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Why didn't Madara absorb this technique?
Madara has awakened Rinnegan in both eyes. He also has Senjutsu chakra and able to perform many high level technique. One of his technique is to be able absorb all ninjutsu/element. But I wonder why he cannot absorb Gai's Evening Elelphant technique. I knew it's stated in narutowiki that:
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The Evening Elephant is a high-level, forbidden taijutsu that can be
  performed by those users who have opened all Eight Gates.
This technique is a continuous assault of five punches, with each "foot" as they are referred to being performed faster than the one before. It creates a cannon of pressurised air which bears the appearance of an elephant's leg, causing devastating damage to the opponent.

Why didn't Madara just absorb the air/wind from the attack? If it's a direct hit from the fist Madara may not be able to absorb it.

This has been explained before, during the battle of Gai with Kisame.
Kisame's technique absorbs chakra from the Ninjutsu technique and grows stronger while the opposite attack grows weaker, but it couldn't do anything about the Sonic Punch, Hirodora (Afternoon Tiger). This is because unlike nature manipulation techniques Gai's Gate technique utilizes pure Taijutsu.
Rinnegan can absorb any and all Ninjutsu techniques, because Ninjutsu uses Chakra to achieve nature manipulation, whereas Gai's technique utilizes the speed achieved by the Gates to create the destructive power of his attack from the atmospheric air itself, and which can't be absorbed.
Also, it is stated in the Manga that Madara in ten-tails Jinchuriki form only Senjutsu and Taijutsu work since he can absorb all Ninjutsu.

How about flame thrower petrol? Can madara absorb the fire from it?

@Vahn Since Flamethrowers, Gasoline bombs etc. haven't been used it'd be speculating only. However, we have not seen any Rinnegane user absorb elements directly such as Rivers, Fire, or even the ground directly.

The Rinnegan lets you absorb any ninjutsu technique.
For elemental ninjutsu, you can absorb the chakra of the attack, therefore nullifying it.
But since an air "cannon" isn't ninjutsu, there's nothing the rinnegan can do about it.

So Rinnegan absorb ninjutsu. Not nature element?

Absorbs chakra. Seen when Pain absorbs naruto's chakra directly from him.

How about flame thrower petrol? Can madara absorb the fire from it?


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What are the paintings shown in the Classicaloid OP?
In the beginning of the OP to Classicaloid, three different paintings are shown.

(Due to the speed at which the animation pans through these paintings, the quality of screenshots is somewhat low.) What are these three paintings — who are the artist(s), and what exactly are their titles/subjects?

The first painting took more work than I expected to work out, so I'm posting this, even though the other two paintings were pretty easy to identify; I also couldn't find any obvious discussion of this when I first ran a search for the paintings on the OP.

The first painting is Carlos Saraceni's c. 1610 painting Saint Cecilia and the Angel. Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians.

The second painting is Caravaggio's Rest on the Flight into Egypt. The flight into Egypt clearly refers to the event in the Gospels where Joseph flees with his family to Egypt to prevent the death of the child Jesus at the hands of Herod. There's not much reason, as far as I know, to associate it with music per se; the angel and its bowed stringed instrument seem to be the artist's own creation.

The final painting is François Boucher's The Music Lesson.

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Were Sakura Haruno's parents ninjas?
Were Sakura's parents ninjas? I remember reading somewhere that they were, but she was said to have come from a civilian family?

No, her parents are civilians.
In the movie: The road to Ninja, her parents were Ninjas (in the universe which Tobi made).

Actually sakura's father was a genin... It is mentioned in wikia http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kizashi_Haruno

But the Hokage, while introducing Kakashi to his team... he says that, "Sakura is from a civilian family".

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Why did Walter want to kill Alucard in Hellsing Ultimate?
I was watching the Hellsing Ultimate and I feel like a lot of backstory on characters is sort of left out. I don't quite get the reason for Walter's treason and why does he want to kill Alucard so bad?
And how did Walter go to his younger form in the last fight?

I want ot know why as well, but for the age part, it was made kinda clear. http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Artificial_Vampire talks about it, but it basically was a surgery to transform him into an artificial vampire. it was the same surgery used on the other Nazi ghouls, but this was was special to reduce his age. It had its side effects however, as his body was damaged beyond repair during the surgery. Didn't matter to him since he planned on dying weather he won or lost.

Probably related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2055/did-walter-become-millenniums-servant-by-choice The last line of blockquote in particular, It may be that, after seeing Alucard's abilities during World War II, Walter wished to destroy him to prove himself and thus allowed Alucard to awaken.

@Ryan you should post your comment as an answer instead :)

Yeah I like @Ryan 's explanation abut age. That's like half the answer but makes sense. Still unclear about why he wanted to kill Alucard though. You should definitely post it as an answer.

@Mauricio There, I suppose that since no one has any solid answers for so long, I could post the Speculation with evidence answer. All that Research just further made me believe there is no straight answer why, at least in the anime.

You have 2 questions here, and so there are 2 answers to provide.
Your first question, Why did Walter want to kill Alucard, has little to no real revealed reasons. The Wiki article for Walter C Dornez Has one quote that offers Alucards belief why.

Alucard goes on to present what he believes is the reason for Walter's betrayal; his fear of becoming old and useless. To prove his abilities to himself, Walter desired to destroy Alucard, and allowed this obsession to consume him.

This however has one flaw, in that Walter planned to die regardless of success or not in the end. proving oneself to not be obsolete, but then becoming obsolete instantly afterwards is counterproductive. Why he planned to die is unknown, but it was guaranteed for reasons I will mention later. This means that this reasoning was not the truth when Walter attacked, but it may have been the reasoning when he began. It was heavily hinted that Walter began his betrayal when he was about 14 years old, and first witnessed Alucard's power. It could be that he had that kind of reasoning at that time, but later on changed his mind, wanting to surpass or kill Alucard regardless of his death after success. That would satisfy half of the origional goal of beating Alucard, and in his older age allow him to die, at least satisfying his obsession.
It could also be that he saw Alucard as a real monster, a threat, and decided Alucard had to die, one way or another.
A third reason is hinted at by one of his quotes

"We are the evening's entertainment. And I... just wanted to do something with my time on the stage worthy of applause..."

if this one is the truth, it could be that he did have an obession with killing Alucard, but it was so that he could have the Legacy of being the one who killed Alucard the Neigh immortal and undeniably evil monster, to feel that his life truly had meaning.
We never truly got a straight answer out of him though, So this will probably forever be shrouded in that mystery unless someone else has stuff I missed.
As for your second question, How he got younger, it is a fairly simple one. He had the Millennium Doctor perform a special version of the Vampirification Surgery on him. He became an Artificial Vampire , and what made it special was that it's modified but flawed regeneration regresses his body as it activates. That tidbit is hidden in the wiki in the third paragraph of Walters Millennium Secret weapon part of his history Section. The down side was that it was not a perfected surgery, and was rushed, so permanent damage was done to him. He was literally deteriorating as he fought Alucard. His deterioration would cause his Flawed regeneration to kick in, and he would heal, and regress in age. As such, the surgery doomed him to only have hours or days left alive, no matter what he did.

While I cannot completely answer your question, I can point to a few reasons.
1) Walter is getting old, and he does not wish to.
2) Walter does not want to become obsolete.
3) Walter wants to defeat Alucard in battle.
Based on this, we can come to a possible answer. After Walter and Alucard fought against the Nazi in the Second World War, Walter saw Alucard as a challenge. He wanted to become stronger than Alucard, and thus made a deal with Millennium. He would be made into an artificial vampire, and try to kill Alucard.

The first comment mentions how Walter already planned to die after he killed Alucard, and then goes on to use the quote "We are the evening's entertainment. And I... just wanted to do something with my time on the stage worthy of applause..."
Based on these words, Walter wanted to do something that everyone thought to be considered impossible to become infamous. And as we see in the fight between Luke and Alucard, everyone thinks Alucard is immortal. Luke tried to prove otherwise by killing him but he failed, so Walter stepped in to prove what Luke Valentine could not. "Worthy of applause." He wants to do something he will be praised for, and he believes killing Alucard will get him that praise. It would be something he would be remembered by. Alucard also says in his fight with him that he believes Walter was

Afraid of becoming old and useless. Maybe [he was] afraid of being forgotten.

I don't think he originally planned to die, seeing as his betrayal started when he was fourteen years old and he had his whole life ahead of him. But as time passed and Walter grew old, he grew bored of life and was ready to die. So he planned to die after he killed Alucard, which was his life's goal. Or perhaps he did want to die after he killed Alucard no matter the age, and felt as though after he had completed his biggest goal in life, there would be no point in living. There's really no clear reason why Walter planned to die, so those are just a couple of my theories. But he betrayed the Hellsing organisation for a couple of reasons. As Alucard says, he didn't want to be old and useless. Walter also confirms that Alucard's theory that he didn't want to be forgotten. He just wanted to do something he would be remembered by. Everyone wants to be remembered for something great they did, and Walter is no exception.
As for him becoming younger...well, I believe that question has already been thoroughly answered, but I'll give a brief run-down of it.
Walter becomes what is called an Artificial Vampire (https://hellsing.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Artificial_Vampire That's the article. Forgive me, I don't know how to put the name with the link. I'm new to this website and this is my first time answering a question. Until now, I've just been reading threads.) Artificial Vampires are made using Mina Harker's DNA. Mina Harker is 'The Girl' who was mentioned in Alucard's dream in the second episode, and she is also one of the main character's in Brom Stoker's book. Mina Harker is special because she drank from Alucard (unwillingly), and therefore has his blood inside of her. (https://hellsing.fandom.com/wiki/Mina_Harker Wiki page on Mina Harker. I'll figure out this whole naming the link thing eventually.) The Doktor was using her DNA to make vampires, including Walter. He implied that Walter was supposed to be a higher level vampire by calling him an 'Experiment,' which he didn't seem to do with the other vampires he created. In this experimentation, he made Walter younger, and gave him advanced regeneration. However, since the experiment was rushed, it was flawed and also gave him advanced deterioration, as well as forced him to regenerate, which turned back time. (https://hellsing.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_C._Dornez The advanced deterioration is and forced regeneration is briefly mentioned in the 'Post-Experimentation' paragraph.)
So to sum all that up and put it in simple terms, Walter's body is being forced to regenerate, which is causing deterioration, and is shown in loss of years.

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How did Binchou-tan's grandmother die?
It seems like it may have been hinted at in one of the flashbacks (there were a few of them in the last episode) and it always seemed like it had something to do with that tree that Binchou-tan's always looking at (and writes a letter at the end).
Did her grandmother die at the tree? Did she die of old age or was it sudden (like getting attacked by a wolf)? It seems weird that she'd abandon Binchou-tan in the middle of the woods if she knew she was dying.

This is explained in the last (4th) volume of the manga:

 She collapsed and passed away at a market when she went to a town.

The respective page:

Image taken from livedoor, a Japanese blog

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 2nd - 4th panel: Good afternoon. You're Binchou-tan, right? I'm a spokesperson from town hall... your grandmother passed away in the town. Yesterday at the market, she collapsed, and...


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Whose autograph is this on a Sailor Moon pencilboard?
Whose autograph is this on this Sailor Moon merchandise (it looks like a shitajiki [pencilboard]) from the SuperS season? Is it a seiyuu, or a production company staff member such as an anime director, a SeraMyu musical actress, or is it supposed to be one of the characters' own signatures from an kigurumi live-action stage show? It looks to me like "Amさぎ" or "Smさき♡" but these combinations don't ring any bells...

(Here is a sample from a kigurumi show where the actress signed as Sailor Moon instead of her real/stage name in the same way that Disney costume characters at Disneyland sign as if they were the character)

I guess it's Usagi, where the A part is actually 月. I'm not sure where 野 would fit, though.

nhahtdh's comment is correct.

I guess it's Usagi, where the A part is actually 月.

A photo of a merchandise from Sailor Moon S shows that the first character looks like 月【つき】 (moon).

Image taken from のり's yaplog, a Japanese blog
However, the signature seems to be a corrupted version of 月【つき】のうさぎ (Moon rabbit), as clearly shown in another photo of SuperS' merchandise.

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Where did Ash's Haunter go?
In the anime, Ash used a Haunter to battle Sabrina. I don't remember much after. Then Haunter is not seen afterward. What happened to him?

Ash used a Haunter to battle Sabrina

not exactly, Ash befriended Haunter (as he was never really caught with a Pokeball) to fight against Sabrina's Kadabra but it never actually was used in battle. the first time it had wandered off and in their escape Brock and Misty were caught and turned into dolls

Ash returned with a Haunter he had befriended. Ash challenged Sabrina to a rematch, but Haunter had wandered off in the meantime. Ash managed to escape Sabrina's wrath, rescued by the mysterious man once again, but Brock and Misty were transformed into dolls and placed into a dollhouse, where they met Sabrina's mother in the same predicament.

Source: Sabrina - In the Anime - In the Main Series (5th Paragraph)
and Haunter still didn't fight in the second re-match

Ash returned once more, and during the match, Haunter appeared and started to playfully tease Sabrina. Haunter's antics delighted Sabrina so much, that she was no longer able to contain her emotions and started to laugh. This caused her two personalities to merge back into one. Ash was deemed the winner of the match due to the inability of Sabrina or her psychically-linked Pokémon to battle, and he won the Marsh Badge. Haunter chose to stay with Sabrina and her reunited family.

Source: Sabrina - In the Anime - In the Main Series (6th Paragraph)
as you can see after Sabrina's personalities merged back together and everyone was restored Haunter decided to remain with Sabrina and her family.


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Question about Danzo's Isanagi
So according to Madara, whenever a Sharingan eye uses the Isanagi, it casts an ultimate genjutsu on itself and whenever the caster is hurt / dies, it manipulates the genjutsu. The genjutsu is so powerful that it blurs the line between reality and fantasy and thus the weilder is healed / ressurected. But whenever the weilder is ressurected, the Sharingan eye dies.
Danzo wanted to increase the duration of his Isanagi and wanted to be able to possess more than one Sharingan eye so asked Orochimaru to implant the cells of the 1st hokage in his right arm to get the wood style and then implanted 10 sharingan eyes in his now powerful right arm. So he had "10 lives"
Am I right till now?
Then my question is, what was Karen, during the fight, was talking about one eye closing every 60 seconds? I thought an eye closed after the isanagi ressurected the weilder..then whst was thing about an eye closing every 60 seconds?

It doesn't, He died several times, but an eye did not close every time he died.

As per the Wiki Entry on Izanagi

This technique would normally be used for only the most dire of situations and for but a brief moment as after the Sharingan with which Izanagi was casted exceeds its limit, the said eye becomes powerless and is rendered blind permanently

And the most useful entry, specifically about Danzo

Danzō Shimura, in an effort to make practical use of the technique, had ten Sharingan embedded into his right arm. To use Izanagi to its full potential, users must also have the genetic traits of the Senju, who are also descended from the Sage. Partially for this reason Danzō had some of Hashirama Senju's DNA transplanted into his arm, which extended the time span of each Sharingan's Izanagi to a minute, allowing him to use the technique for up to ten minutes in total, with breaks in between to conserve time. However, because Danzō is not an Uchiha, his chakra levels drop substantially every time he activates this technique.

So, the eye goes blind when it goes past its limits, not when it rewrites death. In fact, It can rewrite almost anything that happens in its influence while its active, not just death. Doing so does so little strain to the eye, its considered negligible compared to actually maintaining Izanagi.

oh! So thats what happened!! Thanks for the answer!!


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Why did Tyuule feel sad?
In the final episode Tyuule said to herself that she did what she did to get revenge for her fallen country. But what was that made her sad? The actions that she took, or that she fell in love with the prince Zolzal?

A bit late, but it's because all revenge does is leave empty. So even through Tyuule got what she wanted, she can't feel happy about any of it. They mention it earlier back with Tuka's mental issues and the fire dragon.
Oh and she doesn't love him. Can never love him for all he's done.

I believe what Tyuule wanted was total destruction and disintegration of the Empire, as she blames the Empire for destruction of her homeland, and the hatred the warrior bunnies now have for her. However, due to Itami's interference, all that happens is that Zorzal is peacefully overthrown and Pīna is able to return as the Princess, the Empire remaining intact, and now with a Japanese Alliance. Therefore, her unhappiness probably stems from only being able to throw the Empire into a civil war, which Pīna will easily win with the help of Japan, but not being able to see her die at excecution and see Zorzal become a POW(Prisoner Of War) or see him capitulate at all.

Very interesting take on that!


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Why doesn't Lee have Ninjutsu or Genjutsu? Can't everyone use their Chakra's and hand signs to do these stuff?
It says in the anime that Rock Lee doesn't have ninjutsu or gen jutsu. Why is that? I've been wondering, everyone has 'chakra', but why can't everyone use it to do ninjutsu and all?

Does this answer your question? Why can't Rock Lee use ninjutsu or genjutsu?

Just because everyone can do such things does not mean people are able to. Lee's situation is not that he can't do it, its that he has absolutely no talent for it. Kind of like Naruto, but worse. However, He does have a talent for Taijutsu, and that is the only reason he was able to become a Ninja at all. Because he is so heavily weighed towards Taijutsu, its the only thing he trains.
His serious lack of any talent what so ever means its not worth his time to train any kind of Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. He would probably spend weeks or months training it, and only get a little progress. Whats worse is that the serious lack of phsyical training he would be doing would to train that would probably weaken him a lot. He would have to increase his already intense training by a lot, and that increase of probably hours a day would net him almost nothing for probably years. For most of that time, he would be training frustrated and depressed due to his lack of progress. At least with Taijutsu, he had hope, but with ninjutsu, he has none.
So, you are probably right, He can do it if he really tried, but it would probably take years for him to do anything substantial, and he would have to overcome hurdles several times bigger than anything he has had to do before, all the while having little hope to drive him. He just doesn't view such a thing as worth his effort. As a Taijutsu master, he can already go against top Jonin and has a decent shot of winning.


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What is Jirobo's last name?
What is Jirobo's last name? I must know because I am creating a Naruto website and including the full list of characters.

Jirobo? Do you mean Jiraiya???

Jirobo of the South Gate

@NamikazeSheena, I'm not sure "of the South Gate" is a last name. I think it's more of a nickname like "Gaara of the Sand" or "Copy Ninja Kakashi".

Since Jirobo is not a main character, he might not have a full name, or his full name is not disclosed by the author, or Jirobo is already his full name. I have a friend IRL whose name is just Richard.

"Gaara of the Sand" = Sabaku no Gaara

Until now, the author hasn't given a last name for Jirobo.
(as far as i know)
There are also other characters without a last name.


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How could Makoto Shishio break Sanosuke's futae no kiwami?
Sanosuke with his futae no kiwami used to punch holes in the walls, break doors, etc. But Makoto Shishio just with his head not only could take it but he broke Sanosuke's hand. Shishio said something to Sanosuke that before he attacked he should have watched and learnt what to do, or something like that. How did Shishio to break futae no kiwami attack?

Well as it was stated in the anime and manga, Shishio has the unique ability to neutralize any and all techniques he's seen before. So having witnessed Monk Anji multiple times over the course of his servitude use the many variations of the Futae No Kiwami, it would stand to reason he knew how to counter the technique.


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When does boruto series start?
After hearing so many rumours of boruto series I was just wondering when does it actually start if what's been said is true ?

If you are referring to Boruto: Naruto Next Generations then the manga has already been out for a while (May 9, 2016) and is on-going. an anime, as indicated by wikipedia, is scheduled in japan in April

A television adaptation is scheduled to start airing on TV Tokyo in April 2017.

this came from the cited source on Anime News Network which was posted December 17th, 2016.

TV Tokyo opened a website on Saturday to reveal the key visual, cast, and promotional video for the upcoming new Boruto anime series, titled Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. The television anime series will premiere in April.
Crunchyroll is streaming the promotional video on Twitter with English subtitles.


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Do the details of these hands with Hebrew letters have any real-life meaning?
At the beginning of episode 2 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, we see this drawing of two hands with inscriptions that use Hebrew letters. (Click for larger image.)

This appears to originate from Kabbalah: I found a similar image on the Jewish Virtual Library, where at the very least, the assignment of יה and וה to different hands matches up.

However, I can't figure out if the text in the palm of the hand corresponds to something in real-life, and the letters on the fingers also don't seem to match up with those in the image I found from the Jewish Virtual Library. (It's of course possible that they do, and that I simply have too much difficulty reading them.) I also remember seeing a comment on Reddit saying that some Hebrew text in Fate/zero made no sense at all before, so I'm not discounting the possibility that the anime producers just made something up.
Can someone help shed light on the issue of whether the details of the hands shown in FMA:B have any real-life meaning?

The way the hands are positioned is reminiscent of the priestly blessing, and יהוה (aka the tetragrammaton) is the holiest name for God in Judaism.
That being said, If you look really closely at the hands in the book from FMA, the letters inscribed in the fingers don't appear to be Hebrew letters at all, but Japanese kana:

The ones I could make out were の (hiragana no), カ (katakana ka), ヨ (katakana yo), ロ (katakana ro), つ (hirgana tsu), ヒ (katakana hi), ニ (katakana ni).
In all likelihood, whoever drew this scene saw the image from kabbalah and decided to adapt it into what we see here.

I also read somewhere recently that the animators for Evangelion decided to use imagery from Christianity and Jewish kabbalah simply because it looked cool. In this case, the imagery is somewhat relevant given the subject matter, but I have a feeling the same sentiment applies.

One last note: the text is not actually in the palms of the hands (notice the positions of the thumbs!) :)

Thanks for the suggestion about the Japanese characters: I was trying to read the characters (in the word processing sense of the word) as Hebrew and got confused, but did notice that one character looked a lot like ヒ. Note though that the tetragrammaton is יהוה, not והיה.

@Maroon you're right, of course it is. I must have gotten confused when copying RTL text in a LTR format ^^;

With my comment on the palm, I was referring to what appears to be עלילנלו לגה. Though, looking at it again, a run through Google Translate gives me utter gibberish (nothing that even resembles English), so maybe it's something the creators made up. (Google Translate is hit or miss, but at the very least, if I run, say, the Hebrew text of the song "The Prettiest Girl in Kindergarten" through it, I'll get actual English words, even if they don't make much sense in combination.)

looking at it again, I notice what looks to be a final letter (first row, second from the left) occupying a position that doesn't seem to be the last letter in the word, which adds credibility to the "creators made it up" theory

Oh yes, it looked a bit like a kaf sofit to me, but since that seemed like an implausible placement, I instead guessed that it was a lamed.

I'm a native Hebrew speaker, and it doesn't really have any meaning. There's also Hebrew in the 4th ending, and there are some real words in there but no actual sentences, so I'm 99% sure that it is incidental. Also the script in the palm of the hands in the picture above is in fact Hebrew, but like someone else has commented the fingers contain random scribbles and Japanese kana (I also speak Japanese lol). The script used in the picture from the Kabbalah is actually the exact same Hebrew font as the one from the other pic, just not the same letters. They use a font that is quite similar to the one used in religious texts.

There is also the word “adonai” in english on the door of the “truth” room when Ed sees Al’s body
The word “Adonai” means “god” in hebrew


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Is the bird sigil from Geass users visible?
In the beginning I assumed that it wasn't, however later when Suzaku forcibly takes Lelouch to Charles, Lelouch for some reason notices, that the Emperor also has Geass, which makes me wonder if there really is a sigil that is visible.

IIRC, Geass is invisible and undetectable save for to other Geass users and the beings that give the power of Geass to humans. I can't recall what they are called.
This is further proven in R2 when has to deal with the guy who has the Geass canceler. Again Lelouch and his brother Rolo were able to detect him.
I kind of watched a few episodes recently but I did watch both series some time ago.

No the geass symbol in the eye is not visible, otherwise it would be really easy to identify such people. people would freak out if they same someone with such a weird eye and that never happens.
The one weird exception to this is Lelouch who reacted like he could see Mao's geass symbol. Maybe other geass users can see it (unlikely) or maybe Lelouch was just clever enough to understand it (most likely).
The red rings around the eyes of geassed people is similar, it's invisible for the people in the show. That's because it's "non-diegetic" information, which means it's information which only exists for the audience and isn't actually part of the universe. Code Geass usues a lot of non-diegetic information, for example the red sphere in which "time is stopped" by Rolo's geass, or the sphere in which Jeremiah uses his geass, people can't see those either.
Non-diegetic information is very common and all storytelling sues that. The easiest example is background music which tells the audience when a scene is sad, romantic, scary ..., there's obviously no music playing for the characters in the fiction itself.


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What's the meaning behind ZQN designation for the zombies in I Am A Hero?
In the series I Am a Hero by Hanazawa Kengo, the designation for zombies was previously translated as "zombfags," presumably as an adaptation of the word for "normalfag," which if I'm not mistaken is 「リア[充]{じゅう}」.
However, the designation is currently translated (though it may have also remained unchanged from the original) as "ZQN," with no explanation given for the sudden change (I'm fairly certain I've come across an amalgamation of the work from at least two different translation groups).
My question is, does  the designation "ZQN" have roots in Japanese internet slang words, à la 「リア[充]{じゅう}」, or did earlier translations just take artistic liberty given the context?

There is a similar-looking piece of internet slang "DQN" / ドキュン dokyun that means "someone who does dumb shit". I strongly suspect it is related (but I have no knowledge about I Am A Hero).

In context the name came from 2ch posts (the only surviving form of communication), so that seems pretty likely

Of course, as soon as I ask the question, the story explains it >_>

In chapter 220, it is explained that, officially, "ZQN" is an acronym made up by the US military that means "Zero Qualified Nucleus," though it is almost certainly a backronymic pun on the Japanese internet slang word "DQN" (pronounced dokyun):

[ＤＱＮ]{ドキュン} (Noun)

dumb-ass (slang, derogatory)
delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person (slang, derogatory)

-adapted from jisho.org


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Are the ice skaters in Yuri On Ice based on real life counterparts?
I watched the first few episodes of Yuri On Ice! and my girlfriend who iceskates said that she thought that the character Yuri Plisetsky really reminded her of Yulia Lipnitskaya in that they shared similar features and backgrounds.
Are they connected? What about the other characters?

Yes, most skaters in Yuri!!! on Ice are based on real-life counterparts.
There are some official sources regarding the model of Yuri!!! on Ice's characters. According to this article,

Yuri Plisetsky and Yulia Lipnitskaya
Sharing the same name as the show’s protagonist, fifteen-year-old Yuri is a extremely talented and at times foul-mouthed Russian skater. He is making his senior debut during the series and is by far one of the youngest skaters in the Grand Prix.
Yūri!!! on Ice's storyboarder Kubo stated in an interview published in the October issue of PASH that Yuri is modeled after Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya. Currently eighteen years old, Lipnitskaya is also a young powerhouse skater and the youngest skater to ever win a gold at the Olympics at fifteen years old.
Victor Nikiforov and Evgeni Plushenko and John Cameron Mitchell
Victor, winner of five consecutive World Championships, Grand Prix, and many other competitions, is the rockstar-esque and legendary retired Russian figure skater who decided to coach Yūri. With that record, isn’t difficult to find discern Victor's potential real life counterpart.
Plushenko, four-time Olympic medalist, three-time World Champion, and four-time Grand Prix Final champion, is a legend with an attitude in his own right. Notable as well is how Victor rests his forefinger like he is signaling "hush" that appears to be a nod to Plushenko hush of the crowd in Sochi 2014 Olympics. However, Victor as Plushenko could be up for debate. According to a tweet from Victor's voice actor Junichi Suwabe, Plushenko is not a model for Victor. Is Victor so legendary no one in real life can touch him?
Victor is also partially based on American actor John Cameron Mitchell. In a tweet from Kubo, when she first thought about Victor’s visual design last year, she thought of Mitchell, an actor she saw during a trip to New York.
Yūri Katsuki and ???
Who is Yūri's real life counterpart? According to Kubo, Yūri is not merely one Japanese figure skater. Rather, she wanted him to be a character that could reflect all Japanese figure skaters and also be appreciated as a character on his own.
However, it is easy to find bits and pieces of other skaters in Yūri. As seen in numerous fan made videos, Yūri's short program Eros matches Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyū 2014 Sochi Olympic Short Program. Beyond Hanyū, figure skater Tatsuki Machida influenced the series and potentially Yūri. The retirement of figure skater Tatsuki Machida's retirement partially inspired Kubo to create the series and make it successful.
(Emphasis mine)

From Topic Station (Japanese), regarding Yuri Plisetsky's model,

When Kubo was interviewed regarding Yuri Plisetsky's voice actor, she mentioned a little bit about him,

Why Russian athletes are difficult to approach, it's because the appeal(?) is great. When I saw (Yulia) Lipnitskaya, I thought "If she was a man, it'd be the best", then directly used her as Yuri's image.

Nobunari Oda, a Japanese figure skater, requested to participate in the anime. He appears as a commentator in episode 11 and voiced his own character.
From Oricon News (Japanese), regarding Nobunari Oda,

Oda, who watched the anime every week from episode 1, quickly pleaded, "I want to appear as myself and commentating Yuuri's skate program even only for once!"

Stéphane Lambiel, a French commentator in episode 12, was also a real-life figure skater. While he was born in Switzerland, he also speaks French, English, German, and Portugal. His outfit was also traced from 2016 NHK Trophy.

Note: there are still many characters to be mentioned, but I decided to separate them into 2 posts between "official" answer and "fans' theory" answer.

Based on fans theory, the rest of the characters are:

Yuri Katsuki: Tatsuki Machida (Kubo's fan), Daisuke Takahashi (high potential,  weak mental; glass-hearted), Yuzuru Hanyu, Takahiko Kozuka
Victor Nikiforov: Evgeni Plushenko (history), John Cameron Mitchell (appearance), Stéphane Lambiel (relation to Machida)

Yuri Plisetsky: Yulia Lipnitskaya, Maya Plisetskaya (ballet, name), Artur Gachinski (appearance, successor to Russia's top figure skater Plushenko), Yuzuru Hanyu (skate's blade, body figure), Evgeni Plushenko (child figure)
Guang-Hong Ji: Boyang Jin (young, shy), Yan Han (likes to take selfie)
Christophe Giacometti: Stéphane Lambiel (charming, slow-starter, own cats as pet)

Jean-Jacques Leroy: Patrick Chan (big mouth)
Phichit Chulanont: Michael Christian Martinez (both South-East Asian skater), Nobunari Oda (pose, likes SNS and taking selfie), Nam Nguyen

Otabek Altin: Denis Ten (born and based in Almaty ,Kazakhstan; often receives teddy bear)

Michele Crispino: Brian Joubert (hairstyle, outfit), Michal Březina (brother-sister relationship)

Sara Crispino: Eliška Březinová (brother-sister relationship)
Kenjiro Minami: Akio Sasaki (acting), Yamato Tamura (hairstyle)
Seung Gil Lee: Kim Yuna (strict to other people, acting skill, own dogs as pet)
Emil Nekola: Tomáš Verner (jump style)
Georgi Popovich: (none)
Leo de la Iglesia: Jason Brown (doesn't jump quads)
Mila Babicheva: Ashley Wagner (practice outfit, red hair)
Golden Spin's 2nd-place skater: Ivan Righini (hairstyle, beard, outfit)

Yakov Feltsman (Victor's coach): Alexei Mishin (appearance, Plushenko's coach)

Celestino Cialdini (Katsuki's coach): Pasquale Camerlengo (Detroit Skating Club, hairstyle)

Lilia Baranovskaya (Yuri's choreographer, Bolshoi Ballet's principal): Maya Plisetskaya (appearance, Bolshoi Ballet's leading soloist), Ksenia Rumyantseva (appearance), Lyudmila Vlasova (Bolshoi Ballet's choreographer)

Kanako Odagaki (Kenjiro's coach): Kanako Odagaki (coach)
Leo's coach: Rohene Ward (hairstyle, Jason Brown's choreographer)

Christophe's coach: Karel Fajfr (appearance, red glasses)

Pitchit's coach: Satsuki Muramoto (hairstyle, outfit, coaching in Thailand)

Hisashi Morooka (reporter): Taihei Katō (figure skating reporter, voice actor, outfit)

Honda (commentator): Takeshi Honda (self-voice actor, commentator)

Nakaniwa (commentator): Kensuke Nakaniwa (commentator, appearance)

Stéphane Lambiel (reporter): Stéphane Lambiel (self-voice actor, outfit)
Nobunari Oda (commentator): Nobunari Oda (self-voice actor, commentator)

Axel, Lutz, Loop (Nishigori's children): Type of jumps in figure skating

Legends:

Bolded names are most probable theories
Italic names are probable theories
Normal names are weak theories

References:

http://yurionice.wikia.com/wiki/Characters
https://tokyogirlsupdate.com/yuri-on-ice-characters-201611111889.html
http://yoimeta.tumblr.com/post/155851034719/lilia-branovskaya-a-tribute-to-maya-plisetskaya
http://blog.livedoor.jp/kaigai_no/archives/49911536.html (Japanese)
http://harnoncourt.hatenablog.com/entry/20161030/1477832166 (Japanese)
https://tsuiran.jp/pickup/20161208/10928 (Japanese)
http://topic-station.com/victor-model/ (Japanese)
https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2147159848951461901 (Japanese)
http://siromama.com/yuri-on-ice-3388/2 (Japanese)
http://www.umashika.xyz/entry/yu-ri/itirann/zukann (Japanese)
http://matomame.jp/user/FrenchToast/6a8ce791f2a6ac33e9fc (Japanese)
http://matomame.jp/user/FrenchToast/fa8be2d3a9753594e5cd (Japanese)

Some people suggested that Lilia Baranovskaya was a tribute to Maya Plisetskaya. (Example; I also recall seeing this elsewhere.) I don't know how probable it is though.

@Maroon thanks. It seems she is highly probable. Researching her relation to YoI suggested this (including from Japanese fans)

I think Phichit Chulanont's career is based off of Javier Fernandez, as they have similar backgrounds. Phichit is good friends with Yuri and they trained together in Detroit under the same coach; Fernandez is good friends with Hanyu, and they were training partners in Toronto, sharing the same coach. Likewise, Fernandez is the first Spanish skater to achieve the career heights that he did (2018 Olympic medalist, 2-time world champion, etc.). Phichit also mentions that his dream is to bring ice shows/figure skating to Thailand, which Fernandez achieved after his retirement with his Revolution on Ice shows.
I think it's similar to Yuri where they pulled various Japanese skaters to make him, Phichit stands for all skaters from non-winter countries that blazed a trail for figure skating in their respective countries. Martinez is a match for physical appearance, but his career seems a lot more like Fernandez.


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Are the English volume titles for EVA all referring to Bible verses, and if so, which ones?
While browsing Wikipedia's list of chapters for the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga, I noticed that some of the English volume titles were clearly derived from Biblical texts. For example:

She gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate (vol. 3)

This is probably taken from Genesis 3, when, after God finds out that the forbidden fruit has been consumed, Adam tries to pin the blame on Eve (v. 12).

As one of us, to know good and evil (vol. 7)

This is taken from later in the same chapter (v. 22), when God speaks of his decision to banish man from the Garden of Eden.
With this in mind, are all of the volume titles Biblical references, and if so, what exact passages are these quotes from?

I will go through the titles in the order of their respective volumes.

Behold the angels of God descending: I couldn't find an exact match for this on the internet in a context that was about Bible and not Evangelion, but there is a partial match in Genesis 28:12, where in Jacob's dream, after he leaves home, "behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it [a ladder to heaven]."
A flaming sword, which turned every way: Genesis 3:24, where cherubim and the flaming sword are placed to keep guard over the Garden of Eden, to prevent entry.
She gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate: Genesis 3:12. Discussed in the text of the question.
The woman whom thou gavest to be with me: Genesis 3:12. Adam's reference to Eve when he tries to blame her.
If this be the work of men, it will come to naught: Acts 5:38, where Gamaliel argues against persecuting the Christians, with the reasoning that if the movement is illegitimate (i.e. "the work of men"), it will die out on its own, and that if the movement is in contrast "of God," then it will be successful either way, and its persecutors will have opposed God. The translation here, which I have been unable to identify, gives an exact match with the EVA title; translations such as the NRSV or KJV differ a bit from this wording.
Let me go, for the day breaketh: Genesis 32:27, after Jacob has spent a night wrestling with a man, generally identified as an angel, or as God.
As one of us, to know good and evil: Genesis 3:22. Discussed in the text of the question.
Come now, let us make covenant, you and I: Genesis 31:44, where Jacob and his father-in-law, Laban, make a covenant. Jacob earlier left Laban, for whom he had worked many years, and Laban had pursued him.
Tell me, I pray thee, thy name: Genesis 32:38, where Jacob asks for the name of the man with whom he has been wrestling.
If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives: Genesis 31:50, in Laban's conversation with Jacob.
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures: Job 3:21, where Job speaks after troubles arrive at his door.
Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: this exactly matches the KJV translation of Ephesians 6:4, but similar themes appear elsewhere.
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun: Revelation 12:1. I don't really understand the Book of Revelation, but this woman appears to be associated with the Virgin Mary or the Church.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new: Revelation 21:5. The man upon the throne appears to be Christ.

With all that aside, I've just finished reading vol. 10, and there seems to be (at least sometimes) a slight (if rather superficial) correspondence with the quote used for the volume title and the subject of the volume. For instance:

The two volumes with titles taken from Genesis 3:12 (which involves a woman) cover Asuka's arrival and interactions with Shinji.
Vol. 6, per the Wikipedia summary and my bad memory, is when Shinji is forced to fight Toji against his will, after Unit-03 is infected by an angel, which fits a quote about leaving a fight.


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Why do some page contain a rough sketch?
First of all, I have to say I read this on some scanlated site. But there are quite a few page that look unfinished.
Here are some of the rough page I found. Top pictures, From Historie 80 and 94. Bottom Pictures, Historie 82, 96, and 97. (Click to enlarge pictures)

Noticed that the building on first panel are finished but on second panel it was just a rough shadow drawing. If they want a shadow building they can do it better.
At first all panel are finished but later, probably after chapter 80, they begin having unfinished drawing. Hitoshi Iwaaki other manga series Parasyte doesn't have this kind of drawing style.

Sometimes the reason is difficult to be known unless there are interviews/official statements from the author. It might be due to author's health condition (very often), private matters, etc, but in the end, it's almost always due to the deadline of manga magazine. If they can't make it on time, then they either have to postpone until next edition, or send what they currently have.
There are steps that mangaka have to do to get a chapter done (see also What are the steps involved in making a professional manga?): storyboard, sketching, inking, finishing. While storyboard might take the longest time (according to that post), without it, there's nothing to be published. After that, they have to do sketching and inking, which also might take time depends on their skill (anecdotally, while watching live streams of mangaka, this usually takes the longest time). The finishing is usually not that critical and can be done quickly and easily.
Other examples of unfinished chapter being published:

Bastard!!: serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. On chapter 51, the last 2 pages only consist of text inside panels due the deadline.

Cherry Gale Kin: serialized in Monthly Comic Comp On January 1991 edition, which is the last chapter, page 13 only consists of underline sketch, and there's no final tankoubon that included that chapter.

Left: Tankoubon vol. 1, page 5. Right: Monthly Comic Comp. ed. 1991-1, page 13
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning: serialized in Monthly Shonen GanGan. On November 2005 edition, which is the last chapter, some of the panels were only drawn in pencil sketch. However, they were fixed in the tankoubon version.

Reference: Unfinished chapter published in manga magazine (in Japanese)


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Weapon manifestations?
How are weapons manifested? Are they magic? Are they physical and stored somewhere? I don't quite get how this process works.
It seems like they are embodiments of the user's personality but at the same time they don't look like they need magical power unless they use certain techniques.
The long and short of my question is. What are the weapons in this series? And how are they manifested?

Can anyone provide a link as well? It'd be greatly appreciated

The weapons are a physical manifestation of the user's soul. Hence why no two weapons are the same. If the weapon is damaged or broken the user receives damage like what they would if the attack hit they're body.

Sounds too close to Bleach. I would suggest you add sources to support your answer in order it to be accepted.

Is that said somewhere in the anime or light novel? Can you site a reference for me to read? I just rewatched the series and I never saw a formal statement.

To my understanding, the weapons that they use are manifestations of their soul's power. They require a minimal amount of magic to actually manifest, but more if you want to do anything more than cut, bludgeon, or, in the case of Illusory form, drain energy.
Hope this helped!

Is that said somewhere in the anime or light novel? Can you site a reference for me to read? I just rewatched the series and I never saw a formal statement.


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Why is Megumin a weird name?
When we are introduced to her in the second episode of the anime, Aqua and Kazuma mentioned that her name was weird. She further revealed her parents' names, Yuiyui and Hyoizaburo, which are apparently weird as well.
However, to the Western audience or at least to me, it's no more weird than naming yourself Darkness or Dustiness, the name of another character in Kazuma's party. The latter being even weirder than "Megumin" considering it refers to how dusty something is.
Why are the Crimson Demons considered to have weird names?

Agree with ton.yeung - "Yuiyui" and "Megumin" sound like pet names (whereas "Yui" and "Megumi" are real names). "Hyoizaburo", on the other hand, sounds like the name of some sort of mid-Tokugawa samurai, and is also remarkably silly.

@ton.yeung That sounds like a Solid answer, considering the only other answer right now, anon's answer, appears to be pretty poor.

I think there are two possibilities:
#1 Different to the world's normal names
As @ton.yeung mentioned in their comment, it's because it's so different to the other names of the fantasy world.
Look at some of the other characters in the world:

Aqua
Darkness (a.k.a. Dustiness Ford Lalatina)
Wiz

Kazuma and Kyōya are from the modern world so their names are probably odd, but normal for their origin.
#2 Odd due to her character
(I think this is more likely)

Ho-ho-ho...
That we would meet is a fate chosen by the world itself.
I have anxiously awaited the arrival of those such as yourself.
My name is Megumin!
My calling is that of an arch wizard, one who controls explosion magic, the strongest of all offensive magic!
Fu-fu.. Do you, too, desire my forbidden strength, which is so almighty, I've been ostracized by the entire world?
Then show me thine resolve to peer into the ultimate abyss with me!
  When a man stares into the abyss, the abyss stares back.
I am Megumin, user of the finest magic crimson demons possess! My lethal magic demolishes mountains, smashes boulders...

After Megumin's huge character introduction and ever-chuuni speeches, one would imagine she would have a crazy name too. But it's just Megumin, with an n that sounds cutesy.  Being short and young is usually something she gives out about too.
Some people on MAL compared it to Tim the Enchanter from Monty Python
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WObQK2vunAk

I think all Japanese names are considered odd in Konosuba.
Extremely minor LN spoiler: We have access to a lot more character names in the LN, and almost none of them are Japanese except for Crimson Demon names. All of them are Englishy names.

Adding the -n to the end of a name is typically a form of a "cute" nickname in Japanese. It's a contraction of the "-chan" honorific onto the person's name. Thus, Megumin's given name sounds like a nickname. (Note also that Megumi, without -n, is a given name in Japanese.)
This might be comparable to, for example, an American boy's given name being "Bobby" rather than "Robert". It's not odd to call him that as a nickname, but it might be somewhat strange for that to actually be his legal name.
(See also: Why does Konata call Kagami Kagamin?, and thanks to user Logan M for more information!)

They are from a feared and highly known clan that produces arch-wizards that are feared - the comments made in the anime are as if telling a legend or myth about this group who can eliminate towns and their name is something childish like what two close young friends would use to call each other.
Imagine if trumpets were blaring and messenger boys would ride upon horses, rolling out a red carpet then throwing rose petals, opening a proclamation made from a rolled scroll and announcing that SillyBilly has arrived.


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Why doesn't Hiashi Hyuga use the curse mark during the Fourth Great Shinobi War?
During the Fourth Great Shinobi war, Hizashi Hyuga is reanimated by Kabuto and is forced to fight against Hiashi. Why doesn't Hiashi use the curse mark and destroy Hizashi's brain cells?

It's not really his brain since Kabuto is using another person's body, so I don't think it would affect him.

@AkiraMahisaseru But during Mifune vs Hanzo, we saw that Hanzo was using his own brain until Kabuto tried to take over (but failed because his body was paralysed by  salamander poison).

The answer is simple, really. Because destroying his brain means nothing. Why? Because an edo tensei-ed person will rebuilt any broken body part after awhile, which is why the only way to fight them is to seal them.


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Saitama source of income
during the three years Saitama was training and even before, he was unemployed, so from where did he get the money to "survive" ?

Maybe he had some unemployment insurance or something to cover his expenses?!!! and after he registered at the hero association they pay him i'm sure

This is probably part of some back story we are not privy to yet. Maybe he held down some job, maybe he did favors for people and got paid. His training to become as strong as he was came as a back story, so I guess his income during that time should be too

He takes part time jobs, gets some handouts from people and no I don't believe the association pays him since he was to low in season 1(I think they only give donations to class s&a)


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Does Durarara have NSFW scenes?
I wanted to know if Durarara!! has NSFW scenes because I am thinking in watch the show in my tv in the living room. It would be very embarrassing if someone enters the room in the wrong time.

Not sure if you're counting with Durarara x2, but as far as I remember, there's at least on scene less appropriate to see in public ( with public, I mean not covered ). It's not anything showing off, but rather some actions between two characters.

Two things we have to straighten out here:

There's nothing pornographic in this show; it's a show aimed at teenagers and young adults who can deal with the themes, action, and suggestive scenes contained within.
It's unfair to say it's "NSFW" when you're in your own living room.  What you do in your living room (within reason, so long as you're an adult) isn't that big of a deal.

That said...if you're worried about the embarrassment of watching this show, it may be best simply not to watch it in the living room.  This isn't to say that there's anything that would make you blush and want to watch it by yourself, but...

...there is a dullahan whose head is the constant subject of camera shots,
...there's a vivisectomy performed during the run of the series (in one episode),
...there's constant themes of violence, corruption, drugs and murder - without spoiling too much, that's literally one of the characters' reason for being around, and if you thought that wasn't enough,
...the show does get psychologically creepy and sexually suggestive, and these themes aren't exactly hard to miss.

If you're not sure that your family or others around you can handle or respect the themes in the show, then do what you can to avoid their discomfort and displeasure and watch in private.

Through your inquiries, i can be sure that you got already be caught up watching a NSFW anime!
More seriously, yeah in durarara! x2 there have a certain scene cough cough but don't worry this is really short!

This answer doesn't add any new insight to the existing answers...


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Question about shadow clone jutsu
So in ep 380 of Shippuden, when Naruto and 2nd Hokage teleported everyone outside the barrier using the flying Ryjjin, the 2nd hokage said something about Naruto's shadow clone Jutsu. I couldn't quite understand what he was trying to say. Can someone please explain it to me?

Earlier in the war, Naruto sent his clones out to each shinobi, and to each one, he gave them a bit of the 9 tails chakra. They obtained a basic red chakra cloak from that, which greatly increased their power. This chakra was linked back to naruto in much the same way as a shadow clone is.
When a shadow clone is created, the users chakra is split evenly between themselves and the clone. With 2 clones, each clone and the real body get a third of the total chakra. Likewise, any unused chakra left in the clone when it is dispersed, as well as any memories it obtained, are returned to the user near instantly. That is the connection between the user and the shadow clones. I believe this connection is forcefully upheld when new clones are created. In that respect, no matter how the clones are made, once a new clone is made, all the others loose a bit of chakra, and its given to the new clone so that they all have the same amount of chakra. I cant back that up though, because it is never stated, just implied by evidence. It however is the only explanation for the situation the 2nd hokage was describing, more on that later.
During the fighting, the Shinobi of the alliance lost their chakra cloak, because too much power was used. However (as later shown by the scene in question) the chakra was still there, it was just a small, unusable amount which was just enough to keep that connection alive.
Minato can only teleport those he or his chakra are directly touching. So, what Naruto did, was merge his chakra with Minato's, and had Minato's 9 tails give his 9 tails chakra. With the influx of chakra, it was then distributed to all of the shinobi alliance via that small unusable amount of chakra they all still had, the same principle as Shadow clones. When the main body got the extra chakra, it was evenly distributed to all of his "clones" which was every shinobi in the alliance. The merging of Naruto's and Minato's chakra let Minato teleport anyone connected to Naruto's chakra, and Naruto's chakra was, via the principles of shadow clones described already, connected to every single shinobi in the alliance, and only Sasuke and Jugo were excluded (excluding the other hokage), but (correct me if I remember incorrectly) Naruto grabbed onto them and that made the connection.

Everyone using Naruto's chakra are linked to naruto as his shadow clones would. And when Minato connected himself with Naruto, he also indirectly linked himself with all the ninjas using Naruto's chakra.


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Why do Conan and the Detective Boys call Ai "Haibara-san"?
Since a few months, I'm watching Detective Conan in Japanese with subtitles (because only the first 308 episodes are available in German). After a few episodes, I did some research on japanese names, since "-san", "-chan", "-kun", etc. was confusing me.
I've noticed, that:

The Detective Boys call Conan "Conan-kun", which seems to be perfectly normal, according to Wikipedia
Genta and Mitsuhiko call Ayumi "Ayumi-chan" (according to Wikipedia, this is okay as well, since they are young children)
Hiroshi Agasa calls Ai "Ai-kun"

But:

The Detective Boys (including Conan) call Ai always "Haibara-san"

Why do they treat Ai, like she was an adult? Genta, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi can't know, that Ai is actually an 18-year-old woman.

because even when her appearance is a little kid, unlike Conan who sometimes act like a kid, she acts like an adult, thus everyone call her Haibara-san. I remember one chapter tells Ayumi wants to call her Ai once but afraid to do so, at the end, she calls her Ai, but when the others also want to call her Ai, she refuses

To expand my comment, it's because she's a transfer student and always act mature

Ayumi tried to call her Ai-cahn several times but too afraid to do so

But in the end, she was able to call he Ai-chan, but when the other called her that, she refused

Pictures taken from Case Closed Chapter 398 and 400

Thanks for your answer. :-) So basically Ai wants to be called "Haibara-san"? And do you know, where the list in the first picture comes from? Is this some kind of "friendship book" where your classmates write something about themselves?

If you're talking about the book that Ayumi hold, it's probably her phone book, she was calling her classmate.

It's probably more like she doesn't want them to call her Ai-chan

-kun and -chan is actually used for someone in the same age with you, younger, or very close to you
-san used for someone older or you respect that person. But -san also can use for someone who's not really close to you.
In those context, they even calls Ai with her (fake) family name, Haibara. Because it's sounds more polite and if we add -san it will be more more polite. Especially for someone like Haibara who's not easy to getting closer, that's why the boys (Genta and Mitsuhiko) still called her with Haibara or Haibara-san.


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What do the numbers shown when a character is introduced mean?
In Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, whenever a new character is introduced, a bit of information about the character is displayed on screen - their name, what type of sword they are, and a number. For example, when Tsurumaru is introduced in episode 2, we find that he is numbered "23".

What do these numbers mean?

could it be his class roster number?

Are they... in a class?

I have no idea, just suggesting what I know it could potentially mean.

It's not the age, right?

According to the Touken Ranbu Hanamaru Wikia, it's the order of sword arrivals in the Hanamaru Citadel.
The full list of the characters in order of their arrival:

Yamatonokami Yasusada (the main character)

Kashuu Kiyomitsu (Starter)
Heshikiri Hasebe
Imanotsurugi
Maeda Toushirou
Nikkari Aoe
Hachisuka Kotetsu
Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki
Namazuo Toushirou
Kasen Kanesada
Souza Samonji
Yagen Toushirou
Shokudaikiri Mitsutada
Gokotai
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro
Shishiou
Ishikirimaru

Akita Toushirou
Midare Toushirou
Nakigitsune
Aizen Kunitoshi
Doudanuki Masakuni
Tsurumaru Kuninaga
Hirano Toushirou
Honebami Toushirou
Atsushi Toushirou
Sayo Samonji
Uguisumaru
Horikawa Kunihiro
Taroutachi
Jiroutachi
Izuminokami Kanesada
Ookurikara
Mikazuki Munechika
Hakata Toushirou
Yamabushi Kunihiro
Otegine
Kousetsu Samonji
Urashima Kotetsu
Ichigo Hitofuri
Tonbokiri
Nihongou
Kogitsunemaru
Iwatooshi
Hotarumaru
Akashi Kuniyuki
Nagasone Kotetsu


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What color does Reimu's eye have?
I have seen Zun's artwork in both games and manga. Sometimes he shows that reimu have red eyes and sometimes she have dark brown eyes.
[Ignoring PC-98 games where she have purple eyes]
So what eye color does Hakurei Reimu have by default?

I found the answer. It seems like she appears have brownish-red eyes, but red by default according to most of the Zun works. Also, the brown eyes were actually a bit red, just that it mostly appeared brown if you don't look closely.


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How did Frieza come to know of the dragon balls?
I was watching Dragon Ball Z for the third time. When Vegeta after losing against Goku and others, comes back to Frieza's head quarters and recovers. There he comes to know that Frieza has already left to Namek, presumably to search for the dragon ballz. How did he come to know about them? Did I miss any episode or side story here or are we left to guess about it?

Freeza might have learned of their existence via Raditz's Scouter broadcasting like how Vegeta and Nappa learned about them but that would explain how Freeza learned there was a set on Namek rather than just going to Earth

As per the dragon ball z wiki:

Vegeta, after being seriously injured in his fight with Goku and the others, returns to Planet Frieza 79 to regenerate himself using a special Medical Machine. After fully recovering, Vegeta feels stronger than ever, as Saiyans have the unusual ability to reach higher power levels after healing from near death experiences. His self-proclaimed rival, Cui, informs Vegeta that his former boss, Frieza, was initially angry at Vegeta going to Earth and violating orders but decided to forgive him when he overheard the conversation between him and Nappa about the Dragon Balls on Namek (scouters also served as a transmitter, which Frieza used to overhear their conversation). Furious about the consequences of Frieza being immortal, Vegeta rushes to Namek himself, now openly declaring himself an enemy of Frieza.

More notably this segment:

Frieza, was initially angry at Vegeta going to Earth and violating orders but decided to forgive him when he overheard the conversation between him and Nappa about the Dragon Balls on Namek

So due to Nappa's negligence and Vegeta's ego Freeza got knowledge of the dragon balls.
You can read this here:
http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Namek_Saga

In the episode though, Cui doesn't tell Vegeta that "but decided to forgive him when he overheard the conversation between him and Nappa about the Dragon Balls on Namek ". But it seems logical enough that Freiza (or his subordinates) might have heard Vegeta and Nappa's conversation because he was still wearing the scouter then.


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What was the concert program for Symphogear Live 2012?
Symphogear Live 2012 - the concert for the first season - was, sadly, not officially videotaped. This being the case, I would be very interested to know what the program for the concert was. In particular:

What was the set list? (i.e. which songs were performed? Given the relatively limited number of Symphogear songs in existence as of the end of season one - 13, by my reckoning - I would hope the answer is "all of them".)
Did the concert feature any segments of particular interest aside from the vocal performances? (talk segments and so forth, say)

There is an official report of the concert (in Japanese), but post no.706 on 2chan listed the program compactly (added summary from official report):

Synchrogazer (OP theme, sung by Nana Mizuki)
1st talk session

Character introduction:

Tsubasa Kazanari (Nana Mizuki)
Hibiki Tachibana (Aoi Yuuki)
Chris Yukine (Ayahi Takagaki)
Miku Kohinata (Yuka Iguchi)
Genjuurou Kazanari (Hideo Ishikawa)

Opening talk

Three-song relay sung by each character

撃槍・ガングニール - Gekisou Gungnir (Hibiki Tachibana)
絶刀・天羽々斬 - Zettou Amenohabakiri (Tsubasa Kazanari)
魔弓・イチイバル - Mayumi Ichiibaru (Chris Yukine)

2nd talk session: live impression by Yuuki, Mizuki, and Takagaki
戦姫絶妙ジェスチャークイズ - Senki Zetsumyou Gesture Quiz

2 teams, Nakayoshi team (Hibiki &  Miku) and Elite team (Tsubasa & Chris)
The topic is four-character idiom
Nakayoshi team went first. Yuuki was imitating a boar and attacked Iguchi. Iguchi answered correctly with 猪突猛進 (headlong)
Elite team next. Takagaki flinched as if she was receiving an attack, then kneeled with 1 leg. Mizuki answered with 猪突猛進 (tired and exhausted), but the correct answer was 満身創痍 (full of wounds)
Nakayoshi team's turn again. This time, Iguchi acted as if there were 2 people enjoying something (kya! kya!). Yuki answered with 共同作業 (work together) confusedly, but the correct answer was 和気藹々 (warm heartedly)
Elite team again, with Mizuki performed each letter of 風林火山 (wind, forest, fire, mountain) and Takagaki answered correctly with ease
Because of the tie, the game was continued
Nakayoshi team with Yuki acted and Iguchi answered correctly with 一攫千金(get rich quick)
Elite team with Takagaki acted and Mizuki answered correctly with 優柔不断 (indecision)
Sudden death with Ishikawa as the actor and free-for-all style, Takagaki answered correctly with 右往左往 (going right and left, confused)
Elite team was given ブドウノイズ印桐箱高級ブドウ (something related to Grape Noise?) for the prize.

↑ live's first-half ↑

↓ live's second-half ↓

FLIGHT FEATHERS (Tsubasa Kazanari)
恋の桶狭間 - Koi no Okehazama (Tsubasa Kazanari sang to a magnolia tree)
私ト云ウ 音響キ ソノ先ニ - Watashi to Iu Otohibiki sono Saki ni (Hibiki Tachibana)
陽だまりメモリア - Hidamari Memoria (Miku Kohinata)
繋いだ手だけが紡ぐもの - Tsunaida Te Dake ga Tsumugu Mono (Chris Yukine)
Meteor Light (ED theme, sung by Ayahi Takagaki)

↑ live's second-half ↑

↓ encore ↓

TV Anime 2nd-season announcement
FIRST LOVE SONG (Hibiki, Tsubasa, and Chris)
3rd talk session: closing message

Thank you! I had actually found the writeup on the official website after I asked the question, but I don't think I would've stumbled across the 2chan post. Bounty for you.


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Who is the voice actor of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi (The Shape of Voice) movie?
As per the title, who is the voice actor/seiyuu of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi the movie? It will be great if the source of the answer is stated too.

Side note: I have a feeling she's voiced by Kana Hanazawa who had also voiced Mayumi Saegusa in Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei but i can't seem to find any info about it

Shouya's mother, Miyako's CV is credited as ゆきのさつき/雪野五月 (Yukino Satsuki).

Verified on the English Wiki as well.

Oh thanks! I know the answer is in some Japanese website! And I guess I can't find any info in the English wiki because I didn't realize her name is Miyako


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What happens to the human inside the titan when the titan dies?
Just to be clear I'm NOT talking about those who where swallowed.

We know that titans used to be humans and then somehow they transformed into titans.

When they kill a titan it completely Vaporizes and nothing is left.
So what happens to the human inside them?

Could it be like when Eren was testing his limits and each time he fused more with the titan body? If so, why could Ymir live in titan form for over 60 years and still transform back into human?

Arguably, a titan dies when the human inside dies - not the other way around.

I know that @Oded, but there is no reason that the human body vaporizes. titans are abnormally hot and when the brain dies and cannot control the regeneration, they vaporize. but the human body is not that hot so even when they die there is no reason for them to vaporize.

I will try and answer by spoiling as little as possible.
I have read all manga chapters (including the newest one, 91).

 We have two types of Titans (so far): shifters, and non-shifters. A shifter is a Titan whose human can voluntarily transform into and out of the Titan shape. As far as we know, shifters are only the 9 original Titans. We also know that there is a certain serum that can transform a human into a mindless Titan. This serum was injected to Ymir (the person) and like all other mindless Titans, she wandered around until she accidentally ate a human who was a Titan shifter (Reiner's and Bertlod's friend). As such Ymir transformed into a human, obtaining the power of the so-called "Dancing Titan".

Which brings me to the next spoiler (approximately manga chapter 88 and above):

 Only "The people of Ymir" (Eldians, including Eren and the people inside the walls) can be transformed into Titans. Furthermore, the people inside the walls live on an island called Paradis Island, although far from the shore. Knowing that, the Marley government gathers Eldians on top of a wall next to the shore (but far from the walls), injects them with the serum and throws them on the ground. These Titans wander around eventually finding the walls and creating problems for the people of the walls. (A nice counter strategy from Marley, using a weapon they cannot control). The plot thickens when Marley has managed to convince Eldians to fight for them. These Eldians, such as Reiner, Bertold, Annie, Zeke, each hold one of the 9 original Titans power, and can easily transform from Titan to human to Titan again.

To answer your question
1) If you are talking about Titan shifters
Then you cannot kill a Titan without killing the human inside. The methods used by the Survey Corps are pretty much cutting off their nape. If you cut the nape of a Titan-shifter, then you are left with the human body of that Titan-shifter. If you consume the spinal cord fluid of this human body, you will obtain his/her Titan-shifting power.
2) If you are talking about mindless Titans
Then if you cut off the nape, there is no trace left of the human who was turned into this Titan. As far as it is revealed, we cannot say if the person evaporated, died, or something else. It is assumed that the person inside a mindless Titan dies, when the nape of the Titan is cut off. Hange speculated that the spinal cord and the central nervous system of a mindless Titan functions separately from the body. Maybe that means that the human body simply turns into a mindless Titan, thus leaving no human body inside of such a Titan.
A list of the 9 original Titans is here

Well I was talking about the mindless ones. I got my answer thanks

I'm glad I helped :)

They die.
Spoilers below for those who don't follow the manga, but have just seen the Anime.

 As you mentioned that all Titans are actually humans, that have been converted into the Titans (currently unknown methods). All Titans are compelled to eat humans since there lies a possibility that they may be Titan Shifters. If the Titan dies the human who it was before is also dead, since there is now no way for it to turn back and the body vaporises.

For more spoilers and history about the Titans: http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Titans

please read the comment I wrote on the question

@Henjin You are postulating just a theory. A titan dies when the nape of their necks is cut, since the human if it was trapped is there, the titan dies when the human does. What happens to that body is just pure speculation  at this point.

why are you so mad? I was just wondering if any evidence or reason has been revealed yet and I missed it

@Henjin I am not mad, just pointing out the fact that as far as we know that the Titan dies by giving a sufficiently deep cut on its nape. We also just know that only Titan Shifters regenerate body parts and no one yet has been turned back to human except by eating other titan shifters. As I said the mechanism of titan conversion is unknown and we do not know how exactly it works. You may be right, but atm we have no evidence of that. Feel free to discuss this on chat. Lots of people follow Snk and would enjoy discussion, but its not really encouraged on the SE. Cheers.

Spoilers ! :
'Hange speculates that the spinal cord operates as an organ separate from the main Titan body. As such, it is concluded that most Titans have completely absorbed the human within, leaving only the central nervous system intact as the means of controlling the Titan body. '
So no need to ask what they becomes.
Source : http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Titans

Ok, a lot of spoilers from chapter 1-92 but pretty much:

 when Eldians are turned into mindless titans, their titan form 'absorbs' the human until only the spinal cord remains. When a soldier cuts the nape of the titan, he/she will sever the top of the spinal cord, therefore 'decapitating' the human inside, so like one of the other answers, it could be said that the titan only dies when the human (or what remains) is killed.


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What is the significance of the title "Usagi drop"?
I was wondering what was the meaning of the tile Usagi drop: literally it means "Bunny drop", but how is it related to the story? Is there some reference to somethings or is there some pun involved?

I think it's a slightly changed phrase meaning a child that has been abandoned by its parents, with the "child" replaced with "bunny". Coz she's cute.

@Hakase As far as I'm aware, there isn't any Japanese phrase/idiom that uses the word "drop" (in the context of abandonment or otherwise).

According to some guy on Chiebukuro in 2011, the author has never commented on the origin of the name.

As senshin has mentioned in his comment, the author has never commented on the origin of the name. Thus, there are only fans' interpretation...
According to Japanese fans (on Japanese Yahoo! Answers: 1, 2), the one that seems to make sense is:

Usagi Drop → Usagi's drop → rabbit's (falling) teardrop

The first link explains more in detail that in the last volume of the manga,

 Daikichi confessed to Rin why he took her over.

 Rin: Daikichi... you haven't met me before, but why you...
 Daikichi: Your face... your crying face when you parted with grandpa... somehow...

 The next panel shows Rin's crying face. Thus, Usagi = Rin.
 The conclusion is, the title is about Daikichi's determination to take Rin over when he saw her crying face.

Also, the anime's OP show a teardrop just before the title appears.
The second link explains it in short, that the title is a wordplay.

 "Usagi" means lonely, and "Drop" means teardrop.
 Combining the words, the title means Rin, a lonely crybaby.
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 Further reading: in Japan, there's a popular term "lonely rabbit" because it's believed that "a rabbit can die if it's left alone". Extending that, there's also "rabbit-type girl" which is described as "a girl who often feels lonely".

I believe this question is similar to

'Where is the sniper?' in this 2008 video 'CIA Entrance Exam'

The answer is

 'You are the sniper.' You're seeing the POV of the sniper, but you're led to believe that from your POV, you'll see the sniper somewhere else.

'Where/What/Who are the rabbits in Deceit?' for the game Deceit. Deceit features a lot of rabbits (oh rabbit / bunny like bunny drop) in the logo or posters or whatever, but you don't really see rabbits running around. So where are the rabbits in the deceit?

 The rabbits are the innocent who run away from the infected who are like lions or whatever.

Consider this image of Nino Nakano from The Quintessential Quintuplets

We see 4 out of 5 cards needed for a royal straight flush. Where is the Ace of Diamonds?

 It's not the diamonds on Nino's socks. Nino is the ace of diamonds.

Finally
So here, I haven't seen Bunny Drop / Usagi Drop, but after reading the plot preview, I immediately thought that the 'Bunny' is

 Rin, which is the same as Aki Tanaka♦'s answer.

What is this trope?
I think it's like Maybe The Real Treasure Was the Friends We Made Along the Way or the real treasure is the friends we made along the way. On tv tropes:

Worthless Treasure Twist

It's the Journey That Counts


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Why are Haki attacks not effective on admirals (akainu, Kizaru, aokiji) in one piece?
I don't have reputations enough so for that,
the most understandable answer is that they are not logia fruit users, i suspect that their are other types of devil fruit in which the body can produce as much amount of the matter(i unable to say the exact word) as they want. For example- admirals (more plasma, ice, or light), trebol( Donquixote Doflamingo family more sticky material), Blackbeard(more darkness), ace (more fire) etc. In such case the haki attack was only hits the matter covering their body and only able to scratch a little and therefore in this type of devil fruit power the body can be regained back to normal by just producing more matter.
Please upvote if You find this helpful.

You can ask and answer questions at any rep, that includes your own. If you reword this question into a more fleshed question and move your answer to the answers section, you'll fit the format of the site fine.

This isn't a "post your theory" site.

Obviously the admirals have logia-type fruit, check this:
Akainu fruit: Magu_Magu_no_Mi
Aokiji fruit: Hie_Hie_no_Mi
Kizaru fruit: Pika_Pika_no_Mi
The problem here was the level of the power of the haki, this case the Busoshoku haki.
You have a lot of examples of different battles where you can see that the level difference in this type of haki allows one user hit other. A clear case is the fight of Roronoa Zoro vs Pica, where Zoro manages to hit Pica thanks to that his haki is superior.
Also the admirals are it affected for this haki, this is clear when Rayleigh used Haki to stop Kizaru and even touched his Logia body.

The admirals are logia users, there isn't a fourth type of devil fruit.
They are one of the strongest, so weak punches won't hurt them that much.
The following parts will contain some spoilers for the Vegapunk arc.
We know that Aokiji and Akainu battled on Vegapunk, and Akainu came out as a winner. Akainu even lost one of his legs.
Haki users usually use armanent haki to both attack and defend themself from other attacks. You can see this in most battles between haki users, they harden their stomaches and arms to not get hit so easily.


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How did Light went unnoticed by his dad?
When Light's father was in deathbed, he looked at Light and confirmed that Light wasn't Kira by his Shinigami eyes since he was able to see his death date.
The only way his death date can become visible is if he doesn't have ownership of a death note with him at the current moment. If Light did not have any deathnote with him at that point, how he was able to keep his memory? And if he had a death note with him, why was his death date visible to his father?

If I'm not mistaken, Light kept a Death Note strapped to his body. I don't remember the exact mechanics of this though, so I'd have to check the details.

How to Use: XXIII:  .......all the memory involving that Death Note will remain as long as he maintains ownership of at least one other Death Note.

it was because Light didn't own the Death Note that was on his body, concealed by his clothing.
When the Kira Task Force got the Death Note from the New Kira in the Yotsuba Group, when Light touched the Death Note his memories returned however Kyosuke Higuchi was still alive and had ownership of the Death Note. with his restored memories Light remembered the details of his plan and used the scrap of the Death Note in his watch to kill him

Light also touches the Death Note while inspecting it, thereby regaining his memories of being the real Kira. Light then uses a Death Note scrap hidden in his watch to kill Higuchi.

Source: Kyosuke Higuchi - Appearance (last paragraph)
as he was holding the Death Note when Higuchi died Light became it's owner. After this Light gave up ownership of the Death Note but kept it on his body so he could retain his memories

Soichiro makes the Shinigami Eye Deal with Ryuk, allowing him to gain the Shinigami Eyes. Using the eyes, he is able to learn Mello's real name, though he is fatally wounded by Jose, one of Mello's gang members, and their bomb. Because Light has given up his Death Note to make his lifespan is visible while keeping one on him to prevent his memories from being erased, Soichiro dies happily believing that Light is not Kira.

Source: Soichiro Yagami - Plot (2nd Paragraph)
So for one to have their memories from their ownership of a Death Note they don't need to be the book's owner, they just need to be physically touching it.


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Are Elric brothers good at electronics?
There is at least one situation per Elric brother, when they have fixed radio device - e.g. Edward fixed transmitter sg. Fuery was working on, and Alphonse fixed broken radio in Reole (Liore?).
One of the principles of the alchemy is that if you want to create some thing, you should know how it works. Which leads me to conclusion, that both Elric brothers should have some education in terms of electronic devices, and radio technology.
Is there any additional information on this in anime/manga etc?

There isn't any in the manga or Brotherhood adaptation (and probably not in the 2003 series), but I don't know if there might be some in the light novels or guidebooks.

As you said, in order to create something with alchemy, a general understanding of how the object to be created works is required. This was discussed in the answer for this question. That means the Elric brothers must have some understanding of circuitry to fix a radio. They most likely came across it somewhere in their studies.


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What is the difference between the new version and the old one?
I want to watch Berserk, but there is 2 version of it. What is the difference between them? Is the new one continue of the old one or is it re-animation of the same story?
Where shall I start? It seems like a very powerful anime

According to this wiki article:

The old series begins with the Black Swordsman arc, continuing through
the Golden Age arc
The new series commences with the "Conviction" story arc, starting
around chapter 115 of the manga, and introduces Puck, Isidro, Farnese
and Serpico as characters.

So the new series picks up where the old series left off, the difference between the two is that the first series is anime drawn and the new series is primarily cgi.


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Why Japan makes most of Manga's which supplied to the world?
Almost 99% Manga are written in Japan. Why is that so? Do they have any culture which support it? e.g. Naruto, One Piece, Death Note, Fairy Tale, Bleach etc.

Well ... Mangas are from Japan initially, so it already explain why they are the ones publishing the most of those. And I don't know for others country, but in France, manga were seen like very violent comics by parents and disliked during some time because of that. Now that Manga have a better place in France, I think we don't create that much our own because we don't have at all the same culture and rhythm that Japanese. For having read some French mangas, the style is totally different and each volume takes a lot more time to come out compared to Japanese series.

As @Ise said, manga is Japanese, basically by definition (at least in English). Other countries produce comics, but they aren't manga basically by virtue of not being Japanese.

Yes, even when some 'french mangaka' publish something like a manga, we're more gonna see it like a curiosity and class it next to the mangas but not with them as saying 'this is a french interpretation of a manga'. After I don't know why exactly it didn't became like comics more 'universal' but I'm pretty sure again that it comes from the Japanese culture which is totally weird for outsiders and can't be well imitated.

Japan makes the world's manga because, manga is, by English-language definitions, Japanese. In reference to manga published in the United States, Wikipedia states:

[T]he original parent loan word, manga, is still used by publishers such as Tokyopop, Harper Collins, and various small presses as a blanket term for all of their bound graphic novels—without reference to origin or location of its creator(s). The significance of the word, however, has mutated outside Japan as a reference to comics originally published in Japan, regardless of style or language. Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the word manga as meaning "a Japanese comic or graphic novel", reflecting the change of the meaning this word has had once used outside Japan.
Because the word "manga" — being a Japanese loanword in English use – means comics initially published in Japan, there have been attempts to find more appropriate terms for the growing number of publications of manga created by non-Japanese authors. Beside the term “OEL Manga”, there is also the term “manga-influenced comics” (MIC) in use. For example, Megatokyo, which was scheduled to be published by the largest manga producer Kodansha, is still referenced as a "manga-influenced comic". (Emphasis mine)

Manfra is French manga-inspired comics, though, like original English-language "manga", it isn't what fits the common definition of manga used in the United States/in English.
Tl;dr: manga comes from Japan because that is the definition of manga. Western manga-inspired comics are sometimes referred to as manga but don't fit the commonly used definition.

There is also manhua which is Chinese, and manhwa, which is Korean. They do have their own styles which are distinct, but tend to have that style that reminds the reader of Manga. you could almost say that Comic Books are the Western equivalent, just that its not inspired by anything else.


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How much of the manga do I have to read before watching "Those Awaiting a Star"?
While reading reviews for The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star, I saw a number of reviewers who stated that the OVA requires some knowledge of the manga. One reviewer states that certain background elements are left unexplained in the OVA. Another who has not read the manga complains that the OVA is incomprehensible to him.
With this in mind, how much of the manga do I need to have read to understand the OVA? I would like to watch it, but I have not yet caught up to the current chapter (ch. 37).

I started watching Those Awaiting a Star despite my concerns. I am currently on ch. 15 of the manga, and I didn't have any trouble understanding the first episode. I did notice, however, certain details that would require knowledge of certain manga chapters:

Early in the episode, Ruth speaks to Chise as a dog. Later, he transforms into a boy to eat breakfast with her and Elias. Understanding this requires the viewer to have finished reading the arc where Ruth is introduced and where he becomes Chise's familiar. In other words, the viewer must have finished reading ch. 12.
Reference is made to Chise being a Slay Vega. The OVA also depicts Chise as being haunted by her ability to see magical creatures invisible to others as a child. Both of these aspects of Chise were discussed prior to the Ruth arc. (Unfortunately, I forgot the exact chapters, particularly since some of the information in question is spread out over several chapters.)
One reviewer complains that we are not introduced to Elias or given an explanation for why Chise is studying magic. Personally, I do not think we actually need to know either. As far as I am concerned, this can simply be handwaved as part of the worldbuilding or plot construction. Either way, sufficient context is given in the beginning chapters of the manga, in the first volume. The above also holds for Angelica's appearance at the beginning.

Since everything above is explained in enough detail by the point in the manga where Ruth appears and becomes a familiar, it would appear sufficient that an OVA viewer at least read the manga up to ch. 12, if not finish vol. 3. (Although Ruth's attachment to Chise happens in ch. 12, it took me until ch. 14 to properly understand that Ruth could shape-shift.)

I'll edit this if necessary once I finish watching the OVA: there's still one unreleased episode.


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Different any art styles for characters
So, here's an example. In Shakugan no Shana, you've got all the normal thing you'd see. But then, in the specials, the characters are different. They aren't different, but their art is.

Is there a name by which one would call these by?
This doesn't just apply to Shakugan no Shana, applies to many other animes.

possible Chibi?

@Memor-X Wow! Thanks for your fast response. It seems that it is called chibi. Thanks

In most cases when a character is drawn a different style that is shorter than normal, and is still the same character, it would be a form Japanese caricature called super deformed or SD for short. The term chibi literally means a short or small person, in this context refers to something that's short and usually cute. A chibi version of a character would be a different character, or maybe that character in the past when they were younger. For example the character Chibi-Usa from Sailor Moon is essentially a younger version of main character Usagi, but still a distinct character. Chibi-Usa isn't a caricature of Sailor Moon, she's drawn like any other child her age. On the other the super deformed giant robots in Mobile Suit SD Gundam are caricatures of the normal sized giant robots in previous Gundam series. They aren't drawn simply as smaller version of the robots, instead they have exaggerated heads that are about half as tall as the entire robot.
To put in a western context, super deformed is like getting your portrait drawn by one of those street artists you can find in areas frequented by tourists.  Something like chibi would be the series Baby Looney Toons where the characters were all infant versions of the classic Looney Toons characters.

It seems this would be called Chibi. Thanks to Memor-X!

And in extreme cases, "SD", which stands for "Super Deformed".


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Dragon Ball Super anime and manga. Do elements and concepts which exists in one, also exists in the other?
Until now, we've seen some elements from the Dragon Ball Super anime which doesnt appear in the manga, and viceversa, some elements from the manga which doesnt exist in the anime. For example, in the anime we've seen the super saiyajin blue kaioken and the super saiyan rage transformation, but we havent seen those in the manga, and in the manga we've seen (recently added spoilers)

 Vegeta going super saiyan god (red) and a a technique where Vegeta is constantly switching from super saiyan god red and blue, red in repose and blue in brief moments of time when he attacks, to save energy and stamina

Do elements from one anime exists in the manga and viceversa? Or some elements are unique to each version and they wont appear in the other?

You can consider the manga as more logical and official material than the anime. As evidence, I will point out that the main idea of the manga and plot/detail is as requirement from Toriyama, while anime is just based on an outline of Toriyama, since Toei Animation considers it more like as child-oriented commercial animation. That's why some out of character moments and plot holes appear.


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How did all the Gods of Destruction come to see the fight?
I thought that the Gods of Destruction sleep and once they awaken they go on a destruction spree.
But how were all the Gods of Destruction able to come to the fight in the Zen-oh exhibition match?

Zen-oh is supereme in lead of all, so every one has to obey the order :P

They are the god of destruction, meaning that they have a role to fulfill. Aka destroying planets. But however someone/something far more superior has passed this role on to them. That is the Zen-oh sama. He is powerful enough to wipe-out their entire universe if he wishes to in the blink of an eye. The gods... rather anyone with a role in the universe knows about his might. In order to at least stay alive they will have to abide to anything he says as he simply destroys things he doesn't like on a whim. Remember black Goku? Even Goku knew that they had to leave quickly while everyone else didn't really bother to... but they survived.
The gods that were sleeping were probably wakened by their angels (equivalents of Whis). They can ofcourse refuse, but that gives Zen-oh a chance to eradicate their entire universe, as if they never existed.
The arc from when Zen-oh was introduced up until now simply prove how much power he possesses due to the gods fearing him. And ofcourse due to the fact that any creature, with a role in making things in the universe go smoothly, shows a LOT respect and doesn't disagree with Zen-oh.
Whis for example is at least 1000x stronger than Beerus (http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:541859) and he is nothing compared to Zen-oh. Beerus knows pretty well that if Whis shows respect to anyone that he should as well unless he wants to cause trouble for himself... and perhaps the entire universe.
Even the gods that know about the uhmm punishment for not winning (not trying to spoil) aren't demanding other things from him, rather they are showing kind words in a manipulative way in order to not be punished... which they would've been anyway without the universe tournament. At least now 1 won't be punished... anyway back to your question.
Apart from the unknowning creatures anyone fears Zen-oh, because in the end they all want to survive, hence why they listen instantly to anything from Zen-oh.