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If one could easily use Mangekyou Sharingan even without being an Uchiha why only Kakashi use it?
Many people know about power of the Sharingan. Danzo for one had many eyes (11?) but he didn't have the real power of the Uchiha like Susanoo.
Orochimaru, the best scientist in the Ninja world has done a lot of crazy stuff and he was really interested in Uchiha's body so he wanted to take Sasuke as his next host body, but then why didn't he just take the eyes?

The part within your title stating if one could easily use Mangekyou Sharingan even without being an Uchiha is not fully accurate.
While Kakashi does have the [Mangekyou] Sharingan and can use it's abilities, it is not without a cost. Because Kakashi is not an Uchiha, using the Sharingan takes a huge toll on him.

Because he isn't an Uchiha, he can't deactivate the Sharingan and it rapidly drains his chakra whenever he uses it, leaving him bedridden after extended use
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Orochimaru did not want only the Sharingan - he wanted the full power of the Sharingan. It is for this reason why Orochimaru was interested in an Uchiha's body as a vessel rather than the eyes by themselves. If Orochimaru had only taken Sasuke's eyes, he likely would have experienced similar side affects as Kakashi.
Orochimaru could have done some experiments to give himself the ability to deactivate the Sharingan at will in the same way as an Uchiha. However, due to the lack of Uchiha to harvest DNA, Orochimaru saw taking the entire body as the solution.


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What's the name of this piano theme in My Hero Academia?
What's the name of the piano theme that plays when Sero and Kirishima make fun of Bakugou's hairstyle from Best Jeanist?

The song's called "I'll become a hero", here's the link! It is from the 1st Season's OST

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Why was there a kid running with a Uchiha crest on his jacket iafter the Uchiha ending?
Why was there a kid running with a Uchiha crest on his jacket in Naruto Shippuden after the uchiha ending?
Did another Uchiha survive that no know one knows about? Or did he find the missing jacket and is wearing it? Or did he survive then later dies?

Can you provide a screenshot and episode number?

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Madara/Pain's Rinnegan
As we know, Pain has Madara's Rinnegan. The Indra Path of Pain uses a lot of Shinra Tenseis and Bansho Tenins, but I have never seen Madara using any of the above.
Why is this so?

Maybe Madara didn't see the need to use it. Madara, being the original owner of the eyes, can utilize the Rinnegan to it's full potential, whereas Nagato could just use it.

Probably.Maybe he thought it was a weak technique.

Madara has shown throughout the battles he fought that he was just toying with the others. At one point, after his rinne rebirth, he even cuts his own body just to relive the pleasure of a real battle. He clearly preferred to have actual combats than just winning the fight, probably because once everybody becomes a zombie under the tsuki no me he would have no one to fight.

I think the techniques that pain had  are new and been invented by him madara was dead till he knew that abilities. Yet, his susanoo is enough to whitewash entire battlefield. And every one has their own signatures.

All Rinnegan users have access to all Pain's ability


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Where does the recurring tale of a spiritual / paranormal sake banquet in the woods coming from?
I watched both xxxHolic and Mushishi, and in both anime there is a recurring tale, where a banquet is held in the woods, where either people or spirits (or mushis in Mushishi) are obtaining some delicious golden sake.
I was trying to find out if that was a coincidence that it was happening in both shows, thinking it might come from some japanese folklore. But I couldn't find anything.

doesn't fully answer your question, but the answer to this more general question on where the mushishi stories come from, it's possible it's a coincidence between the two though


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Who is the person that Rin saw doing high jump?
On one of the last episodes, Rin is revealed to have a memory of a boy who looks like Shiro practicing high jump over and over while she watched. However, in the final episode, she asks Shiro if he ever did track and field, and he replies that he never did.
If that boy wasn't Shiro then who was he?

Can you give the exact episode and minute? That would help greatly.

It was Shirou.
Shirou never was in track and field, so he answers Rin's question honestly.  Rin is making the assumption that only someone that does track and field would spend an entire afternoon attempting to do a high jump.  But that is exactly what Shirou did, anyway. He saw the high jump left out, and decided to see for himself what he could do. He constantly failed but stubbornly kept at it for hours. At long last he triumphantly gave up, satisfied that he could, in fact, not make that jump.

 Rin was also not the only person to witness this and fall in love with him over it.

 Sakura is the other witness.


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Does super saiyan god Vegeta exist in the anime series continuity?
As we know super saiyan god Vegeta appeared in the manga but not in the anime series. This could mean super saiyan god Vegeta doesn't exist in the anime, since there are concepts and elements from the anime which indeed don't exist in the manga, for example, Trunks super saiyan rage transformation or Vegeta super saiyan blue evolution transformation were created for the anime only, and elements from the manga which don't exist in the anime, for example, the mastered super saiyan blue transformation. But now we know super saiyan god Vegeta is going to appear in the Broly movie, and it isn't just concept art, there is already a screen-capture from upcoming the movie

What does this mean? Does it mean the movie is following the manga continuity (since SSG Vegeta only appeared in the manga continuity) and that we could see a mastered super saiyan blue Vegeta for example, but not a super saiyan blue evolution Vegeta, or since this is also animated media does this mean super saiyan god Vegeta also exists in the anime series (in spite of we never saw it) and that the movie either will follow the anime series continuity or a mix of the anime and manga continuities?

While the anime & manga share a few differences like those you mentioned, the main plot and storyline are essentially the same. I believe the movie is definitely a continuation of the anime and the manga might perhaps have its own adaptation of the Broly arc after.If you watch the trailer, it is clearly established that the movie is set after the Tournament of Power. Hence, we know for a fact that it is a sequel to the series.In the end of the trailer where Goku seems to be battle damaged and Broly is transforming into his Legendary Super Saiyan form, we see Goku powerup in Super Saiyan Blue. However, in the manga, Goku's strongest form is Mastered Super Saiyan Blue. This transformation does not have any aura and wouldn't be as appealing visually. There is really no reason why Vegeta cannot use the Super Saiyan God Transformation. The Super Saiyan Blue (SSGSS), is essentially a combination of Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan. Hence,  the anime could still have Vegeta use the transformation without any difficulty.The Manga & the Anime essentially have the exact same storyline like I said earlier. In a DBS manga interview with Toyataro and Toriyama, he did comment on Supervising Toyataro's ideas on Super Saiyan God Vegeta which indicates that he clearly isn't opposed to it. The story for the movie is again being written by Toriyama. Hence, I think it is fair to assume that with regard to transformations and few manga/anime exclusives, the anime exclusives will be adapted in the upcoming movie.


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Appearance of Ruby's Mother
I just finished the latest volume of RWBY. I didn't get a clue about Ruby's Mom, but I'm still curious though.
Yang succeeds in finding her mother which is Raven Branwen and I'm already satisfied with the answer because Yang got her picture. But I'm dissatisfied with Ruby's mother which is in the white robe.

What about her weapon? Her semblance? Her appearance? Can we determine who Ruby's mother is from these?

what exactly are you asking?

I was asking about her mother identity

It seems "a sixth volume is set to premiere on October 27, 2018" (from Wikipedia). So, considering the anime is still continuing, we might need to wait until that time, though I won't promise that your question will be answered on the next volume.

"What about her weapon? Her semblance? Her appearance?" - ...What about them? It's not clear what you're asking. Are you asking what we know about her mother? If you're up to date on the series, I don't know what you expect anyone else to know that you don't already know.

Well, it seems that Summer Rose is a Huntress in the same year and team as Qrow, Taiyang, Raven, and Summer. Each character seems to be similar to another character from TEAM RWBY. Summer seems to be very similar to Ruby at the time. She's shy, which is why she hides under her cloak, and also looks very similar to Ruby.
Identity-wise, all that is known is Summer is Ruby's birth mother, and Yang's stepmother. She died when they were young, and that's all the fans really know. Hopefully, Volume 6 gives us a little more depth.


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The forms of a demon weapon- what is off limits?
In Soul Eater and Soul Eat Not!, we see a variety of different weapon types- swords, guns, scythes, etc. Based on this post, we can assume the origin of demon weapons to be from experiments. So if they are not born, but made, this means that Death and other creators originally decided what type of weapon they needed, and created accordingly. Assumedly, they could they have done this with any item, not just a weapon- thus, is there something canon that says they have to be weapons?
(Surely there were other items that could have been of use instead of pure offense. Shields, armor- with the exception of Tsubaki's and Black Star's Shield Star. This brings into question what is needed for a good team balance in a fight, which is out of scope of this question.)


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Did Dante ever activate his devil trigger in the anime?
Throughout the 12 episodes of the Devil May Cry anime, Dante never (or never clearly) activated his devil trigger where he turns into his more powerful devil forms. We can tell that the Anime takes place after the events of the 1st and 3rd Devil May Cry games since Dante is already acquainted with Lady and Trish, so Dante should have already long been able to activate his Devil Trigger. In the anime, it seemed there was barely ever a need for Dante to use his devil trigger as most of his enemies were able to be defeated with his fighting skills even as a human. In the last episode though as the final blow was being dealt to the hosted Demon Abigail we get a closeup of Dante's eye as a flash of red light/energy fills the screen.

Similarly in video games, a flash of red light appears as Devil Trigger activates. However, Dante's physical features should completely change into a more demonic appearance such his skin turning black and eyes glow a yellow color. Dante's sword Rebellion is able to create waves of red energy so it's possible it could be just this. So did Dante really activate his Devil Trigger in the final episode of the anime?

@Memor-X This is completely unrelated, but when I looked at your profile pic, I mistook it for Kite from HxH. I think it was the tipped hat.

I know this is a bit of a necropost, but since nobody answered:
I do recall that in DMC 1, when you activate Devil Trigger at first, you don't gain the form but rather you get an aura around you, at least until you attack. It may be related to that?


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What is the meaning of this 'fox' hand gesture?
In chapter 729 of トモちゃんは女の子 (Tomo-chan wa Onna no Ko), two characters are negotiating, while other two do the hand gestures depicted in the following image:

By the Giseigo (Onomatopoeia) used here (コンコン - Kon Kon) I deduce it has to do something with foxes (Foxes being described in Japanese folklore as  very intelligent and cunning). I have seen the same gesturing a couple of times before (I don't remember where) in the approximately same situation (a character leading another by the nose).
What is the meaning, then, of said gesturing? A reliable source or reference would be appreciated.

The origin of it's recent popularity is likely linked to the female metal band Baby Metal which popularized it, potentially as a variation (perhaps accidentally) of the Sign of the Horns (Maloik sign in Japanese). Often referred to in Japanese as キツネサイン or Fox sign. Associations to Shinto shrines and fox masks are present in some of their works, so it might have been capitalized later on as part of their brand.
In the given context, there is likely no deeper meaning besides a cute greeting between girls. Perhaps used like the Peace sign. The sign itself probably predates the band. As it's see used in various places including the WWE, as the "Too Sweet Sign".
It probably not like one of those campaign that catch on via social media for promoting a specific purpose.
The gesture itself predates modern pop culture and can be see in Buddhism or Hinduism as mudras called the Apan or Simhamukha, depending on who you ask.

In Japanese sign language, two of those hand symbols touching together at the tips of the fox's "nose" means "kiss" for people or in general. However, in this case they seem to be playing around, like you would with bunny ear gestures, as another comment mentions.
Edit: Here is a video of the "kiss" sign in Japanese sign language. I couldn't link the page but if you search www.spreadthesign.com for "kiss" you can find the dictionary entry and video. The sign was used prevalently in the drama "Orange Days", which featured a hearing-impaired character. Using the sign around that time was kind of a fad for a bit.


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What is the music on season 3 episode 21 of My Hero Academia around 6:20?
What is the music on season 3 episode 21  of My Hero Academia around 6:20?

The soundtrack is called Hero A, here's the link: Hero A and here's the link to the instrumental if the rap isn't up your speed: Hero A instrumental


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Why do mecha anime tend to be original works?
So this may seem like a weird question, but bear with me.
Loads and loads of anime are based on manga, and it's a fact that has become well-known in the anime community. However, the mecha genre seems to be a tad different.
I've seen a decent amount of mecha anime in the past. However, one trend that sticks out to me is that a lot of mecha anime are original works, and not based on manga, or light novels.
Here are some examples that I was able to gather by going through the mecha genres on MyAnimeList:

Gundam franchise- is technically a multimedia franchise, but started as a TV anime
Code Geass - another huge mecha franchise
Macross franchise - huge and old mecha franchise
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Darling in the FranXX
Eureka Seven
Aldnoah.Zero
Suisei no Gargantia
Kakumeiki Valvrave
Cross Ange
Hoshi no Koe
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari
Tenkuu no Escaflowne
Star Driver
Kuromukuro
Aquarion series
Heroic Age - this one's kinda iffy since the giant beings they transform into are organic (kinda like Attack on Titan), but MAL categorizes it as mecha

All of these are original anime, or started as original anime. However, when you look through other genres on MAL, there aren't a lot other genres with this many original works.
So why do mecha anime tend to be original works, more so than other genres? Why aren't there as many mecha manga or light novels?

May be because the mecha toys sell well? The aim of many of those mecha series is to sell robot toys

I don't have an answer for why there aren't many mecha manga or light novels, but the reason there aren't many original anime in general is money. Anime in general is rarely a profitable venture and are essentially used as an advertisement for the manga volumes (where most profits lie). As @Pablo said, mecha series make a lot of profit on robot toys so the same constraint doesn't apply.

@ Pablo and merlyn That's an intereseting perspective. I never thought about the robot toys. I know that there aren't many original anime in general, but if you look at a list of original anime, a LOT of them tend to be mecha. Is the robot toys the reason for that?

Well, Gundam in particular is designed to sell the Gundam model kits. Unlike American TV where ratings and selling advertising is the focus, anime generally makes money from selling Blu-rays or toys (or the original manga/light novel). So Gundam anime exists solely so they can push new model kits.

American kid's TV is often like this too. He-man is a classic example. Newer examples is like every superhero cartoon ever.


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Are the "A Certain Magical Index" seasons connected?
Can you watch A Certain Magical Index season 3 without watching the other seasons first? Do you have to watch them in order? Are all the Index seasons connected or is season 3 a new story?

The seasons of the anime adapt the light novel series which tells a single, continuous story following the same set of characters across many volumes. As such it's not recommended that you start with season 3 of the anime, since it assumes you already know who the main characters are and what major events already transpired in the previous story arcs.
Starting with season 1 is generally recommended for any sci-fi/fantasy series with a long, complicated narrative like Index. Missing even one episode can often mean missing crucial information that helps piece together character motivations and plot developments.

You could probably watch the Railgun series without the main Index series, though I think some knowledge is assumed.

The following Index anime series follow each other sequentially:

A Certain Magical Index (2008): adapts LN volumes 1-6
A Certain Magical Index II (2010): adapts LN volumes 7-13
A Certain Magical Index III (2018): adapts LN volumes 14-22

Yes, the seasons are connected, and you should definitely watch them in order. Even some people who watched the previous two series felt a bit lost with the new series because it's been so long that they'd forgotten some of the details. There's a lot of continuity to keep track of here.
If you're interested in the Railgun series as well (same universe), see also: How are “A Certain Magical Index” and “A Certain Scientific Railgun” connected?


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What happened to the participants of the Fourth Holy Grail War in the Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan timeline?
In Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan, we are presented with a timeline akin to Fate/Hollow Ataraxia that the servants of the Fifth Holy Grail War live peacefully with their masters. However, at least for the anime adaptation, there are hints that the Fourth War had occurred in this timeline:

 Kiritsugu appeared in Shirou's flashback and had remarked that he missed eating hamburgers back in Germany.

 Irisivel has yet to appear and Illyasivel lives in the Einzbern castle. Other parental figures from the Fourth War are also absent.

Those hints does not contradict what we know in Fate/Zero. So what happened to the participants of the Fourth War in this timeline?

if the timeline is  "akin to Fate/Hollow Ataraxia" i would say the same since Fate/Hollow Ataraxia takes place after an unnamed route from Fate/Stay Night and the only contradictions (to my knowledge) that are in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia come from trying to nail down to a single exiting route from Fate/Stay Night (as there is a bit of every route in it)


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What is the song name played after Kaneki kills dragon (19:30 - 23:42) in 12th episode of Tokyo Ghoul :Re 2?
There is a song played just after Kaneki destroys dragon and it continues till the end. It starts from 19:30 and ends at 23:42. Can you please tell me its name?

To be honest, earlier I thought if I asked questions related to soundtracks on this site, I'd get answers. After watching Tokyo Ghoul re episode 23, I posted 2 questions, and after watching episode 24 I posted one being this question only. Till now, I've found 2 out of the 3.
Now, answer to this question:
That song is Won't Forget You by Yutaka Yamada.
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Why does Lupin III refer to Inspector Zenigata as To-chan?
I have started watching the Lupin III TV series and I am partway through the second series. One thing I am confused about is why Lupin refers to Zenigata as To-chan? I thought "To" meant father and "chan" was a postfix for young girls or women. What does this nickname mean, and why does Lupin use it?

Coming into this super late, but thought I may as well give you an answer.
In fact, Lupin calls Zenigata とっつぁん (tottsan), which is indeed a very rustic variation of お父さん (otou-san). This variation can very aptly be likened to "pops" in English. Just like how one might refer to the grouchy old bartender in the diner as "pops" in English, so too does Lupin (who's all-around uses very "playful" japanese) refer to the grouchy old Zenigata as とっつぁん. If I'm not mistaken, most subs will translate it to "pops" or "old man" (I'm rather partial to the former).
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How much time is covered before Yuki and Kaname leave Cross Academy?
I was wondering if anyone knew over how much time Vampire Knight covers before Yuki and Kaname leave Cross Academy. so from the beginning of the story (Night 1) to when Kaname and Yuki leave after the battle. Keep in mind I have only seen the anime.
I would guess this first part covers one or two school years. The 2nd Night has them celebrating Valentine's day, and since Japan school years ends in late March, this implies they're almost done with a school year. Throughout the rest of the story, they mention school things like finals and how the class with the lower grades has to work the dance.
So, unless it covered more time, I would say it covered the end of one school year and then another one, possibly the end of Year 2 (for Zero, Yuki, etc.) and then Year 3. Although Yuki is 15 and Zero is supposedly 16 or 17 at the start, so that just makes it more confusing. Does that sound right?

I'd consider it might not be following a Japanese school year because, as per https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2787/where-is-vampire-knight-set, it's probably set in Europe rather than Japan.

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Where do Darkness and Megumin live?
In the beginning of season 1, we see Kazuma and Aqua in the stables quite often.  However, after Darkness and Megumin join the party, we don't see them in the stables, except for some shots in the ending credits.
Where do Darkness and Megumin live?

 Eventually, when they all move in the house, they live together.  But up until then, we don't see any "at home" activities of Darkness and Megumin like we do for Kazuma and Aqua.

Within the anime, there has been no mention of where Darkness and Megumin lived prior to obtaining the mansion (not that I recall). However, in the KonoSuba manga, Darkness and Megumin both had slept in the stables as illustrated:

That's probably the most evidence I could get.

Really the way that Kono Suba is set up, its basically this really bad DnD campaign that someone thought was a good idea to catalogue as a novel/light novel. IF that is true, then Aqua and Kazuma were the first two players to start the game. then on, two other friends join in the form of Darkness and Megumin, and the rest is history.
Its also very likely, Darkness has money saved up. (enough to lodge, but not enough to pay off the debts they rack up later into the series) and Megumin has the same situation. But I still think the writer only makes the characters relevant as they come up, and decided not to worry about the details before they became relevant.
Edit: Given the amount of evidence that presented in the Manga and Anime, it is likely that when they appeared in Axel Town, they recently arrived. Given how famished Megumin is, she probably only arrived after her journey, and thus could not establish somewhere to lodge, and needed to find a quick source of income.

This doesn't answer the question Where do Darkness and Megumin live?

likely in the tavern cause they have/had money. But really, does it matter?

Perhaps it doesn't matter to you, but that doesn't mean to disrespect the question. Also, Stack Exchange is a Q&A site, not a discussion site. We strive for objective answer that can be backed up by sources/references, not pure speculation/opinion answer. As of currently written, the only relevant part of the answer is "Its also very likely, Darkness has money saved up. (enough to lodge, but not enough to pay off the debts they rack up later into the series) and Megumin has the same situation.", which might be true, but need to be backed up by official references.

But.... we are discussing an art form/ form of media... when none of us are the original creator.... and the only information that is ever given is within the story.... and only information that is pertinent to the story. I understand that Stack Exchange is a Q&A site, but when the creator hasn't been asked this question, and given a thorough explanation, there is nothing to do than just speculate.

@LouisCarmichael So, that would be a valid answer. "There is no canon explanation, only speculation". With a tad of elaboration, that would most likely be a well received answer as well.


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Is there any clarification from togashi with his new worktime since 2016?
Based on this website there is a continously chapter per years for about 10 chapter for every year that mean 1 tankoubon per years. Since when he decide to work only 10 chapter per years ? Is there any clarification from Togashi or Shueisha ?

The autor is suffering from prolonged back pains and hasn't been able to recover.
While the exact reason isn't always stated, Togashi's chronic illness is a well known issue and mostly assumed to be the reason for pretty much all the hiatuses.


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What half episode specials follow Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?
I have seen it referenced under a different post that there are four half episode length specials following Brotherhood. I’m in this point of sadness and mass of emotion after finishing the series and just want to see more about their life. Particularly I would like to see Winry and Ed enjoying their relationship as well as see Al. In addition the story never goes to mention what happened to their granny. I’m guessing she died? It seems like she never got to see ed and Al back in their original bodies. I also kind of wonder whether van Holstein died before or after Ed and Al’s reunion with Winry.

The specials are

The Blind Alchemist

Edward and Alphonse visit an alchemist who supposedly performed a successful Human Transmutation.

Simple People

After Winry meets Riza, she decides to pierce her ears because it "looks good", while Riza, having seen Winry's hair, grows hers longer for the same very simple reason.

The Tale of Teacher

A story of Izumi's "alchemy" survival training in the North region.  This is followed by how Izumi first ran into Sig Curtis, possibly in North City.

Yet Another Man's Battlefield

While in the military academy, Mustang and Hughes befriend an Ishvalan. Unfortunately, they'll soon have to become mortal enemies.

Of them only the second one contains a little bit of content of the relationship between Winry and Ed but it is set before the main events of the series.

In addition the story never goes to mention what happened to their granny. I’m guessing she died? It seems like she never got to see ed and Al back in their original bodies.

That is not the case. Her wiki entry states that

She is the sole parental figure of the younger generation to see the arrival of Ed and Winry's children.

To fully address the original question it might be worth mentioning the manga-only epilogue (none of the OVAs "follow" the story, and the epilogue was never animated).

There are four full-length OVA episodes; however, none of them take place post-Brotherhood. The names of the episodes are The Blind Alchemist (a neat little side-story from the manga that was left out of the main story line), Simple People (a really sweet episode about Ed and Winry being dorks, and Winry looking up to Riza), Teacher's Tale (Izumi's really funny backstory. watch it until the end; there is a super funny scene after the credits!), and Yet Another Man's Battlefield (by far my favourite. This episode made me smile and giggle before crushing my heart into tiny little pieces). They are REALLY good so I would recommend watching them!
There is also a joke series called four koma theatre that is based off of the small joke comics Arakawa would make at the end of each chapter.
Granny Pinako survived long enough to see Al's body. In the manga epilogue she is standing in front of Hohenheim and Trisha's grave, so she stayed alive quite a while after Ed and Al return.
Hohenheim likely died before Ed and Al got back to Resembool, because he was dying with only one soul left after the promised day.
There isn't a lot of information about what happens after Brotherhood ends but Arakawa said that Ed and Winry have a lot of kids and are very happy together. One of the animators made a drawing of Ed and Winry getting married  (with Roy and Riza getting married in the background) but I don't know if it counts as canon.
I believe she also said that Roy would eventually become the leader of the country a few years after Brotherhood ends.
Also, Al melts down his old armor to make automail, but he keeps the helmet as a souvenir (there is a really cute comic about it but I don't know where it is).


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Why did Cardfight Vanguard only change the OP Music but not the Animation?
Around after Team Q4 lost the National Tournament (Episode 33) the OP for the series changed to feature a new Song, but with the Hanabee release (English Sub and Dub, actually watching the Sub rather than the Dub) it seems the subtitles were hard subs into the footage and thus you see a disconnect with what's on screen and what's in the song (ie. words appearing when there are no words in the song, clearly different words)
But why change the OP's music but leave the animation? if it was to cut cost on redoing the OP's animation wouldn't it then be argued it would have been better to keep the original OP's Music than change it?

For those who don't follow the series, could you provide some episode numbers for references? On the other hand, Wikipedia has info about the OPs and EDs used for the English dubbed version, but without knowing why...

@AkiTanaka sorry, it was roughly episode 33. also going by the info on wikipedia i think it might be the third OP's music (Limit Break) that might be playing but will have to double check the OP credits


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Where does the "Lyrical" part come from?
I've been wondering where the "Lyrical" part of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha comes from. To the best of my knowledge, none of the Magic the characters use seem to be remotely music based, and even when the writers tried to step away from the "Magical Girl" aspect, they still kept the Lyrical part in Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force.
Is there some meaning to the word Lyrical that I've missed?

Like a lot of this stuff, its probably just english that sounds cool - also Nanoha does use it in her activation key (which is barely ever used).
As for where it originally came from, Nanoha itself is a spinoff from Triangle Heart, a VN series about the rest of the Takamachi family, who are badass bodyguards - you can see the original prototype here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RBghAfiW8

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What are the real names of the members of Organisation XIII?
In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days we see how Roxas is actually an anagram of Sora with an X in it and Axel's original names is Lea, as mentioned by Saix. I also remember reading somewhere that Xemnas's name is anagram of Ansam.
So I am wondering, what are the original names for all the Organisation XIII members?

Annoying that an edit needs to be 6 letters. The name of the game is 358/2 not 356/2.

@Philbo thanks for pointing that out, i made that edit myself since i don't have that limit (either because of my rep or because i'm the the owner of the post)

I. Xemnas = Ansem Xehanort
II. Xigbar = Braig (Bleig, in the NA version of KH2)
III. Xaldin = Dilan (Dilin; Ibid)
IV. Vexen = Even
V. Lexaeus = Aeleus (Eleus; Ibid)
VI. Zexion = Ienzo
VII. Saïx = Isa
VIII. Axel = Lea
IX. Demyx = ???
X. Luxord = ???
XI. Marluxia = Lauriam
XII. Larxene = Elrena
XIII. Roxas = Sora

 XIV. Xion = "nobody," Sora's (imperfect) replica with Kairi's memories.
 From the Tomoko Tanemaki, one of the scenario writers and writer of the KH novel: Xion's name contains the Japanese words for "tide" (潮, shio), fitting the oceanic naming theme of Kairi, Naminé, and Aster tataricus (紫苑, shion), which according to Japanese floriography, means "I won't forget you" or "remembrance."


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Are the visualizations in the anime from the Light Novels?
During Karen Bee in Nisemonogatari I've noticed some weird scenery, one is after Kanbaru and Araragi clean up Kanbaru's room we see there are books stacked outside in small structures.
Another is when Araragi is talking to Senjougahara about Kaiki, Senjougahara seems to be building with the sharpened pencils, at one point when the table is slammed a group of them fly up into the air and land next to Araragi forming a different structure.
And another one is when Karen confronts Kaiki and the walls seems to act as TV screens. at one point when Kaiki is talking about money, on the wall we see coins fall into place forming notes with what looks to be Araragi's face on them.
Now there is a lot  of other strange scenery like this but i am wondering, are these actually described in the Light Novels or are these artistic choices chosen by SHAFT when making the anime? if so is there a statement as to why they made these choices?

If you watch Hana, there is a scene of book domino.

Hitagi, during a deduction scene in the anime version of Tsubasa Tiger, builds a sugar cube pyramid very much reminiscent of a certain sugar-addicted super detective from another series.

I can't speak for those situations in particular I think this is probably an artistic choice by SHAFT. Having interesting things going on in the background makes the long dialogue sections more bearable for viewers and helps break up long sections in the same room.
I'm not up to date with the light novels, but I have reached Kanbaru's story. Here's a translation of the passage where Araragi appears at her house (Suruga Monkey).

Her futon was left spread out on the floor, clothes (including panties) were strewn all around, as were books of all sort, textbooks, novels and manga, some open and some closed. It almost seemed like her storehouse, with cardboard boxes piled up into mounds in the corners. The worst atrocity was the garbage casually left not in garbage bags but just on a random tatami, or sometimes, to the best of her ability, shoved into the plastic bags from the neighborhood convenience store and then left lying around. Rather, it seemed as though the concept of a container for housing garbage was entirely foreign to the room.
  Even with its expansive 12 tatami space.Not even a single space to start going in from.
"Sorry that it's a little messy"

While not Nisemonogatari, this is Shaft's depiction of Kanbaru's room in Bakemonogatari:

SHAFT moved the focus from garbage onto books, and expanded the size of the room tremendously (but SHAFT does like to do that with rooms).
Here's a video I found on youtube of a 12 tatami mat room . So it's quite big, but not quite as large as SHAFT depicts. Using some size guides, I worked out that 12 Tatami Mats is roughly 18.36 square metres.
SHAFT also animates kanbaru opening several doors, including one which causes a landfall of books to land on Araragi.

"I know now's not the time, but can I ask you for a favor."
  "Sure. Say anything you want. I wouldn't refuse a request from you, Araragi-senpai."
  "One hour, actually, half an hour's fine... Just give me some time to clean up this room. And a big garbage bag."
  It's not like I'm a clean freak, I don't really even keep my room that clean, but this was just too horrible, one could even call it cruel. Kanbaru stood and started at me with a puzzled look on her face, as if she didn't even understand what I had just said, however, without any particular reason to refuse, she simply said "OK" and left to get a garbage bag.
  Fast forward.
  I suppose.
  Of course, the disastrous wreckage that was Kanbaru's room wasn't so soft that much could be done about it in a mere half an hour. And in any case, this still being the room of a girl who I didn't know that well, there were areas that I could and couldn't ethically, or rather morally, touch. So, I gathered up the garbage and organized (simply sorted by size, as there weren't even any bookshelves in Kanbaru's room) the various books and magazines in an admittedly random way, cleaning the square room into more of a circle. The room was at least at a state where I could look at it after the futon was folded and stowed in the closet and clothes folded and placed in a corner. At the very least, there was space for Kanbaru and I to sit and face each other.

In the animated version, it shows an area where Kanbaru fit perfectly (implying it was the only free area). Kanbaru and Araragi play in the books throwing them around and jumping into the sea of novels.
So, I'm not sure about those particular cases - but SHAFT does take significant artistic control over the work - adding scenes, emphasizing certain characteristics & generally filling the work out to fit an animated form. As you can see from the passages the novels aren't description-heavy. They are dialogue-heavy though, so I imagine that SHAFT has done these things themselves.

to note, i was using Nisemonogatari as i was just recently watching it so scenes from that are fresher in my mind than scenes from Bakemonogatari

@Memor-X unfortunately I hadn't read enough of Nisemonogatari to compare :'(

I can back up your answer for Nekomonogatari and the Second Season novels: the bizarre visuals are an invention of Shaft, but they are definitely in keeping with the offbeat writing style of the novels.


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Who is the woman in the opening cutscene of Tales of the Abyss 3DS version?
In the opening of Tales of the Abyss (from the 3DS, not sure about the PS2), at around 1:40, there's a shot of the Daarth Cathedral where there's a woman letting out something like a gust from behind her (moment before you see Ion or Florian at the alter behind). There seems to be more of this woman, as when I start a new game, the first cutscene shows a group of them gathering above the planet.
I'm currently on the final battle. At first, I thought the woman was Lorelei, but the characters call Lorelei a he. I checked the walkthrough to see if I was on the very last battle, since in Tales of Graces F there was a second story after I defeated Lambda which focused on fighting Little Queen, I confirmed that the fights I'm on are the last. (Then again, the walkthrough is for the PS2 version. A second story could have been added for the 3DS version, but I doubt it.)
Since I'm at the endgame, I am still wondering who this woman is?

I'm pretty sure it the spirit of Yulia Jue. It's also her her spirit floating about the world in the opening scene.


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Do the regions in Soul Eater match perfectly to the real world?
The Death Sycthes' manage real world regions as like a replacement to Death's Eight Guardians, they are.

Spirit Albarn - North America
Marie Mjolnir - Oceania
Azusa Yumi - Eastern Asia
Justin Law - Western Europe
Tezca Tlipoca - South America
Tsar Pushka - Eastern Europe
Deng Dinga and Djinn Galland - Africa and Western Asia (How Wikipedia list them, not sure which is which)

I am wondering if these region are the same as the regions in our world? if so would that make Death City be located in North America?

Do you remember in which episode they show the map?

@user1306322 i don't think they ever do, i'm just using logic, if Spirit manages North America and is always in Death City would that make Death City in North America but that's assuming that North America is the same North America we have

Yes, it is related to the real world. There's no map ever shown, but Death City is a fictional city set in Nevada, USA.

Shibusen is an academy located in the fictional Death City, of Nevada where Meisters and Weapons attend.

Source: Soul Eater wiki: Shibusen
Also, it's not listed, but I'm quite sure (judging by appearance) that Deng Dinga is from Africa, and Djinn Galland is from Western Asia.


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Why is Love worse than a normal curse?
When Homura's Soul gem becomes tainted it fills with swirling colors that Nagisa calls worse than curses. Homura then says shortly after while reality is being recreated that what transformed her wasn't despair but love.
Why did Nagisa think Love is worse than a normal curse?

Answer:
Nagisa never said nor thought love is worse than curses. Both Nagisa and Sayaka couldn't explain why Homura's soul gem had those colors. Homura bore way more negative energy within her then ever seen before. Way more than a curse ever had borne.
Side note: Homura claims that all this negative energy comes from her love for Madoka due to several events:

Being unable to save Madoka the way she wanted: by preventing Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi
Losing Madoka (again): Madoka vanished from visibility when she became the creator of the new universe, a.k.a. Madokami
The desire to bring Madoka back (as a plain human)
The idea of being able to meet Madoka(mi) again when Homura's soul gem becomes completely black
The selfish act of taking Madoka(mi) for herself and thereby breaking the universe

In light of the events of Wraith Arc, it's likely that what happened isn't that a new and worse form of corruption manifested ex nihilo but that the wraith born of Madoka and Homura's mutual love, who is integrated into Homura post-Wraith Arc, became a pseudo-witch.
The manga demonstrates that prolonged contact with old universe magic can cause wraiths to evolve into witch-like entities, including a copy of Walpurgisnacht itself. Specifically, the inciting magic was Homura's discarded shield of time manipulation -- which, in Homulilly's labyrinth, Homura had been using in place of the bow of memory manipulation. So, instead of becoming a regular witch that Madoka could freeze in the soul vault, the wraith part of her became a pseudo-witch. But since Madoka was already in the process of soul-conducting, Homura was able to interact with her, and by utilizing her anomalous power she could divide Madoka's divine powers apart from her physical body. Thus, Madoka gets to live a human life alongside her loved ones, the Law of Cycles gets to prevent witches, and everybody wins. Except Homura, who continues to be sad, and Kyubey, who gets mercilessly dunked on.


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Why was Ryuk tied to Light's Death Note?
In How to Use: XIII, in the second point it says

The god of Death always remains with the owner of the Death Note.

indicating that a Shinigami will remain with the owner of their Death Note, Light learns this and gathers a group of friends to try and hide himself with Ryuk following him when Misa is trying to find him (she finds him because of her Eyes)
However, the Death Note Light had in the beginning isn't Ryuk's but Sidoh's which Ryuk stole, and unlike Gelus who died and Rem probably obtained ownership of Gelus's Death Note afterwards, Sidoh was still alive so even if Light became the owner after Ryuk dropped it in the human world, the Shinigami who was supposed to be with like was Sidoh.
Also in How to Use 2, the second point says

The owner of the note can recognize the image and voice of the original owner, i.e. a god of death.

So is there an explanation as to how Ryuk was tied with Light's Death Note having stolen it from Sidoh?

Ryuk wasn't tied to Light. He was just bored and what would the point be of throwing a DN on earth if you aren't going to enjoy it.

@PeterRaeves i wasn't talking about Light but the Death Note Light used originally which is Sidoh's, in a sense i'm asking why Sidoh didn't show up instead of Ryuk

That doesn't change my comment. Ryuk is only tied to the DN around his waist, so he can go wherever he pleases. He steals Sidoh's DN and throws it on earth to have some fun. So he isn't tied to that DN at all, which you can see, since he only arrives on earth after 5 days. He could leave at anytime, he just doesn't do so, to have some fun with Light.

@PeterRaeves also, at least in the anime Ryuk points out he can't leave Light's side which would give Misa a hint who was Kira if she herself had a Shinigami (as i point out in the second paragraph)

He lied... He was pretending it was his own DN.

Okay sorry... After rereading the whole conversation between Ryuk and Sidoh, I was wrong. He wasn't lying after all. Ryuk was tied to the DN, because he was the real owner at that time (Light wouldn't be able to see him if he wasn't of course, silly me), which he mentions in chapter 66. If I find out how ownership was transferred to Ryuk from Sidoh in the first place, I'll try to answer this question. This will then probably become related to this question http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11541/how-did-ryuk-trick-the-king-of-death-gods

According to How to use II:

The owner of the note can recognize the image and voice of the original owner, i.e. a god of death.

Therefore the only explanation for Light being able to see Ryuk would be, that Ryuk is the original owner. But how did Ryuk become the owner of Sidoh's Death Note? As I explained at How did Ryuk trick the King of Death Gods?, it is because of How to Use XII:

If you lose the Death Note or have it stolen, you will lose its ownership unless you retrieve it within 490 days.

Ryuk became owner of Sidoh's Death Note because of this rule. It wasn't until chapter 65 that Sidoh realized that he had lost his Death Note, which is 6 years after Ryuk first dropped the Death Note down to earth. If it took him at least 6 years to realize he had lost his Death Note, it would be safe to assume that Ryuk had already found the Death Note 490 days before he dropped it down to earth, claiming ownership and becoming tied to that particular Death Note.

Ahhh, so point 1 in How to Use XII applies to Shinigami aswell, i've always assumed that when that if a rule applied to Shinigami it would indicate that

Well I'm not Ohba-san, but most of the usage rules go for both, so unless specified otherwise I assume they do.

Actually a shinigami or god of death is mortal(rem,the shinigami attach with miss and one more shinigami died)..to increase their age,they used to steal age from the human world So here Ryuk the most brilliant shinigami tricked light from the beginning.he actually steal the light life. This is the most interesting theory I come up with.
So my theory is:

if shinigami write a person death ,he also convert into the sand.so they only can reduce life of a human but can’t kill.(rem told to miss how shinigami use their more book)
to kill a person by shinigami ,by writing name is only possible when human life span is completely finish.in that case shinigami will not die. Also as shinigami can see a person life span so it’s easy for them also.(at the end ryuk named lighat name in his death note) and he did not died
many more

Hi. If you are going to write an opinion or speculation, support it with facts. As it stands, your answer is mostly supported by assumptions only. Cite sources/references from the manga/anime that made you come up with your theory. If you're unsure of your answer, revise it first before posting. Thanks! :)


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What happens if you write in the death note, gets shot to death?
Do the Death Note rules permit the user to state "death by gunfire" as a cause of death?

Hypothetical questions about what might happen are not suitable for our Q&A style - we expect questions that can be objectively answered, whereas this can only get answeres based on opinion and conjecture.

This is a valid question but needs to be reworded.  The answer depends on whether that is reasonably possible to occur. (If it is it will; if it isn't it won't.) Would this be a better way to phrase your question? "Do the Death Note rules permit the user to state "death by gunfire" as a cause of death?"

Reopen with the new wording.

@Oded Have things changed in the last 8 years? We've seen a lot. I've asked some. I've answered some.

How to use VI: Point 1

The conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human.

If the condition can not be met because it's not possible, just as Light's Experiments found and in How to use LV: Point 2, they would just die from a heart attack
death by gunfire is quite open to interpretation, with Kiichiro Osoreda Light could have had him "die by gunfire" which could have had him killed by Raye Penber after emptying his gun or get hit by a bullet bouncing around after he shoots through Ryuk
this is about as ambiguous as "death by suicide" used by Light to kill Naomi Misora so even if the cause is ambiguous if it's achievable it'll happen, in Naomi's case we see a artistic rendition of her going to a noose however Light had wrote down that her body is never found so i very much doubt she's hanged herself so the artistic rendition is just to show she's marching off to her death
As stated in How to Use I: Point 3 and How to Use III: Point 1 if you write a person's name you have 40 seconds to either write the cause of death or the time of death after their name is write, after that as stated in Point 6 of How to Use I you then have 6 minutes and 40 seconds to details of the death however just saying death by gunfire or dies from gunfire may not be enough unless it's possible or reasonably for the target to be in a situation with a gun present, within the allotted time, in which case we can assume is within 6 minutes and 40 second, it will have a higher success rate in war zones or areas of high gun crime as "gunfire" could be from stray bullets.
in the situation where you specify the time of death first you probably have more success depending on how long the person has left to live, if you write down they die at 6:00 PM and you wrote that at 5:58 PM then wrote "death by gunfire" then in that 2 minutes the person has to be in the situation to die like that.
For the best results, As we see with Light's Execution of the FBI, the greatest rate of success would come from detailing everything before writing the person's name, this way you have all the time you need to detail how anyone could possibly be in a situation where "Death by gunfire" is the result of their death

It doesn't break any rules to write that someone dies of shooting. In the Live Action film, Light writes that Naomi shoots Shiori and then shoots herself.
Ill Ratt from the SPK shoots himself as per instructions in the Death Note.
Here's some of the relevant rules concerning the cause of death:

How To Use I:
3: If the cause of death is written within the next 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.
4: If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.
5: After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
How To Use III:
1: If the time of death is written within 40 seconds after writing the cause of death as a heart attack, the time of death can be manipulated, and the time can go into effect within 40 seconds after writing the name.
How To Use X:
1:     Suicide is a valid cause of death. Basically, all humans are thought to possess the possibility to commit suicide. It is, therefore, not something unbelievable to think of.
2: Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident. If the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced.
How To Use: XXVI:
1:     If you just write, "die of accident" for the cause of death, the victim will die from a natural accident after 6 minutes and 40 seconds from the time of writing it.
2:    Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.
How To Use: XXVII
2: If you write, die of disease for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.
How To Use: LV
2: In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack.


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Who are the "black" and "white" characters?
In a TYPE-MOON Ace 7 - 10 year Anniversary interview, Nasu Kinoko, Takeuchi Takashi, Urobuchi Gen were asked a number of questions. while i was looking up for any interview about Alexander's name choice for another answer here i came acorss this (may have to expand Reference 8)

Q: Having the "black" one as the main character and the "white" one as the villain is a refreshing idea. Then, how about the red Saber (Saber Extra), who appeared in Fate/Extra?

Uro: That character is completely disconnected from the other Sabers. Personally, she looked like a female Gilgamesh to me.
Nasu: If I had written Fate/Zero, then Iskandar would have been a character like Red Saber. In my mind, I can only see Iskandar as a worthy opponent to Gilgamesh, but the Iskandar Urobuchi created was an excellent, wild, and unprecedented character that I could have never thought up. But I want to surpass him somehow, so maybe Red Saber was born out of my drive to create a different tyrant from Iskandar.

Just from the comments made by Nasu and Urobuchi i would suspect that when the question talks about "black" and "white" they mean the alternate forms of Saber-Arturia, Saber-Alter (black) and Saber-Lily (white) however i don't know any Fate/ work which has Saber-Alter as the main character and Saber-Lily as the villain.
Also i am aware of Saber of "Black" however because Nasu's comment i believe is talking about Saber-Nero given her reputation rather than Saber of "Red" i'd assume he's not talking about Fate/Apocrypha characters
I'm wondering who these "black" and "white" characters are and where they appear in the roles mentioned in the question?
Reference:
Left is Saber-Alter, the right is Saber-Lily

By taking the previous question into account, the meaning is pretty clear.

OK then, we'll change topics. Saber has a lot of alter egos like Saber Alter and Saber Lily. How do you see them, Urobuchi?
Uro: What I imagine is that for the Saber Lily storyline, in Fate/stay night, Saber was completely beaten by Caster, and so she became one of her Servants. Like, she thought "I'd be way better off with Caster than with Shirou." (Laughs)
Nasu: I never thought of that. Interesting. So in other words, the white dress represents how both her body and soul have been tamed by Caster. So Lily is truly like a "lily" to Caster... you crazy bastard, you did it again...
Takeuchi: Lily's design was inspired by the dress she wore when Saber was captured by Caster. Then, we just filled it with feminine qualities that Saber lacked and it became what it is now. So basically, I think Urobuchi really hit it close to the mark.
Uro: Really?! Lily looked like a villain to me from the moment I saw her. Imagine her appearing from behind Caster, really working those heels! Just thinking of it gets me excited!
Takeuchi: But in terms of villains, don't we already have Alter?
Uro: No, she isn't a villain, she's a dark hero.
Nasu: Alter is an idealist who clings to her own values even though she's been blackened. In that respect, she isn't a pure villain.
Uro: For example, Alter's like how Hakaider was in Mechanical Violator Hakaider (*8). And Lily is the enemy she would face. The wrinkles in the corners of her eyes are proof to that. She'd shine as a villain.

^ (This part is most pertinent in the hypothetical "Black vs. White" scenario posed between Urobuchi and Nasu)

Nasu: Then after defeating Lily in battle, Alter would jump on a motorbike in the last scene and ride off into the sunset. Then the narration would come in: "She is a modern knight, who lives in a world of darkness!" (*9)
Takeuchi: Motorbikes aside, (laughs) I do think it'd be interesting to add meat to Lily's character in that manner.

It is indeed a you assumed, but the interviewer merely mentioned hypothetical possibility of series where Saber Alter as the protagonist and Saber Lily as the antagonist would be a refreshing story idea.


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Is this girl really from Bleach?
On some sites which have ads I've been seeing the following image
possibly NSFW if you look hard enough

Now I've only seen up to episode 130 and I've never seen her before. However she kind of looks like Lighting (AKA Clare Farron) from Final Fantasy XIII.
I am wondering: is this girl really from Bleach? If so when would I see her in the series (which episode or chapter), and if not where is she from?

It looks like it could be a really weirdly stylized version of Matsumoto. Other than that, I think it's just a made up character. EDIT: When searching through TheAnimeGallery, it shows it as a Final Fantasy XIII character.

she's lightning from FF XIII with 'bigger' size

You might want to censor this because it's NSFW. You can see a certain thing behind the clothes...

@MaxLi didn't really notice that. I would stick this in a spoiler block but at the moment I am on an iPad and >! does seem to want to work (it instead shows a regular quote). it's still a few hours before I go onto my PC but if this hasn't been edited by then I'll get it fixed

dafuq Eclaire "Lightning" Farron doin in Bleach?

This isn't a Bleach character. This is, as you guessed, Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII, at least according to this page on TheAnimeGallery.

+1 and Accepted now because you located a source of the image proving that she isn't from Bleach

The image seems to be from a doujinshi of FF13 by "carrot works", at least according to (NSFW!) https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/448925


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Why did Lucy of future not know of the solution she wrote?
In the latest episode of Fairy Tail, present Lucy discovered how to stop the prophecy from happening by reading the diary of future Lucy which suggested that by destroying the gate of Eclipse, future Rogue wont be able to come to present time hence stopping everything from happening. While a few episodes back when Natsu and group met future Lucy she told them about the future and said that she apologize because she did not have any solution.
Future Lucy wrote in her diary how to stop everything from happening by destroying the gate of eclipse. If so why did't she knew about it?

There's 3 (two for now) different future, first future is when the 10000 dragons come out from the gate. This future Lucy didn't know about Rogue so she didn't know that they have to destroy the gate so Rogue won't come to the past and prevent all of this to happen. So the diary didn't consist of how to stop the prophecy, but rather she just write what she know that if the gate destroyed, it will make a chain reaction effect. Present Lucy is the one who come up with the conclusion.

oh... that first page... i never read it, is it in the manga? or somewhere else because i never saw it. thanks and i accepted the answer

yes, it's from chapter 333.


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Did Death know Blair was a cat and not a witch?
At the start of Soul Eater, Maka and Soul are tasked with hunting the soul of a Witch to turn Soul into a Death Scythe. The target is normally assigned by Lord Death as to avoid the Meister/Weapon group from getting killed.
During Maka's/Soul's fight with Blair, Death comments that there's "something odd" about her (right before he Reaper Chop's Spirit for Spirit's comment on Blair's body), then we learn she is actually a cat with a lot of magic. As a consequence, because Maka and Soul messed up the final soul, their previously collected 99 souls were confiscated.
From what Death said during the fight, it didn't seem as if it was a test to see if Maka and Soul could correctly identify a Witch. So I am wondering, did Death know Blair was a cat? If not, why did Maka/Soul get punished when he himself thought that she was?

@nhahtdh i think i fixed it, i was referring to when Spirit comments on Blair's body and Death Reaper chops him (i think it's the one where Death goes "If you don't shut up i'm going to split your head open with my Reaper Chop")

I read through the first volume again, and it's quite clear that Death believes this to be a witch. Take for instance, the following page:

Here Death makes several references to Blair as being a witch. He makes no mention that contradicts this belief. In fact, I cannot find anywhere in the manga where Death states there's something odd about Blair, so it appears that part was actually added in the Anime.
As for why Death "confiscated" them, I believe that is also something added in the anime. The first volume of the manga ends with Maka asking "Does this mean we failed?", with the second volume going into Blackstar's introduction. I couldn't find anything regarding "confiscated" souls after skimming over the first few volumes.

From what I remember, the 99 souls were not actually confiscated. Because the 100th soul he ate was a cat's, he had to repeat the whole process of hunting 99 red souls again.
Think of this as a "soul-meter", the goal is to fill it up to 100 (99 being red souls and a soul of a witch). Initially, he had 99 souls already eaten, and he had one more soul to go.
He then mistakenly ate a cat soul, thinking it was a witch. This caused the gauge to drop back to zero.

This doesn't answer the question, the question is if Death knew if Blair was a cat and not a witch and if so why Maka and Soul were punished


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Is Gates a robot?
in the final episode of Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid, after Sagura destroys Gates' Venom we see this

this kinda looks human shape and not the cockpit of an Arm-Slave which may have been blow out.
Since Gates is in Amalgam which is where Leonard is and Leonard has 2 roughly Human size Arm-Slaves with him, was Gates a robot?

Could you maybe make some screenshots apart from the video link?

@user1306322 done, i did the video cause at the time i didn't have paint.net open to crop the browser window

This is without a doubt the Plan 1058 Codarl-i as it gets ripped apart (i.e. arms coming off) by the blast from the Arbalest's Lambda Driver. Note that if it was Gate's body, the scale of the explosion would be much bigger as the blast engulfs the entire machine, and would not fit in the shot as Gates is tiny in comparison to the Codarl.
If you take a look at the Codarl, you see it has a slim humanoid body shape.

Note that while in his pilot suit, Gates has a small pack on his back, his helmet and the large collar cover of his pilot suit (protecting the area under his neck), if this were his body all of these part are missing. I doubt this would be an animation mistake, considering the studio in charge of the animation. So I think it's safe to conclude that it's the Codarl's rather than Gates that get obliterated by Sousuke's Lambda Driver.


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Is Kayaba's Admin Account a part of The Seed Nexus?
At the end of the second Arc of the first season, Kirito was able to access Kayaba's Administrator Account and gained control of ALO's systems. Afterwards, Kayaba appeared and gave Kirito The Seed, a free kernel of the Cardinal System for the creation of new games and allowing players to pass stats between games. This ended up creating The Seed Nexus.
Now I am wondering, since ALO and the Recreated SAO are a part of The Seed Nexus, can Kayaba's Administrator Account go between games?

No, it won't. The reason Kayaba's admin account works in ALO is that ALO uses the database of SAO. ALO is actually SAO with improvements here and there, changing the textures, adding flight system, etc. That's why Asuna is there. That's why when Kirito logged into ALO, he retrieved his stats and items, though, due to the change in game resources, his items are mostly broken.
So, it is reasonable to say that a game created from the Seed would not have Kayaba's admin account, since it doesn't have the same database. There is a chance that Kayaba would hard code his account into the Seed's program, but I don't think it is likely since hard-coding is a bad practice.

StackOverflow: What is your attitude towards hard coding?

+1 for the bad practice thing. Additionally, when adapting the game, the hard-coded admin account would've probably been removed

@Vogel612 if they can find where he wrote that part, that is. Most of the time when using framework, people don't bother much with the existing framework codes and focus on creating new functions or overriding existing ones.


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Why did Guru come back to life?
During the Namek Saga of Dragon Ball Z, the first wish to Porunga was to bring Piccolo back, next was teleport him to Namek but before the third wish could be granted Guru died making the Namekian Dragonballs useless.
After Freeza sets Namek to explode the Dragonballs bad been collected on earth (now that Kami was back) and the wish made to Shenron was to "Bring back everyone who had been killed by Freeza". after this the Namekian Dragonballs come back and Dende uses the final wish to teleport everyone except Freeza and Goku to earth.
what i don't get is how Guru was resurrected when the wish to Shenron was to bring everyone Freeza had killed back to life, why was Guru brought back to life even though he wasn't killed by Freeza?

I've also ask that myself long time ago. When I look at this question and look back, I wonder if that exact wish should also mean that everyone's who had been killed by Freeza should be alive after that (basically, why bardok and all the other saiyans didn't brought to life).

@HashiramaSenju Time limit. Specifically mentioned in the episode as I recall. A restriction specifically added in the writing so he wouldn't restore all those people (likely to the vacuum where their destroyed planet was) and create this very problem.

@zibadawatimmy Not according to this: http://youtu.be/ACCSYH37D_A?t=19m25s

@HashiramaSenju Watch it again. Around 5:50 Kami and King Kai are discussing the wish, and Kami clearly says it will only go back a year at most.

@zibadawatimmy umm... I guess you're right.

This is all explained by King Kai during the Freeza Saga in chapter 321.

King Kai asks Kami whether people that had died from old age could be revived, to which the answer was negative. So then he asks whether people that had indirectly died by an evil person could be revived, to which the answer was positive.
Kami replied positive, saying that even though it'd be a first-time case, he'd believe it would be possible to revive those that indirectly died. They would then remain alive for the duration of time their life was shortened by.

King Kai: What if they were confronted by an evil person, and, indirectly though it may be, their death was hastened, even a little bit...?
  Kami: I believe they would remain alive for the duration of time their life was shortened by...

Knowing this, King Kai asked not only to bring back those killed by Freeza himself, but also by his henchman (Eg: which would include Vegeta).

It's true that Grand Elder Guru was not directly killed by Freeza's hands, but his death was someway caused by Freeza, according to Dragon Ball Wiki:

He dies before Frieza is defeated, of a combination of a broken heart
  and stress (both brought on from repeatedly sensing his children's
  deaths at the hands of Frieza's minions).

So the way Freeza and his minions decimated his race caused his death.
So the wish "Bring back everyone who had been killed by Freeza" involves a lot more cases than only the ones that died from Freeza's hands. It also involves the ones killed indirectly by his acts.
To confirm this, the Wiki also says:

King Kai chooses to revive him and all the other victims of Frieza's
  army with the Earth's Dragon Balls so the Namekian dragon, Porunga,
  would be brought back. The wish revives Elder Guru because Frieza's
  murder of the Namekians caused Guru to die of grief.

Moreover, the episode (in the dub at least) goes to great lengths to explain King Kai's plan, and that his rationale was that Guru died of the grief rather than his age. Kami thinks hard to figure out if it is possible, and tentatively agrees it is possible but a long shot. The dragon groans about it being a difficult wish. And then King Kai is anxiously trying to figure out if Guru was restored once the dragon started granting the wish. There was really no ambiguity in how this worked.

They actually address this in the anime.  Guru died from a broken heart due to Frieza's genocide of his people and utter destruction of his home planet.  So technically, Frieza did kill guru, even though it wasn't directly, he was still responsible.


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List of official anime releases
I want to find a regularly updated list of official anime home video releases (ie DVD/BluRay/digital), English dubbed/subtitled and available globally, preferably sorted by date of release. Does such a thing exist?
If it was part of a larger list of non-anime home video releases that is fine. Wikipedia has lists such as this, but they do not seem to contain releases from smaller studios.

I use Anime News Network by searching for the series and see if it has a licences in english, if it's streaming it'll list it in brackets however i have to search for series title itself and it wont be updated if a series has been discontinued (ie. Robotech The Shadow Chronicles while released on DVD in Australia by Madman is now discontinued so you can't buy it from them, likewise with the second Negima anime)

Are you asking about release dates in Japan, or licensed releases in another country, or all licensed release dates worldwide?

@seijitsu thx, for English speakers & available globally, I clarified that now in the question.

@Memor-X wow their Upcoming video list (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/releases.php?format=video) is very close to what I wanted, that could be the answer?

I normally use Anime News Network by searching for a series i'm interested in and seeing if it has a licences for english, this can normally be found further down a page where it lists who does the translations and Voice Actors if it was dubbed. it would also list distributors and internet streamers (like Crunchyroll).
However there seems to be a list for upcoming home releases here, i can validate the Kill la Kill release with a recent Madman email advertising it's release in Australia. However credit should go to this comment as i actually didn't know about the list on Anime News Network.
with the list if you click on the DVD you want then scroll down to the encyclopedia link and scroll down the next page to "English companies" you can see who the distributors are and to what context their releases where (if they are iternet streaming, subtitled, if it has an English cast then it's been dubbed)


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What do Belken Devices say for "load cartridge"?
I'm trying to figure out what Belken Devices like Graf Eisen and Laevatein say when they use the Cartridge System, i know that when Mid-Children Devices Rasing Heart and Bardiche say the English "Load Cartridge"
i have tried passing in "load cartridge" into Google Translate, ofcause that didn't go well and i also did load and cartridge separately however can't find neither one in the Nanoha A's Special CD Soundtracks (which came with some tracks of the Devices talking).
i'm looking for what they say and the English equivalent on the off chance they don't say word-for-word load cartridge

Here's a quote from the manga wikia on Vita's list of attacks:

Nachladen — Not a real attack, just Graf Eisen reloading cartridges.
Explosion — Also not an attack; Graf Eisen says this when using cartridges, analogous to the English-speaking devices' "Load cartridge."

Source: Vita (Nanoha) Manga Wikia page
Nachladen is also the term listed on the Signum manga wikia page, a German word which translates to "Reload".
Despite what the manga wikia says, I always thought that the Belken devices use "Reload" in the same way that the Mid-Children Devices use "Load Cartridge", and "Explosion" is when they're being used, particularly multiple cartridges. (Passing reference of this on the Nanoha wikia Vita page).
I admit that I have not watch/read/listened to all of the anime, manga, drama CD, etc. and my understanding is that there may be minor differences.

in the Nanoha A's Special CD Soundtracks Laevatein also says explosion (it seems to be pronounced differently). i'd have to dig up the anime to see what happens when "Explosion" is said but since the copy i have had fan subs i kinda don't trust them for iding "Nachladen". could you explain the difference between "reloading cartridges" and the "analogous to the English-speaking devices' "Load cartridge."" because to me it seems the same.

I am accepting now however as the Book of Darkness and Klarwind uses "Anfang" which equals "Start" instead of the Mid-Childan "Standby Ready, Setup" so "Nachladen" = "Reload" would make sense if Belkan Devices don't use the exact same phrasing as Mid-Childan ones but similar, less wordy versions

updated the answer a bit. Sorry I don't have a definitive answer. I'd have to dig up my copies and I'm not entirely sure where they are right now.


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What are the colours of the Magical Girl's Rings?
I always thought the colour of the ring matched the Soul Gem. However after deciphering the runs on the ring I got with a Mami Soul Gem Necklace which said HOMURA, I looked up on the wiki and saw that Mami's is actually purple not yellow like her soul gem.
So I am wondering what are the colors of the rings for each of the magical girls?
EXTRA: I actually brought 6 Ring/Soul Gem Necklace with the 6th set having Homura's Soul Gem and a Green Ring.
EDIT: my mistake, it's a Green Soul Gem and Pink Ring

According to the list at the Madoka wiki:

Madoka Kaname (pink) -
Homura Akemi (purple) -
Mami Tomoe (yellow) -
Sayaka Miki (blue) -
Kyoko Sakura (magenta) -

You can see in each of the images the name on the back corresponds with the name in the image (which I translated from this online translator). So it seems the colors are the same as the color of their soul gems. It seems the green soul gem also belonged to Madoka Kaname.
The list can also be seen in this Crunchyroll news post.

that last link of the Green Soul Gem, that's the same one i brought, the other 5 are just like that, looking at all the rings Mami's name is on the blue one so i'm guessing they may be incorrect replicas and you can only pick Homura's and Madoka's set by the colour since they have the same image on the box, the Boxes for Mami, Sayaka and Kyoko all have their image on them, i'm unsure of the Green Soul Gem as it has the same image on the box as Madoka's and Homura's however the pink ring might mean it's Madoka's but from another timeline


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When do the Bleach Movies occur in relation to the anime?
I'm wondering at what point in the anime series of Bleach do each of the movies occur? This way, when I watch the series I can stop at a specific point to watch the appropriate movie.

At the main story, the movies are never mentioned because they are like fillers and not canon to the main story. But it's possible to verify when they occur by some facts, by some situations that we saw in the movie:

The first movie, Memories of Nobody: Ichigo is able to use his bankai in the World of the Living, so it happens after the Bount Invasion arc and before the Arrancar one as he's still unable to use his hollow form. So, it is between episode 109 & 110.

The second movie, The DiamondDust Rebellion: Ikkaku use his bankai, so maybe it happens after the first invasion of Arrancars (the one defeated by Toshiro team) and before they entering in Hueco Mundo. In episodes, something near 138.

The third movie, Fade to Black: I think it happens nearly to The DiamondDust Rebellion during the Arrancar's fight, but before they entering in Hueco Mundo because Ichigo still uses the first form of his hollow mask:

The fourth movie, Hell Verse: In this movie, Ichigo uses the second form of his mask and transforms into his full hollow form, so he already fought Ulquiorra in Hueco Mundo and returned. Repeating, it's like a filler, after episode 299.

"fought Ulquiorra in Hueco Mundo and returned", does he do this before battle with Aizen?

Yes, they start fight in Hueco mundo at chapter 266 to 272. Then, at chapter 286, Ichigo manage to return to protect Karakura and fight Aizen.

@user8428 It's not supposed to fit. And Kubo has washed his hands of the hell movie, so there's even less reason to expect any cohesion.

You might want to take a look at this suggested edit (already rejected) to see if it is worth editing in: http://anime.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/14155


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What territory would the Aozaki Clan have?
The Tohsaka have Fuyuki, and it was because of that they were apart of the Heaven's Feel ritual at first (because Fuyuki was a spritual land that the Makiri (Matou) and the Einzbern needed).
The Aozoki, while not as great of a Magi Clan as the Tohsaka, was still a good clan.
Did they become Second Owners of any territory?

According to a Q&A with Nasu Kinoko in Fate/complete material III, the Aozaki territory that the family are administrators of, while currently unnamed, resides in Japan.
It's mentions that these lands are the only place where True Magic can be activated and considered the greatest spiritual land in Japan.
Mahoutsukai no Yoru reveals that this land is indeed Misaki Town. It's mentioned in Fate/complete material III that the distance between Fuyuki City and Misaki Town is equivalent to the distance of Kanto and Kyushu.

so then the Aozaki territory would be Misaki Town and surrounding area's since Mahou Tsukai no Yoru is set there and Aoko first performs the 5th True magic there when fighting Touko


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What game are António, Carlos and Jobim playing?
In Cowboy Bebop, there are three men that are seen recurrently: António, Carlos and Jobim.
They are most often found playing cards.

What game are they playing? I don't remember it ever being stated in the anime. Was it ever stated elsewhere?

@luserdroog they are named after Brazilian songwriter and musician, Antonio Carlos Jobim.

It was never revealed in the anime and it isn't said on the wiki or anywhere else of relevance.

They seem on speaking terms with many supporting characters, and
  though they run into the main characters often there is not much
  attention paid to them (or even mention that the main characters have
  seen them before).

This is the closest I have ever seen their mention to a card game.

... Spike
  and Jet have arrived and ready to hit the tables, with Jet having a
  good feeling after having a dream involving Charlie Parker. The two
  split off with Jet playing the slots while Spike mills around the
  tables, gaining some chips after helping three old men win a card
  game. Eventually he settles on a Blackjack table where Alice is
  dealing ...

Here are all the episodes they have been featured in and it isn't said or shown in any. So it was never stated and in general they mainly acted as comic relief.


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What is the Black Box?
I was reading on the Wiki about the Vagrant AI's and it said that most were born from The Black Box.
I've seen //SIGN, //Liminality, //Legend of the Twilight //Terminal Disk, //ROOTS, //QUANTUM and played the original 4 games and the 3 //G.U games and i've never heard of the Black Box before, i am wondering what this is.

The black box is the portion of The World's systems that Harold Hoerwick designed before his death. CC Corp is, for unstated reasons, unable to ever modify or remove it without messing everything up (I'm being general on purpose). Every version of The World is built on this black box in some way.


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Are songs different between subbed and dubbed?
While watching Sword Art Online, in the third episode when Kirito receives a pre-recorded message from Sachi on Christmas she says that she'll sing but instead hums "Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer".
This came from the dubbed version of Sword Art Online, it also made me remember that some other anime i've seen dubbed, when a character says they'll sing, alot of the time they hum instead.
I am wondering, when an anime is dubbed are songs changed to be hummed or even changed entirely due to language difference or is it a translation error when say "sing"?
Note: i am not referring to Insert Songs

Sachi was humming in the original version as well.

I don't think it's possible to say anything in general about this - there isn't really any reason to expect that dubbing companies will be consistent in the way they handle songs. (That said, I would be surprised if dubbing companies converted sung songs to hummed songs very often. What would be the point?)

I believe the translation to be correct.
Utawoutau ne (歌を歌う ね), Should translate to I sing/ Sing a song.

A lot of anime VAs in Japan are also singers (or trying to be one), so they are trained/have the ability to pull off the song.  The English VAs... not always.  Plus licensing issues where they may not always be able to get instrumental-only tracks, or even the music at all...  Varies by show; the first season of Haruhi used the original (Japanese) opening/closing songs, but some plot-relevant insert songs were translated and sung in English.  Ouran had a re-dubbed open/close.  Chance Pop Session retained the Japanese language tracks for the songs.

Sachi in particular hummed the story in the Japanese version as well. (Though, in the book, she actually sang "Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer". For whatever reason, they altered that scene in the Anime)
In general, what you're saying will vary from anime to anime, and it depends on who is dubbing them. How much localization the studio wants, I'm sure is a big thing when it comes to this. "How much of the origin language's references do we want to keep?"
Overall, it'd difficult to directly translate a song from Japanese to English, while keeping the flow and meaning intact.


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How/When did Liz learn about Kirito's Duel Wield?
Near the end of Episode 9 after Kirito killed The Gleam Eyes, he's complaining about how he can't go back to his place because everyone is hounding him about his Dual Wield Skill, Liz then shows up saying

It was our little secret until you blabbed about it

Implying that she knew about his Dual Wield before hand, however when Kirito got Liz to commission his second sword she never asked what it was for. Considering that Kirito was hiding his Dual Wield and it didn't come out until the boss battle how did Liz find out?

I didn't even notice that Liz might've known earlier. Guess I have to go over that episode again tonight. :)

I just rewatched that episode. Yeah, it doesn't say how and when she learned about it.

If i remember correctly, I think the novel goes into more detail on it, ill have to scan through it before I can answer tho

In the novel, after Lisbeth made the sword (and before Asuna barged in), she did ask him what he needed it for:
"Speaking of which— In the beginning, you did say, a sword equal to this one, didn't you. That white one certainly is a good sword, but I don't think there's much difference with that monster dropped one. Why would you need two swords resembling each other?"
"Aah..."
Kirito turned about, staring at me with an expression that showed that he was hesitating over something.
"Well, I can't explain everything. If you won't ask any further than that, I can tell you."
....
And then he showed his skill to Lisbeth. The anime skips this entirely.


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Why does Madara wear a samurai uniform?
As per the title suggest, I am more curious to know about the Madara Uniform. Does it symbolize anything? If you look at the picture below, Mifune and Madara's uniform are kind of similar.

Good question. I always wondered this myself. I've somewhat convinced myself that Madara rejects the Shinobi system, so he wears samurai armor to display his stance on the matter. I am curious to see if there is a legitimate answer though.

Thanks ..... i just realized this yesterday while i was watching mifune episode

If you'd notice, not only Madara, but also Hashirama, Tobirama and other Shinobi's from the past have worn this kind of attire. The outfit which he is wearing is not exactly the samurai's outfit, but it is the standard outfit of that time. It's just fit for combat.
According to the Wiki:

Hashirama's attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his
  era, consisting of dark red traditional armour — similar to that of
  samurai — worn over a simple black suit. This armour was constructed
  from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards
  along his body, in particular: chest, shoulders, thighs and forearms.

Madara accepted this and followed Hashirama's attire, says the Wiki:

After accepting Hashirama's truce, Madara's attire consisted of maroon
  armour with numerous metal plates, forming protective guards along his
  chest, waist, shoulders and thighs. This clothing under the armour was
  a indigo long-sleeved shirt with a knee-length mantle, pants,
  open-toed boots, gloves.

So basically, this doesn't really symbolise anything or any mystery with it. It's just the attire of their era and it's fit for combat due to the heavy armour which protects the person wearing it. This attire is derived from the Japanese Armor's tradition.
This is what I personally feel: Kishimoto is trying to give a feel of Madara's timeline which means that in the past, Japanese warriors (which mainly consisted of samurai's) wore this kind of outfit. So he might be trying to match the timeline of Madara with Japanese history and show how the generation has advanced by changing the attire of the current Shinobi's.

Can you please share the sources?

Ive specified that I've taken this from the wiki. You want me to add links?

Madara doesn't wear the armor until later on after his final battle with Hashirama. This leads me to believe that Madara took Hashirama's armor. I don't know why, but they're identical besides the Senju crest.


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Does Alf work in the Infinite Library?
Throughout Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS we see small appearances of Fate's Familiar Alf. The only time she seems to have an impact in the story is near the end, when she is with Yuuno in the Infinite Library helping him research Saints Cradle.
In one of the Flashbacks when Nanoha is saying how she would be happy if Vivio was happy, while being reminded that Vivio won't be happy anywhere else without her Mamas, Alf is shown playing with Vivio.
I am wondering if Alf actually has a job working in the Infinite Library to replace the last two Familiars who worked there or if she was only just helping Yuuno that time.

The two familiars that you mentioned, Aria Liese and Lotte Liese, were helping at the explicit request of Yuuno. They did not work in the Infinite Library at any given time, other than that moment. Due to Yuuno's extreme effectiveness at organizing documents in a pile of organized junk, he was invited to become the head librarian.
Arf was no working at TSAB during the StrikerS period, as mentioned in the sound stages. According to that, she primarily spends time at Earth babysitting. I do not know of a reference that links her to the Infinite Library, other than appearing once in StrikerS. She might have been there to visit for all we know, but it might be something part-time as well.

i had a feeling the sound stages had the snwer but i can't understand Japanese and can't find text translations to read while i listen

Translations can be found quite easily, actually. Google for "Nanoha Sound Stage Translation" and several results will appear. One of them on the AnimeSuki forum, and others sharing translations+sound stages through file sharing.


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Are all of the interactions between Angelina and Belle covered in the Angelina Ending?
I've been following this walkthrough for Katahane, and I'm do the Angelina Ending, because I brought the game purely to see the romance between Angelina and Belle, however I do plan to get the Wakaba and Coco Endings after (since I'm a completionist).
Are all of the interactions between Angelina and Belle covered in the Angelina Ending? Are there any scenes between them that only viewable in Wakaba's and Coco's Routes?
EDIT: After completing what i think is the Angelina Ending it seems to end abruptly and the Wakaba ending seems to have more of a conclusion to Angelina and Belle, i still got to get the Coco Ending just to check but it seems that maybe the walk through might be lacking with the Angelina ending, also, my friend who made the censor patch said that there are 3 Angelina x Belle H Scenes and the logs state that it's only blocked 2 which she finds strange so she's right now looking though her code just to see if the censor patch blocked and entire section but didn't log it

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@Krazer they're different questions, Arcade is asking about the second Alternate Character View while this one is asking about if the route i'm following is going to allow me to see every scene between Angelina and Belle to which i am now just reminded that i have forgotten to remove that note from Arcade

I have edited Arcade's question so it's clear that Arcade is asking about the mechanics of the game while this is asking about the story

So are you asking what scenes Angelina's ending unlocks or what parts of the story are covered in her ending?

@Krazer i would probably say parts of the story as you probably see parts relating to Wakaba's and Cero's developing relationship if you go for Wakaba's ending and that's solely based off from her reaction when you choose the "That's impossible" choice which is Cero asks Wakaba if it would be good to move to Silberg but according the the walkthrough Wakaba has 2 ACVs where you select Angelina which could be scenes about Angelina and Belle relationship, since it'll take me some time to check both out myself i'm asking first that's why i'm asking in case if anyone else knows

Apparently not as the Coco Ending has another scene between Angelina and Belle which can not be covered in their ending because

 Cero goes with Light to find Wakaba's script and Sylvia stay's with the girls so it's the guys who are left behind in the White Capital, this leads to Sylvia learning about Coco's ability to hide and retrieve her memories which leads to Coco remembering that Efa had entrusted her Memory Drop and the Dorn Memories with Coco (seen in the secret Kurohane chapter) and giving Efa's Memory Drop to Belle leading to Belle becoming confused in her identity and Angelina admitting her feelings to Belle and ensuring her that she loves Belle because Belle is Belle and not Efa

because of that and how the events seem to be unique to the Coco Ending i very much doubt that the Angelina Ending can cover these even if the walk-through was changed


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What does the B in King Torture's soldiers' forehead stand for?
In episode 8, some of King Torture's monsters appeared. They were always accompanied by some soldiers with a B on their forehead:

What does this B stand for?

In episode 9, we get a better look at the soldiers:

Here, besides the B on their forehead, we can see a T on their belts.
Also, earlier that episode (around minute 2), the Branding Piranha calls out the soldiers by yelling "Come on, Torture Boys!":

So, the B most likely stands for Boy(s), as in Torture Boy(s).


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How does Teshigawara create the recording
After the summer field trip, Teshigawara and Mochizuki re-record Matsunaga's message about how to stop the Calamity after it's started - with an emphasis on the actions being discussed, so that no one regrets the decision, and also to prevent the same insanity that took over the entire class during the summer trip.
However, that happened after the Extra had been killed. It was revealed earlier, from Matsunaga's account of killing the Extra, that only the person responsible for the Extra's death will remember it for a short while. When Sakakibara showed everyone the class photos that were taken when they arrived, no one sees or even knows of the Extra which Sakakibara and Mei can see and remember.

 Sakakibara remembers Reiko because he was the one who killed her after learning that she was the Extra.  Mei remembers, because not only was she there and about to do the killing herself, but as she also revealed, she remembers seeing Reiko die. Her "false eye" could also contribute to her remembering.

However, since only Sakakibara and Mei remember the Extra, how do Teshigawara and Mochizuki remember that it was the death of the Extra that stopped the Calamity? since it was once that killing the Extra stopped the Calamity (so it wasn't proven that there was a link)

The loss of memory applies to the existence of the extra person. Teshigawara and Mochizuki forgot about Reiko's existence, but they didn't forget the fact that they were working alongside Sakakibara and Mei to repel the curse looking for the extra.
Since everyone realised that the curse stopped (because people stopped dying), they should have concluded that the Extra died, whoever that was.
It's just reasonable that, after Sakakibara and Mei killed Reiko, they explained the situation to Teshigawara and Mochizuki, who of course believed them despite the lack of memory. At this point, it wouldn't be surprising that Teshigawara would be capable of making a recording with the warning.


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Were the lure towns in Wall Maria evacuated?
I was re watching season 1 because season 2 started airing not to long ago. As I watched it got me thinking.
With the lure towns in Wall Maria, 1 out of 4 got breached but the other 3 were in theory safe. Did they get evacuated or did they stay in those lure parts of the wall? because even if they stayed they wouldn't have much food.

As the Wiki specifies (my apologies; I'm too lazy to look up specific manga chapters page by page):

Shiganshina District was the first city to fall when Wall Maria was
  breached, leading to a massive slaughter and prompting humanity to
  abandon the entire perimeter and the remaining cities along the Wall
  as they attempted to consolidate their losses. After the fall of Wall
  Maria, humanity was pushed into Wall Rose.

So yes, they are empty. Probably not as damaged as Shiganshina but considering most of the loss in human lives was due the insufficiency of evacuation vacancies, it's fair to say, people might have met a slower and more prolongued, but equally bloody, end as those in Shiganshina.

thank you for the comment ill check this as right answer becouse ur right i couldnt find it on the wiki but with the quote I found it. ill vote up as support :).

It's linked right on the word 'wiki'. I'll edit it so the link encompasses more, perhaps it wasn't very clear.

The government decided that they were a lost cause, the narrator said so in Season 1 Episode 2.

oke. thx for the answer!