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Who were the previous "Emperors of the Sea"
Just like the way there have been multiple Kage's over the centuries (in the Naruto-verse), have there also been yonko's for previous generations? What i'm trying to grasp is if the Yonko title started with the "Big 4" (Whitebeard, Kaido, Big Mom, shanks). If that were the case then Shanks would have been the youngest,and most likely the newest addition at that time.
Or Did Shanks replace a previous Yonko just like how

Blackbeard replaced Whitebeard?

I don't think previous Yonko have ever been mentioned in One Piece. It would actually be quite odd if there were always exactly 4 strong pirate crews. Especially since they have already added Luffy to the bunch so it's technically not even Yonko anymore.
The title probably originated after Roger died and a few of the pirate crews dominated everyone else. But there isn't much to cite from the manga as Oda hasn't really revealed anything about Shanks' rise to the top.

Roger's death is what started the era of widespread piracy, fueled by the desire to find the One Piece. Whitebeard was definitely around during Roger's time, and we have recently seen mention of Rocks either the name of the captain or crew to which Kaido and Big Mom were both linked in some manner. So there were no 'Yonko' titles before, but people of that level were definitely present.

@TheGamer007 Well, yeah. I didn't mean to imply that there were no strong pirate crews before. Just that they were probably called something other than yonko. You can also add Shiki to the list of old school strong pirates.

Yep. Your answer is on point, was just adding some other related info.

During Kaido's intro, they mentioned that Kaido challenged Navy and Yonko meaning that before he became a Yonko, concept of Yonko already existed.


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Could Oonoki's Dust release disintegrate the Amaterasu?
The Amaterasu, which is the highest form of fire release (aka Blaze Release) produces black flames at the focal point of the user, and can't be quenched or destroyed by normal means; even if the user dies, the flames can only be put out if the user wills it to or after it has completely burned its target to smitter.
Oonoki's Particle style on the other hand disintegrates everything within the 3-Dimensional object on a molecular level and converts it to dust. This got me wondering what would happen if the amaterasu was used against the Dust release. would the Amaterasu burn the 3 dimensional object which shapes the dust release? or will the Dust release completely disintegrate the "un-extinguishable black flames".

The Amaterasu also burns anything it comes in contact with, even fire and dimensions. @W.Are what stops the amaterasu from burning out the 3-Dimensional object that the dust release is made of. No exception on the Amaterasu have been also mentioned except the fact that amaterasu can burn "anything". So the answer is not provided actually

Also, what counts as normal means? i know that sealing the flames is a way of putting Amaterasu out but aside from that no other method of counteracting it have been mentioned, You might wanna check the Amaterasu link, seems you left that one out.

Ah. I get your point. I actually looked at both links and I missed the one you mentioned about Amaterasu consuming everything. I assumed that normal means include the use of water. I mean, isn't water what you use to normally put out a fire? But then again, including that info you mentioned, wouldn't they just cancel each other out as they both disintegrate anything they come into contact with?

The amaterasu burns any kinda material even water, flames, tailed beast chakra cloak. Its not like the average Fire release. It can be absorbed using Rinnengan or Sealed into something else. I'm not sure about this but for 2 Jutsu's to cancel out they need to have the same strength and chakra, not sure about that one thou. Nine tails spoke about something like that when he cancellled out 2 to 7 tails tailed beast bomb.

I think amaterasu burns anything thing it was cast on but it takes some time but the dust release disintegrates anything which is faster, so if you use both jutsu amaterasu will disappear because the object will turn into dust so amaterasu has nothing left to burn hence stops.

I think amaterasu is actually faster, unlike the dust release, he user does not need to weave any seals, all they need to do  is see their opponent and then cast the black flames at the focal point. Tsichukage howerver needs to use his hands to form the 3D object

@TheAnimeScientist I am talking about speed of burning of object.

hmmm what makes you think the speed of burning is slow, don't forget that in sasuke's case, he can use his right eye to fashion the amaterasu into whatever weapon he chooses, remember sasuke vs naruto the final fight, his amaterasu when fashioned into a weapon was more lethal than just random flames @Ch.SivaRamKishore

I don’t think so.

Here we see two particle styles/dust release colliding. This means that this jutsu just like other jutsu can be interfered with by strong enough jutsu. Examples being Rinnegan absorption and other Particle styles. Meaning that if a jutsu has sufficient energy it can deflect the Particle style, just like when Rasengan and Chidori clash over and over throughout the entire series.
So I propose that the Dust release and Amaterasu will also collide with each other. Amaterasu is an highly destructive and highly powerful technique I think it has sufficient power in it to interfere with the Particle Style and either A) overcome it like it does here.

Or B) cause a big explosion like every other jutsu collision. Here’s some “new” evidence from Boruto Next Gen.
Sarada’s Fireball and Mitsuki’s lightning is enough to stop a Particle style so yeah, Amatersu should be able to stop it too.

Let us say amaterasu is cast on some object (tailed beast in case of Sasuke, inside of a toad for Itachi) they burn object for few seconds  but the object in question is still intact, but if you use particle style on still burning object the moment it toches the object it disappears into dust (see latest boruto anime) hence amaterasu also disappears.

The context i meant, was the Amaterasu used against the dust release particle style, and not the dust released used on an object burning with Amaterasu, those are completely different scenarios. The difference is obvious  because Amaterasu burns until nothing (including ash) remains, if the object its burning disintegrates (no longer exists), it will have nothing else to burn and hence won't burn and not cause the particle style necessarily put it out.

@Rumpelstiltskin if amaterasu is cast against dust release it just engulfs around it & since it is made of 3 nature transformation it might disrupt the chakra balance hence stops dust release.

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What is the deal with some Emperors
Note!! There will be Heavy spoilers.
Since the introduction of Haki (after the 2 year time skip), the colour of arms Haki has been the main way of hitting and damaging most defenses from devil fruits (Paramecia and logia type). But in Kaido's case, hitting him with Haki (even when he isn't using Haki) does no damage to him.

How is it possible that even the Color of Arms Aka Busoshoku Haki didn't seem to phase him at all.
Is this related to the Tekkai technique used by the Cp-9? (We know the world government captured him at some point). Or is this ability an effect of Kaidos "serpentine dragon" devil fruit.
Also is it similar to Big Moms "invincibility"? Because I also remember Bege talking about how Big Mom had never been wounded till the time she cried from  Mother Carmel's  portrait.

In the One Piece world, people can have pretty different biologies, some having special traits that are rather overpowered. A good example of how this is "genetical" is the Funk brothers; Kelly was beaten by one punch from Boo, but when Boo used an axe infused with Armament Haki against Bobby it BROKE against his BACK!! Bobby is said to have never actually fought in his life, and I doubt that he would just happen to be skilled at Haki. Kelly specifically mentions that Bobby was born with such a strong body.
Big Mom is the same, ever since childhood she has been practically invulnerable. This might actually be a sort of subconsious Haki, but it's more likely that it's just the way her body is.
And before anyone tells me "bodies don't work that way, getting stabbed by a sword without haki protecting you will always hurt you", this is One Piece. If Luffy could send a 20+ meter long jaguar flying with a punch (Amazon Lily, before he learned any haki) then can you really claim that it's impossible? Why would super-strength be common, and super-durability impossible?

The chapter is too recent, so we don't have concrete answers. Initially, it was theorized that the Yonko would be so well versed with Armament Haki that they would always passively have their bodies protected by it. However, Oda has always clearly denoted the usage of Armament Haki through that deep black color, and this makes it apparent that neither of them are constantly using Haki. This is also taking into consideration the fact that there are levels of strength within the Armament Haki, and we know for certain that Big Mom is stronger than Luffy in that aspect during their clash.
Despite the similarities, the most likely reason is still that both of them have their own unique circumstances rather than a common reason. Kaido has long been hyped to be this strong, and there are tons of theories as to the source of his strength - ranging from experimentation, to his real body being a dragon. While there is less information to work with on Big Mom, we will never have a clear answer till Oda himself gives it.
For a more detailed analysis, you can check out this Joy Boy theory video that shows instances to indicate why it isn't the next tier of Armament Haki. He believes it could be the unrevealed power of the Conqueror's Haki, but keep in mind that it's theory and not canon.

Joy Boy's video was pretty good tbh and He does mention a lot of really useful info on different possibilities but he is wrong on the conquerors haki part. Conquerors haki allows people to suppress their will on others, and its not something people can use passively. His theory kinda implies that conquerors haki might be a method of withstanding damage but we already know thats not the case. It seems like he is saying there is a way a person can use Conquerors Haki on themselves, however,  thats a deviation from what we've already been told

Yeah, even I'm not sure about that part. But the reasoning behind it not being the next tier Armament haki seems sound to me.

it is forshadowed that Conquerors haki will have more use, like make your will reality. using elements in attacks like luffys red hawk or cracking wood seen in the meeting of WB and Shanks. Also the Lighting seen when 2 Conquerors haki users clash.

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What is Shanks relationship with the Gorosei

In One piece, Chapter 907, the Gorosei(Five Elder allows Shanks to enter into Mary Geoise and even go as far as to have a meeting with him and that seems like some serious double standard, considering the fact that the Five Elders do not like pirates, and use the Marines and Warlords to capture them.

Why would the Gorosei allow a Yonko (Who is one of their biggest enemies) to come into their Holy land? I know that warlords are an exception to this rule since they do the bidding of the Marines in exchange for Amnesty. However, Shanks is an Emperor and considering his influence, capturing him would logically be the best option but instead they'd have a meeting with him.
Could this imply that Shanks is secretly in league with the world Government? Or does he have some form of leverage over them? Its not adding up because in the last war (Battle of Marinefold),  Aces execution was used to draw Whitebeard out (Yonko at that time).  And it was Shanks who ended the war. Then after that, they have a meeting. Is there an alliance or something were missing?

Highly speculatice but If Shanks has leverage, that propably originates at his time under Roger. He might or might not have been at Raftel and the Gorosei might or might not know if he did. I didn't mind that scene too much since he is not the first pirat to adress the Gorosei (Blackbeard's quy, too lazy to google) and his position as Warlord makes him powerful but he should not achieve political power - too to keep the balance, you know.

Short answer - We don't know canonically, as there is absolutely no information on the matter. All that follows is interpretation of their exchange when they meet.
Based on the few short panels of their interaction, we see the Gorosei mention:

"We are in the middle of the Reverie. A man with a position like yours isn't suitable to get involved in the world of politics. We only made time to talk because it was you."

At first thought, it will seem absurd that the position would refer to him being a Yonko, since the Marines are against them. Many theories have indeed surfaced that Shanks may have some other status that allies him with the Gorosei or makes him worthy to be treated in such a manner. In my view, it is very much against Shanks' character to be a double agent, given how it has developed. Below are some other technicalities to consider.
Firstly, the reason the Marines leave the Yonko alone to a large extent is due to their influence and ability to put up a big fight. They'd have to expend a lot to capture someone at the Yonko-level, which is not worth their efforts unless something major happens. Even in the two instances when Shanks was interacting with other Yonko (Whitebeard and Kaido), they merely attempted to stop the meet by blocking him, and did not attempt capture.
Secondly, the World Government and the Marines are separate. The Gorosei are under the WG, which has its own agendas beyond simply capturing pirates to maintain peace. The Marines fall under the WG, but so do multiple secret forces like the CP0.
In the very next chapter (908), we see the Gorosei mentioning that the "balance of the world cannot be maintained forever". All their appearances seem to indicate they choose to maintain the balance of the Three Great Powers (Marines, Warlords and Pirates), even though one would assume they'd be happy if all pirates were eliminated. Thus, there's definitely more than meets the eye.
Enough to guess that the Gorosei might not have any direct motivation to capture pirates (like the Marines), and definitely not those at Shanks' level.

Actually, the Five elders are the ones that control the World government, The Gorosei(5 elders) established the warlord system. can't you remember in one of those episodes where they even gave commands to the Sengoku (Who was admiral at the time) to try and look for a warlord to replace Gecko Moriah. Also, we know that the Gorosei hate pirates because they use the Marines to lock pirates who are captured in Impel down, which is owned by the world government, (and the elder stars are the heads and highest ranking nobles of the world government)

I'm not sure whether they 'control' the WG, but the rest is basically what I said. They have authority over the Marines, and the Warlords are also supposed to be sworn allies to them and by extension the Marines. What I am saying is that they seek that "balance of powers" for some reason. Of course they aren't friendly with pirates, since they could (and often do) disrupt that balance, but I felt there wasn't enough direct enmity to react especially against someone of the Yonkou level.

Hmm you do have a point in the "Maintaining the balance of powers" Argument but then if the Gorosei don't have enmity towards Yonko then why did they try to use Ace to corner Whitebeard? The entire battle of Marinefold was actually aimed at drawing out Whitebeards entire forces, the Gorosei wanted the Marines to trap whitebeard by making the execution public.

Good point. The only thing that could come close to explaining it is probably the Will of the D, i.e. his lineage. Ace being the son of the former Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, was already someone the WG noticed when he was the captain of the Spade pirates. But Whitebeard took him under his wing before they could get to him. Now Whitebeard had indicated he was going to put all his hopes on Ace to be his successor and the next Pirate King ( though Ace himself wished Whitebeard to do so). That may have tipped the scales. Nothing solid though.

It’s quite clear that Shanks has some knowledge of all the world old knowledge due to the fact he was on the Pirate King's ship. Even if he didn’t go to laugh tape. (btw Raftel is not the correct name of the last island per Oda himself. The final island is called laughtale or laugh-tell. Anyways.)
It’s very clear Shanks is there to either talk about Blackbeard or Luffy.  The reason why is because Shanks is the symbol of maintaining balance between all the Great Powers.  Unlike other yonko Shanks only fights to defend people he cares for and his crew. He is not actively seeking more power like Kaido, Blackbeard and Big Mom.
He would rather maintain things as is but, since he knows he can not stop the changes in the word Luffy has brought, he is most likely issuing a big warning to the government, possibly about Blackbeard doing more than what has ever been done in history.
Lots of theories claim Blackbeard is actually 3 people and Shanks could be warning them that because of what will happen in wano. It will lead to Blackbeard acquiring a third devil fruit or perhaps a road ponneglyph or ancient weapon.
There’s no such thing as Shanks being a double agent. He is too close to major pirates: Roger, Luffy, Rayleigh, bullet Buggy and many others. It’s not in Shanks' nature to be a disloyal person.


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What "Psychological symptom" makes a person turned on because of very strong people?
In hunter x hunter, Hisoka, who was one of the antagonist villains, has shown a very psychologically weird behavior, especially towards really strong opponents. Hisoka is always looking for stronger opponents who can challenge him (or opponents who he thinks might get strong enough to challenge him, given the right amount of training). Sometimes, if the opponents that he wants to fight with seems really strong, Hisoka gets turned on and that just seems super weird. (Usually the logical thing is to get rid of all possible obstacles but rather he loves the challenge, and the stronger the opponent, the more excited he gets [even if the battle might be the end of him]).
Is this behaviour natural in the real world, or is it just an anime/manga villain characteristic? Because I have noticed that other anime characters have shown this behaviour and most of the anime characters were villains (examples are the pillar men from Jojo).

Well, your question is not something that can be answered specifically because the answer would be very opinion based and not very factual. However, I think it's fair to assume that all ideas originate with some form of inspiration from the real world so the answer to your second question would be a Yes!. I recommend you have a look at this,  a previous answer of mine, which would help answer your question.

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Have the Mugiwara pirates ever cashed in a Pirate for a bounty reward?
Is the "Bounty System" in One Piece really necessary? I mean I have never really seen anyone get the bounty reward after capturing and handing the Pirate to the Marines.
Is there any episode where someone actually claimed the money after catching some pirates? What I know is Zorro's previous occupation was "bounty hunting", but did Zorro ever get the money?
Are there any episodes in One Piece that interpret how the procedure of taking the bounties from Marines work?

we never really see them receive the money but if you remember Whiskey Peak live because they are bounty hunter we can assume they actually receive some money.

check out my thread for more information on the bounty system: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49513/how-does-the-one-piece-bounty-system-work?rq=1

Yes, Zorro received money and lived this way though this was not his intention or occupation, he simply wanted to fight strong guys.
The bounties are based on the level of threat that person is for the world government.
Also if you have a bounty on your head and you kill or defeat another wanted pirate probably wouldn't be a good idea to take it to the marine force and ask for the prize cause you're actually turning yourself in.

are there ever episodes in one piece that showed how's the procedure of taking the bounties from marine fort ? i havent seen it...

I'm not sure, but I remember Zoro defeated two pirate brothers but whether the procedure was shown, I can't remember.

One exception of a pirate turning in other pirates is Law: he delivered the hearts of 100 known pirates to bargain his way in the Shichibukai.

@solalito and Blackbeard turning in Ace

Zoro was shown to defeat some criminals based on their bounties... and then offer then to the bartender to pay his upcoming bar tab.  He was not shown directly turning them into the marines.

@kaine Blackbeard was already in the Shichibukai so he had immunity

@Henjin No, Kaine is correct. Blackbeard turning in Ace was in his was in the Shichibukai

@Henjin Turning in ace was what made Blackbeard a warlord but your immunity would not be needed anyways. Blackbeard did not have a bounty at the time he turned in Ace.  He had not made enough of a name for himself yet to warrent one.  In the WG eyes, he might not have even counted as a criminal pirate officially yet.


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Did Daichi and Hana survive?
Yes, here we are fans of confusing anime endings, for one more episode of "Did them survive?" [1] [2].
So, did the love doves Daichi and Hana survive the explosion of the (huge) ego block of Robin Goodfellow (formerly Puck)?
My question comes in 2 parts. For the 2 possible situations. What happened to the 2 of them after the explosion occurred.
If they died, then how did it happen?
If they did survive, how was that possible?
Try to get sources and references to the anime, if not make your speculative point plausible and very airtight, thanks.

The last scene implies that they survive the explosion somehow, by phase shifting or something like that.

Very likely. When other characters phase-shifted (Moco, Tepei), they were outside this reality (maybe another dimension). And Tepei survived the Boosted Plasmagun (supposedly as strong or stronger than an ego block explosion) while phase shifted. Since both had working Livlasters at the end, they could do that.

After doing a bit of research, it seems that they both did survive. In the same regard as to when Daichi fired the Boostedmagnum at the debris, supposedly killing Teppei, Daichi's Livlaster pulled the two into the same place, that Teppei was taken that let him survive the blast. It isn't very well explained, but I believe that the little girl with blue hair is Daichi's Livlaster in human form.

As in the case of Teppei, his Livilaster teleported them onto a platform near Earth (Assumed from his comment about seeing the galaxy from this planet) the unnamed blue hair girl is his Livalaster in human form and helped Entrangled Jump them out of the explosion. It's obvious that Dachi is alive because he spoke at the very last 5 seconds Hana responded with, "Yeah." so that means she woke up from being unconscious. All in all it is a happy ending and they probably go back to meet their friends and family. I'll go read the manga and update this answer.


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Why do the stronger enemies in anime/manga tend to look more human?
So if the question sounded a bit confusing, allow me to explain.
In media that feature a lot of non-human characters, such as many video games, anime, manga, or movies, the low-level enemies always tend to look blatantly non-human, ie generic monster.
However, as you encounter more enemies, you start to notice that the more powerful the enemy, the more human they look. They might still retain some monstrous features, such as horns, tentacles, claws, etc, but their overall figure is very clearly humanoid.
Let me use some examples to illustrate this observation.
Dragon Ball: Cell has various forms that he transforms into. However, his most powerful form looks the most human.
One Punch Man: The final villain of the first anime season is Boros, an extraterrestrial. Most of his subordinates look very alien-like, such as Geryuganshoop, with the big eyes and tentacles. However, Boros himself looks very human-like, save for the single eye. His hands even have 5 fingers.
Gantz: In the Osaka Arc, the final villain was an alien called Nurarihyon, who just looks like an old man.. His human-like appearance even caused some of the characters to doubt his status. However, his two subordinates look viciously demon-like, and all the other lower-ranked aliens also look very monstrous. Nurarihyon is the strongest of them all, but resembles a human the most. Also, in the final arc, the final alien antagonists are almost identical to humans in appearance, behavior, and civilization. They serve as the final villains since they're the most powerful aliens our humans characters have had to face.
Bleach: The Hollows all look like your average monsters, and are usually not that strong. However, the Arrancar, which are basically Hollows that have ascended and gained new powers, all look like humans, save for a few features. The Arrancar are exponentially stronger than regular Hollows, and serve as the antagonists for a major story arc.
There's a lot more series that implement this trope, and it extends far beyond just anime and manga. I'm just curious as to the reasoning behind it.
Is there some kind of physics-based reason for why stronger enemies tend to be humanoid? Is the humanoid form factor the most optimal one for combat?
Or is this some kind of literary technique that I'm not familiar with? Clearly these creators all have this type of design philosophy in common.

Not an exact answer, but the Monstrosity Equals Weakness trope is pretty relatable

The humanoid form factor is most certainly not the most optimal one for combat, it's more for fine motor control (basically, using tools). Many animals out in the wild can easily overpower most people that are using weapons other than guns, and it's definitely possible to create an advanced alien species that has both fine motor control and great combat ability

Just a wild guess, but I'd say because there's a belief that humanity is the best creature, and might also be related to human intelligent compared to other creatures (just like how we "rule" the world).

I guess the Monstrosity Equals Weakness trope would be the explanation, though I still think it's something interesting to think about.

Adding to all of this (especially the part about human ego that Aki Tanaka highlighted), it could also be a subtle nod to how humans are our own biggest enemies / problems. Both literally and psychologically. Not everyone would go this deep intentionally though, so just might be a subconscious thing.

Yes. Black Sperm from One Punch Man looks pretty humane and is pretty damn strong

I am pretty sure this is something that originates from the intention of the medium (film, novel, game) to tell a story.
Weak enemies that are quickly dealt with don't need a fleshed out personality. But strong enemies are often your main antagonists and therefore need a personality, motivations and so on.
In order for us to understand these motivations the antagonists thought pattern needs to be somewhat human. The more human the physique of a character is the more intuitive it is for that character to also have human thought patterns. This results in the general trend of fictional characters to be more human/anthropomorphised the more important to the story they are.
You might also want to consider that weaker enemies often come in bulk and that killing something is less morally taxing if it dosen't look human.
other observations to back this up:

Cartoons for kids often feature anthropomorphised animals instead of normal animals even if the story doesn't involve combat
Video games with less focus on story and more focus on gamplay don't follow this "trope"

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Why do anime mothers often get the short end of the stick?
In a significant amount of anime, the protagonist (and possibly others) experience one of the following parental situations:

Both parents are dead and are inconsequential to the story.
Both parents are dead, but one was more consequential to the story than the other. Based on my experience, it's usually the father.
Both parents are alive and are relatively normal.
Both parents are alive, but one is more consequential to the story than the other.
One parent is absent from the story, or dead. The other is still alive, and is usually more consequential to the story.

I'm going to name some examples, and assign them a letter according the scenarios I described above.

One Piece - 5. Luffy, Usopp, Shirahoshi, and Rebecca's mothers are all either dead, or absent from the story. Their fathers are all alive and very relevant. Ace's situation would fall under 2. His mother was largely normal, while his father is the pirate king and the catalyst for the whole story.
Fullmetal Alchemist - 5. Mother is dead, while father remains a somewhat prominent figure in the story.
Attack on Titan - 2. Both parents are dead, but the father had a much larger impact on the story.
Bleach - 5. Mother is dead, while father remains relevant to the story.
Berserk - 5. Mother is dead. His adoptive father is short-lived, but he still had an impact on Guts' life.
Cardcaptor Sakura - 5. Mother is dead, while father is alive and kinda relevant to the plot.
Fairy Tail - 5. Lucy's mother is dead, but her dad is alive for a good chunk of the story.
Medaka Box - 5. Father is alive and influential.
Shokugeki no Soma - 5. Mother is absent, but his dad is far more influential to the story thus far.
Ouran High School Host Club - 5. Mother is dead.
Sweetness and Lightning - 5. Mother is dead, dad is one of the MC's.
Garo: Divine Flame - 5. Mother is dead, father is quite relevant to the plot.
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - 4. His mom is pretty normal, while his dad has actual ties to the mafia world, which is relevant to the plot.
The Prince of Tennis - 4. Ryoma's dad is a former pro, while his mom is an attorney. Being an attorney is still pretty badass, but his dad is far more consequential in the story, since it is about tennis after all.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - 4. Boruto's dad is a powerful ninja and the Hokage, while his mom is just a housewife.
Naruto - 2. While both parents were strong while alive, his dad, Minato, was the stronger, and had a larger impact on the story, being the Hokage and all.
Beelzebub - 3. His parents are background characters, usually for comic relief.
My Hero Academia - 5. For the most part, Deku's parents are support characters. However, his mother gives him parental support, while his father is working away from home.
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - 3. His parents are background characters, usually for comic relief.
Avatar: The Last Airbender - 5. I know it's not a Japanese anime, but I'm going to include it. Katara and Sokka's mother is dead, but their father is alive and well, and a prominent figure in the Water Tribes.

Kill la Kill is an interesting example. It doesn't fall under any of the scenarios I listed, since the mother is alive, more powerful than the father, and is super relevant to the plot. However, she's the final villain. I guess it'd be nice to have a character like her who isn't a villain, is what I'm saying.
That's definitely not all the examples, but it's just a few. Whenever an anime character has a missing/dead parent, chances are very high that it's the mother. If both parents are alive, it's usually the father who is more relevant to the story. If it's a shounen/seinen series, the father is usually stronger and/or more relevant than the mother.
My question: Why do anime mothers get the short end of the stick? In many stories, the mother is dead (Bleach). If they're not dead, then they're largely irrelevant (Katekyo Hitman Reborn). If it's a shounen series, they're often weaker than the father (Naruto and Boruto). If not, then they're the villain (Kill la Kill).
How come there's not as many series where the mother is the living parent, is relevant to the plot, is not a villain, and is the stronger parent in the case of shounen/seinen? The father tends to get all the spotlight. Personally, I would love to see more badass mothers in anime.

Disclaimer: These are all generalizations. I know that not every anime is like this, but I've observed it in enough series that I thought it was worth asking a question about. I also realize that my observations are biased mostly in shounen anime. I tried throwing in a couple of shoujo, but this largely remains a shounen trope.

This trope does not seem to be limited to Anime& manga, but also to occur in disney movies and movies all together. Might be worth while to also post it on Movies & TV (if it within their policy)

My personal  thought is that "mother alive=well adjusted and normal child = not interesting". And like Dimitri says, this isn't an anime only trope.

pboss3010 That sounds interesting, but why the mother? Couldn't having the father alive also result in a well adjusted and normal child?

Why are you counting my Hero Academia in this list when the mother is of way more consequence than the father (so far)? In fact, there's quite a number of anime where the father is the inconsequential one. Fruits Basket, Kamisama Kiss, Your Lie In April, Erased, Orange, Child's Toy to name a few. I suspect your view has been biased by what genres you watch.

add: the quintessential quintuplets. kaguya-sama. all 4 moms.

is there a case 6 or case 5.1 the mom is dead but the dead mom is as consequential as the living dad?

Movies?  It's a commonplace trope in all sorts of fairy tales as far back as records of them go.  Even if only to leave the child vulnerable to a Wicked Stepmother.

@Mary See my answer. What if the dad doesn't date (a female) again? There are no new mom's. Just imouto's who step up to become the mom's of the families.

You know, there's a lot of reasons an anime character could be an orphan or motherless.
A mother symbolizes peace and maternal care.
Everyone knows that if someone's being mean to them, they can cry to Mommy, and she'll set things right. But if there's no mother, there's none of that. A character who has a mother often doesn't have a traumatic experience.
No mother can be a catalyst for great change.
The loss of a mother can change a character to be able to be the character the mangaka/anime director they need to be. Grief changes us all, and the loss of a mother is one of the greatest grief that can be caused.
Mothers will protect their children.
A mother wants to protect her child(ren), and wants to keep them out of harm. But, most of the time, a character needs to put themselves in danger, and with Mommy trying to protect them from a dangerous job, it's not likely to happen. Quick fix? Kill Mommy.
That's just a few of the reasons off the top of my head. Hope this helps!

While that does make sense, couldn't you easily replace the mother with the father in those scenarios you listed? Oftentimes though, they (the creators) usually go with the mother. Is there some literary value in using the mother, as opposed to the father?

Well, a mother is usually the nurturing member of a family, and cares more (Not saying there aren't nurturing fathers.) They've fed you when you were young, were with you during school events, etc. Mothers are often the more active party in your life, while the father works to pay the bills (Not saying this is the only formula, but there's a reason for the stereotype. Therefore, since the mother is the more active member of your life, losing her takes away more of a presence than the father. Just my opinion though, take it as you will.

Anime are very incestuous. So what you see in one anime that worked well is likely going to get copied down the line in other anime. The whole "I want to get stronger" protagonist that you are used to from Shounen anime traces it's lineage back to Ashita no Joe (1970), for example.
So the reason why there aren't that many anime with mothers in a more prominent role is that no one made a really good one that everyone else felt the need to copy.
It's not like no one ever tried. There is the 2019 anime Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki desu ka?, after all.
But having parents around can be a bit stifling for teenagers and most anime are about teenagers. Dads are still fine, since most anime are about boys growing up and their dad can be a role model, but it's really best for the parents to just not get involved that much. A character needs some freedom to grow and there's nothing more stifling than having your mom show up when you hang out with friends.

Re anime incestuous: does this relate to imouto's? See my answer

I just want to bring up that in the filler in Naruto Shippuden Ep 432, do any of you realize that Naruto seems to have a similar personality to Boruto? Not completely similar, but with his dad being the Hokage, he frets that it's always Hokage this and Hokage that. It seems to me he would develop some similar behavior to Boruto's but different because Minato didn't seem to be just not always at home, but rather just someone respected by many that made them not want to disrespect his son. Though, Naruto actually seems grateful to have parents, Hokage or not, unlike his son Boruto. Perhaps if Naruto sacrificed his life for the village, Boruto might actually not be so rude and irritating.
Personally, I wish this filler was canon because notice how most have something against Boruto because of his rude attitude towards Naruto. That is because we have grown with Naruto, we know what he went through and what he endured. Therefore, those are angry because we think Boruto should treat Naruto better because of all he went through. Though with no series about Minato, if the filler was canon and developed into a series, the majority would most likely side with Naruto and his beliefs because we know nothing much of Minato at all and we didn't experience her hardships through a screen much.
Possibly, the creators thought Naruto's parents' deaths were needed and the Nine-tails to be sealed in him because the moral they wanted to get through is to never give up and always keep trying no matter how much anybody rejects you for who you are. People (in the filler) only respected Naruto because his father was the Hokage.
I really don't like that Kushina and Minato had to die, which is why in my opinion the author should've come up with something that would make things better. Though remember, as brought to attention, the parents are usually killed off for a hardship for the protagonist to have to endure and for them to try to get stronger despite not growing up with parents, or just losing them. A way to make them feel that even though something sad greatly impacted their life, doesn't mean they shouldn't strive to be the best they can be. It gives them great determination which makes the main character who they are.
Now, usually, it's the antagonist that kills off the parent. This fills the protagonist with rage and eagerness to avenge who was most dear to them. Naruto wouldn't have the same anger he did against Tobi then he would at the fact that he is the reason his parents died. It gives the protagonist a reason to work hard and be the best they can be. (of course not all of them). I strongly agree though, for me, it's angering me that the parents have to be killed off because for me seeing Minato and Kushina raise Naruto would make me treasure the show more than anything.

Guess: Moms die, so imouto's 'step-up' to take their mothers' places.
Check this out for example:

The 1st 2 anime that come to mind for this question are The Quintessential Quintuplets and Kaguya-sama. These are also the same 2 anime that come to mind for Michael's question Why are daughters usually in charge of household chores after their moms have passed away or left the families in anime?
The younger sisters Kei Shirogane and Raiha Uesugi of the male protagonists of their resp series step up by being in charge of the family finances after their moms are gone.
Here's my 3-part conjecture:

Imouto's have been a popular trope in anime for the past decade, I think starting to gain popularity with Oreimo in 2010 or something. (But perhaps even earlier: Death Note, Code Geass, etc.)

The imouto's can have a more important role in caring for the family besides being cared for by the family if exactly 1 of the parents are dead. (I think both parents dead might be the same as no parents dead?)

The importance is greater, maybe much greater, if the parent in question is the mom.

In the 2 shows:
I'll talk about the matriarchs of the 4 main families: Nakano, Uesugi, Shirogane, Shinomiya

TQQ: With the death of the Nakano matriarch, Itsuki often acts as the family's mom. (Don't confuse this role with Ichika's role: the group's oldest sister instead of the group's mom.) Itsuki also does chores like bringing Fuutarou back home after being drugged and handling Fuutarou's pay in S01E04 or other administrative work such as possibly in the 1st episode.

Here's an example also from s2

 Nino says 'Let her go already. And quit trying to act like her replacement all the time.'

TQQ: With the death of the Uesugi matriarch, Raiha acts as the family's mom eg in cooking and doing other household chores.

This is actually 1 of the striking similarities we see between Raiha and Itsuki in S01E01 and I believe what forms the basis for their friendship for the rest of the series.

Kaguya-sama: With the departure of the Shirogane matriarch, Kei does about average of Itsuki and Raiha probably because Kei's age is about the average of the ages of Itsuki and Raiha: Kei does household chores but also finances and stuff.

Kaguya-sama: As for the death of the Shinomiya matriarch (Actually Kaguya's illegitimate but whatever), well, I think this is mainly my-last-name-comes-from-dad, so it has to be the mom who dies...but I don't think it'd be much different with the genders reversed at least up to s3. In the manga (for what would be upcoming s4 onwards in the anime), it's much more apparent why mom instead of dad is chosen. But it's for very different reasons than the above. But I guess for up to s3 it's so that Ai Hayasaka can have a more important role. Ai and Kaguya are practically sisters aaaaand (manga spoiler)

 If Chika Fujiwara marries Ai and if Moeha marries Kei Shirogane, then Ai and Kaguya will be sisters-in-law.

 This is a very credible ship. Observe that both Kaguya and Moeha think of the Shirogane siblings similarly.

 Btw 1 might even argue that the death of Kaguya's mom led to the stepping-up of the imouto Moeha Fujiwara.


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How did EVA Unit 01 interfere with SEELE's plan?
In the Anime, after Evangelion Unit 01 eats Zuruel's S2 Engine in it's beserk mode, Gendo is seen in a meeting with the member of SEELE or whoever the pseudo-illuminati style organization is running NERV from the shadows. One of the directors of the organization states Evangelion Unit 01 has become self aware, almost becoming god-like, and that they have no use for a god in their master plan.
Now I fail to see how a sentient EVA Unit can prove to be such a hindering factor in SEELE's ultimate plan. How could one EVA Unit pose such a threat to the plan that the Unit had to be grounded until further notice? and what type of hindrance were the SEELE directors talking about?

if i recall grounding Unit 01 was less about it being a hindrance and more about preserving it. not only did Unit 01 develop it's own S2 Engine but also Unit 02 was out of action (for a while) after being decapitated by Zuruel and given the importance they were putting on Unit 01 i would suspect they didn't want to expose it to potential risks as being destroyed by an angel

So, after reading the manga extensively and going into detail about the meta of the episodes close to the end of anime, I think I finally pieced together the reason why EVA Unit 01 was grounded by SEELE, and how EVA Unit 01 interfered with SEELE's plan.
In the manga, EVA Unit 01 was grounded by SEELE as a form of "insurance" for executing their version of Third Impact, only to be used in case Gendo Ikari executed his version of Third Impact. EVA Unit 01 was grounded based on the fear that Lillith might become compromised should Gendo go ahead with his version of Third Impact.
This also explains why EVA Unit 01 is the only Evangelion Unit to made from Lillith as opposed to being made from cloning Adam.
I think that EVA Unit 01's awakening phase was not accounted for correctly by SEELE in their master plan, and therefore was grounded to readjust and incorporate an awakened Unit 01 into executing Third Impact. I also think that SEELE was afraid that both EVA Unit 01 and Lillith may be compromised, and thus tried to control what they could from the shadows as best they could, whilst still ensuring Third Impact (i.e. grounding EVA Unit 01)


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How did Mari manage to pilot EVA Unit 02?
I distinctly remember, in the Anime anyway, a scene where Eva Unit 02 sorties to fight an Angel without Central Dogma's authorization (If I find the scene online, I will link it here), seen when EVA Unit 01 descends back into Central Dogma for reasons I can't remember (damage, maybe?).
Seeing that EVA Unit 02 has the soul, at least the maternal part of Asuka's mother, imbued into the EVA itself, piloting the mech would be impossible for everyone except Asuka, going on the basis of EVA Unit 01's connection with Shinji.
My question is this, if EVA Unit 02 has a soul that is only known to work with Asuka, how did Mari manage to pilot EVA Unit 02 without any known difficulties?

There is no character with the name Mina in NGE. Dou you mean Mari?

@Turamarth Oh jeez. My bad, For some reason I thought her name was Mina. Changes have been made. Thanks for the assist.

If you watched 2.22 you will see that the cores for Asuka and Mari were switched out before Mari took control of Unit-02.
Depending on the language, you csn hear in the background the crew rewriting Unit-02's access keys when Mari's gearing up to fight Zeruel. One assumes this has some bearing with how Mari is able to take control.
There's no clear-cut canonical explanation of why but there are theories, one involving the time loop theory and Kyoko. But that's a topic for another question.


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Can an Ackerman become a Titan Shifter?
After reading the Manga until the current issue, it kind of feels like to me that it's building to Mikasa is going to become the Female Titan, or that Mikasa is going to inherit the Attack Titan from Eren due to the curse of Ymir.
This raised yet another question about the AoT series, can an Ackerman become a Titan shifter, seeing that this clan is one of the "special clans" that cannot be affected by Titan powers in any way, form or shape?
I would think that they can, given that the Ackerman clan was a "result of Titan Science" before or after the walls were built, explaining their enhanced abilities and skills, but still leaves the burning question, can an Ackerman become a Titan should it be inherited from elsewhere?
UPDATE
As of Chapter 112. It is revealed by Eren that the Ackerman Clan can control Titan abilties when in close proximity with a Titan Shifter, or if that Ackerman member has a relatively close bond to said Titan Shifter (e.g. Mikasa and Eren). I feel that this information is relevant to this question, and thus has been added.

Only people of a specific ethnic group can become Titans. I suspect that the Ackermans aren't supposed to be of that ethnic group (hence the immunity to memory erasing, for example). But at the same time, the Ackermans must have had children with those in the main ethnic group, such that over generations, wouldn't the Ackermans mostly be of the main ethnic group now? So, I don't know what the answer is. I doubt Mikasa can become a Titan though, as she is also half Japanese.

Most probably not.
As you've mentioned by yourself, it was said that most Ackermans are immune to effects of titan powers, such as memory manipulation.
It is still not clear, what exactly was done with Ackermans, but apparently their bloodline is so modified, that they can't be considered as Eldians anymore. In one of the recent chapters (I'm not sure, 108 or 109), it was mentioned, that Survey Corps are not even sure if Mikasa can become titan at all, but it wasn't explicitly menioned, is that due to her being Ackerman or due to asian blood mix.

No, an Ackerman cannot become a Titan. In the wiki, it was mentioned that

 they are 'one of the few clans that are not Subjects of Ymir'. Yes, they are immune to the effects of titan powers and most importantly, the titan injection which transforms someone into a mindless titan and which gives them a chance to inherit a titan-shifter power, only works for Subjects of Ymir.

Contrary to the previous answer,

the Ackerman family is still considered an Eldian family, as mentioned here. They were only persecuted since they opposed the First King. Also, to give the reason that 'their bloodline is so modified' is quite incorrect since in the first place, it is not known how little or how much they were modified due to 'Titan Science,' which was first mentioned by Zeke in Chapter 93. What is known is that the modification due to 'Titan Science' gave some members of the family an 'awakened power.' As far as I know, the specifics of how the Ackermans were modified is not yet discussed in the manga.

I don't think we can say for sure that the Ackermans can't transform into titans or become a titan shifter.
[Spoiler Alert]
In the later chapters of the manga, after Eren came into contact with Zeke, he was able to talk to all Subjects of Ymir about the rumbling that he was able to start. Among those that were affected were Mikasa and Levi, not to mention, they were also "transported" to the place where "all paths are connected" which only Subjects of Ymir can access. This hints to a certain degree that they're partially Subjects of Ymir.
As for why they're immune to the Founding Titan's power might be precisely due to the Titan Science experiments that were done on them. My theory is that, because their clan/family was tasked to defend the king, a fail-safe was design for them to be immune in a case where the Founding Titan's power falls into the wrong hands.

I don't think "pure" Ackermans can become titans due to being genetically modified, but since Levi is most likely half Eldian he may have the potential to turn into a tiran given Reiner can turn into a titan despite being half Marleyan. Mikasa might be a little iffy because her mother was a "pure" Asian and we know her father was a member of the Ackerman clan but it was unclear as to whether or not he was half Eldian as well. So it is possible that Levi and Mikasa can turn into titans but there may end up being unintended side effects.


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Is there another wall encompassing the entire of Paradis for Marley to use?
So, another question about Attack on Titan.
So in the Manga, and by extension, the Anime, it is revealed that certain people, Eldian IIRC, are transformed into Titans by injecting them with Titan Spinal Fluid. These people are then thrown off a large object, and transform into Pure Titans a short while later.
Now I got to thinking, Is this large object yet another wall placed on the Island of Paradis? Like the three walls protecting Humanity on the Island itself? Or is this just a staging area for the transformation of people in Pure Titans?

Yes, there is an outermost wall in Paradi Island other than Maria, Rose, and Sina. So far it's not known whether it surrounds the entire island or just a portion of it, and its purpose is not clear.
Speculation: It could be a staging area for the titan transformations, but more importantly a barrier to prevent them from crossing the ocean.
On the inside covers of the tankōbon volumes are written codes in inverted Katakana, and one of them gives a clue to the walls' origins:

 In the new world, great walls had previously been prepared.

Sources:

(Japanese) http://shingeki-kyojin.com/archives/26439768.html
http://calorescence.tumblr.com/post/51450703198/did-you-know-the-inside-covers-of-the-japanese

I would think that there is an entire outermost wall, based on the sources that you listed in your answer, surrounding the entire island rather than just one piece being used as a staging area. The Titans, whether it be pure or intelligent would, sooner or later, wonder around the staging area and into the ocean, kind of defeating the purpose of them crossing the ocean.

@GipsyD Yes I would too, but it's not confirmed.

'It could be a staging area for the titan transformations...' Wasn't this confirmed already? I remember chapters showing how the Eldian resistance in Marley was brought there, injected with titan fluid and thrown down the wall as they transformed. Other than that, great answer.


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What song is played in episode 39 (S3E2) of Attack on Titan at around 13:00?
There is a violin song played in Attack on Titan episode 39 (season 3 episode 2) from 13:00 to either 13:42 or 15:00 (not sure when it ends).
It's when Armin just killed someone to save his friend and he is sad and talking about it, Levi starts talking. Right after Levi says "arigato (thanks)", it starts playing.
It is also in episode 44 around 13:54.when Historia says that she will eat Eren...
I think I've heard it before in season one too.
What is this song?

I think the song what are you looking for is this one:
[進撃vn-pf20130524巨人] [Forest of Giant Trees] OLD [Attack on Titan Original Soundtrack II]

Yessssss it is the song!!!!! Thanks for your help.

@Asa No problem.  :) Glad i can help


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Tokyo Ghoul re: Season 2 - What did Orca notice about Arima in his fight with him?
In the latest Tokyo Ghoul re: Season 2 episode 13. There is a fight scene between ccg investigators and Orca. In that scene what was Orca talking about Kishou Arima's eyes? He said that there is something strange about Arima and then he noticed something about his eyes. What was it that he noticed?

Hi, welcome to A&M Stack Exchange. Could you add some more details/background for context? I assume by "latest episode", it's season 3 (:re) episode 14 ("VOLT: White Darkness")?

@AkiTanaka I have  edited it now. Thank you for your advice.

There are spoilers ahead for the Tokyo Ghoul:re manga.
What did Orca notice about Arima in his fight with him? In Chapter 65, during their fight,

Orca noticed something about Arima's eyes.  He also notices Arima's strange timing and uneasy feeling.

It was revealed in Chapter 83 that

Arima is a half-human, with a ghoul and a human parent. There are two possible outcome for the child when a ghoul and a human copulate: a half-human or a one-eyed ghoul. Half-humans are indistinguishable from humans (they can eat normal food, unlike ghouls) except they have improved physical capabilities and shorter lifespans. Arima, along with many others, were 'failures' raised by the Sunlit Garden.

What does this have to do with Arima's eye?

Since Arima is a half-human, he has a shorter lifespan than a normal human. This also brings about the effects of accelerated aging. Arima revealed after his fight with Haise that he has glaucoma and that his eye is close to not being able to see anything.


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What is this OST for Episode 4 of Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X?
The OST starts playing on Episode 4 as Sanosuke (Zanza) catches the waitress from her fall and starts trash-talking the drunk democrats.
I haven't been able to find it in the OSTs myself. It seems Sano has other OSTs considered as his 'theme', so it has been difficult to track down.
Here's a YouTube video of this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdSArCFcRTc
Although I couldn't find the original audio, this Spanish version does use the same music.

Can you give us a youtube link for the scene?

Minagoroshi no Jungle -Master Mix- from the Director's Unreleased Collection or from the 4th soundtrack volume


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Is Kurama more powerful than Susanoo?
In the fight between Naruto and Sasuke, we saw their battle. It seems that Kurama was more powerful than Sasuke's Susanoo (with bijuus).

Is Kurama more powerful than Susanoo? Yes, it is. From the wiki,

Even with half its strength, it could overpower Obito's controlled tailed beasts, smash Madara's senjutsu-enhanced Susanoo with a tail, and with the Six Paths Chakra, battle Sasuke's Tailed Beast-enhanced Complete Body — Susanoo.

That is just with roughly half its strength. At full strength, I would say it can easily overpower the aforementioned enemies, including Sasuke's Susanoo.

I think they are susanoo fans :D

Remember that Naruto also used Senjutsu chakra during the whole fight (Kurama-Sage Mode),this could have enhanced his powers greatly but again it was only half of Kurama and some Tailed beast chakra within Naruto so maybe Full Kurama is stronger that Sussano.
However,it also depends on which type of Sussano Kurama fights.Sasuke's Sussano and Madara's Sussano were both "only offense" types so Kurama could overpower them.
However, Itachi's Sussano was completely different with the Totsuka Blade(and Yata mirror).One slash of the Totsuka Blade and Kurama would be sealed forever.Tailed beast bombs can be reflected easily with the help of the Yata mirror.And I'm not even talking about the perfect one right now.Kurama would definitely be no match for Itachi's Sussano.

I think that Kurama is an amazingly powerful tailed beast, and I think he's definetly stronger than all susanoos, but maybe he'd meet his first real match and that would be Itachi's susanoo, because once again, Kurama has only half of his power, and if Naruto and Minato somehow managed to fuse together and fight using Kuramas full power than maybe Itachi would be finished once and for all


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Did someone replace Uvogin in the Phantom Troupe?
When

 Uvogin died at the hands of Kurapika in the York Shin arc,

did someone replace him? It is said that Kalluto replaced Hisoka. I wonder why him, specifically, seeing how Uvo left earlier than him.
Or should it be assumed that Kalluto just took Hisoka's number?

Did someone replace Uvogin in the Phantom Troupe? Yes, Illumi Zoldyck replaced him as No. 11. It is in Volume 36 Chapter 377. The image below is taken from the wiki.

As to why Illumi joined the Phantom Troupe, it is simply because Hisoka asked him to. He elaborated that Hisoka commissioned himself as a target to Illumi, and he joins just like that, and no questions were raised by the other Phantom Troupe members. So, if Illumi kills him, he gets a reward. Exactly what reward, it is not yet known. As to why Hisoka would want someone he is quite close to to kill him, I cannot say. He is quite unpredictable throughout the story.

However, when him and Illumi were hunting Killua and Alluka during the 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc, it is shown that he delights in the feeling of someone who have a desire to kill him. He is even debating on whether to gain Killua's or Illumi's hatred. (Chapter 330) This could be one of the reasons he asked Illumi to join the Phantom Troupe to kill him.

Should it be assumed, that Kalluto just took Hisoka's number? No assumptions need to be made as this was also made clear in the manga in Chapter 377. So, yes, Kalluto is the new No. 4.

Could you describe in more detail than the wiki how Illumi joined? Maybe by citing the relevant chapters? It says Illumi joined, because Hisoka wanted to. Did the spiders just take anyone strong? Seems like there's some stuff missing.

@Minix Added the info. Hope this clears things up.

@Minix Regarding the numbers, there seems to be no significance given nor is it elaborated as to how they are filled up or how people replaces former members. It couldn't be because of how strong they are as each 'leg' is treated equally; each ensures the survival of the group and has specific tasks depending on their abilities. They do have hierarchy with regards to arm wrestling strength which, IIRC, is included in one of the volumes in-between chapters: https://hunterxhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Phantom_Troupe?file=Brigata_Fantasma_-_AWR2.png


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Why are Fairy Tail and Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest separate series?
Someone please explain why Mashima continued Fairy Tail under another title. Why is this under a different name when the 100 Years Quest could also be included in the first Fairy Tail as a different arc?

@AkiTanaka ugh i can figure out that but he could just continue?

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is a very basic question that can be answered with a cursory internet web search.

@кяαzєя I searched of course but that isn’t the answer that i want

@кяαzєя Hi. I might be wrong but I think the OP was not asking what the Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest is but why Hiro Mashima continued Fairy Tail under a new title when he could just continue the main series and include it under a different arc.

This context should be reflected in the body of your question, if the answer does is not what you are looking for.

The wikipedia article explains that it's different, but not why.  Any other results are just manga sites that presumably have the manga.  Now I want to know why it was spun off.

From storyline point of view, the whole Fairy Tail story was about the dragon slayers, the magic dragon Acnologia and the black mage Zeref. It has already been completed in the main story. Zeref was defeated by Natsu, so is Acnologia.
The 100 years quest has pretty much a whole different story that has nothing to do with Zeref and Acnologia. Thus, adding it to the main story as a new arc would be awkward because the bridging between the new arc and the previous arc will be very narrow.

Technically speaking, Zeref was defeating by Mavis and their love to each other. The Ankhselam curse was neutralised killing both of them.

It’s because 100 Year Quest isn’t just one arc. It’s multiple arcs that are all part of the quest the new series is named after. For example, there’s the Water God Dragon Arc, and now the Wood God Dragon Arc. This one quest is divided into multiple arcs because there are several objectives and enemies they have to fight such as the White Mage and the Dragon Eaters. The first arc involved fighting the Dragon Eaters, and the second involves fighting the minions of the White Mage(though the White Mage was also involved in the first arc despite not being present.

Please include relevant sources/references.

Most likely because he wanted to begin a new manga but planned to return to Fairy Tail after. This probably changed due to the fact that he found someone to continue it for him while simultaneously working on Edens Zero (the new manga).
Despite the title, the series could continue beyond just this quest as in the new manga, new continents, characters, etc., are introduced and the title may have simply been the title he had in mind or simply liked for the sequel.


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Who is faster, Flashy Flash or Speed-o'-Sound Sonic?
At some point in the webcomic, the speed of Flashy Flash's attack is given: it takes a centisecond to perform each attack. I suppose his speed can be calculated if you know the distance of his attacks. I don't know if Speed-o'-Sound Sonic's speed is given or it can be calculated, though it probably has to be over the speed of sound, right?
Who is faster, Flashy Flash or Speed of Speed-o'-Sound Sonic?

From here, which is also from the One-Punch Man Encyclopedia, it says that Speed-o'-Sound Sonic can enter massively hypersonic speeds. Hypersonic speed has a minimum of Mach 5 (1,715m/s). Meanwhile, Flashy Flash can perform 1 attack per 0.01s.
Not sure about my math but if we assume that each attack's distance is a meter long for Flashy Flash to achieve 0.01s, then Speed-o'-Sound Sonic can perform an attack at that same distance for approximately 0.00058309037s, given his speed is in Mach 5, which is the minimum for hypersonic speed.
This means that, based on approximation, Speed-o'-Sound Sonic is much faster than Flashy Flash since it takes him less time to perform an attack.

Odd how you request sources in the other answer and then make a large number of unsourced assumptions.  Which are all quite incorrect.  I count a panel where Flashy Flash makes about 14 melee attacks in no more than one ten-thousandth of a second, which makes your speed estimation off by several orders of magnitude.

Not to mention the apples to oranges comparison of movement speed versus attack speed.

@zibadawatimmy I only make do with the information given to me. The asker said that was an estimate from the webcomic so I used that information. My answer is based on what the question has given. Also, can you specify the 'unsourced assumptions'? Flashy Flash's speed was taken from the question. Speed o sonic speed is taken from the OPM encyclopedia. The Hypersonic speeds are estimate from wikipedia. If you think all the information is incorrect, then by all means, provide a better answer and references.

And link the chapter where you found the panel...

I had missed the part where he said that, so that explains that.  The op is mistaken.  It occurs in the span of 1/100-th of a centisecond, or one ten-thousandth of a second.  It's in Chapter 84 of the webcomic, pages 1-5.  It's not even the upper limit on his speed as he then starts going even faster, we're just not provided with the convenient stopwatch reading minutes : seconds' centiseconds" ten-thousandths when he starts going faster.

@zibadawatimmy I see. I assumed that was correct and did not bother to check, hence the off in estimation. Also, I overlooked the comparison on attack and move speed and assumed both were the same.

Let us continue this discussion in chat.

While I do like Sonic much better, it's pretty obvious from what we've seen so far: (Manga Spoiler Alert)
1.Flashy and Sonic were from the same ninja village, same ninja class (44th "End Class" or whatever), same generation. Flashy was number 1 from this class.
2.The two ninja dudes (upper classmen from the same ninja school and village), that ate the monsterfication cells, were much faster than Sonic, while Flashy beat them pretty easy 1vs2.
Although Sonic is currently slower, I think that he will catch up at some point and maybe even surpass Flashy.

Please include relevant sources/references.

Regardless of the lack of sources, what he said at least in #2 is true. I don't remember where it's mentioned that Flashy Flash was number #1 from his class and that Sonic was from the same class or same generation

The basis of your question is already kind of iffy.  Your ".01 second" figure is almost certainly based off the following page (and preceding ones) in Chapter 84 of the webcomic:

You can see something like 14 to 16 attacks were made in this picture, and the timer from the previous panel, before any attacks, was reading 00:00"00'01.
So the attacks happened in 00:00"00'01 units of time.  The question is, what units of time is that even using?  It doesn't say explicitly, and fans seem to fall into two camps.  Some seem to think the numbers before the : are hours, while others think it is minutes.  In the first case the span was 1 centisecond (=.01 s), while in the second
it is a hundredth of that: .0001s.
The first people are, in my estimation, a bunch of loons.  But to be fair there's actually reason to think it.  If you read a digital clock it'll use an hh:mm format, so that would naturally suggest the first unit in this image's stop watch is for hours.  Every (sprinter's) stopwatch I've ever seen, however, uses a mm:ss form, followed by centiseconds in some other format (usually just slightly smaller numbers). If you're measuring hours you're not measuring a sprinter, after all!  Going more precise than centiseconds is unusual for a stopwatch, as the inaccuracy in the human starting and stopping it is greater than that.  Professional sports timing devices (that aren't human-operated) and high-speed cameras can fairly easy achieve accuracy at the .0001s level, though many sports may find accuracy to .001s sufficient.
There are a few fans who have tried to estimate his movement speed and attack speed from the panels in this chapter.  The numbers kind of end up all over the place.  This user used the .01s interval and calculated his hands during attacks moved at around Mach 5.3.  That's about the lower end of Speed of Sound sonic's (movement) speed suggested by W.Are's answer.  Using the .0001s interval you get Mach 530, instead, which is radically faster; 100 times faster.  I've seen a post saying the interval was a microsecond, which is .000001s, which gets us up around 1% to 2% of the speed of light.  But that definitely seems like a misreading of the stopwatch.
And one way or another, soon after this panel Flashy Flash starts moving even faster.  But we no longer have a stopwatch in the panels. However, he uses an after image technique much like we saw Sonic use against Saitama.  Sonic created 10 after images he was moving so fast.  But Flashy Flash moves so fast that the multitude of after images looks "like a snake":

This indicates he is dramatically faster than Sonic, and attacks at upwards of Mach 5 (or Mach 500!)* when he's not even going full out.

*And that's making assumptions. Such as each fist going one at a time, and might underestimate the total distance each fist has to travel, as the previous one may twist the next one to attack further back. Just try a few boxing jabs and note how if you jab with your right then your body twists the right shoulder forward and the left back. You can also see in the image that there's apparently quite a lot of arc in the strikes, and even changes in attack angles suggesting he's moving a fair bit.  We're even making assumptions on the time interval: maybe everything up to before he started attacking left it just short of hitting the 02 number, and in that tiny span left he finished every attack exactly as the time hit 02.  We just don't have enough digits of precision to be sure; but traditional storytelling norms suggest our assumption is accurate.

In the more recent chapters of the one punch man webcomic sonic and flash meet up for a duel and sonic forces flash to use one of his ultimate techniques flash kick and sonic actually dodges it and he dodges it fairly easily and is unfazed by flash he even states that he could kill flash even i think sonic might be faster then flash

These two are massive braggarts so it's unwise to take statements from them like "I can kill you myself" as true until they've actually done so.  Also whether he dodged it easily is up to interpretation: his cheek is shown singed and smoking afterwards.  Still, yes, if the fight resumes being 1v1 we might get a definitive answer on who wins in a fight.  But best we can say for now is that Flashy Flash is very surprised at how good Sonic is.


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Which threat level is Garou?
AFAIK , season 2 of One Punch Man is going to have Garou as the main villain. Which threat level is Garou according to the manga?

In Chapter 85, Garou was declared as a Dragon-level threat.

He declares himself to be a God-level threat at one point, though the association itself never formally assigns that to him. It's certainly his goal to be a God-level threat.

What was stated it's there, but there is an image in the webcomic which could be Garou, which is labeled "God level threat". I'm going to ask more about it, since I'm not 100% sure if it's him

@Pablo He self-proclaimed himself as a God-level threat. It is in Chapter 77 & 83 of the webcomic. The association never declared it officially, though.


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Which characters in One Punch Man have regeneration abilities?
I was reading the One Punch Man wikia and it apparently claimed Metal Bat has some sort of regeneration abilities which I don't know if it's true. I actually didn't think he had those. If it's true and he actually does have them, it made me wonder if there could be several more.
Which characters in One Punch Man aside from the well-known ones like Melzargard, Boros and Zombie Man have regeneration abilities?

The wikia actually has a page which lists all characters from the manga/anime that have regeneration.

Boros
Deep Sea King
Demonic Fan
Elder Centipede
Melzalgald
Mosquito Girl
Pureblood
Sludge Jellyfish
Super Mouse
Zombieman

Characters from the webcomic include,

Black Sperm
Fuhrer Ugly
Garou
Sweet Mask

It is noted that each regeneration ability varies among each being, some having a weaker versions that is 'able to regenerate fractured bones or mutilated body parts'. Furthermore, each

has had different types of regeneration, different ways they have regenerated, how much time it takes to regenerate their bodies, and whether they recreate cells in their body or regroup cells back together.

Strange they dont mention Metal Bat when in its profile page they do "Increased Healing Factor: Metal Bat possesses the ability to recover from minor blood loss and fractured bones in a matter of days just by resting"  https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/Bad

@Pablo Probably just an oversight or mistake by the contributors. I looked at that chapter they mentioned in the wiki and I see no info that says he has increased healing factor. I might be wrong, though...

It's unclear on where you're supposed to draw the line between "superhuman regeneration" and the "badasses recover quickly" trope.  Metal Bat is a stereotypical badass delinquent type. These days most people think of a regeneration ability as meaning you can recover from significant damage in a matter of seconds.  While the badass-recovery trope is more of an exceptional, but still wholly human ability that lets you recover from anything short of limb loss and death in a very short, but still longer-than-a-fight timespan.

Pig God also has regeneration habilities. It's mentioned in manga #123
"In case of injuries, the natural healing properties of the energy in the fat will make him recover inmediately"


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What's the name of the the track after the opening in Episode 111 of Hunter × Hunter (2011)?
Right after the prologue and the intro, a familiar and serious violin melody plays as seconds remain before Gon, Morel and the rest enter the portal and face the Royal Guard. What's the name of the soundtrack?

The title is Mystic Land. It is found in the Hunter × Hunter (2011) Original Soundtrack 1 album as the 27th track. You can listen to it here to verify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQlALgZ4o5M&index=27&list=PL5pQzc8WlbS__YtYTn12AxaI7wJpRG6WY


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What was Hirohiko Araki's inspiration to create JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
I was wondering what was Araki's inspiration in creating this manga? How did this idea came into reality? Also, how did he came up with the 'Stands'?

I have yet to read the manga or watch the anime but a quick research I did shows that the inspiration of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure can never be attributed to a single person or thing.
This quite long article discusses how JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is inspired by David Bowie and other famous rock bands, songs and movies. To quote from the article:

The three Bowian themes of pushing genre boundaries, creating unique and flamboyant aesthetic identities for characters and personae, and pursuing a degree of self-reflexivity can be found in JoJo, as themes at least indirectly inspired by Bowie’s artistic endeavors.

In addition, you can see below one of the many comparisons done by the article of poses from one of the characters in the manga to a famous pose done by David Bowie.

Regarding the Stands,

...stands are usually named after rock bands, albums and songs...Dirty deeds done cheap (from an AC/DC song)...the stand Soft and Wet (a homage to a Prince song)... a stand called Scary Monsters, an obvious homage to Bowie’s classic work... Killer Queen, bears the name of a Queen’s song

Aside from music, films also influenced the manga. In this article, Hirohiko Araki revealed in an interview how Blade Runner heavily inspired his creation.

He said that Blade Runner's Roy Batty, as portrayed by Rutger Hauer, influenced the character DIO in his manga. In particular, he mentioned how Batty's short blond hair and muscular build influenced DIO.


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Does someone destroyed by a God of Destruction leave a ghost?
If someone gets destroyed by a Hakai, does he/she leave a ghost or is that obliterated alongside him/her?

I think this is already in its wikia page.

As Gods of Destruction, they possess the power to destroy almost anything with little effort, even intangible beings such as souls. People destroyed by Hakai do not go to Other World and simply cease to exist. However, in the manga, Beerus admits that Hakai does not work against people who are immortal.

Since the Other World is their equivalent to our afterlife where presumably, our ghost or spirit goes after death, then yes, Hakai can destroy someone including his/her ghost/spirit.
The technique however,

can be controlled by the user in moderation to not fully destroying the victim.

There are also a lot of variations of the said technique.

Is there any specific instance in the anime or manga where it is mentioned that a God of Destruction has the ability to destroy something completely out of existence? As this makes their technique exactly identical to that of the Omni Kings and the fact that a mortal like Goku was able to effortlessly replicate it in the manga seems kind of makes the whole thing seem a little stupid.

No. When Beerus destroyed Zamasu in our time. He destroyed his soul as well. Nothing a destroyer destroyed goes to the after life I think. That’s the way he balances the universe.


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How many number of anime sales in Japan is considered as profitable?
I was really curious so I wanted to know: How much sales of anime in Japan is considered profitable? By sales I mean the DVD or something like that.
I heard that anime season or continuation is based on the sales in Japan so, any guess?

Might be related: Is the “Manabi Line” a correct way for estimating anime profit/loss?

That depends and the answer will vary per anime because the cost of making one season of anime varies. However, from here,

According to Masamune Sakaki, a CG creator in the anime industry, an average 13-episode anime season costs around 250 million yen (or $2 million).

If we take that as an example and say that each Blu-ray would cost at around 5000 yen, which is more or less the case if you look at some sites selling them, the anime would have to sell at around 50000 Blu-rays for break-even, and even more for profit and a budget for another season. This is only if they're trying to recover costs based on Blu-ray sales alone, but anime tend to have other merchandise you can buy aside from Blu-ray.


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Is it possible to use magic without saying "System Call" in Sword Art Online - Alicization?
I was wondering if it's possible to execute system commands without saying 'System Call'. The anime series Sword Art Online: Alicization shows something like that but I was wondering if the characters really didn't say 'System Call' or it was just obviated and not shown to the spectators. In Chapter 21:

 Kirito is fighting with Eugeo when he said: 'Burst Element' generating a powerful wind burst. But he didn't say 'System Call' nor 'Generate Aerial Element'.
 Also, The Administrator healed the wounds of Eugeo without saying anything. In addition, she blocked Eugeo's attacks with a magical shield without saying any command.

I was wondering if both characters used the proper commands to cast magic but it wasn't shown to the spectators or in-universe, they didn't say anything.
Maybe they are so powerful that they no longer need to call the system using 'System Call', they just use telepathy or something like that due to their high authority level or a previous secret command? Or maybe the command was just skipped by the director of the anime?
Is there any clue about this on the manga or the novel? Anything? I love spoilers.

In the case of Quinella, she had previously used a ritual (which did involve evoking "System Call") which gave her body a permanent barrier to defend against all metal weapons. The Kirito and Eugeo fight probably was the anime skipping over the initial line, possibly with some excuse about "whispering" the line.
However, there is more to the "magic" in UnderWorld.

 The Incarnating Arm that Eugeo used to retrieve his sword from Kirito is just one application to a very broad power. We've seen it portrayed in earlier episodes, but this world works on the power of imagination, Matrix-style, because of how all the Fluctlights in the Light Cube Cluster and Soul Translator are connected.
 The incarnating arms are just one way to use this. Incarnation as its called can also reproduce the effects of System Calls, but this requires a particularly powerful imagination.

You'll see a lot more examples of this in the 3rd and 4th cours of Alicization (once that point is reached)


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Can espers in Mob Psycho 100 create any kind of superhero powers?
AFAIK, in Mob Psycho 100, different espers are capable of,

Resistance
Strenghten themselves
Kill ghosts
See ghosts
Flying
Barriers
Electricity
Fire
Making steel hard substances
Levitate things

Can espers in Mob Psycho 100 create any kind of superhero powers or are there things that are known that they can't do?

Can espers in Mob Psycho 100 create any kind of superhero powers or are there things that are known that they can't do? I believe that really depends on the esper himself/herself. This lists all known psychic abilities that espers can possess. If one is creative enough, then an esper can, hypothetically, create his/her own moves and techniques that are unique, based on how he/she applies the known techniques they can do. So, yes, I believe it's possible they can create or replicate techniques similar to superheroes (I am assuming you are referring to comic superheroes like those in DC and Marvel).
As to what they can't do, I cannot recall this ever brought up in the anime but in Volume 10 Chapter 78, it was noted that espers have difficulty performing two simultaneous actions at once, albeit it is not impossible.


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What is the correct order in reading the Naruto manga series?
I just want to know what is the order for reading the Naruto manga, excluding the anime, since there are various ones.
So, what order should I follow in reading them?

I wanna read the side mangas and the light novels too. I just wanted to where they intertwined with the main manga chapters.

If its only the manga series, then the reading order would be according to the release date:

Naruto (72 Volumes)
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (1 Volume)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (On-going)

A Redditor also posted a chronological order guide including the light novels, movies, side stories, etc. You can check it out here. Not included in that guide are the Itachi Shinden books which details the events leading to and during the Uchiha clan's massacre by Itachi.


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Why are there four graves when Ciel first comes home?

Spoilers below for those who haven't read Chapter 129.
When Ciel first comes home with Sebastian,

why are there 4 graves when only 3 people died (Vincent, Rachel, and Real!Ciel)?

So why would there be four? Could it be that they're pre-made? Or maybe they assumed that

Our!Ciel is already dead?

The fourth grave is Our!Ciel’s grave. They made graves for the four of them since they assumed they all died in the fire.


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Why wasn't this titan involved in any military operation until at least the 3rd Season of the anime?
Warning: Major spoilers below.
In the operation to retake the Founding Titan, the Female Titan, the Jaw Titan, the Armored Titan and the Colossus Titan were sent for it.
In the last episodes of the Season 3 of the anime, we see the Armored Titan, the Colossus Titan, the Beast Titan and the Cart Titan fighting Erwin, Eren, Levi, Mikasa, etc.
Why was the

War Hammer Titan

not involved in any military operation until at least the 3rd Season of the anime, if he also is in the power of the people of Marley?

They totally did not. This is a spoiler for anime-only people.

I edited the question after having watched the latest episode (the titan was not shown by the way). I doubt that they'd even show the titan until during the middle of the next season, assuming there is one. I think they'd just probably drop a mention or two during the last episodes, for the watcher's excitement, especially those who only watch the anime.

@JustPlain Were you spoiled? I apologize. I did not notice. I was quite surprised too that this titan was said to have been in the 3rd season, when it is still not even mentioned.

Well, at least it's not a major spoiler so not big of a problem there. Thanks for the edit. @W. Are

Warning: Major spoilers below.
It was explained in Chapter 95.

 Zeke told them that as both honorary Marleyans and aristocrats, the Tybur family followed a policy of non-interference in both politics and war.

Why were they involved in the military operations now, of all times?
Zeke further explained that

given the recent fears of the future of Eldia and Marley, they finally agreed to take action. So, the current situation (failure of Marley to recover the Coordinate and lose the Colossal) caused the Tybur family to agree to take action after years of not doing so. They now see Eldia as a threat not just to Marley but also to the world.

In later chapters,

 they will use the Tybur family to rally the nations and show to them that they should unite against the growing threat (Eldia). They somewhat succeeded, at the cost of the Warhammer Titan falling into Eldia's hands.


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What was the “I’m not a bad slime” reference?
In episode 6 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Shizue notices that Rimuru is Japanese after he says “I’m not a bad Slime” which is apparently a reference from a game she heard about from a friend she had. We then discover that she got engulfed in flames during an air raid.
Excuse me if I’m wrong, but this seems like an air raid from WW2 and I don’t think there were any games back then. Is she referring to a board game or party game, or have I just got my history mixed up?
I’m curious as to what game she is referring to as well. Where did the idea of living slimes originally come from? Is she referring to a “tabletop RPG”? Where did that quote actually come from?

What was the “I’m not a bad slime” reference? A web search got me results regarding a game called Dragon Quest. Apparently, friendly slimes in that game greet players with 'I'm not a bad slime!' This is most likely a reference to that game.
In addition, I also found this, which says this is a reference to Dragon Quest.
Regarding the air raids: From the link given by @AkiTanaka , a Japanese fan speculated that Shizue, who was summoned during the air raids in the 1940's, laughed not because she knew it was from a game or that she came from a time when the game already existed but because it reminded her of a friend, most likely summoned from a time where video games (especially Dragon Quest) already existed, who told her about this. Also, as @RossRidge said, the air raid was most likely the Bombing of Tokyo, which coincides with what is stated in Shizue's wiki page.
Update: As @RossRidge mentioned, this was confirmed in Episode 8, with Shizue saying:

 It was a school for kids from other worlds. ... It was one of them that taught me that video game line you quoted.

Yah, it was confirmed in episode 8 that she learned it from someone else who had come another world: "It was a school for kids from other worlds. ... It was one of them that taught me that video game line you quoted." https://i.sstatic.net/P3lRX.jpg

Later on we will meet the character who told her this, assuming the Anime gets that far (things have been fairly slowly paced).

@Elliot: It's in episode 20. They also talk about "Belldandy" which is apparently from "Oh My Goddess". He hadn't seen the ending, so he was apparently transported in the late 90's or mid 2000's (there were two series). They also mention FF19, which doesn't exist yet, meaning Rimuru is from the future.


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Is Hinaichigo still alive in the manga?
According to a fandom wiki site, Hinaichigo's status is listed as alive in the manga, but deceased in both the 2004 anime and the 2013 anime. I've only watched the 2004 anime (a long time ago), where she loses the ability to move due to her Rosa Mystica being taken by Shinku after her (indirect) link with her medium is severed. In the 2013 anime, which is supposedly more faithful to the manga, she is destroyed from the inside-out and she gives her Rosa Mystica to Shinku before dying.
Is the fandom wiki site correct in stating that she is alive in the manga? Does the manga continue past where the 2013 anime left and involve Hinaichigo returning, or is the site incorrect?

Kind of related: Is the 2013 Rozen Maiden “Zurückspulen” anime part of the same original storyline?

@AkiTanaka I'm aware of why the manga (and 2013 anime by extension) differ from the 2004 anime. The authors got sick, halting the manga and delaying the source work for the anime mid-production, necessitating that the studio finish the story on their own (they did so brilliantly, in my opinion).


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What music plays at 16:23 of FMA Brotherhood episode 62?
I can't find the track name. Its when Armstrong comes to the King Bradley's corpse and has a monologue.

Finally got it, it's called The Day the Sun Disappeared. It's the 17th track from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Original Soundtrack 3.


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If a white person/American was to make anime is it still anime?
So let’s say an American decided to go to Japan and produce their own anime, would it still be considered an anime even if the person is not Japanese but creating it in Japan?Im not really looking for the difference between anime and cartoons, but more of what things have to be done to consider it an anime or what has to be done so that it’s not considered an anime. For example: Where it’s produced, who is producing it? etc.
Hopefully that makes sense..

I think this might help, Tony valente is a french artist who wrote a comic called Radiant, and recently it got animated by NHK enterprise (in Japan) and since then its been refered to as an anime, not a cartoon. My guess is it depends where its made and what studios/ partners are involved

Is Are there any non-Japanese manga/anime authors or studios? a better duplicate?

Yes I believe it would. I’m pretty sure (not 100%) but I think Avatar the last airbender is considered anime even though it’s an American production

Avatar is not considered to be an anime, just some people mistake it for one.

@Gorzius thank you. I’ve always heard it both ways just never knew which to believe


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Can anyone tell me what you call these bangs?

I need a description of what hairstyle is that contains those same bangs


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What is the name of this Hunter x Hunter (2011) song in episode 20?
In Hunter x Hunter (2011) episode 20, there's music playing on around 03:21.
What is the name of the song?

The song playing during 3:23-5:27 is known as Unreleased Departure Instrumental Variation #1
It is not part of the official released ost, and is a play on the song Departure for strings.
Which was included as the 25th track in OST 2
Source


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Why did Saber choose to return to her original timeline in Fate/stay night (Saber route) anime?
Just finished Fate/stay night (Saber route).
I'm wondering why Saber chose to return to her original timeline only to give up and die, rather than stay with Shirou. Is it because of the consequences of leaving the Holy Grail undestroyed (what's wrong with leaving it alone, anyway?) or because she returned to fight, only to decide to give up as she returned?

I was probably wrong. Edited the title.

I don't remember the exact details from the anime adaptation, but in the original Visual Novel, Shirou gets tempted by Kirei into using the power of the Grail to change his past, but he refuses, choosing to stay on the path he's chosen. His resolve makes Saber rethink her wish, and ends up accepting her past. Also, the grail was tainted by Angra Mainiu, it had to be destroyed. It could NOT grant proper wishes, it'd twist any wish and manifest it as destruction.


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What is this song in My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 12?
Does anyone know the song in My Hero Academia during Season 4 Episode 12, at approximately 18 minutes and 30 seconds into the episode? whenever Lemillion is trying to escape with Eri, but then tells her to run and keep going because he cant move anymore

The track you were looking for is Hidari wa Zettai Tsukawanee from the 2nd OST.
I'm gonna assume you eventually found it, but I still thought I'd resurrect this to actually post the correct answer for anyone else who may be looking to find it, as it's an amazing, highly underrated track.

You Say Run vocal ver. by Might⁺U (YouTube), which is also played in My Hero Academia Movie: Heroes Rising.

-thats not the one , but thanks its still really good


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What is the song in My Hero Academia that begins when Midoriya and Todoroki fight in Season 2 Episode 10 (before Todoroki uses fire)
The song has these "harp" sounds in the background
You can listen to it here around 2:20 minute like this.
Thanks in advance!

I finally found it!
The song name is "Boku no Hero Academia Season 2 OST - Go Seize It"
Go Seize It

Nice. If I might suggest, please include the title of the song and any additional or relevant information (album, artist, etc) about the song in your answer.

Please accept your own answer...


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Can Hyakkimaru understand what he hears or not?
In episode 6th the old blind monk (Biwamaru) says that he did expect Hyakkimaru to go to fight the monster after he mentioned there was one, but not as soon as before he recovers from his wounds. But Hyakkimaru just recovered his hearing which he never had in his whole life, and with other sounds it seems he can't understand a thing he's hearing. Can Hyakkimaru understand what he hears or not?

Not initially, but in later episodes he seems to understand language.
Like in Episode 12, Dororo tells Hyakkimaru that you have found your mother and you have a brother. He understands that. You can refer Episode 11 ("The Story of Banmon, Part 2") and Episode 12 "The Story of Banmon, Part 2" for the same. These episodes were released on March 18, 2019 and March 25, 2019 respectively.