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Why change an anime series into a recap movie?
I'm wondering why would an anime that featured several episodes be compiled into a movie.
For example, Attack on Titan spanned 26 episodes that were later compiled into 2 movies. Another example is Death Note, also compiled into 2 movies.
I might understand the release of an original movie with a new story, or a special episode that recaps the series. However, a full movie recapping the series ?!
Is it really necessary or profitable?

It definitely has the potential to be profitable. Otherwise, why would they do it?
Movie adaptions for a successful series have two benefits.

Avid fans will watch it, even if it is just a giant recap
People who don't want to invest 26 episodes' time into the series will watch it

The latter is especially true as more casual viewers will have heard the name before from the shows' popularity and decide to get up to speed with it through the movie.
Of course, every instance is different and there may be series that flunked dramatically or performed exceedingly well.
In the case of live-action adaptions like Death Note, the audience spreads a lot wider and can be marketed to people who wouldn't go near anime usually.
I can't find any sales figures but I'm pretty sure it's a good investment for popular shows, but every venture is unique.
Whether it's necessary is up to your personal opinion.

Another reason: it can help get that show back into the public's mind/keep the show relevant. Before airing Sound! Euphonium season 2, KyoAni ran a Sound! Euphonium recap movie, and they did the same thing with Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! before its second season.

In addition to the financial incentives, a studio may compile a series into a movie in order to release a version without filler, or content that may have been added in for political\commercial reasons. Think of it as being a director's cut.

At the same time, they may also insert new content that they didn't have the time or budget to include initially, or to expand upon certain aspects of the story. The Gurren Lagann and Lyrical Nanoha recap movies both do this.

@F1Krazy. there is that, but it's a little out of scope so I didn't want to say anything.

It's very cheap to cut a TV show up to become a movie compared to making a whole new movie. This is usually done in anticipation of some form of continuation of the story.
People who watched the show years ago but did not buy it can refresh their memory, people who never watched the show get a chance to dive into the franchise. Fans get to experience the show on the big screen.
There's really no downside if the franchise is popular enough.

Compilation videos predate modern video consumption methods and were designed to be compact, efficient and affordable products that allowed casual fans to relive the series.
Other answers cover the modern concept nicely, but as someone whose first experiences with anime dates back to the world of media that existed prior to streaming, Blu-rays and DVDs, the reasoning is simple: It was not practical or economical for studios to pump out VHS episode collections back in the 1970s and 1980s.
I first got into anime when trying to get episodes of old English versions of anime I grew up with: Battle of the Planets (aka: Science Ninja Team Gatchaman) and Star Blazers (aka: Space Battleship Yamato) as well as old Space Pirate Captain Harlock episodes I would occasionally see on local UHF stations in NYC back in the day.
Needless to say in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there weren’t many quality or comprehensive releases of vintage anime like that on VHS past a few official compilation “direct-to-video” releases.
So while nowadays, I can easily purchase DVD or Blu-ray set of all of the episodes of any of those series, back then relatively short official compilation VHS releases is the best anyone could do.
Thus, things like the Gatchaman The Movie (1978) were compiled and released in theaters and eventually on home video. Whether compilation “films” like this were good or bad, for most people at the time a “movie” like this was the only way to rewatch the characters of Gatchaman at home on their own VHS players.
And sure, fandom-based tape dubbing circles existed. But for the average fan who just wants a bit of nostalgia, compilation “films” like this worked well.
I don’t believe there was ever a Space Battleship Yamato video compilation film that was ever released in this way, but the first few Space Battleship Yamato movies were basically a retelling of the exact same story told in the multi-episode TV series.
Ditto with Space Pirate Captain Harlock but I cannot recall the exact name of the VHS release but among fan circles that VHS compilation of a handful of TV episodes was considered a compilation made for “kids” since it summarized and simplified a lot of the plot-lines to make it all more self-contained.


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What is the Pair ingredient in Toriko?
I've read those chapters over and over and I still don't understand what Pair is.
Was it a fruit that was eaten by a monkey and it became its testicles? Was it monkey testicles in the first place that got removed and put in the tree?

Pair is the pair of testicles of a Ballboon.
Monkey King Bambina's Pair is the hardest to get, and also the most delicious because it is fresh off the monkey. The Ballboons hang their Pairs from the Birth Cry Tree as a mating ritual.
Retrieving Pair from the Birth Cry Tree can be accomplished with 2 means: Eating someone of similar power to yourself, or having a Ballboon pluck them off the tree.
Originally, Pair's capture method was much much different, but one of Bambina's ancestors ate the original source of Pair, and this drastically altered its obtaining method

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How well did Vampire Knight sell?
I'm trying to get an all-around view of how popular the show/manga of Vampire Knight was.
A rather straightforward question, but how well did both the anime and manga sell?  Were they both popular? What was the account of units sold for the anime each season?

Don't forget there are other books like the Fleeting Dreams Novel. also are you interested in the stats for japan or outside japan

For the anime, both sales in and out of Japan. That easy I can see if it was more of an international success its a success in Japan.

I don't think you'll truly grasp the popularity just from the anime, it stops short before the timeskip of the manga which is roughly half the story and the fight against Rido plays out differently (Zero and Yuki confront one another while Zero's still has those vines all over him)

Another reason that I want to know the sales (mainly of the anime because I have been reading that the manga was very popular) is because I want to know if part of the reason no season 3 was made was do to put sales or just not a GIGANTIC amount of sales.

Considering Guilty finished airing in 2008 with the final dvd volume release in 2009 while the final volume of the manga only came out last year i think the main reason would be to prevent the anime catching up to the manga and either going hiatus till 2013 or diverge from the manga. ofcause that's not confriming if a season 3 would ever be made, it took quite a while before Rozen Maiden was remade to follow the manga

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Where did Madara got his left eye after giving both of his real eyes to Nagato?
Madara said that he gave his real eyes to Nagato during his meeting with Obito, and that his current left eye was implanted recently.
Where did he get that eye?

Did you not see the massive stockpile of eyes that Obito had when he was convincing Sasuke to implement his brother's eyes?

@JoeW he could've (and probably have) collected those eyes during the Uchiha massacre, which happened after Madara's death.

I may be wrong but I would assume that the collection of eyes did not start with massacre of the clan.

Madara had a huge stockpile of Sharingan, presumably collected from the bodies of various Uchihas over the many years he has been alive.
I would expect he used one of these, and that the reason he collected so many is so that he can use Izanagi and other techniques that cost the user an eye quite freely.

Again, we say Tobi with that stockpile, and it's very possible that he took it from the Uchiha Massacre which happened after Madara died, do you have sources to verify your claim?

Madara's original eyes get blinded after using mangekyo sharingan too much. Then he get the eyes of his his brother Izuna from izunas corpse. Then eternal mangekyo sharingan activated. When he was defeated by hashirama, he uses the izanagi in exchange of his right eye to bring him back to life. Before hashirama killed him, he bite on hashirama's arm, he uses the flesh of hashirama to heal his wound, hashirama's dna activated the rinnegan. (Madara is reincarnation of Indra and hashirama is reincarnation of asura. sons of hagoromo otsusuki.) The combination of their dna awakens the rinnegan. After madara gave his eyes to nagato. He told obito that his right eye is from someone. But he didnt mention who it is.

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Do I need a license to make a non-profit anime streaming site?
I am an experienced dev and my goal is to create an anime streaming site. I have made a custom CMS in Python but now need the content. When making the site, I soon realized that the content needs to be real and I don't know how to get it.
I researched further into the field and saw that I need a license to buy dubbed, subbed or anything related to anime. After seeing this, I brainstormed and saw that it only said that to BUY anime it cost this much. A site named Crunchyroll does this and earns money from subscription fees.
I changed my mind and thought I could make a non-profit anime site without a license. Is this true? I'm not editing, changing or adding things to the manga/anime and will not be earning any money off it.

Unfortunately, we're not lawyers and probably can't provide the concrete answer you're looking for. As far as I know, though, yes, you would need a license, because you're essentially offering other people's content for free, when they should be getting paid for it (via content purchases or subscriptions such as on CrunchyRoll).

Ok. I understand. Looking through the internet, i found many sites that are "illegal" (without licenses) that have not been taken down nor even mentioned.

Look for similar questions about regular tv series. There should be some general guidelines about licensing for free streaming sites that apply both to anime and every other tv show. We're not lawyers here, just anime fans, so we aren't knowledgeable enough to give you concrete answer.

Thank you. I know that your just fans but that's why i thought you may have experience watching anime on sites.

CrunchyRoll does allow you to watch videos for free however you are limited, you can see a difference between free and their membership subscriptions here

I think you'll find that writing a CMS, even in IBM RPG, is ten quadrillion times easier than actually licensing anime to stream through it. Even a relative loser show isn't going to be up for licensing at rates most private citizens can afford, and big Japanese media companies will probably be reluctant to work with someone who has no industry connections.

Simply put: Yes, you will need to license your content.
Whether it is for-profit or free of charge, you are still dealing with copyrighted content. If you want to distribute this copyrighted content legally, you will need to license it. When doing this, make sure the license terms actually allow this kind of distribution. Otherwise you are operating no differently than other illegal distribution websites.
You may see plenty of websites similar to yours that don't seem to get mentioned. Take this with a grain of salt, a lot of similar operations employ various "tricks" to get around the law. Such tricks can involve hosting in a country with more lax copyright laws. Just because you see such operations doesn't mean your plans will go just as fine.
Of course, anything in the public domain is fine. There may be older shows where the copyright has expired, so you can get away with publishing those.
However what you don't want to do is solely trust some random dude from the internet. If you are seriously considering this kind of operation, then consult with a copyright lawyer.

Please also note that copyright laws work a bit differently in Japan. What's applicable in one country might not be the same in another. You can find a translated English reference resource about Japanese Copyright Law here: http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/?re=02

@ʞɹɐzǝɹ I've tried to be as generic as possible in that regard. Especially for someone who isn't well-versed in international copyright law, it's better to take the blanket "everything is copyrighted unless told otherwise" approach.


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What is the piano song playing in Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2, episode 2 when Takano and Onodera viewed the snow scene?
In season 2 episode 2 of Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi at around 15:31, there's a piano song playing when Takano and Onodera viewed the snow scene.
It sounds familiar, and I just want to make sure.
What is this song?

I think I know which song you're talking about. Looking through the OST for season two helped me. I found out that maybe track 6 is the one you're looking for? It's called, " Shunjun suru Kimochi."
You can check for yourself here.
Although I didn't think that scene has a piano.
But if my suggestion is wrong, the link I provided has the full OST on the playlist. Also, the person's channel has other Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OSTs, you can try your luck there ^^


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Are Free! and Haikyu!! related?
I've only watched Free! and Free!: Eternal Summer, but recently a friend recommended I watch Haikyuu!! and looking at images of it, I'm reminded of Free! a great deal.
The characters even look similar and they both contain a plot based around a sports team.
Are they related, or could this just be a coincidence?

Apart from being of the same genre and containing similar enough art style, I don't think the productions are related.
Differences:

The authors are different (Masahiro Yokotani vs Haruichi Furudate)
The production studios are different: Haikyuu!! is produced by Production I.G, Free! by Kyoto Animation
Haikyuu!! is shonen whilst Free! is mostly targeted at women.

Similarities:

Character style (but this could just be that the style of the characters has been found to appeal to their target market and chosen for this reason)
Exclamation marks in their title!! (but so has K-On!! and many other shows)
Sports genre

The similarities between the shows aren't really substantial enough to warrant a link between them, so I doubt they are.
[I thought that Chihayafuru (another sports title) was similar to Haikyuu!! also, but it also doesn't have anything in common, so I think this is just an art style that sports anime have evolved into]

Chihayafuru is not really sport per se. It's more of a game/literature plus romance.

ah, it is though - they are competing in tournaments & stuff

Although Wikipedia and mangaupdates categorize Chihayafuru as sport genre, IMO, associating karuta with sports is a bit stretching the limit of the definition.

if chess is a sport, karuta is a sport. Regardless, it was targeted at the same audience

I actually think the creators of haikyuu stole some ideas from free since the similarities are crazy.
The characters seem to be fairly similar but another key point is the plot. Both teams have a female president, both teams failed to make it into their first competition, both teams go on training camps, both teams succeed in getting into the second competition they try for and not to mention the same some of character realationship the king of the court has and the great king has kinda resembles haku and runs realationship a little bit. I don't know I'm just saying.
Also
- free was released in 2013
- haikyuu's first season was released in 2015

Or in other words, common tropes. Not only these 2 anime, but many other sports anime have followed these combination of tropes too.


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Was "Death Note" supposed to end at episode 25/chapter 58?
A friend told me that the writers of Death Note wanted to end it after L died, but kept on because in Shonen Jump, it's not common that the "evil" guy wins.
Is he right?

I guess only writers could answer that question. Maybe they already did in some interviews. Did you look for any?

I find this unlikely. The story is clearly not complete when L dies. I looked for some evidence and found none, but I did find some statements that both Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba liked L, so I doubt they would have ended it with him dying and Light winning. Also, the fact that the finished manga has 108 chapters was significant and was planned from early on. L's death is nowhere near Chapter 108.

The evil guy who tried to protect the criminals from getting killed, so that crime rates would not come down, and detectives like him would have a job, got killed. There's no way the series could have ended there, since the evil guys had to win at the end.

@Masked Man So you think, that L was evil?

@DarkYagami Yes, Light was very particular about killing only criminals at the start, but L insisted that protecting criminals was "justice". All he had to do was tell Kira, "I am okay with you killing criminals, but if you kill any innocent people, I will treat you as a criminal and bring you to justice." Then Light could freely go about eliminating criminals, and not be forced to involve "ordinary" criminals and people to cover his tracks. A lot of people tell me that L was the good guy and Light was the bad guy, but no matter how much I try, I cannot see it that way.

@Masked Man I was on Light's side too. Also L didn't even care about justice. He only wanted to catch Kira for the lolz.

@MaskedMan I must disagree that Light was "particular" about only killing "criminals". The moment Light killed Lind L. Tailor (early on in the series) was the moment he became a true villain. As far as Light knew at that time, this man was a famous detective (a representative of law and order) not a criminal, and had no way at all of finding Light (so wasn't a direct threat). Yet he immediately murders the man without a thought or pause with the DN, for no other reason than pure rage at being insulted by him. No cooling off period, no research into the man,  only retribution for injured pride

I can't speak for the writers, but the decline of the series in general after that point makes it so that the show is simply better in a technical sense without them.
Especially, given how one of the single biggest problems is the ending episodes and the total break from Light's character, who would never have been content with only one backup plan. He was facing people he thought were almost as good as L, and so likely wouldn't have underestimated them by not changing his plans at all to accommodate for the possibility of deception after Mello's appearance.
Given how adaptable he was against L, it seemed contrived for failure to lose because he suddenly didn't adapt.

I think the ending was poorly written and was rushed. I also didn't much care for Near either. That's probably why everyone wanted it to end after L's death. The fight between L and Light was truly amazing and both of them were fighting for their beliefs and standards for what was right. I don't think either one was truly evil and I was beyond sad when L died (he was so young).
I do think that plot and story-wise it was an amazing choice, but it definitely was not a stopping point by any means. Light was still a prime suspect. There were many people that disagreed with Light's/Kira's actions, and he wasn't finished using the death note.
Like I said before, L and Light's battle was amazing, but it still had flaws; nothing is perfect. Now Near/Mellow's ark was sloppy and almost wasn't worth finishing, but I did just because I wanted to see Light's fate. L never did pick Near or Mellow to be his successor, which I can tell why. Near treated everything like a game and Mellow didn't think with his head, and honestly, he was more villainous then Kira himself. However, that didn't make them any less of a genius. I think at the point in the series when the duo joined that, Light was overconfident due to the fact that he defeated L and had years to himself to do as he pleased. A rational person would have said he let his guard down.
However, it was clearly shown that the writer wanted to end the series because it was missing his beloved character L. So honestly, I believe that Light could have and should have beat Near, but that doesn't mean he should have won. I think that he should have been taken down by a more superior detective. Anyone who thinks that Light should have won isn't stupid or wrong, but in my opinion, you're not 100% right either. Even if he did win it all, it would have only been a temporary victory. When he chose the hand of Kira or (x Kira as Near stated) he chose the wrong person and that's not because his judgment was bad but because there wasn't a good successor at the time. Plus, he was in a rush because Near was hot on his tail. Someone would have messed it up after Light's passing or it would have been stolen or returned to the death gods causing all crime to return after the fear of Kira was vanquished.

"as clearly shown that the writer wanted to end the series because it was missing his beloved character L" I would love to have some references to this. As of now, this is more of a fan-theory than an official statement.


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Which Doraemon episode was about a tree-seed thingy which became a girl?
There is a tree-seed kind of a thing which Doraemon gets even though he did not buy it from the 22nd century. He tells Nobita not to use it, but he does and makes a girl. Now the girl is getting attached to Nobita and they don't know what to do. Finally, an old man sees her and realizes that she looks just like his dead daughter and so he adopts her.
Which episode was this?

Well, the name of the chapter depends heavily on the translation.

I just want some link so that i can read about that episode, some kind of identifying mark.

You should specify which iteration (1973, 1979, or 2005) of the Doraemon anime you're looking for. The 2011-ish reboot of the series made some changes to the plot and characters.

These are the two I can find. The 1973 version did not adapt this story. Both are without subtitles though.
As for the summary you want, I was only able to find a Chinese version.
Chinese Summary
1979 Version in Chinese
2005 Version in Cantonese

Thanks to the Chinese summary, the episode is called "Kaguya Robot" on 1979 version (Japanese version on YouTube). The 2005 version doesn't seem to be the same as described by OP though.

@AkiTanaka The 2005 version was a remake, it utilises the same items of Doraemon to tell a different story revolving the item, that is how the 2005 series works. OP watched the 1979 version, the 2005 version is a remake of that episode. I just included it for the sake of a more complete answer.

The 2 YouTube links are dead (as expected...)

Expanding Astral Sea's answer, the story described in the question is about "Kaguya Robot", originally from manga volume 37 (under Tentoumusi comics label). The theme is based on "The Tale of Princess Kaguya".
The 1979 version anime (episode 736) with the same title "Kaguya Robot" adapted the story faithfully. (This is the one that's described in the question)
The 2005 "renewal" version (episode 103B/195) titled "Nobita Raises Princess Kaguya" has a different story development while using the same "Princess Kaguya" theme.
Some of the differences are:
Volume 37 "Kaguya Robot"

 - The 22nd-century department store mistakenly delivered "Kaguya Robot"
 - Doraemon hid it, but Nobita used it
 - Nobita hid the newly-born Princess Kaguya from his mom and everyone
 - Doraemon was very angry when he saw Kaguya Robot. Even though Nobita insisted to hide and raise her, Doraemon pointed his lack of plan cool-headedly
 - When a wealthy person saw her daytime, he said "(she is) as alike as two melons as her late daughter. Please let her be adopted daughter."
 - When Nobita bod farewell to Kaguya, he muttered: "A welcome from the moon came."

Anime "Nobita Raises Princess Kaguya"

 - The 22nd-century department store delivered a new product "Experience Folklore Set - Princess Kaguya Version"
 - Nobita hid it from Doraemon and used the tool
 - A newly-born Princess Kaguya befriended with Nobita's parents, his friends, and also Doraemon
 - Princess Kaguya was making a sad face when she saw a full moon
 - "Messenger from the moon" came and Nobita & co.'s repellance was in vain, then Princess Kaguya had to return
 - When Princess Kaguya bod farewell, the letter she passed was the bill from the 22nd-century department store.

References:

1979 version episode number: Doraemon Wikia,
gouda1973's FC2 Blog (Japanese)
2005 version episode number: Doraemon Wikia, Japanese Wikipedia
The differences between each version: Iseyan93's teacup Blog (Japanese)


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How did Pamela die?
In the Atelier series, Pamela is a recurring character, a ghost who has amnesia looking for her body (before Astrid made her one).
I've played the Atelier Arland Trilogy, but it has never revealed how she died. I started playing Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana where she appears as a ghost. She first appeared in Atelier Judie, the first game of the Gramnad series which was never released in English, so I have no idea if she was was alive then.
So I am wondering, is it ever explained how Pamela died?

To the best of my knowledge, it has never been revealed how she died. However, she's in several of the games which I didn't finish so I could be mistaken.

I don't know about Arland arc (Rorona,Totori,Meruru) , but in Atelier Iris 3 : Grand Phantasm, there are mission about truth behind pamela's death. In her note (written by her mother about the death cause) Pamela died because she slipped when she wash the dishes.

Pamela was already a ghost since she was first introduced in Gramnad series (Atelier Judie & Atelier Violet), and as usual, nobody (even herself) knew how she became a ghost. (Wikia)
There are 2 games where Pamela's cause of death were explained:

In Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, and
In Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (as mentioned in the comment by Septian)

In Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, it's explained in the main quest (SPOILER ALERT!) that

 she was sent to a cave as a sacrifice to the dragon, but when she was trying to escape, she froze to death... (YouTube link)

and in Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm, there's a side quest about Pamela's death, which

 according to her diary which was placed on her grave, when she was going to cook, she tried to reach for a plate in the cabinet, but it fell. She dodged it by stepping back, but her foot landed in a pot on the floor. She flipped over, hit her head, and died. This entry was written by her mom. (YouTube link)

... which contradicts each other! However, considering that both of her cause of death was told by herself, the player can only believe even if it's true or not.
This also spawned a fan theory that not all Pamela is the same Pamela, similar to Cid in every Final Fantasy series (from Neoseeker forum, SPOILER ALERT!)


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Why are manhwa not animated more often?
I notice there's some really good manwha out there on par with manga's: Ares, Witch Hunter, etc. (I realize the books I've stated maybe opinion based but in general there has to be a few out there that deserve animation).
Furthermore, South Korea is where the American companies normally go for their animations, e.g. Last Airbender, Korra, Transformers, so I know they have skills and the people to do it.

True but that just adds to my point that they don't often make their own work while having skills to do it.

In my view, popularity. Before a Light Novel/Visual Novel/Manga gets turned into an Anime (or vice versa) it needs to be popular enough in which when an adaptation is made people will buy it covering the production costs....which kinda sucks, i wouldn't mind seeing Halloween animated and see if her voice will be as cute as she looks when she has her hair down and that ragged dress (strangely enough, her WH uniform is kinda reminiscent of Mordred from Fate/)

Related to http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/11446

There seem to be a couple of related issues when it comes to this.
While there are a large number of Korean animation studios (~120), a lot of those studios do largely work contracted from Western companies.
Animated Korean characters have also been becoming more popular in recent years (particularly since about 2010, when the market share was about 28%). By 2014, the market share of domestic characters was 40%, which shows a massive increase. However, that still shows less than a 50% market share of domestic characters, indicating that within the country domestic animation is not as popular as Japanese and Western animation. A few Korean animated shows did become popular in East Asia in 2011 when the animation technique was improved, meaning that if that trend continues we may start seeing more animated adaptions of manhwa when demand increases for it.
Another thing to consider is that manhwa are still being adapted, just not generally into anime/anime-like shows. Instead, K-dramas and movies have been made from manhwa, and their success likely encourages Korean companies to continue making live-action adaptations rather than attempting the riskier shift of switching to animated adaptations. Should there be some major successful animated adaptations, that may change.


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Is Mirai Nikki OVA equal to the manga ending?
The final scene where Yuno breaks into his world is crucial for the ending, yet they saved it for the OVA. Many people I know haven't seen the OVA, and missed this final embrace.
I remember reading the final volume of the manga because the anime ending seemed inconclusive, until I realized the OVA had the final ending.
Why does the anime conclude seconds before the manga concludes?

did you mean Mirai Nikki: Redial? there's a manga for that

The final volume Last Diary contains the ending where they meet each other. But the anime OVA contains the final ending and it is taken from Redial where the ending is very descriptive. This was not in Last Diary. As you mention you read the manga, so you know the difference between the ending in the anime and the manga: how Yuno Gasai from third universe meets Yukiteru god of second universe.
The OVA does not only contain the story of how Yuno meets Yukiteru but also about the other diary users and the changes in their lives. The final ending of the anime hints that they did meet each other. If you remember the ending from the anime, there is a text change of the diary from "Yuno died" to "Yuno came to see me" and the sound of something breaking and Yuno calling Yukki which leads to one conclusion that they did meet each other. You can't say it is inconclusive.
The main reason may be lack of time. So later Esuno Sakae released both Mirai Nikki: Redial and OVA where there is happy ending and other details like how the part of Murmur of first universe, which was hanging in Yuno's mobile to help her to remember about Yukki and Minene of the second universe and help them meet with each other which he was not able to do in the show.
Another reason is that, it is not necessary that the contents of the anime and the manga should be same. Manga can contain very deep story with every detail where anime covers surface. There are many other anime/manga, where the story of the manga and anime are completely different. Because release of anime is not like the release of manga.


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Where can I find the song "Ame Okuri no Uta" from The World is Still Beautiful?
I'm searching for song from episode 12 of the anime adaptation of The World is Still Beautiful (それでも世界は美しい). I know both title and vocalist, but can't find it anywhere. It's called "Ame Okuri no Uta" (雨おくりの歌) by Chisa Yokoyama (横山智佐).
It is shown in the list of insert songs in the credit roll of episode 12:

Do you mean "Ame furashi no uta"? If so, that song can be found on the official soundtrack (track #15), which is available on Amazon Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%8C%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%81%AF%E7%BE%8E%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-%E9%9F%B3%E6%A5%BD%EF%BC%9A%E5%B1%B1%E4%B8%8B%E5%BA%B7%E4%BB%8B/dp/B00K8KTR5G/. I can't seem to find anything about a song called "Ame okuri no uta", though.

Unfortunately, this song isn't included in OST(i listened to all songs in it)

An instrumental version of 雨おくりの歌 is going to be included in an extra CD that comes with the BD/DVD box to be released on September 24 (source), though I have no idea about releases outside Japan. As for the on-vocal version, no information has been released.

@senshin Anime News Network lists it but Wikipedia or Anime Lyrics don't, however the last 2 list Amefurashi no Uta ~Beautiful Rain~ while Anime New Network doesn't while all 3 are consistent with the OP and ED

@yibe hi, it's been a while. Looks like your comment is the closest answer we'll get. Could you post it as a proper answer? Thanks.


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How did Welfin know about Komugi?
In episode 134, when Meruem asks about Pouf's secret to Welfin, Welfin thinks so hard, harder than his brain is capable of. And the result is that he says "Komugi".

Why did Welfin know about Komugi? Did he meet her before?

Just recently re-saw the arc so it's pretty fresh.  He knew because Pouf had him call Pitou to tell her that Killua killed her.  It struck him as a weird request at the time, but when he was racking his brain for the right answer, he started connecting all the dots and realized she was the keyword in all of it.
He most likely figured out Komugi was the right name because he put the following things together:

The King is looking for something.
King wants to know what Pouf is hiding.
Pouf used Welkin to lie to another Royal guard.
Pouf lied about the enemy killing a person named Komugi who was in the enemies' possession
Royal guards are incapable of being un-loyal to the King.
Ikalgo/Palm believes they have something the King will definitely trade for.

In chapter 309 of the manga, Ikalgo and Palm had Welfin hidden in the back of the truck, Ikalgo never mentioned Komugi, because that was the 'secret' the narrator was talking about. And the 'secret' was to exchanging Komugi with Knuckle and Meleoron, and that was the plan.

He knew because Ikalgo and Palm told him about her and asked him to relay it to meruem.

Your answer must be a good one because it has an upvote but could you include any sources or references. E.g. from the manga, episodes etc. :)

How do I add the pictures of the manga pages though

@Sopwill on the button bar above where you write you answer, there is an picture icon, it will allow you to upload image on your computer or from the web.

Can you do it from your phone because I don't see the icon on my phone.

This is not the reason. They told him to tell Meruem to talk talk to them nothing more.  He knew because Pouf had welfin make the call to Pitou which was the one out of place incident.


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Why did One Piece chapter 750 come out late?
I have been waiting and waiting and have been checking every website about One Piece, and I couldn't find anything.
Are there any reasons why chapter 750 came out late?

One Piece has been on hiatus for 2 weeks (Weekly Shonen Jump issue 28 & 29) since Oda was getting some sort of surgery done. It should be back in the next issue (issue 30).


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Where can I find a list of Shonen Jump issues which also lists what series was printed?
In Ixrec's Guide to Japanese, I have been looking at learning to read Japanese. It says that after learning the alphabet, I should get a dictionary, some kind of source material, and a translation for it.
While the guide included source material dissections, I want to start getting source material myself for when I run out of what's in the guide. One of the points about getting source material is that

above all else, you should enjoy reading the translated version

and below that suggest series serialized in the Shonen Jump magazines. Since of course, I want to avoid scanlations which could be inaccurate, I figured I should aim for series I know have been officially released in English. Three series that come to mind are Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach.
All I know of Shonen Jump, apart from the target demographic, is that weekly issues have 1 chapter of a series serialized in them while tankōbon compiles these chapters (though I could be wrong).
I am wondering if there is a site where I can look up what chapters were serialized in what issue of Shonen Jump to then match magazine issues to English tankōbon.
NOTE: the reason why I want to get Shonen Jump magazines instead of Japanese tankōbon is because at first, I may only be on 1 or 2 chapters and I'm sure the magazines take less space than a book. Also, it'll be a good test with the rest of the magazine as to how much of it I can understand without needing a translation to confirm.

Do you want to actually buy a specific shounen magazine issue? Or do you just want to read the raws online? If it's the latter, you can go here http://online.mangaraw.net/ , if it's the former, then I don't really think you can get a list of which chapter is from which magazine issue. Crunchyroll keeps a table of contents list, but they just tell you whether it is in a certain issue and not what chapter it is specifically. http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-809337/weekly-shonen-jump-rankings?pg=0

@PeterRaeves actually buy them, the problem with reading them online is that i need a net connection which i don't have all the time. ie. during lunch i may want to do some learning, there's no internet at work in the lunch break area so i can't read online there. also there having to fit my reading to when the site doesn't go down which on the internet could be at any time

If you want to buy specific issues, I think you might be best of asking Shounen Jump yourself.

If you want to see the cover and the list of comics which were serialized in the current issue, you could use "Comicvine" website, it has a huge collection of covers for certain manga (JP) and comic (US) books
Shounen Jump Latest Issue
Preview of the website.
Issue List

Issue Details

Jajanken - Weekly Shonen Jump Lab provides a database of series published in the magazine.
As far as I have seen, it allows:

Browsing per issue to see which serieses and chapters are published, and
Browsing/searching per series to see which issues and chapters they are published

Naruto
One Piece
Bleach


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Does the theme song "Inochi no Namae" have any meaningful connection to the story of "Spirited Away"?
The theme song いのちの名前 (Inochi no Namae) is the lyricized version of あの日の川へ (Ano Hi no Kawa e), but it was never sung during the film, and therefore it is only included in Kimura Yumi's first single and later in the Spirited Away Memorial Box.
Does it have any meaningful connection to the story of Spirited Away?

いのちの名前
作詞：覚 和歌子／作曲・編曲：久石 譲
歌：木村　弓
青空に線を引く
ひこうき雲の白さは
ずっとどこまでも　ずっと続いてく
明日を知ってたみたい

胸で浅く息をしてた
熱い頬　さました風も　おぼえてる

未来の前にすくむ手足は
静かな声にほどかれて
叫びたいほど　なつかしいのは
ひとつのいのち
真夏の光
あなたの肩に　揺れてた木漏れ日

つぶれた白いボール
風が散らした花びら
ふたつを浮かべて　見えない川は
歌いながら流れてく

秘密も嘘も喜びも
宇宙を生んだ神さまの　子供たち

※未来の前にすくむ心が
　いつか名前を思い出す
　叫びたいほど　いとおしいのは
　ひとつのいのち
　帰りつく場所
　わたしの指に　消えない夏の日

※ref. 　 woo…

The Name of Life
Lyrics: Kaku Wakako / Music: Hisaishi Joe
Vocals: Kimura Yumi
The whiteness of the clouds left behind by a plane
Draw a line across the blue sky
Always, no matter to where, always continuing
As if it knew tomorrow

In my chest I breathed in a shallow breath
I remember the breeze that blew on my hot cheek

The hands and feet which are bound before the future
Are freed by a quiet voice
So nostalgic that I want to scream out, is
One life, the midsummer light
At your shoulder, swaying, the sunbeams streaming through the leaves

The white ball at rest
The petals which have been scattered by the wind
The invisible river which carries both
Singing while flowing on

Secrets and lies and joy
Are the children of the gods who created this universe

* The heart which is bound before the future
Someday, will remember its name
So loved that I want to scream out, is
One life, the place to return to
At my fingertips, the summer day which doesn't disappear

* Repeat

Translated by satoru-13

@Magistel2 I believe some people feel that the lyrics have little relation to the movie's plot (perhaps if it was worded to ask if it had any relational meaning to the plot of the movie, it would be better scoped). But if you feel that you disagree, please visit our meta post a question to we may better discuss this topic.

I grabbed the official Japanese lyrics off the booklet included in the Spirited Away Memorial Box. Another vocalized (but not lyricized) version of あの日の川へ can be found in the Spirited Away Image Album. For an explanation of the Japanese lyrics, you can consult this question.

When the song speaks of a river, it could be relating to the motif of a river in Spirited Away such as how Chihiro dropped her shoe in a river and she helped to bathe a polluted river spirit. Also, most importantly, Haku is a river spirit. Spirited Away is centered around rivers it seems. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other connection between the song and the movie. It could just be a coincidence that both involved a river.


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How accurate is Tezuka's manga Buddha?
Osama Tezuka's manga "Buddha" details the life of Buddha and consists of eight large volumes.
I have read a couple of  reviews that say the story is quite accurate, but some also declare the opposite - that Tezuka has taken too many liberties with the story.
How close do the volumes align with the Buddha's actual life?

considering that the birthplace of Buddha is debated till now, it cannot be said for sure what happened and didn't. but yeah its fairly accurate. Buddha's Wikipedia article is a good read.


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When did the event related to Rurichiyo Kasumioji really happen?
In Bleach, while Ichigo and the gang invading Hueco Mundo, they keep cutting away to Rurichiyo Kasumioji and her story:

 they save her, kill the guys with the Hollow Swords, and save the head captain.

When did that really happen? Did they help her before or after going there?

It's a filler arc, that does not contain canon material. The anime creators were forced to insert this new arc randomly in the middle of the Hueco Mundo arc as the anime was catching up too fast with the manga.
However, I think it's safe to say that it occurs in the tiny window between Ichigo's training and Orihime's kidnapping, as Ichigo uses his hollow abilites, and Orihime hasn't been kidnapped yet.

This arc is what is called "filler."  It is, as the name states, an arc or story line created by the animation team to "fill" time whilst waiting for the manga to progress further into the story so that the animation team can continue to produce the story.  It is not canon.
However, to answer the question that you posed, the arc takes place, chronologically speaking, after the Sousuke Aisen arc, but before the Fullbringer arc.
Additionally, the "replacements" arc, in which a treasonous member of the research and development squad (12) creates mod-soul copies of the shinigami, is also a filler arc, and is non-canon.

I believe it occurs after Hueco Mundo because Chad gains his other arm's ability there and he uses it in the filer arc when he is helping to protect Rurichiyo.
This tells me that it either occurred after the Hueco Mundo arc, or it happened parallel with it and was not canon.
I choose to believe it is canon despite what other people say because Rurichiyo and Kenryu are some of my favorite characters from Bleach.

Why was this voted down? It's an excellent point. Chad explains that he first receives his Brazo Izquierda del Diablo in Hueco Mundo. Since he uses it in season 9, season 9 must take place after returning from Hueco Mundo.

It has to happen while they are in Hueco Mundo because Chad can use del Diablo and Ichigo still has his soul reaper powers. Thinking on that, it’s impossible for this to be after Hueco Mundo because Aizen is done with.

Please include relevant sources/references.


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What happened at the end of the Magical Warfare's anime? Is Kazuma a Gekkou?
In episode 12 of Magical Warfare, there was a lot left as a cliffhanger.
Since the show is not getting a season 2, I was wondering if anyone could explain what happened? Is Kazuma a Gekkou?

it's adapted from a novel, so you could start reading that to find out the rest of the story

The ending made no sense to me, so I won't even try to answer. I will note that the picture Kazuma had of Kurumi was the same one Takeshi kept in his pocket, so maybe Kazuma is actually Takeshi. There are some other hints towards this as well, but I'd be lying if I said I understood anything towards the end of this series, so reading the novels is probably the only way to go.


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What are the rules of the Shinobi Code of Conduct?
I was watching Naruto Shippuden during the Kakashi chronicles, and he mentions that rule 25 is that a Shinobi isn't allowed to cry.
What are the other rules (that have been revealed)?

There are a few more indeed.

Rule #04. "A shinobi must always put the mission first."
Rule #25. "A shinobi must never show their tears.
Rule #??. "A shinobi must see the hidden meanings within the hidden meanings."
Rule #??. "A shinobi must follow their commander's instructions."
Rule #??. "A shinobi must prepare before it is too late to."
Rule #??. "A shinobi must never show any weakness."

There also seem to be war-specific rules

During the Warring States Period, one of the rules forbade shinobi from revealing their surnames for fear of retaliation outside of combat.

as seen in the Wikia.

Don't forget the rule that supersedes all rules: protect your comrades!

・・・確かに忍者の世界でルールや掟を破る奴はクズ呼ばわりされる・・・　けどな・・・
  「仲間を大切にしない奴はそれ以上のクズだ」
"...Tashika ni ninja no sekai de rūru ya okite o yaburu yatsu wa kuzu yobawari sareru... kedo na... nakama o taisetsu ni shinai yatsu wa sore ijou no kuzu da"

which can be translated as

"...Certainly, those in the ninja world who break the rules are called trash... but you know... those who don't value their comrades are even  worse trash then that."

or

"It may be true that in the ninja world, those who break the rules are called trash, but... Those who don't treasure their friends are even worse than trash!!"

Where did you get this from? Can you provide a source?

@kuwaly Seems to be a quote from Kakashi:  believe it is also quoted here http://less-real.com/quotes/search/Hatake+Kakashi

See also http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinobi_Rules

It's Kakashi I think, just after his first test with the bells and pointing out that the exercise was about teamwork and none of them worked together.

Rule 1. Shinobi must always show allegiance to their Kage.
Rule 2. A Shinobi must not value himself but rather adhere to his village's ideals.
Rule 3. hone your reflexes, they often react without you realising it.
Rule 4. A Shinobi must always put the mission first.
Rule 5. A Shinobi must always put his village before himself.
Rule 6. Misdirection is the sharpest blade.
Rule 7. A Shinobi should be able to prevail without fighting, only if there is no other choice but to do so.
Rule 8. A Shinobi must abstain from overindulging in the three vices: sex, alcohol and money.
Rule 9. A Shinobi must always carry out the mission assigned.
Rule 10. There are times when information is more important than lives.
Rule 11. A Shinobi must see the underneath under the underneath.
Rule 12. A Shinobi world is a world of shadows.
Rule 13. Hesitation is death.
Rule 14. When in danger you must not reveal anything involuntarily.
Rule 15. Only through experiencing the confrontation of danger, the transcendence of fear or injury or death can you acknowledge individual personal powers and limitations.
Rule 16. Turn your weaknesses into strengths.
Rule 17. Death to traitors.
Rule 18. A Shinobi must prepare before it is too late to.
Rule 19. Shinobi have no honour, they take their village's honour as their own.
Rule 20. A Shinobi must never question their commander.
Rule 21. The failures or successes of one affect the whole.
Rule 22. A Shinobi must never show attachment.
Rule 23. A Shinobi must endure.
Rule 24. Forgiveness is a luxury.
Rule 25. A Shinobi must never show emotion.
Not sure if these are the actual rules but they seem pretty realistic, so yeah. Here is the source if you wanna check it out: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10924400/1/Shinobi-Rules-Book

Considering that there are actually over 100 rules, not end at 25, I doubt this is the actual rules...

@AkiTanaka Considering the source is hosted on fanfiction.net, yeah not the actual rules...


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What are the Pain's theme song lyrics?
When Pain appears in Naruto Shippuden, there is always a good background music named Girei that is played.
I wanted to know the lyrics, so I looked it up on the net and found a few results that state that the lyrics are in English. Here are the results I found:
Version 1:

As we forgive for love
  but we can not pull through
  if we can not forgive
  we all tribute to love

Version 2:

As we forgive for love
  but we can not pull through
  if we can not forgive
  for our tribute true love

And Version 3 (the phonetic one):

meh-shea-fu-ni coo-ma
  mah-ni-kay-nah-bow-coo
  ee-ee-kay-nah for-gee
  kor-ah-tay-boo troo- la or bah or ma

But I'm still convinced that the song is definitely Japanese.
Can anyone who is/knows Japanese confirm this?

I heard it as being poetic Japanese. Of course, I could be wrong.

"Pein no Rikudo - OR - Me sei no Rikudo
  Aniki no boku
  Girei te no ronri
  Kono te boku wa"

Loosely translated:

"Pain of the six paths - OR - Logical eye of the six paths
  Elder brother student to me
  The crying god's hand of logic
  This hand mine."

Remember, in poetry, typical sentence structure and word use does not always apply.
My translation fits well with the story of Naruto in the Pein arc. Pein had it all figured out supposedly, and Naruto, who had no answer to that logic yet knew that it was wrong, stood against him anyway.
Pein literally referred to himself as Naruto's "Aniki", and later on, Naruto refers to him as such.
In any case, I hope that my take on this is helpful. I know that a lot of people have wanted an alternative to the other interpretations out there.

Long shot, guys, but don't you think that if it's a chant it can be in Chinese?
For example like this:
没师傅你哭吗    Méi shīfù nǐ kū ma
那你可那波苦    Nà nǐ kě nàbō kǔ

First two lines can be then read as such:
Master didn't cry for you
You can wave of that pain

Then I'd go with Japanese/English line:
いけない FORGIVE    Ikenai FORGIVE

And that one means simply:
Don't forgive

The only thing I can't possibly get is the last line... It sounds Latin-ish, but it can't be as there are no words fitting phonetically to these syllables...
It sounds between Japanese and some ancient European language...
What do you think, guys?

My Chinese isn't that great, so take this with a pinch of salt, but I would read "没师傅你哭吗" as "having no master, you cry", not "master didn't cry for you". The second line seems odd to me, in that I would read it as "then you can (???) that wave of pain" (judging from the dictionary and some intuition), but that wouldn't make sense as a complete line, grammatically speaking.

But I'm still convinced that the song is definitely Japanese.

Contrary to the premise of the question, I'm doubting that the lyric is in Japanese.
Googling for combinations of 儀礼+歌詞 (Girei+Lyric) with ペイン, ナルト, and/or 疾風伝 (Pain, Naruto, and/or Shippuden) didn't return any convincing result that the lyric is in Japanese.
One of the top results was Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese) asking the same question, which was answered with a link to Yamura Life's FC2 Blog (Japanese) with the same lyric mentioned on the question.
NicoNicoDouga (Japanese) video also doesn't contain commenter's lyric (not even 空耳/"misheard lyric" which is usually popular with song with unintelligible lyric)
"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence", but seeing that Japanese people didn't even notice if the lyric is in Japanese (in addition to it being poetic, or even archaic) could be a strong evidence that the lyric is not in Japanese.
As for the "lyric" itself... probably the only one who knows is the composer, Toshio Masuda. Considering the song is like a chant/hymn, an unintelligible lyric is a possibility, or maybe it's actually a puzzle like Final Fantasy 10's Hymn of the Fayth.

After some research myself I found there might be some Japanese in there. Take note

I ain't natively Japanese so there might be some mistakes.
There have been no official lyric releases. Its current label stands on Ambient, this might be the reason for that.
As it is stated that it is chanting, it might even be a non-existent language or a combination of several, as is more often used in different forms of chanting. Example: repeating of the word "om" during meditation.
The composer Toshio Masuda composed and synthesized the song, so it can also just be synthesized English.

Besides those 4 points, I tried to get a Japanese lyrics out of it based on the phonetic version you gave and some parts by ear using this version of the song and got to something along those lines
meh-shea-fu-ni coo-ma
Me-ichi-fu-ni-ko-ma : 目 市 府 に 子 ま
The top eye city office

As this seemed most similar to the original phonetic I found this to be most matching.
I also found the translation to be very fitting to Pain
Had a bit more issues with the next part as I found several possibilities
mah-ni-kay-nah-bow-coo
Nani-kai boku : 何 会 僕 : What I Association
Nan-kai boku : (placeholder) : How many times I
Nan-i- kaina boku- : なん-位-会 な 僕 : What - position - a meeting I  :

I myself found the second one most fitting, but it felt as if some part was missing.
ee-ee-kay-nah for-gee
Īe kata-nori : いいえ肩乗り
No shoulder ride

Also the most fitting in context one I found
kor-ah-tay-boo troo- la or bah or ma
Kore wa-bu Tsu ~a : これ 和 部 津 ァ
This sum section §

So the lyrics would end up something along the lines of
The top eye city office
What position I meet
It is no shoulder ride
This sum section

This is the best I could make of it.

For the record, basically none of this Japanese is grammatical.

@senshin Figured as much, making sentences per word based while not to versed in Japanese tends to give that effect.


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Does the world on the other side of the gate exist for alchemy to exist?
In one of the episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist (the original 2003 anime), Hohenheim of Light is sent to a parallel universe of some sort smaller than the world he once knew by Dante, using a baby as she did some research on The Gate. He says something along the lines off:

Even when we fix a radio with alchemy . . . it takes a life or energy from this world to do it

I know it's not exactly what he told his son Ed (although I do not remember why), but why does this other world exist? Does it just exist to serve the purpose of alchemy?

Even when we fix a radio with alchemy . . . it takes a life or energy from this world to do it

The explanation, as it is given to the viewer, isn't so much that this world exists for the purpose of alchemy. Rather, the other world is being "tapped into". Alchemists think they are following the principle of Equivalent Exchange; but there is a hidden cost that they are not aware of. This hidden cost is "stolen" from the other world.
Imagine running a cable from your neighbour's house to your house, so you can steal their electricity. Every time you use an electrical device, you steal some of your neighbour's electricity. That's basically what it is for alchemy too.
You put two slices of bread in your toaster. Two pieces of toast come out. That's equivalent exchange, right? To you, living in your house, it may seem that way. But you're simply not aware of the additional cost (the electricity bill) because you're not the one paying for it (your neighbor is paying the cost)
This does not mean that I forced my neighbour to come live next to me so that I could steal his electricity (which is what your question boils down to). Alchemy was simply constructed in a way that it takes the additional cost from another (pre-existing) world.
As far as I'm aware, why the other world exists is never discussed, because then you must also ask yourself why the original (alchemist) world exists, and ponder what existence truly means.

+1: this is roughly the sort of answer I had in mind. (I didn't write one, since I'm not as familiar with the 2003 series and haven't had ready access to it lately to check my ideas.)

From what I can tell, it's because the series is based heavily on The Divine Comedy by real-world Dante who the show comments on through its antagonist. In The Divine Comedy, there is a pathway which goes through the Earth and comes out the other end (Inferno and Purgatorio).
The reason the show focuses on this is that in 2003, the main theme is about the dangers of blind belief. In real life, Dante's works pretty much make up the foundation of modern-day Christianity as the church used his depictions of hell for the control of people. The same way FMA Dante manipulates the people of Liore through religion.
This YouTube video is where I got the information and expanded upon it:

The answer to this is hard to give, as the anime you are referring to did not follow the source material. However, I believe based on the fact that it was a "parallel" world that one cannot exist without the other.
If no one transmutated in the alchemy world, then no one would die in the other world, if no one died in that world then the people would eventually starve and suffer.
This is just speculation though.


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Which god of Japan is actually portrayed by Yato in Noragami?
As far as I watched, Bishamon and Kofuku are portrayals of the Seven Lucky Gods (七福神 shichi fukujin). But it wasn't clear about Yato. Bishamon mentioned him as a God of Calamity, but there is no such god among the Seven Lucky Gods. So, which god might Yato be a portrayal of? Is he a new character altogether?

Kofuku is not the goddess of luck, and as explained in the series, she is the goddess of misfortune. She is not a part of Seven Gods of Fortune. The Seven gods are Hotei, Jurōjin, Fukurokuju, Bishamonten, Benzaiten (Benten-sama), Daikokuten (Daikoku) and Ebisu. Her surname, Ebisu is shared with the god of fortune as he will appear later in the series or you can just read the manga (which are raws) to find out more.
As for Yato, well, I think it's obvious that he is a fictional character based on the images of the gods of war in Japanese mythology.

Yato, the god of calamity, is a minor deity apart from the Seven Lucky Gods.
I am inclined to say that he doesn't accurately match up to any actual gods existing in Japanese folklore for a few reasons.
Before all else, we know Yato as a god that does not even have his own grand shrine, indicating that he is relatively unknown. Yato's goal in this series it to become a popular god.
Next, we know that this series does not exactly follow the Japanese folklore. While Bishamon is pretty accurate, Kofuku Ebisu does not represent the god of luck. Instead, she is nearly the opposite.
Lastly, the title of this series leads me to believe that Yato is a fictional god. Nora is a stray shinki, which strongly suggests that the title Noragami means Stray God (with gami meaning god).
Because of the combination of fictional elements and indications that Yato is an unimportant god, he is most likely fictional or even partly fictional like in Ebisu's case.

Ebisu (the real one) makes an apperance later in the anime

Regarding Yato as the Yato-no-kami would be a mistake. Spoiler alert:

 If you have read the manga, there is a deity Bishamonten reported to after the incident in her abode. He referred to himself as Yato-no-kami and mistakenly thought of Yato as an impersonator just like Kokufu.

Yato is an amalgam of many folktales that formed around the Heian period in Japan. I cannot say for sure that he is based on one deity, and as others have stated before he is not a part of The Seven Gods of Fortune, like Bishamonten and other characters that appear later on in the manga (I suggest reading it if you haven't already) and as he does not have his own shrine he is an unknown entity.
We can conclude that he isn't in fact based on one single god. However, I find the "Yato-no-kami theory" interesting and will investigate more about it. There are similarities, but there is something that gets in the way of that. Spoiler alert:

 Yato's real name is not Yato-no-Kami (it is actually Yaboku, Yato is an alias), so that disproves the theory in my opinion.

Yato is definitely not a 夜刀神 Spoiler alert:

 Yato's name in kanji is 夜卜 which is pronounced yaboku. but the people in the anime read the 卜 as the katakana ト (to) which looks very similar. It was Hiyori that realised his name was two kanji and was able to call him out of the underworld.

I am sorry, but due to restricted internet, I cannot do more research on the type of kami (Damn China internet).

I agree with the general assumption that Yato is not meant to directly represent any god in particular, but be an inspiration from some minor deity of war, or perhaps even many. It goes with his character's back story, or at least what we have seen of his back story up to this point in the anime. He is referenced as the "god of calamity" and is shown fighting and slaying his opponents in the flash backs.
As a side note, researching the term Yato or Yato-kami does not appear to return anything very compelling, or related to any major deity. This further supports the idea that he is an inspired god, perhaps from a singular or several obscure tales.

It might be this (Yato-no-kami on Wikipedia):

The Yato-no-kami (夜刀の神?, "gods of the night-sword") are snake deities in Japanese folklore appearing in the Hitachi No Kuni Fudoki. They lived in Namegata county, in fields near the government office. They were rumored to bring familial extermination on anyone who saw them. Eventually, they were killed by a man clearing the fields, enshrined, and banished to the mountains.

The fact that Yato doesn't have any shrine and in the article above it says that Yato-no-kami is enshrined. And on the past of Yato in Noragami he is a God that kills people and killed a regalia, in the article above it says that the Yato-no-Kami exterminate people. Also the Yato-no-kami are also known as the gods of the night sword and the last regalia that Yato handled in Noragami is Yuki which is a sword. And in the article it says that Yato-no-Kami is a snake deity, if you look closely at Yato's eyes it looks like a snake's eyes because his pupils are thin that is the same with the snakes.

From Yato-no-kami on Wikipedia:

The Yato-no-kami (夜刀の神?, "gods of the night-sword") are snake deities in Japanese folklore appearing in the Hitachi No Kuni Fudoki. They lived in Namegata county, in fields near the government office. They were rumored to bring familial extermination on anyone who saw them. Eventually, they were killed by a man clearing the fields, enshrined, and banished to the mountains.

This might explain why Yato does not have a shrine. Since Yato-no-kami exterminate people, this might also explain why he is considered a god of calamity. It would also explain his snake eyes.


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Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product?
Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product? Sometimes they have the following reminder during the show:

This is a free fansub: not for sale, rent, or auction

I was wondering why that was necessary. Is it so that they do not get into legal problems? What is the purpose of that reminder?

fansubs are illegal in the first place, i'd assume it it would have something to do with the subbers avoiding any attention drawn to them from ebay auctioneers putting the episodes on DVD and trying to sell them off as the real thing, practically saying "this is a free fansub, we are not responsible for you having paid for it from a third party".

that disclaimer i find even of brought DVDs though, like "not for resale, rent, public viewing, bla, bla, bla"

@Memor-X when you say its illegal, what do you mean exactly? If I decide to translate something and put on the internet, if I don't get money out of it, I don't necessarily see why it would be illegal unless there is some specific law saying "you cannot translate anything without the consent of the owners". So I am not sure if you claim is 100% accurate (though I have not looked at any laws in general and would be very interested in seeing exactly what the laws [in some country] say). Also, "illegal" is a relative term varying from country to country, making your claim very ambiguous.

I think its a very interesting thing to discover where its illegal and why its illegal and under what interpretation of the law its illegal.

@Pinocchio Copyright infringement. See this question (which mostly talks about manga, but the same applies to anime.

I remember seeing this with older fansubs. I don't remember seeing this for anything newer, like 5 years or something.

In my experience, though they claim it's meant to avoid legal liability, the reality is that they are upset that others are profiting off their work. It hurts to spend hours and days on a project close to your heart, then see others making money off it.  Adding the notice made it more difficult for re-sellers to profit since their customers would learn that they are watching something they could have for free elsewhere.

Actually, as most fansubs are done before licensing agreements are established for a series....international copyright may apply, but the real reason is due to fansubbers not wanting to be caught by their countries legal system on licensing violations should the series become licensed.    Now, I am 99% against fansubs, except for ONE case....Macross......seeing as Harmony Gold still clings to the claim they own all licenses to Macross in america from here to eternity, despite Japanese courts saying otherwise....Last macross series licensed in USA was Plus....20 somn years ago /end rant srry

@NZKshatriya why are you against fansubs? (just curious)

I am for fansubs of series that have no chance of being licensed due to legal issues.  fansubs walk a fine line between legality and illegality, and can actually lead to a studio not wanting to license a series somewhere.  The Macross situation is so fubar, you can do a search on why new Macross will likely never come to the USA, cos it's a nightmare.   Also, once fansubbed anime gets on file sharing platforms, it's there forever, and cuts into the anime industry in insert country here  Anime is a niche industry, and not buying when a series is licensed = not supporting.

I think it's a combination of a few factors.
First, there's a sort of ethical code among some fansubbers that dictates that they fansub for "the love of anime" or something to that effect, and that it's improprietous to profit off of fansubbing. I'm not sure how effective a reminder of this sort would be to people who don't subscribe to the same ethical code (i.e. the people at whom this message would be targeted), but there you have it. Sticking a reminder on your fansubs is pretty much a no-cost endeavor, so it's not like it can hurt.
Then, there's the belief that explicitly stating that you do not intend to profit off of your fansubs makes you less liable for copyright infringement. I doubt this has been tested (I don't know of any litigation against fansubbers), but I rather doubt this would be of much value as a legal defense - statutory damages (as opposed to actual damages) are available in USA copyright infringement cases under federal law (and, I imagine, in other jurisdictions as well).
I suspect (but have no evidence) that this is a holdover from the pre-Internet days of fansub distribution when you actually needed to pass around video tapes to get your anime fix. Exchanging physical materials is likely to get you more scrutiny from law enforcement than exchanging digital information, and this relates to my previous point: infringing copyright is bad, but profiting off of infringed copyrights is probably worse, or at least that's the general perception. C. Griffin's answer to this question contains an interesting view on the matter, from the perspective of someone who consumed fansubs in pre-internet times.
Adam Davis also brought up in a comment another point I meant to address - fansubbers don't want other people profiting off of their work - it's kind of a slap in the face. So what's one way to do that? Stick a big "this is not for sale" warning on it, kind of like how a lot of free (gratis) software comes with a notice saying something like "if you paid for this, you should ask for your money back because this is free software".
So here's the problem: basically all fansubbing these days is done with "softsubs" - that is, the subtitles are basically a text file that accompanies a video. It's dead easy to edit these things (particularly using software like Aegisub), so this is probably another reason that you don't see these disclaimers anymore: they're easy to remove. In the pre-softsub days (maybe before 2008~2010 or so? I don't have my chronology down for this very well), subtitling was done by re-encoding the video to have the subtitles ("hardsubs") baked into the video file. Since this is much more difficult to alter, disclaimers would have been more permanent (and hence, useful) back then.

Anyway, I haven't seen a disclaimer of this sort on any fansubs from at least the past five years or so - it's gone the way of the dinosaurs. In the modern fansubbing world, where all exchange of fansubs is electronic and hardsubs are obsolete, these disclaimers serve no actual purpose.
(I have seen this sort of thing on recent manga scanlations, though - but that's a topic for another question. The key difference here, I suspect, is that scanlations are still "hardsubbed", so to speak.)

Aside: Most groups I followed didn't switch to softsubs until 2010-ish, and one still uses hardsubs for some series

I was a consumer of fansubs in the early-mid 90's. This statement has no bearing on my answer, however, I was pointing it out because someone thought it would be interesting to hear from a pre-Internet fansub consumer.
All of these answers are valid. Ultimately, the fan sub groups need legal authorities to know that profit is not expected or accepted.  It's a gray area, because the two "products" that we're discussing are the original work (included in a fan sub), and then the translation itself.  The translation can probably be distributed freely, as it is not the same as the original dialogue -- and on its own is an interpretation of a story by a translator.
The iffy part is about the original work being distributed. In most countries, it is illegal to distribute (user-made) copies of copyrighted work without express written consent of the copyright holder. It robs the copyright holder of earnings, blah blah blah. I'm not a legal zealot, and I'm not here to defend any particular side. However, in this day and age, the copyright protections are expected to be upheld in the international community, and enforced by local government or at a higher level -- Interpol.  We don't normally hear about busts like this, because a fansubber usually has a small audience, and many studios secretly find this type of behavior beneficial to increasing their products popularity, and with any luck, profitability.
Footnote about the pre-Internet days: We would mail our brand new blank VHS cassettes to fansub groups in postage-paid envelopes so that no money would exchange hands whatsoever. It might take a month or two to get your tapes, but for foreign video that was unreleased domestically, it's what you had to do. </backinthedaystories>

The translation can be considered a derivative work of copyrighted material and still be shot down. But your historical background is correct.

The studios still profit from selling merchandising online. International law means Berne Convention, Japan, USA and tons of other countries are signataries. Fansubbed media is still in violation of international law. Its just uneconomical to enforce it.

Even though in some countries, translations of original works are considered original works themselves, the copyright laws are still pretty vague, and so to avoid getting in trouble, fansub groups add such reminders that could be interpreted as "we did not intend to infringe any rights" if they get sued.
So if some shady guy tries to sell some dvds, and they contain very explicit markings of a certain fansub group, that group has some protection by stating that they did not intend for that to happen.

I think this is largely to do with Copyright issues. You see those who distribute or offer the file are usually in the wrong and violate Japanese copyright laws. But because copyright highly relies on where you are in the world (speaking geographically) fan operated groups who do these fansubs often get away from this and find a way to "turn the other corner".
Even though it is possible to find loopholes such as this, these warnings are often meant to redirect blame if they are sued for infringing on copyright.

I have seen notices that warn that if you have paid money for this fansub you have been ripped off leading me to believe that there have been cases of other parties trying to make money by selling free fansubs and these notices are attempts to stop that.


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Did the girl who died 26 years ago exist in the same way as the extras?
The calamity is caused when someone who has died is added to class 3, everyone's memories and records regarding the extra are altered by some unseen force and the extra has a physical body allowing the rest of the class to interact with him/her.
However, when describing what may have caused the calamity to exists, when class 3, 26 years prior refused to accept the girl's death and started to act as if she still existed leading to her being in the graduation photo, it starts off with one student refusing to accept her death and was at first thought to be seeing things until later more students confirmed and the teacher allowed the dead girl to remain in the class.
Did the girl who died 26 years prior obtain a physical existence like how the extra does or did the class just see her ghost?

It's a good question.
I think the class just see her ghost. In fact, the ghost of Misaki felt herself loved and so she stayed all the schoolar year. But this fact created a curse, death people (extras) came to the class the next years to feel like Misaki and when the natural numerical balance of student broke, people started to dying.
That's what I understood when I saw the anime.

Considering that seeing the dead girl gradually started to affect all of the class not at once, it was her ghost other wise any one can see a physical body as soon as it appears.


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Why is Tommy Ricardo so afraid of Pinaco?
In chapter 19 of Full Metal Alchemist, Winry asks Tommy for an apprenticeship after delivering the baby. As she is asking for it, she mentions Pinaco is her grandmother and Tommy becomes extremely vexed and says, "I don't want to remember those painful memories!"

Why was he so afraid of Pinaco?

Aside from the fact that Pinako has the nickname of "Pantheress of Resembool", was quite a crazy party animal in her youth, and is about as badass as old ladies come, I don't think anything was explicitly mentioned in either series or the manga.


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Is the Akuko plot ever revealed?
During Chapter 7, Kohakuren takes Wil to a shrine where the head of a Kotenko who at one time must have been Kohakuen's Lover or even husband before ascending (he says that "it's the least I can do for my mate" at one point).
After reaching there, the Kotenko possesses Wil's body to speak to Kohakuren. One of the things they talk about is the growing danger of the Akuko and that their actions may be of a larger plan before the Kotenko asks Kohakuren to pass on a warning to 2 other (probably Senko like herself).
Now I've already completed the Yuela Route and Kohakuren is a requirement for the route because she is one of only 2 party members who has met Disna in person and act as mediator between him and Wil during the negotiations in currently, in the Sewari Route, since this quest about going to the shrine is on both routes, I would assume that it would also appear in the Emelita Route.
I am wondering, does this Akuko plot the Kotenko talks about get revealed in Kamidori Alchemy Meister or in any of Eushully's Games?

There is some elaboration in Quest 61, which should be available on all 3 routes starting in chapter 7 if Uya is in your party. Are you looking for something beyond that?

@LoganM i'll have to double check what Quest 61 is but i normally have all the guys run the store and the girls and large party members follow me so i may have missed what Uya adds, the exception to my party is Black Eushully who since i restarted everyone's levels in my 2nd playthrough leave behind cause i only recruited her to do the Orange Jelly quest because with a high enough sales value the new items Hannah sells can be resold at a high value in the shop thus allowing me to never have to worry the workshop fees

@LoganM what i'm looking for is if the Akuko go ahead with what they are planing and Will having to stop it, what is causing them to become more of a threat and possible meet the 2 people (Senko maybe) that the Kotenko asks Kohakuren to warn, ofcause there's the possibility that Eushully has yet to release a game that could have it in it

Pretty hard to say since I didn't complete emelita route . As far as I played (Yuela and Serwari) , I didn't find any information related to it.


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Are there any Eushully games that cover the God's War?
In the info section to Kamidori Alchemy Meister, it talks about how there was a war between the Ancient Gods, the Modern Gods and the Mechanical Gods in which the Mechanical Gods were destroyed, the Ancient Gods were just defeated and the Modern Gods won and became the ones that were to be worshiped.
I know the Battle Goddess series has something to do with one of the Gods (a Goddess) who chooses a champion, but as she becomes more powerful she begins to take over his body, and because of this he starts to transform into a girl. However, I'm not sure if the Battle Goddess series has anything to do with this war (only one character makes a cameo appearance in Kamidori if you use your New Game + Data to access the bonus quests and events).
So I am wondering: are there any Eushully games that take place during this war between the 3 groups of gods?


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What is the meaning of "Forever Fornever" at the end of the anime series?
The message "Forever Fornever" appeared at the end of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime series.
What does this mean and/or what is this related to?

Take a look at this opinion on the subject

There is no definite answer for this question stated by the artist himself Yoshihiro Togashi There for we are left to interpreted it as we like. And there for there are allot of theory's of what this means. One of the most popular being the one stated by Kakashi

"Forever will not occur," or in other words, "nothing lasts forever." I believe that Yu Yu Hakusho was by far one of the greatest anime/manga ever written, and the artist knew that everyone watching the last few minutes of the final show never wanted it to end. But, since everything good thing must come to an end, the artist made it clear and simple. I believe this is the only anime to end with a phrase for viewers to think about, rather then simply saying "the end."

Another very popular theory is him showing discontinuation of the series. So no more different time lines, other endings. Or any such things.
But just like stated in the begin there is no definite answer given by the author himself.

Can you link (and quote) the source where Togashi says there is no definite answer? I clicked the author link above, but have not found any statements regarding the phrase

@krikara I regretfully have to say I cant find it anymore ;(

@kirkara what kind of answer were you expecting??? I am curious to know your thoughts

@Kakashi Just some sort of evidence that indicates that there is no definite answer. If Dimitri had that link where the artist himself made the statement, that would be marked correct.

I wrote this on a forum,

You raise a very interesting question that I'm sure has perplexed many fans. There have been a lot of discussions regarding it. First of all, the words "forever" and "fornever" are complete opposites of each other. Forever means that something will occur continuously, while fornever, not actually being a word in the english dictionary but rather a slang term, means thats something will never occur.
A common thing I hear is people believe that it is a typo and that is should state "forever forever". I personally don't think this is valid because the artist would certainly not screw up the last frame of the series.
Personally, I believe that it just simply means what is says:"Forever will not occur," or in other words, "nothing lasts forever." I believe that Yu Yu Hakusho was by far one of the greatest anime/manga ever written, and the artist knew that everyone watching the last few minutes of the final show never wanted it to end. But, since everything good thing must come to an end, the artist made it clear and simple. I believe this is the only anime to end with a phrase for viewers to think about, rather then simply saying "the end."

This exact post has been posted before and deleted lol. I guess it is better that you cited your source, but there is still no substantial evidence behind this claim.

i was the one who wrote this thing 6 years back in the same forum....... and the given statement has a deeper meaning for wch i came up with my own understanding

@krikara to be honest,the term has got a deeper meaning in it.....initially i was unable to write it in words....this was the best explanation i could ever come up with.....and i was the person who initially deleted it due to the lack of evidence in my own answer ....but more than the evidence,i thought of concentrating the meaning of these words for wch i posted back my answer again

It's just a phrase. Forever means that Yusuke's friendship will not end but other things will have to have a bound. It's also known as a schmaltz, like leaving a caption to leave the audience feeling good.

Sources and references always make for a good answer or to back up a claim/opinion. :)

Forever, as in saying it will continue on in our hearts, and we will never forget this journey we went on with the characters. Fornever as in saying all good things come to an end, and no matter how much we reminisce on the good times, it will end eventually.

I think he used Kuwabara to explain the meaning. When they are standing on the steps before heading to the beach, he talks about everything they all went through, and having that journey come to an end (Fornever). Then Kurama explains they can always remember the journey when they need to (Forever).


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What are the six paths?
In one of the scanlated versions of Naruto manga chapter 510, Madara mentioned the following two things:

"Legend has it that Uchiha Madara was bested by Hashirama Senju... but is the legend true?"
"The true winner is he who chose on the future... and the real fight is about to begin."
"I fought that battle to gain access to his abilities."
"I am Uchiha Madara! The man who obtained Senju Hashirama's powers!"
"Two of the Six Paths are now one being!"
(image of the panel)

"You are the third of the Sixth Paths..."
"Look at you, you overexerted your powers so much that the Uzumaki clan's trademark red hair turned snow white."
(image of the panel)

So, what are the 6 paths that Madara was referring to, and how is Nagato the third one of them?

I am pretty sure the translations of your pictures are wrong. Perhaps try reading from a different source. In the second panel, the translation is supposed to say he is the second 6 paths, not 2 are being one.

The six paths are related to the Sage of the Six paths and Pain. Recall that Pain had clones that each specialized in something? Well each one had contained one path from the six

Deva Path - Attraction and repulsion
Asura Path - Attack and defense
Human Path - Ability to read minds
Animal Path - Ability to summon
Preta Path - Absorbing Chakra
Naraka Path - Summon the Hell King

There is also the 7th path that Pain wasn't able to master, which was the Outer Path, the ability to control life and death. Pain used the Outer Path to revive the members of Konoha, however it costed him his life.
So when Tobi was talking about the 6 paths, he was talking about all the people that had control over the 6 paths. First would be the Sage of the Six paths, then it would be Madara, and lastly it would be Nagato.
On a side note, seeing as how he is not called the Sage of the Seven Paths, I think it is safe to assume he could not  control life and death. Meaning he would also probably have to sacrifice his life in order to use the Outer Path.

i dont have the direct reference, but wanst it Konan who noted that if Nagato had used Rinne Ribirth at "your current chakra level" or something like that, which she was interrupted by Nagato leaving the ominous you will die message unspoken. It seemed to me like nagato did not have enough chakra to use the jutsu and live, and since he just destroyed the leaf village and fought nine tails, that is no suprise. I am also 99.99% sure if a Shinobi overuses their chakra and runs completely out, they die (like kakashi had just done to save Choji)

I think that the translation is incorrect as well.
Obito says that he has the powers of the two Sage of Six Paths. He probably means that he has the power of the Uchiha and Senju, Indra and Asura. Of course, he could also be talking about Hagoromo and Asura since Hagoromo is the Sage of the Six Paths and Asura got all of his father's powers making him a Pseudo Rikudo Sennin maybe? Or Just the second Rikudo Sennin.
Another thing is that he probably means that he has the powers of the Uchiha and Senju, thus "Two of the Six Paths powers are now one being!" That's what I think.

mostly right on. Indra + asura = Hagoromo = rinnegan / sage of six paths. The Two halves of the sage of six paths (indra and Asura) became one in Madara. Making him the 2nd Sage of six paths. if anything Nagato was a psudo Sage of six paths, arguably the third, but thats hard to tell. It really just looks like a low quality translation in that pannel, other translations of it are much more clear.

I thought maybe another version of the Six Paths could have been the paths of Indra and Ashura, Madara and Hashirama, Naruto and Sasuke; and the paths needed to create peace; six people, six paths of life.

I think maybe you should read the manga first. It has been mentioned there.

Is it in shippuden right?

It was mentioned in the anime too. Check the Pain attacking Konoha arc.


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Who sent the Luca Android to replace Luca?
When it's found out that for quite a while, Luca was actually an Android who had been transmitting information out of the Bentenmaru almost right after Luca appears and reveals she was on vacation the entire time, yet she doesn't say if she had sent the android to replace her.
So, I'm wondering, who sent the android? And if it wasn't Luca, how did they know when she went on vacation?

It's the word of the Grand Cross.

I would say it is impossible to answer, as the whole arc is anime original.


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What DBZ fight lasted a whole season?
I've heard that Dragon Ball Z once stretched a fight (sometimes they say one punch) over most of a season.
Which season was it? What are the episode titles? How did they do it, were there flashbacks or cut-aways, or constant fighting?

Well, each season is divided into "Sagas". The Frieza Saga, which starts from about episode 36, had probably the longest non-stop fight lasting about 20 episodes (vs Goku). But the fight itself didn't last the entire season.

This sort of depends on what you mean by a season. In the case of DBZ, there is a commonly accepted definition. As @JonLin says, the longest continuous fight is ~20 episodes (9 hours). DBZ seasons are all longer than 20 episodes, though some of the shorter ones are around 25.

The Frieza vs Goku battle lasted from the time Vegeta dies to the explosion of Namek spans in episode 87 to 105, the infamous "five minute" battle itself starts at episode 97.
The fight between Goku and Cell at the Cell Games starts at 177 to 180 and Gohan's fight with Cell begins at episode 181 and ends at 191.
The final battle with Buu spans from episode 279 to 287. This is the most varied battle out of all of them.
So technically, the battle between Frieza and Goku is the longest and most drawn out battle between two characters.

Frieza vs Goku battle was the long lasting one. In episode 87 to 105, the "5 minutes" battle starts at episode 97.
When Gohan can't sense the power level of Goku. He flies from the turret where Piccolo was kept to find Goku. Frieza spotted him and Gohan started to do some time pass with Frieza by keep fleeing. Then Frieza said that after 2 mins, the whole planet will burst.
I think so even after that there were many episodes passed till the fight with Goku continues with Frieza.


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What is happening at the start of episode 12 of Steins;Gate?
At the start of episode 12 of Steins;Gate, Okarin and Mayuri have time traveled 70 million years into the past. They are in an arid desert environment which appears to be the inside of an hourglass. Mayuri says that you could say that they are just one of many versions of themselves, but you could also say that they were the originals. Shortly before dissolving into sand, she says that their wills will carry on to the versions of themselves in Akihabara 70 million years in the future.
In the future, Okarin snaps out of a daze, like he does when he time leaps. Does that imply that Okarin remembers the incident? Was the incident symbolic? If this was one of Okarin's attempts to save Mayuri, why didn't it happen in the alpha/beta/gate timelines?

I'm not sure, but I guess it was a dream.

Okarin's turning-to-gel nightmare was framed quite differently, though.

Steins;Gate sort of uses the many-worlds time travel theory referenced by John Titor. There are many discrete worldlines, like parallel universes. When Okarin leaps to the past, he is moving from one worldline to another; his actions do not affect the future in the worldline he leaped from, only the future of the one he is currently in. The worldlines exist independently. Kurisu talks about this briefly in episode 22, shortly before Okarin time leaps.
This is why Okarin and Suzuha can use the

 time machine to travel to the past twice and not run into other time traveling versions of themselves; both times they traveled to the past they landed in a different worldline.

When we see the scene from 70 million years ago, we are seeing a version of Okarin and Mayuri who have traveled to the show's current worldline from a separate worldline we didn't see.
They would have had to travel using

 Suzuha's time machine. SERN's experiments and Okarin's nightmarish memory showed that sending physical objects through time turns them into gel. The time machine appears to offer protection against this.

 It is unclear why they traveled so far back into the past; perhaps the time machine malfunctioned.

 Mayuri had to explain to Okarin that they were 70 million years in the past. Suzuha also lost her memory when using the damaged time machine. It is unclear why Mayuri retained her memory. Perhaps her reading ability is quite strong; she displayed knowledge of alternate worldlines on multiple occasions.

This is wrong, as stated in @Mandrake10's answer. Steins;Gate does NOT use the parallel universe theory.

James wrote,

Steins;Gate sort of uses the many-worlds time travel theory referenced by John Titor. There are many discrete worldlines, like parallel universes. When Okarin leaps to the past, he is moving from one worldline to another; his actions do not affect the future in the worldline he leaped from, only the future of the one he is currently in. The worldlines exist independently. Kurisu talks about this briefly in episode 22, shortly before Okarin time leaps.

but this is actually completely wrong.
It is explained in the VN thoroughly that only one world line exists at one time - which would always be the one Okabe is at. The other world lines are just possibilities that could exist, but they don't really. In the VN, Kurisu argues with Okabe, saying that if this was the case, then Okabe was literally a God. But frighteningly so, this is exactly the case. Okabe's actions reconstruct the one and only world every time. When Kurisu says that infinite world lines exist independently, she says it to make it easier for Okabe to

 sacrifice her.

The incident happened in the beta world line.
In 2011, just before the Third World War happens, Suzuha and Mayuri leapt into the past to August 21st 2010, to deliver the slap you see in Episode 23. They then tried to return to the future, but with the lack of fuel (the time machine only had the fuel to travel 336 days), the time machine malfunctioned and they ended up 70 million years in the past. This is the Mayuri you saw.
In 2025, after Okabe sent the Nostalgia Drive Mail (ND-Mail) to Episode 23's Okabe, he went after Mayuri and Suzuha in a time machine that was equipped to find other time machines by tracking the disruption in space-time continuum caused by Kerr Black Holes. He eventually ended up 70 million years in the past and is assumed to have found Mayuri. This is the Okabe you saw.
Whether the Okabe in the future remembers the event or not is uncertain though. None of the material confirmed nor denied it. But it is definitely not symbolic as it has happened.


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Where can I read/buy "Thunder Jet" manga?
Where can I find this manga: Ginga Sengoku Gun Yuuden Rai, also known as The Heroes of Galaxy Wars or Thunder Jet? I've been looking online for a place to buy this, but cannot seem to find it anywhere.

Google shopping has several of those for sale on eBay.

You should check out the YesAsia website.
It has several volumes of the manga you requested for sale for around $12 (€9). These releases are only in traditional Chinese and Japanese. As for English copies, I do not believe there are good sources to buy from as of now.