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How could Feyris send her message in the past if she was miles away from the phone microwave?
I watched the episode 9 of the Steins;Gate series and have been wondering how Feyris sent her message in the past from her apartment if the phone microwave was miles away in the laboratory. Until now, they had always sent the D-mails from a phone which was very close to the phone microwave which (if I understood it correctly) managed to open small Kerry blackholes, allowing the electromagnetic signal from the sending phone to time-travel and reach the receiving phone in the past.
In this episode, it seems that they can send the D-mails from any location and if the phone microwave is running, the messages go to the past, which doesn't make sense because these Kerry blackholes should extend far beyond the laboratory and then any other (under 36 characters) message sent from a mobile phone in the town (and beyond) would travel to the past and reach the targeted phone back in time (if the number already existed), causing multiple time changes and not just the one caused by Feyris' D-mail.
I really can't understand this plot hole and it ruins my enjoyment of this series.
Could someone explain to me what I didn't get about the functioning of the phone microwave that makes the episode 9 logically believable?

Probably because you send the mail to the phone attached to the microwave which then sends the message into the past, which means the distance wouldn't matter as long as the phones can connect normally

If the girl sent her message to the telephone number of the microwave phone but how that phone could then send the mail to the phone of her dad? Was her dad phone number already set in the phone microwave or was the message re-sent manually by the scientist girl?

In the very first episode, a message is sent back in time by Okabe, who is in akihabara at the time.  This works because the destination phone was attached to the microwave.  It would not be overly difficult to set up a phone as a relay.

@Builder_K, that's interesting: if a mobile phone can be set as a relay then the computer expert of the group could have done it. Is it explained later in the series?

@Averageguy I don't think it's ever explained.  I'm just offering a real-world solution to the problem. (It's probably explained in the visual novel, but I haven't read that.)

It is logically accurate. The necessary conditions for a D-Mail to work are listed on the Wikia as:

D-Mails are sent through the Phone Microwave and can only be sent from devices connected to the Phone Microwave, such as a phone or a pager.

D-Mails can only be sent to someone with a phone (or a pager), so although they could hypothetically be sent back millions of years, they would not have any effect.

The number of the target phone is also necessary to send the D-Mail, so they cannot be sent to individuals whose numbers the sender has not obtained.

Hence, it's not a plot-hole. Basically, it functions like a normal message sent from a mobile to the Phone Microwave (name subject to change) as mentioned in the comments. The Phone Microwave (name subject to change) doesn't pick-up any random message sent in a nearby zone, which, in size, is shorter than or equal to 36 bytes but only the ones sent to it.
This also tells us that the device sending the message needs to be connected to the Phone Microwave and not the one receiving it. As mentioned by Builder_K, the Phone Microwave may be functioning as a relaying device, which relays the message to the target phone as intended by the sender.

How the girl connected to the Microwave Phone? The other D-Mails had been sent from mobile phones close to it and therefore it was believable that they could have been connected by bluetooth and then the microwave phone would send the message to the number of the target phone but in episode 9 she was miles away from it and she couldn't be connected: the only thing she could do was to send her message to the microwave phone; it's not explained how the microwave phone then dials the phone number of the target phone in the past and redirects the message to it.

@Builder_K, above, suggested that the phone attached to the microwave could have been set up as a relay to re-transmit the mail to another phone-number: this is the most logical explanation although it isn't explained in the previous episodes.

@Averageguy Seems plausible. But then, as mentioned on the wiki, (spoiler alert) in one case a pager message sent back to the past is also considered a D-Mail (end of spoiler). As far as I remember, the working of how a message is sent from one phone to another is never really explained in the anime (not till episode 9, and not after either). Not having read/played the VN, I don't know if it was explained there (although I doubt it, since I didn't find anything online). What defines a mobile as being "connected" is also really vague.

@Averageguy However, as mentioned by Builder_K, the first instance of the D-Mail being used is from Akihabara, which too is a far location from the phone microwave. All we know for sure is that: 1. Distance is not a problem. 2. The microwave phone only picks up messages sent specifically to it, much like normal phones, and will not pick up any random message sent in a nearby zone.

I too think that setting the mobile phone attached to the microwave as a relay for incoming messages is the best explanation: If I remember correctly the Japanese used a mail system in place of the western sms and it is possible that their mobiles had usually a relay function to allow a recieved mail to be sent automatically to other numbers and the authors didn't feel the need to explain it to a japanese audience which already knew it.


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What is the name of the song playing at 10:25?
The anime is "Zetsuen no Tempest", in the last episode (#24).
I recall hearing the song even in Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler).

The piece playing at 10:25 in episode 24 is track #9 "Kusaribe" from the second volume of the OST. 10:25 in the episode corresponds to roughly 0:21 in the track. Here is an excerpt (0:18–0:28): https://clyp.it/kouhf2vp.
I have not seen Kuroshitsuji, but I find it vanishingly unlikely that you would have heard this particular piece in it. (All the more so given that Kuroshitsuji's music was apparently composed by Iwasaki Taku, and this piece is stylistically very unlike most of his work.)

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Who else was in on Lelouch's Zero Requiem plan?
I was reviewing Code Geass and a subject came to my mind, that I explain below.

 In the ending is stated that Lelouch caused the world to hate him on purpose, so it would not engage wars anymore, however, few people knowed this directly (Suzaku, Jeremiah and CC), and is stated that some people discovered Lelouch true intentions by his death.
 On my first view of the anime, I thought that Nunnally and Kallen discovered the real intentions behind Lelouch's plan, but now, seems to me that Tohdoh, Cornelia, Milly and Kaguya as well found the true ambition of Lelouch.

So, was anyone else in on it? Am I correct in speculations?

 Who really discovered why Lelouch had to die?

What exactly is your question?

I'll edit to clarify that.

Your question is currently formatted in a way that'll allow no one to find it :\ The lack of description in the title doesn't help either.

I made another edit, hope I could clarify what a I meant, with someone had some suggestions about the text, please tell me :)

Are you trying to ask whether you're correct that people other than Kallen and Nunnally discovered what had happened?

Since you say "in the end" in your title, you shouldn't worry about in body spoiler tags.

Maroon, yes that is, I wanna to know if someone else discovered the truth, or it was only Nunnaly and Kallen.

! I think in the end it came down to just Lelouch and Suzaku. Given that Suzaku was the only one who actually wasn't suprised at killing lelouch.

The only ones who seem to be in on the Zero Requiem plan were Suzaku, C.C. and Jeremiah. That much is indeed correct. The rest of the people eventually learned about his sacrifice later on after he died, which is actually a matter of great debate.
But answering the question, those three were the only ones in on it.

I think Lloyd, Cécile, Sayoko and Nina too did. Their behavior during the battle of Fuji shows something fishy going on.

And I think even Cornelia knew it. She doesn't look surprised and looks she was waiting for it. That's why she stopped Villetta. And when she cam out and roar to release the prisoners, Jerremiah kinda nodded like everything goes as planned.

No, there are more people involved in the Zero requiem.
From http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Zero_Requiem:

Aside from Lelouch, Suzaku and C.C., several other key characters knew about Zero Requiem, including Jeremiah Gottwald, Lloyd Asplund, Cécile Croomy, Sayoko Shinozaki and Nina Einstein, while others such as Nunnally, Kallen, Ohgi and Kaguya only realized it during and after his execution.

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How can I get The Irregular at Magic High School's English-translated novel?
I have just finished the anime version of The Irregular at Magic High School and I would really like to read the light novel. I've been trying to find a legal way to do that but to no avail.
I've tried to search for the books in Amazon but typing "Irregular at Magic High School" into the search box didn't really give much (it only shows Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the light novel series but I think it has until Volume 17 now). A simple Google search only resulted in (I assume) unofficial (or illegal) translation of the original Japanese light novel series e.g. its Wikia page.
I am also having a hard time finding updates of translated materials for the light novel i.e. as in which volumes have been translated and which have not. MAL is the only source that I found useful for anime-related stuff, but it doesn't have much info on light novels.
To all masters of anime out there, is there an official site that allows newcomer like me to check about the official English translation updates of Japanese light novel series (especially the novel in this question)? Or is there a website out there that can direct me to the correct place to purchase the book? Thanks!

Yen Press has the license for the light novels. As of this moment, there are exactly zero volumes translated, but volume 1 is scheduled for April, and volume 2 is scheduled for August. I advise you to check their New Releases page for future updates about when they release additional volumes.
There is not really an "official" site for this sort of thing in general, as far as I know. Your best bet is probably to identify the licensor for whichever series you're interested in (check ANN, or just Google), and then look at the licensor's website.
(Yes, this is significantly behind Japan, which is actually at volume 19 as of March 2016. This is perfectly typical for English-language light novel translations. Compared to manga, there is relatively low demand for light novels, and they are relatively more labor-intensive to translate, so, honestly, you're lucky if you can even get a licensor to translate an entire series rather than stopping half-way through.)

All the links that you have given here are very useful. It's a pity that the English translations come so slow. I might need to resort to other means to quench my hunger for the story. Thanks!


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Is Toyosato Elementary School open to visitors?
K-On! was based on a real-world elementary school in Toyosato. According to this article on Wikipedia, the elementary school moved to a new building in 2004.
Is the old elementary school open year-round to visitors and anime fans?

https://punynari.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/k-on-school-anime-pilgrimage-part-1/

(This question is being discussed on meta: http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/2461/)

Yes it's open to public.
The other room of the building is using as office of city.
Some small things if you want to visit.

You need to check schedule, for example 3/1 to 3/18, it was closed.
8:30 to 17:00 on weekday. 9:00 to 17:30 on weekend.
It's free but need to sign-in.
Some people brake the building the city considering to close. be a good otaku.


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Why does Suzuha disappear when travelling back to the "present"?
In the episode before the last one, why does Suzuha disappear when travelling back to the "present"?
From what I've read, going back in a time machine always changes the world line, and in the world line where Okabe saves Kris the time machine no longer exists therefore time travelling Suzuha doesn't exist.
However I don't see this explanation working without her disappearing as soon as they appear back in the past. It is not their returning to the future that changes the outcome (and subsequently the timeline), it's their actions in the past.
How can this be explained with consistency with the rest of the rules of time travel we've encountered in this show? If any assumption I've made is incorrect I'd love to hear it.

I have rewrote the answer in order for it to be more accurate, perhaps you can understand it better now.

I would love to just write this off as "the writers wanted a good goodbye scene" since quantum teleportation in the temporal dimension(time travel) is really not my forte when it comes to quantum mechanics. However, by the nature of this site, I will try to answer your question. This is going to be long, bear with me. I have included several questions you might have after reading it, if I missed out anything, feel free to clarify.
Before I re-answer, let me tell you a short story. After a few hours of discussion with my colleagues, we could not arrive at any conclusion despite bringing in several plausible theories. Then, out of the blue, our professor (who is like nearly 60 but still an avid anime watcher) just walks over and proceeded to blow our minds with one sentence "It's a cross-time temporal loop." Then we proceeded to face palm ourselves for our stupidity in over-complicating the situation when it was really so simple. Side note: my theories were not wrong, but the factor I inputted into them were wrong.
Firstly, you need to understand how their time machine works, cause we underestimated its capabilities before. Their machine is not a linear time travelling device, it is a trans-spatial time machine. When they travel through time, they possibly travel to another universe as well. Believe it or not, it is actually theoretically easier to make this type than a linear time machine cause  time flows relatively, thus theoretically, in a 'space pocket' between universes, time would pass differently for separate universes.
But I digress, thus, Suzuha did not actually travel from the future, but instead from a potential future of the Steins Gate World Line. Now, Okarin never actually needed to go to the Steins Gate World Line, he left it as he saw Kurisu dead. But in reality, he was there in the beginning, he then proceeded to send himself all over the time lines with his microwave oven when he sent that mail to Daru.

What is the loop? The time loop created works like this:

Okabe sees Kurisu dead, send mail to Daru, enters other timelines
Okabe spends 3 weeks in alternate timelines, gets back to Steins Gate
Time machine shows up with Suzuha saying they have to stop WW3
Okabe goes back to past, fakes Kurisu's death, burns thesis, stops WW3
Past Okabe sees Kurisu dead, goes back to step 1 and repeat

Remember the Attractor Field-World Line theory employed by the show, now imagine 2 lines intertwined but splits like a split hair at a certain point. To both these splits, their past is the same, but some event split this time line. This event was Okarin gaining the knowledge that he saved Kurisu.
Despite the aim of going back to the past was stopping WW3, we can never really say that WW3 was fought over Makise Kurisu's Time Travel thesis completely cause we have too little details. A more likely reason would be Okarin built the time machine based on her thesis using the knowledge he gained from the other World Lines and this information was obtained by world powers and they started the war to obtain this thesis to built their own time machine as Okarin was already dead in 2025.
The motives for WW3 was effectively instigated by Okarin. Okarin built the time machine to save Kurisu and thus as long as he does not know he saved her, the time machine would still be built, WW3 would still occur. That is essentially why Suzuha cannot disappear until the Okarin that knows he has saved Kurisu appears in the present again, or Okarin would go on to create the time machine to save Kurisu and start WW3.
But, to save Kurisu, the time machine is necessary, if Okarin did not have the motive to make it, where did it come from?
This is where the cross-time part comes in. Remember that I said Suzuha came from a possible future of the Steins Gate timeline, a split in the World Lines. This is where quantum causality comes in, as long as there is a chance, WW3 can still occur despite the thesis being burnt as Okarin can still make the time machine. The core reason for this as I mentioned is because he thinks Kurisu is dead. Remember that the first time he went back to the past, he stabbed Kurisu himself, no World Line change occurred, that means that they were still connected to a timeline that leads to WW3. However, when he saved Kurisu and burnt the thesis, still nothing happened.
That is because at this point, the two timelines still share a common past, and Okarin still wants to save Kurisu as the him that saved Kurisu is still in the past, future cannot affect them and they cannot affect the future yet as they are in a state of temporal uncertainty by being in the past. Same as the first answer but this time the factor is not the burning of the thesis but Okarin returning to the present with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu and does not want to create the time machine anymore, thus completely erasing any minuscule possibility for WW3 to occur. This leads to Suzuha disappearing as the two futures no longer have a common present. This returning of Okarin to the present is the diverging point of this two timelines. Thus, Suzuha can no longer stay in Steins gate as this is not part of their shared past.
Then what was the point of faking Kurisu's death?
Simple, it was to keep the loop going, if he broke the loop, the him that is trying to save Kurisu would definitely disappear for he never spent even a single moment with Kurisu. No matter how far quantum causality goes, it most likely does not extend into separate timelines for his knowledge is not from the universe he is in. Thus, the loop has to occur, he has to keep the past somewhat constant until his return to the present with the knowledge he saved Kurisu, only then will the timelines diverge properly.
What would have happened if they stayed in the past?
This depends on which travel they stayed in the past.
In the case scenario where they failed to save Kurisu, Okarin would disappear at the divergence point. Since this Okarin never returned to the divergence point with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu, it would go the WW3 route, the past Okarin thinks Kurisu dies and went on to create the time machine, starting WW3. This allows Suzuha to exist. Since Okarin traveled to the past from the Steins Gate timeline, he disappears since that is no longer his past now.
In the case scenario where they managed to save Kurisu and stayed in the past, Suzuha would disappear at the divergence point. Despite Okarin never returning to the divergence point with the knowledge that he saved Kurisu, they would still arrive at the divergence point where they will witness themselves going back to the past and thus arrive at the same case where even without a time machine returning them to the present except that the moment they witness Okarin going back, Suzuha disappears.

I have a problem with the first explanation: it seems to me that in the show time is not linear, so future past and present all exist simultaneously therefore passing the point in time where the paper burns seems irrelevant to suzuha's disappearance(as the future of that timeline is already predetermined, including the paper burning). About the second explanation, I wont pretend to understand quantum causality at all, but again I cant seem to see why he needs to return to the future and finish the loop for the timeline to change,leaving him in the past will have the same effect on the timeline

The first explanation has to do with the nature of the interaction between the quantum of the time travelers, since they are in the past, they will interact with the time of the past and the future will not have any effect on them until they arrive at that point in time so it can be said they exist in a state of temporal uncertainty, like schrodinger's cat paradox, even if the time line is not linear, that does not mean the future can affect the past even if they were from the future. Perhaps if they stayed there, they would have just disappeared when the the thesis was burnt.

The second explanation depends on what were deemed necessary effects by the "world" as some things happen and some things do not. My guess is that the erasure we see of them is not really them being erased, but their existence being overwritten into the newly established timeline, where they take up the place of their new selves.

That is due to the No-cloning theorem, where when they went to the past, they effectively erased their future selves from the timeline, so the world “decided” they had to go back to their original place in time in order to restore this anomaly or else when their past selves arrives at this point in time, they most likely would disappear as the remaining information about their “future” is not with them but exists as a separate entity. Thus still achieving the same result, just that it took longer then using the time machine.

Of course, like I said, this is not my forte, my forte is quantum mechanics, thus I have convinced my colleagues, who are more well versed than me in temporal mechanics to watch the show and come up with better theories. I will update the answer as soon as they give me their theories.

Your new answer does seem to tie up every loose end I had.

It was my pleasure but it was actually with the help of the professor and my colleagues that worked this out.

I may have misunderstood something here, but if Suzuha disappears because she doesn't share the common past anymore, how is the Okabe protagonist not disappearing too? Or, asked in another way, when Okabe goes back to the present, there should already be an Okabe there, and there should not be Mayuri and Daru waiting for him (they have no reason to), so why it there only one Okabe in the end? And why it this Okabe hurt? My intuition is that if Suzuha disappears, then Okabe shoudn't be hurt when returning to the present, and this would be some kind of time-leap.

The story after Mayuri is saved, and before Makise Kurisu is saved, happens in the beta world line. When they go back to the past, they were still in the beta world line. Hence Suzuha doesn't disappear. And by saving her, then returning to the future, they have successfully moved to the Steins Gate world line.
Suzuha is not supposed to have existed in the Steins Gate world line until 7 years after. Because it will cause a paradox to have her exist, she is simply erased from existence. This is the law of Steins Gate - paradoxes simply cannot happen even if you try to cause one.
Neither the show nor the visual novel has explained it scientifically enough so I'm afraid I don't have a quantum mechanics-related answer.


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Does Light Novel-based, slice of life anime in general have a clearly defined setting?
Something I noticed while watching a lot of popular anime based on Light Novels that focuses on slice of life for the most (Oregairu, Haruhi Suzumiya, Oreimo, etc.) is that they never stated where in Japan is the story actually taking place. In a lot of cases I noted that these settings tend to be a non-decrepit small to medium sized town with a school, and yet at other times, despite this ambiguity, the characters visit an identifiable real life locale, such as Oreimo with the Akihabara district, which seems to imply that the series happen around Tokyo. I can understand if the anime adaptation would not bother mentioning the setting, but is this ever touched upon in the original Light Novel source or has it always been sort of a case of the "Springfield" trope in play? Is it possible that there is some kind of general assumption by the Japanese populace that all series happen in Tokyo or something?

The Haruhi Suzumiya series is mainly set in Nishinomiya, Japan.
The Oreimo series is mainly set in Chiba, Japan.
It's quite obvious by the mentions in the Oregairu series novel and various episodes that the main setting of the series is based in Chiba, Japan as well.
Each author has their own reason for explicitly stating, excluding, or obscuring the main setting (just like the writers of the The Simpsons). There is no set rule in literature about whether or not the main setting needs to be explicitly stated, especially if it's fiction. A lot of fiction writers like to base their story on familiar settings, so that it's more easily related to readers (the Japanese audience being the primary readers) or give the author a easier time when they are world building. There is no trope in play, how much an author is willing to reveals about the setting of their story is up to them. Sometimes it's not the modern-day Japan as most would know it as, but such embellishment are implied and accepted by most readers of fiction.

I'm sorry, it has been a while since I watched the series. And I was just curious because I didn't think I remembered any series actually mentioning where it takes place, which was kind of odd; I guess a lot of them actually do mention this.


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How can the counter guardians die?
In UBW Saber said it wouldn't actually do anything for Archer if Shirou died. According to her achieving servant status is transcending time and space. So killing his former in flesh would accomplish nothing.
I agree with her. My reasoning goes beyond that though. The Archer summoned by the Grail is not the true Counter Guardian, just a proxy. Killing him, even with Shiki's MEoDP would only destroy his Grail-granted body.
On another note, do you think there are backups in the throne of heroes? Because that would make them pretty much invincible.

do you think there are backups in the throne of heroes?

There is...so to speak. All Servants summoned from the Throne of Heros are actually copies of the originals.

Even the Holy Grail lacks the power to summon a true Heroic Spirit, so the process is facilitated by summoning them into one of seven vessels prepared beforehand. The Greater Grail makes a copy using information from the "main body" of the Heroic Spirit, an "emanation", that returns to them as information, in the form of a soul, upon the death of the Servant. Disconnected from the "main body", they are able to know of the actions of the Servant through records, as if reading a book. Due to this, any Heroic Spirit summoned in multiple Holy Grail Wars will lack knowledge of previous summonings. The only exemption is King Arthur due to her unique circumstances.

Source: Servants - Nature (2nd paragraph)
However, you'll note that it says the only exception is King Arthur (Arturia). This is because she isn't a Heroic Spirit yet.

Before her last breath, she appealed to the world; in exchange for services as a Heroic Spirit, she asked to be given an opportunity seek the Holy Grail to save her country.

Source: Saber (Fate/Stay Night) - Profile - Identity - Downfall (2nd Paragraph)
What this means is that when Arturia is summoned she isn't being summoned from the Throne of Heroes, and instead is being summoned as a part of her deal with the world to seek the Holy Grail. It's for this reason why in the 5th Holy Grail War she had memories of the 4th War.
I can't find anything which indicates that a Counter Guardian is another exception but EMIYA seemed to believe he wasn't a clone.

Even knowing that the Throne of Heroes was isolated from time and space, Archer desperately came to believe that his only hope of release was to have himself summoned into an era where Shirou Emiya exists and kill his past self, hoping that the double paradox created by Shirou Emiya being killed before having a chance to make the contract with Alaya and that the killing was done by a Shirou Emiya who successfully made the contract with the world would create a time paradox great enough in magnitude that could potentially erase his existence as a Counter Guardian.

Source: Archer - Profile - Identity (4th paragraphg)
Of course, even if EMIYA wasn't a clone, his plan would still fail because he was in another timeline. Even if he killed a past version of himself, this would only deprive that reality of Shirou possibly becoming a Counter Guardian. I recall reading that in the timeline EMIYA came from, the 5th Holy Grail War did not end in any of the ways shown in the visual novel and that EMIYA witnessed The Shadow's destruction which is why in Heaven's Feel he abandons his plan to kill Shirou and instead returns to his former duty as a Counter Guardian in order to destroy The Shadow (which he comments he has seen before).

Also with your comment

Killing him, even with Shiki's MEoDP would only destroy his Grail-granted body

This is true. However, as I explain in this answer, which Shiki one refers to affects the likelihood of that Shiki being able to kill a Servant. Even when their Mystic Eyes allow them to kill a Servant, in the end it still comes down to combat ability. Tohno Shiki has problems maintaining his because of his migraines, and Ryougi Shiki can maintain an on-par level defensive fight.

[Ryougi Shiki's] combat ability is only possibly around the level of Ciel, allowing her to manage a defensive fight against a being on the level of a Servant. While still much stronger than [Tohno] Shiki, who holds no hope in even competing with a Servant defensively

the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are only a slight advantage in scoring an instant death blow, the user still has to be able to fight (or atleast get in close) to beliver the attack

But as for "How can the counter guardians die?" outside the Holy Grail War this has yet to be seen since really the only Counter Guardian we see is EMIYA and this is in the form of a Servant.
considering that Counter Guardians are a Counter Force for Ayala, the collective unconsciousness of mankind and the drive for survival, one can assume that if they aren't being copied when they get summoned they can die but my only basis for this is because Counter Guardians were once human and thus do have a concept of death, as opposed to Aristoteles who don't have concepts of damage or death in which the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception wont work

Beings like Type Mercury and other Ultimate Ones lack the concept of death entirely, so the ability will not affect them under any circumstance.

Source: Mystic Eyes of Death Perception - Workings - Points (3rd paragraph)

so , can they be killed or not ?

@NamikazeSheena added that in. for the most part we don't know and i put in my assumption. though the question seems to ask mainly about Archer's plan to kill himself which i already explain was bound to fail

Souichirou was being buffed out the wazoo by Caster during his fight with Saber.  Without those buffs and the element of surprise he would have been a non-factor.  Also, I believe it is implied if not canonically stated that in one of the routes he is the one that takes out Rider early in the war. Presumably with a similar buff suite.

@zibadawatimmy hmmm, i don't recall that. i thought Caster wasn't aiding Kazuki at all because he requested it and because Caster wouldn't serve a Master who wasn't strong themself (i remember the reason she killed her former master was because he was weak). will have to play though the UBW Route again to make sure

@Memor-X 1.Caster used reinforce to Souchiro. 2.The reason Caster killed her original master is because he/she use command seal right after he/she knows her true identity as Witch of Betrayal to prevent him/her being killed . 3. Caster fall in love in Souchirou

@NamikazeSheena ok i removed it. the point of it was just to push that the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception doesn't guarantee a person is able to beat a Servant

@zibadawatimmy ^


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Who named Pan's character?
So, I was wondering who decided to name the character Pan.
From what I know, she appears first in Dragon Ball GT, which isn't made by Akira Toriyama.
But we find her again in Dragon Ball Super.
So, did Toriyama use what was created by Dragon Ball GT's makers, or was he involved in the creation of Pan directly in GT ?

Pan appears for the first time in  the last chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, not in  GT

She is below Son Gohan and Videl
So, unless an editor or  person close to Toriyama chose her  name, the author himself is who did it.

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My guess is Toriyama-sensei, given his signature lack of imagination for names. Seriously, don't explore this names thing further or you'll end up disappointed.

Anyway, it looks like he was involved during GT, so I guess, Toriyama did.
How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?


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Is Master Roshi really bald?
This question arose when I was watching Krillin vs Jackie Chun who is Master Roshi. When Yamcha pulls the hair thinking it is a wig, but it won't come off, then he thinks it is real hair and asks that then the bald one should be a wig? Please, could anyone explain?

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Yes, Master Roshi is really bald. He mentions it himself in Chapter 25:

In the first tournament, he used a special glue to attach his hair. He mentions it when revealing his identity to Nam, who was just defeated by Goku (Chapter 46):

There is a very detailed explanation in the second movie of Dragon Ball "the sleeping princess". minute 6:40.
Krillin arrives. Goku tells him he's bold. Krillin says all great Martial Artists shave, just like Master Roshi. Master Roshi says he's simply bald, nothing else.

Could someone explain the downvote?

For people that don't understand it I said exactly what solalito wrote in the first 2 images (it's the same scene, just check it) and I said it first (he added that 10 hours after my post). I don't think a -1 reflects how good the answer is.

I think it's probably since Solalito's answer is from the manga and that specific scene takes place in the anime too. I'm also not certain, but I believe the movies are not considered canon.

@trafalgarlaw +1, because I dont think your answer deserved to be negative. Your answer is good, but are you referring from the anime or the movie? As WMios stated, the movies are non-canon. Also, it's always better appreciated when one cites the source itself (in this case the manga) or at least the wikia page. For your case, I don't think anyone is going to take the trouble going to a specific minute of an old Dragon Ball movie just to check if you got your facts right.


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Did Pokemon start off as a Manga?
Was Pokemon initially manga and then tv producers changed the story they wanted it or was it a product of imagination of tv producers?

Pokémon actually started as a pair of video games published by Nintendo for the Game Boy in 1996. Known as Pokémon Red and Blue (although in Japan the games were released as Pokémon Red and Green), these games were followed up by some short stories.
IIRC, first came the Pokémon comics, then the Pokémon series debuted on television on April 1, 1997, and shortly thereafter the manga was released on August 8, 1997.

To throw in another part of OP's question. The manga is not what the tv-show is based off of either. They are based off the games with protagonist like Red,Blue,Green,Gold,Silver,Yellow etc... Alot of the battles in manga play out similar to the show and team rocket is alot more sinister. There is an anime that covers Red's initial battles up to the elite 4 though.

To add on to the manga vs. TV show differences, Red started off with a Clefairy instead of a Pikachu like Ash did. He did later get a Pikachu, who was the cousin of Clefairy, something that became possible in the Gen 2 games, but not at the time.

@Thunderforge clefairy??? In pokemon adventures chapter 1 page 5 Red has a polywhirl. So I always thought that was the original first pokemon. Which manga are you reffering to? If there is a different adaptation I would LOVE to read it! Here's the link: http://www.mangahere.co/manga/pokemon_adventures/v01/c001/5.html

@KazRodgers There are multiple Pokémon manga; usually, when someone refers to just "the Pokémon manga," they mean Pokémon Adventures.  The Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga (which was apparently the first one) is the one in which Red has a Clefairy.

@KazRodgers The one you are pointing to is Pokémon Adventures (a.k.a. Pokémon Special), which is the second manga published August 1997. Pokémon Pocket Monsters was published November 1996, with the first chapter being Introducing the Pokémon Clefairy!!. This manga never had an English release, unlike Pokémon Adventures.

@KazRodgers Red's journey is in the 4-episode Pokémon Origins series.


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How to purchase an OST?
Can anyone point me in the direction of a legal online seller of OSTs? There are a few anime and OVAs that I want to own but I have no idea where to search?
A link or two would be upvoted.

There is of course Amazon  That links to a soundtracks search that brings up Anime OSTs............and games for some reason.
There is cdJapan
Those are the ones I have used.

FWIW amazon.co.jp has a better selection than amazon.com, and most of their CDs ship internationally.

There are several soundtracks, or in some cases just singles, on iTunes, although of course availability will depend on region. Sometimes it can help to search for either an artist or a song title, and see what albums show up, but you have to be careful because for every actual version of an anisong, there are about twenty covers of varying quality and style (including entire albums where as far as I can tell they've taken a MIDI version of the songs and run it through a synthesiser to make it sound like church bells, for reasons that completely escape me).
You'll get the best results if you're able to switch to the Japanese iTunes store, although there may be some hoops to jump through to make that work properly (for example, you can only buy something from a new region if you have no iTunes credit in your usual region). And, of course, everything's in Japanese - if you're not a speaker yourself, use Wikipedia or ANN or a similar site to find the Japanese name of the show you're looking for, and copy it into the search bar.

Anisong.......is that a term now?  If so.......I sigh immensely

I just romanised the Japanese word because I was feeling lazy at the time.


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What does 'production minutes' mean?
In the following document, the expression 'production minutes' comes up multiple times:

The full source of the document can be found here
What does this expression mean, in terms of anime production?

Based on the quotients of the production minutes over number of works and given the context that these numbers are referring to increasing numbers of theatrical anime releases, I believe the term "production minutes" is referring to the length of each anime.
For example, in 2000, 31 theatrical anime were released, each being an average of 61.29 minutes, while in 2014, 74 theatrical anime were released, each being an average of 65.05 minutes.


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Laxus' plan. Would he have fought Makarov?
In "The Battle of Fairy Tail" arc did Laxus ever actually plan on fighting Makarov?
His magic reveals his true feelings, and he tells his grandfather he really just wanted to make the guild stronger. So we know that he never would have smashed the statues of the girls, and he probably never would have set off the Thunder Palace. These were both just ways of pushing Makarov into handing over the guild.
He knows Erza and Mystogan will be coming for him. He plans for an inevitable battle with them, which he is sure he'll win easily. He even tells Freed he'll take care of them.
But, the statues and Thunder Palace aside as he never would have used them anyway, what if he did manage to beat Erza and Mystogan? What if the Thunder Legion had beaten everyone, and Gramps hadn't fallen ill? Makarov would never have just handed over the guild.
But would Laxus have actually fought Makarov in the end to get the guild? Freed tells Cana and Juvia he's storing up his magical energy to fight the master, but Laxus' true feelings are revealed in the end.
Laxus' plan seems to be a little over all the place at times.

Laxus knows Makarov well. He knows that above all Makarov values the safety of his "kids" and the adoptive city of Magnolia. Much of his irritation and the plan for "Battle for Fairy Tail" comes from the fact that the guild was able to handily destroy one of the strongest guild in Fiore, "Phantom Lord". He might have planned to use that situation to bargain his birthright as the leader of Fairy Tail and building it as the ideal and strongest guild possible in his image.
Let us looks at the facts

He uses Evergreen's magic to hold several mages including Erza as a hostage for the others to fight in his farce.
He uses Fried's runes to boobytrap the city so he could emotionally torment Makarov when he sees the "idiot kids" of his clan taking each other out.
He also uses Fried's runes to NOT ALLOW Makarov to leave the Guild Hall.
Mystogan is rarely present in or around the Guild usually absent for long duration of time.

From this fact we can surmise that Laxus never truly intend to fight the Master. He knew Makarov was old and frail, and had considered that he would step down. He was just trying to force his hand. He removes Erza from the fight early on and knows Mystogan is normally out of the city. Thus he didn't expect them to fight. His plan was for the master to surrender the guild once everyone was out of the battle of the fairy tail. Natsu, Gajeel being trapped in the guild was just a comic relief and foreshadowing of their history. So he didn't intend to fight Makarov, Erza or Mystogan. He tried to up the stakes with the Thunder Palace but he never expected to use it.
TL;DR Laxus knew Makarov well and he would have "just" handed over the guild to Laxus rather than see the members get hurt. Laxus had planned beforehand so Erza, Mystogan and Makarov can't participate in the Battle.
The real question is why would everyone go into this farce? Just threaten to quit. I am sure it will not be ideal to Laxus that his guild contains just him and the Thunder Legion.

Like you stated Laxus was building up his power and saving his magic energy in case a fight with Makarov happened. Laxus wouldn't have enjoyed beating up his old man and would have only been doing it because that's what needed to be done for his goal. There was no way Laxus would win though. This is evident because we have seen Makarov grow as big as an island (Tenrou Island to be exact), and that is no small feat. There is a reason he is a wizard saint. Hope this answered your answer bud!


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What role did Crunchyroll play in the production of Ojisan and Marshmallow?
I noticed that Crunchyroll appears in the end credits of Ojisan and Marshmallow:

Why? Did Crunchyroll play some role in the production other than just streaming the show?

I think the most simplistic answer is that before the Anime production was to be aired, the studio had tied up with the production houses Crunchyroll and billibilli.
On 5th Jan, Anime News Network had the following article http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-05/ojisan-and-marshmallow-credits-list-crunchyroll/.97209

The official website for the television anime of Rekomaru Otoi's web manga Ojisan and Marshmallow (Ojisan to Marshmallow) lists media distribution service Crunchyroll and Chinese streaming site bilibili as being in charge of foreign business for the project.

The next day, crunchyroll confirmed this news. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-06/crunchyroll-confirms-ojisan-and-marshmallow-anime-streaming/.97283
As @NatG has noted, the Show credits CrunchyRoll and BilliBilli for Foreign Collaboration. This doesn't mean they have contributed to the show. It just  provides them most probably with exclusive rights for the show as well as the responsibility of Marketing etc. in other countries. Such deals usually take place after the anime has started or even finished airing in Japan for foreign countries.
This step is inline with other Global Production houses which tie up with foreign media houses to increase their base. For Example, US TV Channels collaborate with Indian Channels to air the show on the same day/next day because the market for such shows is increasing in India.
So this is just a move by the Production team to collaborate with other media partners to take the anime to a wider audience.

I looked for the kanji on top : 海外協力 it means foreign/abroad cooperation/collaboration.

This is true, but I think OP was looking for a little more detail as to what this collaboration actually entailed.

Thanks for your answer, but senshin is correct; I was looking for more detail about what they actually did.


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Was the Dragon Half manga ever translated?
I remember with fondness watching the 2 episode anime Dragon Half, which I'm lead to believe is based on a long running manga which parodies tropes in manga and anime.
Was the manga every translated to English, or were there ever any more episodes made of the anime?

The manga had not previously been licensed for English release, but it was fully translated by fans years ago. Now, in 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga and will release all 7 volumes in a 3-volume omnibus edition, with the first one coming out this December.

It depends. Based on Krazer's answer, the series has never been officially translated, but unofficially it has been scanslated online and can be read at many manga reading sites. So, yes and no, it has been and has not been translated. A group of volunteers, who earn no profit, did work on it, but professional manga producers did not work on it for distribution.

The seven-volume Dragon Half manga was never licensed or officially localized in English. The OVA only consisted of two episodes (previously by ADV Films, now currently by DiscoTek Media). Those two episodes persist as the only animated versions of the series.


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What is the background of March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN?
There is a promotional video for March Comes in like a Lion (aka 3gatsu no Lion) called March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN. It expands the closing song of the anime, Fighter, into a 6-minute music video, produced by the manga's author Chika Umino and the band BUMP OF CHICKEN.
I may have that backwards, though. The video may have pre-dated the anime by over a year, making the closing song a condensed version of the music video.  From what I can gather, a DVD with the video accompanied special copies of the 10th volume of the manga, released 28 Nov 2014.  The anime was announced 25 Sep 2015. If the music video pre-dated the anime, who animated it? Studio Shaft (producing the TV show) may not have even been involved.
add: The music video definitely predates the anime.  It was posted to YouTube on 8 Dec 2014.
Much of the art in the music video looks like it may have come from the anime (and a lot does not), but that could just be that they both share the manga as source material.  Also was the music video made in Flash?  Parts of it have that mechanistic feel, but I do not know enough about Flash video capability to know if it would have been up to the task.
The [Show More] section of the YouTube video has a link to a Japanese site or page apparently dedicated to the music video: 3月のライオン meets BUMP OF CHICKEN｜白泉社. It is somehow protected and won't translate (not that a translation would be very accurate). I can't even drag over and copy text from it.

Heh, I looked at the Japanese page's source, and the text is normal.  I copied a bit and pasted to Google Translate: The appearance of BUMP OF CHICKEN in recent years that creates strong and bright songs is overlapping in forms that do not know which one is one of them any longer.  I think the original Japanese was clearer.

It's a collaboration project between Chica Umino, the author of March Comes in like a Lion and BUMP OF CHICKEN, a Japanese music band.
The background of this project, as mentioned on both Young Animal (the publisher of the manga) and BUMP OF CHICKEN's official site,

In the beginning, Chica Umino likes BUMP OF CHICKEN, and BUMP OF CHICKEN's members like March Comes in like a Lion.
They are respecting each other, they like each other's product. Well, let's do something!
After thinking for a while, the only thing that Chica Umino can do is drawing a manga, and BUMP OF CHICKEN is writing a song. They knew they have nothing else.

Thus, BUMP OF CHICKEN wrote a single, Fighter, and Chica Umino drew a spin-off manga.
As it has been mentioned on the question, the single and the manga was released on 28 November 2014. The limited edition of the manga's volume 10 included the single's CD and the limited digital delivery from Toy's Factory (BUMP OF CHICKEN's record label) included a serial number for the digital spin-off manga.
In 2016, the song was also chosen as one of the ending songs for the anime.
Regarding the MV, there's not much info (if, at all) about the production on the internet. Someone mentioned that it's Chica Umino's drawing, but there's no info about the animation/studio behind it.

Additional sources: Japanese Wikipedia

Aki, thank you! After so many months, I didn't think this question would get one. Since I posted, Bump of Chicken uploaded a related music video, Answer . It is an expanded version of the first opening song.  This time I believe all the animation is taken directly from episodes of the anime.


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Who is the third person who listens to Shen Xiu's lesson
In Tales of Demons and Gods, one lesson of Shen Xiu is observed by three people. The identity of two of them is mentioned, they are the vice principal and another teacher. But the identity is of the third person is never mentioned.
I have ideas who the third person might be, but I'm not sure and it is never mentioned again (IIRC).

Ye Mo
Ye Zhong
The principal

this is a spoiler answer. The third person is number three ranking in the ye family who is in charge of assassination. The character will be reveal in a plot when eliminating the Shen family

Thank you. And you can hide the spoiler in an answer. As far as I remember, you should prefix the spoiler with >!. The first sentence should still be there because previews ignore the spoiler-"tag".


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Is there any hint or official data on how powerful Roshi is after the Saiyan Saga?
In Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z saiyan saga, we knew Roshi was the most powerful fighter of the Z fighters at the early time he trained Goku and Krilin, or when he won the tournament, and In Dragon Ball Z we knew he was already weaker than Tien, Yamcha and Krilin when he was measured with the scouter by Bulma. Is there any hint/official data on how powerful Roshi became after that? In Dragon Ball Fukkatsu no F we saw he was able to fight Freezer soldiers with a similar grade of difficulty than Krilin so even if we dont know exactly how strong he is by that point, we know he became stronger since Dragon Ball Z

Master Roshi's power level was 139 back in the Saiyan arc, and also 180 when getting serious as it is stated in the 31th issue of Weekly Jump in 1991.
[Bottom middle]

A slight increase of power level of Master Roshi was stated in the movie pamphlet of the The Tree of Might, which is 350.
[Bottom middle]

In episode 89 of Dragon Ball Super, Goku is impressed that Roshi has been hiding his power for so long. Even Tien with his Four Witches Technique wasn't enough to stop Roshi. He might been using all of his power due to the effect of Yurin's withcraft. In conclusion, Roshi is indeed getting stronger, he is capable of fighting Frieza's soldiers but he will wear out faster compared to other earthling fighters.

Krilin , Yamcha and Yajirobe more powerful than Tien? Is that chart official?

now in DBS Roshi is able to overpower Tien

Yajirobe is stronger than Raditz??? No way..


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What is the reference Kanbara made in episode 4 of Kyoukai no Kanata: Mini Theater special?
At 01:53 of episode 4 of Kyoukai no Kanata: Mini Theater special, after Hiroomi said that Mitsuki was his only idol, this conversation happened (transcribed to the best of my ability):

Kanbara: おい、博臣{ひろおみ}、そろそろやめとけよ。美月{みつき}がＭＫ[５]｛ご｝だぞ。
Kuriyama: メガ盛｛も｝り 金平ごぼう、　ですか？
Kanbara: そっ、それ、マジ？

If my guesses are right, Kuriyama mistook MK5 (emu-kei-go) as abbreviation for Megamori (large serving) Kinpira1 Gobou2, which is a Japanese dish.
1 A Japanese style of cooking. ja.Wikipedia. en.Wikipedia.
2 Burdock. ja.Wikipedia. en.Wikipedia.

Image from http://cookpad.com/recipe/1743175
My question is about "MK5" in Kanbara's line. While the line can be generally understood as Mitsuki was getting pissed off at Hiroomi, I don't get what Kanbara is making a reference of by saying "MK5". Any idea?

"MK5" means "maji kireru 5 byoumae" (マジで切れる５秒前), or being on the verge of losing it (really pissed off).


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Where does Aizen make this quote about self-rightfulness?
I was looking for one specific quote from Sousuke Aizen but I was not able to find it, I googled it and watch some of the scenes that I believe he says it but didn't really find it.
If I recall correctly I believe he says it to Ukitake and I think it goes something like this:

"...You are blinded by your self-rightfulness..."

Or something like that but I wanted to remember it correctly and the context of which it happened. If someone remembers it properly it would greatly appreciated!

(To Ichigo Kurosaki) "I suppose it is only to be expected. You have my pity. There is no such thing as 'truth' or 'lies' in this world; there never has been. There is only plain, hard facts. And yet, all beings who exist in this world take only those 'facts' that are convenient to them, and take them to be the 'truth'. They do so because they know no other way to live. However, for those powerless beings that make up the majority of this world it is those 'facts' that are inconvenient for their own self-affirmation that make up the real 'truth'."  maybe?

Check this link, although fan-made but it contains the stuff you're looking for. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9555110/1/A-Fateful-Encounter
P.S.:Check the last 3-4 paragraphs.

It's in episode 62.

Ukitake asks "Have you become that corrupt? Have you?"
Aizen replies: "You're blinded by your self-righteousness. From the beginning,
no one has ever stood at the top. Neither you, nor me, nor the gods.
But soon, that unobtainable vacancy at the top will be filled."

Here is the link to the moment you are referring to.

I think you have small typo, its "Have you become that corrupt? have you?"

You are right :) I corrected it.

(To Shinji Hirako)
"It is the nature of all living things to find some being greater than themselves and place their trust in that being, following it blindly. In order to escape from the pressure of that trust, those beings seek a still greater entity in which to believe, and those greater beings too seek still greater, still stronger beings to follow. This is how all kings come to be, and this is how all Gods are born. Do not trust in me yet, Hirako Shinji. I will take my time to teach you the nature of the God whom you face. Then, you shall believe."
 - Chapter 383, pages 17-18

This might not be what you are thinking of but it was the only quote that I could find on following something blindly.

You might be thinking of a scene near the end of the Soul Society arc, where Aizen and his cohorts are escaping through a Garganta. He looks down on the Shinigami from inside his Negacion and says something like:

You're too proud, Ukitake. From the beginning, there was no one in Heaven. Not gods, not angels, not men. But that will soon change. From now on...I will stand in Heaven.


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What is the correct watching order of Fullmetal Alchemist?
I have been recommended to watch Full Metal Alchemist. However, the person who recommended this series to me can't remember the correct order. After googling it, I'm confused as many people have posted different orders.
So what is the correct watching order of Fullmetal Alchemist?

The two continuities
As you may know, there are essentially two versions of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime - the 2003 version, called simply "Fullmetal Alchemist", and the 2009 version, called "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood". The 2003 version deviates from the manga part-way through, while the 2009 version sticks to the manga all the way to the end. For more details, see What's the difference between the FMA and FMA Brotherhood series?.
These two versions are unrelated to each other in the sense that it's not the case that one is a sequel to the other, or anything like that. They're just two separate continuities that happen to start in the same place.
This being the case, it's up to you which one you want to watch first. Some people believe you should watch the 2003 version and then the 2009 version; some people believe the opposite; and yet others believe that you should only watch one and not the other. All these positions have their merits and demerits; perhaps the most typical order is 2003 followed by 2009, if only because that's the order in which they were made.

Within each continuity there are multiple entries. There is a specific order in which these entries within a single continuity should be watched.
Within the 2003 continuity
You should watch in the following order:

Fullmetal Alchemist (the 51-episode 2003 TV series)
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa (a 2005 movie)

The Conqueror of Shamballa is a sequel to the 2003 TV series, so it makes no sense to watch it at any time before finishing the show.
There is also something in the 2003 continuity called Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection. I have never managed to locate a copy of this, but it probably makes the most sense to watch it only after you've completed the 2003 TV series.
Within the 2009 continuity
You should watch in the following order:

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (the 64-episode 2009 TV series)
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (a 2011 movie)

Unlike The Conqueror of Shamballa, The Sacred Star of Milos isn't a sequel - rather, it's a side-story taking place somewhere around episode 20 of Brotherhood. You could, in principle, watch it at any time after episode 24 of Brotherhood, but I would recommend leaving it until the end of the series anyway.
There are also four half-episode-length specials that accompany Brotherhood. You should watch these after you have finished Brotherhood.

One thing that I felt after watching both the shows is that 2009 series relies on 2003's character development (?) to some extent. How Ed made it as state alchemist, the mining town story etc. I don't know how these are handled in manga, but I liked watching 2003 first and then 2009.

what about the live action netflix feature film?


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Why does Father (the Dwarf in the Flask) want to be a perfect being?
Why does the Dwarf in the Flask want to be a perfect being, when he's already an immortal, and has the power to do what he wants using the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Envy, etc.) homunculi?

conquer the what? Anyway, his goal is not to conquer the world. Running Ametris and conquering neighboring countries are just part of his plan to become a perfect being, and free of all rules.

Ahh , my bad , i mean why do he want to be perfect when he can do what he want using the Nanatsu taiza

... had the power to do what he want...

Actually, this is not true. You're suggesting that he has the things he wants already (control of the country, great alchemical power, and so on). But the reality is, Father wants much more than this.
Father's true motive is, in fact, to be free from the laws of the universe. Because of his upbringing being sealed in the flask, he grew a need to constantly free himself from things he perceived as bounds.
This motive is stated on the Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki:

When confronted by Hohenheim about this, Father reveals that the seven Homunculi were only created so he would become a perfect being. Ultimately, in his final moments, Father's motivation is revealed to be freedom from the laws of the universe itself.

And is backed by various quotes from the series, including the following:

何ものにも縛られず自由に広い世界に
[I wanted to live] in this vast world without anything being able to hold [me] back!
  — Father, Brotherhood episode 63, 6:20

In his mind, not only were the people of Amestris (and the world) holding him back, but the physical laws of the world were binding him. Just as he formed his inferiority complex while restricted to the flask, he also felt that the world was restricting him from obtaining the freedom he wanted.
In order for him to feel this freedom, he had to discard and surpass the laws of the universe; in turn, he had to absorb and control that which created him: 'God'. This is why he wanted to become the "perfect being".

I get it now ..


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How did Sloth lay rail underground?
When the Elric brothers and General Armstrong go into the tunnel Sloth dug, and later when the search party is shown in the same tunnel, there are rails on the bottom. How can Sloth lay rails? There are no others with him, and he doesn't seem to have any materials. Or was Pride laying the rails underground as Sloth was digging?

Ignore my earlier comment. For what it's worth, it seems that there are also rails inside the Lior section of the tunnel, in chapter 78

What episode is this in? Anyone know?

@Miharu Dante: The corresponding episodes should be 35 (for the Briggs section of the tunnel) and 42 (Lior section).

As far as I can recall, we never actually see Sloth himself laying the rails. With this in mind, it could technically have been anyone, be they homunculi or humans working alongside them.
Pride seems like one of the more likely options, because we see very little of him for most of the series and he would be up to that kind of task. However, someone would have had to come with him to provide light, otherwise he would not be able to see what he was doing, as seen in the fight between him and Edward, where he devours Gluttony, gaining the ability to "see" with smells. I'm pretty sure that this fight takes place after the rails are shown so we can rule him out as an option, at least him working on it solo.
Wrath would have to be running the government so he couldn't do it. Lust, Gluttony, and Envy are seen too often to be able to do it efficiently, unless they cycled out working, but they had other orders. The first Greed wouldn't do anything to help out "the old man", and I'm pretty sure the second Greed came after the rails were shown, but even if that's not the case, then that's still not something he would do.
Following this line of logic, it seem that we are down to three options:

Sloth is getting the materials from someone/somewhere and laying the rails himself
Pride is working with someone and laying the rails
There is no homunculus involved and it is regular humans working under "Father's" orders.

Of the three, I think that the first is the most likely, but lacking any rock-solid proof, I can not say for certain which one it is.

Sorry for any grammatical errors, posting things at 1am is not good for my Engrish.


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Who's Brook supposed to be in this image?
In this image, we can see:

Luffy as Captain America
Robin as Agent Maria Hill
Frankie as Iron Man
Nami as Black Widow
Chopper as Hulk
Sanji as Nick Fury
Zoro as Thor
Usopp as Hawkeye

But, I don't know who Brook should be...

Coulson, because they're both dead.

Just found out who he should be!
It's Agent Phillip "Phil" Coulson being pierced by Loki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vK0FPtYTvY#t=16


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When does Brotherhood and the 2003 series split?
So I've watched FMA: Brotherhood and Star of Milos. I want to watch conqueror of Shamballa but it seems like it continues from the  original series.  I don't want to have watch the original series since I know that the earlier portions of the story are the same as Brotherhood . Is there an episode in the original series I can start watching from that's starts to have a different story path from Brotherhood? Or should I just read about the originals ending?

Perhaps this is your question?  http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/16689/what-episode-and-what-chapter-do-fullmetal-alchemist-2003-series-and-fullmetal-a

Episode 12 in brotherhood is where the story changes from the original series.
it a bit later in the original series, episode 17 or 18.
The key point is the death of hughes, that's where the story's split.
the original series stretches the backstory a bit compared to brotherhood so its worth watching from the beginning but you wont miss anything important if you start at hughes death.


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Song identification request, likely from Touhou
I was recently watching a stream of one of my favourite League of Legends streamers, and he had a really good song in the background which sounded like it was from Touhou game.
Here's a link to the stream at the time the song is playing (~29:20).
What is the name of this song?

It is a Plain Asia arrangement by Dark PHOENiX for their album Arrow Rain. In your video, the song starts at 27:53. You can verify that it is the song here.

Wow thank you so much was really looking for this one!

Wiki: Dark PHOENiX, Arrow Rain

It's "Plain Asia" in Touhou Eiyashou.
But I think this is not original version.
I'm not sure which arrange version it is.


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How did Edward manage to defeat Father?
I remembered watching a battle scene from the 2009 anime titled Fullmetal Alchemist and was puzzled by how Edward Elric managed to throw volley of punches at Father, a homunculus or the dwarf in the flask whom had earlier absorbed an entity and gained the power of God.
Is it because the power of God cannot be controlled and led to Father's defeat, or because the absorbed homunculus or souls are revolting inside Father thereby restricting Father's focus on a battle? How did Elric win this seemingly impossible fight? What happens to Father after vanishing into thin air? Did he return to the flask?

I'm going to answer based on the manga, because I still have not seen the Brotherhood anime. I think this is just fine, as it seems that the anime streamlined the ending a bit.
This is going to be spoilerific, but scarcely more than the question itself, so I'm not putting all of it in spoiler tags.
Let's start at the core of the issue. You say that Father "absorbed" God. This may be a bit of a misnomer. It's more accurate to say that he simply contained God within himself to control its power. And this is the crux of his defeat.

While not explicitly stated, it's obvious that Father needs tremendous amount of energy to contain God. He already had the power of half the people of Xerxes, but his plan was to bolster this power by the souls of all the people of Amestris. However, Hohenheim managed to thwart this part of the plan by forcing the release of these souls right after they were taken.
This weakened Father's grip on God, but not enough for full release yet, although his control over his powers obviously weakened (See chapter 105, pages 32-33). After this, everybody started attacking him. The military, the rebels, Edward, May, and even blinded Roy Mustang. Father deflected all these attacks without even lifting a finger, sometimes even retaliated. However, even though he seemed to be unaffected by all these attacks, they do require energy from him to block. Slowly but surely, his energy reserves diminished to the point that he started to take damage.
This led to even more energy drainage, because now he had to use the energy to rebuild himself. Energy that he desperately needed to contain God. As the battle waged on, it became more and more obvious that God was actively battling against Father to escape. He tried to salvage the situation by absorbing Greed, but this turned against him, because Greed (and as far as I understand, only Greed) betrayed him and caused his limbs to turn fragile. That and the final punches from Edward pushed his energy reserves over the limit, and he no longer had the power to contain God. What happened next is sort of hard to explain, so I'll just refer to Chapter 108, page 21.
After all this, Father, now reduced to Dwarf in the Bottle, found himself in front of The Gate. He had a brief encounter with Truth and was then violently dragged within The Gate, to whatever fate awaited him in there.

Yup, this sums it up pretty well. I will just add, though, that it is explicitly stated that he needs a lot of power to contain God. Hohenheim mentions it during episode 61 or 62, something to the effect of, "With only the souls of the people of Xerxes, he does not have enough energy to contain the power he calls 'God'." (I can find the actual source for this if you like.)

This is the reason why I find FMA unique. Even someone who contains the power of god still needs to play be the rules: You need energy. This is something you can miss easily but Father deflects everything and it costs energy from the souls.

Edward might have defeated Father but Father was in a highly weakened state and not be able to fight back allowed Edward to beat the homunculus. However it was kind of an unfair fight and if Father still retained some power left, he would of annihilated Edward with breaking an sweat. Edward is a good fighter and alchemist but Father has the freakin power of God itself and even before than, he was already the most powerful alchemist of all time alongside Hohenheim of course. Edward only managed to win with Father's power handicapped and the army providing backup. In a one on one fight, Father would have undoubtedly won

Your answer is bordering on speculative because the events which you claim would happen (on some condition) didn't. Also the answer is bordering on not being an answer, as the question is how Edward defeated Father, not who would win a duel.

I believe that because the truth had ed's hand and al gave his soul to return something that truth had already claimed as his then when ed got it back he literally had the "hand of god" And because of this it trumped the small amount of it'self that father had managed to contain.

An interesting theory to be sure but could you cite or further explain this "hand of God" you mention? My personal understanding of Truth was that it was an arbiter of alchemical exchange, nothing more, nothing less. When Ed got his arm back in exchange for Al's soul, he got the arm he traded away all those years ago, nothing more, nothing less (i.e. no special properties). If you think differently I'd be interested to hear more.


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What music was Kaori "playing" in the roof of the hospital in episode 21?
In the scene on the roof of the hospital, in episode 21, Kaori starts mimicking playing a violin (around minute 10):

I tried to find out what music she was playing, but ANN's page on the anime does not list the music (at least yet).
What music is this, and who is its author?

It is "Saint-Saëns, Camille Introduction + Rondo Capriccioso". It was also used in Episode 4, when Kousei and Kaori perform together for the first time.
I believe the segment we hear here begins around the time that Kaori starts playing the violin again after stopping for Kousei. If you remember, she encouraged him to start again. We hear a lot of Kaori's and Kousei's thoughts during this time, where she wants to join him in the journey to being a musician. To struggle together no matter how dark the road ahead is. She is most likely trying to bring back Kousei's memory of the struggle they faced together on that stage, and encourage him again to continue.
Here is a version of it on YouTube.

Nice! It's from around minute 4 in the video you link to. Thanks!

I think it is Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns

Could you add a link to a sample of that piece so the OP can see if it sounds right, and possibly point out some story justification for why it makes sense that this is the piece (if appropriate)? That would improve this answer; it's a bit sparse right now.


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What's this vocal piece in the beginning of episode 18?
I'm on episode 18 of Cowboy Bebop, and I noticed vocal background music sung by a male singer that seemed rather classical in style at the beginning, when there is a montage of Faye at a horserace.
What is the title of this piece? Is it something classical music, or is it an original soundtrack-specific composition? The Wikia for the episode doesn't seem to give me anything.

The lyrics are clearly from the song  Adieu (lyric: Brian Richy, singer: Emily Bindiger):

Been a fool, been a clown
  Lost my way from up and down
  And I know, yes, I know
  And I see in your eyes that you really weren't surprised at me
  At all
  Not at all
  And I know by your smile
  It's you

However the singer in episode 18 is male and I haven't managed to find who he is yet.

The episode 18 is the alternate version by the Seatbelts http://www.rfblues.net/Seatbelts/u.htm


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Is Nadia voluntarily inspired by Castle in the Sky?
It is pretty obvious that Nadia and Castle in the Sky shared a lot of their basic premise: both of them feature a girl who owns a mysterious glowing blue pendant, meets a boy who is interested in flying machines, and is chased both by a small pirate band and a sizeable military power. Other similarities are pretty obvious once one has seen both.
Was that level of similarity in Nadia due to a conscious or inconscious influence from Castle in the Sky? Did it come from a common origin?

Hideaki Anno (director of Nadia) and Miyazaki had worked with each other quite a bit prior to Nadia, so it's certainly conceivable. This seems like the kind of thing Anno might have commented on in an interview at some point; I hope someone can find something like that.

According to Toshio Okada's (co-founder of GAINAX) 1996 interview with Animerica:

ANIMERICA: Wasn’t NADIA’s story originally by Hayao Miyazaki? Is that the real reason it seems to show so much of his influence?
Okada: Yeah. The original story was going to be called “Around the World in 80 Days by Sea”. That was Mr. Miyazaki’s plan, fifteen years ago. And the Toho people held onto it, and showed it to Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and told him, “You make it.” [...] NADIA was a very hard experience. At first, Sadamoto was supposed to be the director. But after two episodes, he said “Okay, that’s enough for me!” and went back to character design and animation direction, and Anno took over.

So Nadia's original story was by Miyazaki, and it seems very likely that that original idea was part of Castle in the Sky. That is claimed at least by nausicaa.net, but that claim is not sourced (and all google results for "Around the World in 80 Days by Sea" is ultimately sourced from one of these two pages). However, the timing certainly makes it plausible - Around the World in 80 Days by Sea would have been first written ca 1981, while Castle in the Sky was originally released in 1986.


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What determines if someone going to Heaven or Hell?
What determines if someone going to Heaven (reincarnate) or Hell (void)?
In episode 6, Harada was sent to void despite him repenting his attempt to kill Mayu. Yet, in episode 2, both Chisato and Shigeru was reincarnated, despite Chisato lying to Shigeru about her identity. Yes, Shigeru knows about her identity, but still she is lying to him.
So, what exactly determines the sentence?

Arbiters determine. But how they determine is not super clear.

@Ezui that means anyone who ended in Viginti is screwed then.

I've been wondering the same myself for some time, and have come to the conclusion that there isn't really a rule as to how to judge the various guests. Every arbiter judges as he or she pleases.
Ginti, for instance, cast Harada into the void because he was about to betray Mayu, pushing her to her death. Ginti didn't care that Harada had a change of heart and tried to save her; he would've pushed her in cold blood anyways, had she not decided to jump on her own.
Decim, on the other hand, focused more on the actual result, rather than what might have happened. If we look back to episode 1: Takashi (the husband) was sent for reincarnation, despite him betraying his wife (he eventually played to win, after all). Takashi even tried to attack his own wife, only to be stopped by Decim.
Later on, Decim's (in)actions drastically change his style of judgement. In episode 4, Decim doesn't even try to stop Misaki (the TV show hostess) as she repeatedly smashes Yousuke's (the NEET) skull into the screen, probably because the game was still in progress then.
Finally, we have Tatsumi (the fallen detective) and Shimada (the boy whose sister was raped) during episodes 8 and 9. Like before, Decim stops Shimada from attacking Tatsumi after the game's end. Only this time, he provides Shimada with an opportunity to torture Tatsumi. Had Decim performed his judgement the same way he did in episode 1, Shimada would probably not have been cast into the void.
As for episode 3 (not 2), Mai (aka Chisato) didn't exactly lie to Shigeru; not intentionally, at least. At first she didn't remember who she was and as the game progressed, she remembered Shigeru, Chisato, and Mai. Only, she believed she was Chisato, and it wasn't until after the game had ended, that she remembered who she really was. As soon as she remembered, she tried to tell Shigeru the truth, but he interrupted her, saying he already knew.

In the end, there is no real determining factor to the judgements. Every arbiter judges as he or she pleases, and their judgement can change dramatically over time, as seen with the stark contrast between episode 1 and episode 9.


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Why did the Uchihas never try to learn Sage Mode?
Jiraiya, Naruto, Hashirama and Kabuto were able to enter into Sage Mode. One who enters Sage Mode possesses more abilities than a normal ninja. Why did the Uchihas never try to learn Sage Mode? Is it because of the Sage of Six Paths dividing his power among his sons?

I've no real support for it, but going by Naruto's training the acquisition of Sage powers requires a certain stillness of mind and emotional stability.  It resembles a form of Buddhist enlightenment, really.  Failure at this risked death.  The Uchiha were branded, at least by the Second, as dangerous due to their emotional instability and strong passions.  Thus they may have been naturally ill-suited for the acquisition of Sage powers, as they would have found it extremely difficult to achieve the requisite state of mind.

Sage mode requires a great deal of focus and peace within one self. On the other hand uchihas were always consumed by hatred which itself is a lethal enemy of peace of mind.

Sage Mode requires a large chakra pool. Most Uchihas can't learn it because of it.

According to Fukasaku, only those who already possess "extreme chakra levels" can utilise natural energy to invoke senjutsu.

i don' think that kabuto had a large chakra pool, maybe he expended it with experiments but still i think his chakra pool was very average

Kabuto had Jugo's Kekkei Genkai that allowed him to absorb Senjutsu chakra from around him and one of his abilities allowed him to absorb other people's chakra, increasing his reserves.

I don't think Jiraiya had large chakra pool, definitely not more than Madara. How did he learn sage mode then?

Why would you think that? Jiraiya has shown very high chakra with creating a swamp big enough to hold one of Orochimaru's giant snakes (two in the anime) while poisoned by Tsunade and creating a Ultra-Big Ball. Him learning Sage Mode proves how large it must be. Why are we talking about Madara? I don't believe he's ever tried to learn Sage Mode nor is he a average Uchiha in any way due to being the reincarnation of Indra.

The Uchiha never tried learning Sage Mode, because, they never wanted it in the first place.
Yeah, the Uchiha don't have a large chakra pool. But that couldn't be the only reason.
The first quality that comes into mind when taking the Uchiha clan for analysis, is pride.
The Uchiha's pride stems from their battle skills, dexterity, intelligence and most importantly, their prized Sharingan. The joy of the clan members when a Sharingan develops in someone, is boundless. They keep the Sharingan in very high regard and consider it as the ultimate weapon.
Due to the amount of consideration and importance the Uchiha gives to the Sharingan, it is highly likely that they felt there was no need for any external enhancement jutsu, such as Sage Mode.
Another (incomplete) reason could be the Sage of Six Paths. He was the only other person Indra Otsutsuki despised (other than Asura). And the Sage Mode being something that stemmed out from the Rikudo Sennin, that hatred indirectly and unknowingly influenced Indra's descendants.

To add to this, Sage Mode cause the pupil to change. Given how proud the Uchihas are with the Sharingan, a change in pupil is a very undesireable trait.

Other than the good theories everybody else have already listed, my guess is: except Madara, Uchiha clan only focus on abilities and knowledge that came from their doujustu rather than look outside of their clan's specialties. This limit was something that made Madara, then later Obito, Itachi, and Sasuke stronger and different from their clan history later on.
Other than that, the whole length of Shippuden has been the creator wanking out powers for the Uchiha whole way 700 chapters through. Did he really need to give them another power they really don't need?

All of the people whom you mentioned (Naruto, Jiraiya, and Kabuto) were taught Senjutsu even though they were eager or not. Not sure about Hashirama because it was never mentioned in the anime or manga, but Orochimaru wanted to learn it and failed. You see, whether it is the giant snake, the great elder frog, or some guy from the Hidden Woods, where Hashirama must have learnt Senjutsu, should decide to teach you the Senjutsu. Some Uchihas would have tried and failed or gotten rejected.

Suppose Sage mode is about balancing out your inner chakra with natural chakra, doubling your body's total chakra. In that case, I think it logically stands to reason that Fukasaku meant that those with higher chakra reserves have less of a "sweet spot" when it comes to fine-tuning that balance. Ranking them with numbers let's say ninja like naruto and hashirama have a rank of 10 in terms of large amounts of chakra and ninja like Kakashi and Sasuke have chakra reserves in terms of 4 or 5. Naruto and Hashirama have more chakra to gain before turning into a toad giving them the ability to train more efficiently where as trying to gain the same amounts kakashi and Sasuke would end up toads. This means that rather than being completely useless at it it would take them more time to learn to sense the nature chakra because they would require far more breaks to protect themselves from toad petrification. I think it may be like others have said that rather it just wasn't on their radar.


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What was the first magical girl transformation scene?
Shoujo anime is famous for its big eyes and magical transforming heroines.
Sailor Moon is probably the most famous of these.

When was the first time a magical girl magically transformed?

The first 'magical girl' anime was Sally The Witch, who transformed with a wand into another costume - This was a simple animation though and performed in the same cut as the rest of the scene. Sally The Witch came out in 1966 and was in black and white.

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If however, that feels like a bit of a cop out answer, the anime Cutey Honey  which was released in 1973 was much more focused on the transformation scene and featured many of the tropes of this type of this scene which have lasted to this very day - magical jewelery, activation words ("HONEY FLASH"), nudity whilst transforming, floating around the screen while transforming, etc.
Surprisingly though, Cutey Honey was not a shoujo, it was a male-targetted show and the characters were thought at the time to be superheroes rather than magical girls. However, Cutey Honey was a significant influence on transformation scenes from then on and looking back at the show, it's surprising to think that they are not actually magical girls. They even have the catchphrase "Stars in the heavens! Flowers on the Earth! Love to the people! Warrior of Love, I am Cutey Honey!"

(partial sequence sped up)
Cutie Honey is a much bigger deal in Japan than it is in the US. This is primarily due to it not being available in North America and other English-speaking countries until Discotek released it in 2013.
Some of Cutey Honey's transformations

As it was back in the day, there weren't such a high volume of series airing at one time. Inbetween Sally the Witch and Cutey Honey, there was only one other magical girl anime - Himitsu no Akko-chan, who transformed similarly to Sally the Witch, albeit with a mirror instead of a wand.
And if you're interested in transforming robots too, check out this question.

Toei does consider Cutie Honey a magical girl although it was a shounen series and although her transforming powers aren't technically "magical."  Despite being a shonen series Honey's influence on later, more traditional magical girls was immediate, as it was followed by Majokko Megu-chan in 1974 which was sort of an amalgam of the traditional Sally/Chappy "witch comes to earth" storyline and the ecchi humor of Honey.
There were several other magical girl series between Akko-chan and Cutie Honey, by the way. Toei (which also produced Sally and Akko) made another four between 1970-73 (Mahou no Mako-chan, Sarutobi Ecchan, Mahou Tsukai Chappy, and Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan, which was on the air contemporaneously with Cutie Honey but premiered a few days earlier). Although Chappy was the only "witch" among those four (Ecchan's only magical power is the ability to jump high, Mako-chan had a magical pendant a la Akko, and Limit-chan was, like Honey, a cyborg), all of them are classified as magical girls by Toei. Many also consider Osamu Tezuka's Marvelous Melmo a magical girl series. Melmo and Limit also had transforming abilities - Melmo transformed into older and younger versions of herself by eating candy, and Limit had a sort of magical compass which in addition to allowing her to transform by saying "Change face!" gave her "miracle powers" such as the ability to run fast.
As for the first magical girl series to include "stock" henshin sequences a la Sailor Moon, I believe that was Mahou no Princess Minky Momo in 1982 (also a nude henshin, although only seem from behind). I don't think Honey included any stock transformations.


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What is the origin of the curling-up tongue trope?
I've seen this curled-up tongue trope pop its head up every once in a while and I was wondering: Which trope is it, and where does it originate from?

I've always presumed it to be a geckos head http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/1x9094074/namib_sand_gecko_palmatogecko_rangei_cleaning_eye_with_tongue_namib_desert_namibia_510536.jpg

I think this so-called "trope" is only unique to the author of the manga. I don't believe that it's actually a common recurring trope in manga or anime.

@Krazer If seen it in older manga before thou. Can't remmeber the name of it.

This might be completely wrong, but I think this face/trope is more about the wide-mouthed grin rather than the curling tongue.
Compare it to the emoticon ":V", which is usually used online after saying something that will annoy the reader. Which is what is also happening in the panel given in the question.
Example:
Person A: You should watch Avatar, It's one of my favourite anime second only to Lucky Star.
Person B: I'll check it out, but technically Avatar is a cartoon :V
They seem similar enough both in what they represent and how they look to be connected.
Urban Dictionary entry for ":V"

You'll often see the smiley referred to as the 'pacman smiley', but this term has risen from Facebook's popularity - The smiley has been around on forums and other community groups (albeit less mainstream) for many years and tracing its origins is near impossible due to the vast nature of the internet.
The wide mouthed grin is also a noticeable feature of the famous troll face, albeit at a different angle. Its usage is similar to the above.


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What do we know about Ichigo's father?
In the anime, Ichigo's father, Isshin, is shown to have captain level powers, but I think that it was never mentioned that he was a substitute shinigami. So where does he get his powers?
Also, why did he hide his powers (or why couldn't he use his powers) for 20 years?  And why did he hide the fact that he was a shinigami from his son?

The below answer contains spoilers (because the anime stops before this was explained).

To give you a little back story before explaining:
So after Ichigo is done with the Fullbringers, there is the Final Arc with the Quincies. Ichigo's Zanpaktou in Bankai is broken and he has to fix it with the help of the Zero Division. The man that creates the Zanpaktou tells him that he needs to find his true Zanpaktou, but Ichigo can't because he needs to learn something about his past that is blocking him.
This is how he learns about his father. In 10 chapters, his father finally talks so Ichigo could learn about his past, why he didn't tell him about his Shinigami powers and how his mother died.

Isshin was the former head of a branch of the Shiba Clan, as the Shiba that Rukia knew (Kaien Shiba), and Captain of the 10th Division. He was in the Shinigami world until Aizen, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen were doing these experiments with Hollows and Shinigamis in the human world.
So after a while he decided to go to see what is going on in the human world (because people died), and he found a White (an experimental Hollow) and he couldn't defeat it. So Ichigo's mother came and she is revealed to be a Quincy and tried to defeat it. She did it, but she was injured by it, which infected her and she was becoming a Hollow.
So Kisuke found Ichigo's mother and father and told Isshin that if he wants her
to live he has to sacrifice his power to protect her in a device (as he did with the Vizards, but not 100% the same). He accepted and lost his powers and became a human. So when she died, he got his power back because it stopped protecting her.

Ok, there were spoilers but where can i watch these episodes since they were not part of anime

There are no episodes, I am telling you it's on the manga that keeps going.  Bleach 528 : Everything But The Rain - Bleach 538 : Standing On The Edge

thnx for the info.Then i have no choice but to read manga


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If Van Hohenheim is a living Philosopher's Stone, what does that make Edward and Alphonse?
In episode 62 of Brotherhood series, when Father's stone was nearly depleted, he started to search desperately for a new one. When he saw Edward Elric pinned down, his expression suddenly changed and he started walking towards him, as if he had found one.
If they are part human, part Philosopher's Stone, isn't it kinda ironic that what they had been looking for was inside them all along?

There are a few different things to address here.
First off, Edward and Alphonse are fully human. This is actually addressed when Alphonse first finds out about his dad's origins. Essentially, he contains a philosopher's stone within himself, but he is still biologically human.

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Second, remember that all humans are philosopher's stones. Edward (kind of) states this in episode 41, and says that his life energy is identical to that of a philosopher's stone, and he's right. All humans are simply philosopher's stones containing exactly one soul.

Third, it is because of the above points that Father approached Edward. It wasn't because he'd get a lot of energy, like from a true, isolated stone (such as one of Kimblee's), but rather because Edward had one soul of energy within him. Father was desperate.

Sorry, but that answer does not satisfies myself. You are saying that Father approaches Edward not because he is a philosopher’s stone but because he has energy in his soul after saying all humans are kinda "philosopher’s stone with one soul as a power source" so Father could easily search for anyone alse including all the humans there present who are more inoffensive that Edward.

@Fallen Yes. Not only was Edward pinned down and had only one arm, but he was physically the closest to Father (who was struggling to even walk), with Al, Mei, and the others at much greater distances. Not only that, but Ed was the one toward whom Father had the most anger. Who better to go after than a one-armed, pinned, nearby object of rage?


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Why is the anime of Akame ga Kill so different from the manga?
I haven't read the manga of Akame ga Kill, but I have read that it is really different from the anime.  They even skipped 10 chapter of the manga completely.  Why did they decide to do that?  Was it because the show has to be done in a short amount of episodes or something else?

I think you and the answerer are confused. The answerer read your question as "why chapter 10 is skipped", while your question is about why 10 chapters are skipped from chapter 39. And you seem to be confused by the answer and accepted it.

Even after 10449 views, still no answer :D

I come with an answer from Polymanga 2015 in Switzerland when the author was there. You can verify it here: Polymanga 2015
The following question was asked and the author answered:

At the beginning of the anime, the manga was already written but in the end the anime exceeded the manga. That's the reason why I want to change the story because the people who had already seen the anime know the end and they will find the manga boring.

It's not his words exactly (I don't remember exactly) but it's the general idea of what he wanted to say.
And after that, he adds:

The end of the anime was fantastic. But the end of the manga will be more fantastic.

For the ones who didn't see the end, let's go see it;)

It seems that there is no transcript for the interview?

@nhahtdh I am looking for. But I don't know. I contacted the organizer. Now, we need to wait.

@nhahtdh sorry, i had no answer from the organizer and I can't find a transcript

I can vouch for this answer, as I was present at polymanga ´15 during the questioning.