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Did Kaori know that Arima loved her?
Did Kaori know that Arima loved her? From the letter she gave to Arima, she confessed everything and even gave that photograph, but at the same time, she told him to throw it away if he wanted to. This according to me suggests that she didn't know if Arima loved her. If she knew about Arima's feelings, she wouldn't have said it to him. Is there any strong evidence whether Kaori knew about Arima's feelings in the Manga/Anime?

I'll do this as a comment since I'm pulling from memory from a long time ago.
Didn't she say that while she was dating his friend she realised Arima feelings for her? And that Kaori didn't want to hurt Arima anymore than she had to?

When did this happen? I request you to please give the manga chapter/anime episode? @AndrewS I can't find this in the letter she gave to Arima.

I'm sorry i can't recall the episode, it's been a few years since I've watched, I'm sure it's near the end of the series.

I've only watched the anime (and a few months ago at that) but truth be told, I'm of the opinion that she did know that Arima had feelings for her. Take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt though as I do think that Kaori's true goal at the end was to get Arima to love himself somehow by whatever means she could. I don't think her true intention really was to get him to fall in love with her either but become a part of his life that would would galvanize his restoration.
Here are my thoughts:
Throughout the series, Kaori shows immense respect towards Arima's skills having admitted at some point later in the series that he was a source of inspiration for her. As a result she seems overwhelmingly distraught at the state of disrepair that Arima has fallen into. She initially enters his life by the first performances together and using Watari.
As this goes on its easy to see by everyone in the series that Arima has formed a dependency towards her (especially Tsubaki), and whether or not these are romantic, Kaori seems to realize this or even if she doesn't the scale of meddling and pushing Arima to strive towards reclaiming some former glory increases. Unfortunately Kaori is doomed, and then realizes that all her effort to push him to revitalize him is at stake and gives him her final wishes etc in an effort to convince him to move on with his life after her. I think this acknowledgement of dependency and her trying to help him move on from her as a result is key to the idea that she knows he loves her.
I know I'm making Kaori seem manipulative (or unknowingly manipulative) and maybe I'm putting too much confidence in what she's capable of doing but at the least that's how I interpret it. As with the shows name, she lied. Kaori told Aroma, Watari, Tsubaki, and everyone else, that she loved Watari. By telling everyone this it was known as a fact. But then you realize she loves Arima instead. Resulting in," Your Lie in April," because she lied in the month of April by using Watari.

They both knew they liked each other but didn't express it verbally.
Did Kaori know that Arima liked her? Yes, she did. At first, while attempting to make a lie like that after understanding she doesn't have much time, she didn't know it would reach him or that she could get close to him. Here's the main question: If he liked her or Tsubaki, she still went ahead and said it to Tsubaki to introduce her with Watari so she could get closer to Arima.
With time, we see that Arima was wanting to be with her more than she herself had to tell Arima to go to Tsubaki, that scene where he carries her. Arima saw Tsubaki just as a friend. But the moment she actually understood that he loved her is when she asked during the firefly scene and also when Arima took the initiative to play the piano even while she didn't appear at the place. She later asked why he played, and she thought he would just leave, but he said to her that he knew she was with him all along.
But the main beautiful part about this anime. Even though she knew he liked her, she didn't want him to confess because she knew she didn't have much time, and she just wanted to live her life and make memories with him with the performances. Most importantly, she didn't want to get even closer so that he wouldn't get attached to her and then go back to a heavy depression. So, she didn't confess and kept talking to Watari, which looked like a barrier between them to say the truth verbally. She kept interrupting some of the conversations to talk to Watari.
But the main reason, the sole reason when she understood, is when he tells her that he wants to play with her one last time. Since she liked him a lot too, she gave the surgery a try, but it failed, and hence the lie stayed a lie until she confesses how much he means to her and how much of an inspiration he was to her.
In the beginning, she also didn't want to come between Tsubaki and Arima, but later she understood he liked her more. Knowing that, she also wanted him to be with her after she's gone. Thus, not even mentioning this to her or breaking the friendship the four of them shared. Their hearts knew it, but it was best it wasn't said verbally. That was the most beautiful part of this anime series. Truly an amazing one.

For me, it was a dead giveaway in the chapter "Under the Bridge" where Kosei told Kaori that she was the one holding him together to play the piano.
Even without the context, which I will elaborate on later, this should be straightforward enough for Kaori to understand how much he values her. Take note that, Kaori had said (or monologued) and understood that for Kosei, music is his whole life. And for her to be the one who holds him together to play the music is unquestionably a really meaningful thing to say. Though I admit that the line was not explicitly romantic, I doubt that Kaori could be ever so dense to not understand the weight and the meaning behind this. (And for me,  this is one of the manliest things a protagonist ever has done. Great, Arima.)

And if you consider the context, Kaori had said at some point that music is a universal language. And the contest they were talking about in this scene was the one Arima was expressing his love through his piano, as described by Seto. I bet that Kaori knows that as well though she might not be so sure about whom Arima expresses this love to. She took the chance and asked the question knowing the meaning behind the question. For me, that scene is without a doubt a love confession albeit very implicit. And there is no way this lovely and overly-considerate Kaori could ever be so dense not to know the meaning behind it.

She knew he loved her, not at first, but she figured it out early in the story.
Some have said that in the letter, she talks about everybody knowing that Tsubaki and Arima loved each other, but it seems to me that's a misunderstanding of what was said. She spoke of not wanting to intrude on their friendship and hurt Tsubaki in the process by asking her to introduce her to Arima (especially knowing that she had little time left). She said that she knew and everybody else knew Tsubaki loved Arima and that the only 2 people who didn't know it were Arima and Tsubaki herself.
We all know Arima loves Tsubari, just not in the same way as Tsubaki does because he sees her as her literal big sister, but we could argue that after her confession, he is well aware of her feelings.
That's why she devised the plan of pretending to like Watari, being introduced to get close enough to Arima, and making him play again, especially with her for at least one time.

This question eventually led me to a translation of the letter she had written for Arima.
Roughly translated, the ending part of the letter gives us an insight in what she knew and what she thought about Arima his feelings. She thought that he loved Tsubaki, or rather everyone knew that but apart from those 2. She, however, did love Arima. She factually said that at the end of the letter multiple times and asked him to remember her... if the letter reaches him. The way it was written indicates that she is "aware" about him loving someone else which means that he doesn't love her as a lover, in her eyes, but probably as a friend or musical partner.
Whether this thought from her is right or wrong is something I can't validate. If anything, I'd say that he loves her more than Tsubaki, but Tsubaki was most likely his first love though.
But to answer your question, according to the letter written by her, she was unaware about his feelings for her. As she wrote "I wonder if I made it into yours".
(It's been a while since I watched this one, watched it when it was airing)
Sources: finishing the anime and of course, the translated version of the letter.

Towards the ending of the anime, we realize that Kaori's sole motivation in life was Kousei and the love she had for him. Everything she did, including using contacts, changing her hairstyle, "liking" Watari just so that she could get closer to Kousei, was all done in mind that she may not live to continue the ballad. Keeping all this in mind and noticing that she executed her plan quite successfully, we can conclude that Kaori was intelligent enough to know that Kousei loved her. Also there were moments when Kousei told her personally that he loved her, though worded a bit differently (like that scene where they saw the fireflies).
(I just finished watching the anime and the plot is freshly imprinted in my mind. This is my honest opinion and I am quite sure of it too)

She does say that everyone knew that Arima and Tsubaki loved each other, so no, she does not know... which makes it even sadder.

Could you mention which chapter/episode she says this?

Yes, she knew.
In fact, she knew already from the end of episode 11 in the anime, the scene with the fireflies (in fact, also perfectly in the middle of the series, and according to me a pivotal moment as it was the first revelation. Also the music indicates that this is something of a climax moment). She asked Kousei what inspired him during his first participation in a competition after so many years and he admits it was her.
Right after his performance, he is picked up by his mother's old friend and most famous Japanese pianist Hiroko Seto (the beginning of episode 11). She bluntly asks Kousei who he loves:

Long hair chick, short hair chick?

And she explains:

your playing told me so much. It was saying: I love you... When you are
young, the piano turns your heart into an open book.

(At that moment, Kousei does not admit to himself yet that this feeling is love, but later on in the series he comes to the same conclusion as Seto.)
Kaori, being herself a gifted musician, must have heard the same message in Kousei's music. In fact, she is emotionally touched by the performance of Kousei. At that moment, it could well be that she thinks that it is love for Tsubaki that is driving Kousei’s music.  (there is no indication of that in the story however, so it’s only speculation). But after Kousei admits it was Kaori who inspired him during his performance, it becomes clear to her.
Also, look closely at her facial expression. Contrary to her normal eccentric behaviour, her reaction is very muted and even shows emotions of utter surprise and shock. This tells me that it was never her intention that Kousei would develop feelings for her. As she explained in her final letter, the entire set-up with her lie (in April) was just meant to come closer to Kousei without hurting Tsubaki too much (who she knew was madly in love with Kousei, even if Tsubaki herself had not recognized these feelings herself). If she really had wanted Kousei to fall in love with her, she would probably have been more direct and less of a bully towards Kousei.
That she asks all those questions in her final letter such as “did I reach you? Don’t you forget me?” is just perfectly normal. Even lovers ask each other regularly: “do you love me”?  So, these are not real questions, she just asks for a confirmation for something she already knows. Even telling that he can throw away a picture with her and Kousei as small children if he didn’t want it, is just “I am not going to force you to keep the picture, but as I know you love me and will always remember me, I am sure you will keep it.” The last image in the anime and manga is in fact the picture standing in a frame on the piano of Kousei (together with the letter), as the confirmation that she was right.


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Who are these soldiers from Rider's Ionioi Hetairoi?
In Fate/Zero, there are some soldiers from Rider's Ionioi Hetairoi that look somewhat important. All of them are heroes so they probably a named hero as well. Who are they? Do they have any name?

The first one is very likely supposed to be Waver himself. That's pretty much exactly how Waver looks as an adult.

The Seven Warriors
Ionioi Hetairoi means "The Companions of Ionia", so I would expect some, if not all, of these important-looking soldiers to be Alexander's bodyguards, which

consisted of seven men, drawn from the Macedonian nobility, who also acted as high-ranking military officers, holding command positions such as general or chiliarch.

In fact, included in Fate/complete material IV is this illustration, debuted in Sound Drama Fate/Zero Vol.2 The Mad Feast of Kings, of Iskander and, around him, seven men with distinctive designs and complexions:

The left-most character appears to be Mithrenes, or someone who wears the same gears as him, who is not a somatophylax, so the somatophylakes might just be an inspiration to, rather than a one-to-one correspondence of, the seven distinguished servants of Alexander.
Speaking of servants, doesn't it look like they are of the Berserker, Assassin, Lancer, Saber, Archer, Rider and Caster classes, respectively, from left to right?
The Eighth Warrior?
A bulky baldy can be seen in both the first ED and episode 23 of Fate/Zero.
I include him here for completeness and also because the somatophylakes later expanded to include an eighth individual.

Designations by Fans
Immediately after the airing of episode 11 of Fate/Zero, someone, possibly from 2chan, posted this fan-annotated image that names these important-looking people:

Top row: Eumenes, Parmenion
Middle row: Hephaestion, Ptolemy
It's actually quite an educated guess: Eumenes was known for his loyalty to his master and his role as the private secretary of Alexander;
Parmenion was an experienced general who killed to ensure Alexander's succession to the throne was a smooth one, and being Alexander's second in command and also 40-50 years older than him puts Parmenion as a likely candidate to the identity of the old man in turban;
Hephaestion's and Ptolemy's names are on there probably just because they are more well-known.
Traces in Canon Works
But "Hephaestion" does actually make an appearance in Lord El-Melloi II Case Files, and she has this to say about Lord El-Melloi II:

「ケチ。せせこましい。暗くて偏屈。寝起きが悪い。黴びた書物ばかり読んでる。卑屈なくせに傲慢。さも苦労人でございって顔をしてるくせに、終わってみれば一番事態を搔き回してる。どうだ、全部当たってるだろう」

「気に入らない。まったく気に入らない。そんな偏屈な顔はエウメネスで見飽きてるというのに、この時代でも見せられるのか」

I can't provide a faithful translation, but she's basically saying she hates to see that perverse, arrogant and miserly face of Lord El-Melloi II even though she has seen enough of them already from Eumenes.
Also, in Fate/Grand Order, if you have both Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II) and Iskander as your Servants, then talking to a Bond Lvl 5 Iskander in My Room will trigger Dialogue 4:

Hm? You have a strategist with a stern countenance. I’d like to see him compete with Eumenes- Ah, he’s still an immature youth on the inside. How amusing it would be if he met Hephaestion!

These details seem to corroborate the likeness of Eumenes to an adult Waver, and we have one such person in Ionioi Hetairoi!
Update: no more detective guesswork, it has officially been presented in Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material that the Waver lookalike is Eumenes, and the soldier wearing a flashy Corinthian helmet is Ptolemy.
Now it makes sense why there is a sphinx in the design of the helmet, at least in the Fate/Zero anime, due to Ptolemy's connections to Egypt where his empire is based.
Bear in mind that there were a number of officers named Ptolemy who served Alexander the Great, but there is little doubt that this is Ptolemy I Soter we're talking about, as linked earlier.

The seven warriors made a cameo reappearance in the Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note anime, though some of their designs have been altered so greatly (is that you, EMIYA?) that I doubt if they are the same people as the original seven in the Sound Drama illustration.

My Speculations
I offer my speculations regarding the identities of the 7+1 warriors and use the 7+1 Servant classes as placeholders to indicate the one being named.

Saber: Hephaestion.
He was rumored to be Alexander's lover, being taller, more handsome and more king-like than him, such that Darius III's mother mistook Hephaestion for the King of Conquerors.
"This man too is Alexander."
His weapon of choice is the same as Iskander;
his flaunting the bare upper body is the same as the version of the King of Heroes in the Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia anime;
heck, he was even buried in Babylonia!
After the death of Cleitus the Black, he became the sole commander of the Companion cavalry, a prominent leading position befitting of the screenshots above.
He has a striking resemblance to the silhouette of Hephaestion as drawn in chapter 45 of the Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files manga.
Lancer: Coenus.
He commanded the right-most battalion of infantry, which in the Macedonian battle tradition, was the best of the phalanx, indicating that he was one of the ablest generals of Alexander the Great.
He was also the first among the commanders who had the boldness to urge his master to end the eastern conquest and return home, but would die of illness at the commencement of the return journey.
Archer: Eumenes.
Confirmed by official sources (except for the Servant class).
Rider: Ptolemy.
Confirmed by official sources (except for the Servant class).
Caster: Porus.
Yngvi made a good point that the old man in turban could be Poros, or Porus the Elder.
Other than the obvious Indian appearance, Porus must have been a lot older than Alexander because he has had two sons that died in the Battle of the Hydaspes.
Assassin: Cleitus the Black.
The epithet 'the Black' was used to distinguish him from Cleitus the White, probably because he had a darker hair or skin color.
He severed the arm of an enemy general who went after Alexander's life, thus saving him, and was later promoted to be one of the two commanders of the Companion cavalry, the other being Hephaestion.
Cleitus was assassinated by Alexander under the effects of alcohol, three years before Alexander and his army would embark on a journey to cross the Gedrosian desert.
Berserker: Mithrenes.
He was a Persian commander who surrendered to Alexander after the battle of the Granicus.
He fought for Alexander at Gaugamela against an army that included his father, Orontes II.
After his appointment to Satrap of Armenia, he disappeared from the historical record and his ultimate fate unknown.
Avenger (the bulky baldy): Lysimachus.
He once overcame a lion with his bare hands and earned Alexander's respect.
For reasons unknown, he murdered his eldest son, which caused revolts in many of his cities and the desertion of his friends.

Nicknames in Sensha Otoko
It's regrettable to say that we aren't able to identify most of the subjects in question with confidence, but if nicknames satisfy you, these are what they're called in Sensha Otoko:

I would argue that the old man with a turban is actually the Indian king Poros, not Parmenion. For three reasons:

The obvious Indian appearance of the character
Parmenion was executed by Alexander, because his son Philotas plotted against him.
Poros was also an old man, and swore loyalty to Alexander after the battle of the Hydaspes. He served him and remained loyal to him until Alexander's death in 323.

At the battle of the Hydaspes, Alexander was impressed by Poros' courage and determination (he fought personally in the battle despite his old age), so he spared him and his kingdom, and took him as a subject. His presence in Ionioi Hetairoi would be logical.
As for the others, Eumenes is indeed an educated guess for the Waver lookalike, but it's basically impossible to determine the identity of the others.

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Why can't the Battle Front fight NPCs?
After Naoi's taken control of the Student Council she starts using them as shields against the Battle Front because, as Yuri said, they can't attack NPCs.
I would get if it was a moral ground they stood but in the climax we see that a number of the guys following Naoi was holding guns. Sure they might not be able to be killed but it does seem dumb for them to hold back against combatants.
Is there a reason why the Battle Front can't fight armed NPCs?

As I get it, it is just part of their moral code never to fight innocents including NPCs. I don't know why but they say "must not" so it has to be a rule and it is the SSS so it can't be a "Word of God".
There is (as far as I know the anime and the fan wiki) no canon explanation. Maybe they give respect for the possibility of real AIs or that they can't be 100% sure not to missjudge a human for an NPC.
When the Shadows appeard, they had no problem fighting this mutated NPCs but at this point, they could be sure not to deal with a human like consciousness or a real human.

Because it is supposed to be a love comedy so it has to have some stupid moments in there or else it will be just a romance.

Generally, unless otherwise specified, in-universe questions like this are best answered by an in-universe answer. The producers' considerations when creating the work are also sometimes interesting, but ultimately a different question.

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What is the solar cycle that the male recruits follow?
Women in the military world of Wombs follow a lunar cycle, which is when they are able to operate. The moon is commonly linked to pregnancy, many regions believing that a full moon leads to more births. There are many other links to the moon explained within the manga.
Something that I haven't seen explained is the connection between male soldiers and a 'solar cycle'. Is this simply artistic contrast, or is there logic behind this choice? Obviously the manga is centered around the women, but I am interested in the mechanics of the other soldiers too as it seems as there is more than meets the eye to them also.
Below: Page mentioning the solar cycle of male recruits.


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Who owns the Dragon Ball trademark and can officially decide what's canon or not?
I was trying to understand who can decide in Dragon Ball what's canon or not. You might think it's Akira Toriyama, but as long as the trademark doesnt belong to him, it isnt so. I know it wasnt so with other creators of other animes. Looking in internet, I've found this https://trademarks.justia.com/756/58/dragonball-75658049.html , which mentions Toei (Anime) Shueisha (Manga) , but it isnt clear if the trademark it is owned by Toei or Shueisha? Can anyone clarify?

From what I've read on the topic, the mangaka theoretically gets final say on what goes into the anime, which would make them the final arbiters of canon. In practice, the mangaka is usually too busy drawing manga to micromanage the anime, so the manga publisher appoints someone.

I believe it was like that in the times of Dragon Ball Z, when Akira Toriyama directly drawed and wrote the manga. But he doesnt do that anymore. I see a problem with that theory. If the manga decides what's canon, then how they took an idea from a videogame, (the final kamehameha) which never existed in the manga into the anime? Then we could believe it's the anime what decides what's canon, but then, how is there a videogame which is based on GT (Dragon Ball Heroes), and a manga which is based in that Dragon Ball Heroes videogame? I think it's a mess right now

DBZ, as far as I know, pretty much has no official canon. Each medium just does whatever is convenient for it and the others ignore or acknowledge as it suits them. The movies and filler sagas from the anime are basically ignored except when they're not. That's why Toriyama felt no compunction about erasing GT when he did the newer stuff.

"Each medium just does whatever is convenient for it and the others ignore or acknowledge as it suits them" I fully agree with that. But then, there is no real canon. Because canon means "Set of rules, precepts or principles governing human behavior, an artistic movement or a certain activity" . There isnt a set of ideas or principles governing this story or "artistic movement or activity" here

You're right, there isn't really a set of ideas or principles governing the Dragon Ball series. Strong canon is more a feature of works like Lord of the Rings or Dune where the author wanted to create a plausible, internally consistent world. Judging by what we got, that was the furthest thing from Toriyama's mind; pretty much everything in DB was either for a joke or for narrative convenience. The story was meant to be enjoyed for its quirky style and excitement, but you weren't supposed to think too much about it.

One of the things I'm trying to figure out of all this is what I have to see or read if I want to understand the Super Dragon Ball heroes manga. Which events it follows? Which things happened in that story and which didnt?  That's one of the times where having a canon or having a canon for an alternative story is important

Guys if you want to have an extended conversation on this, take it to chat. The comments aren't the place for this.


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How are the gods forgotten?
In Granblue Fantasy episode 4, the villain accuses the general populace of forgetting their goddess, to which he has provoked into causing a problem (I left it vague to keep out the spoilers).
How does a society "forget" living and active gods and goddesses?  In many works of art, I see that they old religion gets replaced by a new one.  Sometimes that new one is monothiestic.  I see no evidence of that in Granblue.

The intro from the game mentioned otherwise: gods abandoned the world, and thus an incident happened. Also I'm not sure if there is goddess (which?) mentioned in the game, until recently (after 3 years since the game's released, though they are called seraphim, not gods). Though, I haven't watched the anime yet...

I haven't played the game, but I am up to date with the anime. So I will use that as my source.
By what we have been told so far the gods weren't forgotten. They were simply neglected. The society was aware about their existence, but simply didn't worship them anymore. It most likely became a hassle as they became more and more independent from the "gods".
Most people were aware from stories told by the elder people that there was a temple, but they didn't care enough to actually check it out.


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Is there a complete physical archive of Weekly Shounen Jump (or Shounen Sunday or Shounen Magazine)?
Considering that Weekly Shounen Jump (or Sunday or Magazine) have given rise to many franchises of great cultural significance, is there a library, museum, or some place that has a complete physical archive of these periodicals, in Japan or anywhere else? If there is any such archive, I would think that'd be an interesting place to visit.

Tangentially related - anime studios have been known to lose the original cels for anime that were produced back in the pre-digital days, thus preventing the release of remastered high-res digital versions based on the original cels. Similarly, I suspect that there is not a complete archive of the original "masters" (not sure what the word is) for Shounen Jump or any other sufficiently-long-running serialized magazine. But as for whether there is an archive of the magazines themselves - now that's an interesting question!

@senshin I didn't think any animation company, Japanese or otherwise, treated their cels as anything other than disposable after production finished. (At least until they started to become collectible enough to be worth selling off, but in Japan that happened almost as soon as things went digital) There was never any possibility of any anime being remastered from the original cels. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-12-07/.96188

At least, It should be in National Diet Library.
Under Japan's law, all publishers need to submit 1 copy of all of their books and magazines to that library.
Some people succeed to read Jump in there, but it's not a normal library. You may need pre-reservation and require security to enter, but you can search their item from their official website.


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Where do the scenes in the Dragonball Z English OP come from?
In the English Opening of Dragonball Z (Rock the Dragon) i recall reading that this scene of Krillin running came from either The Tree of Might or The World's Strongest movies when at first i thought that all the scenes were either original scenes or clips from episodes
So i am wondering what Scenes in the Rock the Dragon Opening are from what movies/episodes and what were originally made and were never seen in a movie or episode

I have some doubts about some shots, but I see scenes from The Tree of Might, the world's strongest, Dead Zone movie, the saiyan saga, Trunks saga. There are some Goku's kaioken power up that come from the world's strongest, but there is one in circular form I dont remember if I've ever seen it, may be it's from the Turles movie (Tree of Might) . Probably no original animation in that opening


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Ryuuzetsu's Kekkei Genkai
In the 5th Naruto Shippuden Movie "Blood Prison", the character Ryuuzetsu is introduced. The strange thing I noticed were that her eyes had the same appearance as those of the Rinnegan:

Is this the Rinnegan? If so, how did she acquire it and why can't she use any Rinnegan related techniques? If it isn't is it related to her clan Kekkei Genkai (or does she have 2 Kekkei Genkai's):

more like doujutsu that doesn't exist in canon.
like Ranmaru

all the wikia says is that her eyes have "multiple circular patterns much like Pain's Rinnegan" but not sure if the Rinnegan was conceived in the manga before or after the movie. while i haven't seen the movie or enough of the series to be 100% accurate Kekkei Genkai eyes generally look different in some way when activated compared to their "idle mode" (like how those with the Byukugan generally have white yes but get like an extra circular pattern when activated)

Whether Ryūzetsu's eyes are related to her Kekkei Genkai or not is unknown, as she is the only person seen with this ability

This unnamed kekkei genkai apparently allows the user to perform Reincarnation Ninjutsu as it allowed Ryūzetsu to perform the Dragon Life Reincarnation technique. It was seen only in Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison and Ryūzetsu was the only known user. Other details, such as whether it was common or rare and whether any other technique could be performed using it, are unknown.

And while Ryūzetsu's eyes look very similar to the Rinnegan

Ryūzetsu had fair skin, waist-length white hair that is covered by a green bandana that has a long curved white stripe which had belonged to Muku and grey eyes with multiple circular patterns much like Pain's Rinnegan.

they are not the same. We know the ways to obtain the Rinnegan are

The Rinnegan can typically be awakened by gaining Hagoromo's chakra either by reproducing it from combining the chakra of Hagoromo's sons, Indra and Asura, or by directly receiving chakra from Hagoromo himself
As with any dōjutsu, the Rinnegan can be transplanted into others

Additional, those with the Rinnigan can master any jutsu and all 5 chakra natures

One who possesses the Rinnegan can easily master any jutsu as well as all five nature transformations

However Ryūzetsu is only shown using Fire Style.


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Why didn't Urame die when she was stripped?
In episode 12 of Akiba's Trip: The Animation, Tamotsu strips Urame down to her underclothes. And if there's any of law of physics that's consistently obeyed in this anime, it's that if a Bugged One is stripped, it gets exorcised/killed.
As a Hazoku, she's not possessed, meaning there's nothing to exorcise in her case. So I would've expected her to die... but she doesn't. Indeed, she's about to get up and continue fighting with Matome and Tamotsu when Arisa airdrops on top of her and knocks her out.
I haven't played the games - is there some sort of game-mechanic reason why Urame would've survived being stripped?

i get the feeling that one of the main reasons for this question is an excuse to post those images lol

The anime's story is original and Urame didn't appear in any game, so the game mechanic won't apply in here. (The enemy is different too; Nighteaters, not Bugged One). Though, the question is still valid...

Isn't it sunlight that destroys them? Having most of your skin exposed to sunlight killed the nighteaters in the games. This battle is happening at night, it seems.

@Sigfried666 In the anime they changed the explanation - it's exposure to air that's harmful, not exposure to light.


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Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan Recharge Period
According to Narutopedia for Shisui's MS ability Kotoamatsukami...

Itachi noted that the dōjutsu required at least a decade before it could be used again.

Does this limitation apply to Shisui, or does it just apply to those that took his eyes (Danzo and Itachi)? Because if this applied to him, then he's not as OP as everyone thinks he is. Plus how would he know it has a recharge period of 10 years?

To answer your two questions

It was never mentioned if Shisui had to wait for a decade to use it, so we don't know if this rule applies to him. If he did have to wait for 10 years, he's very underpowered. I don't think it applied to him because everyone knew about his ability and if that rule applied to him, he'd have used the ability for a maximum of 2 or 3 times (not possible, 2 is max because 2 eyes), many people wouldn't know about it.
Itachi said that Kotoamatsukami takes 10 years to recharge for those who don't have Hashirama's cells.
There are 2 ways he could know the recharge period.

Shisui told him. That would mean, this drawback would apply to him too. But its very unlikely that he had the Mangekyo for over 10 years. So he himself wouldn't know about the recharge period.
He used Kotoamatsukami just after Shisui died and he knew the period was 10 years because it activated after 10 years in the war. This is dumb. I'm dumb. Itachi is smart. He wouldn't gamble.
The third way, I know I said two but bear with me. THIS IS A PLOT HOLE. Every anime has one. Itachi just couldn't know the recharge time.

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How does Hashirama's cells affect the eyes? If we give the eye which has been used for Kotoamatsukami to say Danzo/Yamato (someone who has his cells), would the eyes recharge instantly?

I think the second way deserves far more credit than you give it. Itachi using it for some purpose without knowing the recharge time is very likely. Little was known about Mangekyou back then. Shisui probably could use it frequently, much like Himself, Obito and Sasuke were freely using theirs. The only Transplant example is Danzo, and he kept his very secret, So Itachi had nothing to go on. Him finding out by experimentation is the only reasonable way. He did also gamble on Sasuke staying on the side of the leaf village, which failed twice (Orochimaru and Tobi)

That shouldn't be the case for Shisui.

It makes no sense why he would be the ONLY person to have a limitation on his ability, especially since he only has one (that we know about) while everyone else has two.

If we use the manga like BattleofAnime shisue uchiha's answer pointed out, that's an even bigger plot hole since Shisui used it during his fight and that half Hyuga with one Byakugan, which was way shorter than 10 years, plus probably at least one other time prior for him to even know what his ability was. I don't think he personally had a cooldown period, just the normal drawbacks like large Chakra use and going blind. The 10-year cooldown is probably just for other people who take his eyes.

A few notes about the first point, a Mangekyo awakening 1 ability shared by both eyes isn't unique to Shisui, Obito's eyes both possess Kamui. This means we know an equal number of Uchiha who had 2 abilities as we know who had 1. Sasuke and Itachi having 2 whereas Obito and Shisui have 1. The other Mangekyo wielders' abilities are not explored so whether they have 1 or 2 is up in the air. Another thing about the limitations, non-Uchiha who use the eyes will generally find it more taxing, Kakashi is left bedridden after a few uses of Kamui while Obito uses it as easily as he breathes

No way it'll take shisui every 10 yrs to activate it. If you remember he used it on hidden mist ninjas and still planned on using it on Fugaku. I know it wasn't the same time but it can't be said the time with the hidden mist ninjas and Fugaku are 10 yrs apart. I mean how old was Shisui anyway
And you saying he could defeat kaguya with it is a serious cap...... The otsutsuki clan are immunity to anything genjutsu related....so next make enough research and be sure to have facts backing up your caps............

Welcome to Anime.SE! Please be aware that this is a strict Q&A site, not a discussion forum; answers are for answering the question, not for criticising other answers. If it doesn't take Shisui ten years to recharge his Mangekyo Sharingan, then how long does it take him?

Yes, it does take Shisui ten years to recharge. It is stated in Episode 201 of the anime that it would take Shisui ten years to recharge when they were talking about overthrowing the Leaf Village.
But is he underpowered? No, he is not. His Mangekyo Sharingan could be used to kill Kaguya if desired. The fact that it's so powerful is why he can only use it once every ten years. Plus, he's a very strong ninja.

Only Itachi states that the Crow can use it once every 10 years. Danzo used it during the kage meeting and still was making plans later that day  to use it on Tobi. Being in a person, as well as having Hashirama's cells sped up the recharge rate significantly. Shisui, being the original owner, would have a fast recharge time as well, but how long he would have to wait specifically was never mentioned.

No like i said it is stated that shisue can use it only ounce every ten years and considering its power its completley beleivable. its the most powerful genjutsu and dojustsu around because of what it can do. so the two most powerful tools in all of anime are the death note and shisues EMS.

Get your facts right. Its no where mentioned in EP201. It was not mentioned by Shisui anywhere.


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Why would Aiz Wallenstein be upset upon being called "Aria"?
In DanMachi Sword Oratoria anime, Ep. 5 and 6, a woman with red hair called Aiz "Aria". For some reason this makes Aiz upset. Do we know why Aiz got upset being called Aria?

According to DanMachi Wiki, Aria was her mother.

@Zereges yes she is her mother, but why would calling Aiz with her mother's name made her upset?

If I am not mistaken, Aria is most likely being held hostage by the One-Eyed Black Dragon. This quote from the wiki reinforces this: "Aria lived with Albert and Ais long before the start of the story until their battle against the One Eyed Black Dragon, after which her fate is unknown" (Wiki)
At the least, Aria is most likely not dead. So, if Aiz is aware of this, then it would make sense that any reminder of her mother would also make her remember the death of her father—who is certainly "Deceased" (Wiki), rather than simply "Status Unknown" like Aria.
Therefore, it follows that Aiz would feel hatred towards the OEBD when a stimulus makes her recall this memory, which would inevitably arouse her anger no matter the situation. An example is that Aiz becomes enraged whenever she fights against any type of dragon—infant, Valgang, even Wiene.
My point is, she is recalling past trauma connected to her mother and her hatred for the OEBD. This would also explain her illogical actions when facing dragons—"she launched herself to the 12th Floor to face Infant Dragons despite how dangerous they were" (Wiki).


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Is the Manias version of "Sanki Tousen" available as a single?
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Has the Manias version of "Sanki Tousen" been made available for sale, or, alternatively, is there an announcement that it will not be made available for sale? It is, notably, not part of "Akiba's Collection", unlike all the other EDs.
Background context
So, in Akiba's Trip: The Animation, there are these three characters, Mayonaka Matome, Denkigai Niwaka, and Arisa Ahokainen. Within the show, they form an idol unit called "Manias".
These three characters are voiced, respectively, by TAKAHASHI Rie, KOUNO Marika, and NAGAKU Yuki. In real life, they constitute an idol unit called "Earphones".
The "trademark" song of the Manias, so to speak, is a song titled "Sanki Tousen" (サンキトウセン). They perform this song as an insert in episode 3 and again in episode 11. "Sanki Tousen" performed by Manias is the ED for episode 4.
Separately, Earphones (the real-life idol unit) performs this same song as the ED for episode 3. The Earphones version of "Sanki Tousen" is track #3 on the album "Akiba's Collection".
You might be sitting there wondering why I'm asking this question, given that I've just pointed out that Manias and Earphones consist of exactly the same people. What difference could there possibly be between the two versions of the song?
Well, it turns out that the Manias version is discernibly sung in-character, while the Earphones version isn't. This is easiest to detect with Nagaku Yuki, whose character voice (Arisa) differs most significantly from her regular singing voice. A careful comparison of the two versions of the Arisa solo verse that begins "seseragi" will make it clear that the two versions are subtly different.

And alas, it turns out the answer to my question is that the Manias version of "Sanki Tousen" will indeed not be made available for sale. The comments on the official YouTube upload of the TV-sized Manias version of "Sanki Tousen" say as much:

※こちらの「まにあーずver.」の楽曲はアニメ放送用の音源を特別に掲載しております。
  　CDには収録されませんので、ご了承ください。

(Roughly: "This is a special upload of the "Manias version" of the song, using the audio from the television broadcast. Please be aware that it will not be included on the CD.")
What a shame.


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How many of Dr Gero's Androids were actually Androids and how many were Cyborgs?
We know that Androids 17 and 18 were in fact humans who were enhanced making them Cyborgs rather than Androids (as evident by at least 18 after the Cell Saga) and Dr Gero himself had his own brain in his Android Body which makes him a Cyborg because he is still part biological.
Out of all of the Androids Dr Gero created how many of them were actually Androids and how many of the were Cyborgs?

I only listed the ones which are in the canon or in the movies. I haven't listed the ones in the games.
Android #1-#7: Considered failures and destroyed. We don't know much about about them.
Android #8: According to some guides, it (he?) is a cyborg. But let's consider him a fully artificial android because it's not stated in the canon anywhere (I guess).
Android #9-#12: Same as 1-7, destroyed.
Android #13-#15: Non-canon android appearing in "Super Android 13!". May be fully android considering their construction was started before 16, 17 and 18.
Android #16: Pure android.
Android #17-#18: Everybody knows them. They are cyborgs.
Android #19: Pure robot.
Android #20: Dr. Gero himself. He is a cyborg as you said.
So to answer your question, out of 20 androids made by Dr. Gero, only 3 are cyborgs and the rest are fully android.
I've used the android term as a replacement for robot. But android literally means cyborg.
I guess this answers your question.

My list detailing my enterpretation of what Doctor Gero's creations actually are...
Cyborg 8
Android 13
Android 14
Android 15
Android 16
Semi-Artificial Cyborg 17
Semi-Artificial Cyborg 18
Artificial Cyborg 19
Cyborg 20 (Doctor Gero)
Imperfect Cell (semi-artificial cyborg clone)
Semi-Artificial Human 17 (Lapis, bomb removal)
Semi-Artificial Human 18 (Lazuli, bomb removal)


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Which novels does The Sky Crawlers movie adapt?
According to the Wikipedia, The Sky Crawlers series consists of 6 books, and one of them is titled The Sky Crawlers itself:

The Sky Crawlers (スカイ·クロラ)
None But Air (ナ·バ·テア)
Down to Heaven (ダウン·ツ·ヘヴン)
Flutter into Life (フラッタ·リンツ·ライフ)
Cradle the Sky (クレィドゥ·ザ·スカイ)
Sky Eclipse (スカイ·イクリプス)

There's also an animated movie with the same name, which is said to adapt the novel, but which novel? Is it only the The Sky Crawlers book, or the whole series?


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In "Kiss Him Not Me" how does Kae just automatically become beautiful by just going to sleep?
I've just been wondering this since I started watching it and couldn't figure it out so I hope someone can help!

That plot detail was so stupid, I stopped watching after the first episode. Plain, heavy, teenage girl gets depressed when her favorite character dies.  She shuts herself in a room for about a week, loses weight, and becomes very attractive. I believe this is commonly referred to as an a**-pull, written only to get the plot to where they want it.  You're supposed to ignore that it makes absolutely no sense.

She didn't become "Automatically beautiful just by going to sleep" Instead, out of depression of her favorite anime guy dying, she locked herself in her room for a week without any food, therefore reducing her body fat and making her thin.


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Where are the reanimated four hokages?
The Hokages have been reanimated by orochimaru. but i didn't see the jutsu being released. did i miss something? where are the reanimated hokages now?

Rikudou Sennin or The Sage of Six Paths released the edo tensei or reanimation justsu cast upon them by orochimaru.
There was an emotional scene between Naruto and Minato , the fourth hokage.
where the release is evident. Watch episode 474 and 475 .

I'm not quite sure which instance you are talking about. If it is the one during the 4th shinobi war then Balance Breaker's answer would be right, but if you are talking about part one when Orochimaru infiltrates the chunin exam finals, then I can help.
Hiruzen Sarutobi (3rd Hokage) used shadow clones and the reaper death seal to seal the 1st and 2nd Hokage away right before using his own body and the reaper death seal to seal Orochimaru's arms. Later, in the 4th shinobi war, someone (not sure who) took the Shinigami mask from the Uzumaki clans storage temple which when worn allows the wearer to perform the "reaper death seal: release" and took the souls of the Hokages back out of the reaper.
Minato Namekaze (4th Hokage) couldn't be reanimated by Orochimaru the first time because he already used the reaper death seal to seal himself and half of the nine tails chakra away.


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How did Itachi get affected by Kotoamatsukami?
Itachi had planted Shishui's mangekyo sharingan into the crow's eye and planted it inside Naruto so that it casts kotoamatsukami on Sasuke if Sasuke ever tries to attack Konoha and have to face Naruto . But it affected Itachi himself when he was fighting Naruto in his edo tensei mode during the shinobi war .
So , my question is if the eye was meant to cast kotoamatsukami on Sasuke how did Itachi get affected ?

I think it was meant to activate the moment Naruto would encounter a sharingan. I'm not sure but I will go check.

The technique was set be used when Naruto encountered Itachi's own Sharingan on the assumption that Sasuke would have implanted them to acquire an Eternal Mangekyo.


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How did Mineta Minoru get into UA?
U.A. is the #1 ranked High School for heroics and is considered as the top Hero Academy in the world. As such it as a pretty low acceptance rate. With plenty of other students who may have aspired to be in UA, it is surprising that Mineta Minoru was able to get in to UA.
His quirk seems pretty useless in battle. Additionally he was just above Midoriya in Aizawa's Quick Apprehension Test at 19th rank in the class. He has been shown to be a coward and was pretty scared when the villains attacked.
How was he able to defeat enough machines to pass the UA high entrance exam?

Though Mineta has been shown to be dumb, pervert and a coward, he has very high Intelligence, Co-operation and Technique rating from the databook. Mineta Minoru - Quirks and Abilities
Further clearance was then provided by the author himself,

I've received a number of letters asking how on earth he managed to pass the Entrance Exam. So I'll take this chance to explain it. First, as Izuku himself said, his quirk is quite strong. And remember that the rules of the Entrance Exam was to immobilize or render the villain-bots unable to function anymore, not necessarily destroy them. As such he could trap them against walls, or stick them to the ground, or even plug up their muzzles to earn points. Mineta Minor - Author Notes

Thus Mineta though typically using his quirk just for throwing the balls has the technique and intelligence to stop the villain bots and rack up the points pretty easily, hence gaining admission to UA!


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Has there ever been a Holy Grail War where the victor got their wish?
Generally a Master and Servant participates in a Holy Grail War with the promise of a wish to be granted. in some cases like with Tokiomi Tohsaka and Waver Velvet the wish granting of the Holy Grail isn't their goal (the former sought the Root which is the main function of the grail, the latter just wanted to prove himself by winning) while other's like Diarmuid Ua Duibhne had their wish granted by being in the war.
However to my understanding with the Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars (Fate/Stay Night), the Moon Cell's Holy Grail War (Fate/Extra) and Tokyo Holy Grail War (Fate/Prototype) there has never been a victor and in later iterations something would actually prevent the proper granting of a wish (Fuyuki = Angra Mainyu's corruption. Moon Cell = Twice telling Masters to make his wish or be destroyed. Tokyo = Questionable if wish granting was ever possible, the true purpose was to summon Beast)
However i'm not entirely sure about some of the other Holy Grail Wars like the Subcategory Holy Grail Wars (Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Labyrinth), the false Snowfield Holy Grail War (Fate/Strange Fake) or any other Holy Grail War i have missed as to whether or not they could and/or ended up granting someone's wish.
So has there ever been a Holy Grail War where the victor got their wish?

Yes, one: the only Holy Grail War in the world of Fate/Grand Order, whose victor was the founder of Chaldea and its first director Marisbilly Animusphere with his Caster Servant,

 Solomon.

As for what he wished for, it's not clear but Servant Sherlock Holmes (yes really) speculates in the Camelot chapter of the game that it was a wish for Chaldea, the work of his life, to succeed:

Sanzang:
Umm… Can I ask something?  I’m not trying to complain that I’m tired
  of keeping quiet all this time, but… You said that Marisbilly guy got
  the Holy Grail, right?  What did he wish for?
Holmes:
Unfortunately, Hermes has no record of his wish. It only shows the
  results.  According to Hermes, Marisbilly flourished as a magus after
  the war.  In the Clock Tower, Chaldea and the Animusphere family’s
  theories had heretofore been regarded as abstract and impractical.
  But, a string of successes reversed the Animusphere’s fortunes. The
  Heroic Spirit summoning system was established.  Virtual experiments
  were conducted that allowed one to not only observe the future, but to
  interact with different time periods through rei-shifting.  Around
  2004, Chaldea, previously a mere astronomical observatory, was built
  into a research facility.
Conventional reasoning would conclude that Marisbilly wished for
  prosperity.  He had no reason to wish for the incineration of the
  human order. According to documents, his personality was
  “hard-working.” He had ordinary desires, ordinary envy, and he loved
  ordinary fortune. That’s the kind of man he was.


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What even is a Harvest Show?
One recurring element in Love Kome: We Love Rice is the idea of a "Harvest Show", which is something that Hinohikari (our protagonist) desperately wants to be a part of. I had previously understood this to be some sort of rice-based performance art, judging from what we'd seen of the Hinohikari / Akitakomachi
/ Nikomaru cross-dressing idol unit. (Yes, if you thought you'd seen everything, come watch Love Kome for an idol unit composed of cross-dressing personified rice varieties.)
However, in episode 5, Sasanishiki stops a bullet train from running over a conveniently-placed dog by means of what onlookers (Hinohikari and friends) describe as a "Harvest Show". (It is unclear how creating a few ears of rice helped anything here, but this is anime, so whatever.)

An insert song (titled "Fine Dress") does play in the background as he leaps from the roof of the school (summoning, in the process, a jelly donut rice ball), but he's not actually singing it in-show.
So basically I no longer have any idea what a Harvest Show is in this anime.

It's literally just one if many pun ridden terms referring a performance show by the idol group, H@rve☆star.

The official site (Japanese) describes it as

Harvest Show
It is a live performance for the grains to appeal for their deliciousness to the surroundings.

which is basically the same as what MAL and ANN describes

[...] to perform at the "Harvest Show" to show the delicious appeal of rice grains.

How or what do they do, don't ask me... but in addition to its comedy genre, the show is full of parodies.

Sasashiniki stopping a bullet train from hitting a dog in episode 5 is actually a parody of Kinnikuman about Terryman stopping a bullet train... from hitting a puppy. Wikia stated,

In the 21st Olympics, he (Terryman) made it to the third preliminary round, shoving bullet trains, but was disqualified for stopping his train from hitting a puppy (touching the train twice resulted in a disqualification)

Image source

Reference: ほかこ's Hatena Blog (Japanese)

The cross-dressing idol unit in episode 3 is certainly a parody of many idol units (as seen in the naming proposal): iM@S (maiM@S), PriPara's SoLaMi♡SMILE (KoMeMi☆SMILE), Aikatsu! (MaiKatsu), Love Live! (Love Rice), etc.


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How come when Loki summons himself with Karen it uses her power?
When Loki is one of Karens Spirits he summons himself to try to save Ares and while he's summoned Karren can't summon a second one because she's got his gate open. But later when Lucy has hi he summons himself all the time with his own power and he says it won't affect her energy stores like during the S-class trials he teams up with Gray but tells Lucy not to worry he won't weaken her any.

It's most likely that he used her power purposely to make sure she couldn't summon Ares. With Lucy he doesn't want to make her weaker so he uses his own power.


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Is the Makkachin tissue box based on Yuzuru Hanyu's tissue box?
In Yuri!!! on ICE, Viktor has a tissue box in the shape of his dog Makkachin, which he uses when coaching Yuuri. Is there any indication whether this is based on Yuzuru Hanyu's Pooh Bear tissue box? Have any statements been made by the creators about that?

My guess is there hasn't been (or I'd have heard something by now, since I've been follow the series somewhat), but I'm not sure of it.

Other than Japanese fans' speculation, I couldn't find any official reference from the author. But given that she used many real-life figure skating related references before, it wouldn't be surprising if it was.

Actually, the Makkachin tissue box was inspired off of Johnny Weir's old Russian cartoon themed tissue box.
Many elements from the show were inspired by him as well from the tissue box, to the flower crowns Viktor wore, Viktor's custom gold blades, and right down to Viktor's feathered costume. All of those things were known and inspired by Johnny. The feathered costume came from his first Olympics as a swan skating to Swan Lake. Every time he won a comp. Johnny got a flower crown, and Johnny's favorite color was gold so he got custom made gold blades.
All of these were inspirations from Johnny Weir.

Possible references: An Interview with Johnny Weir: His Thoughts on ‘Yuri on Ice’, Fandom Wikia?


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Why did Akagi leave the opportunity to have a better hand in his first game?
I have watched just the anime, and even if he didn't know about specific hands, he leaves the chance to gather the bonus tiles and improve his hand, as Nangou remarked.
Am I missing something here? Being the genius that he is, should he not have played better?

Can you clarify what you want to know?

@kuwaly The answer to the question in the title. I want to know if there was any reason Akagi left it.

On which episode is this from? Around what time-mark?

@AkiTanaka Episode 1, a minute after when he has just started playing his first game.

Is it the first game when he had 3 dragon pairs (haku, hatsu, chun) for the opportunity of Dai San Gen and passed the first 4 dragon tiles?

@AkiTanaka Yep!

Because he needs Nangou to cooperate.

The cops are literally knockin at the door, looking for him and Nangou doesn't seem too happy to go as far as lying to the police. I don't know how he knew they were coming, but I'm guessing they were rather hot on his heels as he was running in the rain. He needs Nangou to give him an alibi, so he forces his hands.
You'll notice that after ignoring the calls, he miraculously has not just Daisangen (big three dragons), but Suu Ankou Tanki (four concealed triplets, single wait) as well. Well, it's not so much a miracle as him ruthelssly cheating by stealing the tiles from the pools when the others were distracted by the cops.
There are a number of ways the way he did this makes it a better plan:

He has a better hand to get the point with.
The hand is concealed, so nobody knows to be careful with their discards.
When (no, it's not even an "if") the yakuza notice that he has chated, the police are still there. They do not want to cause a scene in front of the cops, so they will have to let it go.

And most improtantly:

The hand is ruinable. This is important to get Nangou to cooperate. Had he called the tiles, he couldn't threat to discard them. To keep the insanely valuable hand, Nangou has to cover for him by lying to the cops.

All in all, a nice plan.

It is never really mentioned as to why, so this is mostly speculation. It is very possible Akagi knew or had a gut feeling that the police were closing in, and took the opportunity to use the police to cheat. He might also still have been in a "wait and see" mode, sacrificing a victory in return for the opportunity analyzing the playstyles/patterns of the other players.
As for his genius part, he is the type of genius that cannot be comprehended. He does not play "calculated" or "digital" mahjong, but knows how to play his opponents, read the flow of the game, and take hold of pure chance, as you will see later in the series. Also, the narration mentioned how "normal" his initial play was, compared to his genius plays in the future, so you can think of it as him only starting to warm up.
That being said, let me explain mahjong a little more. Those tiles aren't "bonus" tiles, just plain dragon tiles. While it is an easy way to get a yaku, stealing a tile also has its demerits, such as the inability to call Reach, reducing the worth of your hand, exposing part of your hand and being marked by the other players. Nangou's tendency to go with the easiest hand illustrates that he is a run-of-the-mill mahjong player, in contrast to Akagi, who has some sort of game plan going in his mind that normal people could never imagine. Perhaps Akagi had a feeling that stealing a tile would not lead to victory. I do think that most normal players would've stolen that first chun (including me), which means we could never be Akagi.

No he was just bored by the lack of competition. Sometimes you need to understand that true genius needs to be really challenged. Akagi was probably not even considering the clear implications that this was going to have on his future as he was likely more concerned with how Nangou's remarks from before right?

It was his first game, he was losing. Also, Nangou didn't say anything, those remarks were just in his mind.


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Level 3 squirtle water gun attack
Can a level three Squirtle blast a hole through your chest with water gun attack.
What are the actual capabilities of a level three water gun attack. Could they really kill people. Should people be concerned for their lives if threatened by a level three Squirle?

related / unrelated https://jgeekstudies.org/2015/06/16/turtles-with-cannons/

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/pdfs/niosh-125/125-explosionsandrefugechambers.pdf

Is your question related to the anime? Otherwise, I advise you to ask your question on the gaming stackexchange, you might get more on-point and accurate answers

Short answer: No.
Long answer: From what I recall from the anime, several strong Pokémon have to use Water Gun to force a steel plate from a wall, so I can't imagine one weak Squirtle punching a hole through your chest with a Water Gun.
Moreover, there is no way a Squirtle is even able to use Water Gun at level 3 except in gen I. Water Gun is not learned until levels 13 or 7 (depending on the generation), does not pass down through breeding and Squirtles do not learn it through TM's except in gen I. Source, you can check all gens.


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In the sequence where Kazuo plays for Aihara, are both panels with a shifted style references to works of art?
At the end of chapter 19 of Shindo, Kazuo Kikuna plays the piano for Kozue Aihara, his piano studio classmate, after their date. Uta Naruse listens as she passes Kazuo's house, and in two of the panels, she is drawn against a background with a markedly different art style:

The second panel clearly contains a reference to Gustav Klimt's The Kiss. With this in mind, is the first panel also a reference to a work of art? I tried looking at some other Klimt paintings to look for a similar image, but I couldn't find anything overly convincing, perhaps partly because I don't have a strong visual arts background.


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Whats the origin of Harem genre

Harem is genre in Anime and Manga involving a Male protagonist surrounded by girls who have feelings for him
Harem is a popular genre in the anime/manga industry but what are the origins of how it become one of Anime and Mangas popular genres?

Hmm... Could it be harems?

What Gallifreyan said. A long time ago, Men went to war and died, leaving an imbalance. As well, the more wives you had, the more desierable you seemed/felt to women in general. It was a sign of power and wealth. I bet there is also a correlation between it and the viewers, many of whom tend to be single or generally undesirable to women. Some Superfans even refuse to marry "3d girls", to the point of wanting to marry the fictional characters of anime. What they lack, Harem Kings have.

@Ryan I actually asking which anime or manga popularised the genre

Related: https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/3038/what-is-the-origin-of-harem-anime

https://myanimelist.net/anime/genre/35/Harem?page=4 From the oldest anime in MAL database, it seems like Love Hina is the most popular. I'd make an educated guess in favour of it.

@Arcane I would argue that Rumiko Takahashi's early work introduced a lot of the tropes used in modern day harem anime, while Tenchi Muyo really defined what we think of today as the harem genre, though newer harem shows are heavily influenced by Love Hina. To-Love-Ru, for instance, is basically a Love Hina-ization of Urusei Yatsura, in the same way that Love Hina itself was a Love Hina-ization of Maison Ikkoku.

The first anime or manga to have all the elements of the harem genre is Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (OVA anime: 1992). It has multiple female characters pursuing the same male lead, a constant presence in his life, in this case living with him in the same house. Like most examples of this genre the main character acquired his harem accidentally and doesn't actually want all these women pursuing him. Also like many examples of the genre the female characters are very extraordinary, far from ordinary Japanese girls.
You can see the origins of the genre in other manga and anime series that had many of the same tropes but never put them all together. For example Oh My Goddess! (manga: 1988, OVA anime: 1993) has three goddesses living in the same house with the main character, although only one is interested him romantically. Ranma 1/2 (manga: 1987, TV anime: 1989) has a main character with a number of different suitors over the course of the long series, both female and male, but they don't form a harem as most of these characters only make occasional appearances.
A likely influence of harem genre is the reverse harem genre.  While you'd think from its name the reverse harem genre came later, the trope of a woman with many suitors is probably old as storytelling. The suitors of Penelope in the Odyssey (ca. 700 BC) were 108 men who pursued Penelope, the wife of the presumed dead Odysseus, while all living together in his home. While the Odyssey probably wasn't a direct influence on the genre, shoujo romance series like Fushigi Yuugi (manga: 1992, TV anime: 1995) and Hanasakeru Seishounen (manga: 1987, TV anime 2009) have pretty much all the elements you'd expect in the harem genre except with the male/female roles exchanged.
Another possible influence would be love triangles appearing various male oriented series like Maison Ikkoku (manga: 1980, TV anime: 1986) and Kimagure Orange Road (manga: 1984, TV anime: 1987). Yet another possible influence are dating sim and ren'ai visual novel games were the player can pursue one or more of a number different love interests. While the structure is different, when these games get turned into anime shows they're often become harem anime.
As for why the harem genre is popular it's hard to say. The obvious answer is that it provides the stereotypical shy-with-women male otaku with a sort of escapism and wish fulfillment they can't get from other genres. However I don't think it would be as popular if it was just that. I think subverting the age old trope of a woman with many suitors is a big part. It provides a lot comedic potential in what in real life would seem absurd: a number of always attractive and usually exceptional women all openly pursing the same ordinary looking usually kind of awkward guy.

One thing I want to pick up is The tale of genji
The original novel was published on 1008.
The manga version was published on 1980.
The anime version was aired on 2009 in noitaminA.


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Sadaharu's form in Gintama
Since the Gintama anime recently ended, I dont think I saw what happened to Sadaharu after becoming small inside a sphere (of aura?). Will he always remain in that form now? Please clear  this question. Its been bugging my mind ever since I watched the last episode.

It has yet to be revealed. Last time Sadaharu was shown, Sadaharu was still small and Kagura was looking for a way to turn Sadaharu back to normal.

that is exactly whats bugging me. They cant leave sadaharu like that.

You're gonna have to wait until it is revealed then. As of now Sadaharu has become The Wanwan Gorilla-sensei Only Knows. TWGOK in short.

Well, Gintama did not actually end, the anime just used up all the materials from the manga. The manga is still ongoing, but it just moved from the weekly Shonen Jump to  the monthly Jump Giga, so it'll probably be a while before we get another Gintama anime.

so you mean gintama anime has not ended?

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Were the players able to communicate with the outside world?
Were the players of SAO able to communicate with the outside world?  Could they get any info from the outside world?
We don't see anything in season 1 to support this, but they did have information brokers, and I think it was hinted that they brokers could get information from the outside, for example news.

Were the players of SAO able to communicate with the outside world? Could they get any info from the outside world?

If I remember correctly, no, they cannot communicate with the outside world nor was it hinted that they were able to. Regarding the information brokers, I think they only deal with information inside the SAO world, not with information in the real world. As seen here, Argo sold information between players but the information sold was restricted to information found in the game world.

They definitely could not have. Then none of the players would of panicked as much, because they could have contacted their families.


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Why was Asuna late?
In season 2, episode 20, Asuna is disconnected from ALO by her mother because she is late for dinner.  Apparently, this isn't the first time she was late, and her mother said so.
The world of SAO allows for an in-game AI-that's-classified-as-an-item/NPC (Yui)to make phone calls, or players to do their homework.  Clearly there are extensions, apps, and 3rd party code available to run in ALO, kind of like with WoW here in The Matrix reality.
Clocks and timers are usually very easy to program, and it wouldn't surprise me if something as sophisticated as a VRMMO already had a rudimentary alarm clock built in.
How/why did Asuna get blindsided by the time?  Is it just a plotpoint meant for the audience to relate to being so engrossed in the game that you lose track of the time?

isn't Yui's functionality as a Navigation Pixie in ALO different from your normal Navigation Pixie because she's an MHCP AI from SAO who had greater permissions and freedom (ie. she can leave the game as shown when Kirito tests out the cameras for her to use in Andrew's Bar). particularly i think any sorta reminder she give is more because she's self aware as opposed to being a predefined function of her programming

Part of that might be "well, it's because she's Yui", and part of it might be "because plot", but my point about the 3rd party code is the main point.  Heck, Yui should be able to work as an alarm clock!

She totally could set an alarm. Back in the first episode of the series, Klein had an alarm set up so he remembered to logout when his pizza arrived.
IMO, she didn't simply overstay because she was enjoying it so much, her strained relationship with her family made her to WANT to be late on purpose, so she didn't bother to set up an alarm or tell Yui to remind her about dinner, but alas, we can only speculate about it since it wasn't revealed what were Asuna's actual thoughts on that specific matter.


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How are Anime distributed in Japan?
I'm curious about how Anime are distributed in Japan. Are they held by various networks? Or do they all go to the NHK? etc.

Well in general anime is usually distributed through, including Japan,

Videogram (DVD, Blu-ray)
TV (Technically it's Broadcasting)
Screening on Theaters for Movies
Internet i.e Streaming

Now if you are asking whether NHK is the only corporation that broadcasts anime, then the answer is No. In many cases, the said anime series is broadcast only in the area of the station producing the anime, which is usually Tokyo. In other cases it can be Osaka and Nagoya. And UHF anime tends to be broadcast in Osaka, Nagoya, and Kantō region, but not in Tokyo.
There are seven nationwide television networks (Terrestrial television) in Japan. Two owned by the national public broadcaster NHK and the remaining five belonging to the commercial sector. The Seven networks are the following,

NHK General TV
NHK Educational TV
Nippon News Network (NNN)
All-Nippon News Network (ANN)
Japan News Network (JNN)
TX Network (TXN)
Fuji News Network (FNN)

As you can see from the links below all the networks (Terrestrial television) broadcast or broadcasted anime,

NHK Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
NNN or Nippon TV Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
ANN or TV Asahi Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
JNN or TBS TV Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
TXN or TV Tokyo Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List
FNN or Fuji TV Broadcasted/Distributed Anime List

In addition to Terrestrial there are also Satellite, Cable, and UHF broadcasting.
Some Satellite television examples,

ANIMAX
Wowow (and Anime Complex)
SKY PerfecTV!

Some Independent UHF Stations (aka "UHF anime"),

TV Kanagawa
TOKYO MX
TV Saitama
Chiba TV


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Difference between emission and conjuring
Alright I've basically finished the existing manga and anime and I'm still confused. What's the difference between an emitter and a conjurer? What can each do that the other can't?

Emmiters are Nen users who are adept at separating their Auras from their bodies and using it for a variety of functions. Some examples being Leorio (who could emit his aura into creating a warmhole for carrying attacks). Emitters are also capable of transforming the separated Aura to look like certain shapes and objects. Pokkle for example, (renowned for using his Nen to take the shape of bow and arrow which he could use for offense).

While Conjurers on the other hand, have the ability to create physical objects using Aura. More adept Conjurers can even create laws and principles which are affixed to the object manifested from their Aura. An example being Kurapika's conjured "Dowsing chains" which were created with a principle of detecting lies and Aura.

Can emitters not emit objects?

Emitters can only release Auras @Orion. Only Conjurers are able to create objects with their Auras. There have been various combinations with the 6 types but normally, only a conjurer can emit objects from their Aura.

The Emitters Aura could also  resemble  an object, eg: Pokkes Nen arrows, note thou that the aura only takes the shape of arrows. However, conjurers create the actual material object from imagination using their Nen

I think it's also notable that a non-nen user can see a conjured object but cannot see emitted aura. (e.g. Kortopi's items were visible to everyone but Pokke's Nen arrows couldn't be seen by most the ants)


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In Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale, how does Asuna know about the boss' healing ability?
The final fight against the level 100 boss has two parts to it:

Kirito and his usual group of friends go up against it alone.
Asuna, and everyone else from ALO and GGO join in.

In the 1st half of the battle, Kirito and friends basically get annihilated. In this first part, they observe that the boss will heal itself with a tree and drop of water.

In the 2nd half of the battle where everyone is in, the boss attempts to heal itself again. But Asuna tells everyone to block the drop of water to stop the healing.

Asuna wasn't there yet when the boss first healed itself. She wasn't watching either as she was talking to Yuuna and not in full dive.
How did she know about the move to tell everyone to block it? Is this a plot hole? Or is there an explanation to it?

This is probably just a matter of the writers of the scene missing that detail. It could be explained with someone who was there filling her in on the boss's fighting patterns, given it'd be important for her to know what it's capable of, but who knows if there's a real explanation.

Maybe from a similar pattern from new aincrad.

If Asuna is well-learned (or more likely just because she played ALfheim Online, whose lore fiddles with Norse mythology), she may have known that in Norse mythology, the dew that falls from the tree Yggdrasil carries the power of life. In that case, she must have connected the dots instantly after seeing the tree and the dropping dew, and/or perhaps also after hearing the healing SFX that started playing at the same time.
It is interesting to note that Yggdrasil in ALfheim Online shelters the capital city of the game, and that Asuna was also a hostage at the top of Yggrasil for a whole cour.
From Prose Edda/Gylfaginning, 16:

An ash I know
Hight Ygdrasil;
A high, holy tree
With white clay sprinkled.
Thence comes the dews
That fall in the dales.
Green forever it stands
Over Urd's fountain.
The dew which falls on the earth from this tree men call honey-fall, and it is the food of bees.

From Prose Edda/Gylfaginning, 58:

In a place called Hodmimer's-hold are concealed two persons during Surt's fire, called Lif and Lifthraser. They feed on the morning dew. From these so numerous a race is descended that they fill the whole world with people, as is here said:
Lif and Lifthraser
     Will lie hid
In Hodmimer's-holt.
The morning dew
They have for food.
From them are the races descended.

I think that stuff from anime like that may not have to make sense, because her spontaneously noticing just basically was a way for Kirito to win... she also may have just been an observant person?

I don't think that's correct. Asuna is not only a mere assistant character, is one of the main characters on the series.

Even though she is a main character, lots of times things in anime JUST DON'T MAKE SENSE. I also don't know how Asuna being a main character debunks my theory that also she may have just been observant. You also may just want to rewatch the episode....


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How do Terraformars reproduce?
I've only watched the anime and there doesn't seem to be any mention of how they reproduce. I didn't see any sign of female subjects either, unless they look very similar to male ones.


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Why Raikage didn't consider Minato using Body Flicker in their fight?
In his fight against Raikage, Minato spread his marked Kunai to many locations.
It seemed like the Raikage was very sure that Minato would only appear at the marked area/kunai.
My question is, can Minato appear at unmarked location using Body Flicker? I think he obviously can. If so, then why Raikage didn't consider this in their fight?

Minato's Flying Thunder God Techniqie allows him to teleport to any location which he has previously marked with a hand seal (either on a kunai or with his hand). The jutsu, which was Originally created by the The 2nd Hokage (Tobirama Senju) was perfected by Minato to the point where the "hand-marked" seal never disappeared from whoever Minato marked.

Both Tobirama and Minato were famed as the fastest shinobi during their lifetimes. While both were very fast on their own, the Flying Thunder God also contributed to their fame.

The reason why Raikage A did not anticipate Minato's offense was because he did not know enough about Minato's Flying Raijin Jutsu. The rumors about Minato would have spread tales about how he could teleport to whatever Kunai he threw around but apparently Minato also had "some extra's up his sleeve" which only a few people knew about.
Minato was actually very fast in normal speed. To be able to react to Raikage A's top speed on lightning chakra mode and even counter attack.

Before the Flying Thunder God Technique can be performed, users must first mark a target with their "technique formula"

Minato did not "just magically appear" at the back of Killer bee during Their Fight, what actually happened was that Minato used his hand to mark Bee a split second after dodging and cutting his tail. Raikage was trying to figure out which of the kunais that Minato would flicker to, little did he know Minato had already teleported to the mark he placed on Bee.

Oh, I think you misunderstood my question. I know that Minato had marked Bee, and he used that mark to teleported to Bee. My question is, why Raikage only anticipate Minato to appear at his Kunai, not to any other places using Body Flicker, just like what other shinobi could do? I'm not native speaker so my wording might be confusing.

ooh, alright now I get what you mean @Albert.  Its because of the rumors he's heard of about Minato using lots of kunais to easily move around. Since Minato spread his Kunais around, raikage was expecting him  to dodge easily with his famed "Flying Raijin" technique. Also, Raikage was at his top speed when he went after Minato, and he probably thought that the only way Minato could dodge his fastest mode attack was if he teleported away to the Kunais.

Minato is fast. His teleportation is instant and his reaction time and speed is enough to be able to teleport to dodge almost anything. But there in lies his flaw, its his reaction speed that is his own. His physical speed is great, but it is not the reason why he is truly fast.
The Raikage on the other hand is all physical speed and he has mastered Body Flicker. He uses his Lighting style to enhance it to incredible proportions, resulting in him being one of the fastest Shinobi. He is one of the few people specifically mentioned on the Body Flicker Wiki page for his increadible skill with it.
It is those 2 different techniques that explain why Minato did not use Body Flicker. Minato is physically slower than the Raikage. He has top tier reaction speed, and his teleportation is instant, but his running speed is not. To use Body Flicker against the Raikage would be like an average runner trying to outrun an Olympic Sprinter. He would most likely loose every time and get caught, resulting in him teleporting anyway for a waste of stamina and chakra. The Raikage knew this.
TL;DR Minato using Body Flicker would always loose to the Raikage and his top tier mastery of Body Flicker that has been enhanced by lighting style to be even faster. Minato could only outrun him by using teleportation. Any attempt to use Body Flicker would result in him loosing the footrace.

(reply to deleted comment) It indeed is not clear, but if Minato's body flicker were comparable to A's, then Teleportation would have been a huge waste of chakra. No way Flying Raijin is not many times more expensive than a short body flicker. Minato threw dozens of Kunai and left them there when he retreated, realistically almost all the ones he had without summoning more. Its like Sasuke using 1 of his 2 chidori attacks per day during the chunin exams, extremely expensive, and a very bad idea in the middle of a warzone, unless you absolutely had to in order to ensure victory.

Minato's body flicker is on par with A's. Minato during the war was able to place markers in 5 locations b4 the other kage even got there. 4 for the barrier without being noticed. It's a translation problem. When sasuke used body flicker to blitz naruto and to blitz tobi and deidara tobi called it teleportation. Minato was using body flicker to set those markers. Cleary tobirama and minato and the other kage didnt teleport to the battlefield bcuz they had no marker to do so. It's not that minato couldnt use the body flicker to appear some where else in the field against A. I think it's just strategy. All the kunai makes it hard to predict his next move. And since there speed Is comparable A could probably follow. I dont think minato is slower in raw speed. The ftg is faster and leaves no trace. His reaction speed, body flicker, and ftg all contributed to his nickname. He has reaction speed and ftg over A. He surpasses the 2nd in all three. Altoutgh the 2nd only has ftg over A.

Minato cannot teleport to locations where he hasn't marked before. Flying Raijin 2 developed by Minato enables him to teleport to locations which are previously marked, but he doesn't need a Kunai to do so.

Can he appear to unmarked location using Body Flicker? And if so why Raikage didn't anticipate that as well? This is my question.


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Can Kurapika identify the owner of a set of scarlet eyes?
In a few scenes Kurapika comes in contact with the scarlet eyes of his brethren.
I always wondered, if he can identify which pair of eyes belonged to which former Kurta member. Maybe through Nen or just because they mean so much in their culture, that he can naturally tell by having lived with them, when they were alive.
Was that ever addressed in the manga/anime/ or any filler?

I would guess that he is incapable of distinguishing his brethren based of their "leftover eyes". Once a person dies, their Nen disappears so Kraprika wont be able to use even Nen to tell those eyes apart. Except maybe some eyes are distinguishable based of past scars or appearance

@Rumpelstiltskin Nen doesn't necessarily disappear after death, especially, if it wasn't a natural one, but I doubt any Kurta warrior was on that level. Seems like they were a peaceful bunch (if I recall correctly).


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Who was the attacker targeting in episode 1?
Who was the man with the knife targeting or trying to attack in episode 1?
He didn't really stop, he just left the knife and kept going.  Was this a random event?  Kind of like a drive-by?
Did the attacker want to kill a random person?

Who was the attacker targeting in Episode 1? No one in particular, the attacker was just a random criminal. In the light novel,

the man had 'a backpack in one hand and a kitchen knife in the other.' After Satoru was stabbed, as stated in the light novel, the man  ran off shouting:  “Get the hell outta my way!” (Volume 1).

While the man was made to look like just a random guy sprinting in to attack Satoru in the anime, the light novel was more specific. From this, it can be said that the man is a criminal or a thief (as he has a backpack but is not wearing it over his back, which he probably stole hurriedly). Also, the man yelled to get out of his way, meaning he was in a hurry trying to get away from someone or something.
The wiki synopsis also states that the man is a robber.


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Seven Deadly Sins Manga to Anime question
Which chapter of seven deadly sins is season 2 episode 3?

I don’t think there is an exact way to pinpoint this, because the manga often is not correlated with anime episodes, and the anime is often abbreviated as to not become a 10,000 episode Naruto. I would say, however that it is around chapter 108-120.

Contrary to the previous answer, it's found here. It comprises of Chapters 113-116.
Wikia pages of anime usually includes episodes and the chapters that they were based on.


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Is it impossible for Goku and Vegeta to turn Legendary Super Saiyan?
So from the spoilers of Dragon Ball Super Broly, apparently,

 for a second Vegeta's hair turns green

Is it impossible for Goku and Vegeta to turn Legendary Super Saiyan? In the non canon movie (the original movie) it was made apparently that it was, but with the Dragon Ball Super series/ Dragon Ball Super Broly, is there anything that proves that Goku and Vegeta can't turn into Legendary Super Saiyan?

 Vegeta's har does turn green. Also, when Goku transforms into Super Saiyan Blue, there is a tinge of green aura. I believe this has to do with the animation and it isn't a new transformation.Broly's Legendary Super Saiyan transformation is similar to that of Kale's. If you look at the way these two attained their respective transformations, they both originated similarly to the regular Super Saiyan transformations. In the sense, Broly transformed to this level when he was angry and struggling against Gogeta and Kale transformed to this level when she was angry.Hence, I believe Goku and Vegeta cannot use this form and the transformation is solely based on the genetics of the Saiyan.

Goku and Vegeta cannot use this form,
In the storyline of dragon ball, there are two types of Saiyans.
The Blood of the Tainted
and
The Blood of the Defeated
the tainted Saiyans can turn into SS God and the Defeated have the rage power/ green ssj


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How did Luffy beat Katakuri?
Since Katakuri can see the future, shouldn't speed and tricks be irrelevant? Did he just wear him out until he was susceptible to more emotions?

The fight between Luffy and Katakuri had many factors in play and has most of the fandom divided over its results. It wasn't a death match in the true sense, despite both sides struggling quite a bit. A lot of viewers are of the opinion that Katakuri was not truly defeated at the end, but rather chose to view Luffy as an equal and let him go.
In terms of raw power and control over the Devil Fruit, Katakuri outclassed Luffy by far. Even if Luffy could barely match the explosiveness of the attack with Gear Fourth, this places immense load on his body as Rayleigh mentions in earlier flashbacks. This is also why it comes with a time out.
In addition, Katakuri's Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) is at a level where he is able to see some moments into the future. This is what made him next to impossible to defeat.
However, there are always conditions associated with such extreme powers. In Katakuri's case,

 He needs to remain calm and collected for his haki to work. In addition, an opponent with mastery of the Kenbunshoku that matches his own would be able to counter him, since the future Katakuri sees can be altered by anybody. Source: Wiki

When Luffy fights Katakuri, he manages to trigger both these conditions. The first one happens when he interrupts Katakuri while he is eating donuts, though it does not last too long. After which Luffy gradually starts becoming better at using Kenbunshoku as the battle progresses, which prompts Katakuri to attempt to end the fight as soon as possible.
Apart from all of this, one must also recall that Luffy escapes in the middle of the fight using Brulee when his Gear Fourth runs out, and returns after his cooldown is complete. Katakuri could have easily knocked him out in this duration had he not escaped.
Thus, the results of the fight can be said to be more of a draw with Katakuri deciding to let Luffy be for now (since he considered him an equal by the end of the fight, and possibly realized that he would have to expend a lot of his power to deal with Luffy due to him never backing down), than a clear victory.

First thing I wanna say is that, while katakuri caught having Donuts , it made him angry, he lost his chill and that wasn't the moment when Luffy started to see future.
While Luffy was on a run for restoring Haki he had Brulee. So, there was no way for Katakuri to exit the mirror world and search for Luffy rather he used his brain as, if Luffy is running away, then he won't come back and started searching for another way around to exit the mirror world. But as the place Luffy entered to the real world and saw big mom, he traveled back to mirror world which ultimately enables Katakuri to find out his whereabouts.
And as from the trick of Katakuri's younger sister (Flampee), Katakuri felt some shame as he started to enjoy the battle. So he attacked himself with the spear and then they both started with their all out. But as rubber guy and his will to protect (as a part of plot) luffy did not consider that Injury as major one but it felt right on mark to Katakuri as he never backed down or felt any of that.

After they both started all out, and then it's where the game began to shape out.

List item At the end, it's just that if Flampee wasn't there interfering with battle then Katakur's had won easily.
But after that katakuri got no chill and started getting Offensive instead of defensive.

Luffy won with Haki of Observation became strong. while Katakuri did not lose until Luffy promised to come back for a fight


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Thrilling music played in Tokyo Ghoul :re season 2 episode 11
What is name or link of background music played at 14:50 in Tokyo Ghoul : Re 2nd season episode 11? It is a kind of battle music with trumpets and drums. I'd really be thankful if I could get its link.

Nevermind. I found that soundtrack. It is Donneschlag composed by Yutaka Yamanda. https://youtu.be/BDfL_8-5O2M


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Death Note, chapter 2 - Website "The Legend of Kira the Savior"
I am re-reading Death Note and in the second chapter called "page 2: L" Raito Yagami found out through the website "The Legend of Kira Savior" that he is now known as Kira. In the English scanlations the text of that website mentions the resurrection and the return of Kira. Which would mean that Kira existed before and also that his followers are a group which has existed already and believes that Kira now has come back.
So did Kira exist even before Raito Yagami started his actions of justice?
What do you guys think about this? It makes me so confused that I am now trying to find the answer through researching instead of continuing re-reading the manga...

...the text of that website mentions the resurrection and the return of Kira. Which would mean that Kira existed before and also that his followers are a group which has existed already and believes that Kira now has come back. While this might be true, first you have to remember that:

Not much is known regarding the legends, myths, beliefs and religions that existed in the world where Death Note is set. All we know is that it is similar to our world. It would therefore be too hasty to immediately conclude that a cult believing in Kira before Light used the Death Note is already in existence. It might or might not be the case.
In addition, there is no way to verify the existence of Kira's followers or Kira before Light had the Death Note as this was never explained nor explored in the manga. All we know is that websites talking about Kira as the 'messenger from hell' were suddenly put up after the news picked up on the mysterious killings.
Furthermore, it would not be difficult for people to make up stories given the imagination we have. Anyone who knows how to make a website with nothing better do can make a website about Kira. Why then do multiple sites talk about Kira if people can make up their own stories? It could be the Kira myth or legend started by one website was found to be popular to most so other websites copied them and the popularity spread even more.

So you see, we can't assume yet that these 'followers' existed way before as they could just be a random group of people who have their own motives or objectives. There's many possible reasons why they would do that.
However...
It is possible that Kira, that is, a person who held a Death Note before, could've existed. This is because there are rules in place regarding the ownership and usage of a Death Note whenever it falls in human hands. If this is the case, then it is also possible that a group of people who knows nothing about the Death Note worshiped this person because of his/her power. It is also possible that this cult survived throughout time and interpreted the mysterious killings as a sign of Kira's return. In order to spread the 'Word' about their religion, they might have put up a website, which could reach more people.
But again, this is all just possibilities so we cannot definitely say nor conclude on anything unless the mangaka would reveal them in the future.
To conclude, did Kira (a person who held a Death Note) exist even before Raito Yagami started his actions of justice? Maybe yes. Maybe no. But the possibility that he existed is strong due to the presence of the rules regarding humans obtaining Death Note ownership. Did followers of Kira also exist before? Maybe yes. Maybe no. It would be too early to say without evidence that they existed as Kira's 'legend' could just be a made-up story in order to gain more website visitors or for any other reasons known only to the person or to that group of people who created/started the 'legend'.

I have been feeling so uneasy because I thought I missed or forgot something regarding the group of Kira's followers. It was more than ten years ago, when I first read Death Note and I became so absorbed in the story, I just flew through the whole manga (probably missing and also forgetting a lot of details). Thanks to you I can continue reading peacefully.


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Why Digital/Web/Online Manga are still colored in black-and-white format despite not having publised physically?
Is it because amateur mangakas respect the tradition?

A lot of it is because it's a lot more effort to draw and color, instead of having only two colors. Occasionally though, there are full color versions (e.g. Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs). Korean webtoons/Chinese manhua generally do have color, but you can usually see the difference in the time it takes for the artist to draw one page


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Did Freezer surpassed Goku and Vegeta's power level again in Dragon Ball Super Broly?
In Dragon Ball Super Broly,

 When Goku and Vegeta fighting together can't defeat Broly, Freezer holds his own against him for half an hour supposedly.

Did Freezer surpassed Goku and Vegeta's power level again in Dragon Ball Super Broly?

Frieza actually lasts for an Hour(They had 2 failed fusions). However, Goku and Vegeta didn't really faint or get injured immensely(Note: This is based on the level of injuries they've had in some of the previous arcs) and we don't really see them in a position unable to fight or even really fight to try to last against Broly to make that argument. Goku knew that they couldn't defeat Broly in this state and needed to fuse. Hence, they teleported out of there. Goku and Vegeta have shown far greater resilience against substantially much higher levels of power. This was more of Goku making the best use of the situation and doing what was necessary.Plus, when Broly initially loses to Vegeta and Paragus says Broly has reached his limit, Frieza decides to retreat. If Frieza was substantially stronger, I don't see why he wouldn't have jumped into the fight at that point in time and defeated Goku and Vegeta.

I’m not sure that answer is precisely true. Frieza may have been more powerful than Goku or Vegeta individually, but knowing he’d have to fight both of them, and having seen them break their limits time and time again in the past, he might have deemed it too risky to try and take them on.
Even later when it seemed like Blue Goku was overpowering Broly, Paragus already told Frieza that Broly was out of control, so it’s not at all guaranteed it would have been a 2v2.
Of course, it certainly could be the case that Frieza was simply on the same level as Goku or Vegeta and had thick plot armor to make the gag work (it was pretty funny), but based on feats here Frieza seems stronger.