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Why is Naruto hated in the beginning?
Why is Naruto hated so much when the village had so many Jinchurikis in the past? Didn't they know the risks of having a tailed beast so close by?

Hey welcome to A&M. How far are you already in the series? This will be explained fairly well throughout the series, and explanations might very well spoil you.

Actually, he was mainly hated because Kyubi attacked the village and caused death of the 4th Hokage.
Because he was its vessel, the hate of the villagers for Kyubi has been transfered to Naruto himself.

First off all, they didn't hate him, but rather, they were afraid of him. This is because he had half of Kyubi seal into him.

Dont forget one fact, that the Kyubi was used in two battles which much influence future of the village. He was summoned by Madara during his fight with Hashirama, and was released during the birth of Naruto by Obito. This was actually one of the most devestating attacks on Konoha so far. Many people died in this fight, for example, Iruka´s parents, and The Hokage Minato. This event makes people of Konoha only see a symbol of destruction, death.

I don't think he was hated per se, but I believe that they were afraid of him because he was being used as a vessel and they knew that. Plus, it could have been because he was just a kid without parents and living alone.


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What is the song playing in My Hero Academia season 3 episode 19 at about 7:25?
What is the name of the song playing in My Hero Academia season 3 episode 19 at about 7:25?

Mysterious - Soundtrack from My Hero Academia season 1
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BuBZVTG4pU

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What of Mei Terumi, the 5th Mizukage's marriage?
Mei Terumi, the 5th Mizukage is always angry and tensed at the thought of marriage.
Who does she marry anyway? Does Chojuro get her?

This question is not duplicate.It has not been answered on the link to the question provided.Please, moderators,do not trash a question like this before interpreting the complete meaning.

The "original" question that you claim does not have any references to Mei Terumi.

To all the future readers,please nominate the question to reopen for answering.

The dupe mentioned all the known marriages. Other than that, it's never stated and there's only speculation/fan theory which is outside of the Q&A scope.

It's because she's not married yet in spite of her age, at least in Naruto Shippuden.
It's very common in many Asian cultures that an unmarried woman would be angry if somebody mentioned something related to marriage, especially when she's about 28 and up y.o. It's like if you ask "how much do you weigh?" to a woman.
I don't know about her marital status in Boruto.

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What is the rolling thing (in real world, if exist) that Moriko used to clean the floor?
I saw Moriko Morioka cleaning the floor with the rolling thing.

But I have never seen that thing in real life that use for cleaning. Actually, I have seen the rolling thing like that, but it was used to paint the wall (people dip into paint and roll on the wall).
I wonder what is that thing in real life. Does it exist?

It could be a lint remover.

I'm pretty sure it's a lint remover.

FYI: in Japanese it is usually called korokoro, which is a onomatopoeia for rolling.

As already mentioned in the comments, it is a lint remover/roller. In Japan, the tool is usually called COLOCOLO (コロコロ, korokoro, which is also an onomatopoeic word for rolling), a generic term for "adhesive (carpet) cleaner/roller".
The series also had some official merchandise, including Moriko's Cleaner.

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Japanese live-commentary tweets for episode 3
English translation of COLOCOLO (Japanese)


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What's the song on episode 24 of season 3 of Boku no Hero Academia when the Big Three is entering the class?
What's the name of the song at 21:25 on episode 24 of season 3 of Boku no Hero Academia when the Big Three is entering the class?
I can't find it, even uncle Google couldn't help.

Finally i found it, the name of the song is Katsuki and Izuku.

Since you found the answer, feel free to post it as an official answer to your question! It makes it easier to see than a comment for anyone else viewing your question.

The song is called Katsuki and Izuku. Here's the link to it. It is on the 3rd season's OST.


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Is Levi Ackerman of Asian descent, like Mikasa?
I don't think its ever mentioned if Levi is of Asian descent like Mikasa or not, and if it was I completely missed it.
Is Levi of Asian descent?

He is not. Ackerman and Asians are unrelated. Mikasa is Asian from her mother's side and Ackerman from her father.

Mikasa's partially Asian because of her mother, who was part of the Azumabito family, the family that's known as the "Asian clan inside the Walls". On her father's side she belongs to the Ackerman family, just like Levi on his mother's side.
While we don't know anything about Levi's father, it's highly unlikely that he would also be a member of the sole Asian family that exists inside the wall.

This answer is kind of incorrect. The "Asian clan inside the walls" are also Eldian, because they live in Eldia, the country where Attack on Titan takes place. The Ackermans are a different ethnic group, however.

@Kai I've taken that line directly from the wiki - hence the quotation marks. But looks like I misunderstood the part about Eldians, I'll touch up my aswer.


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What is the age of The Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle?
What is the age of The Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle?
I need to know for a project of mine.

Not sure if the wiki would help, it already has good information. Regarding your question, strictly based on the web info, 273 years old.

I'd be really skeptical about that info. According to that article's history, it started with "Middle-aged" to "Ancient" to "273" without any references. Cross-checking whether she is 273 years old (including in Japanese) also doesn't give any result.


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Why does everyone in My Hero Academia care about how Midoriya Izuku got his Quirk?
They wanted to know because everyone knows that Midoriya was Quirkless, and so does All Might.
But why do they care about Midoriya's Quirk so much? Is it because All Might was Quirkless too when he was Midoriya's age?

Welcome to Anime & Manga Stack Exchange. The title seemed missing some words, so I used this chance to [edit] and fixed it according to the question body. If it's wrong, feel free to rollback and improve the title. Thanks.

As we find out in Episode 1 of the anime, most people manifest their quirk by age 4. It would be uncommon for anyone to manifest their quirk after this, and probably unheard of for a quirk to be manifested as late as high school age (15-16 years).
As a result, when people find out that Midoriya miraculously manifested a quirk at this late age, especially one as powerful as his, they are naturally interested as to what circumstances led to this happening. For most people, it's nothing specific to Midoriya, it's just the circumstances of his quirk. Of course, Bakugo is a lot more obsessed, but that's because of his long history with Midoriya combined with his superiority complex.
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As pointed out by @TheGamer007 in the comments, there might actually not be a lot of people that know Midoriya was previously quirkless.

TheGamer007: ...in hindsight, the attention focused on Midoriya could be because normal quirks aren't as self-destructive as his. I recall someone saying during the Sports Festival arc that "it's like he's just getting used to his quirk".

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most people do not know he's Quirkless right? Bakugo is the only one who knew him before UA, and while he mentions that Midoriya should be quirkless during the arc where Eraserhead makes the class take tests for the first time, nothing much came out of that. Other characters are often interested by the similarity to All Might's quirk, and they don't seem to know or care about his quirkless past.

@TheGamer007 very good point. I'll see if I can rework my answer with this in mind.

The answer is pretty great considering the question itself assumed "everyone knows he was Quirkless". Plus, none of the characters apart from Midoriya, All Might, Nana Shimura, and possibly Gran Torino, should be knowing that All Might was quirkless at the start. And in hindsight, the attention focused on Midoriya could be because normal quirks aren't as self-destructive as his. I recall someone saying during the Sports Festival arc that "it's like he's just getting used to his quirk".

Well everyone cares about Midoria's quirk because any naturally developed quirk would not cause that much damage to his user so it's possible that everyone has their own doubt about his quirk and in the starting episodes when Bokugo found out that Midoria used his quirk to pass the exam he tells everyone that he was quirkless when he was a kid even if they don't believe it but this two reason's are enough to trigger their curiosity.


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Do dolls in Rozen Maiden live like a human?
A question about how the Rozen Maiden dolls themselves function.  You often see them eat and drink as well as breathe.  Are these functions required for them to continue to exist?   If not, all of those flower burgers and tea was a real waste.  If so or not, what happens to all the waste from the consumed food and liquids?
Simply stating magic is like a cop out, and not thinking about this would seem to be lazy writing. Shinku did not know what a restroom was and at times, there were 7 beings (5 dolls and 2 humans) in that house and never mention them waiting to use the restrooms for a doll's sake.
Of course, this opens up the question about sweating and required bathing and such if they do.  They act like little humans, but they are shown to be porcelain dolls with strings holding them together.  Just doesn't add up. Thoughts?

It's a show with talking, walking otherwise-literal dolls with spirit/fairy companions powered by MacGuffins who jump between surreal dimensions while being goaded by a man-bunny named Laplace's Demon. In what way is "it's magic" a cop out?  That's how you explain literally everything.

According to the Anime, they're physically porcelain dolls, that are animated using an artificial spirit called a Rozen Mystica. Which is a part of the spirit of their creator that was separated from him, and then divided equally among the dolls.
The Rosa Mystica allows the dolls to move, and to imitate the functions of a living creature, but it doesn't make them actually alive in a biological sense.
For example, they are able to eat and drink, but they don't need food or drink to survive. The only thing that they need to survive is for their key to be wound up occasionally. As is shown when Shinku's keyhole is blocked by one of Suigintou's feathers.
Even though they can move, they're still dolls. They have ball joints under their clothes, and if one of their joints is damaged their limbs come off and can be restored simply by reattaching them.
When they sweat or get out of breath, it's because they were created using part of Rosen's spirit, and it remembers these things and imitates these aspects to make them seem more lifelike.

Well they are technically dolls and they have an artificial heart. So maybe they are set to behave like normal humans but since they are dolls, they cannot sweat or excrete. I think the artificial heart (or the source of their power and the reason they can move {I forgot what it was called -_-}) destroys or burns the food they eat.
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How was Takuto be able to become a shinigami if he was in a coma?
In Full Moon wo Sagashite, Takuto became a shinigami because he committed suicide, but in the end, he was actually in a coma.
How was he be able to become a shinigami if he was just in a coma?

Takuto was only a "shinigami in training" rather than a full shinigami. It is never explicitly said, but I think it is safe to conclude that he was never a full shinigami because he was never dead, but because his near-death condition was caused by an attempt at suicide, he was very near to becoming a true shinigami, hence, "shinigami in training."


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Do Ghouls gain the kakuho they eat when they cannibalize?
I recently watched episode 14 of Tokyo Ghoul: re and in Kaneki's fight with Arima, he used a Kagune that was really different from his usually Rinkaku.
Do Ghouls gain the kakuhou they eat when they cannibalize?

There was no indication (at least in manga) that they do.
Kakuhou type is determined by its position in body. And even if ghoul eats flesh of another ghoul, it serves only as supply of RC cells. There is no logical way it would affect arrangement of kakuhou in ghoul body. Or add new one.
Regarding custom kagune - kagune form doesn't depend on kakuhou, only its core properties do. As mentioned by Eto, form of kagune is limited only by imagination of its owner.


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Why didn't wizards get magic deficiency syndrome in Edolas?
During the Tartaros arc, they say that Face could clear all traces of magic from the continent which would give all wizards magic deficiency syndrome (ep 238). But in Edolas, Natsu has no magic and there doesn't appear to be any magic in the atmosphere.
So, why don't they get magic deficiency syndrome from a lack of magic?

A proper answer doesn't seem to have been given in the series (even in the Manga), so the following is speculation based on what we know.
Edolas was the parallel universe where people could not use magic directly, but magic still existed in the form of Lacrimas. While Mystogan reversing the Anima at the end of that arc rendered it completely devoid of magic, it could be that the environment earlier did have enough Ethernano to not trigger the disease.
There are a couple of points in favor of this. First, Exceeds could stay there safely, despite having magic in their bodies. Secondly, the Fairy Tail mages from Earth Land could use their powers on taking the red 'X-Balls' from Mystogan. While we don't know much about them, it's much more likely that the pills allowed them to absorb Ethernano from the Edolas environment, than having enough Ethernano inside them to power all their magic use for the entire arc.
If the description of Face's effects is taken to be accurate, Edolas should currently be inhabitable for mages, much like Fiore would become if they are successfully activated.


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What chapter does season 3 of Attack on Titan finish at?
I want to start reading the manga for Attack on Titan since I can't wait 6 months for season 3.5.
What chapter should I start reading from?

Chapter 73 and it’s easier to find because some of the chapter names are similar to the episode names.

For the second part of Season 3 its Chapter 90


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Why is "Cowboy Bebop" almost unheard of in Japan?
I spent 8 years in Japan, one of the things that always amazed me was that of those people who watched anime, 99% of them had never heard of Cowboy Bebop. In all my time there, there was only 1 person who knew of it and they didn't watch it.
Perhaps I'm biased, but I find it incredible that this great anime has been largely overlooked in Japan.
Why was Cowboy Bebop relatively unpopular in Japan compared to abroad (to the point of almost being unheard of)?

Likely because it came out in 1998, and only aired for a few years. Ask a kid in America if he know about "Goof Troop". Make no mistake, it was plenty popular there.

It still begs the question, why was it so much more popular overseas? Did it get more advertising? More reruns? Are the English voice actors of higher quality? Maybe it's just the people in my circles, but most people living abroad who watch anime have heard of cowboy bebop. This is opposed to virtually no one in Japan (I'm only talking about people in Japan who watch anime and are willing to admit they do).

Cowboy Bebop is/was not more popular here. Perhaps among anime fans specifically as it was one of the small fraction of titles making it to Cartoon Network.

According to Cowboy Bebop's wikipedia page:

Bebop received universal critical acclaim and won the renowned Seiun Award in 2000, a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction work published during the preceding year, as determined by the Japan Science Fiction Convention. It was named Best Media of the Year by the Science Fiction Convention.
  ...

  In 2006, the Japanese MiniTokyo review claimed, "To say nothing more, it is a masterpiece, a genre defining series that has a right to be held in such high confidence. Not many series can do even one of the elements as well as Cowboy Bebop does, and even fewer can actually get every single solitary aspect of themselves to such a high degree of excellence. Everything in this anime falls into place with such perfection that makes it all organic and real and following to the extent that they do. From the full gamut of emotions to the roughs and roughnecks of the Bebop, to the masterful soundtrack that gives life to many of the episodes themselves, to the art that so perfectly conveys the mood and atmosphere of the entire work. Cowboy Bebop is not an anime to be missed, and not to be forgotten."

So it was well received, but unlike other franchises that continue to have new TV series, manga, novels, merchandise, or even doujin, Bebop is a one shot 26 episode series with a movie shortly after the airing and that's about it. It aired during a time when you didn't have massive blocks of anime on every channel, so most people probably didn't think that much about it. There's still a prevalent conception that anime is most stuff for kids eventhough that's not the case anymore, and being labeled an otaku of any kind is a social stigma.
Most people probably wouldn't know of a show that aired over 10 years ago, that only aired half of the show, and didn't have many more re-airings (except maybe on Friday Road Show, I'm not sure where to find this information). Most people probably would never had heard of "Macross" or "Gundam" if it wasn't for the franchise churning out products, and thus, having advertisements placed all over the place. Most people probably never heard of shows like "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" for similar reasons.

It doesn't explain why it's still popular abroad. Also I was talking about people who were willing to discuss anime and admit to watching it. Nevertheless, you made me aware of a few things that I hadn't know of- I'll give you the answer.

@moomoochoo It's hard to quantify popularity, especially concerning something that is a niche interest. As far as "abroad" in the U.S., Bebop was aired almost continuously on Adult Swim for 4 straight years (starting from 2001), with occasional long repeated reruns all the way up to 2011. Having no other readily available broadcast for "anime" back then, people in the states who are already into anime would surely have seen Bebop.

Cowboy Bebop aired 1998-1999. It came out the same time as Trigun and Outlaw star. All of them were wildly popular.
In fact, Cowboy Bebop is still very popular, even in Japan.
Keep in mind that a cartoon that aired for 2 years, the last year of which was in 1999, is bound to not be too popular among people who were younger than 12 years old at the time, or younger than 26 today.
See this Wikipedia quote:

In 2006, the Japanese MiniTokyo review claimed, "To say nothing more, it is a masterpiece, a genre defining series that has a right to be held in such high confidence. Not many series can do even one of the elements as well as Cowboy Bebop does, and even fewer can actually get every single solitary aspect of themselves to such a high degree of excellence. Everything in this anime falls into place with such perfection that makes it all organic and real and following to the extent that they do. From the full gamut of emotions to the roughs and roughnecks of the Bebop, to the masterful soundtrack that gives life to many of the episodes themselves, to the art that so perfectly conveys the mood and atmosphere of the entire work. Cowboy Bebop is not an anime to be missed, and not to be forgotten."
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop

The last movie aired in 2001, which was still 12 years ago.
You're dealing with time. Ask a kid today if he knows what "Goof Troop" is. I don't think any of them would be able to tell you who "Bullwinkle" is.

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Why is Garp only a Vice Admiral?
It is clear that he is very powerful due to his fights with Gol. D Roger. He is also very experienced in fighting and has the confidence to defeat Admiral Akainu (magma).
So why hasn't he been promoted to Admiral? Did he deny the promotion when the option was given to him? Or was it because he lacked a Devil Fruit?
Note:  All of the Admirals has a Devil Fruit. Golden Buddha, Magma, Ice, Light.

Garp doesnt want to be an admiral because it will just add more responsibilities for him. Eichiro Oda even said that Garp is the strongest marine ever.

where have you read odachi describing garp as strongest marine ever?

He refused to be promoted to Admiral several times.
In Chapter 0 (Strong World), he said that he had the freedom to do what he wants that he needed as a Vice Admiral (being the third highest rank in the Marines) and felt being promoted would just require him to do extra things that he had no interest in.

Well it is more common as chapter 565.5      . Anyone up to 565 will reach here at its end.

Garp feels that the perks of being a Vice Admiral (mainly the high level of freedom) is worth more than being an Admiral, who are often used to guard the Tenryuubito (who I could imagine Garp would despise).
He's probably stronger than the current Admirals though. Remember in Marineford when Sengoku personally had to restrain him? That basically says he was scared of what Garp would do to Akainu.

Yes, assuming that Garp uses some Haki I guess Akainu would probably get flattened out.

It's been stated that all Vice Admirals have Haki (not sure if it's both Busoshoku and Kenbunshoku, or at minimum one of them), and based on his reaction (alluded to but not in certain terms that Luffy inherited Haoshoku by birth) to Luffy's Haoshoku, may have that too.

Admirals work directly under the celestial dragons..since garp doesn't wants to serve them,he rejected the admiral offer so many times.

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How true is the Lavender Town Syndrome?
In the Pokemon game, specifically in the older version Red and Green, there are some news (or rumors) that the tone used in the Lavender Town caused a syndrome (called Lavender Town Syndrome) where kids who played it and heard the tone get sick and worst, eventually committed suicide. Coincidentally (or maybe not), you can find the Pokemon Tower in the Lavender Town, where you can hunt ghost Pokemon.
How true is this and does it have any relevance to the anime Pokemon or was it ever mentioned in the anime itself?

That's the first time I ever hear hear about it.

I heard about it last February 22, 2013 from a friend. LOL XD

No, Lavender Town Syndrome (LTS) is not real. It is an urban legend. Unfortunately, the internet loves itself a good urban legend, and determining truth from fiction (especially for an event from 1996) can be very difficult. This phenomenon was never mentioned on the anime itself, and did not really become well known until sometime around 2010.
What really happened?
The original Lavender Town theme music was a MIDI that was run on two channels (this is called a binaural effect), so that children wearing headphones would hear one thing out of one ear, and one out of the other. The two would theoretically combine in the brain to form a unique sound. The way the theme's multiple channels ran together, many children in the range 7-12 received migraine headaches.
However, there were not mass suicides over this. Wikipedia does not cite any unusual suicides in the 1990s (except an increase in adults due to economic recession).
The real consequences of the music are not well recorded. One source I found states that many children suffered seizures, and two were hospitalized. Another said there were four deaths from children falling or getting chest pain from the intensity of the headaches. But there is no evidence nor reports of a massive surge in child suicide as a result of this event, nor is there any substantial proof for these other reports.
In 1997, an episode of the Pokémon anime (YouTube) caused many seizures, which fueled the fire, but these two events are not to be confused.
In the American version, the MIDI was changed to single tone (I believe using crossfeed, or perhaps dithering), and the sound was tamed slightly.
The MIDI Frequency
A myth ((1) (2) (3)) was started that there was an Easter Egg in the MIDI file such that the frequency track is in the shape of a ghost as well as Unowns spelling the words "Leave Now". However, the Unown was not seen until 1999. I also pulled the original Shion Town (Japanese name) theme song, which is only 6:22 long, and confirmed that there is no strange ghost anomaly in the frequency graph:

Summary
To summarize: Lavender Town Syndrome was not a real thing, and did not lead to mass suicides. It is true, however, that the binaural headphone effect of the original music (before it was changed for the EU and NA versions) could cause headaches and potentially other issues.

I thought so too. Because I played the original Red and Green version before when I was young with earphones but I'm still alive today. I just got curious since I've never heard of such rumor until a friend of mine shared it to me and I wanted confirmation. Thanks a lot! This is very informative. :)

@xjshiya Glad it satisfied you! And even more glad you survived the theme music so you could ask it! :D

I don't even remember having experienced headaches or seizures before. Maybe because I rarely used the earphones or the music because I was saving the battery. LOL XD

That music still gives me the creeps when I hear it.

Could you include citations for the headaches, seizures, chest pains and falling?

@Tacroy Some of it comes from the third answer on this page, the rest comes from other forums like this one, as well as the Wikipedia page regarding binaural effects (in general). As I said, it's not well recorded, so none of the sources should be cited as accurate.

FWIW, the graph screenshot on this answer is not showing frequency, but waveform (amplitude). To show the frequency, use spectrogram instead.


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What happened in the hospital at the end of the anime/manga?
I don't understand where Johan went after he "mysteriously" got out of the hospital.  Dr. Tenma seems to be finally OK and I don't understand how after all this, Yohan still lived.  He was the one who caused all this evil in the first place!
A fantastic anime, but a confusing one at the end. Can someone explain what happened?

Obviously, this entire post is going to be spoilers.

It's left as an open issue at the end of the series. Johan was operated on and saved yet again by Tenma and when he went to visit Johan at the police hospital, who was in a coma originally, Johan sat up and was talking to Tenma. But later we see the same room with an empty hospital bed.The conversation at the end was about which child Johan's mother wanted to keep, him or Anna/Nina. So there may be a clue in that.

Some of the possibilities:

1. He died after waking up from the coma and talking to Tenma (Or Alternatively, the talking to Tenma bit could have been a daydream, but he died anyways)2. He was released and he's alive and well3. He escaped from the police hospital just like the beginning of the show and continues his ways.

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But the focus should be on the mother and her choice on which twin to give up and which to "save" and the title of the last episode, "The Real Monster". There's always been confusion as to which was which because previously we were told from conflicting memories. Some people think that the title of "The Real Monster" is the mother, some people think it's referring to everyone and the world, how the world can make anyone a monster, or, Johan is the real monster afterall. Each of these sort of correlates to one of the possibilities.If the mother was the real monster for choosing one twin and unwanted the other, Johan dies and Nina lives. If everyone's really a monster, Johan was absolved (for the most part, maybe not criminally) of all of his crimes because the world and the people in it are the real monsters. If Johan is the true monster here, then he escaped from the police hospital and continues to play the role of the "real monster".

So it's up to your interpretation. Who do you think the real monster is?

Great answer, your correct there's no easy answer to who the real monster is, its up to us to decide, it really does keep us thinking, which seems to be the writers intention.
Thank again.

It was suggested in the comments on this wiki that Johann finally committed suicide - jumped out of the hospital window. It's a deliberate open ending though.

I think that the Mother is the real monster but that doesn't mean Johan dies. What kind of a mom gives up a child without wanting it?
If Anna is the unwanted twin (which I think) then Johan dressed and acted like her to try to protect her. But of course the mom knows who she is and hears her voice and sends her to the Experimental Mansion. Then Johan becomes that way because of his hatred for his mother who leaves him in The Three Frogs.
If Johan is the unwanted twin then he cross-dressed like Anna because he knew he was and wanted to protect himself. That would mean his mother made a mistake to send Anna to the Mansion and Johan tries to change his past because he was supposed to go there..? Then Johan would be a monster because he knows he was unwanted and wants to change his past.
Johan probably didn't die because this isn't some Hollywood drama and it's obvious Tenma saved his life (twice). Maybe Johan left to see his mom.. or escaped in the end, because she is alive.

Your answer is a bit confusing and seems to be based more on speculation than on any clear facts or evidence. Do you have any evidence to back up your claims?

Well I think that Tenma was hallucinating when he saw Johan talking to him and maybe he was thinking what Johan could say something to him if he was awake. Johan knows what his mother did and when he wakes up from the coma he escapes from the hospital.

Tenma is the real monster.
Inspector Lunge suspected Tenma as a suspect even after knowing everything about Johan and Tenma. He had triggered something fishy and at last he failed his conception as it's also beyond the thinking of Inspector Lunge. That is why even in second to last episode he said "Tenma is prime suspect" just before he met Tenma, he says "Sorry". I think this is a bit tricky in Inspector Lunge's conception about "Tenma".
However, Johan's Character was beyond our imagination the way he could control everyone, so is the anime,it's beyond our thinking if we don't stress on it. This is my personal conception though and will mainly be based off speculation/opinion.
I plan to watch the anime again to improve my answer and point.

Please could you edit your answer to include more substantial information on the topic. Providing links/quotes from reliable sources would help the cause. The answer as it is now, can barely be made into something more than speculation and/or personal opions.

@debal- I agree, I had tried editing the question but it really needs some work.

The tricky part that confuses everyone is the memory of the Rose Mansion because it is unknown to whom it actually belonged to. Was it Anna or Johan?, and for the Mother's case, clearly she was under so much pressure that she could had committed the mistake.
Secondly the way the twins were dressed both as girls probably suggests their mom knew this was going to happen. So for her sake and to prevent any emotional attachment while taking decision and to fool her mind or herself, she made them dress that way but there is no denying that Johan had a mindset of a psychopathic killer that he had exhibited from the times of 511 Kinderheim, however for me the real plot says the world was the monster to the twins. I support this by saying that it was the experiments that made their mindset corrupt. It's not like the twins were born with a killer mindset were they?
Secondly, about the last episode it is clear the mother is herself, however she is not sure which twin she choose to let loose, nor is Johan or Anna. It is also clearly evident that they were both blaming any one of these three as "The Real Monsters" which is foolishness. It's The situations created by Nazis and Humans that were "The Real Monsters".
A third point to consider is the empty bed at hospital and it's possible that Johan committed suicide. After all his whole plan was a "Perfect Suicide" or he could have possibly escaped and remained underground all throughout his life because he finally got a name, so he was no longer "A Nameless Monster" anymore and that is what I think happened at the end.


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How did the events at the end of Cage of Eden occur?
In Cage of Eden, near the end, instead of plane crash in the beginning, we learn that the students

 did not crash on an uninhabited island but went into the future. It isn't clear how they actually get to this future.

I am not sure if I just missed the part where they explained a bit how they got there or if it is just not properly explained.
How did the events at the end of Cage of Eden occur?

Added a bounty on this, because I'd like a more informative answer - Was it all a dream of his mothers? How did the timewarp occur? etc

regretfully there is not going to be another season or continuation for this manga. when I read it i searched around to find out when will the rest of it come out or is there going to be an anime, unfortunately I found out that the manga was not very successful at the time and they rushed the author to end his work earlier than he wanted so they can publish another manga.

It is never explained in the manga how they get

 to the future.

When they describe the incident, it looks like a wormhole that caused a big disruption in time.

In physics, an Einstein-Rosen Bridge (or wormhole) is a hypothetical topological feature of spacetime that would be, fundamentally, a "shortcut" through spacetime.[ref]

To add, it looks like the author was going for a "Bermuda Triangle" type of plot. Wherein the story revolved around the people who actually got lost. "What if you can see what happened to them?" Something like that. sorry edited out the spoiler

I'm still confused about what happened myself, but considering all the real-world historical facts the talked about, like the limestone cave being like Cappadocia, the disappearance of Eiken and the others at the Monument being like the Angikuni Village Disappearance, then the way they were transported to the future could be the Dragon's Triangle.
The Dragon's Triangle is an area of ocean south of Japan that is like the Bermuda Triangle. There are cases of boats of all sizes disappearing never to be heard from. The Island that CoE takes place on is located in the Dragon's Triangle, from what I could see from the map Mariya showed of where the plane went down, so despite them not talking about it in the manga, that seems like the most plausible reason for the time travel. Maybe Yoshinobu Yamada had planed on that being the reason but was unable to fit it in for the same reason the ending was so rushed.

They time travel when they are inside of the plane and they crashed on a island in the future.Otherwise, the world what the world looks like now wouldn't make any sense.
The main character's mother and other scientists who built the island built it in the past. The graves are there because the adults thought that they died in the crash and erected memorials to all the passengers who died.

So I heard this from a friend. This is only a theory.
Since the kids are on an island with memorials of themselves, there is a possibility of the entire cast not being the actual people themselves but actually clones. With the technology of being able to bring back extinct animals,  they probably could also create clones of the deceased people using their DNA.
Also, the mother spoke about the island being a paradise, but since the cast is "dead", it could mean that they were planning on cloning the victims on the island in the first place. The scientists hoped to make it paradise but with their death and the help of the "terrorists", the extinct animals were able to escape into the wild. =
This theory also has a lot of holes (the plane, age, etc.), but it is a pretty satisfying theory in my opinion.

I believe that the idea is that the plane inadvertently disappeared, which caused Akira's mother to continue the Eden Project and eventually create Raika Island, and that one of the company's directors, maybe Sengoku Frey, in a last-ditch attempt to save her dream of the 'paradise' after the biohazard disaster on the island, channelled the company's remaining funds into Time-Travel research, which was completed and used to send the flight into the future to 'save' them, but accidentally causing an infinite time loop in the process.
It would fit, in my opinion, with Sengoku Frey's 'acceptance of Yuna's heart', and would be the most probable theory.
Too bad that's how publishers go - cutting off a series' lifeline so they can do other stories. Or perhaps, the author's idea was going to be much more ambitious, but wasn't given the time to finish it.


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Is Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez alive?
In Bleach, whilst watching the final fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow, I noticed that Grimmjow's body did not vanish when he was defeated as the other Espadas did (in the aftermath when Nnoitra appeared). There is no mention of Grimmjow after this. Confused, I turned to the manga, in chapter 286, I could not tell either. I was still confused so I turned to the wiki. In the wiki, it vaguely says

"..but Ichigo steps in and protects Grimmjow as he lies on the ground, severely wounded. However, he survives the attack...

A quick Google search and I found this (dead) Yahoo! Answers post about this, but both posts are vague and unhelpful.
Is there some credible source that can verify if he is alive or not?

We don't know yet. But it's likely to be a yes. We'll just have to wait for further chapters.

The spoiler page on the wiki says that he's alive: http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Godisme/The_Gotei_13_repeat_and_reboot_wrap_up I'm not sure what the source is. I'm assuming it's from an interview, but I'm really not sure. So far, everything's been right.

I would question if he was ever "alive", considering how Espada/Arrancarr are hollows.  Powerful, terrifying hollows, but hollows all the same.

Ok, I found the omake that mentions Grimmjow:

In the bottom-right corner, it reads:

Q: Will there be characters that appear in the role of a friend?
Kubo: Ulquiorra has already turned to ash. Grimmjow might become a friend...

So yes, Grimmjow is alive.

Grimmjow is still alive, as revealed in Chapter 624 of the Manga. Both he and Nel show up to help Ichigo and friends take down the quincies.

(Image courtesy of here).

Yes, he is still alive. If you have watched their fight's aftermath, Ichigo protects Grimmjow while he looks ahead, dumbstruck why he is protecting him, and it never said he died or was fatally wounded.

I don't think he is dead because he was left lying there staring at Nnoitra. If you read the manga, there is a picture of him when he's wearing a half Espada coat, so he is not dead and so is Halibel.

maybe you can add the picture where hes shown or some sources ?


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What is the exact difference between Fairy Law and Fairy Glitter?
From the manga and anime, as well reading their description on Fairy Tail wiki, Fairy Law and Fairy Glitter seem very similar.
Fairy Law

When activated, a bright light envelops the area and inflicts massive damage on whoever the caster perceives from their heart as an enemy, leaving friends and bystanders completely unharmed.

Fairy Glitter

it is a Magic that rivals Fairy Law and is a radiance of merciless light that denies the existence of nearby foes.

What is the exact difference between these two magic spells?

Fairy Law seems to only works on people who are your enemy and is an area of effect type of spell. This spell seems to draw from the user's internal power.
Fairy Glitter seems to be a single target type of spell. This spell seems to draws power from external sources (sun, stars, moon).

As an addition to Krazer's answer,

Fairy Law only affects a mage and any other enemies of the caster. The caster can't choose who will get struck by it. (Laxus tried to attack other Fairy Tail members but failed because his heart still considered them as friends.)
Fairy Glitter affects a single target whom the caster chooses.

This is my understanding:

Fairy Law is a magic that judges - it’s some sort of “punishment” or judgment, dead is one of the consequences but not the only one (can also be something like purification)
Fairy Glitter is a magic that “kills”or “destroy” on the other hand (which is the reason why Mavis keeps this spell to herself I think), it is more like a nuke or absolute power that wipes out the target’s existence;

So three of the spells: Sphere to protect, Law to judge, Glitter to kill.

Fairy Law — depends on who's casting it. The more power they have, the wide the range. It won't also have a lot of effect on people who are on the same level or have more power than the caster. Makarov was miles ahead of José when he used it on him .
Fairy Glitter — it's more focused than Fairy law, and the same rules probably applies to it. Unlike Fairy Law, only one person seems to have access to it at a time, and it doesn't have to be the guild master.
Fairy Sphere — it's the best defensive spell out of the three and was able to keep out Acnologia.

Hi, and welcome to Anime & Manga Stack Exchange. We're a bit different than traditional forum, that this site is a Q&A site, focusing on facts and objective answers. Thus, I have to remove the "conclusion" that looks like a personal opinion unrelated to the question. Also, we prohibit linking to illegal scanlation sites because we don't support piracy here.


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Why did the anime have so many additional cards?
In the manga, there are 19 cards featured, whereas in the anime this number has grown to be 52 (excluding the card created during the 2nd movie).
Has there ever been a reason given for this large expansion?

More (filler) episodes?

That was my thought as well, but given that the season lengths were 35, 11, 24, it doesn't seem to make sense as they didn't expand season 1 to a standard length.

As far as I can tell, there has never been an explanation given for this change. However, there is one major difference between the manga and the anime that may have led to this. In the anime, Meiling Li comes to help Syaoran Li collect the Clow Cards. This may have caused a need for more episodes to deal with her getting in the way of Sakura collecting Clow Cards, which required more Clow Cards to exist.
This is the major difference between the manga and the anime in terms of the collecting Clow Cards arc,  but this is only speculation.
There are six "leader" cards (The Dark, The Earthy, The Firey, The Windy, The Light, and The Watery) and all remaining cards, whether part of the original 19 or part of other 33, fall under the leadership of one of those six. While the creators of the anime made 33 more cards, they did not make any more leader cards, implying that these cards are filler.
More information about the Clow Cards can be found here: http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Clow_Cards

Seems like a reasonable idea - I'd forgotten about Meiling being a main feature in the anime. If no-one comes up with any other possibilities, I'll accept this one.

In addition to filler cards, if you reflect upon the number, it's the same as the original deck of cards: 52 cards. Why 52? Although some have not been physically shown to have been captured (time span between episode 35 and 36 which was spring break), it can represent that concept of cards. The addition of the combination of the last two cards (the Hope card) in the movie can be categorized as the Joker card which can be anything you want it to be (which makes sense).
Although, this is speculation on comparison with a regular set of the deck of cards.

good point just a little bit lacking on references


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What is the significance of Ran's birthday?
Ran's birthday is usually seen as something important in the anime and manga and is talked about a lot. Yet, throughout the entire series of 660+ episodes and 70+ volumes, it has never actually happened.
Why is Ran's birthday so important to the plot?

Officially, neither the birthday is revealed, nor has it really played a role in the plot.
However, Aoyama said in an interview, that there is an "obstacle" preventing him from revealing Ran's birth date, but since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now"
The interview, quoted from Detective Conan World's forum:

蘭の誕生日教えて！→差し支えあるので今は言えない。でもまだ誕生日来ていないので蘭は現在16歳。
Tell me about Ran's birthday! → Since there's an obstacle, I can't tell it for now. But since the birthday hasn't passed, Ran is 16 right now.

I think that a future volume will be about her birthday, so everything else would be wild speculation.


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Why does Bermuda always address characters as -kun?
In the manga of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (also commonly just "Reborn!" for obvious reasons) after the future and Shimon Arc ends, the Arcabaleno Arc begins and reveals that:

 Bermuda, the arcobaleno of the eighth element of night, bargains with Reborn in Chapter 384-ish to take his life for future generations and use his life to kill Checker Face.

While reading it, I noticed Bermuda calls all characters "-kun"! Since it's obviously a term more for guys, and yet it was used on Chrome and weaker players like Lal Mirch etc., I thought it was a little strange. I don't think it's a translation error either - since 「―くん」is pretty obviously "-kun".
Is there any explanation for this? Is it something to do with his personality?

please edit your question, the spoiler tag should be used a single >! on a new line before the spoiler, see http://anime.stackexchange.com/editing-help

@grasshopper I suggested the edit.

Gah! Thank you! I saw so confused. I've been spamming forums way too much! ^3^

In this case I believe Bermuda is looking down on all the characters as if they were his subordinates or just addressing in an endearing sense (he is way older than them).
In company or school situations in Japan "-kun" is by superiors when addressing subordinates of both genders. Alternatively "-kun" might also be used as a term of endearment towards the (younger) male characters (similar to "-chan" with females).

Awesome, thank you. I wasn't aware the -kun was used in such a way :)

This is usually misunderstood by a beginner in Japanese language. It is generally taught that -kun is used with men while -chan with girls. But, in real usage, this is not always the case.
In fact, Japanese suffix are not used according to genders but personal relationships. -kun is used with a junior person to show endearment. For -chan, it is to show intimacy but there are nuances that I cannot explain in words as well.


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How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?
In Angel Beats, Kanade clearly entered the afterlife before even Yurippe did, yet Otonashi arrived later. Technically, Kanade must've died after Otonashi.
How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?

Can't find any proof, but I would assume that Otonashi didn't appear at the afterlife right after his death, but it rather took him some time (maybe that's also why he's lost his memories? I can't remember if the reason for that was explained in the anime).

I also can't find proof for this theory, but given that the world of Angel Beats is basically purgatory, I don't see any reason to believe it follows the same timeline as the real world. It could exist on a completely separate timeline.

It's called the magic of anime! Hahaha :)

Unfortunately, Angel Beats! doesn't go into much detail about the mechanics of the afterlife environment it takes place in.
However, if we assume that the series follows the basic concept of eternity, then a partial explanation can be given.
I drew up this little image of the three different timelines that are present in the series:

Key:

The green line is the (main) world timeline where the characters in the series lived their lives before they died.
The red line is the afterlife timeline where the characters went when they died and where most of the series takes place.
The cyan line is the alternate world timeline where (I presume) the characters in the series went after they've resolved their issues and regrets in the afterlife and moved on.
The white circles/ovals represent the time Kanade Tachibana spent on a timeline.
The blue circles/ovals represent the time Yuzuru Otonashi spent on a timeline.
The white lines represent Kanade's transition from one timeline to another.
The blue lines represent Yuzuru's transition from one timeline to another.
The ranges of the circles/ovals are rough estimates.

The (Main) World Timeline

Yuzuru is born.
Kanade is born.
Yuruzu gets in a train crash. Although he survives the initial crash, he eventually dies of thirst. Just before he dies, he signs an organ donor card. Because the rescuers arrived just barely too late, his organs could be harvested in time.
Kanade is in need of a heart transplant. She receives a donor heart. It is Yuzuru's.
Kanade dies. We don't know how long she lived after her heart transplant, but, it apparently saved her life, so I presume she lived a good while after it.

The Afterlife Timeline

Kanade arrives in the afterlife. As per Yuri, Kanade was there before she arrived, but, we're never told for how long, so, the amount of time she spent there from her arrival to her departure is unknown.
Events in the Angel Beats! Heaven's Door manga take place.
Yuzuru arrives in the afterlife.
Kanade and Yuzuru finally meet in person. She stabs him in the chest and notices that Yuzuru doesn't have a heart. She then realizes who Yuzuru is.
Events in the Angel Beats! anime take place.
Kanade moves on from the afterlife after thanking Yuzuru for the heart he gave her.
As per Angel Beats!: Another Epilogue, Yuzuru remains in the afterlife for an undisclosed amount of time helping others move on.
Events in the Angel Beats! anime sequel (if ever released) could take place here.
Yuzuru finally moves on from the afterlife.

The Alternate World Timeline

Yuzuru gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
Kanade gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
Yuzuru finally meets up with Kanade and they live happily ever after.

Like I said, the series never really explains the finer details of the afterlife and what exactly happens when someone moves on. This is the best explanation I can give you at the moment. Perhaps some more light will be shed on this matter in the future.

I seriously thought that 13 episodes was way too short for Angel Beats!, since it felt rushed at times, and they could've taken some episodes to explain some background stuff.

Really nice explanation (even the formatting is easy on the eyes), but I have one issue... "Events in the Angel Beats! anime sequel (if ever released) take place." How could you know what a potentially non existent sequel would cover? It's just as likely that it would cover the alternate world timeline or something completely different.

@Xeo - I agree, the series would have benefited greatly from a full season release. However, I don't know the reason why the series was released as a half season (12-13 episodes) instead of a full season (24-26 episodes).

@atlantiza - My assumption that an Angel Beats! sequel would cover the events that took place between the end of Angel Beats! and Yuzuru's departure from the afterlife was based on the setting of Angel Beats! Another Epilogue. But, you're right, we don't know what a sequel would have in store for us. Therefore, I made a small change to that part of my answer.

Nice chart! What happens after the Afterlife is shortly explained though, as you see Otonasni grab Kanade at the end of episode 13, in the real world.

I just saw the anime, and it got me puzzling for a while, but I had made up a somewhat believable explanation:
My proposed timeline:

Otonashi dies.
Otonashi moves on, since he died without any regrets. He doesn't end up in the afterlife school thing.
Kanade dies and ends in the afterlife school thing.
Kanade wishes to thank Otonashi.
Kanade's wish "grabs" Otonashi from his peaceful slumber and throws him into the afterlife thing.

I suspect that this place is designed specifically so people can find happiness, and since Kanade's requisite was to thank Otonashi, the place took him back temporarily.

Otonashi, upon arrival, loses his memory since he was taken to this world in a not-conventional manner.
Events in the anime occur.

The reason Otonashi didn't end up in the afterlife school upon death, is because he didn't really die with regrets. His own theory was that he simply "forgot" and thus ended up in the school, but that doesn't make much sense. Instead, he moved on, rested peacefully for a while, and then Kanade's wish brought him to the school.

I'm pretty sure you've got the right explanation. But that's why I didn't really enjoy the fact that we see Otonashi back to the "real world" at the end of episode 13, because (as you said) he doesn't have any regrets... so how did he do to come back to the "real world" oO? Even if it's sad for him, it would make much more sense if he stayed to the "afterlife world" to keep helping everyone forever (just as "Another Epilogue" shows). Instead of the current ep13's end, I would rather see just a baseball breaking a window ;) But still, it's my favorite anime.

In addition to Lunar Guy's explanation, my theory would be that, even though Yuzuru died first, the rate of their transition is different, it probably took Yuzuru a long time to transition between two timelines than what it took Kanade.  That's why Kanade arrived first, rather than Yuzuru.
To support this, Kanade's regret was that she could not thank the person who gave her his heart, so I'd assume that some form of higher system craftily planned for Kanade to arrive first rather than Yuzuru, so that she could fulfill her regret and move on.  Otherwise if Yuzuru arrived first, there would be a risk that he would move on first, making Kanade's regret unfulfilled, leaving her stuck in the Afterlife.

hmmm I kinda agree to your theory. Its like Otonashi was put into a deep slumber before going to the afterlife to wait for kanade. then otonashi 'slept' for too long that's why he lost his memories. I wish there was a movie or something like an OVA like Mirai Nikki's Redial to explain all this.

Maybe he couldn't wake up in the after life school until all his body parts that he donated died, including his heart.

I have a different theory:

Otonashi died (signing first his organ card).
His organs are donated to different people (for instance, his heart went to Kanade, while his other organs went to a John Doe).
Kanade lived for a while (long or short), but regretted the fact that she couldn't thank Otonashi. Eventually she dies.
Kanade appears in the afterlife and starts acting like the "angel" after learning the purpose of this world.
John Doe dies and so Otonashi now is completely dead.
Otonashi appears in the afterlife with amnesia (this really isn't that weird considering Yurippe said it's normal, or you could also say that he was dead for so long that he forgot most of his life).

Opinions?
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Do you have any evidence for this theory? Speculative answers are sometimes allowed but we prefer answers which have some canon evidence backing them up.

I imagine the time it takes to transition into the after life = the number of regrets. The simpler the regret, the faster it takes to get to the after life. Kanade's regret was just to thank the person who gave her the heart, while otonashi'a regret is more complicated because he had no regrets, but he didn't know. Hideki came into the after life before Yui because his regret was just to catch a ball, while Yui was multiple things she saw on TV. Time of death does play a role, but I think second to the kind of regret. Yui could have died before Hideki.

This is the fitting interpretation for me:

Otonashi died. Bug caused him to land in the 'school'. It's a place to fulfil regrets, in real live of afterlife (this is a bug by itself actually).
Felt in love with someone and realized it shouldn't be sustaining. Created Angel Player program to turn himself to NPC and thus erased his afterlife memory.
Kanade got the heart in real life. Died and due to fate got hold of the Angel Player.
Angel Player has the ability to turn NPC back; with certain conditions I presume (this is assumption). Otonashi got back his soul.
Otonashi fell in love again. The cycle should continue until he finds another love.

I propose a different solution.
What if time in the afterlife traveled in reverse, compared to the "real" word?  Then all the characters would be able to die and immediately travel to the afterlife.
Note: When I re-watch the series, I will look for supporting facts.  At the moment, this is only a theory.

This answer may be wrong, but possibly Kanade was in a coma awaiting a heart transplant. Yuzuru died a bit later and donated his heart to Kanade. It'd make sense because Kanade has Yuzuru's heart in her. The surgery must've failed and she ended up dying, so that's why she remains in purgatory.
That's how I understand it anyway.

Remember when Otonashi signed that organ donor card before he died? Angel was given his heart because she needed it and came to the afterlife to thank Otonashi for his heart.

Welcome to Anime&Manga.SE! Consider expanding your answer, rather than leaving a one-liner. Happy answering! :)


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In "Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini", what happens to Hei's powers?
In the second season of Darker than Black (Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini), Hei mysteriously...

 ...loses his contractor powers somewhere in the middle of the season.

In the beginning of the anime we can clearly see that...

 ...Hei still has his contractor powers, since he uses them in a fight in episode 2.

However, in later episodes it is revealed by some of the characters that...

 ...Hei's powers are completely lost, and he is but an ordinary human (well, a well-trained human, at least).

So what was the reason for...

 ...Hei losing all of his contractor power out of sudden, and without being noticed?

If you notice that at the beginning of "Gemini of the Meteor" season BK-201's star vanishes, and he loses his powers. At the end of the season,

 BK-201's star lighting up in the sky.

Each "False Star" has a corresponding Contractor, and they resonate when their Contractor's power is being used. As such I think it's safe to conclude the he has his powers back.

According to Yahoo! Answers, Hei lost his powers because of the trap that ensnared Hei in episode two. From Wikipedia:

 Hei and Suō are caught in a trap after Hei seemingly kills August 7 by electrocuting the British Contractor. Later on, Misaki Kirihara is shown looking through a telescope which is directed towards the star of BK-201. The star fades away.

Suou was wearing the meteor fragment; Hei's powers (which was actually Bai fused with him) got transferred into it.  I thought they made that pretty clear in the anime.

Yes, he will regain his powers. It's possible.
In the Hell's Gate you can find what you lost, so he can get his powers back.

I think BK-201's star in the end of 2nd season means someone with Hei's power  appeared. I think a new Contractor which is Hei's copies appeared. In the end, there is a new syndicate, a new Yin, new Contractors... why not a new Hei?


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What is the connection between the Cowboy Bebop anime and the movie?
According to Wikipedia, the movie is a midquel that takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the anime.
Having seen both the movie and the anime, I don't recall any connection that made it essential for it to be viewed in this order. I don't recall anything that had happened in the anime to be vital for the movie, and I don't remember anything that happened in the movie to be vital for episodes 23 onwards.
Am I missing something? Or does it fit between episodes 22 and 23 simply because the authors thought about it like that (maybe the authors thought about the timeline like that, although it may be irrelevant?)?

Nothing that happens in the movie is essential to what happens in episodes 23 and 24. In fact, the movie came out over 2 years after the series was finished, so there wasn't really room to add more plot before the ending. Since the ending of Cowboy Bebop is deliberately ambiguous, there was no room for a movie after the events of episode 23 began, so putting it before episode 23 was necessary and the simplest choice is between 22 and 23.
I would argue that the placement of the movie in the chronology isn't all that important, though. Cowboy Bebop is pretty episodic for most of its run, and the stories could be reordered without seriously affecting the feel of the show. Chronological order is mostly irrelevant for the series as a whole (with a few notable exceptions). Likewise, the placement of the movie doesn't make a big difference. There are a number of places it could be placed in the chronology consistently, but putting it before episode 23 was the simplest. In fact, a few people I know watched the movie after episode 24, which obviously doesn't work chronologically, but they didn't think they missed anything by viewing it in that order.

I'd thought so!

Episode 23 has the cancellation of the bounty hunter TV show Big Shot, even though it was featured in the movie. That's about the only thing to tie it into the continuity, it has to be sometime before episode 23, and after getting Faye, Ed, and Ein as part of the crew.

In the film, the Big Shot bounty hunters show is still airing.  In episode 23, it is cancelled.
Also, in episode 23 "Brain Scratch", we see Jobim (of the series' three reoccurring old men: Antonio, Carlos, and Jobim) dead after apparently trying and failing to get the bounty on Dr. Londes.  All three are alive in the movie (and I believe one of them claims they are bounty hunters as a "half-joke").
All that to say, plus the fact that the film's soundtrack has the movie tracks labeled 22.5, it's fairly evident where the movie sits in chronology.  Again, it doesn't really matter too much.  As long as Edward is in the crew (so after ep. 9) and before ep. 23, it can take place anywhere.
Some theorize the film takes place after the show, as it appears Spike may or may not be dreaming the entirety of the film.  But this is speculation at best.


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Where and how does the Bleach anime diverge from the manga?
I've seen almost all of the Bleach anime (at least what's been released dubbed), and I'm now interested in reading the manga. However, when the manga closely follows the anime I've already seen, I tend to get bored quickly. Thus, I'd want to pick up the manga at a point right before the anime began to diverge.
At what point in the manga is this?

You should edit your question to include the description of the episode where you left off. Be sure to put it inside a spoiler block quote (>! at the beginning).

Bleach anime ended in March 2012, with the episode 366. It ends after (spoiler if you haven't finished the anime yet)

 Ginjo dies in his battle vs Ichigo

In manga, that arc ends with chapter 479, "Goodbye to our Xcution!!". The anime is not airing now, but the manga goes on, with the new arc starting with chapter 480 called "Final Arc - The Thousand Year Blood War".

I've read all of the manga and am currently watching the anime. It has been pretty dang accurate up until the episodes in the 60's where they kind of went off and created these whole other bad guys and this big plot that wasn't in the manga (the soul sucking vampire things... I can't remember their name). But apparently by episode 110 the anime starts back up and continues with the manga plot line and everything. But besides that I think that the manga and the anime are pretty similar :)

I only watched the anime, but I know it stopped in March 2012, when they caught up with the manga. It was the 'Lost Agent arc'.
So I suppose you best bet is to start reading the manga that was written from around that time. Volume 49 of the manga is also called 'The Lost Agent', so that seems where they left off.
But again, I did not read the manga, so this is only a guess. I also cannot tell you how much the anime diverged from the manga.

The answer best showing where the anime and manga differ, while also answering where to start reading (manga chapter 480 BTW) is the answer by Logan M to this question : Which episodes of Bleach are filler?


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Why did the anime stop having ending songs since episode 279?
Since episode 279, the One Piece anime doesn't have ending songs. Instead, it has long openings: almost 3 minutes, instead of the usual 1:30 openings.
What was the reason for this change?

Do you watch online broadcasts?
Because if so, They are in most cases cut the extensions of the ending's for unknown reason.

I don't, I was talking about the original japanese broadcast.

I made a meta about these kind of questions. Due to the reasons outlined there I'm voting to close, since I don't believe this question is answerable. Any answers will just be speculation.

I think actually this kind of questions should have place. Since a quick search on Google don't throw an answer, I come here to ask if other people had found something related or have some kind of information, I'm not asking for speculations but for reasoned answers.

I don't think any official explanations were given (I tried to search but there are only speculations).
I think the most probable reason is the fact that when you're watching broadcasts on TV, as soon as the ending theme song pops up you change to another channel. Almost nobody watches the ending credits/openings and this is true also for other things. Think about when you go to the movies: when the credits starts rolling, is there someone that will stay sit there? Maybe, but that's quite rare. Same for movies on TV, you usually change it because... you really don't care, unless you need to look up some actor/character in those rare occasions.
For this reason, and I'm quite convinced this is the case, they cut the ending theme song, made the opening longer and put the credits there instead. More people are likely to watch it, not just those that like the song, but also once you get to the channel, you're less likely to change it just because it hasn't started yet.
Along with the recap, this makes the "opening part" much longer, even cutting from the usual ~24 minutes of actual episode time.

There could be lots of reasons they did that, the most logical being that it was a production decision, they'll rather pay royalties or have one song made than two, less time and money spent on one 3 min song than two shorter ones.

It's to increase ads revenue and reduce production cost at the same time.
Historically, this happened at the same time when the timeslot for One Piece on Fuji TV was moved from Sunday 19:00 JST (Golden Time, the Japanese equivalent to prime time) to Sunday 9:30 JST (Local Sales Time -- timeslot for procuring program sponsors at each broadcast stations [Japanese Wikipedia]) on October 2006. The reason for moving the timeslot was said due to the removal of anime timeslot during Golden Time and replaced by variety shows instead (in-effect until now).
It also went into some structural changes:

Before episode 279: OP (1:50) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - B part - ED (1:10) - preview (30s) - sponsor (10s). Total time beside main content and CM = 3:50 minutes
Episode 279-283 (morning timeslot, no ED): OP (1:50) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - sponsor (10s) - B part - Mugiwara Gekijou (extra from manga, 2:45-4:25) - preview (30s) - end card (5s). Total time beside main content and CM = 2:45 + extra = 5:30++ minutes
Episode 284-now: OP (2:30) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - sponsor (10s) - B part - preview (30s) - end card (5s). Total time beside main content and CM = 3:25 minutes

However, since the duration of the main content (A & B part) didn't change, the remaining time was added for CM. Also, since the ED removal, the main part starts around 9:35:40, so there were around 3:10 minutes of CM (minus the OP) before the viewers can enjoy the story. It's also said that the CM between A & B part was also lengthened to more than 3 minutes.
The reason why the duration of the CM was increased was said that it's harder to receive sponsorship on morning timeslot compared to Golden Time (less viewer → fewer ads revenue)

Source:

Japanese Wikipedia
Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese): 1, 2, 3, 4

They simply wanted to change things up because One Piece had been on the air for so long. The theme songs are meant to be catchy little jingles by famous artists in Japan. One Piece had  basically surpassed a whole generation of people, so there is really no need for two anymore.
They need a longer opening sequence to either re-familiarize long term viewers or new ones who hadn't seen the first 500 episodes. One Piece started simulcasting around "Thriller Bark" arc, as mentioned most people don't sit around to watch. Maybe if it was on actual Japanese TV where there's another show they want to watch next, but not with simulcasting.
And finally, there had been too much filler, so they tested out a huge anniversary opening before making this change. During this anniversary event, they remade the classic "We Are" song, animated all the cover stories. This marked the beginning of the change and there hasn't been an ED since. The way opening and ending credits are handled is also 100% artistic.
Take Supernatural for instance, whose opening credits basically consist of what happened so far mixed with music in a huge montage of previous episodes then throwing you right into the action, or sleepy hollow whose opening credits don't happen until 15 minutes into the episode.
The whole thing is practicality and art. There's no actual rules that say this is how OP and ED should go. As long as the actors are credited, that's all that matters.
I suggest you look up some different shows and see how OP and ED are handled, like some different ones.
You'd be surprised how versatile it all is, especially in other countries (such as Korean dramas, which don't technically have OP and ED as far as i can tell)


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What time travel category applies on Steins;Gate?
I'm kind of a fan of time travel stories, so I got a little disappointed with Steins;Gate.
According to Wikipedia,

Time travel themes in science fiction and the media can generally be grouped into three categories: immutable timeline; mutable timeline; and alternate histories, as in the interacting-many-worlds interpretation.

When they explained timelines in the show, I got the idea of the timelines being alternate, but then we got all of this "Alpha/Beta timeline", and that goes more with the immutable timelines, with some alternate-difficult-to-reach timelines.
And at the end, Okabe couldn't change the beta timeline, except if he cheated himself (which would make the timeline mutable)...
So, did the scriptwriters just cherry-picked things as they felt it could add more drama? (For example, I was telling myself all the time: if Kurisu dies in timeline beta, and Mayuri dies in timeline alpha... wouldn't the solution be going to timeline Gamma?!)
Am I missing something?

I don't think referring to Wikipedia as your source for types of time travel is a good thing; they could be working off something else entirely.

There's a bunch of other inconsistencies too, like for example, being a different gender changed no decisions or memories except for being the different gender. (Expressing this way to minimize spoilers)

Steins;Gate mainly works with mutable timelines with an infinite amount of world lines and borrows many time travel concepts, primarily the black hole theory, to mix into the story.
In Steins;Gate, the time travel theory consists of mutable timelines and alternate timelines. However, Okarin is the only one that is aware of the changes in the mutable timeline. For everyone else, their memories are only from the timeline that they're in. Also, there are some events that cannot be changed in the mutable timeline and are limited to the current timeline,

 such as Mayuri's death.

However, there are alternate timelines, revealed as attractor fields. The main timeline changes to another alternate timeline when there is a major event, and yet Okarin is the only one that is aware when this happens.
So there are limits to changing the past in the current timeline and can only be changed with a major shift to one of the other alternate timelines.
To clear things up, the current timeline follows the rules of a mutable timeline. The past can be changed to some degree and people's memories change accordingly. If there are enough of major changes in the current timeline, it converges into an alternate timeline which has different limits to changing the past.


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In "The Big O", who was real?
In The Big O, we find out that Angel has been behind the whole “show” that is Roger Smith’s life.
The question begs: was anyone real aside from Angel? Or did she have control over people’s minds? Or was it literally a giant set under her control?
I’ve always been intrigued by this concept from that show along with its black noire style.


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Why are there still many people after the first Infinite Tsukuyomi?
On Naruto Shippuden episode 461, after Kaguya cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and her twin children grew up, they still live with people. I don't understand why there are still so many people.
Supposedly, the Infinite Tsukuyomi's light can pass through anything and doesn't have a shadow. So everyone will just get affected and sleep for eternity just like the second Infinite Tsukuyomi that Madara cast.
Why are there still many people after the first Infinite Tsukuyomi?

I think it's because Haguromo and Hagurama sealed her away. They had the rinnegan so they were not affected.

@SujalMotagi you mean Hagoromo and Hamura. And OP is referring to the time when Kaguya cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and revived some people, before the Otsutsuki brothers were born.

@EroSɘnnin Oh yeah, I meant Hagoromo and Hamura. Well I was not sure, that's why I said 'I think'.

Before they sealed Kaguya, they are already living with people. And who the heck is Hagurama.. @SujalMotagi

@EroSɘnnin yeah, is that your answer? i guess thats it

I'll put in a proper answer with the chapter numbers.

@EroSɘnnin Reminder for the above comment.

Alright so in S9 Ep 461 the toad Gamamaru tells the Six Paths Brothers that the Memory Stone, in The Land of the Toads, records everything that happens on the surface world.(And yes this does mean that Mt. Myōboku is underground. Better said a different dimension within the earth.) The Stone shows Kayuga casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi and everyone being enveloped by the Divine Tree, which fell from space by the way along with Kayuga, Gamamaru then says that she released some humans and wiped their memories to create a healthy amount of sacrifices for The Divine Tree to steal Nature Energy the strongest force. Hope this helps! Sorry that it’s really late!

Because only a few people actually had chakra, the infinite tsukuyomi is still a genjutsu so, and genjutsu works by disrupting the flow of chakra, so people who didn't have chakra wasn't affected

That's actually a very interesting answer.

I think that's correct


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What did Rachel end up concluding her wish she aimed from the tower to be?
This is mainly referring to episode 13 of Kami no Tou. From what I remember, Rachel was debating on whether she wanted Bam to become a star, or if she wanted herself to become a star. I didn't understand or perhaps remember what she ended up choosing.
What did Rachel end up concluding her wish she aimed from the tower to be?

Her wish was to see the stars and be treated like a princess. We don't know much about her past. She might have had some problems in her past that led her to the path that she chose to follow. As Endorsi said once to Rachel that whatever she is seeking at the top of the tower is more important than Bam.

ok, I know that. the princess with the horn said that to Rachel with what she aims to the tower to be more important than Bam. at episode 13 Rachel pushed Bam off and away looking like she killed him then we had the time of going back to the beginning to see how this started. during that time we saw her side of all that happened with her thoughts. of course it was rushed to fit in one episode, but I didn't understand what her wish was.
with what you said I am unsure if you have watched episode 13 to give that answer.

I have watched the entire series and read the manhwa up to the end of the season. As i said we don't have enough information, unless you are a person who read the entire manhwa


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What is the symbol/tattoo on Sebastian's hand?
In Black Butler, Sebastian has a symbol on his hand and Ciel has the same symbol on his eye.
I swear I've heard of it, but what's the name of this sign and why is it significant?

Fun Facts About Sebastian Michaelis' Symbol written by aneir on DeviantArt stated:

Fact 2: Pentagram
The Pentagram is a five-sided star, usually made with a single continuous line, with the points equally spaced. It is often depicted within a circle. This is one of several geometric star designs representing the mysteries of creation and redemption, the soul of man in its relationship with the Universal Spirit. Magickally, such diagrams are considered efficacious in rites and rituals of evocation and transformation.
Among the Greeks, the pentagram was the symbol of the goddess Kore, who resumed in her mythos the descent and ascent of the human of soul from the Underworld. Her sacred symbol, the apple, shows a five-pointed star when sliced horizontally through the center. The Pythagoreans, who based much of their philosophy on numbers, used the pentagram as an amulet for health and spiritual well-being. They wore the pentagram both upright and reversed and when hiding from persecution, they used the pentagram as a secret sign of recognition.
By the Middle Ages, the pentagram had become a general symbol of spiritual wisdom and truth, and it was marked on doorways and windows to keep evil out of the house. There is evidence that the old village witches made use of the pentagram, which they called the Witches' Foot, the Druid's Foot or the Goblin's Cross.
The Church decided it was no longer proper for Christians to use the symbol after the Christian Inquisition began burning village wise women and identifying them by the sign of pentagram.
After the invention of the printing press and subsequent publication of Agrippa's Occult Philosophy and numerous magickal grimoires, the pentagram became a popular symbol of occult knowledge.
And to add to this, there are apparently two different types of pentagram or pentacle. An upright and an inverted pentagram:

An upright pentagram is a 5 pointed star with one point aligned upwards.
An inverted pentagram is a 5 pointed star with two points aligned upwards.

Inverted pentagrams are largely associated with Baphomet, an imagined pagan deity (in other words, a product of Christian folklore concerning pagans), which is revived in the 19th century as a figure of occultism and Satanism. Often mistaken for Satan, it represents the duality of male and female, as well as Heaven and Hell or night and day signified by the raising of one arm and the downward gesture of the other.
Its name may have come from two Greek words, baphe and metis, meaning "absorption of knowledge." It has also been called the Black Goat, Devil's Goat, Goat Head, Goat of Mendes, and Judas Goat. Its first appearance appears to have been during the vicious interrogation of members of the Knights Templar by the Roman Catholic Church during the Inquisition. There was little consensus among different victims' descriptions of the Baphomet.
It can probably be safely assumed that their description of the Baphomet is more a product of the Inquisition's torture methods than of any actual statue that was in use by the Knights...
Fact 3: Writing within the Pentagram
Magicians also use the pentagram as a part of the Solomon Lamen (Seal of Solomon), which is composed of three sigils: the Pentagram, the Hexagram and the Secret Seal (a Mercurial symbol). In this lamen, worn as a necklace by the magician when invoking spirits, the pentagram is used to open a doorway to spiritual forces.
The words on the seal have the following meaning:

Abdia - I conjure thee in secret, O Spirit!
Ballaton - Come forth from thy abode and speak clearly in my speech.
Bellony - Put forth thy might and discover unto me the knowledge and power in thy keep.
Halliy - Answer in the inward silence all of my questions without fail.
Halliza - Assume and show forth unto me thy form of divine perfection.
Soluzen - Open unto me thy secret door and fulfill me of my purpose!


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Why is the Monokuma's eye in the school crest?
Hope's Peak Academy's crest looks like this:

In the center is a fountain pen and what looks to be a Monokuma's eye:

But the school was established before Monokumas were created if I'm not mistaken.

Before any of the games take place, Hope's Peak was a small-scale facility that survived on a government subsidiary and graduate donations. However, the research was often blocked by a lack of resources. The school's steering committee was not satisfied with this, so they instituted the preparatory school system in order to bring in more money. (Ref)

Why then is the Monokuma's eye in the logo? Or were the Monokuma designed to have the eye because of the logo?

From the Wikia:

Prior to the series, this cunning and vile being is actually a model animatronic bear used as an avatar to interact with the students by the mastermind. There are seemingly infinite copies of Monokuma, and he seems to also have the ability to teleport everywhere within the academy compounds.
(Emphasis mine)

Prior to The Tragedy:

Monokuma was apparently designed by the Towa Group's robotics division, under the supervision of Monaca Towa. She claimed that she wanted to develop a series of robots that could assist in rescue operations and other scenarios that would be dangerous for humans - in reality, she wanted to build an army for Junko Enoshima's plans. The Monokuma units were then secretly distributed to the various branches of Ultimate Despair, with Junko taking several for her plot at Hope's Peak Academy.
(Emphasis mine)

It can only be assumed that the eye was shaped after the Hope Peak Academy's crest because it was supposed to be a part of the school's rescue operations. At least this much is evident that the Monokuma's eye is modeled after the school's crest and not the other way round.

hmm, I thought it might be so based on the newest game - but then what exactly is that jagged symbol ?

I don't think it has been revealed. I failed to find anything online either. I can only assume that it's a striking feature of Monokuma which kind of sets it apart from the other characters and serves its purpose by glowing when Monokuma is angry/emotional. I mean you gotta agree that this looks scarier/better than it would have if he had 2 black buttoned eyes. Ofcourse, all this is a speculation on my part and I have no source to back it up, because I couldn't find anything resourceful online.

The Monokuma's eye was created by

 Junko the Ultimate Despair. She designed the bear and help the hero kids with their plan.

I do not know what the crest originally meant, but I do know it didn't mean despair from Monokuma.

It is possible that the crest was changed, but I see this as unlikely. I think that Monica and Junko wanted Monokuma to be inspired by the design of the crest (it is also possible that Kazuichi was the one who built Monokuma, when he was ultimate despair, as he is seen in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School making a giant one, and has been confirmed to have made all the ones in UDG).
I think Monokuma's design was inspired by the school crest, the half light half dark is seen in the crest, and is incorporated into Monokuma's design. The eye from the crest was made to bring despair and unease to anyone who encountered a Monokuma. That's what I think anyway.


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Is there a name for the abbreviated (usually three-syllable) title?
Surely the act of abbreviating an anime title to three syllables has a name...? And what is that name?

Full Name
Shortened

Kodomo no Omocha
Kodocha

Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu
Hareguu

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Oreimo

Fruits Basket
Furuba

Japanese Animation
Anime

The act of abbreviating a title is still an abbreviation (俺妹), regardless of of the amount of characters or syllables. Not everything has to have a unique name.

For what it's worth, in Japanese, you would call this particular sort of abbreviation a 略称 ryakushou or 略語 ryakugo, both of which basically just mean "abbreviation". There isn't an anime-specific term for this sort of thing or anything.
I should mention that abbreviated names of anime are more commonly four syllables than three-syllables, at least in recent years. "Hareguu" is Ha-re-gu-u (actually, these are morae rather than syllables, which is why this may not be obvious if you're unfamiliar with Japanese); "Oreimo" is O-re-i-mo; and Fruits Basket is frequently "Furubasu" Fu-ru-ba-su in Japanese. There is a nice table of these on Nicopedia (JP).
As a side point of interest, this blog (JP) collates abbreviated names for anime of recent seasons - for example, 2015 winter, spring, summer, and fall. (Obviously, machine translation is going to fail spectacularly for this sort of thing, so this is only relevant if you can read some Japanese.)

The name for the abbreviated word resulting from the combination is a Portmanteau

A portmanteau is linguistic blend of words in which parts of multiple words, or their phones (sounds), and their meaning are combined into a new word.

A very common type of portmanteau that is used within the Japanese language is forming one word from the beginnings of 2 other words.

A Sino-Japanese example is the name 東大 (Tōdai) for the University of Tokyo, in full 東京大学 (Tōkyō daigaku). With borrowings, typical results are words such as パソコン (pasokon), meaning personal computer (PC), which despite being formed of English elements does not exist in English; it is a uniquely Japanese contraction of the English personal computer (パーソナル・コンピュータ pāsonaru konpyūta?). Another example, Pokémon (ポケモン?), is a contracted form of the English words pocket (ポケット poketto?) and monsters (モンスター monsutā?). A famous example of a blend with mixed sources is karaoke (カラオケ karaoke?), blending the Japanese word for empty (空 kara?) and the English word orchestra (オーケストラ ōkesutora?). - source

As for the act of abbreviating, it is sometimes revered to as linguistic word blending or word contracting and more commonly known as abbreviating.
The amount of syllables has no effect on the terminology used to describe this act.


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Is there any special episode of Conan and Kindaichi working together?
According to Detective Conan World's Wiki, there are a few people who know Conan's real identity. I checked out the list and found Hajime Kindaichi.
I am a fan of Kindaichi series so I would like to know how did Kindaichi get to know Conan's real identity? Obviously Conan wouldn't have told Kindaichi himself. Kindaichi must have figured it out.
So is there any special episode or a manga chapter where Conan and Kindaichi work together?
I know about the game.

As of current writing, there's no special episode/manga chapter featuring the crossover of Detective Conan and Kindaichi Case Files.
The only real crossover is the Nintendo 3DS game (as you already mentioned), called "Meitantei Conan & Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Meguriau Futari no Meitantei" (or "Detective Conan and The Young Kindaichi Files: The Chance Meeting of the Two Great Detectives").
Other than the game, there's a collaboration between Weekly Shōnen Sunday (Detective Conan) and Weekly Shōnen Magazine (Kindaichi Case Files) to celebrate 50th anniversary of Sunday Magazine by publishing a twelve biweekly magazines consisting of chapters from both series (full list of the chapters can be read here (in Japanese)). It's only a collection of chapters from both series, not a crossover though.
Other than that, there are canned coffee featuring both characters, and a Game of Life featuring both series.
Reference:

Ho-Ling's Blogspot
Wikipedia article on The Kindaichi Case Files


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Why is Kanata Age called a traitor in Kuusen Madoushi?
The first episode of Kūsen Madōshi Kōhosei no Kyōkan shows Kanata risking his life for his friends. However, when they show him next, they call him a traitor.
The wiki is very unhelpful in this regard.
Why they call him a traitor?

Well... no one knows, not as of the end of episode one, anyway. According to the first episode, while everyone else was escaping, something happened with Kanata. Nothing else was revealed other than that, so it's basically all speculation until they reveal it.

You are right, we don't really know yet. Thank you for trying!

The volume 1's prologue of the light novel gives you a kind of good understanding of why he is a traitor, but beyond that, it isn't discussed much. Assumptions are that after their big battle, he lost his power for combat.

Would you please explain why he is a traitor, and cite relevant passages from the LN?

Actually read through it and watched the episode again. Doesn't seem like there were any clues. Thank you for the try tho. I appreciate it.

In the start, he basically sacrificed himself to let everyone else escape. It might look as something's wrong when they call him a traitor.
True fact, but actually the first episode has the answer. When he sacrificed himself, that was either somewhere into the future or he did something to acquire his title.
My own speculation is that once a certain episode has been released, we'll be back in the present to see what happened after he risked his life for his teammates.
However, this is extremely flawed because there is no proof of what I am saying.

I think you are almost right but in the first episode, Chloe describes what happened in battle. Just this one incident made me think you were wrong. If not for this, the logic I think was sound.
Then again I'm speculating as well. I accepted @Azianite because hes right, we are just speculating and don't know it yet. Thanks for the help!


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Where can I find a list of recipes (and their directions) that were used in Shokugeki no Soma?
I'm reading Shokugeki no Soma and at some points, I thought it would be nice to cook some of these dishes. Unfortunately, I haven't found more than the mackerel burger recipe. I know that not all recipes are published, but I would like to know if there were also other ones that were published.

I know that they are complied as extras in the Japanese tankobon versions, like this furikake gohan recipe from chapter 3.

As Krazer said, the recipes can be found on the Japanese tankobon versions as extras. The English version, however, also have the same recipes. At the time of this writing, 6 volumes have been released in English and this Imgur album contains the English version of the recipes up to the 6th volume. It doesn't contain all of the recipes, as you guessed yourself, but it contains most of the meals that the main cast cooked.
You can also find partial recipes in the Shokugeki no Soma wiki by looking up the names of the food. They usually only contain the ingredients and not step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the food.

In addition to the extras in the tankobon mentioned in Frosteeze's answer, there's also an official recipe book titled Tōtsuki Academy Challenge Plate: Shokugeki no Soma Official Recipe Book which is currently only available in Japanese.

According to Wikia, it contains 27 recipes from

the manga as well as new ones that were either featured in JUMP magazine or inspired by Shokugeki characters' cooking style.

Other than that, there doesn't seem any other official recipes published anywhere else.

I also want to cook the recipes, as I have cooking as one of my hobbies that I would like to get decent at.
What I do is I go to the wikia and find the EXACT list of all ingredients for most recipes, and then for specific directions I try to adapt with both my knowledge and the food descriptions. Example: I cooked the Hachis Parmentier they did on the train trip to the final exam (season 3) team Doujima version.
I needed mashed potatoes, sauce espagnole, the meat sauce and the anchoiade sauce.
So I either know how to make some of those things, or I dont and I google, so for example: "how to cook fast mashed potatoes", "how to make sauce espagnole", and in multiple scattered websites I go from ingredients to preparation of everything and then i use my cooking skills to get a finished product.
This is my Hachis Parmentier. Without the green sauce, used only basil and white vineager.


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Was there an announcement for the 3rd season of Vampire Knight anime?
I watched 2 seasons of Vampire Knight about 2 years ago. As I know, the manga is still continuing.
Was there an announcement for the 3rd season?

The OP was under the impression that this manga is ongoing. The answer can resolve that no unannounced future events known only to creators will occur, as the manga ended 2 yrs ago, the anime 7 yrs ago, & no further anime was announced during the manga's run. All of the answer is about past releases & announcements. This is of use on SE, as a Google search for "Vampire Knight season 3" turns up erroneous claims that a 3rd season was announced, which it wasn't.

The Vampire Knight manga by Hino Matsuri ended its run in LaLa manga magazine on May 24th, 2013 with chapter 93. However, 2 side-story chapters were not published within the tankoubon graphic novels. Two light novels authored by Hino Matsuri were published in 2008: Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi and Vampire Knight: Noir no Wana.
The second season of the anime, Vampire Knight Guilty, ended its run on December 29th, 2008 (4 1/2 years earlier than the manga ended). No further TV anime or other anime adaption was announced before the manga's final chapter.


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In what order should the Appleseed movies be watched?
In what order should the Appleseed movies be watched?

Appleseed
Appleseed Ex Machina
Appleseed Alpha
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos
other else?

Watching the movies in the order they were released is a good idea. Referencing Appleseed FAQ:

The Appleseed OVA from 1988.
The 2004 movie is set in 2131.
The 2007 movie is set in 2138.
Appleseed XIII the OVA (13 episodes) from 2011-2012.

Also, note that Appleseed Alpha is a standalone from the others.

To contrast with the other answer, here's a roughly chronological order (of just the movies).

Appleseed Alpha
Appleseed (2004)
Appleseed Ex Machina

Also, note that there is a movie adaptation of Appleseed XIII if you are interested. However, according to the Appleseed Wiki, it's actually a "relaunch of the series following the 2003 and 2007 films."


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Does Kojou Akatsuki have two kids?
Does the fourth progenitor, Kojou Akatsuki, have two kids — one with Himeragi Yukina and another one with Asagi Aiba?
Well, when I saw the last episode it did not seem like that to me. However, many sites like Wikipedia claim so.
Can anyone give me definite evidence? (if possible with pictures)

So to answer your question,

 yes, Kojou has 2 kids.

According to Wikipedia and from what I remember,

 Yukina and Kojou has a kid that looks a lot like Yukina except for a few minor differences like the eyes. Yukina's kid, Reina, has Kojou's eyes and can also summon familiars like Kojou. Not much is known about Moegi, Kojou's kid with Asagi, except that she sent Reina back in time to chase a man-made magical beast that I believe attacked Kojou and Yukina.

You can read more about it in these links:

http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Reina_Akatsuki
http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Moegi_Akatsuki

Wait, isn't Moegi the computer program that is partner of Asagi?

Yes, that was evident in the last episode of season 1. In the end, you can see that there was another girl who was the daughter of Asagi.

Can you provide some sources for this?

Yes, Kojou has a kid, but I believe that Moegi isn't Asagi's and Kojou's child.
The reason why I think this is because Asagi's hair was originally black, so I don't get it why Moegi's hair is greenish yellowish. And on the last episode of season 1, Reina said, "I got to see [my] dad before he died." Moegi responded, "No no no, [that man] can never die.


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What is the song playing in "Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?" ep. 11 at 11:24?
In Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? season 1 episode 11, there's a song playing at 11:24 and ends at roughly 12:26 (YouTube video by Funimation, region-locked for North America).
What is the name of the song?

The song playing is OST piece 19 called "Yami no chikara"
This song were included in the the second released OST set with specials by Shinji Kakijima whom composed all the songs through out the kore-wa-zombie-desu-ka series