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Are there any relations between the different "sagas" in Pokémon Special/Pokémon Adventures manga?
The Pokémon Special manga series, the "main" Pokémon manga adaptation, has about 40 volumes and take place along all the Pokémon "generations" but how are they related to each other?
I mean, the main characters in each saga changes, so I don't understand how or if they are related to each other or are some kind of "different series" under the same title.

Pokemon Adventures is divided into several distinct parts, or adventures. There are twelve major divisions at present. Namely

Pokémon Adventures: Red, Blue & Green
Pokémon Adventures: Yellow
Pokémon Adventures: Gold, Silver & Crystal
Pokémon Adventures: Ruby & Sapphire
Pokémon Adventures: FireRed & LeafGreen
Pokémon Adventures: Emerald
Pokémon Adventures: Diamond & Pearl
Pokémon Adventures: Platinum
Pokémon Adventures: HeartGold & SoulSilver
Pokémon Adventures: Black & White
Pokémon Adventures: Black 2 & White 2
Pokémon Adventures: X & Y

Basically all adventures take place in the same Pokemon world (see map below), but at different locations. Since the manga is based on the video games it makes sense that the protagonists change from adventure to adventure, but they remain in the same timeline and world. They remain at different locations, but their stories intertwine at many occasions. It is therefore not surprising that protagonists from earlier adventures reoccur in later chapters. This can, for example, be seen when in the third adventure all gym leaders from Kanto have to compete with those of Johto at the 10th Pokemon league. It can also be seen in the third adventure that all seven aforementioned protagonists have to work together to defeat the main villain in the Last Battle from chapter 167 to 180.

I guess you could say that the adventures are seen from professor Oak's point of view, since in that same chapter 180 we can see how Crystal finished the pokedex. She completed the Pokedex with data on the remaining Pokemon of the original 251 known Pokemon at the time. At this point we can see Professor Oak say

The truth is, about 100 new Pokemon have appeared and I'd thought of asking her to help...

I doubt those 100 Pokemon just appeared. The people of the Hoenn region are probably well aware of the existence of these Pokemon, but professor Oak, might just recently have heard about them. So in that sense, we see the world evolve from the point of view of those from Kanto and especially professor Oak as the most frequent recurring character in the series.
Map of the Pokemon world

Of all the Pokemon regions I liked New Kalos the most... Please mention when you're using unofficial art because there is no map of the Pokemon World.


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Where is it raining exactly?
Is the abnormal rain only in Tokyo? Is it all over Japan? World wide? Does it follow Hina?
I don't think it's world wide, or the consequences would have been much greater.
On the other hand we see sea level rising a lot, flooding Tokyo. Shouldn't water just "flow" and rise almost evenly everywhere? Does it imply that everywhere in the world the seas have risen?

The movie does not address much directly outside Tokyo. But the novelization gives a bit more context.

 It's mentioned that undoing her sacrifice means the rain resumes, flooding Japan for years to come. By the time Hodaka returns in 2024 to see Hina, most of Tokyo has been one third submerged, affecting the shape of the Kanto Plain.

This implies that the primary impact was on Tokyo and the Kanto region.

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How does Myouga Unzen's "Math Language" work?
Just recently I have watched both seasons of Medaka Box. I think it was in the early second season where Myouga Unzen first appeared and spoke in numbers. I don't know if it was just in my case, but not all of her lines were translated, so I thought that it might be interesting to know, if it's possible to translate it or if the numbers are just randomly put there.
If it's possible, please show me how or give me a reference to where it's described how to.

Well, would have to have a list of her phrases and the numbers assigned to it to know weather they are random or not in first place. 4136163735641? means "Did You Think You Were the Strongest Here or Something?" (お前最強ってなんだと思う？, Omae Saikyō tte Nanda to Omou?) in Myouga Unzen's self-created language. Looking at this example Omae and Omou are assigned to 41

There is only 1 line "untranslated", as far as I know, both in the manga and anime, which the line (first ever?) she spoke after appearing and knocking down Medaka. I don't watch/follow this series so there might be more, but I think that line is the one: 564212412097135 163845618641984 612401842619842 617246109842671 927481124124 2354!

If someone is proficient in Japanese, they can try researching it with keywords "めだかボックス 数字言語". I found a link to Japanese Yahoo! Answers here. There is a list of words, but eventually, some just answered "It's a random number".

You can use this http://homepage3.nifty.com/tawarayutaka/ipage/suujigengo/eumazeu4103641.html and try to find out the answer. You will need to find the missing number translate them into Japanese, and translate them back into English.

I can't comment, but it's not the words that are being used, because in the English dub, both "I'll have to attack again!" and "Here's one more!" come from "21487214". Therefore it might have something to do with the intent of the words being said as both phrases have an aggressive intent.

The English dub is translated from the original Japanese and sometimes is given creative freedom to modify the script, so it might not be the real translation.

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Pure Blood devil and their Chess pieces
After war, the number of pure blood devil number decreased and almost went extinct except for 3 clan who did survive. So they are taking humans to increase their numbers in the form of chess pieces. I have only watched the anime and information about Raiser Phoenix's chess pieces was very little. However, it was mentioned that his own sister Ravel Phoenix was a bishop who was revived as demon. What does it mean - isn't she a demon already?
Does that mean Rias Gremory is also servant of higher rank devil, or every pure blood devil are king and they choose their chess pieces/servant except Ravel Phoenix's case where she died and revived as demon as other piece of chess?
And to be chosen as a chess piece, must the person die or not, since the word revived is used. What are the conditions for someone to be chosen the servant? Can it be anyone?

I read the light novel, and you got it wrong. It wasn't that only 3 devils survived. Think of it more like they were an endangered species (more than 3), and to increase their number one devil created the chess pieces. When a devil wants a servant, it doesn't limit to just humans, it can be any creature (devils included, i.e. Ravel). For example, a dragon that trains Issei is actually a devil as well. As for someone having to die before they can be a devil is false, it's more like they are just reborn as a devil when they are turn into a servant.
Both Rias and Ruval are pure bloods meaning their parents are devils. In Rias' case, she has no King, but she could if another devil wanted her as their servant (which is the case with Ravel).
Lastly, not all Kings are pure bloods. I'm pretty sure the first season explains that if Issei tries hard enough, he can get his own set of chess pieces making him the King.

Please check whether I got the names and terminologies correct.

@user7746 3 in my question mean 3 clan, like Gremory,Phoenix with pure blood. Did you mean same ? And i think you did not answer my last two question about condition.

@mirroroftruth: The name of the daughter of Phenex house in katanaka is レイヴェル・フェニックス (Reiveru Fenikusu), so Ravel is one way to write it (and I think it fits better this way). There is also Ruval (ルヴァル Ruvaru), who is the eldest son of the Phenex house. However, I don't know who the answerer is referring to.

@nhahtdh i misunderstand it. when you wrote Ruval because i was asking about Ravel. I think i should edit may question with appropriate name

From what i remember from the light novel:
In DxD a set of chess pieces are granted to "high class" demons, demons are a tiered class society, so if Issei managed to climb the social ladder he will be granted his set of chess pieces despite he being a human born demon. Demons are extremely elitists so climbing is really hard, that's the reason that most sets of pieces are in possession of pure blood demons.
Also after the war there were 72 surviving houses "the 72 pilars" not just 3, but their numbers were scarce, so in order to increase their numbers they came up with the chess piece system (minor spoiler: heaven will do something similar), those 72 clans are what is considered pure blood, because of desesperate measures taken to increase numbers after the war

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Is Minato a Jinchuuriki?
I wonder why Minato is categorized as a Jinchuuriki, considering the following:

Madara couldn't be Ten-Tails' host because he's re-animated, and he has to force Obito to revive him
Minato is re-animated, just like Madara, and yet he has half the Kurama inside

It's possible that he sealed in him half of Kurama before he died, and yet why on earth Kurama wasn't reincarnated
Or Kurama was sealed in unusual manner that Minato's case defied the norm on sealing tailed beast

i think the other kurama didn't die when sealed on a dying host which is the 4th Hokage. He just been sealed inside of Shiki Fūjin.

I also wonder why can't Madara be a jinchuuriki, but the reanimated former jinchuirikis can.

Let's make things straight:

The former Jinchuuriki, reanimated and reinfused with their respective Bijuu, had the Yin-element rod channel the chakra back from the Gedo Mazo. Once removed, Tobi had to quickly re-seal them inside of the statue, or risk them being freed.
The seal wasn't a permanent seal, like Naruto's or Killer Bee's, it was a temporary seal used for battling and then removing easily.
Minato's case is a bit different. Minato used the Shiki Fuujin to seal Kurama's Yin half inside of himself, but then, he himself got sealed, along with Kurama's half, into the Death God. That's why the Yin half of Kurama never revived (As it was still sealed), and that's why when Minato got reanimated with Edo Tensei, Kurama was already part of the deal.
Madara, however, cannot be a Jinchuuriki because when he died, he wasn't. The Edo Tensei revives people at certain states of their lives (usually the time of their deaths, but not always), Madara was not a Jinchuuriki anytime in his life.

Minato (4th hokage) even said it that he sealed half the nine tails into Naruto he sealed the yang half of the nine tails in Naruto while sealing the yin half in him self...meaning that right now both Naruto and Minato are jinchuriki's of the nine tails.

Could you add to your answer when this was said, so that future readers will be able to find it?

No, Minato was not a Jinchuuriki. He used reaper death seal to control the excess amount of chakra to contain the tailed beast inside his body.


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Do some Devil Fruits allow the user to swim in water?
If someone had for example a "wood" devil fruit, his body would be entirely made out of wood. Would it be possible then to swim on the water, because naturally wood "swims" or at least floats in the water?
Or does the sea eliminate his wood power and give him his normal body back, so he would drown?

Will smoke (Smoker DF power) drown? all DF user lose whatever their power if they're thrown at the sea

@HachikujiMayoi yeah, but smoker can naturally change between smoke and normal body, what if he would be like luffy and can't change his body.

@HachikujiMayoi They indeed lose their power, but some paramecia keep their body element though, similar to how luffy is still rubber even after jumping into the ocean.

added water in title to be specific because there is devil fruit that allow you to swim, if that is not what you want to ask then you can rollback.

No, there are no Devil Fruits that allow a user to swim in water. Every Devil Fruit user has the same basic weakness.
Since wood is lighter than water, he might be able to float on the water though. While floating on the water, you are submerged for over 50%, which would result in energy drainage for fruit users and make the user unable to move and even if he could master some energy to move his arms or legs, if he wants to move through the water he has to put them in the water, submerging himself more and losing even more energy. So my guess would be that the user would not drown and be able to motionlessly float around the ocean. He has to go into the water laying face up though or he would not be able to breath and still drown anyway (but not sink). So I guess if such a user falls into the water and would emerge with his head first fast enough before passing out, he might be able to survive, but probably not for long.

yeah i had the same thoughts, thx for your confirmation

I would like to add that there is most deffinantly a devil fruit that allows you to swim.
Senor Pink has the Sui Sui no Mi, it just doesnt allow him to swim in water.
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sui_Sui_no_Mi

@ChenOrihara Well yes, that's true, I'll add "water" to my answer.


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What are the processes involved betwen job submission and rewards?
According to Fairy Tail Wiki, there are different types of jobs with different levels of difficulty. From my understanding, any guild member can apply for the job and gets permission according to their level. There are some exceptions where the client ask for specific candidate(s), like in the case of Warrod Sequen. Marijane seems to be involved in job processing.
So I want to know the details on how the jobs are processed - from the moment the client submits the job to when the client rewards for job completion. If there are any other processes that are not mention below, feel free to add them to the list.

Are jobs submitted to every guild as advertisement or only to a specific Guild?
Is every job accepted by guild? And who is responsible for this?
Who is responsible for assigning the ranks of the jobs and giving permission to guild members to take the job if requested?
How does the payment work after the jobs are completed?
What happens when the mission fails?

If different guilds have different processes, then please use Fairy Tail guild as example.

I send out a mail to Kodanshi to see if they are willing to provide some answers regarding this (aka if they can make Mashima sensei answer it). Let's see if we can get a answer from them :)

Okay after doing some research I will try to answer this to the best of my ability. For a disclaimer after a few hours of searching I couldn't find a source that explain the job system in detail.
1. Are jobs submitted to every guild as advertisement or only to a specific Guild?
As we already know that there is a job board in every guild hall that has a listing of jobs that are currently available to mages to complete for compensation. We can assume very important jobs that need attending to immediately are most likely posted through every guild with the idea that enough mages will look at it and someone will accept the job. For smaller jobs with smaller rewards they are most likely categorized by locale. A mage is not going to travel all the way across Fiore for a small reward. These jobs are most likely posted only in the guild closest to the area of request. Another good assumption is that every S-Class, SS-Class, 10 Year, and 100 Year jobs are all posted to every guild hall. The reason being that there are not that many S-Class mages so they would need to be posted throughout every guild hall so the few S-Class mages have a chance to see them.
2. Is every job accepted by guild? And who is responsible for this?
We can assume that not every job is accepted and completed. This is why there are 10 year and a 100 year jobs. As for how jobs are accepted it is a safe bet that the guild will contact either the Mage Council or the patron about the acceptance of the job. For an example if Natsu accepts a job he tells Mirajane and she contacts either of the two about the job being accepted. Once the job has been accepted if there are any other guilds that have the job posted they most likely are contacted to remove the job and keep it removed unless the job does not get competed.
3.Who is responsible for assigning the ranks of the jobs and giving permission to guild members to take the job if requested?
As is known there are multiple tier levels for a mage. They are as follows: Guild Master, S-Class Mage, Mage. As we have seen in the anime there was a special area in the Fairy Tail guild hall that was only accessible for the S-Class mages. This is most likely a first check system in place so that regular mages are not allowed to accept S-Class jobs. It is also very likely that the Magic Council has detailed lists on every Mage in a legal guild and knows exactly how many S-Class mages there are in every guild. Once an S-Class or above job is accepted they probably have to approve it before sending the acceptance to the patron. Communication could possibly be handled by use of Lacrima.
As stated in the wiki the Magic Council: " are responsible for the events caused by Mages." This means that all of the events or jobs that can have mage involvement are constructed by the Magic Council. It would make sense for them to rank the jobs because most of the Council are very powerful mages and should be able to gauge how easily a job can be completed.
4. How does the payment work after the jobs are completed?
Like with most job it doesn't make sense not to assume that after the job has been completed and verified the patron will send the payment to the guild. The guild will them distribute the payment to the mage.
5. What happens when the mission fails?
We see this happen with Gildarts Clive, he undergoes a 100 year job and is unable to complete the job. Like I mentioned earlier if the job is not completed it will go back on the board until the next mage accepts it.
Once again this is not a 100% for sure correct answer to this particular question. I merely put an answer together from research based on the different wiki's and situations from the anime. If I find an actual explanation as to how this works I will modify my answer accordingly.

Great response! I think that this is probably the most comprehensive answer you're likely to get, given the paucity of official material available on the subject, short of Mashima-sensi or Kodansha publishing more details.

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What manga is Mur Mur reading?
In the anime Mur Mur reads manga sometimes. What are these manga?

It's a fictional manga magazine featuring a few different chapters from different series.  The word シュシュ in japanese means an elastic band of some sort.

I don't have any context to base this on, but シュシュhere could be an irregular way to write しゅうしゅう (collection/variety), which might make more sense than naming it after scrunchies.

@LoganM yeah, I believe you might be right on that one.

To me the first one looks like a manga magazine. So it includes more than one manga. And the magazine is called "Shushu". I assume it is a fictional magazine since I can't seem to find information about it.


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How can Kazakiri Hyouka appear in a photograph but not be seen in surveillance camera footage?
As we know about Kazakiri Hyouka, nobody has seen her and knows about her appearance.In episode 21 at 16:15, Yomikawa tries to confirm the existence of the 2nd outsider with Tsukuyomi Komoe. Later, in episode 22 14:25  Tsukuyomi Komoe states that Hyouka didn't appear on any surveillance cameras in the school, but later, in Game Center, she appears in a photograph taken in the photo booth, with Index. It might be possible because she manifested in the real world when she touched Index. But she should have before after that, while getting leaving the school.
Tsukuyomi Komoe does say that nobody knows how she entered the school, but doesn't talk about how she got out without appearing on camera. But Yomikawa's question does imply that she didn't appear at all.
Yomikawa might have viewed all the footage and looked for info about the outsiders but didn't find anything on Kazakiri Hyouka.
So why wasn't she seen in the surveillance camera footage after she manifested in the real world?

Okay, I gotta sleep... So... Could ya add some citations via the Funimation Subs / Dubs? 'Cause the I can't find any mention of Surveillance Cameras and Hyouka in the Wiki page on her Arc...

@Malandy i added the episode and time.

@Malandy i really appreciate your edit but the YouTube video is not available in my region and i think time and episode are enough.

Oh... Sorry! ... I could try and find screenshots, or make them... shrugs ... Hope you get an answer you like!

Well, she's unstable, so her qualities change every once in as while, making it possible that she was observable by a surveillance camera at one point and not another...
Surveillance cameras may also work differently from photographs, making her able to be seen in the latter, even if her qualities were the same.
Lastly, the surveillance cameras are likely monitored by Aleister, especially the ones in That School, and he erased Hyouka's presence because he didn't want her revealed or something, but a photo camera isn't connected, and so he can't hide her presence there.

If your question is "Why didn't Yomikawa find any info on Hyouka?", perhaps its just because there was no information to find. She's totally new. There wouldn't be much, if any information on her generated in less than a day out in public?

no, your 1st answer did tried to answer my question but not completely, and about Aleister, i need more information which shows that camera monitoring is done by him, coz that is very small job for his post.

@mirroroftruth - How far in the series are you? Are you only working with the Anime? 'Cause more informative answers might need spoilers for the Light Novels. ... I think he'd be following Hyouka's movements 'cause she's so important, so he knows what cameras he'd need to hack, etc?

Yes, anime only. I don't mind spoiler.It will be enough if you can show that the information of footage provided to Yomikawa has benn tampered by Aleister

@mirroroftruth Aleister, as the ruler of Academy City, is in a position to monitor everything that goes in the city. In one point in the anime a character invading the city uses this fact to talk directly to him, knowing he would be monitoring all communications. Given his interest Touma it wouldn't be surprising if he was monitoring Touma's high school in particular. The anime also makes it clear that Hyouka herself is almost as important to Aleister's plans. The only problem with this theory is that I don't see why he would feel the need to erase the footage.

@RossRidge - Okay, so Komoe did check the security footage... Aleister likely wants to keep Hyouka sorta secret?

@RossRidge yeah, i agree that Aleister control everything but i just want the source which shows that Aleister do tamper the information, does not matter form which episode or season, must be canon.

@mirroroftruth I don't think you're going to find anything in the anime (and probably the light novels, but I haven't read them) that proves any of Malandy's three theories correct, or any other for that matter. It's entirely possible the anime added the photo booth scene as fan service without any consideration of the inconsistency it would produce. However it's easy enough to hand wave away. Given Hyouka's very unusual nature I think the simplest explanation is Malandy's first theory, that she changed from being invisible to cameras to being visible, is the most likely.

@RossRidge but that is not possible, as explained in anime, Hyouka does not know anything about her power and control it, which means 1st one is not possible(if it is theory), i don't know about the 2nd theory about surveillance camera and photograph unless explained about the way they work in different manner and the last which is the one tries to answer my question but the information is less

@mirroroftruth No one is saying she consciously was hiding from the security cameras. Just like how she involuntarily became visible and invisible to humans, she could have involuntarily became visible and invisible to cameras.


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Whose and When did Clare felt the aura of yoma as strong and ominious as of Riful for the first time?
In Claymore manga, chapter 45, The Witch's Maw, Part 5(21), Clare says that she has felt aura of yoma as strong and ominious as of Riful only one time before in her life.

But I don't remember her where she might have felt that aura. Among the awakened she met on her life which were shown in manga, Priscilla is the only one which have aura that powerful. But at that time, Clare was still human so she can't feel the aura.
As there are 3 case where she met the awakened(IIRC). One is the male awakened, second one is when she meets no 4 Ophelia, which was killed by Ophelia by herself and last one is the awakened Ophelia. Among three, I don't think anyone has as powerful aura as Riful.
Another option is, Clare is not talking about awakened but about the Claymore from number 1-5. As number 3 Galatea was with Clare in this fight, so she is out of the list. It can't be Number 1 Alicia and Number 2 Beth because they appear very late in manga. As remaining is number 5 Rafael, she does have enormous aura but they have never met each other. And she did felt something while walking away from Irene but not sure that was aura of Rafael or vanishing aura of Irene.
I tried out to find the time and the person but didn't find anything.
When did Clare felt the aura of yoma as strong and ominious as of Riful for the first time? Whose aura was that?

While it's true that normal human can't sense youki aura, those with sharp sixth sense can, So it's not that human can't feel their aura, but it's just hard to do. From Claymore 86, The Touch's Sin.

And it's true that you said she met 3 Awakened Beings but none of them were on Abyssal One caliber. Now, you mentioned that Clare might not be talking about the awakened being rather one of Claymore warrior, while this is probably true but considering what Galatea said right after that, they must be talking about the enemy rather than their fellow warrior.

Now this left us with only one possible choice, Priscilla. But did Clare really feel her aura? We don't know for sure about that. However, she saw Priscilla killing Teresa, and when she faced her at close distance, she was overcame by fear, trembled by her presence. From Claymore 24, Marked For Death 7

Now that Clare can feel their yoma, she must have remembered that feeling and realize how strong Priscilla's aura actually was.

can you change the 1st pic with a bit bigger one, it is really hard to read

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I tried to add and change some context, if it changes the meaning, you can roll it back

1st pic does give the proof that human can feel the aura, yes you mentioned it doesn't say that clare has six sense, if it can be proved, it must have been priscilla's aura

Like I said, she must have remembered that feeling and realize what she felt was actually Pricilla strong aura. But I have to admit this answer is based on elimination process rather than solid proof - of which, as far as I concern, there is none

That would be when she was with Teressa of the saint smile and came face to face with freshly awakened Priscilla.

Do you have any thing to show that clare can feel the aura of yoma in human condition, coz that time clare was still pure human

If possible, also include the sources/references (e.g. online wiki, episode/chapter number, etc.) to back up the answer.


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Nami look-alike in episode 144
In episode 144, around 15:45 of One Piece, while salvaging the ship of a navigator that fell from the sky, Sanji came across a picture. The woman in the picture looked almost exactly like Nami.

It can't be a coincidence because Nami is a prodigy when it comes to navigation, and picture of her look-alike just happen to be at a navigator's ship.
Was that just a coincidence? Is there any theory related to that picture?

I'm not sure if this is completely related, but Oda kinda draws all the female characters the same (with exception of course) - so maybe that's why you would think the woman looks like Nami.

if the image i posted is the image you are talking about then i don't see any similarity. Having similar face in anime or manga is common. and check this out might have some information

Oda likes to draw older historically significant characters like their modern day counterparts. Showing the parallel between them via similar faces and features. This is shown through the similarities between Zoro and Sword God Ryuma (They are technically related) as well as the similarities between Luffy and Roger at the same age.
It could just be that since Nami is a prodigy in navigation, she shares a lot of similarities in design with another great navigator at the time. Purely off of the Author's way of designing characters that parallel.

Not confirmed but the popular belief is that the picture reminds Sanji of his mother.
This is a foreshadow of Sanji and his relationship with his mother. It is addressed in the latest arc the Whole Cake Island arc.

This could be Nami's mother because Nami wanted to become a navigator. That means that this trait could be inherited by her mother. And since Nami was a lost child and Oda never mentioned her real father or mother, there could be some mystery going on.
Also, Nami could be another D because her full name hasn't been revealed yet.
Note that this is a theory though.


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Roronoa Zoro's sense of climate/aura/motion and other observation capabilities
It's not a luck or co-incidence, of all people Zoro sensed first that their Ship isn't moving (when they entered Calm belt for the first time)
In episode 385 he sensed (along with Nami) change in climate before Serpent Currents emerged.
There are several incidences he has sensed changes in Climate and motion before all (or along with Nami, who's a navigator) in the series
Is it zoro's Kenbunshoku Haki, which was active all time? or does he have any special ability? Isn't it noteworthy? I don't see any sources highlighting this ability of his (even in Wiki)!

Sharp senses huh, except when it comes to directions.

@Dimitrimx, I'm a true fan of his navigation skills. :P

I'd like to know the answer! Nice question.
Zoro has "inner peace" XD (Could be one solution)

Well Zoro can hear even inanimate objects breathe as we remember from his fight with mr. 1, so that might be related.

As per One Piece wiki

Kenbunshoku Haki, also known as Mantra on Skypiea, is a form of Haki that allows the user to sense the presence of others, even if they are concealed from view or too far to see naturally.

This is the aura which is seen through Kenbunshoku Haki.

The user can also use this Haki to predict an opponent's moves shortly before they make them, thereby making the attack much easier to evade with enough skill. This prediction appears to the user as an image or brief "premonition" of what the opponent will do in the user's mind's eye, and the damage the user will take if the attack actually "hits". It appears that the more killing intent the enemy has, the easier they are to predict. Although, more skilled users can predict future moves whether there are ambient murderous intents or not.

Hence, Zoro detecting the change in climate can't be  a consequence of his Kenbunshoku Haki, because it's inanimate and has nothing to do with a living thing. It's not possible to detect the "aura" of climate either.

Though the power allows the user to predict most attacks, it can be circumvented by various means. It cannot predict inherently random attacks; for example, Luffy managed to bypass Enel's Mantra by bouncing his fists off a nearby wall, to prevent himself and thus Enel from knowing where they would land.

As for Zoro sensing the halt of the ship in the Calm Belt, it's highly unlikely that it was his Kenbunshoku Haki as well because the Straw Hats had merely begun their journey then, and noone was aware of their Haki, or even unconsciously used it. Not to mention, the halting of their ship was not intentional (a result of the action of another living thing).
I think it's more of Zoro keeping an eye out for changes in the surroundings than it being his Haki.

Well said Ashish :) I've added some more points and posted a new answer too.

I think it's a case of Zoro always being cautious and alert much like a Samurai as opposed to him subconsciously using haki.
We see evidence of this in Whiskey Peak where Zoro doesn't put his guard down against the villagers and ensures limits his drinking when the crew were partying which pays off when we find out they were bounty hunters.

true sir agreed! upvoted

I do agree with Ashish Gupta's answer. Also would like to add some more points to it:
Evidently Zoro is given a duty of Monitoring the surroundings, generally sits(or sleeps) on top of the ship.
This Duty, however was never announced. And shown to be shared by other strawhat members too. So not sure if he chose it himself or his team members acknowledged his ability. But the SHP team does depend on his observation skills.
As Ashish noted, it's definitely not an "Observation Haki" but could merely be a presence of mind and cautiousness, perhaps a sign of a true swordsman..


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Why don't the 6 paths of Pein feel pain?
When Ibiki tried to torture one of the six paths of pein, why doesn't she(?) feel the pain? Isn't the pein a living being?

When Ibiki tortured the Animal Path, he realized his techniques were not working

Ibiki attempted to torture and interrogate the Animal Path, but soon realised that it was unable to feel pain, and seemed to be cold like a corpse.

because the real Pain is the only one that is living. The different paths are all corpses and controlled though the black roads that are in them

Nagato created the Six Paths of Pain out of corpses that he controlled remotely


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Can Katsuki Bakugo fly as much as he wants with his explosion quirk?
In My Hero Academia, we see several times Bakugo using his explosion quirk to lift himself to mid-air and fly to increase his speed. How much can he uses this technique to fly? Can he fly as much as he wants or is he limited to fly a few metres above the ground?

I can't remember this being elaborated in the manga, but since it is very serious of the mechanics of the quirks, we can find out ourselves. I'll use this page as reference.

Katsuki's Quirk allows him to sweat nitroglycerin from his palms and detonate it at will to create explosions.

So as long as he sweats, he can fly. This effect is in fact achieved by being on the right side of the shock wave of the explosion. However:

These explosions, especially when used repeatedly in rapid succession, were actually shown to have a negative impact on Katsuki's arms.

So there is a limit.
To actually fly and not just "jump" midair, he would need to navigate the explosions constantly, adjusting their strength and also needing a really big amount stored if he wants to fly long distances, which on the other hand he needs to carry.
So if Bakugo wanted to fly, think of him as an Iron Man without repulsors in his shoes (allowing him only to navigate and accelerate/decelerate with the hands) on short fuel with every second of the repulsors being on taking a burden on his arms. Not really flying.

Tl;Dr Bakugo isn't flying at all. He is jumping and augmenting himself using his Explosion quirk. There is no actual flying involved, though he may seem to be floating (much like Midoriya) in the slowmos.
We see him do the exact same thing multiple times throughout the anime/manga.

He does this when he sent threw the baseball flying or the sprint/long jump in the Quick Apprehension Test.

He shows more adaptability with his precision and control by jumping and changing directions during the Trial Battle

The main proof his "inability" to fly while jumping really high comes during the Sports Festival. Cero had to use tape to control his dissent. If he could maneuver himself, Cero wouldn't have needed to help.

The most lengthy and continuous use of his explosion is the so called "Special Move" used by Bakugo using his explosions to rotate while propelling himself like a bullet, the Howitzer Blast seen in finals vs Todoroki

His inability to maneuver shows a lack of ability, but not the impossibility to learn it.

he can fly but crudely. He's moving through the air without having to touch the ground so I suppose it counts. His limit would be how much he can sweat and how long he can endure his own explosions. Elevation-wise,he has no real limits there. He's flown all the way up to catch Kirishima's hand which was well above some multistory buildings. He's also flown low like in the Quirk Apprehension Exam.


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Can the Kai earings(Potara Earings) be used again and again to keep fusing individuals?
Supreme Kai and Kibito fused using the Kai Earrings. Can now Kibito Kai use the earrings again to fuse with another?
I searched for this and found no creditable source.
I know for a fact that the ear rings still work, since they were offered by Kibito Kai to Goku and Vegeta before the battle against Kid Buu. However they destroyed it. So could Kibito Kai use it to fuse again?
Edit: Accepted answer has added a somewhat relevant frame. It doesn't make it explicit but seems to indicate that fused individuals such as Elder kai, Kibito Kai and Vegeto can no longer fuse again.

The Rou Kaioshin says that you can only fuse once. But the way it's worded it could mean that the person you once was can't fuse with another because you won't be yourself anymore. I.E. Goku can only fuse once because afterwards he won't be Goku anymore.

Rou Kaioshin: "Also, you can use the Potara only once in your lifetime!"
Goku: "Oh... Did you use it with someone else too...?"

Chapter: 502 (DBZ 308), P1.4
^Above is the VIZ big translation. I have added the raw panel as well just in case you want the Japanese. I don't have a translation for it myself. Sorry.

Choosing to accept this answer for its only reference. It seems to indicate fused individuals like Kibito Kai, Elder Kai and Vegeto can't fuse again using the Potara earings.

The answer is YES and NO, it all depends on which Akira Toriyama wants them to be.
Potara Fusion is not just a fusion, it somewhat merge two beings into one,  sharing both memories. Unlike the Fusion Dance, even though they have fused into one being, but they still have both performers' conscious, that's why you hear 2 sounds overlapping when fused character is talking.
I saw this example on the wiki, it says:

Have Goku and Vegeta fuse with Potara Earrings, then have Trunks and Goten do the same. Then, have Vegito remove one of his earring and have Trunken do the same, and they'll become Gogetenks. It's like how Supreme Kai and Kibito fused by removing their Potara Earrings. I don't think they've ever said what happens if a Potara fusion removes their earrings, so I assume it would work this way. By that logic, everyone in the DBZ universe could fuse into one ultimate being.

Despite the possibilities of using Potara earrings over and over again to create an ultimate strongest warrior, I think you would probably never see this multi-fused character ever in the DBZ universe, unless the writer is a 12 years old kid.

The wiki is wrong on the case that "They've never said what happens if a Potara fusion removes the earrings." Supreme Kai explicitly stated that the Potara fusion was permanent, meaning even after removing the earrings it would last.

The wiki is a tertiary source at best (i.e., not reliable or authoritative), so you're better off taking a bit more effort and referencing the source material than the wiki.


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Which Type combination still exist for which there are no pokemon?
With the introduction of Fairy type, the total Types has increased to 18. This has increased number of possibly types (unique, i.e. Primary/Secondary is same as Secondary/Primary) to 171.
How many of such combinations have been used and which combinations are still left to be used i.e. No pokemon exist for such type?
Examples off the top of my head?
Bug/Dragon, Electric/Poison etc.
Unique Type used in Gen 6 - Water/Fire - Volcanion
Edit: Gen 7 Introduced. Thanks @Kenny980 for updating!

Shouldn't you be asking this on Arqade?

Possible. Types relate to both anime and games though. I'd leave it upto the mdos I guess?

I'm just saying there's much more activity and pokemon fans which might be more knowledgeable about these things than here. You could cross-post without deleting this question for better coverage.

The question is fine here, but I think it makes a lot more sense on Arqade, since this is a pretty game-mechanic-y question. I can migrate it if you'd like.

I just posted here because I am much more active here, and haven't added Arcade to my Stack. I have no idea how the cross post works thoguh.

Cross-posting without deletion is actually pretty discouraged here (= SE) @Hakase.

@Jan says who? You can't just discourage things without context.

@Hakase Says about every single other comment I have seen so far about cross-posting on SE sites.

Probably because it wasn't reasonable, but I'm not going to get into a discussion about it since we already have an answer here.

The following image shows the Pokemon types of which there are no Pokemon as of Gen 6:

This information was sourced from: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_type_combinations_by_abundance
--Update for Gen 7--
New types that are available in Gen 7:

Which leaves these types still with no Pokemon:

no dark fairy?  no fighting ghost? some of these sound pretty badass

No Electric Fighting... Electiwire was a great candidate. Cross Chop/Brick Break with STAB!

In generation 7 pokemon games trailer introduce more unique combination, but the games and anime are not yet release :(

Update to accomodate the Gen 7?

Updated for Gen 7 :)

@Kenny890 Cheers.

@kaine Marshadow was released and it is a Fighting/Ghost Pokemon.

@FurioDeroria yeah, the answer was updated. But my comment proceeded that.


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What was Natsu dreaming about in Lucy's room?
I don't think I'm the only one who is wondering this; if I am, correct me. What was Natsu dreaming about when he woke up in Lucy's room? He woke up scared - was there a special reason or was it just to make us laugh?
Edit: This occurs in the Episode 76 of the First Season of Fairy Tail.

IIRC. It was the time he suddenly woke up alone and found Igneel had gone? Can you drop in the Chapter/Episode?

It was in Episode 76.

Upon rewatching, I see I didn't recall that incident. Added the correct answer.

I remembered it wrong, Lol. The dream is about Lisanna. Infact it is shown clearly in the first minute before the opening.
We see a young Natsu searching for Lisanna in the forest, he trips and falls. He hears a girl scream, shouts Lisanna and wakes up. So clearly the nightmare was about the "death" of Lisanna.
This is infact an anime only scene. FT Wikia: Episode 76

The anime adds a scene in which Natsu wakes up from a bad dream about Lisanna, with Lucy questioning him about it and yelling at him because he is in her bed and forced her to sleep on the floor.


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Kawakami Minoru authors light novels reading order?
Kawakami Minoru wrote 5 light novel which are connected I think.

City Series
Gekitotsu no Hexennacht
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Kimitoasamade
Owari no Chronicle

So should I read them release date order or I could just read read any of them randomly.

Publication Order is usually the safest bet since that is the order that the author intended them to be read.

You should probably go in the order in which they were released, as Arcane also mentioned. But otherwise, an ideal order would be as follows:

Owari no Chronicle
Owari no Chronicle DC
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Kimitoasamade
Gekitotsu no Hexennacht
City Series

Note that Owari no Chronicle, despite being several thousand years before Horizon, sets up a lot of the technology and gives a lot of explanations as to why some of the stuff in Horizon is the way it is, so I recommend reading it before that.
And The City Series is sort of it's own entity. It takes place after Horizon (thousands of years...sort of), but was written before both Owari and Horizon, so nothing is "carried forward" in-universe. In addition, it's more of a set of short stories, with each novel in the series taking place in a different part of the world with different characters. Feel free to read whenever.
This should make for an ideal read, according to me because that is the order in which I read them/am reading/will read, and it makes sense. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an official source, so this is based on personal experience.
Also see this, regarding the release dates, though I'm pretty sure you would have already seen it : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Kawakami
Edit : Regarding Gekitotsu no Hexennacht, I found something that ascertains that it's after horizon and before city series:

Clash of Hexennacht (激突のヘクセンナハト) is a light novel series written by Kawakami Minoru (川上 稔) and illustrated by Satoyasu (さとやす). It began serialization in Dengeki Bunko Magazine while its manga adaptation runs in Dengeki Daioh and is set for its first full novel release by Dengeki Bunko in August 2015. It takes place between Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon and the City Series, two other series by the author.

Source:https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Clash_of_Hexennacht
Also the order which I mentioned above isn't a strict order as such, but I have tried my best to arrange them with respect to the enormous time span in which they are set in. They are not very tightly interconnected, but basically set in the same world, as created by the author. So there isn't any specific order, but the above order is what you should follow, according to me.

Why Gekitotsu no Hexennacht in number 3? Didn't it relesed in 2015.

@swswsws I'm really sorry about that, I made a mistake. I have made an edit to my answer. Hexennacht is indeed after Horizon.

What relevance does taking place several thousands of years before or after have between the series? The themes are quite different, they're essentially separate stories are they not? Or is there a common concept in all of them?


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Manga Spoilers: Why didn't this character transform when injured?
In episode 29 (episode 4 in season 2) of Attack on Titan, why didn't

 Reiner transform into his titan mode when he is injured from the bite of the small titan in that castle?

As I understand, titan shifters are able to transform by injuring themselves or by others. Can someone explain or did I miss some details?

It would be more useful to list the episode number here than describe as 'recent' as recent one week later could mean a different episode already.

SPOILERS! I don't know about you, but you should ALWAYS use Spoiler tags and spoiler warnings when asking about potentially spoiler content. In this case its asking not just about a recently aired episode (which some people may have seen) but also about future not yet aired twists!

This question is heavy spoiler

@IchigoKurosaki Check the revision history and the question was much worse at spoiling. No warning at all, and spoiler was in the question itself. :p

Because he didn't want to.
Titan shifting must have three things to align, to transform completely and successfully.

They must be injured enough to draw blood. (Self harm works) Examples - Anne's Ring or Eren biting his Thumb
They must want to transform. A random injury doesn't always trigger a transformation. This would also be counter intuitive from a plot point of view. At some level a need for transformation must be there. (Example: Eren not wanting to die in the Titan's stomach inadvertently triggered his first transformation)
A Clear purpose and Goal for the transformation. Eren's first transformation was triggered by his goal to kill all the titans. Meanwhile he failed to transform initially because he didn't want to fight Annie.

Only when these all combine is a Shifter able to transform.
Sources: Anime. I've kept all examples to the first Season of Anime. There are a lot more Manga sources as well.

A good example would be Eren's arm transforming when reaching for the spoon. I think this is when Hange realizes that he needs to have a goal in mind in order to transform.

Also, while Eren was under tribunal after his several first transformations, he was beaten by Levi to blood, but didn't transformed.

@Arcane For #3, another thing is that they could lose control if they are not completely focused on a goal (if any). I.E. Eren lost control of his titan when attempting to block the hole due his lack of confidence and wasn't focused on the goal. It would be a quick ending if the colossal went rampant

@Wonderceicket Yes, they can llse control, but that is once they've transformed. They need to keep up the focus after transformation as well


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What did Archer learn first, The Sword or Archery?
The Archer from the Fate:SN series is both a great archer and a great sword/knife user. Since he's Archer, you would think that he was an archer first.
However, I have been told that apparently,

Archer is the future Shiro.

Since this character learnt swords first why was he the archer and not an Assasin, a Sabre or something else. What did the Archer learn first, the Sword or the bow?

Neither. The Archer class servant of the 5th Fuyuki Grail War was a magus before anything else. At his core he is Projection and Reinforcement magecraft, all culminating into his reality marble (an innate bounded field) "Unlimited Blade Works."
As a magus his talents were unremarkable, save for his talent in Reinforcement and Projection. While Emiya Shirou was in his school's archery club, it was short-lived and not very noteworthy. Most of his strength came from him making a contract with the World in order to become a Heroic Spirit in the form of a Counter Guardian after his passing.
His adeptness in melee combat is unusual for a servant of his class, but his Origin is "Sword." It's inevitable that we would use them in one way or another. The twin swords he uses, Kansho and Bakuya are not tied to him as a servant, but was merely something he projected. He utilizes these twins swords because of the innate magic resistance (to deflect Caster's A-ranked spells) they give, in addition to being effective against monsters such as Gorgon form of Rider and the extradimensional abomination summoned by Caster (from Fate/Zero).
Servants are placed under the Archer class based on their Noble Phantasm. The user does not have to be adept at a bow, but any projectile weapons, even firearms. Gilgamesh is placed under Archer based on his Noble Phantasm "Gate of Babylon," which essentially is him launching Noble Phantasms stored in his treasury.
"Unlimited Blade Works" allows allows him to reproduce just about any weapon he's seen (with some exceptions), allowing him to summon an arsenal of weapons as he needs it. His Projection magecraft allows him to create and overload projected Noble Phantasms (the copies are one rank lower than the original). The overloaded Noble Phantasms called Broken Phantasms are increased by one, but are destroyed they are used. Combining Broken Phantasms with a bow allows Archer to nuke the enemy from extreme distances. Think of as having an unlimited quiver of super powerful arrows for just about any situation. Tactics such as these make him suitable to be classified as an Archer class servant.
Additionally, it should be noted that this Archer is not from the same timeline as Emiya Shirou. He is an Emiya Shirou that walked a different path as a nameless hero of justice, who made a contract with the world to be save humanity as a whole as Counter Guardian. But in the end, he was made to clean up after the actions humans by becoming an assassin. To save humanity as a whole, instead of "saving everyone" as he had hoped.
It's possible for him to be summoned as Caster, Berserker, or Assassin, but that's a story for another time.

Got sources for this?  Shirou's background is rarely detailed, and his magecraft was forever altered when Avalon was bonded to him.  It's what moved his origin to "Swords" and led to the reality marble. And the game makes it rather clear that he is not proficient in projection or reinforcement magecraft at all.  He only has a single magic: UBW. What appears to be his projection and reinforcement are just low quality hacks of UBW.

It's not just his origin that allows help him create UBW. His Elemental Affinity and Origin was changed to 'sword' after having Avalon inside of him for so long. This give double specialization with swords. This combined with his projection and reinforcement skills make it possible to manifest UBW. Through who knows what efforts and influence, Archer is the one that created his reality marble. Fate/complete material III: World Material (The Servants of the Fifth Holy Grail War: Archer, p.26-27) mentions his unique proficiency with projection magic.

The sheer number of Archers that don't actually use bows is something of a running gag in Fate/Grand Order

since Shiro started to use swords first

That is incorrect.
This is not clear neither from the anime nor from the VN, but Shiro is highly skilled in archery way before the story starts. This is why he is hanging around archery range early in the story.
Somewhere I read that Shiro was so good, he had to put effort into actually missing the target. He stopped practicing archery because he was bored of succeeding while putting no effort into it.
It was only after Holy Grail War started that he began to actually use swords and copying Archer's style.

i never actually knew that or watched it in the anime, is there like a reference to where you read this from it sounds interesting

@Dragon I don't recall the anime mentioning it in any direct fashion; mostly it's inferred from his familiarity with the archery club, and maybe one or two attempts to recruit him back into the club.  Early in the VN Shirou does have a recollection of how he once intentionally tried to miss the target just to see if he actually could.  It's a short scene, with no visuals, and not much is made of it, so it's a pretty common thing to miss.  Shinji also taunts Shirou to stay out of archery club business since he's no longer a member; that might be in one of the anime versions.

He learned Archery before and he was pretty accurate when shooting, making him Archer material.  His archery skills is even better than his magic when he was still Shirou.

Archery is Shirou's basic talent, he didn't even need to learn it to be good at it (as mentioned above, he is way too good for the archery club), sword technique is more like his hobby or inner calling (because of Avalon, made his Origin: Sword) and he is not really talented at it no matter he tries even on his max potential + World-boost, his swordmanship is still below standard close-combat Servants (although he can defensively fight against those "True" melee combatants, such as Saber and Lancer with his True Mind's Eye (spider-sense-like skill)
If he was really intended to win the Holy Grail, he would just sniped every Master and Servants from afar (including Lancer, who has Arrow Evasion skill/blessing or such, but only worked if Lancer could see where the arrow coming from and the arrow had no AoE like Caladbolg II ... on Berserker, he could just snipe Ilya anyways (but for unknown reason, Archer won't or can not kill Ilya, perhaps Archer came from Shirou-Ilya path? lol), and Berserker will run out gas later if there is no Master supplied his Mana), i.e. his meele sword play is more like a handicapped fighter, and not even trying to win on most cases.
So my conclusion based on VN and animes: his granted Sword origin from Avalon gave him an endless craving for Sword techniques, but will never reaches mastery like his Archery does ... also maybe he thinks Archery is a coward skill, and he prefers to fight his opponent bravely like other meele combatants lol

Archery. Archer's magecraft is remarkably close/based off the 8 steps of Japanese Archery/Kyudo/The way of the bow, and his lack of self identity is the reason why he's good at it. The weapon might have changed (his body instead of the bow, swords instead of arrows), but the steps are the same

Shiro used to be on the Archery varsity team in his school. That's why he is good at using bows. He became good in using swords/knives because of the fighting experiences. mostly when he fought Gilgamesh, which sharpened his sword intuition. Shiro is an archer who can wield blades for short.


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Why do the Survey Corps kill this character?
In chapter 76 of the manga of Attack on Titan, it appears that the Survey Corps. have killed

Reiner Braun.

I don't understand why they killed him, especially when they needed information from him.

I'm not too sure myself, but I mean, they already have Annie Leonhardt and the bitch froze herself, so I think they figured Reiner and Bertolt would do the same if captured, therefore their main goal switched to killing them (a much easier task) and rather find answers in the basement at Eren's old house.

He is not shown to be dead yet, plus the corps had 2 targets, Bertolt Hoover and him, so it is fine for them to kill one of them. Plus, the titans shifter have extreme regeneration powers. Reiner getting nearly decapitated and still surviving. Bertolt's heart getting slashed and he still lives. Therefore, they thought that killing them would not 'kill' them, but only incapacitate them. Most importantly, the information they seek is in Eren's basement, so there is not need to keep Reiner or Bertolt alive anymore.

Actually they can't get any information from Reiner. Because Reiner actually had dissociative identity disorder. And seems like what he knows is less valuable than the information in Eren's basement

imo, there's no point getting rainer and bertholt alive because the answers they want is in the basement of eren's house. plus, the two will just keep saving each other and create more problems for them now that another intelligent titan is around.

To begin with, it's not certain that Reiner is actually dead, the final frame of the manga shows the Armored Titan suffering intense damage, but as we haven't yet seen his corpse, it's best not to draw conclusions - he did just survive being half decapitated after all!
Secondly, even if he were to die, there is still the Colossal and Beast Titans that would be in possession of the same or similar information. As mentioned in Yokhen's comment, Annie too is in captivity and remains a potential source of information should she ever awaken. And as mentioned in Astral Sea's comment, it is believed that the information they need is in Eren's basement anyway.
Thirdly, and maybe most importantly, one of the Survey Corps. major objectives is the elimination of the duo that breached the wall in the first instance, as all other walls are in danger while they remain free. Therefore,  in Erwin's eyes at this time, the deaths of Reiner and Bertolt are likely far more advantageous than having them alive for questioning:

The latest chapter has Armin explicitly answer this:

"There was no room for negotiation. After all, we are the ones with a lack of knowledge. We don't have the power to capture and restrain a human that can transform into a titan... ... And if we can't do that... this... was our only option. This ... was unavoidable."

But please note, there is no proof that he is dead despite the fact there should be.

They never say the Reiner is dead . Reiner was saved by Zeke (Beast Titan)


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What was the source of magic used in Grand Magic Games in Fairy Tail?
In the grand magic games arc we saw several team events that use a lot of magic events. Which are "Hidden", "Chariot", "Pandemonium", "Naval Battle" and "Battle Royale" etc.
In the world of magic, we see magic circles being used to create these events. For Example, creating the water sphere in Naval Battle or Peripheral Chariots. These may be comparatively easy, however it would require lots of magic power to create thousands of exact clones (Hidden) or 100 monsters of Pandemonium.
So who/which guild/how was used to create these events since they would require an absurd amount of power.
Considering, How powerful would the user be if he can create a monster which can fight on level footing as an S-Class mage? Thousands of clone which may have same power as that of user(?)

I don't remember where I heard this, so it may be incorrect. But if I recall, wasn't there something about storing magic power and siphoning it over many many years? They could easily accumulate that amount of power from a large enough population given enough time, then just blow it all on the games.

The source of magic power is not explicitly exposed. It is highly unlikely that the source of the magic power was some wizard. If it was a wizard, he must have been an extremely powerful one, one who could easily create phonies that could easily rival an S-class wizard. Having that kind of power is absolutely monstrous. But there was no such presence in the whole city. The city and the palace almost completely got obliterated by Rogue and the dragons and it was all left to the competitor wizards to save the city. The king himself came to request them to save the people. If there was some such wizard who had that kind of power, he should have been with the king and would have joined the battle. No such thing happened.
From all that, the only logical conclusion is that all that magic power is coming from the Eclipse Gate itself. The Eclipse Gate can hold magic power that rivals that of the Etherion. That much magic is simply too much to imagine. Providing a small amount of that power to the magic games each year wouldn't make much of a difference in the immense reservoir of magic.

Interesting theory. For me it would be something like what Mystogan did. Get enough crystals to create a persona rivalling that of a S-Class like Laxus or Erza. +1 for the exact same train of thought that led me to ask this question. Not correcting it as of yet since its still just a theory and maybe someone else can get some sources for this.

I appreciate that. It would be great to have more thoughts on this.

I like the idea, but a team of magicians or Crystals supplying power to a smaller group (possibly 1) Architect would make more sense. They were using eclipse to build up magic power to actually use the gate, so expanding its power would be counterproductive

@Ryan That could be true indeed but then again, there is the matter of the immense magic power needed for things like Pandemonium. Crystals could definitely be possibility. A wizard or a group of wizards is still kind of unlikely since we didn't see anyone in the final battle except for the competitors.


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In Naruto, why were women chosen to be Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi?
So we are told that during pregnancy the seal weakens. And we can see that in the Kushina episodes. But if the seal weakens during pregnancy, why would they even allow women to become Jinchuuriki? Isn't it way safer to just appoint a man to the role? Do they have anything to gain from appointing a woman? I mean.. Kushina was a woman... the Kyuubi's previous Jinchuuriki was also a woman. Why is that?
When discussing who the next Jinchuuriki will be did  nobody raise they hands and go like "That's not a good choice at all! You guys do realize if she wants t have kids we'll need to organize a super-secret plan to exploit this. To which I'm sure somebody said "It's OK, it's not like some random naked man is going to attack us while she's giving birth and exploit this mechanic.... right?"

I think they just need someone to be the Jinchuuriki, and so the gender doesn't matter.

It's probably not easy to find suitable hosts to be Jinchuuriki. Both Kushina and Mito were from the Uzumaki clan whose members are known to have strong life forces and thus they were chosen. Besides, I remember the 4th Raikage mentioning that Jinchuuriki are usually related to the Kage (siblings/spouse). Perhaps Kushina was chosen with the hope that she would become the spouse of the 4th? I'm not sure if there are any canon evidence though..

@zyten It is explicitly stated in the Anime that Kushina was bought for the sole purpose of being the JIchuriki when the first's wife passed away. This was before Kushina and Minato got together.

@NZKshatriya Though the wording may have been poor, this is a valid question for Narutoverse, because choosing a women as a Jinchuriki provides an obvious disadvantage, weakening of seal during Childbirth. I think this can be a better question if wording is improved.

@Arcane the seal only weakens during childbirth, but that's only childbirth. It's not like ALL women Jinchuriki are going to get pregnant. If the people are so worried about the seal weakening, then don't make a women a Jinchuriki. Or the people could do something to avoid the girl getting pregnant, like maybe hiding her away from all people like they do to some men Jinchuuriki.

@AkiraMahisaseru The OP is asking exactly the same question. "If the people are so worried about the seal weakening, then don't make women a Jinchuriki". My answer below tries to explain some reasons why women were chosen as Jinchuriki DESPITE the chances of seal weakening.

There have been three known Jinchuriki for Kurama, all from the Uzumaki clan. Mito, Kushina and Naruto.
After Madara and Hashirama's final battle in the Valley of the End, Hashirama realized that Kurama was too dangerous to be walking alone in the world. Mito chose to seal Kyuubi within herself because of her knowledge of Uzumaki clan's Sealing Techniques, Exceptional Chakra and lifeforce, and the fact being close to First Hokage meant that he could control the situation if the seal weakened and Kyuubi went on rampage. Thus Mito was kind of convenient and obvious choice at that time.
Naruto on the otherhand was on the opposite end of spectrum. Minato was against the ropes and realized that the village needed Kyuubi's power to fight the threat posed by supposed Madara Uchiha. Naruto had the Uzumaki blood and sealing only half of Kurama allowed him more control as well.
Thus only Kushina's case was special, since it was deliberated and chosen specifically for being the Jinchuriki. The reasons of this are explained as follows.

Kushina was chosen as the successor towards the twilight years of the clan. Uzumaki clan had almost disintegrated and a suitable successor would be very hard to find. Thus Kushina may have been the ONLY choice!
Mito was a tested host for the Kyuubi and thus Leaf elders may have decided that the next Jinchuriki should be as close to Mito as possible. A special Kunoichi from Uzumaki clan with exceptional chakra? Thats what they were looking for.
Kushina was eventually told why she had to leave her home of Uzushio and go to Konoha; because of her special chakra, she was to be the next jinchūriki of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. This can be the Uzumaki chakra or some other criteria, we don't know. (Source - Naruto chapter 500)
Before the transfer was performed, Mito advised Kushina that love was the only way to tame the Nine-Tails and overcome its hate. Kyuubi was known as the incarnation of hate in the world and thus Mito may have felt that only a Kunoichi could control all the hate inside much more easily then any other ninja.

Women are not best choice for jinchuriki.But kushina and hashirama's whife are special cases. Because both of them are usumaki clan members.they have special sealing powers and technics. And also kushina was selected because of her large amount of chakra.


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How did Nagato choose the paths of Pain?
Potential Spoilers for the events Season 6-8 of Naruto Shippuden
In the Jiraiya vs Pain fight we get the following information.

 Konan is a former student of Jiraiya, who is also the Angel of Amegkure and Pain who has the Rinnegan is the leader who defeated Hanzo. During the fight we learn of the six Paths of Pain, each who uses a different unique abilities while sharing their field of vision. Jiraiya was confused how could six people have the Rinnegan when only Nagato had it.

This is the setup for the sequence of the events leading into the next season.

 Jiraiya recognises Yahiko, and then the body of pain that he pulls into the toad. He then decides to go back out and realises that ALL the paths of pain are Ninjas he'd seen/met before. And then the realization "The real one is not among them." This confuses me since we know Nagato can make any dead person a path of pain (the new Animal Path), Why would he chose those particular individuals that Jiraiya knows? Infact how did he know Jiraiya knows them?

And thus the question, How/Why did Nagato choose the "Paths" of Pain?
Additional Info: He chooses the following paths of pain

 the 5 shinobi that Jiraiya encountered during his journey: The Puppeteer, The Waterfall shinobi, The Fuma clan shinobi, The Grass Shinobi, The Priest. The sixth path i.e. Yahiko seems obvious due to their connection. But again using the other 5 seems very coincidental.

It's only a theory, because even the wiki (or any SBS) gave no explanation why he chose these specific people, except that Jiraiya knew them. So I will try to make some connections between what we know for these characters (very few) and their path's meaning.
So, except from Yahiko, here is what I think for the other 5 paths:

Nakara Path: The man that wields it was a priest, so it only makes sense because of that that he would bring people back to life or take their life. This also comes from the religion perception:

Yama is the lord of Justice, the King of Hell, he puts living beings after death for appropriate punishment, for example, in boiling oil, if you lie to him, he will rip out your tongue. After the period of punishment is complete, they are reborn on earth in human or animal bodies.

Preta Path: This person had failed to cultivate the land for his family due to his participation in war. And as it is mentioned below in the wiki:

In Buddhism, the Preta realm (also known as the Hungry Ghost realm) is a reincarnation based on strong possessiveness and desire which were cultivated in a previous life or lives.

So it only makes sense for him to be that path.
Human path: This shinobi believed that all he could do to try and achieve peace was to teach the next generation to survive the battles with other ninja until it came.

In Buddhism, the Human realm it is widely believed that is the form of rebirth most likely to attain enlightenment, due to both the availability of information and teachers, and the ability to reason without falling victim to the obsessive aggression or carnal delights inherited by the higher planes.

So that's how it makes sense, because he wanted to teach.
Animal Path: The first, I think, was one of the Six Paths of Pain because he fought Jiraiya at some point. Also, there is only one connection to this path:

Buddhists believe that animals inhabit a different dimension separated from humans not spatially but mentally; an unhappy plane of rebirth which revolves around fear, instinct and survival of the fittest, suffered by those animals that work for humans and, above all, by those ignorant to what is happening to them.

But I don't know if it counts. The second Animal Path was after Jiraiya's death and she didn't meet him.
Asura Path: Last but not least, this man is the only one that I cannot make even one connection. He  was shown to be a wandering puppeteer with insight to the world and

In Buddhism, the Asura realm is the plane of semi-divine warring demons which people are reincarnated in due to actions based on jealousy, struggle, combat or rationalisation in a previous life, and though powerful, live in constant violence and conflict to which there is no resolution nor peace. Following a common depiction of Asura, this ability allows the user to possess six arms and three faces, each of which display a different emotion. They are featured in Hinduism as the lowest tier of divine beings, and are known to live a life pursuing power, while indulgent and representative of materialistic and carnal pleasures.

Maybe there is a connection through rationalisation.

Hope it helps!
Note: if someone wants to edit and put more, feel free to do so!

Nagato had a bit of a God complex. The six paths of pain that are
Animal Path
Human Path
Naraka Path
Asura Path
Preta Path
Deva Path
are actually the six paths of reincarnations from Buddhism. In Buddhism it is believed that every being reincarnates 5 times as different ‘paths’ until finally he ascends to the Deva Path and becomes a god or at least goes to heaven and ascends properly.
Having just one or two of those paths would not be a proper nod at his god complex. Also some Jutsu’s are complex and need a proper setting. None of the paths could use the other paths abilities despite them all being Nagato’s abilities. Maybe that is why he had to make a minimum amount of paths to get his abilities working. Even Tobi had to make 6 paths.

It is possible Jiraya shared stories of his past travels/battles with his 3 pupils while he was training them.
Jiraya also left a copy of his first novel "tales of gutsy ninja" for Nagato.
Minato mentioned that Jiraya's first novel read like an autobiography of Jiraya's life as a ninja.  So it's possible that inspired Nagato to pick out past ninjas from Jiraya's past as his bodies.
This is speculation as its never really addressed. Jiraya had briefly discovered the connection with the bodies to his past, but was killed moments later and it was never expanded by the Plot.  So its still a mystery.


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How do Toads in Naruto produce Oil?
Toad oil as shown on Mount Myoboku was produced from a special fountain that allowed user to more easily feel the natural energy around them. This was used in the initial stages of Senjutsu training by Jiraiya and Naruto.
However, We've seen several combo jutsu's used by Jiraiya which rely on the Toads spitting Oil (Toad Oil Bullet). Which can be lit on fire or even mixed with both Wind and Fire Jutsu. We know toads can manipulate Chakra and are mostly affiliated with Water Style.
So Is the toad oil produced naturally in the Toad's stomach's or is it something that they achieve by nature manipulation (manipulating multiple chakra natures, similar to Kekkei Genkai)?
Update: I understand "Toad Oil" based techniques utilize chakra, but the source of the oil is not explained. I have read the wiki entries and Wiki just states "converts Chakra to oil" but doesn't explain it. Is it like the Dragon Flame produced by Dragons? For an in universe example take a look at Katsuyu and her/its ability. I can see Slugs producing Slime and Katsuyu using that slime similar to that of the Mizukage's Acid Release. This is both a Nature transformation and Kekkei Genkai, while also possible naturally. Do toads naturally produce this oil, do a nature transformation, Is there any myth that attributes toad spitting oil etc. is what my question moves toward.
Additionally, for those confused about Ying-Yang techniques and Nature Transformations should go through the wikia page and read the cited information! Naruto Wikia - nature Transformation

Aside from the five elemental nature transformations, there is a second kind of nature transformation that are the source of all non-elemental techniques such as the Shadow Imitation Technique, Multi-Size Technique, medical ninjutsu, genjutsu, etc. There is Yin Release (陰遁, Inton), based on the imagination and spiritual energy of a shinobi, and Yang Release (陽遁, Yōton), based on the vitality and physical energy of a shinobi. Together, they are used to perform Yin–Yang Release (陰陽遁, In'yōton, Onmyōton).

You can't just club any random technique to be Ying/Yang.
Additional Update: Trivia section of Wikia for the Nature transformation gave an interesting lead.

Techniques such as the Toad Oil Bullet and the Poison Mist mention "converting" or "kneading" chakra into materials or substances, but have never been mentioned to use certain chakra natures.

So I think I am not the only one unsure how these techniques are performed!

It's one of the toad's abilities. Jiraiya was not able to properly balance his own chakra with natural energy, resulting in his appearance taking on a number of toad-like traits when using Sage Mode including using oil-related techniques.

The Toad Oil Bullet Is a skill used by Jiriya that converted his chakra into Toad oil. He spit out a volume of oil more than his body's size, proving that he could not have stored it inside his body. So the answer appears to be that there is a technique that converts chakra to Toad oil.
However, It is entirely possible the Toads, especially Larger ones, can swallow toad oil and regurgitate it later to conserve chakra usage required to create it.
It is notable that the Toad oil they spit out and Toad oil used in Senjutsu training might be different oils. The wiki entry on Mount Myoboku notes:

There is a sacred fountain on Mount Myōboku which produces a special oil which allows people to more easily feel the natural energy around them

So it seems only the fountan produces the Sage Mode oil. Also, the Sage Mode oil looks significantly like cooking oil, very light, clear, and of the same consistency, while The oil spit out to be ignited looks dirty, and dark, sometimes even opaque.
Edit: addressing your edit, There is only one thing that could possibly be added, and its a Theory.
You copied one line from the wiki on the trivia section of the Nature Transformation page. However, the very next line gives off a HUGE hint.

Certain other techniques involved in manipulating substances are also often confused to be chakra natures, such as silk, bone, and ink. However, these substances cannot be produced from chakra alone, meaning the chakra is not changed in nature, and it is rather used to change already-existing substances.

The oil is called Toad Oil, So its could be some kind of substance a Toad can naturally create. If that is the case, then this would literally be exactly like Kimimarus Bone based Jutsu, Shikotsumaku, or Kidomaru's Spider Technqiues. Just like how They can take the natural substance that already exists (bone/Spider Silk) and use Chakra to create more of it, Toads would do the same. Perhaps that is what Kneading into a substance means, Mixing Chakra with a substance, and converting the chakra into more of that substance. Since everyone who uses Toad Oil is either a Toad, or Jiriya after he goes Sage mode and becames part toad, then they would likely have a natural source of it to duplicate via Chakra kneading, if that is indeed the case.

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"Converted his Charka to Toad Oil", any other source for this wording other than the wikia? From what I have seen in the Anime/Manga, we have only five nature transformation and Oil wasn't one of them! Hence the question how is the Toad Oil produced. Also since the "Elder" Toads also use Oil based jutsus, the initial "Regurgation" theory seems false. IIRC filler chapters have Naruto learn such a technique by having Gamatatsu swallow a lot of water since he didn't know any water techniques, but this is never mentioned in canon.

@Arcane There is also both Yin and Yang release, as well as Yin-Yang (Yin-Yang is a legendary one, extremely rare), which address just about everything else, like genjutsu, Shadow Possession, Medical Ninjutsu, and such. If you also see when toad oil is used, its often far greater amounts than reasonable to be stored in something like a stomach outside of the Giant toads.

@Ryan I am not sure you understand the Nature Transformations. The Light and Dark(Yin-Yang) techniques don't change the chakra into any material. They use it to perform different tasks such as convert your Body/spirit to affect the real world (Mind, Shadow and Body for example for Ino-Shika-Cho). You can't just lump any random technique into Yin-Yang or Nature release. Updating the question.

@Arcane They basically do though. The Creation of all things Technique is a Yin-Yang for a reason, because, it does infact create things. Naruto used it to create a whole new eye for Kakashi. Elementally, Chakra is converted into Water, Fire, and Lightning, as well as Lava, and that is just the obvious ones where the material was not there before. If we can convert Chakra into those things, AND with enough skill into real working body parts, then making it into Oil is very possible. Since Oil is not a chakra nature, there is only Yin/Yang and Yin-Yang Left.

@Arcane Also, Edited my question to address your edit, Though, as you point out, It basically means there is no Canon Answer, just theories.


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Does Near want to use the death note for himself?
Tsugumi Ohba, writer of Death Note, said that Near "becomes less likeable" as the story advances, citing Near's plan to take the notebook at a later point in the story. Ohba said that a negative reaction originated from "the difference in their attitudes" and that people may have viewed Near as "a cheat." Ohba added that Near's "cheeky behavior," intended to "reinforce his childishness," had been construed as "annoying."
I don't know what this quote from Ohba means. Does this mean Near wants to use the Death Note for himself? Can someone please explain this to me?

What quote do you mean? Also it isn't completely sure what you are asking for. Could you rephrase your question please?

@ Peter Raeves i edited it

It might be referring to how different Near is to L in how they went after Kira, that's what i get from "the difference in their attitudes"

To answer the title question, from DN wiki (but can be checked in Death Note 13):
Regarding Matsuda's theory on Near's involvement on Mikami's death, Ohba and Obata have stated that they themselves aren't sure on this; in Death Note 13: How to Read, Ohba suggests that given Near knew the "burning" and "13 day" rules were fake rules, he wouldn't have feared writing in the notebook, and then burnt the notebook so as to destroy the evidence. No solid information has been given on the matter; readers are meant to draw their own conclusions.
Another source.

There's nothing that I have read or watched in DN that indicates to me that Near is interested in using the power of the book for himself; he is interested in capturing a mass-murderer!
Oba-sensei was discussing the character's childish nature, but being cheeky, ill-mannered, underhanded and generally pugnacious does not mean that he wants to kill people using supernatural agencies!

Thx for the answer. I already got it. At that point, I misread something, I guess.

Near burned all death notes. It is safe to say that he can't use them for himself. The only time he may have used it was to win against Light.
It was not the same in the anime but at the end of the manga two members of the former task force are shown to speculate about the circumstances of Mikamis death shortly after after he forgot to verify the death note and thus within 23 days. They speculated about whether N wrote his name in the real book making him forget it - the book got burned so they could not verify it and as said N can not use them.


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Can you manipulate a person with a death note, if the cause of death is a disease?
If John Zeurto wrote something like this:

Bob Doe Bradykardie. At 11:30pm Bob Doe sends a list of every SPK member to the
  email address: blala@gmail.com.

Is it possible to manipulate someone with the Death Note when the cause of death is a long-term disease and not an immediate, violent end?

How is this consistent with your title? Here it looks like it's just similar to what Light did to Ray Penber (not sure about the spelling), but the title of your question suggests the problem is different.

i edited it. i hope someone you understand it now

As long as it physically isn't impossible (e.g. Bob doesn't know the names, or the disease always takes a very long time to kill people), it should be fine.

Can the death note be used as a mind control tool if you write an novel on how and what the person does before dying of something as long as all the actions and cause of death are possible?

why does everyone dislike this answer?

People dislike your post because it's not clear what you're asking. Are you asking whether it's possible to manipulate someone with the Death Note when the cause of death is a long-term disease and not an immediate, violent end? If so, I would edit your post and make that much more clear. As it is, you shove that detail in at the end, so it looks like it's just an incidental detail and not a major part of your question.

I downvoted because I didn't understand the question. Also just because you always say 'come on. no one?' straight after you ask a question.

While the second rule given here clearly states that the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar), according to the next rule, if the specified disease takes more than 23 days then the human will die according to the time required by the disease.

However, whether or not you can manipulate the human during that extra (after 23 days) time period is not specified in any of the rules.
Personally, I think it would be beyond the scope of the Death Note to do so.

so you can't manipulate a person when you kill it via disease?

What I'm saying is, that if you specify a long term disease, like in your original question, it is uncertain whether you would be able to control the human for the entirety of the period.
Also, you have to specify all the details of the person's (possible) actions within 6 minutes and 40 seconds and you can't dictate all his actions for his complete lifetime (specified by disease) in that much time.


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Is The Analysis of Happiness in Episode 22 of NHK ni Youkoso Related to Real Study?
In Ep 22, an analysis is mentioned by Nakahara, saying that we have 10% happy moments in our life, and other 90% is in misery. Is this related to a real psychological study? If so, how can I find the related work, any reference?
The scene at 18:20 in Ep22

Now, that is a nerdy question. I hope I get answers. :)

Misaki is a chronic liar, so she probably just made this up.

I agree with that. However, I see many references in this anime, so I ended up wondering if it was real. || If you happen to show some lies (since you say it is chronic) Misaki has told and come to a conclusion saying "Maybe, it is just a lie." as an answer, I will accept it as valid answer in two days. :) You think you have just commented, but you already answered.

She does mix in some truths with her lies, so this is a reasonable question. I just commented because I'm not sure. She seems to get more and more transparent about her lies in the later episodes of the series, and this study sounds pretty implausible, but there are all sorts of weird studies out there, so that's why I can't say for sure. I might look into this more later.

While researching about this, there are many thoughts that come to my mind. First and foremost, this research seems too general and doesn't say anything about time period or demography, which make it nearly impossible to be found (e.g. "Does this research apply to world-wide? A specific country?", "When was it taken?", "What's the target audience of the research?"). Next, if we're looking on anime's context... Nakahara seems to be pessimistic about her life (her "NHK" means that), and the research is linked to their god's existence. [cnt'd]

(in short, "The world where people live their life mostly miserably was created by this god"). This might be a point where the research was done not by scientifically, but by certain religious organization (however, this may be a bit of a stretch, so ignore this first). Next, assuming this research is done in Japan, Japanese are infamous with their depression due to their life culture. Searching "90% misery 10% fun" in Japanese gave many result with similar base, from "90% misery" to "80% misery", also "70% misery", and this term seems to be used by psychiater to assist their patients. [cnt'd]

(e.g. "Life is full of misery. However, that little happiness makes us able to try harder" - loosely translated from HikiNeet)... in the end, I found this question interesting, but to be able to find this specific research seems impossible. It's more of philosophical statement than a research.

Thanks, it was a very explicit explanation. Maybe, you may want to form these thoughts as an answer?


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What is the chronological order of the events in Sword Art Online Vol 1 and 2 and Sword Art Online Progressive?
There are a few light novels on Sword Art Online, namely:

Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad
Sword Art Online 2: Aincrad
Sword Art Online 3: Fairy Dance
Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol 1
Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol 2

I've read that Progressive is about Aincrad, but there are also two other light novels named "Aincrad", what would be the correct chronological order of these Light Novels?

My understanding is "Progressive" takes place between the start and end of the Aincrad Arc (ie. when the players are trapped by Kayaba) fleshing out some of the events that took place during that time which only get a passing mention in the original novels


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Is Sera's Brother Shukichi Haneda?
I've just read the newest Detective Conan comic online. There's a case when Yumi calls Shukichi and Sera call her brother at the same time. When Yumi talks to Shukichi, Shukichi holds their conversation because someone else is calling at the same time. Sera calls her brother but Sera's Brother also stops their conversation because he is in an important call with someone. So, does that mean Sera's Brother is Shukichi Haneda?

At this time unless and until canon says otherwise, it is reasonable to assume that Sera's brother is Shikichi Haneda.  However, Gosho Aoyama certainly knows how to mislead his readers, so it's definitely not a sure thing as far as I'm concerned.  See also Shukichi Haneda

That doesn't exactly answer the question. Is he, or is he not?

@ Nolonar That's the point: there is no way to tell for sure. I've re-read the specific chapter (aka file), and given the way Sera and Yumi describe their respective brother and ex-boyfriend, it's reasonable in my opinion to conclude that those two people are one and the same.  As I also wrote, the mangaka of that series likes to trick his readers, and until the boyfriend-being-the-brother is officially and irrefutably revealed this is all we have to go on.

@Tive: I fully agree with you, the author points the evidence to that direction, but in this work, he as fooled the readers many times doing things like this.
Still, please, edit your aswer so it clearly states at the beggining that "It is still now known, as it was not oficcially confirmed nor denied".

@Sigfried666: done

@Tive yeah, I also agree with you, the way why I'm think Shukichi is Sera's brother also because there's a time Subaru Okiya/Shuichi Akai seems interesting when he read the news about Shukichi Haneda got his Meijin title in shogi.


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Who and what are the members of CP 0?
In One Piece during the dressrosa arc, it is shown that members of the world government's CP 0 were present on the island.
What exactly is CP 0?
Does this mean there is a CP 1 - 8 as well?
And if they were stronger than CP 9, how did some of them end up turning into toys?
I am current on the anime and manga and don't mind spoilers. I'm just confused about this.

Related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/26137/6166

Ontopic: there should be CP0 to CP9, yet this makes it much more confusing to see the members of CP9 (Spandam and Lucci) be promoted all the way to CP0 in just 2 years. So either CP members get fired often, or they really do die very often...

As per One Piece Wiki:

So far, the CP agencies seen on the Grand Line are CP5, CP6, CP7, CP9 and CP-0.
There are eight official Cipher Pols that are numbered from CP1 to CP8 with two unofficial units, which are named CP9 and CP-0 . Cipher Pol No. 9 has the license to kill any citizen that does not cooperate with the World Government or acts in contrary to its interests. Because such a radical method of applying justice by the World Government should not be common knowledge, this group is a top secret organization. CP-0 is apparently more powerful than the CP9 as they are called the world's strongest intelligence.

-CP-0, more properly known as Cipher Pol Aigis Zero is the strongest intelligence organization among Cipher Pol, according to Nico Robin.
-None of the CP-0 members were turned into toys. Although, Doflamingo does have control over them.

Doflamingo revealed to Law that he was granted authority to command CP-0 because he holds secret information about Mariejois' 'national treasure', which will shake the world if its existence is revealed to the public.

You can read about them in detail here

So Lucci is a part of CP 0 officially now. That will make for an epic rematch if they fight later on. One last follow up, I haven't noticed anything since Dressrosa but has CP 0 made any moves or revealed where they are going to be next?

If I remember correctly, nothing of the sort is shown. We only see Rob Lucci and Spandem's glimpse in Chapter 801.. Nothing more. Although yeah, I can't wait for an epic fight scene later, if there will be any. For me, Luffy vs Lucci was the best fight in One Piece :D