monster was going to eat luffy. Then it was scared of him, so it slunk back into the sea like a coward. Eating higuma satisfied him any way, I guess.


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Why does Rin have cat-ears?
In the Little Busters!-anime, Rin sometime has cat-ears for a very short time (mostly only a split second). Is it used to show a character trait? What does it mean?
Here's an image of it:

Seems to be the Sprouting ears trope.

A symptom of a Super-Deformed Art Shift, where occasionally a character will sprout Unusual Ears or other animal features (paws, tails, etc.) during certain moments to accentuate certain aspects of their personality. What ears symbolize what varies from culture to culture, but generally they break down into three groups:

Cats: Genkiness, excitability, occasionally irritation. Usually
  accompanied by a Cat Smile.
Dogs: Hyperness, clumsiness, affection. Generally done to a
  character who is loving, but not all there in the head.
Foxes: Mischief, wisdom, slyness. May be either friendly or
  malevolent.

Another form it might be used (did not watch little busters so not sure its the case) is when the character hears something special hes not supposed to know. This is often used to show that they have heard this secret information.


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Guilty Crown stream by Funimation?
Guilty Crown appears to be available for free (streaming) on Funimation's website: http://www.funimation.com/shows/guilty-crown
There is a column labeled "Watch Free", but when I click it for any episode it takes me to a page with a video asking me to buy and become a "Elite Video Subscriber".
What am I missing?

That's funny, their "Elite" and "Watch Free" link go to the same place. Though not terribly obvious, I believe they mean that you can watch it with the "free trial," which (strangely enough) requires a purchase. Clearly they need to rethink their site.

Generally, with Funimation, subbed episodes can be streamed for free; some other shows will also have the first couple dubbed episodes free for streaming, but this isn't the case with Guilty Crown.
It seems that the links on the main page of a number of shows aren't quite placed right - the "elite" and "watch free" links go to the same page. You can watch any subbed episodes without being a subscriber by going to the "Videos" tab on the main page and then mousing over the thumbnail for the episode and selecting "watch sub".


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Where did Onizuka get his super human strength from?
As I read the manga, I can't help but wondering where our favorite teacher Onizuka get his inhuman strength from? He's survived: falling from the school top floor, being shot at point blank, being smacked in the head, and many more. Is it because of his glory days as a motorbike gangster? Or is it because of his fighting spirit and will alone? Without his strength, the story would have ended much differently.

He is made of iron

@noko: There goes someone else's lifetime again.

Onizuka can be considered a strongman. This is not the "strength athlete" variant of the strongman, though he might qualify, but more of the natural type. As detailed here, a strongman is not necessarily someone who actively participates in bodybuilding. It can also be someone of perfect symmetry or size, or those who have explosive power and powerful grip strength.
In Onizuka's case, while not really huge, is a former biker who has devoted (as of timeline of GTO) almost half of his life into fighting. His experience is almost akin to a full-time MMA welterweight or middleweight fighter in that he fights and gets exposed to brutal physical activity almost every day. This makes him, at the very least, much stronger than a good percentage of the general population.
While obviously his feats are a bit over the top in that he survives them almost unscathed (this obviously needs some suspension of disbelief), humanity has shown over the top endurance and strength feats as well. Falling and point blank shots to the head have been overcome by some, but the resultant damage of course has been of varying degrees.

I would add that in Ep 5/6 of the animation, he breaks his arm saving a student from jumping from the roof. So he is not unbreakable.


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What is the full timeline for the invasion of Japan?
In Code Geass, the invasion of Japan in its full extent is told through bits and pieces over a lot of episodes, which makes it hard to piece together what was the actual timeline from the decision being made in Britannia to the conclusion of the invasion. What were the steps (at least the major ones) between those two points?

With lots of quoting from  World history code geass
Note:
the world history of code geass mainly resolves around big changes such as wars and arrival of mysterious things such as C.C.
a.t.b stands for  "Ascension Throne Britannia"

55 B.C. or 1 a.t.b.
      Julius Caesar attempts to invade Britain, but is met with strong resistance from the local tribes, who elect a super-leader: the Celtic King Eowyn, who summarily becomes the first member of the Britannian Imperial Family. The Julian Calendar is devised ten years later and the Anno Domini Calendar 470 years later. Either the two might be used by other countries aside from Britannia and its colonies.
Unknown years - Middle Ages
  Sakuradite (known as the "Philosopher's Stone" at the time) is discovered near Stonehenge. The scarcity of sakuradite impedes the research to turn it into a viable energy source. However, in his travels, Marco Polo journeys further into the East, reaching Japan and discovering the nation's large deposit of sakuradite.
17th Century a.t.b.
  Elizabeth I, who remained single throughout her life, bears a son, Henry IX. The potential fathers — Sir Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester; Sir Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex; and Sir Carl, Duke of Britannia — gain influence and power with this knowledge.
      Henry IX ascends to the throne after the death of his mother in 1603 A.D. or 1657 a.t.b., starting the Golden Age of the Tudor Dynasty.
1820s a.t.b. / 1760s - 70s A.D. The American Revolution (also known as Washington's Rebellion) occurs. The Duke of Britannia bribes Benjamin Franklin with promises of titles and territories in the colonies, who was charged with appealing to Louis XVI for assistance in the American colonies' war for independence.
      Thereafter, Benjamin Franklin is given the title of Earl. As a result, the Continental Army suffers a decisive defeat during the Siege of Yorktown with the death of George Washington, marking a severe blow to the American movement for independence.
Middle of the 19th Century a.t.b.    The western world enters the Age of Revolution, with numerous national revolutions taking place, except in the British Isles, under the rule of King Henry X, who continues to hold absolute monarchy. This leads to the formation of the European Union.
      After French revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte emerges, he wins the Battle of Trafalgar, invades Great Britain, and occupies London. The British Isles are conquered and become a part of the E.U.
      In 1807 A.D./ 1861 a.t.b., Queen Elizabeth III retreats to Edinburgh, where a revolutionary militia arrests her and forces her to abdicate, ending the monarchy. This event becomes known as The Humiliation of Edinburgh. However, Sir Ricardo von Britannia, Duke of Britannia, and his friend and subordinate, Sir Richard Hector, Knight of One, bring Elizabeth III and her followers to the New World and establish a capital on the east coast of North America. The British Isles is now under control of the EU and a new government established.
1867 a.t.b. / 1812 A.D.    Elizabeth III nominates her lover, Sir Ricardo von Britannia, as her successor upon her death. She ends her reign for being "the Queen who loved throughout her stormy life". The Britannian calendar, Ascension Throne Britannia (a.t.b.), is established, with the origin year set to the ascendancy of the first Celtic king, though the calendar's months and days are adopted from the Gregorian Calendar.
1874 a.t.b. / 1819 A.D.    Napoleon Bonaparte dies on his way back to France, after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo; although it was never proven, it is rumored that assassins poisoned his food in accordance to Elizabeth III's will. Her last words included the famous line, "I do not forget slights to my honour."
Unknown years - Late 19th to Early 20th Century a.t.b. A war featuring tanks and trenches is fought as seen in C.C.'s flashbacks in Episode 25 of R1, which was probably fought in the EU. Also in the flashback, C.C. was shot by possibly a German soldier (considering the silhouette).
1944 a.t.b. / 1889 A.D.    Japan loses a major war (described in 2010 a.t.b as having taken place 65 years earlier) embracing democracy as a result (Mamoru Iwasa, Code Geass Stage-0-Entrance Light Novel, p.120-121).
1984 a.t.b. / 1929 A.D.    1st Prince Odysseus eu Britannia is born.
1986 a.t.b. / 1931 A.D.    1st Princess Guinevere su Britannia is born.
1990 a.t.b. / 1935 A.D.    2nd Prince Schneizel el Britannia is born.
1991 a.t.b. / 1936 A.D.    2nd Princess Cornelia li Britannia is born.
1992 a.t.b. / 1937 A.D.    3rd Prince Clovis la Britannia is born.
1998 a.t.b. / 1943 A.D.    The 97th Emperor of Britannia is overthrown, and Charles zi Britannia ascends to the Britannian throne. Charles also marries Marianne vi Britannia. With V.V. they plan to build a weapon to destroy the Gods.
2000 a.t.b. / 1945 A.D.    11th Prince Lelouch vi Britannia is born Suzaku Kururugi, son of Japanese Prime Minister Genbu Kururugi and future Knight of Seven, Knight of Zero, and second Zero, is born.
2001 a.t.b. / 1946 A.D.    3rd Princess Euphemia li Britannia is born.
2003 a.t.b. / 1948 A.D.    4th Princess Nunnally vi Britannia is born.    5th Princess Carine ne Britannia is born.
2009 a.t.b. / 1954 A.D.    Marianne vi Britannia is killed by V.V. Her children, Lelouch vi Britannia and Nunnally vi Britannia, are sent to Japan as political hostages.
2010 a.t.b / 1955 A.D.    After the Indochinese Peninsula was conquered by Britannia and named Area 10, Japan, which was originally neutral, decided to align its policy with Chinese Federation and EU's politics and apply economic pressure upon Britannia -- an event referred to as the Oriental Incident. Both the Chinese Federation, the EU and their allies blockade the ports of Britannia in an effort to come to negotiations.
August 10th, 2010 a.t.b / 1955 A.D.    The Second Pacific War erupts; the one-month war results in the conquering of Japan by Britannia. The end of the war signifies Japan as a formal colony of Britannia, renamed Area 11 and its citizens "Elevens".
2017 a.t.b. / 1962 A.D.    Viceroy and Third Prince Clovis la Britannia is killed by Zero.  Second Princess Cornelia li Britannia is appointed Viceroy of Area 11, naming Third Princess Euphemia li Britannia as sub-viceroy. Cornelia immediately begins her campaign to bring Zero to justice.
      Zero forms the Order of the Black Knights. Its membership expands with each victory. All attempts to destroy the Black Knights end in failure.
      Using her power, Euphemia li Britannia tries to create a Special Administrative Zone of Japan. It is "revealed" to be a plot to massacre the Elevens, and she is killed by Zero.
      The Black Rebellion breaks out. The Black Knights ignite riots across the country as they continue to push towards the Area 11 Viceroy Palace. The rebellion is eventually pushed back and crushed, with most of the Black Knights killed or captured. Area 11 is demoted to a correctional sub-area.
      Second Princess Cornelia li Britannia is gone missing during the Black Rebellion. Her position as Viceroy of Area 11 later is taken by Calares.
2018 a.t.b. / 1963 A.D.    The remaining members of the Black Knights incite riots in Babel Tower which kill Calares.
      Within the Chinese Federation Consulate of Area 11, Zero reappears and redeclares the United States of Japan.
      The former Knight of Princess Cornelia, Gilbert G. P. Guilford, declares himself as new Viceroy. He then announces to execute Black Knights' members, although it's failed thanks to Zero's crafty strategy.
      Princess Nunnally vi Britannia becomes Viceroy of Area 11, and reestablishes the Special Administration Zone of Japan. Zero gives his support on the condition that he be exiled. Zero, along with over a million of his supporters dressed like him, are exiled from Area 11 and seek asylum on Penglai Island located within the political borders of the Chinese Federation.
      Li Xingke and Zero disrupt the arranged political wedding between First Prince Odysseus eu Britannia and Empress Tianzi of the Chinese Federation.
      The High Eunuchs are summarily executed for lèse majesté against the Empress. An alliance between the Black Knights and the Chinese Federation is forged.
      After the fragmentation of the Chinese Federation, Second Prince Schneizel el Britannia prepares to annex many of its territories through a combination of diplomatic means, which results in failure.
      Ratification of United Federation of Nations is completed, with the Order of the Black Knights to serve as its chief military branch. Its first resolution is to take action against the occupying Britannian forces in Japan, which leads to a declaration of war between the U.F.N. and the Holy Britannian Empire.
      The U.F.N. initiates the Second Battle of Tokyo to reclaim Area 11. The first use of F.L.E.I.J.A. by the Britannians results in massive damages to the concession area of the Tokyo Settlement.
      Zero is reported to be killed during the Second Battle of Tokyo. However, there are rumors that this is falsified information for reasons unknown. In light of the alleged death of Zero, a truce is negotiated between U.F.N. and Britannia, with a peace treaty being drafted. The treaty results in the neutrality of Japan.
      A coup d'etat is enacted by Second Prince Schneizel and the Knight of Seven, Suzaku Kururugi. Meanwhile, Lelouch vi Britannia instigates his own rebellion, forcing his followers to his will with the power of Geass.
      98th Emperor, Charles zi Britannia is killed by Lelouch, the former 11th Prince.
      One month after the Second Battle of Tokyo, Lelouch vi Britannia coronates himself as the 99th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire and appoints the title of "Knight of Zero" to Suzaku Kururugi (heretofore the Knight of Seven). With his ascension come many changes in Britannian policies, including the destruction of the Imperial Mausoleum and the abolishment of privileges to nobles. This leads to many attempts of rebellion (one of which is led by the Knight of One, Bismarck Waldstein), each of them futile against the "Emperor of Justice".
      Britannia attempts to join the U.F.N., and negotiation takes place in Japan, now a neutral zone. However, the leaders of the U.F.N. and the Black Knights attempt to convince Emperor Lelouch to lower Britannia's voting rights as a balance for the U.F.N.. The attempt fails, and in response Britannia launches an invasion against Japan, capturing the leadership of the U.F.N..
      F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb is dropped on the Britannian capital of Pendragon from the Aerial Fortress Damocles, created by the Toromo institute, by Former 2nd Prince Schneizel resulting in the complete decimation of the capital.
      The battle of Mount Fuji begins. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but eventually Emperor Lelouch is able to take control of Damocles and ends the battle, as well as the war between Britannia and the U.F.N., with a display of power from the Damocles.
      Two months after the battle, using U.F.N. as political tool for forcing E.U. to raficate, Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia declares himself world leader. During a supervision of executions of the Black Knights and U.F.N. leaders, Zero reappears and assassinates Lelouch to complete the Zero Requiem.
      Nunnally vi Britannia succeeds her elder brother as the 100th Empress of Britannia and begins to work in cooperation with the U.F.N. to achieve peace.


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Is the manga Yozakura Quartet still translated?
I'm thinking about starting the manga Yozakura Quartet and looked the releases up. I noticed that in Japan, 14 volumes are released, the last one in October. The English list only lists volumes 1 to 5 and I've been wondering whether the translation is still ongoing because I don't want to start a manga that I can't finish.
Is the English translation of Yozakura Quartet still ongoing?
Source of the releases: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=8801&page=28

No. After the original US publisher, Del Ray, ceased publishing manga, Kodansha USA took up all Kodansha licenses, but they mentioned that it did not have any plans to resuce any other titles.


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Why is naruto's Jinchuriki transformation so different?
Why is Naruto's Jinchuriki transformation so different from the true form of Kuarama??

In the first image, Kurama is in its true form and in the second one naruto is in biju transformed mode. Why is it so different?
I mean all the lines and stuff drawn on it and it even looks different that the transformations undergone by other Jinchuriki's!!
Is there an explanation for that?

Possibly related.

@JNat oh i had no clue that a question like that existed!! :P

If you go through the Tailed Beast Mode section of the Jinchūriki Forms, you can see that (emphasis mine)

Naruto has not been able to fully recreate Kurama's form. At first, this was because the fox would not cooperate with him, causing all attempts to turn into it to result in a miniature, comical version of the beast that could not be maintained for very long. Since then he has been able to earn Kurama's cooperation, but the Tailed Beast Mode he enters, though accurate in size, is unique as he does not as closely resemble the beast as the other jinchūriki do their own.

Further looking into the Tailed Beast Mode section in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, you can see that (emphasis mine)

All jinchūriki can enter Tailed Beast Mode, which grants them all the strength and abilities of their corresponding tailed beast. However, where other jinchūriki become full-scale replicas of their tailed beast, Naruto and Minato enter a form very visually similar to the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. For Naruto, the shroud parts down the middle and opens up into a full-length cloak (haori), revealing a black undergarment with three magatama on each side of his high collar. His seal's numerous swirl-patterns, which were located all over his body, open out into complete, dark circles. His eyes become red and slitted and his whisker-markings become much thicker, as they do in his early transformations.

This is what you're seeing when Naruto transforms for the first time along with Kurama, when fighting against Tobi.

Yea, exactly.
I didn't know its still incomplete!
Does kisimoto plan on making it a complete transformation!? :P

This may be attributed to Kurama being in two parts - ying and yang going to Naruto and Minato and not having both together, as other tailed beasts do.

oh! I had no clue about this :S

Even obito/tobi get the same kind of transformation


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How was the Ten Tails actually separated?
As we know about the Ten Tails.

 Hagoromo separated the monster's chakra from its body before using
 Chibaku Tensei to seal the husk in what would become the moon. From
 there, the Sage used his Creation of All Things ability to divide the
 chakra into the nine tailed beasts.

Now what my question is, How was it divided?

If we count the total number of tails.
Shukaku  -  1 Tail
Matatabi -  2 Tails
Isobu    -  3 Tails
Son Goku -  4 Tails
Kokuo    -  5 Tails
Saiken   -  6 Tails
Chomei   -  7 Tails
Gyuki    -  8 Tails
Kurama   -  9 Tails
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Total    -  45 Tails

I'm kinda curios, that the Juubi had 10 tails in total, so how was it divided?

The division wasn't linear, Tail isn't a unit for power.

Btw, we had a question about the tail-count before: http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/1940/122

maybe the sage maintained the total surface area of the 10 tails when he split it into all those different tailed beasts.. P

Although Tobi is a habitual liar1, his account of the Bijuu's origins, presumably written in the Uchiha shrine, can be relied upon.

The Sage of Six Paths would create shape and form from nothingness, using imagination and spiritual energy, which forms basis of the Yin power, and then breathe life into that form using vitality and physical energy, which forms basis of the Yang power. He also created the nine Bijuu from the Juubi's chakra, using a technique with the power to turn imagination into reality, which is the Izanagi.2

Hence, the Juubi was separated into the nine Bijuu as we know, because that's the form Hagoromo Otsutsuki imagined the separated entities to take. If he had imagined a different form of separation, he would have ended with a different result. For instance, he could have created 100 beasts instead of 9, or given the same number of tails to each beast, or maybe even given them a human form. As such, the sum of the number of tails is not relevant.

1  His most famous and significant lie, being responsible for driving pretty much the entire plot:

 "I am Uchiha Madara."

2 Tobi's explanation of Bijuu's origins (Chapter 510)


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Is Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS set in a different world/universe
After watching Season 2 (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A) i went to watch the 3rd season (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS), at the end of season 2 during the credit roll Nanoha, Fate and Hayate are older and Reinforce has been reborn into a small girl and in season 3 Nanoha, Fate, Hayate and Reinforce all look the same as they did at the very end of season 2 i would assume not too much time has passed since that final scene however the world seems more futuristic and the Space-Time Administration seems to operate in public.
so i am wondering, is Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS set in a different world/universe to the one Nanoha and Hayate were born in

It's the same universe - just some 10 years later.

Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate are all grown up. (teenagers as opposed to kids)
Signum, Vita, Zafira, and Shamal don't age at all because they are bound to the Book of Darkness (they're not human).

is that 10 years after the the original Reinforce said goodbye or 10 years after the final credit roll where we see Reinforce reborn and Nanoha, Fate and Hayate being older

It's 10 years after the original Reinforce "dies". I'm not sure about the credit roll though. But it's definitely between the two seasons.

The ending of Nanoha A's was 6 years later than the actual story. Nanoha StrikerS was 10 years later than the actual story, therefore there is a gap of 4 years between those two (Hence, Nanoha and co. are still in school, but aren't in StrikerS).

To clarify, it is the same universe, the same continuity.  But StrikerS does take place (mostly) on a different planet.
Nanoha and Hayate were born on Earth, which the Administration calls Non-Administered World #97. The setting of StrikerS (and Vivid) is mostly the capital of the Space-Time Administration, Midchilda, which is where Fate and Yuuno are originally from.  The epilogue of A's was in the last year of the girls' middle school education, on Earth; as seen in the A's to Strikers chapters of the StrikerS manga, after the end of their compulsory education, the girls all intended to move to full-time service with the Administration, and the three spent the next four years pursuing their careers there, before they were reunited under Hayate's command in Riot Force 6.


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Can Gai use ninjutsu or genjutsu?
It has been mentioned that Rock Lee can't use them, but I don't remember Gai using them either. I haven't read the manga.

From Naruto-wiki:

Unlike Lee, who specialises in taijutsu because he cannot use ninjutsu and genjutsu, Guy is fully capable of using the other two forms of ninja abilities, as he is proficient enough to dispel a high-level genjutsu.

actually he summons this turtle multiple times in the manga

As a follow up question, Why doesn't Gai use ninjutsu and genjutsu more often?

@atripathi i actually have not the slightest clue. also the narutopedia article doesn't give any information on that. i don't want to speculate either...

well I think because he wanted to honor his father that was like lee

@atripathi I guess because he CAN use them he's still not very good with them and he is much more proficient in taijutsu.

I've seen Gai using the Summoning technique in both manga and anime:

Rock Lee Vs Sasuke fight
Gai Vs. Kisame fight
in Voyage to the Turtle island

Early in the series we see him do turtle summons and dispel genjutsu, and no one makes any explicit or implicit suggestions that taijutsu is the only thing he has competence in.  His most powerful abilities were certainly in taijutsu, the gate releases in particular.  After approximately the Chunin exams (excluding movies, which are typically non-canon and I'm not familiar with) Gai uses exclusively taijutsu (which is probably why you were thinking he'd never used anything else before), and the only skill any of his opponents ever exhibit caution about is his taijutsu.
Possibly Kishimoto regretted giving Gai other skills.  The sudden disappearance of his other skills seems to be a silent, implicit retcon to make the Lee-Guy relationship deeper and more meaningful, or to at least stop said skills from driving a wedge between them in the reader's mind.
Note that we end up seeing Guy's father, aka The Eternal Gennin (not to be confused with a similarly named filler character), and he also has no skills at all beyond the gate releases.  We are also shown, during his first meeting with Kakashi, that Guy failed the ninja school entrance exams because he could only do taijutsu.  Guy does not become aware of his father's one amazing technique until later, and watches his father sacrifice his life to hold off the entire cadre of the swordsmen of the village hidden in the mists using it.  He is thus made into a very strong mirror of Lee—intensely dedicated to perfection of the one ninja skill they can naturally use—deepening their connection.
So while Guy officially has non-taijutsu abilities, they seem to be low-tier, mostly functional abilities that we don't see outside of the early parts of the story.

As shown in Naruto Shippuden episode 418, he can‘t use ninjutsu as a child, but as shown in different episodes, he can summon a turtle.

I‘m not sure, if he can use other ninjutsus than the summoning jutsu.

I did a little bit of digging through multiple posts, official and not so much; to see if this was true for Guy. Sure enough, he has mastered two nature types. These two are made clear to be fire and lightning release.


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Can an animated show created outside Japan be called Anime?
The "Anime" called "Torkaizer" which will be created in Alter Ego Productions animation studio in Abu Dhabi is created outside Japan but is called Anime officially, can a cartoonic show created outside Japan be called anime?
This is the official trailer by the official account of the studio on YouTube,
 in the description it officially states that it is an Anime.

Anime is a Japanese loanword used to refer to any sort of animation. Outside of Japan, in other countries, anime is generally considered to be a type of a cartoon.
You can make a cartoon in a style similar to anime, but it can't truly be considered an anime. Why not, you ask? Animation differs by region. This can be because of the different techniques used, ideologies present, and resources available to each production or studio.
Sure, anime can have various different styles and also emulate styles of other countries, and lines might sometimes be blurred when there are collaborations between studios from different countries. What makes them unique is the efforts of people, the people that come together to make them. Anime is what it is today thanks to the efforts made in Japan for the sake of the genre.
It's just like having your ethnic food in a foreign country. Some times it gets close but most of the time it'll have to acknowledge that it's not the same as if you had it in your home country. This may be due to a variety of reasons, like the availability of ingredients, skill of the chef, or even the recipe. While you can say it's ethnic food, it's just not the same.

Korean anime is still anime, no? Particularly since most Japanese anime is drawn by Korean animators.

american pizza is still pizza, no? classifying something with region sounds dumb..

@Esq There exists a distinct difference between Korean animation (aeni), Chinese animation (donghua). Just like you don't call all cars "car". You refer to them by their make (and model). What's to differentiate American pizza, from Greek pizza, Italian pizza, Chinese "pizza," or even Japanese "pizza?" What's to differentiate different sausages from one another? Why bother calling someone American or European? I mean they're all human. Aside from their skin and hair color, they all look alike anyway.

@Catija the tween animation are outsourced to many Asian countries such as Vietnam, Korea, and China, but the primary production, such as the source material, character design, script, key animation, etc are still Japanese. While some parts of Apple products are manufactured and assembled in other countries like China or Japan, the design implementation are all done in California. While not entirely American made. The products are considered American rather than Chinese, because the primary idea, production, and marketing all products of America. Only the labor is outsourced.

And what about educating animation or manga to foreigners in japan?(that is happening today)The teachers are japanese,but you'II have to learn japanese first,who would teach all that to foreigners in that country so if foreigners who get educated to animate or work in manga they'd be able to make anime or manga authentically just like the japanese do isnt that right?

Strictly speaking, 'anime' is just animations produced within Japan, as it's the Japanese word for cartoons/animations, but their distinctive style sometimes dictates how people define them term 'anime'.
For example, Avatar:The Last Airbender is produced in America, but takes on a lot of the distinctive characteristics of anime:

Conversely, Panty & Stocking looks a lot like some western animation and is produced in Japan.

The definition of anime is a topic that is frequently debated, so there seems to be no finalized answer. It's probably best to describe shows outside Japan as 'anime-styled' rather than as 'anime'.
Also, this question might be of interest: What differentiates anime from regular cartoons?

So that Panty & Stocking has that american esque to it as you say but all of it was done by japanese?

@user25750 yes, it's animated by Gainax, a Japanese anime studio.

To the Japanese, it's still considered anime.  This is because, for Japanese, anime refers to any work that is animated.
To anyone outside of Japan, it gets murkier.  Americans specifically use the noun to mean "animation created within Japan".  So, since it wasn't created in Japan, it's not an anime as Americans would recognize it.
There are certainly other schools of thought on it being more an art form than a genre, but that's a different matter.
Ultimately, the answer depends on what dictionary you're looking at, but if separate the actual meaning of the word from the use, then yes, a work can be called anime even if it wasn't made in Japan.

"Anime" was actually ORIGINALLY meant to describe animation, but that used a particular number of frames per second, before becoming a term just for animations in general. Anime doesn't HAVE to be strictly Japanese, but some rules have to be followed for this (the same applies to "manga," the comic book version of anime).
If an anime is made in Japan (especially if the original language of creation is Japanese) then it is free to be called anime. Same goes for manga. However, if it has the same or a similar enough style to anime or manga but is made OUTSIDE of Japan (for a good example, see the Korean-made "March Story" series) then two actions could be taken; calling it either a "cartoon" or "graphic novel" depending on the medium, to differentiate it; OR, you may call it anime or manga, if the country or origin/main release is SPECIFIED (so March Story would be Korean Manga, and Avatar would be American Anime). This implies that it looks like anime, maybe even has similar themes or stereotypes as anime, or manga, but that it ISN'T because of the country of origin. This appeases everybody, and makes sense.

Look at manga ''Kurokami'' its a korean made manga it even got published in Japan and got an anime adaptation