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In what order should I watch Sailor Moon series?
I've been wanting to start watching Sailor Moon for a while now, but I never knew which is the first and last season.
Can someone tell me where to start and finish?

Do you mean what order the series go in? Because presumably the episodes of an individual series just go in order, unless there's some reason you think they don't.

there are 2 Sailor Moon series. Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal, the latter being a more faithful adaptation of the manga but still different

Sailor Moon Crystal is its own canon. It follows the manga more closely than does the classic anime, but also has points where it veered away from the manga content in ways that conflict with both manga canon and classic anime canon.

for episode lists you can look up Wikipedia and watch from the first episode

Sailor Moon Crystal Episode List
Sailor Moon Episode List

currently Sailor Moon covers more of the plot as Crystal has only gotten up to the Death Buster Arc (Season 3 in the original anime).
Should also encourage that if you plan to watch Sailor Moon localized in english, don't watch the DIC Entertainment as this was edited from the original Japanese version where some episodes were dropped, plot points changed, they never did the Shadow Galactica series (the final season) and the biggest thing for me is that

 Haruka (Sailor Uranus) and Michiru (Sailor Neptune) where changed from being lovers to being cousins

Rather seek out VIZ Media's re-release which is more faithful to the original japanese anime with VIZ Media planning to release the final season (currently as of 03/05/2018 they are on the first half SuperS (Season 4))

I have not actually watched the show to know the details of the chronology so I am going to make a couple of assumptions:

That you want to watch the whole series, including whatever Dic skipped.
That you want to watch each installment in the order they were originally shown in Japan.

First, before you begin watching the show, you may want to read the Codename Sailor V manga series for some background, since that was released first. Some of the events events are eventually touched upon in the Sailor Moon television series, but I do not remember when and they were technically published first so it gives you some insight on on Minako, Artemis and Sailor V.
As for the show itself, each season of the television series was published in this order:

Sailor Moon (March 7th 1992–February 27, 1993 ) (46 episodes)
Sailor Moon R (March 6th 1993–March 12th 1994) (43 episodes)
Sailor Moon S (March 19th 1994–February 25th 1995) (38 episodes)
Sailor Moon SuperS (March 4th 1995–March 2nd 1996) (39 episodes)
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (March 9th 1996–February 8th 1997) (34 episodes)

That order is enough if you just want to watch the actual show, but there were also three movies released in the middle of each season:

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R: The Movie (December 5th 1993)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S The Movie (December 4th 1994)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS: The Nine Sailor Soldiers Unite! Miracle of the Black Dream Hole (December 23rd 1995)

The episodes, as titled by Viz on their region specific streaming website, immediately preceding the release date of each movie were:

76 Magic of Darkness: Esmeraude's Invasion (December 4th, 1993)
116 Sunny Skies After a Storm: A Friendship Dedicated to Hotaru (dec 3rd, 1994)
157 Pegasus Disappears: Wavering Friendship (December 16th  1995)

However, episode 158 Pegasus's Secret: the Boy Who Protects the Dream World aired on the same date as the Super S Movie, and the titles suggest that it concludes a multipart episode. This in conjunction with the fact that without the aid of a V.C.R. it is harder to catch a new release of a television show, which only airs once at a certain time, than a movie which might run for a few days or a week suggests to me that people would have probably watched the television episode first. That is especially so since movies tend to be shown later than television shows.
From these datapoints I would assume you would want to watch it in this order

Watch all 46 episodes of the original Sailor Moon
Start Sailor Moon R: Watch 28 episodes of the season until overall series episode 76.
Watch the Sailor Moon R movie
Finish the remaining 17 episodes of Sailor Moon R until overall series episode 93
Start Sailor Moon S: Watch 23 episodes of the season until series overall episode 116
Watch The Sailor Moon S movie.
Finish the remaining 21 episodes Sailor Moon S until overall series episode 137
Start Sailor Moon Super S: watch 21 episodes of the season until overall series episode 158.
Watch the Sailor Moon SupersS movie
Finish the remaining 18 episodes of Sailor Moon S until episode 176.
Watch all 34 episodes of Sailor Moon Stars until the original series concludes with episode 200.

Then you are done.


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Why are there no online stores that sell manga in PDF format for the English translation?
I have bought a copy of One Piece, but I have to use some apps to read that while I have bought it with a full-priced. For example, I bought a manga online on some random online bookstore. The price for the digital version of that manga is about $7, and for the physical version, it costs $10.
It's understandable/acceptable for the price, with $3 different, because probably it was a cut-off from the printed cost which is come from the printed version, the digital version is print-less...
However, why do I have to read manga on some apps that were used for reading manga online? Why can they just give us, customers, the PDF version of the manga?

i don't know if you'd call it manga but Fakku (NSFW) i have been told sells PDFs of doujin and DLSite (NSFW) does too but their's has DRM on them

It's probably a security measure--it's a lot easier to protect from piracy when you can only see it only the app.

@Memor-X DLSite is a bit interesting that some products have copy-protection (need special viewers), like this product (SFW) while the rest don't, like this product (SFW). Apparently, this also extends to some manga like Freezing which is in PDF and not copy-protected (but manga on DLSite are only available on the Japanese version of the site)

@AkiTanaka yeh my only experience has been Isya (434notfound)'s Cure Assort doujin series that Yuri-ism translated for her in which the PDF's needed a third party program running for the PDF to open. nowadays Isya and Yuri-ism are releasing her Rule of Zero on Fakku because of the DRM (from my understanding)

"It's understandable/acceptable for the price, with $3 different, because probably it was a cut-off from the printed cost which is come from the printed version, the digital version is print-less...," This is actually expensive. Distributing digital prints is much cheaper. I just hope that this money is going into Oda's pockets somehow... I would generally advice people not to buy something that they don't really possess afterwards. You didn't buy the manga, you licensed it for yourself. When the company and app is gone, so is your book.

@SK19 whatt in tarnation.... was there any compensation from company whem they gone banckrupt ? I mean like they released the mabga that we bought in free licensed perhaps...

@Gagantous Look up SmartHome companies who went out of business. Suddenly people have normal lightbulbs and spent money for nothing. If you have a huge Steam library, but Steam goes out of business, for whatever reason, what then?

As a PC guy that uses spare time to research on DRM, I can tell you that PDF (Portable Document Format) sucks at protecting content in redistribution (in any form including printing, copying, uploading, etc.). There are two reasons:

PDF is made for an easy exchange of document without worrying compatibility between different writing software
there are no (as far as I know) universal DRM solution for PDF. Adobe DRM won't work on PDF-XChange Reader and vice versa. Some of them use customized PDF format which only specific application could read, thus limits the portability.

In publisher's perspective, the second point is the thing that they don't want to see: bypassing DRM protection. As PDF properties, it becomes the less ideal media. To protect their revenue and IP, they're more willing to use a custom proprietary format because the benefits it provides outweighs the drawbacks.
Source:

The History of PDF (Paragraph 3, 2017)
Adobe Digital Edition uses ACSM file (a customized XML) with resource IDs inside rather that actual content. Other application couldn't get the content except ADE. (Adobe Digital Edition)
There are tools to remove ADE protection and convert them into plain PDF or EPUB. I won't post a link so please Google yourself.

And I'm very glad it doesn't work. DRM is not contributing to human culture imho.

DRM is a two-edged sword. One side it gives publisher comfort that their sales won't hurt. The other side it gives user headaches because of limitations. In the past, people share their manga with others. By the fact that a single person can't share his manga to many people, publisher isn't worried much. However, the internet is whole different story, a person upload a manga can reach thousands even millions of people, then publisher starts to worry and they have to because it hurts their sales significantly.

Because in this way they can turn a product into a service. So they do not sell you a product "a copy of manga XXX". They sell you a service "providing access to manga XXX". When the company gets liquidated they will stop providing the service to you. When they decide that something is not right (e.g. there is a problem with the copyright of the original work), they can stop prividing the service to you, etc. In this way they not only have full control of the source material, but also of every copy.

could you provide any link for the references ?

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/oct/22/amazon-wipes-customers-kindle-deletes-account
http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/post/tim-o-reilly-says-future-of-ebook-service-not-product/
I suppose you can use the search engine to find more examples, right?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-amazon-is-within-its-rights-to-remove-access-to-your-kindle-books/

https://global.bookwalker.jp/info-eula/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1040616

I think you can find more examples if you search for them.

https://liliputing.com/2015/03/are-ebooks-goods-or-services-eu-court-thinks-theyre-services.html

https://www.fastcodesign.com/1671633/how-to-think-about-turning-your-products-into-services

I mean you could added that link in your answer...

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The song in season 3 episode 4 when Deku starts up his 1000000% punch against Muscular
In season 3, episode 4 of My Hero Academia, the song starts playing at around 20:22 when Deku starts up his 1,000,000% punch against Muscular.
I've been searching around but I can't find it anywhere.
What's the name of the song?

The song you're looking for is from the soundtrack of Boku no Hero Academia season 2 OST, by Yuuki Hayashi.
The name of the track is Koutekishu to Kaite 'Tomo' to Yomu.
It is the 14th track on Disc 1 of the OST.
My Hero Academia 2nd Original Soundtrack

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Significance of "cross" on cover page?
I was just wondering if there was any significance to the cross (like someone has put an 'x' across the picture) on certain manga covers. I noticed it recently with the titles Vampire-chan x Junior-chan, Koi desu ga Koi Janai, and Domestic Girlfriend. I haven't read any of these titles, so I don't know if their stories are similar or something that would give me an idea about why the X is there.
Just a little curious when I saw them in the updated section.

The uses of crosses is purely stylistic for different reasons, except for the right most one. There's no reason to imply that they (the first two at least) have any set or additional meaning beyond artistic flair.
The first one from the left mostly likely pairs symbolism of crosses and vampires. The second one from the left is there to imply a negative.
The title more or less translates to "it's not love, but it's intentional." The cross there likely represents an "X" implying that it's not something but intentionally there.
The third one on the right has a purpose, it's intended to associate to things together like Beauty x Beast. For a more detailed explanation consult this answer.


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How big would the One Piece planet/universe be if looked from outer space?
Since I don't read the manga and I can't remember a lot of it, maybe someone who has more extensive knowledge/understanding of One Piece world can have a rough estimate of how big the universe/planet/ocean is, I'm just curious because all that sea and island being wide apart and we haven't even got to half (or quarter) of it (I guess?).
Would the One Piece planet look similar to earth's size? Or is it more comparable to Jupiter, for example?

Could this question be simplified to: how big physically is the planet in One Piece universe?

What makes you think that One Piece happens on a planet?!

i think the answer just gonna be a guess, as most of the character are related to real people, the one piece world is similar to earth

Considering there are some (unofficial) maps like on this or this question, probably it's possible to guesstimate the answer if there are known scales for any known distances traveled...

You aren't gonna get a specific answer unless you're fine with relying on calcs, and some headcanon assumptions.

The One Piece planet is similar to Earth not only in its Earth-inspired character names. In Chapter 115, Vivi mentions the "Age of Dinosaurs" on Little Garden and Kuzan (Aokiji) has a move called Ice Age, suggesting that there was an Ice Age on this planet. With the exception of the Grand Line, most of the planet experiences four seasons, regular tides, and weather patterns similar to Earth. All of this in addition to regular days and nights suggest that the One Piece galaxy is heliocentric.
However, the One Piece planet has 6 moons, and one of these moons has its own moon (which is large enough itself to be a self-gravitating sphere). Assuming the Ohara citizens were correct about their model of the planet and that the One Piece universe has the same laws of physics as ours, their planet is probably not Earth. Theoretically, it should be much larger but considering imaginary logic, maybe we should just leave the physics up to our imaginations.
I would put the One Piece planet at a similar size to Earth's for several reasons:

According to the One Piece Timeline (not perfect but probably the best we can get with what we have), it took Luffy and his crew something like 75 days to get through Paradise with excursions (again, I understand that could be spot on or way off, we just can't know for certain). Earth has a circumference of ~40,000 km. The average caravel (Going Merry) speed is let's say 5 knots with a Nami navigator and Grand Line conditions. A Franky-built brig (Thousand Sunny) averages let's say 10 knots because Franky is awesome and Nami is navigating. So that means the Straw Hats traveled Paradise at an overall average of let's say 7 knots. 20,000 km / 7 knots is ~65 days without excursions and the Straw Hats knock out most of these excursions in a day or two.

Apart from the Grand Line, the One Piece planet has Earth-like weather patterns and four seasons per year. Considering Luffy supposedly has a Gregorian calendar birthday (Cinco de Mayo), there are 365 days in said years. Oh, also, he weighs 64 kg and that's a reasonable Earth weight. He is really strong though so maybe it's a bit smaller and that's why everyone can jump really high and Luffy only weighs 64kg, apart from "because reasons," which is probably how we should be approaching this question. Now, correct me if I'm wrong but I do not believe either of these measurements are technically canon, so take all that with the same grain of salt with which you are probably taking this question and answer.

The deepest part of the ocean we know about in One Piece is just below Fishman Island, which lies 10km below sea level. Not-so-coincidentally, the deepest depth of Earth's ocean is just over 10km. Since the One Piece planet supports land and water on its crust similarly to Earth, it probably has a similar geological structure to Earth. With identical water depths, I think I can rest my case here.

I stopped last year reading the manga in the Big Mom flashback, so I don't know if it has been answered in the manga or not, but, in Robin flashback in chapter 392 (episode 275), there's a planetarium of One Piece planet with the moons.
There are 5 orbits, with 6 or more satellites. There might be another moon(s) behind the planet, so from that, we can say that One Piece planet might be very big than planet Earth. It might be like Saturn or even Jupiter size.
We can also see the Grand Line coming from almost the top to the bottom of the planet and the rest are just islands. Unlike our planet, there are big lands which are the continents, but in One Piece planet, the only big land is the Red Line.
Here's a picture of that planetarium:

I would like to point out that most of One Piece (Straw Hats adventures) were on the little part that is named Grandline, so don't forget about the Four Seas. They may have bigger islands. Look at their size (East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, North Blue).

So, can you take it into consideration?
Add another fact that Kuma can repel things at the speed of light, and imagine that with that speed, it took Luffy 3 days and nights to reach Amazon Lily while in a repel bubble that travels at the speed of light.
I say this because the Four Seas are not explored properly. So, don't base One Piece on Grandline. That is hardly a tiny light of One Piece, about 10% of the entire world, and it got about thousands of islands (Grandline alone), not to mention the ones in the Four Seas.

Where does this map come from? Can you provide a source?

"Kuma can repel things at speed of light", source definitely needed here (i.e. an exact chapter, not just "One Piece"). 3 days at the (real-world) speed of light makes over a hundred BILLION kilometers so - assuming that your speed-of-light argument holds - this means either 1) they flew in the repel bubble several times around the world and this does not help answering the question or 2) the world is so big that it would take hundreds of lives to accomplish the kind of trips drawn and described in One Piece.

As mirroroftruth mentioned, One Piece is based on real life: most characters are based on real historical people and many places as well. For example:

Dressrosa = Spain
Wano = Japan
Kurohige = Edward Teach (even the name is the same)

However, it seems to me that islands are not very big so I wouldn't say the One Piece world is as big as the Earth...

Just because some of the characters are "based off" of other characters doesn't necessarily mean that it's similar in size.  In fact in some ways it is most definitely different from the earth geographically, such as only having 1 continent, which spans the circumference of the planet.

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A sad violin song in most of flashback scenes like Obito's flashback and the storybook from Jiraiya
There's a violin track in Naruto Shippuden that's kind of sad or emotional. It starts with a little guitar or banjo, then continued with a violin.
Up until season 18, most of the time the song comes up in a flashback, like Obito's flashback, and in the storybook from Jiraiya, and even more of them. One example is in episode 440 in the book from Jiraiya, the song starts at 17:17. Another example is from episode 464, around minute 17.
I have checked all the OST, but I couldn't find it.
What is the name of the song?

This was not released in any of the official OSTs. At the very least, it doesn't appear in any of the tracks in this list (as of 2018).
There are some unofficial versions online, such as this one, titled "Minato saves Kushina".
I remember this song as that nostalgic-sounding track that is mostly happy, but has just a touch of bittersweetness, and also that really good violin bit.
Not to be confused with "Let Me Tell You a Story from My Childhood", which sounds similar and also has some very nice violin parts, but unlike the first song, is more lighthearted and cheerful.

I think it is Loneliness , you can search it up in Youtube as Naruto Shippuden OST - Loneliness.
Also check out Sadness and Sorrow , as both have guitar, banjo and violin.

Still not that :( it’s really that track that comes up on the episode I specified I mean it comes in couple but not gonna search out all of them haha but thanks every body anyway and let’s hope someone out there know the answer

I think it's a song called "Senya". You can find it here.

One that I had trouble finding was this one. I hope it is the one you were looking for. It seems to fit your description, though I couldn't verify the episode timestamps.
Here is a playlist with several other unreleased tracks (though some may have been released since).


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Could an Ukaku ghoul beat a Rinkaku ghoul?
So, when Kaneki tried to eat Hide, Touka took him on, and, according to Yoshimura, beat the *#@$ out of him. However, I feel like it wasn't a fair fight, seeing as Kaneki didn't know anything about how to use his kagune, what type of kagune Touka had, or even what types he was weak against. So, inexperienced and untrained as he was, Kaneki was obviously no match for someone who was familiar with their kagune and knew how to use it, therefore Touka had a guaranteed victory.
However, if an experienced Rinkaku ghoul and an experienced Ukaku ghoul went for each other's throats, who would win in the end?
Ukaku ghouls have their speed and long-range projectiles, but don't have the stamina to match. Meanwhile, Rinkaku ghouls have their sturdiness and extremely fast regeneration, but brittle, fragile kagune due to their RC Cells being more similar to liquids than that of other ghouls. Ukaku ghouls are weak against Koukaku ghouls, and strong against Bikaku ghouls. Rinkaku ghouls are weak against Bikaku ghouls, and strong against Koukaku ghouls.
Who would win in a death match between the two?

If an experienced Rinkaku and equally experienced Ukaku went for each other, Rinkaku would have a higher chance of winning. They are only weak against Bikaku. In Chapter 13 of Tokyo Ghoul,

Shinohara explained this to Suzuya:

Furthermore, on the same chapter,

Shinohara said that RC cells of ghouls acts as an effective 'poison' to the types that are weak against them.

I  would like to answer this question with my own hypothesis. I haven't done much research on Tokyo Ghoul combat but I have my fair share of knowledge on the subject.
A Rinkaku ghoul would have a higher chance of defeating an Ukaku ghoul in a one versus one situation. Their kagunes are quite brittle but by hardening their Rinkaku (similar to how Ukaku kagunes enter a crystallization state when firing), they could defend themselves against the Ukaku onslaught.
However, if the Rinkaku would attempt to focus on fighting the opponent at range, the further the Rinkaku tentacle stretches, the more it becomes weaker as kagunes are based on muscles. The further a muscle has been stretched, it could experience tearing or getting weaker.
This means at a certain point, the Ukaku could be able to pierce through the hard shell of the Rinkaku kagune. But this is potentially a harder risk for an Ukaku due to fighting at range, they would have to constantly avoid the Rinkaku kagune.


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Before watching "Tokyo Ghoul:re" anime, is it necessary to read the manga to understand the story?
I've seen the first episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re and I didn't understand anything.
Before watching the anime, is it necessary to read the manga to understand the story?

I saw Tokyo Ghoul and a few episodes of Re. The manga (Tokyo Ghoul: Re) handles the story much better than the anime imo. I'd suggest reading the manga over the anime.

Assuming you have seen the previous two seasons (anime) - Yes, you can watch Tokyo Ghoul:re without reading the manga.
It's fine if you didn't understand the first episode. Things will gradually be explained in the anime, though not in much depth as in the manga, but you will start understanding the story. Just hang on to it for a while...
If you can't wait that long and insist on knowing the back story (which will probably be explained in the anime later), then go on and read the spoilers below.

The ending of Season 2

 There was a battle between Kaneki and Arima in the end of Season 2. Kaneki was seriously wounded (Arima pierced his brain through the back of the skull, destroyed his left eye and then finished the fight with the stab through the other eye).

The story of Haise Sasaki

 Kaneki survives and becomes a prisoner at Cochlea (3rd floor), but becomes amnesiac (experiences total or sometimes partial loss of memories). Arima started bringing him books in the prison and his health improved substantially. Since he lost his memories, Arima gave him a new name using his (formerly Ken Kaneki)'s two favorite kanji from the words "coffee" and "world" - Haise (Haise Sasaki as the one in the anime currently being aired).

The Quinx Squad

 The CCG then decides for Haise (formerly Ken Kaneki) to be the mentor and overseer of the Quinx squad under the supervision of Arima. The Quinx members are referred to as humans with built-in quinque in their bodies, drawing a distinction between them and normal one-eyed ghouls. The members are regarded as human research subjects who have undergone the surgical procedure developed by Dr. Kouitsu Chigyou.

And there you have it, the current Quinx squad (Kuki Urie, Saiko Yonebayashi, Tooru Mutsuki and Ginshi Shirazu) under the mentorship of Haise Sasaki as seen in episode 1 of season 3.

In fact it isn't necessary to read the manga or understand the fist season to see the second one. But I can't tell you that you will enjoy the anime as much as if you understand it.


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Looping piano song that plays at 14:50 of Episode 8 of Parasyte The Maxim
In episode 8 around 14:50, there's a piano song that plays where Shinichi is talking to Shimada in their red jumpsuits on a court and Shinichi thinks Shimada is there to kill him. It's basically just a piano loop.
It also plays in another scene with Ryoko Tamiya where she is sitting down talking to someone in a different episode as well.
Does anyone know the song if you want to call it that?

I'm pretty sure it's just a 4-5 piano keys being played and not an actual song. Can't find it listed anywhere so I guess it's just simple BGM.


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Which manga chapter correspond to the end of episode 12 of season 2 of the anime?
Can anyone tell me which chapter in the manga is the end of episode 12 from the second season of Seven Deadly Sins?

Related: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/48672/which-the-seven-deadly-sins-manga-chapters-correspond-to-the-2nd-season-of-the

The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments episode 12 covers chapters 136, 137, 141, 142 and 143 (source: Wiki), so the end of episode 12 should be chapter 143.
In case you're asking because you want to continue reading the manga where the anime left off start from chapter 143, as part of it will be covered by episode 13, and read chapter 138 first for the same reason.
By the way you can find a chapter to episode comparison broken down by arcs here.


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What is a shinigami representative?
So I just finished Bleach at episode 366 (dubbed) and I know that you are supposed to pick up at chapter 480. However, I have no idea what some of the phrases mean, like "shinigami representative".
What does it mean by "shinigami representative"?

could you offer any context as to where that wording was used?

if i remember, shinigami representative has literal meaning, not a real shinigami but the representative like ichigo

That would be the beauty of different/fan translations, in that one sentence could be translated into several different sentences in the other language and effectively mean the same thing. This is especially prevalent for names or titles which don't have quite as direct translations.
Shinigami representative is one potential translation of 死神代行 (Shinigami Daikō) which google translate directly translates to Shinigami Actor, Shinigami meaning God of death or Death God. I believe the official translation called it a Substitute Shinigami, the title bestowed to Ichigo, which comes with that sweet hollow detector and soul expelling pass.


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Can Pain read minds with his Rinnegan?
Can Akatsuki's leader Pain (Nagato) read minds with the ocular powers of his Rinnegan?

what gives you the impression that he could? have you seen anything that would suggest he could?

Are you referring to the Human Path?

Yeah, I think he is referring to the Human Path.

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NARUTO WIKIA
The Rinnegan user is bestowed with the Six Paths power. And weirdly, there are seven paths:

1. Deva Path:
  Allows one to manipulate attractive and repulsive forces.
2. Asura Path:
  Grants the user mechanized limbs, weaponry and armor.
3. Human Path:
  Gives the ability to remove a soul and so, read a person's mind.
4. Animal Path:
  Lets the user summon a wide variety of creatures.
5. Preta Path:
  Which can absorb all forms of chakra, including most ninjutsu.
6. Naraka Path:
  Through which one can summon and control the King Of Hell.
7. Outer Path:
  Through which one rules over both life and death.

As Nagato was crippled, he used the Outer Path to manipulate the six corpses (the Pain who fought Naruto & Jiraiya), and channeled other Paths through the Chakra Rods.
And so, by using the Human Path, Pain can read other people's minds.


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Did technology evolve in the 20 years humanity left Earth to Godzilla?
Humanity left Earth to escape Godzilla.  In their relativity, they only spent 20 years away from the planet, while the planet didn't see them for ~20,000 years.
When they return to fight Godzilla (not a spoiler), you see large landing ships, hoverbikes, powered suits, and many other pieces of high technology.  Their legged tanks are even strong enough for Godzilla to feel threatened by.
Did the technology of the people who left advance that far in the 20 years they were gone?  Or did the other 2 alien species impart their technology to the survivors?

I'd say that rather than advancing, the three races used those 20 years to better integrate their technologies. So they did not advance as much as combined their exisiting tech in making new machines and ships (yeah, that can be called advancing). Plus that they had limited resurces, so maybe they were limited in the number of prototypes they could build (they could harvest resources from asteroids like in Knights of Sidonia, but it's not shown). I'd say that they 'refined' their tech, rather than 'advance' by a high margin, though it appears 'improved'.

I would speculate they had those all those ships and weapons from the moment they left. They are clearly running out of suplies, so I find it hard to believe they are able to gain new along the way by ways of mining. The one thing that changes was strategy. When they were leaving, they had no idea about Godzilla's shield. They could easily have all those high-tech weapons and still not hurt Godzilla before they left. But after learning about it's shield, they could properly use all they had left.


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Is Shido a spirit?
I know Shido has the powers of a spirit, but he wasn't born with them but gained them in some roundabout way.
Does he really qualify as a spirit? Does it have something to do with how Kurumi really wants to devour him?

Spoiler alert#
Shido was made when Mio Takamiya absorbed Shinji Takamiya into her body.here it is straight from the sight.;
"Shido was born in an attempt by Mio Takamiya to resurrect Shinji Takamiya after he was killed by DEM. By absorbing Shinji's corpse into her own body, Mio planned on reconstructing Shinji as well as bestowing him her powers to ensure that he could become her eternal lover. However, due to the fact that the human body is too frail to withstand Spirit powers, Mio only initially gave Shido one power: the power to gradually seal other powers into his body"
for source go here;https://date-a-live.fandom.com/wiki/Shido_Itsuka
So in a way, he is a spirit.


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Do popular series like One Piece not take part in popularity polls in Bakuman?
In the anime Bakuman, several real-world mangas were mentioned and one of them was One Piece. We saw that in the popularity polls, only the series made by the characters present in the anime taking part. I am saying this because we saw Eiji Nizuma in the first place for more than 20 times in a row.
Now, taking the real-world into consideration, and the fact that One Piece is still ongoing (so are some other series), it is very likely that those will hog the upper places.
So how come do we not only see a single character dominate the first place, but all subsequent characters taking the place below first (referring to season 3)? Is it that long-running and popular series do not take part in the polls (although that'd be a controversy since Mashiro's uncle had his manga dropped, not mentioning other problems that would bring forward)?

IRL they do take part in the ranking system, the line-up of every issue goes according to the surveys from the last issue, since One Piece is usually ranked pretty high, most of the time is one the first mangas that get featured in evenry issue. While less popular series get buried down to the last pages of the magazine. I always took the Bakuman universe to be an AU or future world where the series we know have all finished and it's all manga by the new blood mangakas the series is about.


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Which anime do these figures of girls wearing idol-like uniform belong to?

I had come across this action figure when I was Japan, but was unable to find the character name.
Please help me out and if possible, give a description of the characters.

Welcome to [anime.se]. Could you add some more context on where did you take this photo, and any reasons why you think this is from an anime? Merchandise identification is on-topic, but it needs more context to be acceptable on here. Also, consider taking a quick [tour] to understand how this site works. Thank you.

@AkiTanaka unlike cosplay, I think it's relatively easier to know for action figure to be from anime or not. Like in this case, it's pretty clear that it's from anime just by looking at it. But maybe OP can explain where did they find it or is there any description in the box or something similar that can help us find this anime

@Darjeeling "I think it's relatively easier to know for action figure to be from anime or not." hopefully that's the case, unlike asking for original character figures on WonFes without mentioning they're from WonFes :)

These are characters from the gacha mobile rhythm game THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS, a rhythm game spin-off of THE iDOLM@STER franchise. Unlike its counterpart THE iDOLM@STER: Million Live!, it features a completely original idol line-up, with the original characters of the franchise only making guest appearances in events.
The game also got an anime adaptation that ran for 2 seasons, the characters shown here were part of the ensemble of 14 idols selected to star in the adaptation, these 14 characters were shown in the adaptation as girls that were scouted for the Cinderella Project ran by the Producer. Other idols in the game also make an appearance as already established idols, making them all senior to the 14 newbies.
The figures you shared depict Moroboshi Kirara, Kanzaki Ranko and Mimura Kanako in the outfit they used for the Opening Theme for the 1st season of the anime. This outfit was used as well for the final concert shown at the end of the 2nd Season.
Moroboshi Kirara is a tall girl with a deep love for cutesy things, which goes to show in her burikko-like speech patterns. She does have a complex about her height being a mismatch with her personality but she's really optimistic as well which tends to hold back her complex.
Kanzaki Ranko, the fallen angel, a chuunibyou-style idol. She has trouble being honest which is why she hides behind her "fallen angel" persona, down to her everyday speech. Incidentally, she's no good with horror.
Mimura Kanako, a slightly chubby girl who loves sweets. She keeps worrying about her diet, but can't seem to be able to stick to them. A happy-go-lucky cinnamon roll.


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Piano song when Golgius tries to takes Meliodas' sword in episode 5
In Nanatsu no Taizai, there's an ominous piano soundtrack that plays in season 1 episode 5 when Golgius tries to takes Meliodas's sword. It plays again in season 1 episode 15 when Guila kills the kids bullying zeal. And in Season 2 it plays in episode 5 when Galan pulverizes Meliodas's.
What is the name of this song?

I looked through the entire OST and couldn't find the song played there.
I think that track might be too simple and short to be included in the OST.
1 hour soundtrack:
Youtube
Playlist of the soundtrack
Youtube
But maybe I missed something.


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OST from Tokyo Ghoul:re Episode 2 around 20:40
On Tokyo Ghoul:re episode 2, there's a song around 20:40.
I already tried SoundHound but no dice.
What is the song title?

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Well the OST hasn't been released yet so we don't know the song name + band but I've found a youtube upload of it:
Youtube

Soundtrack : Yamada Yutaka / やまだ 豊


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Is Lector the Exceed alive?
Sting the dragon slayer has Lector, the Exceed cat.
Is Lector alive or dead? Did Minerva lie to Sting by saying she transported Lector to a different place or is it true?

just keep watching/reading. You'll know soon

you will spoil yourself by asking for these things, just watch and enjoy the curiosity

Well, he's alive, he was saved by Minerva's Magic seconds before being killed. From manga chapter 307, The Order Of The Hungry Wolves

And she's not lying


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Is Eto/Takatsuki Sen the One-Eyed Owl?
So I was introduced to Tokyo Ghoul by watching the anime. I recently started reading the manga and was surprised when I saw this on the character profile on the back-lid of the front cover of Tokyo Ghoul volume 14 (the final volume before :re):

I know it is implied that Eto is Takatsuki Sen in the anime and manga, but I don't recall anywhere in the anime where it is revealed that Eto/Takatsuki Sen is the One-Eyed Owl. I also don't think I recall reading in the manga that this was the case (until I saw this image).
Did I miss something? Is Eto/Takatsuki Sen the One-Eyed Owl?

well that will teach me to not skip the postroll credits

At the end of the episode (after the credits) of when Arima beats the One-eyed owl into running away, it is revealed that Eto (Sen Takatsuki) is the One-eyed owl, calling the manager "Father".


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Was "UTA III - Reincarnation" in the original Ghost in the Shell movie?
We all know the iconic opening song of the original Ghost in the Shell 1995 movie. A haunting chorus of singers singing a traditional wedding prayer (from what I gather). Titled "UTA I - Making of Cyborg" ("UTA" means "song"), it is again heard later on as "UTA II - Ghost City" just before the puppet master is introduced.
Apparently, there's "UTA III - Reincarnation" that was never played in full in the movie. It's heard yes, at the end you hear the gongs at the beginning of UTA III, but it abruptly cuts to another song, which is a pity considering UTA III is awesome.
Did the original in-theatre movie play "UTA III - Reincarnation" but was later changed in the public releases?

I updated the full title according to the official OST listed on iTunes

I do believe so, Kenji Kawai's soundtrack was released on November 22, 1995, and it does contain the track "UTA III - Reincarnation".
All three contain the track:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ghost-in-the-shell-koukaku-kidoutai-original-soundtrack/910532068
http://wrwtfww.com/album/ghost-in-the-shell-original-soundtrack
https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Shell-Kidoutai-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B00MVNA8F6

When Ghost in the Shell 2.0 was released, an updated version of the soundtrack was released on December 17, 2008. This also contained "UTA III - Reincarnation"

But like I said the dvd film that I have doesn’t have Uta III or rather it doesn’t play Uta III in full but only the beginning bell part.


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Which manga chapter correspond to the end of episode 13 of season 2 of the anime?
I don't know which chapter season 2 episode 13 ends.
I just started watching it. I tried but could not find it.
Which manga chapter correspond to the end of episode 13 of season 2 of the anime?

The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments episode 13 covers chapters 138, 143, 144, 145 and 146 (source: Wiki), so the end of episode 13 should be chapter 146.
In case you're asking because you want to continue reading the manga where the anime left off start from chapter 146.
By the way you can find a chapter to episode comparison broken down by arcs here.


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Is Senketsu eye patterns from Kill la Kill based off something?
I was watching Blassreiter and I noticed that the back of Hermann's jacket has the same eyes as Senketsu from Kill la Kill.

Are those eye patterns mean something or if they are just a playful nod from one anime to another?

It could just be one coincidence, they do share some similarities and some large differences. This was asked on the Kill La Kill reddit 3 years ago and remains unanswered. I guess you would have to get the character artists and ask them...
My assumption would be that it is just a coincidence, the lines from the tops of the eyes, both showing, multiple layers and the pupil being the main differences.
A large part of Kill La Kill's plot is the Life Fibers, which make up the clothes. Eyes being on the clothes is a design choice, which makes sense as they are living.

It might be a nod and a bit of foreshadowing, seeing as how the demoniacs infect humans, and senkentsu/kill la kill clothing does the entire attempt-to-take-over-the-world through infecting everyone via monopolizing the clothing industry...


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Who are Rock Lee's, Tenten's and Hinata's parents?
Who are Rock Lee's, Tenten's and Hinata's parents?
In the show, they don't show a lot of parents. I used to think that Might Guy was Lee's father or a relative of some sort.

We don't have any information about Rock Lee's and Tenten's parents. Neither in manga nor in anime of Naruto. Among the three, Tenten has the least past stories and background information.
As for Hinata, her father's name is Hiashi Hyuga. The name of Hinata's mother didn't appear in manga or anime. Actually Hinata's mother never appeared in manga, only in anime, so I can't say it is canon.


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What's the music that plays in the background in intense scenes in Sagrada Reset?
So there's this dramatic music that starts playing in the background during some intense moments of the show. I looked everywhere without being able to find it mostly since only the openings and endings are receiving all the attention. This one seems to be rather a theme song than anything else. I pinpointed some parts of the last episodes where the music is playing so someone can identify it.
It can be heard in episodes:

Ep. 19 [6:21-6:52 & 21:13-21:56]
Ep. 20 [16:14-20:26]
Ep. 22 [2:51-4:07]
Ep. 23 [7:42-9:42]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nr9V7DSA9I
Took some digging to find it, but here it is I believe.

I'm not convinced that "Sad Romance" by Ji Pyeong Kwon was used in Sagrada Reset. Searching any credits for this song/artist didn't give any result.

This is almost completely different other than the fact that both songs are played by violin and sort of have the same tone at some parts. The problem though isn't that it's a differen't song...neither it is that it's not even played in the series. The problem is that the song you suggested is the most regognisable sad song playing in Naruto. Thanks I guess for trying but sadly this isn't the one.


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Why is Suzaku able to see C.C. through the Knightmare?
When Zero (Lelouch) asked for a private meeting with Euphemia, there was a scene where Suzaku was able to see C.C. in the cockpit. C.C. was curious how.
She said, "looks like he can see me [...] is it because of what happened in Narita and Kamine?" Then she said, "or is he also? [...] if that's the case"
What does she mean by "is he also?"?
The way Suzaku saw her is also the same as when C.C. was still inside the tank in the pilot episode.

here, 'that' mostly refers to the side effects of the event, when Lelouch used his geass on Suzaku on Kamine Islands, to 'Live.'

This was never explained in the anime.
According to show staff they originally had plans to elaborate on Suzaku's connection to geass, but that story point eventually got dropped later on.


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Which song plays when Alucard walks in the forest in episode 1 of Hellsing original?
There is a music that plays in Episode 1 at the 07:14 mark, just as Alucard walks in the forest. Could anyone identify that song and the OST?

It's called Kannouteki Yuuwaku No Wana Ni Hamatta Hidariashi (trans.: Left Foot Trapped In A Sensual Seduction) by Yasushi Ishii, also called as Alucard's Theme.
It's the 6th song on the first OST CD titled Raid.


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Which episode shows Naruto competing in a race to a shrine on the top of a hill?
I only remember that Naruto was competing in some kind of competition (it's not an eating contest). From the start line, they have to get to a shrine, where some kind of prize has been placed, on the very top of a hill.
I think it was from Naruto.

Welcome to [anime.se], a Q&A site about anime & manga. I removed the last statement regarding "any other similar anime episodes similar to this" because that makes the question broader, unless you're asking "Which episodes show Naruto having a competition?" in the first place. Regarding the "links", take note that we don't support piracy, thus we will only provide legal links, not illegal/questionable one.

@AkiTanaka I was looking for other similar episodes, as in episodes of a race to the top of a hill for whatever reason.
I was trying to pitch an idea at work, which is more or less inspired by this idea. Hence, my mention of other anime. The reason I specified Naruto is because as far as I remember, I saw this in Naruto.

From your original post, you described a scene from Naruto, and I read it that you want to know which episode that particular scene from, which is perfectly acceptable. However, the next statement "please list similar episodes like this" reads as a different "question" (request, basically), and that should be posted as a new question, or [edit] and change this whole question to that instead.

@AkiTanaka So can I rephrase the question to ask if there are any anime episodes showing the characters racing to a shrine at the top of a hill or do I have to post that as another question in forums?

considering someone has posted an answer, it's better to post a new question instead. However, please limit it to a single anime series only (e.g Naruto), because when you're asking for multiple anime, then it becomes anime recommendation which off-topic.

You're referring to Idate's Arc in Land of Tea Escort Mission from Episode 102-106.
As per Wikia: Source: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Land_of_Tea_Escort_Mission

The Land of Tea Escort Mission spans from episodes 102 to 106 of the Naruto anime. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura go to the Land of Tea to help Idate Morino win a race. This arc is preceded by the Search for Tsunade and is followed by the Sasuke Recovery Mission.

This arc is Anime only (i.e. Filler). While filler arcs are usually not upto par with the main storyline, this was a watchable arc as it showcased the Naruto/Sasuke dynamic really well while setting up the next and best arc of the series.

I believe the episode you are referring to is episode 240 of Naruto Shippuden: Kiba's Determination.
In the episode you see a flashback where Naruto and his friends as kids competing to reach a tree in the village where they would race to for candy.
You can find a summary of the episode on the naruto wikia

If you are talking about Naruto, you are probably talking about the Filler episodes 103-106.


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What was the first anime to be legally streamed online by its original broadcasters?
I remember NieA_7 being streamed legally by the broadcaster's a week after the episode was released and this was like back in 2000ish. But, I am not sure if there were any other anime series before this that was also legally streamed online by their original broadcasters.
What was the first anime to be legally streamed online by it's original broadcasters?

For those who don't know about NieA_7, could you explain a little bit how the broadcast worked? I assume this is in Japan since you mentioned year 2000, or did you mean the English one in 2007? Where was it streamed online?

As far as I remember "Druaga no Tou: The Aegis of Uruk" (2008) was the first anime to release as a legal stream on the Internet both in Japan and internationally with subtitles on the same date.
The way I remember, it was a novelty and mostly people shrugged without paying attention. The next thing I heard about the responsible studio (Gonzo) was that they filed for bankruptcy.


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Where can I find "Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens" light novels in English?
I started watching the anime, and it's really interesting so I wanted to read the original, the light novels, but I can't find it anywhere.

I don't find any news whether the light novel has been licensed, so I'm not sure there's a way to read the English version legally...

You have the unlicensed translation: not good in the hood . url
"This series is currently not licensed for official English releases at this time" Finding a physical copy? Not going to happen unless a translation gets licensed.

Please don't provide unlicensed translation because it's a copyright infringement and piracy, which this community doesn't support.


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What is the song when Obito attacked Naruto and Sasuke in episode 378 of "Naruto Shippuden"?
Which song was played in Naruto Shippuden episode 378 at about 15:10, when Obito attacked Naruto and Sasuke?

I think that is a clip taken out of "Shouryuu"  or "Rising Dragon" starting at about 0:30 into the OST.
It is from Naruto Shippuden OST 2 and is Track 1.
Source: Naruto Music on Wikia

No buddy its not it, but thnx for trying

I recognize this track from the Madara vs the Shinobi Alliance fight.
It looks like this one wasn't released in any of the official OST soundtracks. It doesn't appear in any of the tracks in this list (as of 2018).
There are some unofficial versions online, although they are low quality because of the limited sample size. For example, there's one here, titled "Fighting Akatsuki" by the uploader.


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When does Tony Tony Chopper officially join the crew?
When does Tony Tony Chopper officially join the Straw Hat Pirates crew?

Chapter 152 "Full Moon". On the last double page Luffy shouts "Just shut up and come with us!" and Chopper answers "OK". That's the moment when Chopper joined the crew.


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What is the plot in "Yukiochimura ni Oujosama!"?
I have watched Kaichou wa Maid-sama! anime and read the manga.
There's a one-shot Yukiochimura ni Ojousama! where Misaki and Takumi have children. When I read it, I think it is about some kind of detective and investigation. However, I don't even understand the story.
Have someone read the story, please kindly explain it to me.

Have you read the plot on the wikia?

Yukiochimura ni Oujosama! is basically a crossover epilogue from 2 of Hiro Fujiwara-sensei's work that is Kaichou wa Maid-sama! and Yuki wa Jigoku ni Ochiru no Ka (Does Yuki Go to Hell).
If you try to read the plot or summary from the Wikia, there's a 100% chance that you'll be still confused. Why? Well, you might want to read the other manga if you want to know the whole story and get the emotional investment that Hiro-sensei put there. You're basically spoiling yourself for Yuki wa Jigoku ni Ochiru no Ka manga if you read the crossover first.

However, if you still want the explanation about the whole story of this special edition, you'll need a quick back story for the other manga:

 The dude, the black-haired high-schooler one that speaks English also the newly transferred triplet's classmate you saw, he's Takaya. The 5 other people that you saw later in the chapter is his friends and the blond waitress is his girl. Long story short, the dude sacrificed himself for the sake of his village (the Mutsuji Village) and friends. He died 16 years ago. That dude was reborn again as an infant straight after his sacrifice. His memories are still intact and decide he's old enough to be with them again back at the village. That's the whole premise.

Meanwhile, we have Usui and Misaki's kids: Usui Sara and Usui Rui.
The story starts as the family of four went for a trip to Kyoto. Usui and Misaki albeit reluctant, let those chibis on their own while they're on a date with sort of a deal that Rui is constantly communicating with his parents.
Sara is restless. The girl hates mundane things, is a huge mystery geek and wished for something exciting happens instead (supposedly, Kyoto is a Japanese mystery shack in her eyes).
Then they stumble into 'Enma-kun's Lodge', a shop where the mascot of Mutsuji village resides in the city. There, they met the triplets. They see the triplets struggling with foreign visitors due to their lack of English speaking ability, and Sara lits up thinking she can do something interesting by helping them. Her moment, however, was stolen by Takaya. Yes, the Takaya (the formerly dead-dude Takaya).
Sara senses something is off with Takaya's vibe. Takaya decides to help the triplets with their 'Trip to Enma-kun's Hometown, a Day-trip to Mutsuji village' travel guide job. That's when Sara said "I finally find something interesting" and thus forcing Rui to embark on her mystery journey as both Holmes and Kindaichi towards the mysterious Mutsuji village.
After watching Takaya's interaction with the triplets' twin younger sisters, Sara confirms aloud to her brother that she does find Takaya's aura suspicious and sensing there are incidents in Mutsuji village, while her brother complained about her character inconsistencies.
Upon arriving, you'll find places that's an Easter egg for the other manga, as Sara sense Takaya's wistful aura while they're sightseeing. the group arrived at a cave (those Japanese creepy caves), and Sara's mystery senses went overboard, Takaya then said "I wonder... It's possible, isn't it? For there to be a corpse or two." (is both teasing Sara and subtly hinting manga trivia)
Takaya then ask about the roads which the triplets explain about villagers believes that there is a god living in the cave that protects Mutsuji. The triplets then wish them to have a break and stop by Mutsuji's famous local cafe, while Sara on the other hand, shamelessly address that Takaya has some sort of revenge plot, and try to interrogate him. Takaya bluntly said he has no means to play along with her plot and states that he's here simply to meet his girlfriend.
Sara is deflated and utterly discouraged by the revelation that her 'mystery journey' was in fact a mere romance or fantasy story. The triplets then after securing seats in the cafe by phone, proceed the group to the infamous cafe Mutsuji.

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What is the name of the song in episode 19 at roughly 12 minutes?
In episode 19, at roughly 12 minutes, there's a song playing. I looked through the OST album and couldn't find it.
What is the name of the song, and where could I possibly find it?

If you're referring to the OST that starts playing while we see a shot of schoolchildren at the swimming pool, it's まったりとした日常 (Mattari to Shita Nichijou), which you can listen to a preview of on iTunes.


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How much time does it take to translate a manga volume/tankobon?
I would like to know how much time does it take to translate a manga volume (e.g. One Piece) to another language, for example English or Spanish.

It depends on your skills. if you just want to translate it and not edit the volume I guess less than a day or at most two days.

I'd assume the question is about the official manga volume, not a scanlation? Though, I'm not sure there is a definite answer because each licensor may have different policy. Related: Why does it take so long for the English version of tankoubon volumes to be released?


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What's the song when Naruto talks to the little kid in episode 13?
What's the name of the soundtrack played in Naruto season 1 episode 13? It's played around 15:35 when Naruto talks to the little kid.

It is a variation of the main theme slowed down. The closest I was able to find of the same would be this. Skip to  :50


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What's the song when Yato & Hiyori are hugging under the rocks when battling Rabo?
What's the OST from Noragami episode 12 around 14:36 when Yato & Hiyori are hugging under the rocks when battling Rabo?

I'm pretty sure the one you're looking for is this one.It's called "Wild Speech". You can check it out here -> track 3.

it's different, around 14:36 there's no rap only violin

or like in episode 9 around 20:00, do you know the background music?

This track is "M14" (disc 2, track 13) from the second version of the Noragami Aragoto soundtrack. Here is a 15-second extract from the beginning of the piece.


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What is the song in episode 9 at 5:26?
What is the song that starts playing at 5:26 of Fairy Tail episode 9?

As you haven't specified I'll assume you meant episode 9 of the first series.
It's Fairy Tail's take on Can Can, which is part of the Overture of Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
You can find the whole song here


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What's the sad piano music that plays when Levi gives Ivan's patch to Dieter?
In season 1, ep 22, around 16:35, a sad piano music plays when Levi gives Ivan's patch to Dieter.
What's the song title?

It's a track called Omake-Pfadlib. I've linked a youtube video to the same.

Thanks! But are you sure? I listened to it and it seems different to me. I can't seem to find the part that was played in that specific scene (link: https://youtu.be/K5XmnW7upPg?t=533).

I looked at the scene and that's the one. This was the best sounding version of it.

Ok, I guess I just can't pinpoint the time in the full song. Thanks!


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How was Boruto able to throw the Rasengan and use Gentle Fist?
In the movie, it is stated that he threw the Rasengan and was able to make it vanish and reappear. Also while watching the movie, in one of his fights in the third match, he was in the form of the Hyuga's family Gentle Fist's way. At the point in the movie where he throws the Rasengan at the Hyuga's member, he had made it vanish to reappear and explode.
How is it possible at his age?

Boruto was able to accomplish many different feats at his age due to his lineage. Stemming from his two strong bloodlines, Boruto is a prodigy, who is regards as being as able to accomplish anything he attempts

Which Hyuga member are you referring to?

Boruto has the Hyuga blood within him therefore he has been trained in the art of the gentle fist by his mother and grand father. Being a prodigy he has already learned it.
Boruto's Rasengan is not like Naruto's Rasengan. Boruto accidentally added added a change of Nature transformation along with the change of shape transformation needed for a pure Rasengan. This makes his Rasengan more like Naruto's Rasenshuriken. But unlike Naruto's Rasenshuriken which adds the wind element to the Rasengan to transform it into a shuriken and attack the target, he subconsciously adds Lightning Release to it resulting in the technique disappearing from sight.

I believe that Boruto doesn't have the gentle fist. You guys say that Boruto has the gentle fist because his gale palm has the same concept as the gentle fist. With Boruto's gale palm he makes wind element come from his palm and it looks very similar to the gentle fist but it's not. If your like oh he can see charka points, well his jougan can see charka points, portals and many more things. Even if he can see the points he can't really do the gentle fist because in the hyuga fighting style they infuse charka into their hands meaning Boruto will have to learn the hyuga fighting style and infusing charka into his hands. Now I remember seeing one person say that he got trained by his grandpa and mother in the hyuga fighting style. I believe that that's false because he seems to be using a fighting style very similar to that of Naruto's.
For Boruto's rasengan, Boruto has done 5 different rasengans so far in the anime. The first one he made is the vanishing rasengan which is when he adds lighting element to his rasengan, and he does so without knowing. The second one is when Naruto helped Boruto do a very super big rasengan simliar to the super odama rasengan. The third one he has done is the normal rasengan which you all probably know about. The fourth is Boruto's wind style rasengan which is different to the rasen-shuriken because the rasen-shuriken is basically more of a shuriken then a wind style rasengan. The fifth one he has made is the high compression rasengan(since boruto didn't have vast amounts of charka that Naruto did he couldn't make his rasengans very big. So what he did was compress his rasengan to make the impact even stronger.)


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Does Wendy eat air to help her with her power?
Since she's a Dragon Slayer, she needs to eat her power to help her. So, if she ate air around non-polluted areas, she could use her wind power more often than Natsu or Gajeel. As said, if she were able to perform this eating process it would be pretty amazing.
So, does Wendy eat air to help her with her power?

I believe it has already been answered. The Fairy Tail Wiki confirms the fact as well.
http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Wendy_Marvell

Yes, Carla said so (From Fairy Tail chapter 136, "Coffin")

Natsu : The "Sky Dragon Slayer". What does she eat?
Carla : Air
Natsu : Is it delicious?
Carla : Yes...


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What is the song when Karma was introduced for the first time in episode 2?
In the beginning of the 1st episode of season 1, there is a soundtrack playing in the background that gives off sort of calm and mysterious vibe.
Usually, if I encounter an interesting music theme, I am able to find the author of the composition or even the OST itself with enough persistence and searching. However, this one has been a real struggle for me, probably the hardest one to find so far. None of the known methods of identifying music names were crowned with success in the instance with this piece of music, so I really would like to know if anyone knows something about it.
Also, this OST was played at the very end of the 2nd episode of season 1, when Karma was introduced to the audience for the first time.
I have provided a link below to the video of what the soundtrack sounds like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX18JNa91-Q
I really would appreciate if anyone could point me in the right direction because I don't know what else to do to get the answer at this stage.

The soundtrack albums are http://vgmdb.net/album/50984, http://vgmdb.net/album/58512, http://vgmdb.net/album/58513, and http://vgmdb.net/album/59814. It seems like the piece you're looking for isn't on any of them. (I find this surprising, given that this is one of the more emblematic pieces from the show.)


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How many times was the nine tailed fox used to attack the leaf village?
Since the beginning of Naruto, I know that the fourth Hokage (his father) had sealed the nine tailed fox into Naruto. But now I am at the part where Madara Uchiha comes into play and I understand that he used his Sharingan to control the beast and attacked the leaf village.
So was the nine-tailed fox used 2 times to attack the leaf village, during the first and fourth Hokage?

We can use deduction to answer this with a few givens: the Leaf was created by Madara so it didn’t exist before him, and extracting a Bijuu kills its host, even Uzumakis (it just takes a little longer).
Okay, so going from that, we know that Madara was the first attack, that makes one. In response to the Madara attack, the first Hokage put the Kyuubi into his wife, Mito Uzumaki. We also know that it was directly given to Kushina Uzumaki from Mito. This means it never left Mito because she would’ve already been dead. While Kushina was in possession of the Kyuubi, it was extracted by Madara again, the second attack. Immediately after, it was given to Naruto, and 12 years later the events of Naruto began.
Thus, we can conclude that the Nine Tails was used to attack the Leaf exactly 2 times.

Spoiler: Madara did not attack the second time. The attacker was someone using his name. You could say he was acting on his behalf. So, twice.

Normally, we use the spoiler tag for spoilers, just out of courtesy to other users who may not have yet seen the show. It’s mostly in the clear since this has been common knowledge for 5 or so years, but just so you know. :)


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A different version of "Attack on D" from near the end of season 2 episode 12?
So I heard this song in Attack on Titan towards the end of season 2 episode 12 and when I compared it to the soundtrack, I found out it was called "Attack on D".
However, the song in the actual episode (episode 12) has a piano part in it and the 'la la la' part only comes in towards the end of the song.
Is it a different song? If so, is it available in the OST?


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Why didn't Shouko confess her feelings to Shoya afterwards?
At the scene where Shouko tries to give a plant pot decoration thingy, she tried to confess her feeling to Shoya, but it was rather interpreted as 'tsuki (moon)'.
I'm wondering now why Shouko didn't confess her feelings later?

to some people it takes a lot of courage to confess and when the other part misinterpret it, you can lose the courage to do that again.

She had been busy with ueno

Hmm, that indeed does make sense @Darjeeling

After her initial failure, Shoko lost heart. Additionally, another opportunity never showed up.
First, let's examine what happened. Shoko finally felt comfortable enough around Shoya to try speaking aloud, and she changed her hair so that she could confess her feelings, but Shoya rejected her not once, but twice. The first time was by telling her to use sign language, even going so far to admit she sounded weird when Shoko asked. The second rejection came when he misunderstood her confession as meaning "moon". It really doesn't matter if Shoya genuinely was having a difficult time understanding what Shoko was saying; this outcome definitely hurt Shoko and shattered her confidence. This is evident when she runs home and throws herself on her bed, only communicates by sending two despairing texts to Yuzuru. She also went back to mainly using sign language to speak to Shoya. Supposing her romantic feelings even remained intact afterwards, she wouldn't be trying again for a long while. In her despair, she probably felt stupid for trying in the first place.
And then what happened? Soon afterwards, even more of their former classmates started showing up at the Tuesday meetings (invited or otherwise). Shoko was alone with Shoya a lot less often, so there were few opportunities to confess with him. And with what happened later in the story, Shoko became more preoccupied with her feelings of guilt, pushing any ideas of confessing far from mind.

Having been in that situation of misunderstanding: yes, exactly that, it took three friends to convince me to try again …

Well, I'm not an expert in hand language but I did do some research on Google, website, etc. Poor Shoya... well, we can't blame him for it since he is still learning hand language (still in progress), unlike Shouko who is already a top-tier expert in hand language.
Go back to the almost ending bridge scene where Shouko & Shoya meet at midnight to confess everything. If I'm not wrong, after Shoya asked Shouko to help him to live and then he took Shouko's hand to do like "be my friend" (both hand palms held together), and then he do it again by holding her hand and shaking slowly. In that scene, there is a lot of mix up language for both of them, Shoya's point of view is "I want you to help me live and we support each other like best friends" but Shouko's point of view (OMG... did you ask me to let's get married?). Then Shoya starts to feel awkward and disgusted about what he is doing, there it seems Shouko gets the message of what is he trying to say and bursts out laughing and then to the "promise" hand language.
There you have it, it shows Shoya & Shouko did confess to each other by the end, but just not that straight up like what Shouko did in the confessing scene. But I'm sure their love relationship will start growing into maturity slowly in the future after the manga ends with Shoya holding Shouko's hand and walking into the door.


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What song plays at Naruto Shippuden episode 119 that sounds like Denkousekka?
In episode 119 of Naruto Shippuden, especially at 15:28, there's a song that sounds like "Lightning Speed" (Denkousekka) but with another instrument and another song playing over it.
What's that song?

This is Kouchaku ("Stalemate") from Shippuden OST 1, track 21. The part at the timestamp you refer to appears about midway through the track.
For reference, another memorable scene where this track plays (or at the very least, a variant without drums) is during the Kakashi vs. Deidara fight (at 6:30 of Shippuden episode 29). Whenever I hear this track, I'm always reminded of that scene in particular.


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Does the detail in a manga affect the mangaka's payment?
The series like Vagabond, Vinland Saga, Ichigo Mashimaro, Made in Abyss, Planetes, I am Hero, Gantz, Inuyashiki, and Yotsubato  have such a surrealist and detailed background style. Did they get paid more than a regular one? Or the wages for every chapter they made are same with the other mangaka?
"These" mangaka have put a lot of effort for like adding detail to the background and such, the character, the environment, and so. I know other manga had some detail for their own style like Akame ga Kill, Toriko, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh! (in this context, the monster illustration in all of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards).
Compare it with "other mangaka", I thought they should get paid more but, but did they?

Found something on search, I will try to make an answer out of it.
https://okuha.com/how-much-does-a-mangaka-earn/

It’s actually not as common for a mangaka to be salaried, whether by
an animation company or a publisher. Manga is sold like books; how
much a mangaka earns is usually dependent on the contract they’re
offered.
[...]
That begs the question, what happens if the artist’s manga goes viral
and sells millions of copies? It’s not unheard of. Some mangas have
massive followings and seemingly exploded overnight.
Most manga authors receive a royalty from the sale of each volume, and
if a manga gets especially popular, the publisher is likely to
extend the contract for further volumes (and at a higher rate).
This is a tricky field for mangakas to navigate. While sudden success
may seem like a great thing, it also comes with a number of legal
loopholes and red tape to clear.
[...]
In particular, manga artists have to really advocate for themselves in
order to get the earnings that they deserve, especially when the manga
gets its own anime.
Some manga artists have remarked that allowed merchandise to be
produced of their characters in exchange for a licensing fee (which is
standard). But no royalties were ever negotiated.
Therefore, companies make hundreds of thousands of dollars from the
artists’ idea, while the artist only walks away with a much smaller
sum paid upfront. [...] Contracts are difficult to navigate, and
sometimes it’s best to get the advice of a lawyer before making any
major decisions.

From the way it's seems, it's all depends on the contract, so as to the question "does good art makes it better" seems kinda far, since we see less good drawn manga that's getting much more money only on being popular. The artist might claim to his publisher that his art is very high and all, but in the end it's depends on the publisher to agree, the artist needs the publisher more than the publisher needs him, being mangaka is a gamble - in the end it's the popular ones who gets more money on selling volumes than increasing art quality.
[My most claim is that it isn't mentioned in that article anything related about the art, at the end of things he says that even the popular ones doesn't get much, it's hard to say that a better drawn manga will bring his author more money, manga business is all about popularity after all. But the author might demands to get paid more because of that, but in the end it's all end up on the publisher decides, and in most cases it'll be - lets see if this manga will work out if any.]

Based on the fact there is sheer increase in number of manga in Japan being a manga artist is one of the professions one could choose over there.
Based on an article which I went through online. I saw that based on the manuscripts an artist is getting paid.
And not only this there are certain articles where it mentions about the dark theme behind every worker in this link.
An animator named adachi mentioned that

“Even if you move up the ladder and become a key-frame animator, you
won’t earn much,” Adachi said. “And even if your title is a huge hit,
like Attack on Titan, you won’t make any of it. … It’s a structural
problem in the anime industry. There’s no dream [job as an animator].”

So by conclusion I could say they don't get much but they mostly get around a meager salary even if they are a top animator the pay scale is also mention in the site which is mentioned below:

According to the Japanese Animation Creators Association,
An animator in Japan earns on average ¥1.1 million (~$10,000) per year in their 20s
¥2.1 million (~$19,000) in their 30s
And a livable but still meager ¥3.5 million (~$31,000) in their 40s and 50s. The poverty >line is Japan is ¥2.2 million.

I think a mangaka gets paid according to how popular his/her manga is, but new manga artist get paid +- $100 per page. They don't care if it's more detailed or not, they only care about how popular the manga is.
Read the manga Bakuman, it will answer all your questions on manga.

Can you explain more about your answer ?

Could you provide references for this? If this is explained in Bakuman, could you provide the volume/chapter no.?

Need more explanation and a link to support that explanation please


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What's the meaning of "Cat Soup" plot and ending?
I have watched the entire video of Nekojirou-sou (a.k.a Cat Soup) anime, but I still don't understand the ending of Cat Soup, neither the plot. It started from 2 siblings cat, well I don't know how to describe the entire story, but at the end of the story, why is everyone "gone"?

I guess, the plot itself is explained fairly easily:

A cat named Nyatto embarks upon a journey to save his sister's soul, which was ripped in two when Nyatto tried to save her from Death. She trails after him, brain-dead. They encounter many brilliant, mind-bending situations, beginning with a disturbing magic show.

Taken from AnimeNewsNetwork
But the movie contains a lot of surrealistic parts and has many underlying themes, which makes it difficult to completely understand it. Many people see it more as a kind of art than just an anime movie. So, the interpretation of certain parts differs greatly from person to person.
As far as I know, there is no official explanation about it, which makes sense, since it would take away a lot from the fascination, which the movie can provoke inside the viewer.

do you know why the ending looks ... weird ?

why all of that cat's family disappear, the scene where they disappear is like when someone turn of the tv

Sorry, I don't know why. But like I said, maybe there is not just one reason and maybe it is left unclear on purpose to leave room for interpretation.

Psychology student here,
I saw the whole thing as a series of artfully programmed psychological attacks towards the audience, yanking at the limits of what most of us think is ok or not ok, is sad or happy. In other words, this short film is a deliberately designed emotional rollercoaster dressed up as visual art. I notice studio 4c always produce their anime with this in mind.
e. g. - the opening scene of short peace, another one of their productions, have colorful images explode out of the crouch of a loli girl, which is also blowing up her dress n lifting her into the air. Is that sexual? Not sexual? Is that ok?loli? Its just an opening scene, but i was on the edge of my seat. Sex is often used to yank at your strings in their movies.
If i had to apply a descriptive meaning to it, it would be something like "the things that happen in life that u try to do everything u can to improve/fix but nothing works, so you give up and everything suddenly turns better, altho it might all be just a dream/your imagination. Go ahead and try to understand the bs of life itself, good luck"
Its a very eastern theme, shinigami escorting newly diseased to the afterlife is a very common believe.


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Why did Naruto cut his hair?
Naruto cut his hair first in The Last: Naruto the Movie and kept it.
Does it have sentimental value, or does he just not want to look like his dad?

i think the hair cut is just for new and mature look for naruto, i don't think it has any other meaning.

He is now the Hokage and the father of two children. I think the designer wanted to give Naruto a mature old look with all of his responsibilities and stuff.
Also don't forget that there is a main character (the new main character), Boruto, which looks like exactly like old Naruto.
But the new look has removed the mischief smile I loved about him.


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What does "anime franchises" mean?
I've seen many anime but faced with a word I could not find the meaning of -  anime "franchises" such as Fate/Stay Night.
What does "franchises" mean in this context?

Definition #11 of "franchise" at en.wiktionary is what you want:

The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film or television series from various sources.

I would dispute the notion that this sense of "franchise" necessarily involves "an authorization granted by a government or company". This is certainly true of franchises in the legal sense (the McDonald's sense), but in common parlance today, we would refer to Fate as a franchise even if all of its component works were produced by the same corporate entity (Type-Moon, say).
I would say that a defining feature of a "franchise" in this sense is the existence of a wide variety of media constituting the franchise. For example, it would be odd to describe a standalone novel as a franchise, but if there was also an associated manga or anime or something, it would be more "franchise-esque".

Franchise

an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products.

What this means in the context of anime is that someone has an original idea, usually a manga, and has given the right to make anime, merchandise, extend the idea/story as they see fit, etc. to a second person/entity.
This blog post talks extensively about what a franchise means to an anime fan:

They’re an anime but also a manga, light novel, video game, trading card game, collection of toys, or any number of mediums. I wonder how many anime fans get into all the franchise branches of a particular series, or whether they’re content to just watch the anime and nothing more…

The more general term for this is "media franchise" which is also famously known as "media mix" in Japan.
Quoting Wikipedia,

A media franchise is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game.

In Japanese culture and entertainment, media mix (wasei-eigo: メディアミックス, mediamikkusu) is a strategy to disperse content across multiple representations: different broadcast media, gaming technologies, cell phones, toys, amusement parks, and other methods. The term gained its circulation in late 1980s, however the origins of the strategy can be traced back to 1960s with the proliferation of anime with its interconnection of media and commodity goods. It is the Japanese equivalent of a media franchise.

To conclude and reiterate, it is when an original work (e.g. anime) has derivative works on other media (e.g. manga, game). Recent media includes manga, anime, light novel, game, music CD, TV drama, movie, web radio, figures, talent (Love Live!), trading card (Yu-Gi-Oh!), plastic model (Gundam) and others.
Example:

Tenchi Muyo!: an OVA spawning TV anime, game, radio drama, light novel, manga, etc. (considered as the pioneer of media mix in Japan)
Code Geass: a TV anime spawning manga, game, light novel, drama CD, radio, live-stage and musical performance
Guilty Crown: a TV anime spawning light novel, manga, game, web radio

Some references were taken from Japanese Wikipedia counterpart


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Who's the "Lavender" coffee shop manager?
There are episodes where the 5-year-old Himawari appeared from a dark cloud. She often visited the "Lavender" coffee shop at the end of each episode, and I wonder what's the relationship between the manager and her.
Who's the "Lavender" coffee shop manager?


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Does Natsu still have access to his etherious form and can he still use Fire Dragon King Mode?
I've kept up with the Fairy Tail lore and I know that Natsu is end. I also know that the series ended with Natsu kind of killed his brother Zeref while also killing Acnologia.
So after everything's said and done, I was wondering at the end of the manga if he could still tap into his etherious form. Also, can he still use Fire Dragon King Mode or did he lose both of them?

Before answering your question, what made you think that natsu can't. And information about zeref is not correct, AFAIK, it is not natsu. Can you elaborate your question a bit more

Yes. Natsu can tap into his etherious mode, But not whenever. We caught a glimpse at his etherious mode in Fairytail: Dragon's Cry. He was only able to trigger this mode whenever he felt a strong wave of emotion. In the manga series he triggered his etherious mode after seeing (what I can presume as an illusion) of Lucy dying. The anime series hid this mode when future Lucy died (Episode 194-198.) He can also still use his Fire Dragon King Mode, but as he said in the manga, He will use the power given to him by Igneel. He was able to use his mode again without Igneel's power but the results weren't the same. All in All, Yes he can still use both modes, but he needs to obtain that power to activate them by himself (half the way there; already can activate FDKM)


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Why did they stop giving dubbed Shippūden episodes on Hulu?
I've watched part one and part two of Naruto, but when I came across episode #96 and after, I couldn't find anymore (dub) episodes.
Why did they stop giving dubbed Shippūden episodes on Hulu?

Related? https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3252/why-did-the-english-dub-of-naruto-stop Since Viz owns the rights of Naruto Shippuden, Hulu may not have brought all the dubbed episodes. Can't find the reason, but probably rooted in revenue

There doesn't seem to be much information online regarding why dubbed Naruto: Shippuden specifically is only partly available on Hulu. However, there is some, as well as some more generic information that can be pieced together.
In a question to Hulu about this very topic on FB from 2015, Hulu responded:

It's our goal to provide as much content as possible and to keep it
  all on our service as long as we can. However, what content we post
  and how long we're able to keep it on Hulu depends on contractual
  agreements or streaming clearances granted by our content partners.

An announcement from 2016 of an earlier set of Shippuden episodes being posted on Hulu mentions that Viz media had been putting episodes up sporadically.
This fits with what Anime News Network said about this question more generically. ANN gives a good answer, but to summarize it, there was an original reluctance to posting more than a limited number of dubbed episodes online because the idea was that dubbed episodes have a larger base and so can be sold on DVDs and such. Providing them online would thus cut into the profits from DVD sales because people wouldn't need to buy the DVDs and so only a few at most would be put online to get people interested. Now that streaming has become more profitable, that's changed somewhat, but because Hulu and Netflix make content providers jump through hoops, it's often not worth it to go back and reconfigure old dubbed episodes to post.
This goes along also with a 2011 NYT article, where they mention that it can take at least a year for official dubs; if places like Hulu make it so hard for them to post episodes, they make not see it as worth it to post dubs and go through that work again when the subs have been up for 12+ months already.
Tl;dr: They want people to buy DVDs, and it's a pain to post stuff on streaming.


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Is Juvia a Water Dragon Slayer?
Is it possible for Juvia to be a Water Dragon Slayer to be in Fairy Tail?
It's honestly making me feel like it and it's now a theory I'm asking myself now if Juvia could be a Water Dragon Slayer?

no, till the end the premises if to have 7 dragon slayer in FT side and they are Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Laxus, Cobra, Sting and Rogue

No, she's not a water dragon slayer. Here is why:

She never "eats" her element to power up, she only drinks water like normal people.
Not from any generation of Dragon Slayers:

Not a first generation Dragon Slayer. She has never learn her Magic from an actual Dragon.
Not a second generation Dragon Slayer. She has never had Dragon Lacrima implanted into her body.
Not a third generation Dragon Slayer. She has never both learn her Magic from an actual Dragon and had Dragon Lacrima implanted into her body.
Not a fourth generation Dragon Slayer. Not an artificial beings created from Dragon Lacrima. (From the movie)

None of her skill something like "Roaring Magic".
None of her magic use the word "Dragon" unlike all Dragon Slayers.
Never has seen to have motion sickness like Natsu.
Never has seen to have dragon scales.
When fighting Dragons, her magic didn't have any effect on them. (the only magic that can hurt dragon is Dragon Slayer magic).
Like I said in the comment, the premises is to have 7 dragon slayers in FT side and they are Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Laxus, Cobra, Sting and Rogue. There's no chance of an 8th Dragon Slayer.


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Are Erina Nakiri and Sōma Yukihira relatives?
In the anime, Nakiri is waiting for Jōichirō Yukihira to come, why is that? Is it possible that Nakiri is related to Soma? Because we don't know anything about their mothers?

This is explained in manga which is bit ahead of anime, just hang on tight

@IchigoKurosaki Still not explained if there is a relation between Erina and Soma. We don't know who their Moms are...

It's because Joichiro is like an influence to Erina and he is really dear to her and also he agreed to taste her cooking when she becomes a good chef. And also no, Yukihira Soma and Erina Nakiri are not relatives.

I got the influence part from the anime, but how that happened I mean nakiri and joichiro become so close?

Actually, since we don't know the identity of who are the Moms of Erina and Souma, we can't be sure they are not related. Yukihira is likely the name of Soma's Mother's family since both Gin and Azami recognised the name, but didn't associate with Saiba Joichiro.

This is explained in chapter 168 of the manga. It is stated in the Wiki that,

At the age of 28, Jōichirō was summoned to the Nakiri Mansion by Senzaemon to discuss a matter of importance. During his visit, he met a young Erina Nakiri. Though Senzaemon told her to go back to her room so he could continue to discuss something with Jōichirō, Erina's stomach growled. Jōichirō immediately prepared a dish just for her and with a single bite, Erina was completely enthralled not just by the unique taste of his dish, but also by Jōichirō's charm. This event became a turning point in Erina's life and she requested for a photo of the two together, a notion Jōichirō happily obliged. She also asked for his name and if he would ever taste her dishes. Jōichirō promised he would only do so when she becomes a great chef herself.


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What is the significance of the painting in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time?
I've already kind of sorted out all the other mysteries of this movie but only this painting thing is killing me.

What is that painting? What's the story behind it? Why does it actually exist in the first place? And most importantly, what is the relationship between Chiaki and that painting?

I never read it but I get the feeling it could be answered if you read the original novel. This movie is a sequel to the 1967 novel.

Related

The painting contains the formula to time travel.
As said by Auntie witch:

This painting was drawn hundreds
  years ago in a time of war and famine.
Why did someone draw this painting when
  the world was on the verge of destruction?

The most plausible answer to that question is that the painting contains the time travel formula.
Also, as seen in the movie Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2010), Auntie witch discovers the formula trying with different kind of herbs. The painting contains those herbs and the quantity needed.
In the first movie The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983), the time traveler says to Auntie witch that they are trying with different herbs to perfect the formula.
So, according to those facts, that is my answer. The painting contains the formula to time travel.


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What is the watching order for Tenchi Muyo?
I need to know the watching order. I've been wanting to watch all of them for awhile but not unless it is in order.
What is the intended watching order?


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Regarding OSTs in "Your Lie in April" anime
Can someone tell me the names of all the songs in Your Lie in April anime? Only the songs like the opening, ending, and background songs, not the piano pieces.

What is insufficient on this?

Here's the VGMdb page for the soundtrack album: http://vgmdb.net/album/49046. Knock yourself out. If you happen to want the piano pieces, I believe all of them are on this album: http://vgmdb.net/album/47707.
The wikia that @Zereges linked in this comment appears to contain much the same information, if you prefer that.


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What is the song on the title screen of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'?
There is a song from the title screen from Resurrection F. I think it is in the Bluray version, but I'm trying to figure out what the name is.
Does anybody know what it is?

The title song for Resurrection 'F' is: "Z no Chikai" (a.k.a "Pledge of Z")
by Norihito Sumitomo.