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What happened to Chopper's hat after the time-skip?
Before the time-skip Chopper always used to wear the pink hat with an X mark which was given to him by Hiriluk. But after the time-skip he doesn't wear the same hat. As we know, his hat was as precious to him as Luffy's straw hat is to him.
I don't think he would let anything happen to the hat, also I don't think he would abandon the only memory of Hiriluk.

According to the SBS from vol 63 (chapter 616), The pink one (original) is under the blue one (new).


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Who was the first anime character to be on a body pillow?
Also acceptable is the first anime to have body pillows (or dakimakura) as merchandise.

Anime body pillows are a big part of anime otaku culture - but this can't have always been the case. I doubt there were body pillows of the characters back in the 60s.
When did body pillows start being sold as merchandise for anime and who was the character to get the first pillowification?
I'm interested in officially licensed body pillows only - and specifically body pillows as opposed to normal pillows (if the line is vague though, that's fine).

What is considered Japan's first body pillow (dakimakura) was created in 1996 by a company called Lofty. Although the definition of what a dakimakura is may vary depending on the person.
The precursor to life-sized full body pillow covers likely originated from the "Goodnight Sheets" bedsheets from Tokimeki Memorial released on January of 1997 by Konami. People wrapped the bedsheet around the body pillows and slept with them. Influenced by this a person custom ordered a body pillow with the bedsheet processed as a pillow cover and that popularize the trend due to his influence among Tokimeki fans.

Prior to that Elf had released smaller hug pillows (about 90cm long) featuring characters from Doukyusei 2 in 1995.

The first ever mass distributed dakimakura covers to feature a full-body sized character originated as a doujin work from an doujin event called Leaf Fan in 1997. It is alleged that the circle named 江戸主水のお店 was the first to do this, creating a two-sided (with a lewd side) cover for Multi from the To Heart series.

Some additional references in Japanese supporting this answer: tweet, note blog, mixi

I can't find a specific character, but I can give you a company!
According to this Wikipedia page, the company Cospa was one of the first companies to begin printing anime characters on Dakimakura. They started in the late 90's, however it's notable that non-anime Dakimakura have been around for a long time, in the form of what the Wikipedia page calls "security objects" (some object providing psychological comfort, especially in "unusual situations"). However I cannot find any pictures of cospa's early pillows.
That said I feel that the Wikipedia source on the country is probably reliable, because it cites Patrick Galbraith's "Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan" which, along with his book "The Moé Manifesto" are great sources for answers to any other questions you might have similar to this one.

It seems cospa are early 00's rather than late 90s according to their website anyway http://www.cospa-creation.co.jp/company/english.html I might see if I can get a hand on those books

I wonder why there's a discrepancy between Galbraith and the official site then?
I strongly recommend the books. I used The Moé Manifesto for a research paper last year actually.

Ah, seemingly it was part of a company called Brocolli for a while (1995) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoli_(company)

Broccoli was responsible for Di Gi Charat, which I always think of as one of the earliest moe series, so it makes sense that one of their subsidiaries would be the originator of anime dakimakura.

Inside of anime:
Urusei Yatsura (1981-1986)

The character Megane is likely the first otaku that featured inside of an anime.

officially licensed body pillows only

Keep in mind that the entire fandom started inofficially producing merchandise long before any official sources even existed. Doujinshi, figures and body pillows all started out as being made by fans for fans.

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Why was Kohei Sawaki forced to leave Ran when Conan shot her in the second movie? (The Fourteenth Target)
In "The Fourteenth Target" movie, Ran was being held hostage by Kohei Sawaki, Conan picked up the gun and shot Ran, then he was forced to leave Ran (The same scene also happened when Jo Murakami held Eri Kisaki hostage and Mouri shot her).
I still don't understand why he was forced to stop holding her hostage.

It is because a wounded person is harder to carry even as a hostage. Conan shot Ran in the leg or knee so that she wouldn't be able to walk if Sawaki forces her to. Which leaves her with a bruise, and spares her from being a hostage with a death threat.
There's also a similar flashback of Kogoro shooting Eri at the beginning of the movie, noting that Kogoro is one of the finest and most precise shooters in the story who graduated with unprecedented marks in the Police Academy. Conan also explains that scene here, that wounded hostages are harder to carry, so they're abandoned by the criminal in most cases.

Why did he lose his job as a police officer then? Wouldn't he have explained how he had to shoot Eri?

He would've explained but he didn't feel good about shooting Eri though. Also, the movie is not canon, so it's not the exact reason he quit.

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Once Doraemon stated that old things get valuable in the future. Couldn't anyone time travel to steal things from the past and sell them in the future
In the future, couldn't anyone just travel through time to steal valuable things from the past, like dinosaur bones to sell them in the future? Then why is time travel allowed?
Now if you say about Time Patrol who prevent wrong use of time travel, wouldn't it mean they always keep a watch on everyone in any time period, thus violating privacy rules?

Basically, you guessed the plot of Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur and its 2006 remake.
Criminals that abuse Time Travel do indeed exist and there is a special Time Police that works to prevent abuse. That same sentiment is shown in multiple other episodes where some form of "Time Police" appears (for example when they show a park with robot replicas of endangered animals).
Why not prevent Time travel? Well... ask yourself. Now that the technology is know, do you think any force in the world would be able to stop anyone from making an atom bomb? Especially when they are already criminal outlaws in the first place? Best you can do is minimize damage.
That said, it is not like Doraemon's gadgets aren't know for being weapons of mass destruction disguised as toys.
You had things like

pills or other items that give Superman like powers
items that can create multidimensional spaces
tons of brainwashing devices that can go from putting you in an egg shaped machine so that you will fall in love with the first person you see or go out at night in your underwear because someone summoned you to a cherry blossom party and not remember anything afterward
multiple ways to impersonate other persons
city destruction level weapons, including anime style super robots
buttons that can erase people from reality, including other's memories of them ever existing
devices that can be used to summon the DEVIL

It is scary to think some of those even exist in the first place. I wouldn't try to rationalize what they do in the show.
Otherwise poor Shizuka should already have moved to a different country after all the damage Nobita and Doraemon caused her (from the repeated bath joke to thinks like brainwashing her on multiple occasions, selling her dolls without asking first, writing on her diary, impersonating her, etc etc etc)


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How did Mosquito girl survive?
Mosquito girl was one of the first monsters we saw Saitama apparently killed. Later in the manga, she reappears. How did she survive that Saitama punch which apparently completely smashed her, and converted her in a large splash of blood over a building?

When Saitama slaps her it seems he actually sent her blasting off Team Rocket style rather than killing her outright. This is the relevant panel in the manga (Ch6),

I've circled the person shaped speck (which is easy to overlook among the rubble of the building Saitama bisected using Mosquito Girl as a projectile).
The anime version is similar (S1 Ep2),

but instead of launching Mosquito Girl through the building he launches her past it (I've also circled the person shaped speck here) and instead there's a massive blood splatter as though he splattered her against the building. The blood splatter is anime-only and I'm pretty sure its her blood sac getting splattered rather than her.

Note the giant red blood sack in her anime design and how it got bigger after her mosquitos came back to her with a bunch of blood. It would explain how a person shaped speck can get launched past the building while also creating that wicked blood splatter.
The webcomic is actually a lot more clear about what happened (Ch6),

With the simpler art (i.e. lack of rubble / blood) its clear Saitama launches her through the building, whether or not that's meant to be survivable is anyone's guess but its (probably) better than getting obliterated.


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How much older is Anzu compared to Kaoru at the end of the movie "Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi"?
When Anzu meets Kaoru in that tunnel, she tells him it's been 8 years since they last met. But when they leave the tunnel together, after sharing a kiss, it has been 13 years and 102 days since he entered the cave. This should mean that Anzu has also spent 5 years in the tunnel searching for Kaoru. Since 1 hour in it equals 100 days outside, she spent 18 hours searching for him. So, Kaoru should have collapsed very far from the entrance of the tunnel.
Did I understand that correctly? From what I've read on the Internet, some say there's an age gap of 8 years, and some say 13 years. Someone even claims there's no age gap at all as, apparently, you also age in that tunnel. I don't think that's the case, though, as Kaoru looks no different before and after entering the tunnel (and 13 years should make a notable difference).
Maybe it should also be said that I've only watched the fan translation. And it doesn't seem to be entirely accurate.

8 years difference is correct, Touno was in the tunnel for 13 years while Hanashiro has been inside for 5.
Touno enters the tunnel on August 2, 2005 in order to get his little sister back. Note the date on his final text message to Hanashiro,

While living in the tunnel's conjured reality where his sister is still alive, Touno continuously receives text messages from Hanashiro who never forgets about him which eventually causes him to accept his sister's death and return to the outside to be with Hanashiro. He texts her that he loves her from inside the tunnel and starts running back before tripping and passing out. Hanashiro receives Touno's text on May 1, 2013,

which causes her to go into the tunnel to look for him. She presumably has to run pretty deep into the tunnel to find him and then waits until he awakens before they reconcile and head back out together.
In the end when the two of them leave the tunnel they state its been 13 years and 102 days (since Touno went into the tunnel), the exact date isn't given but that should be November 12, 2018.
EDIT: I just read the manga, haven't read the light novel but I assume it and the manga are similar and overall the movie cut a lot of content. Regarding the idea that there's no age gap and both Touno and Hanashiro are 30 in the end (they were both 17 at the start). They did some experiments with the tunnel to see how it worked and confirmed the tunnel causes time dilation (i.e. time actually passes slower inside the tunnel compared to outside) rather than accelerating the perception time (i.e. time passes at the same speed inside or outside the tunnel it just feels faster inside). Hanashiro spells out their actual ages in the end over drinks with Kawasaki and Kaga (this is past the ending of the movie),

Hanashiro says Touno is physically 17 (13 years in the tunnel) and she is 22 (8 years in the tunnel). You'll notice the age gap is 5 years not 8 here but that's because the manga flips the intervals, Touno still goes to the tunnel August 2, 2005 and leaves 13 years later but Hanashiro runs in after him 5 years later rather than 8. 8 years (as per the dates on the text messages) is still correct for the movie.

huh 22? years instead of 30 a 17 plus 13 years in the tunnel sorry at the end of a sentence like that I don't understand

@VandiAkhsan_ at the end of the manga (and I assume the LN as well) due to the time dilation effects of the tunnel Hanashiro is physically 22 (25 in the movie), Touno is physically 17 while their friends who've never gone into the tunnel are 30. They should all be the same age (30) but since time passes much slower for people in the tunnel the  13 years Touno was gone only felt like 2 days to him


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Is Garfiel Tinsel named after Garfield the cat?
Garfiel Tinsel is capable of transforming into a cat (or rather, a tiger). I couldn't help but notice his name is similar to Garfield, a famous comic strip cat. Was his name chosen as an homage to this character? And is the reason he goes on a rampage so often because it's Monday and there's no lasagna? Or are any similarities just coincidence?

This is just one of many nods to other animated series, novels and folklore you'll find throughout Re:Zero.  There are many scattered throughout the web novel and some don't even make it into the light novel or anime.  Most are much more subtle than Garfiel and very easy to miss.  One other notable reference from the anime is the ringtone music that plays on Subaru's phone which is from "The Dog of Flanders" series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fvPkdlPgMw
Edit: Actually, the Dog of Flanders series is also where the name Patrasche comes from. (Pronounced "Pah-tra-shay", Like Patricia).
To be honest, there are certainly more references to the stars and celestial bodies than references to other animated series, but I'm guessing that is because the stars are much more relevant to the main story.


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Why did Ruby call Kana "Loli-senpai"?
In Season 1 Episode 5 of Oshi no Ko, around 2 minutes in Aqua and Ruby have a conversation about asking Kana to join an idol group

Aqua: If it seems she'll be popular, it's all good. Why not at least try asking her?
Ruby: Well, I get your point... But, you know, Loli-senpai and I have a rather unusual relationship, right?

Kana looks about the same age as her fellow students, so why did Ruby call her "Loli-senpai"? Is it meant to be an insult?

Not enough to make an answer out of, but I always figured it had something to do with her having been a child actor; possibly specifically the one gig when they met as children, or maybe just her general presence in the zeitgeist.

I don't know the series well, but from here (mostly literally translating)

Loli-senpai is a nickname for Kana Arima.
It suits her because of her image as a genius child actress and her height being small (150cm=4.9ft).

From the Japanese language perspective, I'd guess it is made from the (kind of) opposite ばばあ先輩 (babaa senpai), which is an internet slang meaning generally older women co-workers who is senior to you. Babaa is a disrespectful way of calling (grand)mother, but used to call women in general (you'll be slapped in the face if you use it in reality).
'Loli' comes obviously from lolita, but here it does not necessarily contain disrespect, it should simply refer to the character's physical features/appearances being like a little girl (at least to the character who gave the name to her). Also, her attire in the link above is similar to typical primary school uniform (not exactly the same though).


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Did Nanatsu no Taizai Merlin turn evil?
Merlin was a good person character in the original Nanatsu no Taizai series. Now in it's sequel, Nanatsu no Taizai, mokushiroku no yonkishi as far as I've been teased, she's with Arthur Pendragon who is the antagonist.
Did Nanatsu no Taizai Merlin turn evil?

She always was with Arthur Pendragon even in the original series and there was an arc near the end explaining this.

As of chapter 124, we know that Merlin left Camelot in disagreement with Arthur before the events of The Four Knights of the Apocalypse, and her deeds (or misdeeds) during the time skip have not been revealed yet. The person who's next to Arthur in his first appearences is not Merlin, but a captive fairy whom he has cast an illusion on and is having pose as her (chapter 91).


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How important was the invention of blue towards anime?
In the video of Vsauce2 it is mentioned that

Prussian blue ... it reinvigorated Japanese wood block painting, which went on to influence manga which led to Japanese animation

The phrasing makes it sound like the invention of this Prussian blue is one of the key factors towards the development of Japanese animation or anime.
But was this invention really a key factor towards the creation of anime? Or did this Prussian blue really have a an effect to the creation of Anime at all?

A quick preliminary research: Wikipedia on Prussian Blue certainly leads to aizuri-e, one kind of Japanese woodblock prints. How much it influenced manga development, not yet researched.

i would assume mass production of Manga since you etch the wood with the design and use that as part of the printing press and more copied being produced gives it greater possible exposure which alot of anime is based off well selling manga. but obviously this is an assumption and i don't know hoe before this manga was mass produced for the public

The phrasing implies that the colors effect had a indirect effect in popularizing wood block printing which eventually indirectly lead to manga and subsequently anime. But there are no direct ties between the color and anime. It's also a very broad topic to cover.

The Logical Fallacy that A implies B
This is an example of a "false cause" or "post hoc ergo propter hoc" fallacy.
i.e. "A occured, then B occured. Therefore A caused B"
Some examples:

"The rooster crows every morning, therefore the rooster causes the sun to come up.
"Hospitals are full of sick people. Therefore hospitals make people sick."

In this case:

"Prussian Blue was used in woodblock paintings. Woodblock paintings were the precursor to manga. Therefore, the invention of Prussian Blue was critical to manga's creation"

The Actual Claim - A was faster than it could have been
We can break down the statement from the video:

Prussian blue reinvigorated Japanese wood block painting, which went on to influence manga which led to Japanese animation

If we look carefully at the facts from this sentence:
A: Prussian blue reinvigorated Japanese wood block painting
B: Japanese wood block painting went on to influence manga
C: manga led to Japanese animation
These are presented by the video as to seem to be connected, but they are not necessarily.
Let's imagine that artists took 100 years to perfect Woodblock Painting, then 100 years to develop Manga and another 100 to Anime. The entire time being 300 years to create Anime (note: these timelines are entirely made up)
Vsauce is implying that this first stage was invigorated and perhaps moved faster than it may have without the introduction of Prussian Blue. Maybe it would have taken 80 years to perfect Woodblock Painting instead - leaving us with a total of 280 years before we got to anime for the same process.
What they are saying isn't incorrect, but it is worded as to give Prussian Blue a false importance.
However...
The new availability of blue ink did allow some new stylistic choices for authors, as an alternative to black. We can see artists chose this sometimes in other areas than Japan.

Honestly no, it's like saying that a certain type of pen led to anime and manga, or that the printing press led to their eventual creation, sure it could help make the experience much better and easier, but they aren't necessarily creation sparkers. Prussian blue just gave us a new cool looking color to use in anime and manga, but was not key in its development. Our desire and interest for storytelling along with our fascination in artistic expression is more linked to the creation of anime and manga, definitely not Prussian blue.

Do you have any sources or references to support your answer? Speculations are allowed as long as they are supported by facts and as long as the references/sources used are cited or credited properly.

Irrelevant to anime.
Anime as we know it was invented 1963 with the release of Tetsuwan Atom. The critical part about that specific anime isfound behind the scenes.
The creator Tezuka Osamu invented various cost-cutting techniques, like having a 90s Opening scene and a 90s Ending scene; that's 3min you can reuse for every episode! He also popularized the production committee approach of funding, distributing the financial risk among a couple of large companies.
This approach essentially created the anime "industry". Prior to that there was no industry.
Thematically, anime of that time do not have much in common with modern anime, though. The roots of modern stories go back to Ashita no Joe (1970) and some contemporaries which laid the foundation for anime like Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece etc.
..and to Ursusei Yatsura (1981) which is essentially the grandfather of RomCom anime. Most of the themes that are still used today were introduced with Urusei Yatsura.
Of course, every genre has its own grandfather, but it all goes back to the 1970s and 1980s, while the technical aspect goes back to Tetsuwan Atom.

Got any sources for this?

I am the source. Or do I have to publish this elsewhere for it to count as a proper source?

I mean, even researchers are required to cite their sources on these sorts of things.  To suggest that anime was only ever created starting in 1963 is a bold claim that historians would have assuredly noted somewhere; I'm just asking you to provide those sources to back this claim up.  Empirical observation that anime came about in 1963 isn't authoritative enough 'round these parts.

Not sure what you are looking for. Tetsuwan Atom simply was the first proper anime series, ever. Before that animation from Japan was very, very different in style (small eyes, very big noses) and mostly consisted of short "movies". This isn't really a topic historians bother with, but you can just check yourself for anime before Tetsuwan Atom to see what I mean.

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What is the significance of the name cid/sid in Japanese pop culture?
In the Final Fantasy series, there is always a technician named Cid, and in the anime Soul Eater Not, one of the characters is named Sid. However, this name does not occur in the Western world.
What, then, is the significance of this name in Japanese pop culture?

"This name does not occur in the Western world" - are you sure?

@F1Krazy I was mistaken!

If you look at the Cid page on the Final Fantasy wiki site you will find an old quote that explains this.

There really isn't any deep meaning to it, we just wanted to make a character that would appear in various forms in all the games. I guess I've always had a soft spot for that kind of character. Cid is like Yoda from the Star Wars series—very intelligent and wise.
Hironobu Sakaguchi in EGM2 August 1997.

This quote is then referenced on multiple other sites, including some localized Wikipedia pages. The same attribution is always given.
There is a problem though. That attribution is wrong. The August 1997 Electronic Gaming Monthly issue didn't feature any interview with Sakaguchi, ad to be fair I doubt that EGM2 ever had that type of content in the first place (it was more of a reviews/previews/walkthru magazine). The SEPTEMBER issue had a basic full FF7 walkthru but that's it.
Looking for images of the quote I was able to pinpoint another site that actually included a page scan. You can find it on this page of "The Lifestream"..
Once I got the actual scan it was easy to identify the real source. The page mentions GameFan and it then was simple enough to find the actual issue the page game from.

This is GameFan issue 5, July 1997.
So... here you have you answer to the Final Fantasy series Cid and the REAL source of the interview.
As for why the name comes out in other media too I guess you would have to look at each one separately.
While there is an historical figure called "El Cid", I doubt every anime Cid can be traced down to that.
Take for example Cid Kagenou in The Eminence In Shadow.

Cid's name has multiple layers of symbolic irony to it, with his surname Kageno coming from the Japanese word 'Kage' for shadow, and roughly translating to 'of shadows' in English. Cid itself derives from the Arabic honorific 'al-sid', which means 'lord', so when placed in the Japanese writing style, Kageno Cid roughly translates to 'Lord of Shadows'


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What was the first anime to use the term tsundere?
Tsundere characters have been around for decades, but when did anime start to reference it directly? What was the first anime to use the term tsundere, as part of dialogue or narration?

"Tsundere" is a rather new term which came into popularity in 2005, and an early account of its use was in 2002.

I seriously doubt that this is the first example of an anime directly calling someone "tsundere" but it is worth mentioning nonetheless.
Episode 10 of the Lucky Star "Lucky Channel" (2007) mentions the term Tsundere in reference to Kagami... only to then start some argument about the "real meaning of the term tsundere and how it changed over the course of its more widespread usage".
Sub being too liberal aside, the context should make clear that they are indeed talking about the term "tsundere".

And then they go on pointing out that originally "tsundere" indicated a character that "starts hostile and then becomes affectionate over time" while now tsundere refers to characters that alternates between the two modes freely (usually depending on the context).

Honestly it might be possible this is the first instance, I would certainly expect the first usage to be a meta, self-aware show like lucky star (although now it's said in every isekai/harem show seemingly).

This is more like a long comment.
Tsundere is a slang, and as is often the case with slangs, there is no definite answer as regards which is the first (and not really a fixed definition).
These wikis (1, 2) say ツンツンデレデレ was used to describe Daikuuji Ayu from the game/anime Rumbling Hearts on the internet in August 2002, which is the origin of the word Tsundere.
Then the word acquired wide recognition around 2005-2006. So as regards Kagami @SPArcheon mentions, it may not be the first but should be among the early examples and could be the most famous among them.

There are several websites (e.g. this) that mentions precursors of Tsundere, which include Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind or Vegeta from Dragon Ball.

Your answer kind of matches the timeline in this answer: https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21220/48011


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Which chapter of the manga does Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen anime end in?
If I want to keep following Jujutsu Kaisen story in the manga, after the second season of the anime ended, which chapter of the manga the anime do I have to read?
Which chapter of the manga does Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen anime end in?

According to this website, the 2nd series deals with 渋谷事変, which ends in Chapters 136-137 of Volume 16.


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In Digimon, how could MagnaAngemon take down one Mega Level Digimon?
How could MagnaAngemon be strong enough to defeat one Mega Level Digimon when he's at the Ultimate Level?
As Angemon, he was able to defeat an Ultimate Level Digimon like Phantomon.
As MagnaAngemon, he was able to defeat a Mega Level Digimon like Piedmon and he has proven that he's strong enough to defeat BlackWarGreymon.

I feel like the last 2 lines were meant to be an answer. you're more than welcome to self answer your own question but you'll need to edit the answer out of your question

Main protagonists plot powerbost aside (see Tai and Davis being stronger than average in their series) I think that what you noticed is part of a killed-of subtheme in the show. I fell like the two series were meant to include a more prominent "VS demon" plot. Think about it: first you have Angemon, then you get Kari who is depicted as more important than the other kids when she first join them (and she has another angel), at the same time Kari is haunted by demonic level forces beyond the digimon world. [cont]

If you remember, Digimon Adventure 2 has that very out-of-place episode about Kari falling in another layer beyond the Digimon realm: the Dark Ocean. And who saves her? Takeru. The whole episode has very prominent Lovecraft vibes and dialogues are heavily censored because of that in many countries. My theory is that the Cthulhu demon from this episode was meant to have a bigger role in the plot but the idea was axed as "too dark". Perhaps the Dark Ocean was meant to be the real cause of corruption in the Digimon realm, and that would explain the prominence of two "angel/holy" digimon...

Level is not the only deciding factor in a fight.
Although Digimon of the same level can be considered to be on par with each other in a general sense, there are exceptions. For example, Lucemon is described as a Child (Rookie) Digimon with power greater than a Perfect (Ultimate) Digimon, while Lucemon: Falldown Mode is an Ultimate Digimon with power exceeding Mega Digimon.
Although neither Angemon nor MagnaAngemon state in their Digimon Reference Book bios that they're particularly strong for their level, the descriptions do imply that their natures are oriented towards fighting evil.
Furthermore, the primary three attributes or types into which Digimon are classified are Data, Virus, and Vaccine. In the virtual pets, this is used as a sort of rock-paper-scissors mechanic, with Vaccine having an advantage over Virus. As one might infer, Angemon is Vaccine-attribute while Phantomon and Piedmon are both Virus-attribute.
In conclusion, we can infer that Angemon/MagnaAngemon is intended to be more powerful than other Digimon of the same level, at least when fighting "evil"-natured Digimon.

The "levels" of Digimon are not directly related to their power.
This makes more sense in the Japanese version.

Japanese
Kanji
English

Baby
幼年期 (Younenki)
Baby

Child
成長期 (Seichouki)
Rookie

Adult
成熟期 (Seijukuki)
Champion

Perfect
完全体 (Kanzentai)
Ultimate

Ultimate
究極体 (Kyuukyokutai)
Mega

As you can see, a Digimon evolving is "growing up", not "getting stronger". Of course, the latter often comes hand in hand with the former.
But there are also different paths, as we saw in the anime with Skullgreymon.
Here's a reminder, both of these are level Adult:

Numemon
Togemon

The level is not describing strength, but age. The game Digimon is based on is a raising sim. In a raising sim the goal is to get your character to a certain point before a time limit is up. When you do bad the character will age, but be weak and if you do good it will be a lot stronger before it reaches a certain age.

Hmmm.... I'm not sure how this answers my question, but thank you for taking the time to answer.

The premise of your question is not true. Levels do not imply strength. The stronger Digimon won, so there is no mystery.


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Why is this anime called "Shuffle!"?
Why is this anime given the title, "Shuffle!"?
Link:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/79/Shuffle
Are there any significant reasons?

There is no definitive answer as Navel never made a public statement about it, but probably because there are different races in the game: humans, gods and devils. All coming together in the main character's school. So a shuffle of races, of sorts.


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In the graphic novel DuRaRaRa!!! what does the name mean?
What is the meaning of DuRaRaRa!!! I was told it was a reference to a word meaning non-sense but, I can't find that anywhere. So, what does it really mean?

According to TV Tropes, it doesn't mean anything and is just gibberish that the author (Ryohgo Narita) made up on the spot:

When asked by his editor for a title, the auhor [sic] had none in mind and spouted a few random syllables.

Narita explained this in a blog post in 2011 (credit to @merlyn for finding this):

...I was editing the finished draft of the book and my editor called and asked, “Isn’t it time to give an official title to the Public Relations department?”
So I just randomly gave a name, “Du…Durarara?”
[...]
Thus the title ‘Durarara!!’ was born—although to this day I’m still not quite sure what it’s supposed to mean.

Wikipedia links to Durarara volume 1 afterword where Narita talks about it: https://web.archive.org/web/20150111155001/http://differentclouds.livejournal.com/16825.html


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When Luffy goes under the name "Lucy" in the colliseum is this a shout out to "Fairy Tail" or is it just a coincidence
In One Piece, in Season 12, Monkey D. Luffy goes under disguise as "Lucy".
I wondered if this was a shout out to Fairy Tail from the author of One Piece.  Does anyone know?
Thanks.

No, it most probably is not! The authors have worked together in an adaption or two(Not sure, read it somewhere) but that's it, they aren't that close to enough, to add an entire arc referring to Fairy Tail.


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What are these "fence-posts" with Kanji on them in Samurai Champloo?
During episode 2 of Samurai Champloo, Mugen's walking through some wooden posts with kanji on them. What are they? I can't imagine they're grave-stones or something, since they're all bunched in a row like a fence. If it matters, the anime is set in the Edo period-ish, roughly in the 1840s.

It is called 卒塔婆（sotoba） and seen commonly in Japanese cemeteries. They are normally placed at the back of grave stones like the following (source):

Usually some matra or names of people buried there are written on them.
Apparently the ones similar to the picture you posted can be found in a Japanese temple, but most probably it's unique to this temple (or at least it's rare; I've never seen things like this).
source (also mentioned in the Wikipedia article above):


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Why is DragonballGT not canon?
I've heard DragonballGT is not Canon, even though it was aired on TV years ago. Why isn't it canon?

Related: How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?, Which parts of Dragon Ball GT do not follow the original Dragon Ball story?

I can't find an english speaking source to quote, but quoting and translating a spanish one,

Dragon Ball GT is an alternate story to the main story, however, it
wasnt made by Akira Toriyama

Why Dragon Ball GT isnt canon
To summarize, Dragon Ball GT isnt canon because the creator of Dragon Ball wasnt directly involved on it, and its events conflict now with the main continuity and canon sequel which is Dragon Ball Super

The letter they're referring to is this: https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/dragon-book-gt-toriyama-intro/ . It's promotional material for a Dragon Ball GT DVD box, dating June 2005. What Toriyama meant by サイドストーリー, which reads saidosutōrī and has usually been translated in English as side story, has long been debated. I don't know if the Spanish translator has more information to back their historia alterna up. Be as it may, at the moment it certainly seems that the current production team of Dragon Ball does not feel compelled to avoid overwriting GT's plot.

@Gae.S. it turns out that the current production team (the one which made Dragon Ball Super) works based on ideas of Akira Toriyama, the last movie was also written by Akira Toriyama, so it's Akira Toriyama writting over Dragon Ball GT, which clearly he never considered part of the main continuity, since he didnt write it

Fair enough, I hope my research was appreciated. It should be noted that the current manga arc of DBS will be taking place right after the Cell-Max film, which in Toriyama's words was "right before" the events of Dragon Ball chapters 518-519. So at the moment he's possibly writing over environmental elements of GT, but not the events themselves. Ironically, some details of his own last three chapters have already been written over! :P

This has some links to interviews: https://www.reddit.com/r/dbz/comments/5lbbpl/toriyamas_own_statements_on_dragon_ball_canon/

RIP Toriyama, by the way https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_2499.html


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Kingdom of Raja and Tempest
At time code 1:43:28 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond (Cruncyroll), Rimuru toasts, "Here is to the future of the Kingdom of Raja and Tempest".  Nothing else is said about that.  As far as I know, Tempest is not a Kingdom, and even if it were, he toasts to the "Kingdom" not to the "Kingdoms".  Perhaps Raja has been added to the Jura Tempest Federation?
Were the two nations suddenly tied together as one entity, or is that just a typo or poor translation?

Rimuru's line in Japanese is "では、ラージャ小亜国とテンペストの未来をしゅくして！" (Dewa, Ra-ja shoakoku to Tempesuto no mirai wo shuku shite) and that makes it pretty clear that it's meant to be processed as "[The Kingdom of Raja] and [Tempest]", not "The Kingdom of [Raja and Tempest]".
So no, there hasn't been any kind of merger or promotion of the nations involved, he's just wishing the two nations to have a good future working together, and on that basis the sentence works perfectly fine.


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Which chapter of the manga does Season 1 of Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi anime end in?
If I want to keep following Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi story in the manga, after the first season of the anime ended, which chapter of the manga the anime do I have to read?
Which chapter of the manga does Season 1 of Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi anime end in?

This website says

「黙示録の四騎士」アニメ1期は原作漫画9巻77話「王の威光」まで。
したがって続きは続きは10巻78話「王の矜持」から読めばいいことになります。

meaning Season 1 is up to Chap.77 of Vol.9, and read from Chap.78 of Vol.10 for the sequel. So it seems the anime covered the first 9 vols in full.


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Why did Nesuko become immune to sunlight?
In episode 1 season 4 of the anime, it's mentioned that Muzan is going to come for Nezuko because she's the only demon who got immune to sunlight. Why did this happen?

I think the mystery will be revealed in the next season by Tamayo who is herself a demon and seemed like she figured out something once she heard the news about Nezuko.

@Pablo Please check out my answer to another similar question: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/68953/how-did-nezuko-conquer-the-sun/69012#69012. It may help.

I don't believe it was ever explicitly stated how, although it's been heavily implied.
There was a scene at some point or another where Nezuko (or Nesuko, whatever your preferred spelling is) ate a blue spider lily when she was still human. It is shown that Kie (her mother) fed her a blue spider lily as an ingredient in a food, which I believe was a soup, but that's irrelevant to the story as far as I can tell. It's also been implied that Kie knew something we, the audience, did not. That's about all I know about it, though, so I'll just put it down to the Blue Spider Lily.

The blue spider lily was the plant which was supposed to cure Muzan?

@Pablo Yes. Kie knew something we didn't, I'm sure

At what Season/episode did that happen? I would very much like to know.

@GhibliFan007 I don't think it was shown explicitly, but it was heavily implied that she ate a spider lily in the form of a soup. My memory is fuzzy, but I'll have to go back and see.

@AustinOverton Do you think this scene is in the infinity castle arc? Because I haven't watched Infinity castle arc, it's not yet released in my region.

@GhibliFan007 possibly. I don't remember explicily.

@AustinOverton Although I still can't find the scene in the anime, many sources stated that the scene is in the second data book of Demon Slayer. I guess it's not in either the anime or manga but in supplemental sources.

@GhibliFan007 I suppose I must've imagined it then, my apologies!

@AustinOverton You probably didn't imagined it, just that you managed to get the data books. I want them soo much.

@AustinOverton Anyway, check out my answer to a similar, but newer question on this site: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/68953/how-did-nezuko-conquer-the-sun/69012#69012.


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Why did Gendo want to get rid of the Spear of Longinus?
In episode 22 of Evangelion, Gendo authorizes throwing the Spear of Longinus into space at an angel in order to defeat it. The dialogue indicates that Gendo is using this as an excuse to get rid of the Spear, mentioning Seele's mass production of Evas.

Kouzou: Ikari, I still think it's too early to use this.
Gendo: The committee has already started to mass produce Evas. This is our chance, Fuyutsuki.
Kouzou: But
Gendo: We cannot make time run backwards, but we can spur its course forward with our own hands.
Kouzou: The old men won't allow this.
Gendo: Therefore, we must finish this before SEELE has time to act. It is not acceptable to lose Unit 02 at this time.
Kouzou: But you can't use the Spear without SEELE's approval.
Gendo: The need is the justification. There are no other factors to consider.
Kouzou: Justification? No, what you're looking for is an excuse.

Ep 22 Transcript from Forever Dreaming and Animanga
In the next episode, Seele indicates that they see the Spear's use as a potential sign of betrayal, again citing the incomplete Eva production.

Seele Member: It's impossible for us to retrieve
the Spear of Longinus.
Seele Member: Why did you employ it?
Seele Member: The Eva series has not been completed as per our plans yet.
Gendo: I gave priority to the destruction
of the Angel. It was unavoidable.
Seele: "Unavoidable?" Your excuses need
to be a little more convincing.

Ep 23 Transcript from Forever Dreaming and Animanga
Why was the Spear of Longinus important to Seele's mass production of Eva units? Why did Gendo want to get rid of the Spear?

According to a the Classified Information and the SEELE ending of the 2nd Evangelion game, it was less something of importance for SEELE's plan and more of a potential threat

Rather than forming a sea of LCL, SEELE wishes to be merged inside an Evangelion unit with its own S², after destroying the Spear of Longinus. By placing their own souls within the body of a godlike being, and destroying the only weapon that can harm the body, they would effectively create an immortal God with a human soul which would represent the pinnacle of human existence, and live through all of eternity.

Source: Human Instrumentality Project > SEELE's_Plans
By recovering and holding onto the one weapon that could foil their plans, SEELE  mitigates the risk of it being hidden away and later used against them, especially since in the game SEELE destroys the spear, something they can't do if they didn't know where it was or couldn't reach it
it is important however in Gendo's version of the Human Instrumentality Project

It finally returns in Episode 26' after reacting to the awakened and freed Evangelion Unit-01. It proceeds to become an important tool for the Human Instrumentality Project and merges with the Eva, creating the Tree of Life.

Source: Spear of Longinus > Third Impact
though we don't know if Gendo knew for sure that it would return


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Why are there Sunglasses in the Medieval Era on Mushoku Tensei?
Why are there Sunglasses in the Medieval Era on Mushoku Tensei?
Syphiette is wearing Sunglasses

There are no Sunglasses in the Medieval Era, are there?
Doesn't that seem anachronistic?
Like these examples on TV tropes
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnachronismStew

Given that this is a fantasy world with elves, monsters, magic, and such, is there any reason to question the existence of sunglasses?

@F1Krazy - Yes. Do you have a problem with me asking?

I've always just thought it a bit silly to look at fantasy worlds filled with all kinds of magical creatures and abilities, that clearly aren't meant to be realistic, and question the existence of minor details like sunglasses. It feels like the obvious answer is "technology progressed differently in that world to the real one, because magic exists". Or for an out-of-universe reasoning, "the writers prioritised the Rule of Cool over historical accuracy".

Of course, that's not to say that the question is off-topic for this site. It just feels... nitpicky.

My apologies, I wasn't trying to be. I was just curious.

It is exactly such anachronisms as out-of-place sunglasses that make us question the world and so the elves, the monsters, and the magic.

Thanks for asking. I had the exact question.

It's medieval era but from another world, here sunglasses were invented after the medieval era, but glasses were invented in the medieval era, there is no reason why sunglasses couldnt have been invented in the medieval era of another world too, there is nothing so much special about sunglasses for them not being able to be invented in the medieval era

@Fumikage Tokoyami - You're welcome!

Calling/Considering it "sunglasses" doesn't make it out of the place in the Medieval era. After all, glasses are not new in the era as there are windows and people did wear spectacles (monocle). So, just take any skilled craftsman, take glass as raw material, tint it and voila, you have a "sunglass". However, that is not a "sunglass" but a magical item called Sunglasses of the Rescuer. But to be fair, the name is a little bit anachronistic.
More details in this Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/mushokutensei/comments/14r1dx1/where_did_fitz_get_those_modern_looking/


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Why are these Clow Cards under the Windy Card?
Hmmmm..... Aside the Float Card, the Fly Card, and the Storm Card, why are these Clow Cards (on the list below) under the Windy Card?
List:

Dash Card
Jump Card
Move Card
Song Card
Voice Card

https://ccsakura.fandom.com/wiki/Clow_Cards
I can definitely see and understand how the Float Card, the Fly Card, and the Storm Card are related to the Windy Card seeing how they are wind-based elements but do the rest have some connection with the Windy Card compared to the Float Card, the Fly Card, and the Storm?
Are there any significant reasons?

There is some abstraction going on with how some cards are groups under the Elemental Cards. for instance The Arrow and The Sword are under The Firey but Arrows and Swords are not necessarily fire by nature even though you can have flaming arrows and Swords are forged in fire
but what these both have in common is that their nature is to Attack, in a similar vein to The Power and The Fight and Fire is commonly viewed with aggression/attacking (eg. Fire Bending in Avatar, the ATK+ Fire Orbal Artes Forte/La Forte in Kiseki)
with that, We can see more why The Jump, The Dash and the Move would be under Windy as these involvement movement, something commonly associated with Wind (eg. Aang's Air Bending in Avatar, Move and Evade Quartz needing Wind Sepith in Kizeki)
for The Song and The Voice, i would guess it's because Air is needed for both of these as we are able to talk or sing due to air vibrating vocal cords in our larynx


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Why are there guns & bombs in the Feudal Era on Inuyasha?
Hmmmm..... Why are there guns & bombs in the Feudal Era on Inuyasha?
Guns & Bombs (from Inuyasha)

Resources - From here.
There are no guns or bombs in the Feudal Era or in the Medieval Era, are there?
I know Technology can progress differently in fantasy worlds, but doesn't that seem anachronistic?
Like these examples on TV tropes https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnachronismStew
Plus, it's really hard to imagine how technology progresses in Medieval Fantasy worlds and High Fantasies, isn't it? So how exactly can Technology progress differently in the Medieval Era (or Middle Ages)?

There are no guns or bombs in the Feudal Era or in the Medieval Era, are there?

Yes there were.
Matchlock guns were invented in 1411 and introduced to Japan by the Portuguese in 1543. The guns seen in the first two screenshots are a specific type of matchlock gun called the tanegashima, which was widely used during the Sengoku era. The six-barreled gun in the third screenshot looks like a volley gun, which was also a 15th-century invention; I'm unsure whether these were also used during the Sengoku era but it's entirely possible.
Handheld bombs of the type depicted in the fourth screenshot have been in use since the 11th century; the Mongols used them during their 13th-century invasion of Japan. Again, I'm unsure how widespread their use was during the Sengoku era, but they're definitely not anachronistic; the Japanese would have known how to build them.
Rather than Anachronism Stew, I would chalk this up to another trope: Reality is Unrealistic. The common perception of Sengoku-era samurai is that they only used swords, so seeing them use anything else can look anachronistic, even if they actually did use gunpowder weapons quite extensively.


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Why do Satsuki and Mei hide when they think they see a policeman?
At the beginning of My Neighbor Totoro, the family are driving when Satsuki sees a man up ahead riding a bicycle and wearing a blue outfit. With some urgency, she tells Mei to hide. After they pass him, Satsuki realizes (according to the English subtitles), "It wasn't a policeman," and the girls cheerfully wave to him.
When I first watched the movie, I thought the family might have some reason to be afraid of the police, but no such reason is ever mentioned. So what does this little moment signify? Are the children scared of a policeman simply because he represents an intimidating authority figure? Or is there some cultural or historical context that I'm missing?

Hmmm..... maybe because they're not supposed to sit in the back of the vehicle with all that stuff packed. Plus, it's usually dangerous for children to ride in the back of that kind of vehicle with all that stuff packed. If you know what I mean.

As the comment says, it is basically that one is not allowed to sit in the back of a truck (Not sure how to call it properly in English, truck bed?).
As this question in Japanese site suggests, the law is as follows:

When the bed is empty, no person is allowed to sit there
When there are some stuff, one person is allowed to sit there for holding the stuff.

I don't know the legal basis of it, but I remember my friend (law major) (ab)used the second rule and traveled in the back of a truck holding an unnecessary bicycle, so I guess it is legally true.
As per the rules, Satsuki may be able to make an excuse since there's stuff, but there is no excuse for Mei, so they hide.

But the loads on the truck seem loosely tied and would probably already violate contemporary road safety laws. I am guessing that because the persons riding on the back of the truck are underage, the driver might get suspected of child trafficking?

@Gao Well, by context, no. For the loads, I don't think that can be an issue then Although there's no official setting, Totoro is set in 1950s according to Wikipedia. At that time, the current traffic law didn't exist. In that sense, perhaps hiding due to the violation of 'at most one person' is an anachronism, too. For child trafficking, they can explain so that hiding does not make much sense.


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Which football player inspired the creation of Captain Tsubasa?
Formerly, I've read stories that it was Maradona in the 1979 Youth World Cup, which inspired Yōichi Takahashi to create Captain Tsubasa. But recently, a TikTok video appeared stating that it was Mario Kempes in the 1978 World Cup who did, that Yōichi Takahashi wondered who that player was and how it was possible he played football so well, and that he wanted to convey that passion for football to japaneses.
Which football player inspired the creation of Captain Tsubasa?

Takahashi has been quoted in multiple interviews as saying that it was Kempes and, more broadly, the 1978 World Cup as a whole that inspired him to create Captain Tsubasa.
From this interview with Peruvian newspaper El Comercio (translated from Spanish):

I was born in Japan 57 years ago. In 1978 Kempes dazzled me. It was then that I decided to draw a story to make football known in my country. In 1981 I started the manga “Captain Tsubasa”. The first version of the animated series emerged two years later.
[...]
The first time I saw a soccer match was at the Argentina 78 World Cup. I saw the emotion and fever that each match aroused. Soccer is a sport that generates passions, unleashes feelings and is the most popular in the world. But in Japan it wasn't. So I started drawing for that reason, to spread it.

From this interview with Spanish newspaper AS:

Q: What inspired you to create Captain Tsubasa (titled Oliver y Benji in Spain)?
A: When I was 18, I watched the [1978] World Cup finals in Argentina and was totally fascinated by it, I loved the football that was played there. In Japan, it was almost completely unknown. I wanted to make it popular and so I started producing drawings…

Any stories about Maradona being the inspiration behind Captain Tsubasa appear to be false.


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How many Akira Toriyama mangas have animated series?
As far as I know, the mangas from Akira Toriyama which got animated are Dr Slump, Dragon Ball and Sand Land. But I remember seeing 1 or 2 shorts animes more from him, one which had a Freezer-looking character, and another which had a Trunks-looking character (or were the 2 of them in the same anime? I can't remember). But I know there are more mangas from him like Jaco or Pink. So,
How many Akira Toriyama mangas have animated series?

Not sure if it is exhaustive, but this Wikipedia page lists animes based on Akira Toriyama's stories, which include (except Dr SLUMP and Dragon Ball)

Go! Go! Ackman
小助さま力丸さま -コンペイ島の竜- (OVA)
剣之介さま (20 mins short movie)
貯金戦士キャッシュマン
PINK

Strange they dont mention Dragon Ball

@Pablo I just didn't include them. Just put the lesser knowns.


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Why have the police not stopped trainers from fighting?
I understand why trainers battle, but what I do not get is why the police won't put a stop to the battles, especially if they are in a town or city. So, what are their reason for not stopping Poke-battles?

Why would they...?

To protect the townspeople? But not stop all of the battles, I mean. Just prevent dangers.

Pokémon battles are widespread and deeply ingrained in the culture of the different regions, and thus would probably not be prohibited by law. And if they're not prohibited, the police would have little reason to stop people from battling. As you say, the battles being a danger to bystanders or property may be one such reason the police might intervene. It's possible it may have even happened in the anime that Officer Jenny asked trainers to stop battling, but I can't think of any such incidents off the top of my head.
Nevertheless, battles typically are not that destructive, and it seems socially and culturally acceptable to battle inside of towns. Some towns even encourage this by holding tournaments on the streets, as I seem to recall this happening at some point (I thought it was in one of the movies, but I can't seem to find it from reading summaries).
The opening to The Rise of Darkrai prominently features battles on the street during a festival by Ash and friends against some other trainers.
So battles in the street are as culturally accepted in the world of Pokémon as the neighborhood kids playing baseball in the real world. Sure, there's a chance they'll break a window, but nobody's going to tell them to stop until they actually do.
In the movie version of Detective Pikachu, battles are prohibited in Ryme City. In spite of this, there are illegal underground Pokémon battles in the movie, perhaps suggesting the futility of such prohibitions due to how culturally ingrained the practice is. Kind of like what happened with the alcohol prohibition in America.
Pokémon are also said to have an innate desire to battle, which is the excuse Game Freak makes for battles not being animal abuse. Whether you believe that or not is up to you, but it's likely canon to the games and anime, and thus this would be another reason contributing to the culture of battles and of police not stopping battles.


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Was there an episode with Goku having wings?
I remember there being a scene or outro(?) where Goku was shown with a halo or wings.
Are there any episodes or a movie showing Goku with wings and a halo?

It's the cover panel of Dragon Ball manga chapter 417 ("The Grand Finale"), which marks the beginning of the aftermath of Cell's arc. See for instance: https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Finale
We see Goku with angel-like wings and King Kai with insect-like wings, both sporting halos. The scene has never taken place in-world.
Added: Upon further research, the panel is also featured in We Were Angels ( https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/We_Were_Angels ), which is an ending theme for anime Dragon Ball Z episodes 200-291. See for instance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5u5n5qsLSE


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Why does Kamado Tanjiro wear earrings painted with the Imperial Japanese navy flag?
I'm watching The Demon Slayer (Hepburn: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Japanese: 鬼滅の刃). I'm currently still watching Season 1 and I haven't finished it yet, but I have a question. From the very start of the anime in episode 1 where Tanjiro was carrying his little sister through the snow trying to save her, he always have earrings with the Rising Sun flag of the Imperial Japanese Navy in world war II painted on it. My question is, why does he wear it? Does it help in his battles? Where did he get it from? And, does anyone else wears it, or is it unique to him? Also, he hasn't become a Demon Slayer yet in Episode 1, so does the earrings have nothing to do with the Demon Slayer Corps? Or, is it the opposite, that the earrings mean he is destined to become a demon slayer? I noticed the Imperial Japanese navy earrings right away in Episode 1, and had been wondering about it ever since. Can anyone answer the above question? Thanks in advance for any explanation!

You men this flag? It's not the same as what is on the earrings.

@sundowner Yeah, probably not exactly the same but extremely similar. Both have a rising sun in the upper middle, with light rays extending outwards from the sun.

They are hanafuda. They are not related to the imperial flag, but have such similarities that some countries forced a re-animation of the earrings in their country so they don't look like that, since they remind people of the atrocities committed by Japan in WWII.

!!POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD!!
Now that we have the warning out of the way…
As far as I remember (watched every episode of the anime), these earrings are only ever shown to be worn by three people:

The first person is a demon slayer that lived a very long time ago. He is said to be the only person that ever injured Muzan Kibutsuji. His name is Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
The second person is Tanjuro Kamado, Tanjiro’s father.
The third person is Tanjiro Kamado.

These hanafuda earrings don’t mean anything. In the story, these earrings are a family heirloom passed down through the generations, meaning that they used to belong to Tanjuro, his father, his father before them, etc.
Note that they were originally worn by Yoriichi, before being given to close friend Sumiyoshi Kamado, who then proceeded to hand the earrings down. This is to say that Yoriichi is not related by blood to the Kamado family (credit to @wondercricket).
As mentioned in the (question) comments and the link, they are not a reference to the Japanese navy flag.

While not wrong, the way your answer is written implies that Tanjiro is related to Yoriichi; which is incorrect. Yoriichi was close friends with Sumiyoshi Kamado which who received the earrings and then passed down

@Wondercricket Ah, thanks. I didn’t remember that from the anime, or maybe it wasn’t mentioned. Updating the answer now.

Thanks a lot! Your answer is very helpful and just what I wanted. So the earrings had nothing to do with the Imperial Japanese navy flag in World War II. I didn't know that. Again, thanks for the great answer!


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Why is Rys not angry at Flio for killing her brother?
I wonder why Rys (or Fenrys) is not angry at Flio for killing her brother in the anime, "Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers"?

Because she didn't know at first and follows clan rules to submit to the strong.
According to the Fandom wiki:

Fenrys believes in a warrior's honor; finding her husband mourning the
accidental murder of her brother to be an insult to his memory
(unaware that humans largely value life more). She hated humans until
Flio defeated her. She followed her clan law to submit to a stronger
warrior who defeats them; it was either that or seppuku.


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13th form of Hinokami Kagura
Yoriichi mentioned to Tanjiro, in his narrative on his fight against Muzan, that he discovered the 13th form of the Hinokami Kagura while fighting Muzan (which scared Muzan pretty bad). However, it didn't seem like this 13th form was ever revealed afterwards, not even when it came to Tanjiro's turn to fight the demon boss. Does anyone know what this 13th form might be?

Was it Tanjiro he mentioned it to? Or was it Sumiyoshi in the flashback?

!! Warning: Whole answer contain major spoilers. Proceed with maximum caution.!!
The Hinokami Kagura dance is passed down through the Kamado family as a ritualistic dance performed at the start of every new year in the lunar calendar. It was passed down generation after generation along with the Hanafuda earrings. It was first utilized in combat by Tanjiro Kamado in his fight against Lower Rank Five Rui in the Mount Natagumo Arc. Hinokami Kagura was later revealed to be a descendent of the Sun breathing technique, the first and most powerful breathing style originally invented by legendary swordsman Yorichii Tsugikuni. Tsugikuni taught his friend Sumiyoshi Kamado the technique, which was passed down through the Kamado family and later renamed Hinokami Kagura. After Tanjiro's cleaning-up of some unnecessary moves that gradually accumulated through generations, it became the fully functioning and combat oriented original Sun breathing. The Sun breathing have 12 forms, all of which are powerful moves that can decapitate most demons. However, during his fight with Muzan, Tsugikuni discovered that any single Sun breathing move cannot kill Muzan, especially since Muzan cannot be killed just by decapitating. In order to defeat Muzan, Tsugikuni continuously performed all twelve forms of the Sun breathing technique in quick succession, enabling him to utilize the forms in a combined and most effective way. Requiring all twelve forms was mainly due to the fact that Muzan have twelve vital organs, namely seven hearts and five brains, that need to be all destroyed in quick succession (to prevent him from regenerating) in order to kill him. This combination of all twelve forms later became another form, the thirteenth from, or the "combined form". It has no specific name, thus it is referred to as the "thirteenth form". It is the most powerful form of all Sun breathing, and although Tsugikuni wasn't able to completely kill Muzan using the thirteenth form, he nevertheless destroyed 1500 of the 1800 pieces Muzan divided himself into after losing the upper hand, and inflicted wounds on Muzan that would never heal even with Muzan's super regeneration abilities. Thus, we can safely assume that although all Sun breathing forms are much more powerful than other breathing forms, the combined thirteenth form is the strongest of the strongest of all time. I believe that Tanjiro Kamado did actually use this form in his final battle with Muzan, although it wasn't explicitly stated so I'm not so sure.
See Hinokami Kagura Wiki Fandom for more.

I believe that it was stated that the 13th form was forms 1-12 performed in a singular flow, and in the Countdown Arc,I believe we see Tanjiro learning the thirteenth form as he fights Muzan.

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In Bleach, What is Nelliel's Aspect of Death?
What is Nel's Aspect of Death?
Is it Sacrifice or Lamentation?
According to this link, it's Sacrifice (which is stated by Tite Kubo).

But on this link, her aspect of death is Lamentation.

Which one is it?

As Kubo Tite mentioned, Neliel's aspect of death is sacrifice. Aizen gave all identical aspect of death per number, as such Luppi Antenor (prior #6) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (present #6) are sharing same aspect of death of Destruction.
The way how #3 Espadas (both Neliel and Halibel) were given their aspect of death: sacrifice is quite same too.
Halibel managed to defeat the bastrode (if I spelled correctly) by sacrificing herself (but later that bastrode was killed thanks to the help of Aizen) after her three Fraccions were defeated.
Neliel was sacrificed by Noitra transformed into child form after her mask was broken. It could be said that her death is sacrifice for saving two Fraccions not being killed further after wounded too much by Noitra too.


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Why do "hybrid" demons have so much success?
My brothers and I like to joke that being a "hybrid" demon (those that are demons but know a breathing style) is basically a free pass to the upper moons, which isn't necessarily untrue considering both of these types were upper moons (Kokoshibo and Kaigaku). But why exactly are these demons favored?

It's simple: they are exceptionally strong and have insane powers. For example, Kokushibo uses an insanely strong breathing style named "Moon breathing", derived from his brother Yoriichi's original Sun breathing. Generally, demons who practice breathing styles are extremely strong, since they have both their usual blood demon art, regeneration abilities, and Hashira-level breathing techniques. Thus, they probably are favored by Muzan due to their strength.


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What writing system are they using in "Ah My Goddess"?
What language or writing system are the characters using in "Ah My Goddess" (TV Series) & "Oh My Goddess" (OVA)?
For Example:
1.) Oh My Goddess OVA - Ep.2

2.) Ah My Goddess (Series) - Ep.8

Is it just a made up language and writing system or is it based off of any existing language and writing system?

As I said in the comments, the writing from the series looks sufficiently different to that from the OVA to assume that they're not the same, and happily there's enough text in the second image to work out, through some basic cryptography and a few lucky guesses, that it's just a runic-looking (or even Futhark-like) alphabet transliterating some English text. I've drawn up a listing of the correspondences here:

And if you apply that to the text in the image, you get the following:

THE SAVER TO KNOCK DOWN IT BECAME
CLEAR DEPENDING UPON POWER OF COERCION
SIYSTEM INTERVENTION OF SECOND CLASS GOD
MANAGEMENT LIMITED URUDO

Note that "Urudo" lines up with the way Urd's name is written in Japanese, and the rest looks like pretty mangled Japanglish but otherwise it's fairly readable.
The image from the OVA doesn't follow the same pattern, and there's much less text in the image to draw any conclusions. It bears some very superficial resemblances to stylised kanji or early Chinese scripts but it could easily just be random shapes.

So no info on the writing system in the first two screenshots?

In your comment to the question, you mentioned Futhark-like alphabet, which I think is worth including and linking to in your answer because of the similarities.

I've made a couple of edits, including a brief comment on the OVA writing which I think looks more kanji-like but not in a way that I would be able to attempt to decrypt.


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What writing system are they using in "Knight's & Magic"?
What language or writing system are the characters using in the anime, "Knight's & Magic"?
For Example:

Is it just a made up language and writing system or is it based off of any existing language and writing system?
Also, what's with the Sacred Geometry?

There are two writing systems shown in the first picture.
One of them is comprised of various characters, for example:
Greek Letters:              ΒΙΔΨΧΖΘ
Latin Letters:              KLVDRWUgS
Variation on Latin Letters: Ħ

The other also appears in the other images. I am suspecting it to be a fancy font to write either Hiragana or Katakana.

The first one seems to be either pure nonsense or is encoded in such a way that I cannot decode it based on the information I have.
The second one eludes me due to my insufficient Japanese knowledge. But given the way the patterns repeat, sometimes with omitted letters and that one word is rotated 180° I am inclined to say that it doesn't convey useful information.


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Which chapter of the manga does Season 7 of My Hero Academia anime end in?
If I want to keep following My Hero Academia story in the manga, after the seventh season of the anime ended, which chapter of the manga the anime do I have to read?
Which chapter of the manga does Season 7 of My Hero Academia anime end in?

This website lists the correspondence of the manga/anime episodes. It says that the anime covers up to Volume 39, and the sequel is from Volume 40, Episode 399.
Note that the last volume has not appeared yet.


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What does Ken mean in episode one as he enters tunnel by "shy boy"?
In episode 1 of Dan Da Dan, Ken hesitantly enters the tunnel somewhat fearful.  He refers to himself aloud a couple of times as "shy boy", in context maybe to psyche himself up.  It's quite likely that this relates to some sort of Japanese cultural reference.  What is it?

I guess being shy simply makes him hide himself. If this does not make sense, it could be a translation gap between shy and the Japanese 恥ずかしがりや(≒ shy boy).

@sundowner Thank you for commenting.  I do wonder what extra contextual meaning Japanese people draw from that phrase in that context.  I guess it could be like you say, striving to become shy and invisible.

I looked up 対人恐怖 (wikipedia:en), which is (arguably) an extreme case of 恥ずかしがや. Actually it mentions cultural aspect of the symptom. So yeah, there could be a difference around the term.

I haven't watched the anime, but if I came across this in the "wild", I'd probably interpret it himself trying to hype himself up, and probably(?) doesn't have anything to do with Japan's culture. Sometimes in media, people repeat insults that other people tell them to make themselves angry in an attempt to gather the courage required for an action.

It's the the chorus of TOO SHY SHY BOY!, a 1992 song by Alisa Mizuki.
The song's lyrics about romantic anxiety and shyness might be reflective of Okarun's current frame of mind, considering he's trying to become friends with Ayase.
Another meaning may be that it highlights his outdated tastes. Note that in the same scene we see that he uses a flip phone.

Excellent -- Thank you.  I just re-watched that segment of episode 1, and now I can hear that he even times his (speaking) cadence to that of the song.


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Does the William Tell Overture have a special significance in Japanese culture?
Episode 1.4 of Dandadan features a remix of the William Tell Overture in a brilliant chase sequence.  To me as an old American guy, I remember it as the theme to the old Lone Ranger television show.  My mind pictures cowboys, Native Americans, and or train robbers in a high-speed horse chase, so the music was perfect, more than perfect, from my perspective.
But to a Japanese person, is there a similar cultural tie that would bring to mind a chase?  Or to them was it merely fast-paced classical music that fit the animation?

Hmmmm........ Good question. As much as I like answering an interesting question compared to this one, but I'm not entirely so sure if there's a straight answer for this one. So I can only offer a wild guess. It was probably used for a comical purpose in this anime since this Dandadan is a comedy anime.

Never underestimate the influence of American pop culture overseas!

Appartely, in the US that jingle has been widely used in advertismenet and cartoons too, not just for Lone Ranger.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X17302267

@FumikageTokoyami, thank you for the link to the scholarly article.  It was an interesting history of the acceptance of western classical music in Japan.  I don't think it specifically shed any light concerning the William Tell Overture, though.

@RichF the article gives an overview of influence of Western music in Japanese culture. It is not specific to William Tell Overture.

First thing that comes to mind for me are fox hunts when listening to that piece.

To most Japanese, William Tell Overture is tied to racing kind of situations, where some sort of competition is involved or someone is required to finish something in a limited (short) time.
This is probably because the theme is one of the most commonly used music in sprint or relay race in "sports festival" (spotrs day?) held annually in schools.
The "festival" is called 運動会 (undo kai) or 体育祭 (taiiku sai) in Japanese, and you may get some idea from the images in the link.
This website lists other music used frequently in the same situation, including Orphée aux Enfers (the Wikipedia article contains the music), Csikós Post and The Comedians (Kabalevsky). I think most Japanese people, like me, do not really distinguish these music, simply recognizing them as what they've heard while running in childhood. (I didn't know most title names until now).


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What writing system are they using in "The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter"?
What language or writing system are the characters using in the anime, "The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter"?
For Example:

Is it just a made up language and writing system or is it based off of any existing language and writing system?

Some of it is just a fancy font.
Rare Shop Starjia

Noir (to) Alice no Him(i)ts(u) (no) Kob(e)y(a)
(Bracketed letters are omitted in the fancy font, but present in the Japanese subtitles.)

Other parts seem to be gibberish.
Between the two 1s and the two 2s you can see the same character being repeated three times each, for example.

That last one is the romaji without vowels (in fancy font).

K(o)r(e) yor(i)s(hi)r(e)n g(a) k(o)t(o)n(a)r(u)
1-n(i)n n(a)r(a) 1
2-n(i)n ij(ou) n(a)r(a) 2 n(i) s(u)s(u)m(e)


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Why doesn't some arrogant mage come along and beat everyone?
In Frieren, people mention multiple times how magic is visual imagination, and what you can do is limited to what you can imagine doing.
For example, Ubel is able to cut things that no one can else can, because she is able to abstract away defensive spells on items and think "that's something I could cut without spells on it, so I can cut it now".
Why doesn't some arrogant mage that thinks their a god or similar come along and defeat everyone? This seems possible, given how the magic is structured in the show.

Demons are all kind of arrogant and therefore have superior magic, so it kind of works. Also, I think imagination is just part of the formula, rigorous training is also required to be able to make full use of the magic.

@Gao They only choose one kind of magic to specialise in for their entire lives though, which is why they’re much better at that type of magic than mages tend to be at knowing a lot of general spells.

what you can do is limited to what you can imagine doing

I don't think this is true.

You've used Ubel as an example, but as far as I can recall, she's the only example of a character whose powers can ignore reality in such a way. Fern can't bypass an enemy's barrier magic just by pretending the barrier isn't there, for example.
Mages can't just invent new spells on the fly; they appear to be limited to the spells they've learned from grimoires. They need to be able to envision the spell they're performing, yes, but they also need to actually know the spell first. Fern can probably imagine a spell that's able to clean clothes, for example, but can't actually perform such a spell until she obtains a grimoire for it from Serie in the Season 1 finale. New spells can be created, or adapted from existing sources (as happened with Qual's Zoltraak), but it takes time and effort.

In addition to imagination and grimoire knowledge, there's one other component to a mage's power level: their mana level. This is something that's partly innate (Fern, for example, has an abnormally high mana level for a human teenager) and accumulates as you grow older. Frieren's mana level is the highest of the main cast simply because she's 1,000 years old and has been accumulating mana for that long.
So no, mages in the Frieren universe can't magically obtain godlike power just by believing themselves to have godlike power. They will always be limited, either by the grimoires they've learned, the logical weaknesses of said grimoires, or their mana level - and there are a lot of powerful mages out there that can and will put an end to their delusions of grandeur.


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What does methenoel mean?
In episode 7 of Demon Lord 2099, the protagonist defeats his foe by dissolving him in some sort of magical battery acid. The Demon Lord declares to the dead soul, "Marcus, let us meet again after your methenoel" (English sub on Crunchyroll).  Fine and dandy, at least the awful dragon CGI was ending.  But what the heck does "methenoel" mean?

Mis-spelling of "methanol", perhaps?

"Methenoel" is a reincarnation magic (official name) / resurrection ceremony (alternative name).
"Methenoel" was first mentioned in episode 1, around 5:40, when Veltol was resurrected after 500 years, and then he told Machina that she had successfully completed the resurrection ceremony.
The process is explained more in detail in chapter 1 of the light novel.

His return had only been possible through the power of Methenoel, a type of reincarnation magic Veltol himself had created to tie his memories and physical form together with his soul, then convert that into data and send it to the future. The aether used that data to emulate his body and rebuild it.
[...]
It was, of course, the first time he’d ever used Methenoel. Although he had figured out the logic and completed the technic, he’d had no opportunity to test it out.
[...]
“No matter. You saw to my revival and completion of Methenoel, and for that, I commend you.”
“Such is my duty as your vassal, Lord Veltol. Your praise is wasted on me.”
There were a few requirements for restoring a soul via Methenoel. There had to be a caster to activate it at the proper place and time. Methenoel, a ritual spell, couldn’t be performed alone. One person had to cast it on their soul while another resurrected that soul.

Official Yen Press translation

Thank you; I appreciate the detailed response.

Did you notice the tribute to 1982 Blade Runner in the first episode?


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What was the first Anime TV Series that was released on Blu-ray (or HD-DVD)?
I remember Kure-nai (2008) to be the first anime TV show that I experienced on Blu-ray, but what was the actual first TV series that got produced and released with Blu-ray in mind?

Not quite a duplicate (since it's asking about TV series and the other post mostly covers movies), but there was some discussion about early Blu-Ray releases here: What was the first anime to come out on Bluray/HDDVD?

Following the link from the related question to the page for Blu-Ray releases, it's possible to look at anime releases by release date, but you have to first change the country of release to Japan or else you'll be looking at all the American releases which is not a great indicator. Once you do that, the first few TV series I could find were:

AIR (Dec 22, 2006) (thanks to sundowner for the catch)

Utawarerumono (Jan 23, 2008)

Afro Samurai: Season One (Director's Cut) (Feb 8, 2008)

Bus Gamer (Mar 21, 2008)

Full Metal Panic! Season One (Jun 27, 2008)

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Trilogy (Jul 25, 2008) (technically OVAs cut from the actual series)

Macross Frontier Vol. 1 (Jul 25, 2008)

Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion Vol. 1 (Aug 22, 2008)

Of these, both Afro Samurai and Bus Gamer were originally released post-2006 and so could in theory have been produced with a Blu-ray release in mind. The others all pre-date Blu-ray by a few years so definitely could not have been made with such a release in mind. Both shows are short, at five and three episodes respectively.
The first full-length TV series I could find (i.e. 10 or more episodes) with a production date after 2006 was Mobile Suit Gundam 00, whose first Blu-ray came out on August 22, 2008, and whose Wikipedia article claims was the first Gundam series to be animated in high definition so even if it wasn't specifically made with Blu-ray in mind that might be the best we can get.

Utawarerumono is a 2006 anime, though. It might have gotten a BD release early on (which answers part of my question), but that was an upscale. It wasn't produced with BD in mind. This seems to be the case with Afro Samurai, Bus Gamer, FMP, GitS, Macross Frontier and Code Geass, too.

The question in the title just asks for first series on Blu-ray, but in the body asks for first one produced for Blu-ray, so I tried to answer both.

This says the first is an anime called AIR, which was released 2006/12.

@sundowner Good find. It's even on the list, but I missed it when scanning. I'll add it to my post.


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Did Bakugo become stronger than Midoriya in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising?
In My Heroe Academia, Heroes Rising

 Bakugo gets One for All from Midoriya, who still has One for All because this power doesnt leave the user inmediately but lasts for a while. Supposedly when an user gets One for All, he adds his own power to it.

Did Bakugo become stronger than Midoriya in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising?

Of course. Giving that Midoriya has no other quirk and Bakugo can enhance his quirk with One for All, he became stronger then Midoriya in terms of ability.
On the other hand, in terms of capability, it is unsure because Bakugo had no time to adapt to his new power so he could lack in skill in how to use his new aquired quirk.

I say perhaps. It depends for how long you are referring to. right at that moment, after an unknown amount of time, it depends.
My reasoning for after an unknown amount of time is because of something that we have heard many times while watching the anime "this is the story of how I became the strongest hero in history". With this it probably means that he has more control over his quirk than Bakugo or something happens to Bakugo later on.
As for after then this. With the One for All quirk it takes time to learn how to use it. For about half of the episodes form the first season (I think) Midoriya spends time trying to use it, and ended out hurting himself, then he learnt how to us the quirk properly.
I am not saying that Midoriya will always be stronger than Bakugo. I am saying that at some points Midoriya will surpass everyone counting Bakugo. There is a chance that Bakugo will be stronger, but it won't be forever

I wonder if we are going to see that in the story (Midoriya becoming the strongest hero in history) considering that by the time they wrote that, I dont think they had the story completely developed, and in the official polls in Japan and in United States Bakugo became more popular than Midoriya. I wouldnt be surprised if they retcon that idea

There seems to be some misunderstanding of how you think the movie ended, or you probably did not wait till the end of the movie. Towards the ending of the movie (MHA: Heroes Rising)

 while Deku was talking to  all might, One for all came back to Midoriya and the explanation that all might gave was that apparently, the previous wielders of the quirk deemed Midoriya truly worthy and hence Midoriya remained the successor. This means that although Bakugo was able to momentarily use it during the battle, he no longer possesses or even remembers that the event occured becausse the transfer was interrupted and did not complete.

 Now this is my opinion, during the fight, Bakugo did infact surpass Midoriya because his abilities where heightened to crazy levels and he also possesed the extra stockpiled strength and speed perks. The tricky part tho was in his overall control since it took a greater toll on him and thats to be expected since using the quirk at 100% has disastrous backlash on those who havent mastered it.


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Why did L not prevent the report of Kira's tests in the police database if he already concluded he must have had access to such information?
For some reason, the genius L only said not to report that information to the media. But in the previous episode he had already concluded that Kira had to have access to police information.
Episode 3: L concludes that Kira can control the time of death and is flaunting it, concluding to himself that Kira must have access to police information (they were suspecting he was a student and he previously accessed this internally reported information).

L: But something's not right. As soon as we began to suspect that Kira might be a student, the pacing of the killings changed. As if to contradict that theory. Coincidence? No. Too convenient. This can only mean that Kira has access to police information. It's obvious now. This is a direct challenge to me.

Episode 4: Hacking into the notes for the ongoing investigation, Light discovers that L suspects they were tests and doesn't want this information reported to the media.

L: We can't release details of these men's deaths to the media [...] I have reason to believe that Kira was performing some kind of "test" using these criminals. And if that's the case, we'd only be giving him the results of this information if we put it public.

I missed this on my previous rewatches. Small inconsistency, isn't it?

I think you should rewatch episode 10 of the death note for your answer.

@kishore I see what you mean, but if you think about it, the scam pulled by L at the coffee shop would have worked either way. I mean that Light would not have thought of the possibility of a fourth note, still.
Furthermore, I might add that L would have increased the chances of Light having an evident reaction to this new information.

Cross-posted from SciFi.SE: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/233786/36437

Probably because a public statement is different than a closed one.
Preventing these informations from leaking into medias would avoid "indirect bragging" from Kira (by the intermediate of the police), and avoid depreciating the police's image as well.
Then, maybe L knew that Kira would see this note, and be provoked by L contradicting his image. Since ep2, we know that Light is really aware of his image as Kira.

Entirely agreeing with you @Wise, any public statement would have been a mistake, no argument about it.
Regarding your last sentence, if you refer to the coffee shop scam of ep.10, don't you think it would have worked either way? Where's the difference in showing him the notes directly or indirectly?

Episode 10 don't work if L gave the notes to public bc if light had said something like there are 3 notes only for L's question to why did you assume there are 3 notes light could say he has seen 3 notes on tv so light is innocent but by hiding the notes three is no way of knowing how notes are there unless you are the sender aka you are kira that's the explanation to episode 10 and  genius of L hiding notes from public I hope this clarify your question


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When is Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World set?
i got an email from Viz Media talking about a a new Bleach novel. the description in the email says

Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World, Vol. 1 (Novel)

Go deeper into the world of Bleach with the novels!

The Quincies’s Thousand Year Blood War is over, but the embers of turmoil still smolder in the Soul Society. Tokinada Tsunayashiro, elevated to head of his clan after a slew of assassinations take out every other claimant to the title, has a grand plan to create a new Soul King. His dark ambitions soon sow the seeds of a new total war across the realms, but all is not lost. There is one unlikely Soul Reaper who holds the key to defusing the conflict—Shuhei Hisagi, assistant captain of the Ninth Company and reporter for the Seireitei Bulletin!

reading this, it made me think of The Last: Naruto the Movie where it was released after the manga's end and set after the major plot but before the final chapter where we saw Boruto.
so i started to wonder if this novel is set after the end of the manga, or if like the Naruto Movie it is after the major plot (Thousand Year Blood War) but before we saw Ichigo's and Rukia's kids in the final chapter.
So when is Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World set?
NOTE: as of posting this question the link says the book is on pre-order to be released on July 7th, however as Official English Translations tend to lag behind the original japanese versions i am making the assumption that the novel is already released in japan

Can't Fear Your Own World is set months after the Thousand Year Blood War arc and is set before 9 years before the epilogue.

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Why in My Hero Academia some of top 10 students from the entrance exam are in B class?
This is the top 10 students from the entrance exam at beginning of the series

As you notice, some of the students got into B Class such as Ibara, Kendo, Tesytetsu, and Awase. Why is that? How does UA assign class to their prospective students?

You seem to be thinking that "A is better than B" like it would mean on an exam grade, explicitly ranking the classes, but that's not the naming system in use here.  Typically in Japan  it's the same as naming them Class Orange and Class Rhino. They're just distinguishing between the groupings at the same grade level, not ranking them.
Unlike in most American schools where everyone in the same grade tends to be lumped together with fluid groups that vary between every single course and travel between rooms for each of their courses, the Japanese system tends to break the student body into chunks who all stay in one room as the teachers themselves move between the classrooms. That's why classroom scenes always start with the students already there, in the same room as always, and the Teacher walking in just before beginning to teach.
So being "Class A" just means you're in Room A all the time (except for PE and anything else that the room is inadequate for), not that you're among the best.  If your schools have ever had a "Homeroom" class, it'd be like grouping you by "Mr. Fenster's Homeroom Class" and "Ms. Manotti's Homeroom Class".
A few schools might use the secondary labels to imply some sort of hierarchy, by trying to group like-minded or similarly-abled students together, if they can support such variations in curricula, but this is not necessary.  And your entrance exam results imply a random coin-toss selection: approximately half (6 of 10) went into one class, and the other approximate half (4 of 10) went into the other.


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Why can't the dragons see into the future in Fairy Tail's episode 196 and 197?
In Fairy Tail, episode 196 to 203, Ultear uses the spell Last Ages.

Her spell had caused everyone in the world to clairvoyantly envision one minute into the future, preventing [many deaths and tragedies]. (Quote from Ultear's Wikipedia page, lined above)

What is the cause for the dragons not being able to see into the future?