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Why is that not every anime movie or OVA gets dubbed?
Not every anime movie or OVA gets dubbed. Why is that?

Possibly related/dupe: How do companies decide what anime to dub?, Why is dubbed anime commercially considered a "premium"?

The same reason that not every live-action movie gets dubbed into other languages: it's not always profitable.
Dubbing is an expensive, time-consuming process. It's not just a matter of hiring voice actors and getting them to record the lines; you have to adjust the animation so that the mouth movements sync up to the re-recorded dialogue, and in some cases you have to localise the dialogue because it doesn't translate well into English.
On top of this, anime dubs have something of a shaky reputation, with many anime fans deeming them to be inferior to the original Japanese. As such, the market for dubbed anime is considerably smaller than the market for anime in general. Unless an anime (and/or its source material) is already popular enough, a dub simply isn't worth it.


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How many people has Luffy killed?
At Impel Down, Luffy kicks the guards into the big pool of lava-looking stuff. I counted 11 people killed by this, but I know I am missing some.
How many people has Luffy killed in total?

Related: Has Luffy ever killed anyone?, which more-or-less goes against your analysis

@Wondercricket: none of the answers in the related question contradicts the OP's analysis. In particular, one answer also mentions the guards at Impel Down.

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Why does Kaworu tell Shinji that Shinji'd be killed, if Shinji doesn't kill Kaworu?
Said around 21:36 of the directors cut, nearby to the iconic scene:

To help potential answerers and future viewers, could you [edit] and mention the episode number and the work's title?

Okie I'll add in time

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Is Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle the end of the anime?
Today was the last episode of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen, where they start the battle against the antagonist of the series, so it's clear it's close to the end of the anime. On the same day, Crunchyroll released the official trailer for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle. Is this movie trilogy the end of the anime?

Logically speaking, yes.

It probably is. If the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Arc movies are each around 2 hours long, three movies would cover about the same amount of content as 18 TV episodes. The Infinity Castle Arc is also the final arc in the manga.

!! Major spoilers ahead. Proceed with maximum caution!!
There is a large probability that the Infinity Castle Arc is the end of the anime.

 After all, the whole plot is about slaying demons, and Kibutsuji Muzan is the ultimate demon. In the Infinity Castle Arc, Muzan was defeated and ultimately killed. Muzan's death meant the annihilation of the whole demon race, with the exception of Yushiro. Thus, we can safely assume that since the main goal is accomplished, the series will end. Additionally, sadly, during the fight with Muzan and/or the rest of the Upper Rank Demon Blood Moons, five Hashira, namely Obanai Iguro, Shinobu Kocho, Mitsuri Kanroji, Muichiro Tokito, and Gyomei Himejima all died. With nearly all the Hashira and a large portion of the major supporting characters gone, the story plot would've had a hard time building up another cast of characters. In the manga, it is also stated that the Demon Slayer Corps was disbanded by Kiriya Ubuyashiki, thus the organization that bonded all of the demon slayers together no longer exists. The main protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado, suffered irrecoverable injuries that prevented him from further fighting. Finally, the manga ends with the Infinity Castle Arc, so it is quite plausible that the anime will end here as well, given that Ufotable does not have a tendency to extend the story even further than the manga.

I don't remember which studio made "Erased", but there was a portion of that anime that ran ahead of the manga, and they made a few critical story development choices that probably affected the outcome of the story beyond what the author may have intended. I do not remember if the anime ended differently than the manga. I think Erased should be a cautionary tale to encourage policies of never running ahead.

@AustinOverton I agree with you that manga-adapted anime should never run ahead of the original manga. Just to note here, Erased (Japanese: 僕だけがいない街, Hepburn: Boku dake ga Inai Machi) was adapted into anime by A-1 Pictures.


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How is the Control Spire preventing Ken's Black Digivice from Digivolving Wormmon but not Greymon?
How exactly was Ken's Black Digivice able to make Greymon Digivolve with all the Control Spires around and not Wormmon?
In Episode 9, Ken uses his Black Digivice to make Greymon Dark Digivolve into SkullGreymon even with all the Control Spires around.
But in Episode 39, Ken's Digivice couldn't make Wormmon Digivolve even with a Control Spire around.
So why is Ken's Digivice able to make Greymon Digivolve with a Control Spire around and not Wormmon?


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What's significant about Maetel's kiss in Galaxy Express 999?
I wonder if there is anything significant about Maetel's kiss. Specifically referring to the kiss that she gave to Tetsuro at the end of the movie.
According to this link, it was supposed to symbolize Tetsuro is finally growing up. Is this true? If yes, how so and why?
I remember trying to ask about this and to share this kind of knowledge with someone on the internet, but that someone that I've talked to thinks it is incest. However, I doubt that Leiji Matsumoto is the type of guy to create anime with incest. So I'm assuming there might be some kind of meaning behind it or it might be some kind of symbol.


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When in the anime were Phobos and Deimos first revealed to have humanoid forms?
In the animated canon of Sailor Moon, when (in which arc or episode) were Sailor Mars' companion animals - the crows Phobos and Deimos - first revealed to be able to transform into humanoid forms?
They appear in these forms in the Netflix OVA Sailor Cosmos. Were their forms revealed in any prior animated features?

they were revealed in Sailor Moon Eternal


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Location of Raftel
In the Zou arc, it was revealed that Raftel is located at the intersection of the four locations written on the four road poneglyphs. But if we think about it, we can tell the location of Raftel with just two road poneglyphs, as it should be on the mid point of the two islands if we draw a line. Is that correct?
I am currently on the Whole Cake Island arc, so I don't know if anything is revealed in the later arcs.

I don't believe the arcs after Whole Cake Island have added anything new to this, but there are some issues with your assumptions. This is what the wiki on Chapter 818 states about the Road Poneglyphs (emphasis mine):

The Straw Hats are astonished that this poneglyph can lead them to Laugh Tale, but Inuarashi backtracks, revealing that there are four Road Poneglyphs. He states that each poneglyph does not lead to Laugh Tale, but rather to an island surrounding it. When all four islands are found and linked, the way to Laugh Tale will be shown.

The way this is phrased, it might be important to visit all islands and perform some action there to "link" them in order to reach Laugh Tale. The One Piece world does have a lot of unusual geography and erratic weather phenomenon, so extrapolating the location might not be a valid option.
Geometrically, we know this:

Each Road Poneglyph gives a location, and the four locations create a quadrangle with Laugh Tale in the intersection of the diagonals.

While the diagonals in a parallelogram (like squares and rectangles) will definitely intersect at their midpoints, it is possible to have quadrilateral shapes where diagonals intersect at some different ratio (for example, a kite-like shape or an irregular shape).
Additionally, even if the diagonals meet at their midpoint, unless you find poneglyphs that give you two locations diagonally opposite to each other, you'd end up going to the midpoint of an edge, which is the wrong location.

A quirk to the last point, without all 4 poneglyphs the odds are against guessing the location. If you did wind up with a random pair of poneglyphs the odds are against them being opposite each other. In any 4 sided polygon each point has 1 point diagonal to it but 2 points adjacent to it so you're 1/3 to have a diagonal rather than an edge. Similarly for 3 poneglyphs, you know you must have 1 diagonal among the points but you can't know which pair and you have 3 possible pairings and only 1 is correct so you're again 1/3 to figure out which is the diagonal

These 4 crosses represent the location given by each road poneglyphs, so if you have only two road poneglyphs then you can not find intersection of those two lines formed by four road poneglyphs, and also you have no way of knowing which two road poneglyphs you have so you can not travel on that whole line from one road poneglyph location to other although if you try that and are lucky enough to have two right road poneglyphs then you may find Raftel (Although it's actually Laugh Tale).


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Does the amulet kill people who don't receive a Stand from it, like the Arrows do?
In Part 4 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, people pierced by the Stand-creating Arrows die if they don't get a stand, and survive if they get one. But in Part 5, we learn that people can also get a Stand by being cut by an amulet which is made from the heads of one of the Arrows.
What happens if this amulet cuts someone and they don't get a Stand? Do they die, just like those pierced by the Arrows? Or do they survive because people who died from the Arrows just died because they were pierced to death by an arrow?


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Did the grim reaper appear to Kuina before her death, as it did to Zoro?
In One Piece, Kuina died after she slipped on the stairs. But I have a theory that she used Wado Ichimojo for her training, which had been draining the Busoshoku Haki from her body, and so the grim reaper would have appeared before her as it did for Zoro.
Is this true? Did the grim reaper appear to Kuina before her death?

I don't think it'd have appeared before Kuina, as Zoro had several life-and-death situations with the same Wado Ichimonji, including the fights with Mihawk and Arlong in East Blue, and the Grim Reaper didn't appear before him anytime.
It's more likely that the Grim Reaper was the soul/will of Enma, as it'd have been stated in anime and manga that cursed swords have a will of their own, and Enma was made to siphon a person's conqueror's haki at a higher scale compared to other swords like Wado Ichimonji and Kitetsu swords.
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Is Rock Lee's fighting stance a reference?
Is Rock Lee's stance in this image a reference to some stance from martial arts, or was it created just for Naruto?

There is a martial artist champion who makes the same stand as Rock Lee, but he's a fan of Rock Lee, it wasnt the anime which copied his stand, but the other way around

Rock Lee is evidently inspired in Bruce Lee, because of his name and hairstyle, but I couldnt find any photo of Bruce Lee making that stand. Though I could find a character from a movie from 2001 "Shaolin soccer", the goalkeeper who is a parody of Bruce  Lee, who makes a similar stand to Rock Lee. Naruto started in 1999 so who knows

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTQKfEiVEHbk27qz6zAhXTd8rLoZ5N5pVlUTg&usqp=CAU

https://pm1.narvii.com/6082/40e0747114ba1bdb9d7b8742ebdbf847dfb4e657_hq.jpg

Yes, the stance is definitely inspired from movies and is not made just for Naruto. I found this Reddit post where various commenters mentioned the use of this stance in movies released way before Naruto:

Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

Jackie Chan in Drunken Master II (1994)

Both of these find their origins in Traditional Chinese martial arts, and are commonly known as Crane stances. (Which I would assume rock lee's stance is based on as well)

This stance definitely is very similar to Jet Li's Stance from the 1991 movie "Once Upon a Time in China" and Jackie Chan's stance in the 1994 movie "Drunken Master II." (See @Fumikage_Tokoyami 's answer) Additionally, in "The Matrix" (which was released earlier in the year the manga was started) the "Neo vs Morpheus" fight scene features both sides using the stance.

Though there is no concrete evidence, this stance (called the "beckoning stance" in other films) is likely a reference to these movies, additionally because Rock Lee is supposedly a master of the "Drunken Fist" taijutsu, supposedly a reference to "Drunken Master II". Because "The Matrix" was released just a tiny bit earlier than the manga, it could also be the fight scene that inspired the stance.
All notable "Bushy Brows" seem to use this stance, so the first Bushy Brow, Might Guy probably created it (in their universe), or perhaps Might Duy. The official Naruto Wiki does not seem to have information on the stance. The wiki does say that Rock Lee made a transition to look more like Might Guy. Lee may have also copied the stance.


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Why does Shingo wear a towel like a girl?
About six minutes into S1E40 of Sailor Moon, Usagi wants her younger brother Shingo to join the family in the hot spring, but he is ashamed and wears a towel. The weird part is that it covers his non-existent breasts, since he is a boy.

Why would a boy cover himself to that extent? At first, I thought that I had misunderstood something and that the boy actually is Sailor Moon's female friend or something, but I double-checked, and it really is her brother.
Is this yet another "strange Japanese thing"?

Surely the obvious explanation is that that's just how big the towel is? I'm a boy (well, man), and the towels in my house are large enough to cover my chest, and I don't care.

This asks the exact same question. There is not really an answer, but  the asker is guessing it was simply the choice of the animators.

There was a short mention about this in someone's episode review in Japanese, wondering why Shingou was behaving effeminately.


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When does Seto Kaiba fully believe in magic?
There are several continuities for Yu-Gi-Oh!, so I am forced to spend some time clarifying my classification of them. This question is asking for answers from the following four:

The full manga series, starting from Yugi solving the puzzle and ending with the Ceremonial Duel and the Japanese version of the Dark Side of Dimensions movie.
The Japanese Toei anime series, starting from Yugi solving the puzzle and ending with that movie about Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
The Japanese non-Toei anime series, starting with the episode where Yugi summons Exodia against Kaiba and ending wherever the answerer finds convenient. I suspect that there will be no need to go further than Bonds Beyond Time. The only reason why I haven't stopped at the DM anime's Ceremonial Duel is because I suspect that some of GX may be relevant. As far as I know, the Japanese versions of Capsule Monsters and The Pyramid of Light can safely be excluded here. If they are relevant to your answer, try to also provide for those who exclude it.
The English dubbed non-Toei anime series. This has the same start and end points as number #3, but 4Kids-original content such as Capsule Monsters and The Pyramid of Light may be included. It is not clear to me if the dubbed version of Dark Side of Dimensions belongs here. If that film is relevant to your answer, try to also provide for those who exclude it.

I am not particularly interested in hearing about any information from video games, merchandise, those feature duels where they bring in the voice actors, or anything else that isn't the above. I'm sure that they'll be interesting - Reshef of Destruction comes to mind - but I'm not interested in any answers that come solely from sources other than the above four. I also know of nothing to suggest that the other manga series, e.g. Yu-Gi-Oh! R and whatever the GX manga was called, would be of any relevance even if I included them. If you disagree with that, comment and I'll edit.
Now to get to my question: In each of these continuities, when, if ever, does Seto Kaiba start believing in magic? Furthermore, prior to the point in which he started believing, when did he last show disbelief?
I've deliberately left "magic" undefined. Answers are also free to give multiple points as their answer. For example, it is clear to me that manga Kaiba believed in magic by the end of Dark Side of Dimensions. You can't really argue that a guy who is

 trying to break into the Egyptian afterlife

doesn't believe in magic. However, there are some clear suspicions earlier on. For example, during the final duel of Battle City, Kaiba starts to suspect that Yugi can see the future because Yugi was able to play Demon's Sanctuary without even looking at the card. In contrast, I can't recall the dubbed non-Toei anime Kaiba ever believing in any sort of magic.


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How does Rindou's skill work?
In Deatte 5-byou de Battle (Battle Game in 5 Seconds), Rindou's skill seems identical to Kirisaki's skill (namely, turning a piece of wood into a blade that can cut through anything).
But how come he can cut objects at a distance?
I hope that there's a logical explain to this. Because that seems to be what the anime tried to show, but I couldn't understand it.

The explanation(s) given in the manga is that the inside of Rindou's sheath contains a layer of wood and by touching it while he draws his sword Rindou is able to use his ability to turn the inside of the scabbard into a "blade that can cut anything" which offers a very smooth surface to draw the blade against which I then assume gives him such draw speed the air pushed by the blade can cut things at a distance.
Ch 48 pg 7 for Kirisaki's thoughts:

Also take note of Ch 47's end card:

According to the blurb Rindou can cut apart space itself in a straight line using his Iaijutsu. Is either explanation plausible? Not really but it isn't any less plausible than firing an arm mounted cannon and not blowing your arm off with the recoil.


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What are the sub-types of the Zoans and fighting styles?
What are the sub types of the Zoans and fighting styles? I've been searching for lists but haven't seen any.

What is meant by 'sub types'? I initially thought you were asking for the 'series' which refers to the common prefixes for different models of similar fruit (e.g. ushi ushi no mi, model: giraffe and ushi ushi no mi, model: bison are both part of the ushi ushi no mi (Ox Ox fruit) series). But this could also refer to 'sub-classes' of zoan fruit which includes the basic ones, ancient zoans, mythical zoans, etc. Also what does fighting style mean? Most zoan users don't have a named fighting style / use one independent of their fruit (e.g. Mr. 2's Okama Kenpo is not reliant on his devil fruit)

You can find the subtypes of zoan type devil fruits here.
Though for fighting styles you will have to go to individual wiki pages of the devil fruits to see that as a user can have a specific fighting style that he combines with his devil fruit, be it any type.
For example though it is not a zoan type devil fruit fighting style of Ace and Sabo is completely different for the Mera Mera no Mi. Same applies for the Zoan type DF. So I would suggest to go to the link mentioned above which also has list of devil fruits and read it for yourself.


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What are the most popular anime in the world based on viewership?
Most lists that I've seen either aren't measuring based on viewership, are not backed by credible sources or even approximations, or are referring to something like MAL, which has obvious flaws.
Is there any objective data on which anime are the most popular based on worldwide viewership?

You can check other databases: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4696/what-databases-and-listing-sites-exist-for-anime-manga-etc

How is popularity being defined? Especially regarding worldwide viewership. Are we looking at how many people have seen at least 1 episode of a show? Valuation of the IP (including Blu-Ray, merch, tie-in work sales)? Cumulative minutes watched? (This is tricky because official numbers like TV viewership, official streaming site views and Blu-Ray sales exist but its impossible to get numbers relating to illegal streaming/fan subs which is rather prevalent).

There is no comprehensive data. But you'd likely get anime everyone knows already, anyway. Like Meitantei Conan or Dragon Ball. It's not a very useful metric, since there are few anime released in enough countries to even stand a fighting chance.


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Was Hin (Madam Suliman's pet) a spy or a prisoner who wanted to get freedom?
Hin stayed most of the time with Howl's friends, running from Madame Suliman. None of them were sure if he was a spy or a friend, and nor am I sure about that.
Was Hin a prisoner or a spy?

Hin (or Heen as written by the US localization) is Madame Sulliman's dog.
We know this because Sulliman tells Sophie this directly.

Sophie: That's not your dog, is it?
Sulliman: His name is Heen. He's my errand dog,

It would appear then Hin is initially working for Sulliman.
When Sophie and Howl make their getaway, Hin joins Sophie to live in the castle as a normal everyday dog with everyday day struggles. At the end, we see Sulliman communicating with Hin through her crystal ball who questions his prolonged absence: "why didn't you report in earlier?". She also calls Hin a "traitor".
We can surmise that Sulliman sent Hin to be a spy but that Hin abandoned his post after being swayed by Sophie's conviction.
Spy and prisoner both imply obedience but I wouldn't characterize his betrayal as disloyalty. Rather, I would say that Hin is a free agent and exhibits compassion. Coupled with his humility, Hin is quite an admirable dog.


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Does Orochi know Haise Sasaki?
Orochi reacted when he saw Haise Sasaki (Tokyo Ghoul :Re episode 1) and said

Hmmm? There's something about him...

leading me to believe that he recognized Haise Sasaki from somewhere before. How did Orochi recognize Haise? Are they anyhow related from the past?

You will get your answer in the anime Tokyo ghoul :re (episode 2)

Dialogs from Orochi

 No matter how far you go, you're always irredeemable, huh... Kaneki?

Haise replies

 Nishio.... Senpai.. ? (Haise loses control here since he starts getting flashbacks from his lost memories)

Just... read the manga. Look, no matter how hard the anime adaptation tries it can never hope to possible achieve the success and rank that the manga has achieved.
Short answer: Yes, yes he does.
Long answer: Kaneki lost his memories after the events of the Root: A anime in which Arima kishou lobotomized him with his IXA, stabbing it through both of his eyes (this is not shown in the anime because Studio Pierrot are too PC sensitive) and Arima recruited him to become an investigator. Orochi is Nishio from Part 1.

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Song played in Tokyo Ghoul :re episode 4
The soundtrack starts when Juzu enters the Auction, attacks the ghouls and then looks up at the Madam (duration 09:40-10:52)

The soundtrack has not been publicly released as of yet. When the season is finished I assume we will know ;) (Though the ED and OP have been)
If my math is correct, the earliest it will be released is in 53 days and 4 hours (from when this is posted).
This is if they actually release the OST on that day, they might release it the weeks afterwards; who knows?

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How strong did Neia Baraja become, and what caused it?
So in Volume 13 of the light novel in Overlord, (spoilers)

 it's clear that Neia gets stronger, however I'm not sure just how strong she becomes. For example, during the archery training, she manages to get perfect shots but indicates that she was not able to do so previously. Moreover, the first time she used the Heavy Recover spell, she was able to only use it once before running out of mana, but later she displays the ability to use it multiple times. If one were to compare her to the ranking system used by adventurers (copper, iron, bronze, etc., adamantite), where would she rank?

Also

 I'm a bit confused on how the leveling system works in the New World. Ainz mentions that he is unable to increase his levels and XP by killing off over 100,000 soldiers in the battle with the Re-Estize Kingdom, so how can Neia get stronger?

About Neia:

 During Volume 12, she only had levels as Squire and Archer. Squire is a special class that can have its levels converted into any other. After being resurrected and "converting" to the Ainz Cult, her levels as Squire turned into Paladin Lv. 2, Evangelist Lv. 2 and Founder Lv. 4, while her Archer class turned into Sacred Archer Lv. 3. Being overall Lv. 9, she'd be a low-middle-tier adventurer. Gazef Stronoff was judged by Ainz to be around Lv. 30, and he was considered to be stronger than the Blue Rose members, except maybe for Evil Eye. Her Archer class getting upgraded is probably the reason her aim got better (along with the Bow she got from Ainz), and her new Paladin class (and probably Evangelist and Founder) gave her some proficiency with healing magic, which is why she got better at using the Heavy Recover spell.

And about leveling

 Ainz mentions that HE didn't gain any EXP from killing all those soldiers, but he doesn't know if it was because their levels were too low and he couldn't gain EXP from them or if there's another reason. We really don't know much about how leveling works in the New World, which is why Ainz was having that Death Knight train alongside Hamusuke, he wanted to know if Yggdrassil monsters/NPCs can learn Martial Arts or train in new classes; but so far, only Hamusuke was shown to be able to learn Martial Arts.


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Why didn't Marcel turn into a Titan to avoid being eaten by Ymir?
When Marcel was attacked by a Titan who wanted to eat him, he could have turned into a Titan to avoid it or at least try to fight back. But he didn't do it. Also Reiner, Annie, and Bertholdt just ran away instead of transforming and fighting.
Why didn't Marcel turn into a Titan to avoid being eaten by Ymir?

This is how I interpret it based on the events shown in Chapter 95.
During this time,

 Marcel revealed to Reiner that he wasn't supposed to be a warrior in the first place. As expected, this shocked Reiner. He was lost in his thoughts that he did not notice Ymir behind him. He only had time to look back before being shoved away by Marcel.

Notice in the image how Ymir's hand is already reaching towards Marcel, who pushed Reiner out of the way. He had no time to react at all and after being grabbed, what I guess happened was that he couldn't injure himself. Also, notice in this chapter how he kept looking at Reiner and his other comrades with his mouth open, with no time to react at all or even say anything to them, which led me to assume that the events were probably too fast for them to handle. It was probably their first time in that situation and it's understandable they'd give in to fear instead of thinking.
Why would he do this? The most probably cause is panic. Sure, they were trained as soldiers but they were still children. That situation alone would make anyone panic and not think properly. It's also possible that the mixed emotions he had (guilt, for revealing to Reiner that he forced Marley to enlist him in order to save his brother, and his hesitation of the mission) was enough to make him lose his will to continue the mission or forget what he's capable of.
Why didn't Reiner, Annie or Bertolt transform? Bad decisions due to, again, panic and unexpected events. In Chapter 96,

 after they ran away, Annie was telling them that had they not run away, they would have gotten hold of the Jaw Titan back. But seeing both her comrades running, she followed, remarking that she did not know what to do. Reiner was also still in panic and he only calmed down and thought of a plan after the three of them talked. It was also mentioned by Reiner, who after calming down, that they would not have caught the Jaw Titan anyway without Pieck's help since it's faster than all of them. There is also the risk of running into more Titans (they still don't know how many there are and they did not even expect to be attacked since their intel tells them that Titans only reside near the walls) and with only three of them, Reiner mentions that they'll just risk getting exhausted or eaten.

If you have read the manga then you would see that when Ymir attacked marcel he really was shocked at that time and he had no time to react.
He was scared to his guts this is probably the reason that he wasn't able to transform into a titan

When the titan shifters transform, it causes a huge earthquake  and has a high chance of killing any human nearby. So unless all 3 warriors simultaneously reacted and transformed at the same within that moment (highly unlikely) they would all just die.
This was shown when Annie revealed her transformation in season 1.


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Who is the strongest hero physically after Saitama?
In One Punch Man, taking out Saitama and Tatsumaki (who is very powerful due to her esper powers and not her physical strength), who is the strongest hero physically? Bang and Bomb might be very powerful, but they rely on martial art techniques and hitting vital points, so I'm not sure if all their power could be attributed to their physical strength.

S Class Rank 11, Superalloy Darkshine. His physical prowess is stated explicitly in the series, to be in the top. But we're forgetting there's Rank 1 in S Class, Blast. Who's supposedly similar to Saitama.

According to Fubuki Fubuki mentions that Blast is "the one at the top of all heroes" during her talk with Saitama in his apartment, putting Blast alongside King in terms of power.[7] She also suggests that he could defeat the whole S-Class alone. Sitch also mentions Blast would only present himself if humanity is in peril.[8]
Blast was able to bring Elder Centipede—a Dragon-level threat strong enough to combat the likes of Bang, Bomb and Genos simultaneously—to the brink of death, although he was smaller and as such presumably weaker when he first fought Blast.[9] Despite this, Psykos believed that Blast could still defeat Elder Centipede even in his current state.
Fubuki speculates in the databook that Blast is stronger than King, with a set of psychic powers, the ability to command trillions of robots, and to shoot lasers from his eyes. She hypothesizes that he could beat the rest of the S-Class all at once.
check here https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/Blast
Maybe we didn't see how powerful is blast are but we should wait in the near future

Warning webcomic spoiler:

 Blast is none other than Saitama (not exactly sure though); probably Saitama was Blast before but lost his emotions (and hair) after he broke his limiter through his rigourous training

Anyways never mind that Blast should be the strongest hero after Saitama … and  that the Fubuki's speculative statements in the databook may be false … because Fubuki admits King is strong (which in reality is completely rubbish).
No one knew much about Blast, and no one, including the Hero Association, can command him.
If you read the manga, you'll see that even the Hero Association couldn't contact Blast during the Elder Centipede strike.
So yeah, Blast should be the right answer, but another candidate would be Garou. He just doesn't seem much of a bad guy (in the later part of the manga).

 In the webcomic Saitama defeats Garou and Garou realises his actual goal in his life and becomes a good guy (maybe even predictably a hero later).

We should wait till the end to see how the story goes.

Your first spoiler is nonsense.  That image is a flashback to 18 years ago, during Tasumaki's childhood.  Saitama would have been a child then, too.  He didn't train until he was a young adult.

Well..oops didn't think tat through...saitama is currently 25...but yet his words remind me of saitama (hero for a hobby)....maybe saitama's father???....hmm...idk let's see how the plot goes


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Are anime movies more directly profitable for studios?
Do more of the profits from an anime movie go directly to the studio than a TV series?
I was looking to know if it was more profitable to produce movies over series. I figured they wouldn't have any direct returns unless they own the entire distribution chain so I was curious if the cut taken from the two different distribution chains incentivized movies over series. By studio I meant studios like Ufotable or Shaft.

Every production has it's own production committee, the staff, resources, and budget can vary drastically. Typically movies have a higher budget on average, but there have been the inverse (high profile, in series ad placement). While it's true that ticket sales are a better overall direct return. Most of the profits of how successful a production is based of disc sales. 3DCG anime productions are more streamline these days compared to hand drawn productions and have a factor in overall profitability when factoring labor and turnaround time. The advent of streaming services might change things


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Why does Askeladd laugh when Thorkell joins Canute's side?
This happened in Vinland Saga episode 19. After a duel between Thorfinn and Thorkell, Canute came and made some contract with Thorkell to join his side. Thorkell agreed with that, and out of nowhere, Askeladd laughs. What's the reason for Ashlad laugh at that time because there was nothing funny at that scene?
You could watch the episode on Youtube at 06:35

It's true that there was nothing humourous about the scene in the general sense, because in this scene Askeladd's laughing is the classic ironic laugh. It's that kind of laugh that an antagonist-type character usually makes, like when a small-fry character makes a brave stand and unexpectedly wins. He sees the irony in the fact that the crybaby weakling prince suddenly becomes the calculating cool calm character who got Thorkell to follow him and can't help but laugh, it's that kind of laugh.


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Why is there a curfew for students in Academy City?
In A Certain Scientific Railgun, it's mentioned several times that there is a curfew for students in Academy City. Why is this so? Is this ever explained?

Schools within the city like most boarding school can set curfew's fir their student, Tokiwadai being a prestigious all girls school has a particularly strict one. Not all schools mandate it it seems.

Some schools within the city are like most boarding school have curfew's for their students. Tokiwadai being a prestigious all girls school has a particularly strict one, reasoning being girls shouldn't be out late. Not all schools have them it seems. Judgement act is similar authority as prefects for people and students within the city.


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What kind of paper did Ghibli use for their storyboards?
I googled their Wind Rises storyboards and noticed that many of the panels were painted in with watercolor. Does anyone know what kind of paper the studio used, when planning for their films?
I mainly would like to know the fiber/acidity, medium (this one might be redundant though the paper might be multi-media?), dimensions, texture, absorbency. Any approximate answer based on knowledge of common practices in the industry, or specific knowledge of Ghibli's processes (aside from The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, are there other resources to learn more about the production details behind their films?), would be enormously helpful.
And out of curiosity, does anyone know if there are similar kinds of paper, that one could paint over with oil? Or is it just oil painting paper?


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What is the name of song from Code Geass in episode 5 when the Lancelot is saving Jeremiah?
What is the name of song from Code Geass in episode 5 when the Lancelot is saving Jeremiah? I can't find it or any covers of it anywhere, it starts at 1:16 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_xS6y1-92s&t=66

It would be nice to give an exact timestamp of where in the episode this scene happens (I assume you're talking about the piece from 1:16 onwards in the YouTube clip?) if you have the episode handy.

Yes that is the correct part of the video.

For reference, this scene starts at 18:57 of the Crunchyroll stream of episode 5. Note that the link is dead now, so it may be a good idea to replace it.

It's an unreleased piece from the soundtrack called Knightmare Assault. You can find it here:
Code Geass: Unreleased Album - 09 Knightmare Assault
Prior to this, fans ad dubbed it 'Turning the Tides', so you will find some covers of it under that name:
http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/File:Turning_the_Tide_(Code_Geass_Unreleased_Music)

Source
What's this music used when Lelouch is giving new orders in ep. 2 of R2?


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What is the name of this song used in the "shed tears of scarlet" scene of Cowboy Bebop?
I am curious to know what the song in this video is (the song in the "And you will shed tears of scarlet" scene from Session 25: The Real Folk Blues (Part I)). I have traversed the Cowboy Bebop OSTs but to no avail. I hope one of you here could help me out.

The reason I made that edit is so that if/when the video gets removed from Youtube, future readers will have some idea what scene you were talking about. I strongly recommend that you edit your post to contain some concrete indicator of what scene or episode you're referring to other than the Youtube link.

Fair enough. You can edit it back if you want

It looks like I missed a track while scavenging through the OSTs. The name of the song is Road to the West and is by Yoko Kanno/The Seatbelts (track 15 from OST 3: Cowboy Bebop Blue).
This is the Youtube video for the song.


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Any particular significance to the insects in episode 83 when Netero and one of the world leaders are having a discussion?
In Hunter X Hunter episode 83, when Netero received "orders" from one of the world leaders to exterminate the Ants, there were insects moving on the window facing the leader as well as the one beside Netero while they were talking. Since those insects were given significant "screen time", I thought they signified something that I hadn't figured out yet.
At first, I thought they could be connected to Ponzu (but the insects didn't look like bees), Ponzu's bees had already done their job anyways and why would one fly to meet a supposedly 'Muggle' president anyways? I've searched a bit online already but couldn't find anything. Is there anything here directly related to the story or is it just some metaphor/symbolic thing regarding how the Hunters were about to confront Insects?

The insect on the association guy’s window gets smacked off, right? I sorta interpreted that as the association doesn’t care about insect life & Netero does. Could also be foreshadowing of things said by Netero later in the arc, about his swaying opinions. I don’t think there’s a clear answer for this question tho. It’s a subjective interpretation

@MackenzieMcClane Yeah, considering the way the guy tried to crush the insect, it looks like it symbolizes the leaders' disdain for the Ants and intention to exterminate them entirely. Netero was indifferent (or unaware?) to it though. Wonder what that means.


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What are those weird three-line blushy things on some anime/manga characters cheeks?
Some anime/manga characters (OR, those inspired by anime/manga) have those weird three-line blushy things on their cheeks. These characters tend to be cutesy and childish.
What are those lines called (a Japanese term would be appreciated)? What exactly are they for? Are they just blushes or something?

it's just to depict the character blushing

@paulnamida, how can a person blush 24*7?

wrinkles, perhaps?

I always assumed they were a kind of freckle.

This is what is implied to be a blush or flushed cheeks. Its meaning outside Japanese media may be a bit skewed depending on the source.
A blush is a still called a blush in Japanese. Rarely are there specialized terms for common expressions such as blushes.  There may be specific types of blushes for specific circumstances. The nature of using lines to depict blushed is a stylistic, and varies between artists. Some use shading, others use lines, some use ovals. The reason for the blush is usually an implicit one, where the audience is intended to read to mood. It might not always be as clear to the audience, but that's a matter if execution by the author or artist.
The type of blushing often seem on separate cheeks is what can be referred as a "persistent red-face(i.e. flushed face)" (終始赤面) as with many manga and anime iconography, their meanings are implicit based on the context of the situation. The character may be blushing or have flush cheeks for a variety of reasons.  The blush might be because they are a cheery person with rosy cheeks, there character maybe slightly embarrassed, the character maybe have a flushed face to to being happy about something, or the character might be flushed have a high temperature from a fever or running around.
There are no set rules, as it often at the whim of the style of the author or artist. Good authors and artists are able to better convey thing to their intended audiences. There is no "one size fits all" solution here.
It's implicitly understood by Japanese reader as such, because its an often seen trope in anime and manga-related media and has been for many generations. To Western audiences, not well versed in the iconography, theses seem to be weird, quirky, and/or exotic bit that may be hard to grasp for those not well in inferred literary devices certain authors use to convey context or emotion. Not everything is black and white and set it stone, especially if you want a deeper characterization and plot from your preferred form of media.

Thanks. The Japanese term you've given did help me find one enlightening result (http://lullabycount.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-159.html), and those lines do seem to be healthy/cheerful blushes rather than freckles or cheek-accentuating lines, although I'd appreciate if you could point me to the specific reference you acquired this term from.

There is no specific reference because its not a specific term unique to the media, like ahoge. It's a generic term for a commonplace depiction of a literary trope. The term in itself is self explanatory akin to being "red faced." Certain languages have better words to describe things than others. "Hot" in English can describe temperature or taste (i. e., spice) literally and figuratively. In Asian languages, there are specific words for temperature hot and spicy hot. When someone says something is hot, your can infer the meaning by its the context it was said. Similar circumstance here.

What I meant was "Where did you get it from?" You must've gotten it from somewhere, right? At least somewhere like an index of literary tropes or something. Although I said it'd helped me find one illuminating result, all the other results were irrelevant, which makes it somewhat less convincing.

It's anecdotal. There is no one source to draw from. It's intended to debunk generalizations and make for relevant contexts, especially those involving a differences in ethnic culture. If you search the term with and without the "manga" keyword, you'll get different results. I can point you to wikis like niconico encyclopedia, but it will be the same as telling you to googling it (the answer.)  The definition is explained, but the context might not be relevant. The blog you reference is the same way while a bit more subjective its still an anecdotal account.

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What is the song that plays every time Kikyo appears with Inuyasha?
Does anyone know the music track or OST that appears every time Kikyo appears with Inuyasha? The music only plays for a little while and has a sad ring to it. I tried looking for it for month but I couldn't find it anywhere. It plays at Episode 47 at 16:27

That Kikyo theme song is called Miko Kikyo.
The song was released as the 30th track of Inuyasha OST 1.


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Why does Naruto not get a curse mark?
In the Boruto manga, Boruto got a curse mark for killing/defeating an Otsutsuki clan member (Momoshiki). Why did Naruto not get a Mark for killing/defeating Toneri?

Maybe because it has something to do with being a real Otsutsuki? Toneri was not a pure Otsutsuki, nor was he of Kaguya's age or strength. Whereas Momoshiki fills all the criteria

The reason is that Toneri is not dead.
He just went into self imposed exile, and he also makes an appearance in Boruto anime series.
When he sees a comet passing into a constellation, he predicts that Boruto will play a key role in the fateful events to come.

Naruto didn't get a curse mark from any Otsutsuki because he has never killed one before.
In Toneri's case, they fought, and after some time, Toneri decided to stay on the moon and atone for the sins he commited. He is also shown completely alive and well in the Boruto anime until Urashiki froze him in time.
Now with Kaguya, it's kinda the same reason. They didn't kill her, but instead sealed her using Rikudou: Chibaku Tensei. Over time, when shes longer in the seal her chakra is sealed as well. This is why her Rinne-Sharingan deactivated the minute the jutsu went into play.
Naruto never killed Toneri, didn't kill Kaguya, but instead sealed her.


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Which one is the longest anime ever created and how long is it hourwise?
Which one is the longest anime ever created?
Not just episodes, the duration of each episode is also important.

Mine digs deeper. It's no just episodes, but duration as well. Therefore, the answer could be another anime.

was about to do the same as @AkiTanaka though i would add that the answer there is 30-minute running episodes so doing your math it also is the longest in terms of duration

I won't click the "that solved my problem buttom" in case someone has a more thorough asnwer. I have the feeling that if I click it I won't get any more answers...


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How much does Shalltear love Ainz? (All quotes from the source material)
I just finished season 1 and started the still ongoing season 2 from the anime and I loved Shalltear's character.
Now I wonder, were there any quotes in the light novel where it is shown Shalltear loves Ainz? Either through verbal or physical acts? Like blushing when Ainz's nearby, or fighting Albedo to marry him... I take it that the light novels might include more moments like these than the anime.
It seems that what I've watched so far covers volumes 1-4, so I am mainly looking for occurrences from those 4 volumes. Any other suggestions are still welcome as long as they don't include spoilers. Namely, all quotes are accepted if they don't spoil the story.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Elizabeth Browning (Well, someone had to say it!)

I updated your question to use a less broad phrasing and a bit more to the point. If you feel I edited out crucial information, feel free to add it back in.

Thanks for the edit XD I will keep things more to the the point as you suggest and edit it again. I hope this time I've made it clear for everyone

Revision - I had already finished writing the documents a while back, but I now thought that giving a general overview would be good. Once you click on either the word Pastebin or Google Docs you’ll be redirected to the main page, which contains very relevant instructions, so please read it first. This will lead to a complete understanding of the heart of my answer to your question: Quotes from Drama CDs, Quotes from Side Stories, Quotes from light novels (volumes 1-4), Quotes from light novels (volume 11). After that, there are the final conclusions on Shalltear’s love for Ainz.
As a side note, I recently answered another question in this forum about Overlord’s translation, so I decided to also edit these files so that they include the comparison between the official translation and the fan translation in more detail.

If you just wait for a few days, I'll give you many pages worth of such sentences as well as a full analysis on Shalltear's love for Ainz. I'm linking my own Pastebin and Google Docs for that purpose. (Right now they're visibly empty, but it will take me very few days to gather enough material to create a very long document)
In the meantime, I will explain one of quotes from Bhavin as it's quite revealing. I'll also quote a conversation between Shalltear and a death knight from the side story "Emissary of the king" that the author wrote.

この二人の対立は恋敵であることに起因している。
  アインズはアルべドとシャルティア、両者から惚れられていた。絶世の美女二人に愛される。これ を喜ばない男はいないだろう。

This sentence that Bhavin mentioned (from volume 2 of the light novels) is very beautiful.
この = These
二人 = two people
の = possessive marker
対立 = opposition
は = subject marker
恋敵 = rivals in love
であること = the fact that
に = from
起因している = originates

All together...
These two's opposition originates from the fact that they are rivals in love.
アインズ = Ainz
は = subject marker
アルべド = albedo
と = and
シャルティア = shalltear
両者 = both
から = from/by
惚れられていた = to be in love with

All together,
About Ainz, to be loved by both Albedo and Shalltear
絶世の美女 = peerless beauty
二人 = 2 people
に = from
愛される = loved
これ = this
を = grammar marker
喜ばない = not be happy
男 = man
は = subject marker
いない = doesn’t exist
だろう = most likely

All together,
Loved by two peerless beauties, to not be happy of this, most likely there doesn't exist a man.
The reason the sentence is so beautiful is because the author used a different kind of love each time, showing how complete Albedo and Shalltear's love for Ainz is.
恋敵 (koigataki) = it uses koi, which can only mean romantic love. They fell in love with Ainz in a romantic way, the way you would feel for your boyfriend /girlfriend. It is always 100% romantic.
惚れる (horeru) = to be in love with/to be infatuated with or consumed by (romantic.) The romantic feeling is very strong on all occasions. The usual translation would be to "fall in love with" but context should be taken into consideration. The next love word used makes it clear it means “to fall in love with” with a very strong feeling of infatuation as well.
愛される (aisareru) which means a very deep type of love (to be loved by.) The word "愛" is the standard word for love in Japanese. However, Japanese VERY rarely say this word, and some people go their whole life without saying it. So it has come to have quite a deep meaning, you will almost always see suki used in the place of ai. Unlike the other 2, this type of love doesn't necessarily have to be just romantic when referring to another person, though it's even rarer to use it for family or a friend.
So far, Albedo and Shalltear are the only floor masters that have shown the first 2 kinds of love. The third type of love should also include romantic love in their case.

Regarding the conversation I said I was going to quote, it is from the side story "Emissary of the King" that Maruyama wrote. Ainz sends one of his servants, a death knight, to ask the floor masters what it is they really desire. Shalltear is a bit skeptical at first.

"Then… Is the reason you came to me first because I am the furthest away from Ainz-sama? Was it purely a matter of distance?"
It wasn't like that. The Death Knight told her what his master had said, that "Shalltear is a very important person." The mood changed in an instant.   Something that felt like hot air roiled in front of him. There was no change in Shalltear — no. Her crimson pupils glowed like lava.
"—Forgive me. I must have gone deaf for a moment, so I didn't hear what you said just now. Do forgive me. Could you please tell me  what Ainz-sama said, one more time?"
It was hard to believe that undead, with their immunity to biological status effects, could go deaf. But he had no reason to deny Shalltear's request. So, he repeated himself.
The corner of Shalltear's mouth turned up. "—Ha! Hahaha! Ahhh, if only Albedo was here to listen to this! Hahaha!" After having a good
  laugh, Shalltear continued asking the Death Knight  other questions.
"Did Ainz-sama say anything about Albedo?" After hearing that Ainz hadn't mentioned anything, Shalltear was all smiles. ...  Conversations were like passing in basketball. If the exchange ended after only a couple of rounds, something was wrong. … Seeing Shalltear's discomfort, the Death Knight asked the final question, "What do you want?"
Shalltear's smile was bewitchingly beautiful as she made her reply. "I want Ainz-sama's love. I don’t mean to say it only has to be me. After all, it's normal for a great man to claim many women for himself. It would be surprising if any woman could resist an absolutely amazing man like Ainz-sama. However, I want to be the first in his heart."

(Later, Ainz-sama’s servant goes back to Ainz and tells him what happened and what she desires.)

"Very well. Then let me hear the answer to the last question."   As he heard Shalltear's answer, Ainz sagged like a puppet whose strings had been cut. "... Besides Ainz. Append that to the last question the next time you ask it. Understood?"

(Later, the death knight servant goes to Cocytus and asks)

"What do you want… besides Ainz-sama." Cocytus seemed to grin at the addition. "…I. See. Someone. Asked. For. That. It. Must. Have been. Albedo. Or. Shalltear."

(Each servant wants a different thing: Aura wants magical beasts, Mare wants plants… On the other hand, Albedo and Shalltear love Ainz too much, and they may never get their wish granted.)

Wow Dude Thanks!!! Your answer already seems long and amazing to me. Can't wait to see the full document in your links :)

This is an epic answer! I wish I could give multiple upvotes!

Together with Albedo, Shalltear madly fell in love with Ainz. In the Overlord world, there is a great number of quotes where it is shown Shalltear loves Ainz, so making a complete list would be a very difficult task to deal with. But I can quickly search for 3 quotes from the volumes you asked for, one for each volume, to comply with your request in a reasonable way.
Official translation made by Yen press. Author: Kugane Maruyama. Official translator of the Overlord series: Emily Balistrieri. Quote from volume 2, just before the first part of “two adventurers” starts.
“The reason for their conflict was that they were rivals in love. Both Albedo and Shalltear had fallen for Ainz—i.e., he was loved by two incomparable beauties. What guy wouldn’t be happy about that?”
Shalltear and Albedo want to become Ainz’s wife, spending the rest of their lives in a romantic relationship with him. I’ll skip their insults to one another and just point out their final agreement.
Official translation, volume 1. Intermission before chapter 3 starts.
“The fight…is over. Now they’re just—”
“The issue is simply who will be his first wife.”
“We concluded that it would be bizarre for the absolute ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick to have only one queen. But now we have to decide who his primary will—”
They start rallying allies from Nazarick that will support their love for him. No other servant wants to marry him, but some of them take sides, supporting either Albedo or Shalltear’s love for Ainz.
Official translation, volume 3, chapter 1, just before part 4 starts. Shalltear says this.
“Yes, I will do a splendid job carrying out the duties Lord Ainz bestowed upon me, and my praises he will sing: ‘Nice job. You’re my most precious slave.’ And then he’ll say, ‘You are the one most fit to stand at my side.’”
In general, Shalltear likes to daydream that, one day, he’ll choose her, and then they will get married, spend the rest of their lives together and become a happy family with their sons and daughters. She doesn’t want to marry anyone who’s not Ainz, she’ll wait her whole life to become his wife and she’s very loyal to him.

Lol, that last picture. After getting resurrected, she realizes she's nude and is near Ainz and she inquires if their first time will be in the throne room. It was pretty funny considering the circumstances.

Shalltear loves Momonga and would easily give her life for him no matter what the situation is. But what's really interesting is that she would put anything at risk to build a romantic relationship between her and Ainz. Albedo and Shalltear are his most devoted servants, and this is shown in situations where servants are asked what they would be able to give to be close to Ainz etcetera. All servants would like to hang around with Momonga, but no one can beat those 2. If need be, they will sink to an incredibly low level because, as stated in the series when talking about them, women in love will do anything. Shalltear loving Ainz does not have to entail reciprocal love, but let's hope Momonga becomes at least a little more bold in the volumes to come.


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What happened to Homura and Shizuku in "Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black"?
At the end of the movie, Homura and Shizuku are giving their goodbyes to Rukia before appearing to pass away. But what happened to them? They are half soul, half hollow, so did they reincarnate to The World of the Living due to their soul half or was their existence completely wiped away?

As explained by Rukia using her Chappy drawings,  hollow are souls who have been corrupted by sorrow.
Shinigami's job is to purify these negative souls so that they becomes plus. A plus soul can enter Soul Society and wait for their turn for reincarnation.
Thus, to answer your question, Homura and Shizuku was purified (forget whether it was Ichigo or Rukia). Thus, they would become plus and wait for their turn for reincarnation.


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What does the following quote by Nagato mean?

Even innocent foolish children will grow up in the face of pain, until their thoughts and beliefs are same as their doubts

How can one's thoughts and beliefs be same as their doubts? I can't seem to understand this sentence. One of the biggest reasons I watch Naruto is because of its extraordinary philosophical background.
My reasoning on this quote: Children who grew up in war prone areas always doubt if they deserve to live on this planet or some form of source that ends the suffering. So, here their doubts are, is there really a chance for me to live without pain? An intuitive assertion being that, such a form of life will be impossible and cannot exist and the only way to live is to try and survive against all odds and doing whatever it takes. This enters their belief system and intern imparts their thoughts making them accept the fact that life is not fair for them. Is this interpretation correct or is there a different one?

This is just another manifestation of Nagato's bitterness towards the world.  He faced pain, repeatedly and more so than he deserved.  That experience planted the seed of doubt, doubt that pain could be avoided unless power was attained.  And that doubt entrenched itself more firmly in his mind until it stopped being a doubt.  It morphed into a surety.  It became belief.  That innocence where pain was an unfortunate hardship was stripped away.  Pain became an unyielding reality, unavoidable unless enough power could be consolidated to end all war.
This is what Nagato meant.  That what began as a doubt in an optimistic view of the world reaffirms itself so forcefully and repeatedly stops being a mere doubt and affirms itself as belief, as reality, as truth.  That there is an inevitability in losing an idealistic innocence and facing a harsh reality, changing from an optimistic attitude to one of cruel realism / pessimism.
And herein lies the fascinating contrast between Nagato and Naruto.  Both lead a life filled with pain, disappointment, sadness and grief.  One embraced positivity, optimism and hope while the other succumbed to negativity, pessimism and despair.  One chose to be built up by his trials.  The other was destroyed by them.  The evident lesson here is one of choice, of choosing a positive attitude and seeing the divergent paths to which a choice in ideology can lead.


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Can Marco the Phoenix regenerate a whole limb?
Oda said that Marco's regeneration is limited, and we see him with bandages after war, but he has all of his limbs intact.
Can Marco the Phoenix regenerate a whole limb?

It is too soon to tell. Oda has confirmed that Marco will be returning and his power more thoroughly explained. All we know about it now is that he has the Phoenix's

"blue flame of revival"

however, Oda did not explain this in detail. Personally, I wouldn't think it impossible. Oda does say in the same breath:

"In other words, the flames are for regeneration"

POSSIBLY implying that the limit to his regeneration is the fact that the flames have to be present. Maybe preventing those flames from being there could prevent any regeneration on Marco's part. Maybe if he is killed too quickly and doesn't have a chance to regenerate, there would be no hope from that point. But like I said before it is too soon to know for sure and at Ace and Whitebeards' funeral, we did see him in bandages (manga ep. 590, anime ep. 505). Hope that was helpful and check my Oda facts here.


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Could a koukaku ghoul be fast?
I know that Koukaku ghouls are generally slow due to their kagune being heavy hitting armor protruding from below their shoulder blade, but there are other things that factor into how fast a ghoul is, like lower body strength and stuff, right? So couldn't a Koukaku ghoul also be extremely fast? I mean, Kaneki had that heavy hitting centipede Half-Kakuja that was huge, and he was still so fast, he was running on the freaking ceiling! So I think it's possible if they were very strong, and if they had a pretty lightweight kagune, they could be fast, too. However, those are my thoughts on the matter and I would like a second opinion. Actually, it would really make me feel better if I got quite a few opinions on the matter, because I'm mostly going off speculation here.

I think it is just like you said, but this is just an opinion, as i couldn't find any information about this.
But if we take ghouls as humans, a little child would be slower than a man if both were walking with a 30kg backpack just because the man is stronger.
So a ghoul with koukaku should be able to increase is speed, to the point that would be considered fast, but it would be so much harder because it would not only take him to train his speed but also his strength and stamina.
PS: I consider this to be posible because there are no negative effects regarding to koukako (it is just heavy  and extremely robust)


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Why does Kuzen not have red eyes when wielding his kagune?
I love Tokyo Ghoul and have the manga, but can someone please explain to me why Kuzen doesn't have red eyes when wielding his kagune in the anime?  Is it just a mistake made when animating this episode?

Is this related with the fact that the manager always has his ghoul eyes in the later episodes?

Most likely, it's a mistake.
If it isn't, it could be a sign of weakness. Eyes manifest on extremely RC dense Kagunes like kakujas, and I believe the kakugan is when RC cells enter the eye and turn it black due to concentration.
Since his eyes aren't black while his Kagune is manifested, it means he doesn't have enough RC cells in his body to manifest Kakugan.


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Where can I find seasons 2 and 3 of "You're Under Arrest"
I just finished the 52 episodes of You're Under Arrest on watchcartoononline. But, I can not find any episodes of You're Under Arrest 2 or 2001 and I haven't checked Full Throttle just in case the universe is trying to torture me.
Can anyone help me with links?
Note, I am stupid and only know the English language. I say this because in my search for another episode, I found one in Korean dub.

According to Anime News Network, You're Under Arrest: Second Season and You're Under Arrest: You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle are streamable from Anime News Network and Hulu.
However, I have never been able to find the Anime News Network Stream Links and when you look for You're Under Arrest on Hulu it says "Currently Unavailable" with the Google result saying:

You're Under Arrest is currently unavailable to stream on-demand, but may be available on Hulu with Live TV depending on regional availability. Try Live TV for free.

This could be because of paywall or geoblocking on Australia.
However, you can pick up the complete collections of Second Season and Full Throttle on DVD from Rightstuff.
It should be pointed out that Second Season and Full Throttle are subbed only as Anime News Network has no English cast list unlike the first season.


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What is the track that plays at 19:41 of One Piece Episode 84?
Heard it and it sounded amazing but haven’t been able to find it. Episode 84 of One Piece, starting at 19:41.

Can you include when in the video it plays (approximately)? Right now we can't tell without watching the whole episode.

You can listen here: OnePieceTrackList
Starting from 1:31 on the track, the track is named "Anger!!" from "Music & Song Collection 1", track #11. The track starts at 19:41 on the soundtrack.

I wasn't able to find a youtube video of this song (sorry about that) so you'll have to use the link provided ;)


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Is there any hint in the Manga that Riko will meet the rest of the white whistles?
Throughout made in abyss we have been presented with white whistles as the most prestigious divers and refereed to as hero's. Currently Riko has been introduced to two of the white whistles, has there been an refferences in the manga or by Akihito Tsukushi if 'Wakuna' and 'srajo' will meet Riko at some point?

To your question specifically, the answer is no.
In the latest chapter (47) and the current arc in general there are many hints regarding to white whistles users. In chapter 47 we learned a very important pice of information that possibly tie to them.

I would love to add more details on that but since the answer is negative I can't add anything like latest chapter related to this etc. However I can add more I guess.

@JustPlain Would you be open to revisions? I'm currently posting MiA questions in the hope to bring the tag to life.

@li x I can't say I understand really well. I think for this I did best I could.


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Why does Edo Tensei Madara have Rinnegan?

Edo Tensei restores a person the way they were at the time of their death. When Madara died, he was wrinkly and old. How come Edo Tensei Madara is brand new?
Rinnegan is not a kekkei genkai/tota. Why does Edo Tensei Madara still possess the Rinnegan when, at the time of his death, he wasn't possessing Rinnegan (because he implanted them onto Nagato)?
Madara lost vision in one eye due to usage of Izanagi, but after awakening the Rinnegan, was he able to restore his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan that he lost?

Can you clarify what you mean by EMS in this context?

@kuwaly Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan

First of all, the Edo Tensei doesn't just restores the body at the exactly time of death, but it does it as if it was brand new, the body is kind like 'reborn'. We see it on how:

Edo Tensei Deidara had both eyes instead of his robot left eye;
Edo Tensei Sasori had a 'human' body instead of a puppet one;
Edo Tensei Nagato had his Rinnegans even tho Tobi had taken his eyes from his body;
Edo Tensei itachi had his Sharingans even tho they were transplanted on Sasuke.

Now when it comes to Madara, Kabuto had aprimorated the Edo Tensei Jutso so when he brought Madara back to life he was younger and stronger than he was when he died.
Here's the image after he showed everyone that he has a pair of Rinnegan. Kabuto mentions that he made modifications to the body.

Welcome to Anime.SE. Could you provide the sources/references to this scene? You can always [edit] your post to improve the detail.

I agree this definitely a plothole. Madara was having rinnegan in eyes when his very eyes (literally) were located elsewhere.
The question of getting back lost due from izanagi applies to both edo tensei eyes and actual ones.
My speculations to explain this (no proofs available):

Edo rinnegan got the eyes (EMS only) when Madara was at physical peak but his soul and memories experienced rinnegan before death and so activated it.
Izanagi loss - He stole an normal uchiha eyes and activated all of MS EMS and rinnegan having experienced it in other eye. All this near his death.

Not a plothole. Kabuto purposefully did this as his Edo Tensei version allows him to select different features from different times of an individual's life


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Why do we not see spiritual powers run in human families?
It's shown that spiritual powers run in families. And that the types of power that a human can have varies- Chad, Orihime, the Fullbringers, whatever was going on with Ururu and Jinta. So why is it that beyond seeing ghosts, only Quincy/Shinigami powers seem to get passed on from generation to generation?
Beyond the whole "Karakura is the setting" thing, why do we not even hear about this being possible? Shinigami patrol the Living World: would they not have even rumors of this (at least among Division 12)?

Are you asking why the only familial lines we see are Shinigami and Quincy? What do you mean by "this being possible"? Are you referring to other powers passing down through family lines?

Yes, I'm asking why humans with spiritual abilities don't seem to pass them down to their kids unless they're Quincies, and why it never gets even an off-hand remark from anyone (like the shinigami) who would have witnessed such a thing.

the answer to most questions in the Bleach universe is probably either Aizen did it, or Juchabach did it. They are the ultimate DEMs. Why is it that only Quincy have inheritable spiritual powers? Juchabach.

Fullbring is not a genetic trait, being a Quincy is one.
A person get Fullbring if his/her mother survives a Hollow attack while being pregnant with the person. Period. The actual manifestation of the power is, like all almost super powers in Bleach, only limited by what Tite Kubo could think of.
I don't know what's the deal with Shinigami families, though. And Hollow families are even more complicated, because they fuse from time to time.
Then there is the Dragon Ball, err, the Hougyoku. Grants deepest desires. Orohime's power comes from that. In fact we do not now if it is know genetically anchored within her.
So besides Quincy/Shinigami and maybe Hollow powers, simply no genetically anchored powers are shown in the series.


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Does this tweet really exist that indicates that Attack on Titan is about to end?
I've stumbled across this comment about chapter 105 (in 2018):

You know SnK will be finished soon, right? Isayama said on twitter a while ago that he wants to end it this year..

I want to know if that is true, i.e. if there is such evidence from Twitter. I couldn't find it myself.
Note that this is not asking if or if not the manga is about to end, that would be future event and off-topic. I'm asking if the Twitter post mentioned in the quote really exists.

Well, not sure about that. But things like that happen a lot. For example, at the end of 2015 Oda mentioned that 2016 would be Sanji's highlight. That arc literally just finished around early May 2018. So even if that is true, I would still expect it to go to 2019 or 2020

Maybe reword the title to make it more clear that you're asking about the specific tweet. That should make it (probably) on-topic. I think that the question otherwise as-is is fine, as it's asking about a specific case of the creator's public speech rather than a general open-ended thing, but I could be wrong.

I'd like to know where you stumbled across this statement too. Could it be that the statement was not posted from Isayama's account? Also, based on the quote, I think the title should be clarified to a specific time (e.g. "is about to end in 2018") since there are many statements that said it's nearing the end, but no specific time.

@AkiTanaka It was from the comment section of a famous fan scanslation site, but I'm unsure if providing the link would be against site policies. I would rather not post it.

@SK19 Instead of linking to the scanlation site in question, a screenshot of the comment itself could help.

SNK will have 112 chapters by the end of 2018. There is no way Isayama would wrap it up that fast.

Hajime Isayama has mentioned a few times about ending the Attack on Titan series, but there's no official statement about ending it in 2018.
One of the earliest was in 2013 when he discussed the series with another mangaka Hiroki Endo in November issue of a martial arts magazine Gong, he stated that the manga would end in 20 volumes. (Anime News Network)

Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama revealed that he aims to complete his manga in 20 book volumes.

Next year in 2014, in October issue of a literary magazine Da Vinci, Isayama was interviewed and stated that he initially planned to end the series in 16 volumes, 3 years since then. (Anime News Network)

In the interview, Isayama said that he initially estimated that he would end the manga after about 16 volumes, but extended his plans to properly depict the emotional narrative and the growing number of characters.
Isayama then added he personally wants to end the manga in about three more years.

Meanwhile, in the same year, the editor of Attack on Titan Shintaro Kawakubo was interviewed by University of Tokyo Newspaper, and he stated that the serialization was slated to end in 3-4 years. (Anime News Network)

In the interview, he discusses the popularity of the series, "The serialization is slated to end in three to four years, but Attack on Titan is a work that will be passed down from generation to generation for a decade — no, five decades."

Fast forward to 2017, in August issue of Bessatsu Shonen magazine, an interview with him stated the connection between The Marley arc and the ending. (Fuku-shuu's Tumblr, spoiler warning).

Now that the series is smoothly moving along, tell us your thoughts as you move towards the final chapter.
Isayama: The Marley arc has finally begun. I've been especially attentive towards my readers' opinions towards Shingeki no Kyojin. Many fans have been supportive, and this series has undergone much growth itself. So now I feel a great responsibility to conclude the story properly.

[...]

If Marley Arc is progressing as you had originally visualized, then the ending of the whole story…?
Although I'm progressing towards the ending that had been set before, my approach towards the ending itself has changed from the original plans. Because now I feel responsible towards the reader. I originally wanted to illustrate something similar to the film "The Mist."

Continuing in 2017, Isayama's last blog entry in December 2017 mentioned the celebration of the 100th chapter, and the ending came as soon as possible. (Suniuz' Tumblr, spoiler warning)

And then, thanks to everyone, SnK series reached 100 chapters this year. Thank you very much for reading until now! I wish you can follow this manga until the end of its story, which will come as soon as possible!
By the way, I was often asked about something like "didn't the editor's office say the story had been stretched?"
I know there is an impression like that, but to me, in fact, I don't think particularly in that way. If you ask me whether it is true, I'd rather say "if it gets stretched, isn't it very bad to the whole sense of completeness of the story?" I fear things like that will happen.
Same as other people, I also think it better to keep the length short… Although this is what I have in my mind, when I actually implement the ideas appropriately, the story gets inevitably long…"
(the quote was modified to incorporate the intended meaning from the author's typo on "calling" vs "reading")

Lastly, in March 2018, there's an autograph with Q&A session in Oyama. When he was asked about the series ending, he answered with "no specific ending date". (SnK News, spoiler warning)

On SnK's Manga's Ending Date: "Have you decided on when to finish this series? Have you ever considered timing its completion with the Tokyo Olympics (In 2020) somehow?"
Isayama: "I'm now working on the manga without any decision about the ending date. But [Kawakubo and my] shared idea is to finish it quickly. Five years ago, we decided to finish the series in three years (Isayama and Kawakubo laugh together)."

Apparently, there's a spoiler discussion on Reddit on October 2017 (predate the Q&A session in 2018) discussing whether the series would end in September 2018 or not. However, most of them were only speculations from existing interview and no official statement.

The predicted end to the series has been extended so many times already. Right now Isayama said that the expected end of the series is around September 2018, and I just don't see this happening.


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Does Kaneki pop his knuckles or break them?
Initially, I used to think that he popped his knuckles, but the noise is simply too loud. Also, considering the gruesome origin of his white-haired avatar, I am inclined to think he breaks  them instead.
Does Kaneki pop his knuckles, or break them?

Reddit has answered this for me: Also other websites.
I also managed to do it myself.

"It's some kind of gestural tick that psyches them for battle. Kaneki started doing as a result of Yamori always doing it when he was torturing him, and Yamori picked it up from the human investigator who tortured him. Naki also does it, on a different finger as a tribute and to mimic Yamori."
  Source:https://www.reddit.com/r/TokyoGhoul/comments/314hjz/why_does_jason_and_kaneki_crack_their_fingers/#s  Reddit user:                                      oredaore
  “Cracks Finger” is a gestural Tic shown by Ken Kaneki, Naki, and Yamori. It's a habit started by Yamori's torturer, then imitated by Yamori, Naki, and Kaneki.
  In the anime “Tokyo Ghoul”, Yamori cracks his finger every time he tortures Ken Kaneki. This teaches him to crack his own fingers after his escape.
  I didn't want to do this but here (Text below reddit post): http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cracks-finger
  Image found here: Sacbee-health-and-medicine  An actual video of someone doing it: Youtube

They've answered why does he crack his knuckles. I'm asking does he crack them or break them by breaking I meant fracturing.

@Avnish Kabaj Edited to include full answer and example

@AvnishKabaj Cracking joins can be pretty loud sometimes, especially if you do it frequently and with excess force. Also note that anime can shift around sound volume for the benefit of the audience, such as whispers being loud, or characters way too far apart to be talking at normal volumes doing so. The sound could be amplified to better emphasis its intensity, since even ones that are so loud they echo in real life are usually not intense, but coincidental.

@Ryan Yep, I was doing it in my EP exam to help concentrate after I learned how to do it.


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How does a Titan form or regenerate when injured?

Where does the muscle and bone to form a titan come from; or is it generated by the titan shifters themselves? If so how? And what are the golden lines when shifters like Armin transform?

Whoa no need to go spoiling that one titan shifter, lot's of people aren't up on the manga.

(spoilers)
If i remembered correctly, in the manga a character named Kruger explains some of it, he says that for what marley scientists can deduce all titans are linked throughout "paths" that have no limitations of distance or time, it carries memories and thoughts between the titans.
Now a theory is that the flesh and bones of the titans also travels throughout these paths, the actual source is unknown, but the scientists also speculate of something called origin of all organic matter, but it's not confirmed, every nation has his own true, we can only wait


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What happens to the birds when a demon slayer dies?
What happens to the birds when a demon slayer dies? Do they go into retirement? Do they go to someone new?
I haven't read the manga but I don't mind spoilers if they help answer the question.

I haven't read the manga either, but from my point of view
The bird is just a messenger assigned by the HQ to a demon slayer so, the will probably get transferred to a new slayer if the existing keeper dies.


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How could Wataru Minakami have 12 sisters out of the box?
At Sister Princess anime how could Wataru Minakami have 12 sisters. I mean if we consider he is between 15-20 yrs old, how could have too many younger sisters?
Also even the sisters come from different moms how could unexpectedly love them and know they have a big brother?

Haven't searched a lot, but 'officially" (= by the author) there is no setting about the age and the like. So apparently he got them 'just' out of the box...


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Why was Netsuke written on Ochako's Christmas present?
On Boku no Hero Academia Episode 13, Ochako receives an All Might strap which Netsuke is written on. Since then she keeps it with her all the time.
But why is Netsuke written on it and why does Ochako keep it all the time?

Possibly related, while it doesn't answer why: Netsuke

So Ochako's present was a small bagh that could be hanged of kimono. If that was rt he case assuming that present comes from Midoriya why Midoriya would give a Netsuke as present?

I guess that's also a question that might be hard to find the answers...

A netsuke is normally carved into the shape of an animal, person or mythical creature, often a Japanese symbol with specific meanings, such as happiness, longevity or prosperity.
— The whimsy of netsuke

He basically gave her a good luck charm, so she's keeping it on her, and I'm guessing because it came from Deku she's keeping it close because of that as well.


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What model year is the Honda Super Cub that Minowa rides in episode 8?
In episode 8 of Bakuon!!, when Onsa destroys Hijiri Minowa's license, she rides for her first time a Honda Super Cub that later had outfitted with training wheels and a skull.
I am looking for the year of release for the Minowa's Super Cub bike in order to replicate it.
What model year is the Honda Super Cub that Minowa rides at episode 8?
The one mentioned is:

According to the official merchandises, she rides Honda Super Cub 50. It's also written that the spec listed on that promo image is true, following the real model. However, I still can't pinpoint the model year since it ranges between 1981-now (2018, but the manga was written in 2011)

Seems an '80s Supercub. I guess in case I find one (eu spec) some mods may needed on read grill and seat except the training wheels and skull.


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What is the name of the background music for episode "The Die is Cast" in Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi
What is the background music in Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Season 1 episode 9 at 18:07? When Yukina Kou confesses his love to Kisa Shouta.

This song is from the sekaiichi hatsukoi soundtrack ost 1 track 23.


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What would happen if you died in normal SAO before the Kayaba announcement?
This might be a bit out of a place-question, but does anyone happen to know what used to happen after dying in Sword Art Online before the Kayaba announcement that if you die, you will die in the real world? The players most likely respawned, but what about all of their progress? Would they have to beat all the levels and all the bosses again and start from the starting town, or could there have been a checkpoint system so you would not lose ALL the progress?

“I understand your feelings...I never thought there would actually
  be such a dream item. «Nicholas’s bag contains a legendary item that
  can bring the dead back to life.» ...but...like most people, I think that
  was just a lie. Or rather than call it a lie, I mean it might be a left over
  speech for NPCs for when SAO was just an ordinary VRMMO...that is,
  originally, this item would have revived people without the conditions
  of the «Death Penalty». But, the SAO now has no such thing. There is
  only one penalty, and that is the player’s life. I don’t want to recall that
  event, but this was said first day on the clearing by that Kayaba fellow.”
from the chapter Red-nosed Reindeer of the second volume

It seems that there was some kind of penalty for dying. This might have been a similar one as in ALO, considering that it was based on a copy of the SAO server, i.e. the loss of some skill levels.
Another consequence of dying was that the player respawned at the starting town.

I must have died at least 100 times during the two months of beta
  testing. I had re-spawned with a slightly embarrassed smile on my face
  in the palace north of the main plaza, the «Black Iron Palace», and ran
  off into the hunting grounds again.
from chapter 3 of the first volume


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Is Makise Kurisu's thesis referred from a real thesis in real life?
In Steins;Gate, Kurisu Makise wrote a thesis about memory uploading.

The circuit seems real enough to me that made me wonder if it's referred from a real thesis in real life. I would like to think that it's not, though.
Is Makise Kurisu's thesis referred from a real thesis in real life?

Seems like a very simplified circuit for a transmitter. The neural applications of human brain are far more complicated. For example. the circuit diagram of VERY old gen Telephone transmitter http://www.circuitstoday.com/telephone-transmitter

@Arcane that's why I thought it's not real, but the details are pretty well made for a signal transmitter. I did some search in IEEE papers about orbitofrontal cortex and remote viewing but I found no clue.

Just like time travel itself, this is very much part of the science fiction of the anime.
As far as we know memories are physically stored in the brain and can thus not be uploaded or downloaded through telephones.


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What chapter of the Seven Deadly Sins manga is Episode 20?
Alright so I am caught up with the anime but cannot wait for the next episode (currently on episode 20). What chapter would match the anime?

Season 1 or season 2

Since you said you are currently on episode 20 and cannot wait for the next episode, I'm assuming that you are on season 2, so:
The 20th episode of Season 2 corresponds to the chapters 176, 177, 178, 179 of the manga.
Source:Wiki


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What race is Big Mom?
Big Mom is massive, but she is not a Giant, so what is she? Is it possible that her family is same as her?
In Addition: I think the human show above is not there real parent, maybe Linlin is adopted by them

She is a normal human. In Chapter 866, her parents are shown. They do not share her enormous size.

I think the human show below is not there real parent, maybe Linlin is adopted by them

Wasn't there a mention that lin lin was involved in Dr. Vegapunks experiments?


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How is Kakashi close in age to Nagato?
Nagato was 34 years old when he died, but Kakashi was 29. This would set them at most, only 5 years apart. How can this be when Nagato was 7 when Jiraiya started training him. Later, Jiraiya started training Minato (who was a kid at that time). Then, Minato was an adult when Kakashi became jonin at 9. So, Nagato should be older than Minato. He should also be at least a generation older than Kakashi.

Where did you get that info!?

Can you provide your source claiming Kakashi become a Jonin at 12? The answers in this question provide support that Kakashi was roughly 9 when he became a Jonin

You should also source your claim about Nagato being trained before Minato. as far as I know Nagato was trained during the previous war, the same war that Kakashi and his squad took part in as children.

Hanzo fought the sannin in the second war, which was when he met Nagato and the others.

When Jiraiya taught Nagato the lines from his eyes were not even down to his nose, but when Jiraiya taught Minato the lines from his eyes were all the way down his face, indicating that he was older. And after the second war (which was the time he trained Nagato and was in a three man cell with the other sannin), Jiraiya started a three man genin team, and Minato was in it.

When Obito was about to kill konan.he referred her as a little girl which means Obito and Kakashi were older.

Minato died at the age of 24. If he were to survive, he would have been 36 in Part 1, and 39 in Part 2.
In Part 2, Nagato's age is confirmed to be 35, in the databooks.
This means there's a 4 year age difference between Minato and Nagato, where Minato is elder.
Kakashi's age was about 29-31 in Part 2, confirming that he's younger than Nagato by 4-6 years.

I get the age difference, but I my other evidence contradicts yours and is also pretty good. It’s in the comments above in case you want to see

This is about the age difference. The evidence you suggested do not matter when it comes to age difference. These ages are drawn from the official databooks. Your evidence is useful in telling who was trained first. Which would be Nagato.

First of all we need to remember that when Obito approached Yahiko and Nagato (there age was around 15). At that time Minato was a Jounin and leader of Kakashi and Rin. So there is no point that Minato was younger than Nagato

It's pretty easy to explain. It doesn't make sense that's the eplamation.
In the manga it's very much Portraits as if jiraiya Trained Minato after nagato.  This makes no sense but that's the way it's portrayed. Even more so because from the evidence that we have from manga and databooks, it's pretty clear that nagatos Training still happened in the SECOND shinobi war.
We can deduce that because the thirdly was when kakashi was 13/14 of course it might have rages on before that But for nagato to witness it as a young child it must have lastet over ten years. Which would else mean that sakumo hate would have fought in this war which he as far as we know didn't.
We also know that dan died in the second war and after das death tsunade leaves the Village.  Not only is she still There when jiraiya First met the Ame Kids, But she is still There mire than three years after when they get the message that the Kids died. So at that point we're still in the second war. Nagato and Minato are too close in age for it to make sense. Even less so because we know he didnt go Straight from training one child to the other.
It would Maybe make sense if Minato came First But from the way it is portrayed it seemed like nagato was First.  Even if I dont like the whole 'putting jiraiyas time line together' even less when looking at it from a political perspective. The only way it Made some sense were if jiraiya went Straight from one Student to the other. That Would mean he had a still rather young Team that he just left hanging for three years to train the orphans.
Even more so he left konoha in a time of War for three whole years without repercussions and is still considered the Best candidate for hokage by just about anybody.

Okay the only way for this to make sense for the timeline to make sense is for nagato to be order then the databooks say he is or for minato to be younger but that still doesn't make sense but just say that the data books for the ages to have either never occured to narutos author when he wrote those or for the two ages to have been written by different people, that is the only way for any of this to make sense, at best these ages where never supposed to be examined and I guess we can say at best that the author of naruto didn't know what he was getting into when he started writing the back stories and the ages of the character, that is the only option so I suggest that we just go by how a more logical stand point, becuase if we can say some of the time in the databooks wasn't that much and for jiriya to be still thought of as a good canidate lets say that the war was nearling its end when he tuaght nagato yahiko and konan, and he either aged poorly or had so much stress that it made him look older, so lets say that minatos age is wrong and that he is a year or two older and that the second great shinobi world war ended shortly after jiriaya going to teach them and that would still make sense becuase minato would then get to the age shortly after jiriya got back and that is when the thing was formed becuase minato shouldn't be older then fucking nagato unless he got held back like naruto from the ninja school but we know that isnt the case so we have to make him younger to fix it and then we get to the point of it happening, it would make some sense for it to be like this.

This might be an interesting answer, but as of current writing, it's very hard to parse and understand the wall-of-text without any punctuations and proper capitalization... could you [edit] and improve it?