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What does the code message Jiraiya wrote on Fukasaku's back mean?
What did Jiraiya write on Fukasaku's back? How can we decode this?

9,31,8
  106,7
  207,15

Answering this question would spoil a key turning point in the anime for you, it makes more sense and would be way more thrilling if you watched the episodes of that arc all the way through.
But if you really, REALLY want to spoil it.
Hover the spoil tag below.... You have been warned!

 The numbers are a code, a code meant only for Naruto to decipher as he is the person closest to him. It's a cipher based off of his book series that he's been working on that gives some critical insight on how Pain works. In his last dying moments he fought like a true shinobi and ensured his enemies demise. The full message reads "The real one's not among them". And to resolve this conflict Naruto must train under the Toads and master sage mode.

Related link:

http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Decryption
http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:188892

The code left by Jiraya was meant to be a hint from one of his books and the very first letters of their page numbers.
The number "9" isn't actually a number.  It's a Katakana letter タ from the Japanese language that reads as "ta", by which he meant his book's name 'Make Out Tactics'.
By "31,8", Jiraya meant the 8th word on page 31.
By "106,7", he meant the 7th word on page 106.
By "207,15", he meant the 15th word on page 207.
And all these words read: "THE - REAL- ONE'S -NOT -AMONG-THEM".

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Where can I find the English version of "Music Box of Memories" series?
There is a series of Sono Hanabira Doujinshi called Music Box of Memories which I learned about from Petals Garden. However, when I try and use any of the links I get "Server not found".
My friend has tried contacting the site admin of Eden of Xeno (who made and sold Music Box of Memories) directly with email but got no reply, so I am wondering if there are any other places where I could get Music Box of Memories? I am only interested in the English version.
Also since they were released in an online yuri magazine called Xenocross, I wouldn't mind being able to get that but I am mainly interested in Music Box of Memories.

For those looking, take note that the doujin title is a R18+ eromanga.

I did find a link that was on dynasty-scans that had ch01. That was about it though.

@アズーサ i did a search there, your right it lists the first 2 chapters but chapter 3 is missing, she's still yet to get an email back so i suppose that's the best i can do if i wanted to read them, thanks

The only site I found that provides the English version of Music Box of Memories series is Fakku! (Warning: R-18 site!).
Either you can:

subscribe to Fakku! to read each volume

Based on the long-running yuri franchise A Kiss For The Petals by Fuguriya, Music Box of Memories contains three stories centered on three different character pairs. If you want to learn more about the franchise, check out Petals' Garden!

purchase the digital version on Fakku! Store

Based on the long-running yuri franchise A Kiss For The Petals by Fuguriya, Music Box of Memories contains three stories centered on three different character pairs. If you want to learn more about the franchise, check out Petals' Garden!
This includes all 3 chapters of Music Box of Memories.

Disclaimer: I don't have any affiliation with the site at all.

I assume the links have all 3 volumes of it?

@Memor-X the store mentions "3 chapters" though. It seems the project was discontinued and it produced "3 volumes". I assume "chapter" means "volume" here, but I'm not sure.

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What are the red waves around fighters?
In the anime Baki the Grappler, there are several scenes in the 1st and 2nd season when there is a bit of a staredown and these reddish waves emanate from their bodies when two characters are about to fight.
What are these red waves?

@AshishGupta how did you get that tag? When I tried using that tag it said I needed 150 reputation to make a new tag. But it already exists and I couldn't use it. Did I do something wrong?

No. I have 150 reputation and hence was able to created that tag. It wasn't there before this question. You can provide a tag guidance here which will then be approved by someone who has 1.5k reputation.

Use the [tag:retag] tag if you can't find the tag you're looking for.

I see well @AshishGupta is there a way for you to add a tag for "bakithegrappler"? Since grappler-baki is the title of the manga and my question is about the anime which has the "Baki the grappler" title?  I'll also post the retag tag.

@Hikari I posted that tag because the title here said that Baki The Grappler is the English name of the anime. Anyway, someone has already suggested a tag synonym for grappler-baki as baki-the-grappler and I don't have sufficient reputation to accept or even suggest that. It'll be dealt by users having more than 1.5k reputation.

@Hikari For future reference, if you type in "baki-the" into the tag field (when it's empty), it'll auto-suggest "grappler-baki", since "baki-the-grappler" is already marked as a synonym for grappler-baki.

It could be their aura.lol.. :D

@bot It could be that's something that I considered but it seems like they would have spoken on it more in the anime or at least given sort of a description. I seen aura plenty of times in other work. But in this series it's never talked about. Most I've seen is it described as a feeling. But nothing outside of that.

@KazRodgers could be the representation of the thirst of blood and fight.

After reading the manga, I have determined that this is the artist's way of depicting each fighter's aura or bloodlust.
It's not for a specific fighter or occasion and appears constantly throughout the anime and manga.

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Where does the anime take place?
Does anyone know what city or country the anime Gungrave takes place in?
I viewed the wiki and read a couple of forums and could not find an answer.
I know it's mafia-based but the anime shows a town similar to how Roanapur is portrayed in Black Lagoon as a lawless Thai city.

It is not placed on any specific country/city. Remember the anime is based on the PS2 game of the same name.

There isn't really a need for an anime to be based on real life. There can be instances it can be so, but that shouldn't be anything to base your assumptions that it is true for all.

@Tyhja I agree wholeheartedly, however, if there is a physical city that the developers used to base their design from or physical people I'd love to know who they were or where they were from.

The anime Gungrave was made off a game from what I can tell, it doesn't have much thought into its original setting or a place.
Based off of how the anime is set up, I'd anticipate 70's or 80's era in some part of Japan or Italy, but there isn't a real answer to this.

I really think its in Greece or at least easter Mediterranean. A lot of smuggling to the middle east and reminds me of gangs in the Mediterranean.

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Where are the more powerful characters during the Tournament of Power?
In the Tournament of Power, why does Goku's team have Roshi, Krillin, Tien, etc. in it, even though most characters are much more powerful?
Where are Broly, Goten, Trunks, Majin Buu?

Broly wasn't canon as the answer said. And they didn't want to kids' life in danger, and Majin Buu fell asleep before the tournament, Cell, Nappa, and the rest of the Saiyans were dead. Though, it was the requirement of the script, as the Dragon Ball is so broken and lacks common sense due to the existence of senseless and imbalanced elements like Dragon Balls and Senzu Beans, that these could simply be revived, or woken up using those balls. And the bottom line was Universe 7 would've been the winner anyways, so it doesn't really matter.

EDIT/UPDATE: Broly wasn't canon at the moment, and hence it didn't exist in the Dragon Ball anime series. He only existed in the movies, videogames, Dragon Ball Heroes etc.
Goten and Trunks were considered to be too inexperienced and young for the tournament of power and hence, were disregarded in favor of more experienced fighters such as Roshi, Tien, Krilin, etc. Currently, Goten and Trunks are looking after the island where Android 17 works as a park ranger.
Majin Buu was chosen to be part of the team, however, he fell asleep right before the tournament and didn't wake up and Goku decided to recruit Freiza to join their team for the tournament of power.

You mean that they changed him up for Freeza? & Aren't there, stronger fighters than Roshi, Tien, Krilin? I feel like even Cell would've accepted this invitation, to save himself, and besides..  considering that only an atom needs to survive, and then he can 'rebuild' I'm assuming that somewhere, Cell would still be alive

When Buu felt sleep, Goku went to look for Freezer in hell to have him as part of the team as replacement of Buu. I dont know why they didnt look for Cell, they didnt give any reason. May be Goku trusts more Freezer than Cell. Well, at this point Golden Freezer is stronger than Cell, but as replacement of the others. May be because they were already invited, or may be he thought it wasnt a good idea to have so many villains together in the team.

You're probably aware, but due to a movie release, Broly is canon to Super, so the first part of your answer is no longer accurate.

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Why didn't Kabuto resurrect Jiraiya during the Great War?
During the Great War, Kabuto resurrects a lot of very, very powerful shinobi (Madara or Hashirama the 1st, e.g.). However, he doesn't bring someone as powerful and impactful as Jiraiya.
My girlfriend pointed this out a few days ago and since now, I wasn't able to find a reason. I see that this Edo Tensei no Jutsu brings up some questions (about more Uchiha's or even Orochimaru) on the table, but it seems that everyone forgot Jiraiya in this equation.
Why didn't Kabuto resurrect Jiraiya during the Great War?

Why do I feel that Jiraiya might return in Boruto series?

I'm not even trying to watch this serie, considering the ABSURD amount of fillers in Shippuden's last arc ... I feel they try to milk the franchise up to its last drop.

Actually, this case of Jiraiya's resurrection had been brought up by Kabuto while discussing the secrets of the Edo Tensei  with Obito. He had also mentioned about Shisui Uchiha.
The reason as to why Jiraiya couldn't be revived according to Naruto Wikia:

When the Fourth Shinobi World War starts, Kabuto Yakushi expresses interest in reincarnating Jiraiya to have him fight for Akatsuki, but unfortunately is unable to reach him as his body rests in the lower depths of the sea.

But in the manga, Kabuto expresses that he could obtain enough DNA (to revive Jiraiya) from the weapons used by the Paths in their fight against Jiraiya. But Obito comments not to push his luck, as reviving Jiraiya, as well as Shisui, could be overkill.
Naruto chapter 520, page 14:

I find this a rather weak reason not to get his body tho ... Very well, thank you !

@YassineBadache: While that's true, Obito actually didn't have any need for them. He had mainly, Madara on his side, and also Itachi. Glad that you're satisfied with my answer.

Your answer is very accurate, I'm just really dissapointed that this is the main reason ... Knowing the emotionnal break that it would cause, I'd go for it 100%. Anyway, guess we're done here.

Rather than overkill, the main reason that Obito rejected the idea is that the alliance was temporary and Obito was pretty much forced into it after Kabuto showed edo-tensei-ed Uchiha M. He didn't trust Kabuto, thus addng extra weapon for Kabuto would be a bad idea for him.

The anime episode that refers to why Jiraiya Sensei couldn't be used for the reanimation, is episode 264 of Shippuden, in season 5. The explanation of starts around 17 minutes of the episode.

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There was not much left of him.
When Tsunade was explaining the circumstances to Naruto when he returned from a mission, he wanted to bring the body back. However, because of Konans' explosion jutsu and the dangers of going to retrieve it and the boiling oil jutsu he himself used, there wasn't much left to salvage and bring back to the Hidden Leaf.
Kabuto would have had even less time as the remains were decomposing by the time he realized Jiraya was indeed dead.

-1 Jiraiya's body was pretty much intact when he decided to fall into the depth of the ocean. I think you are mistaking the scene where Konan fought Obito with the scene where Jiraiya fought Pain.


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How much of the manga did the anime Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn) cover?
So I watched the anime Akatsuki no Yona not long ago and now I want to buy the manga. I want to buy it, however, from the point the anime left off.
Which volume of the manga it is?

The anime series adapts the first 8 volumes (47 chapters).
The first OVA, On That Back, is an adaptation of volume 12's Extra chapters.
The other two OVAs, The Yellow Dragon Zeno's Past, Part 1: The Starting Dragon and The Yellow Dragon Zeno's Past, Part 2: The Red Star Rises, showing Zeno's past, cover chapters 101-105 from volume 18.

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What happened to Yuuki at the end of the manga?
In chapter 93, Yuuki was shown with Kaname and 2 girls. Are these 2 girls Yuuki and Zero's kids?
What happened to Yuuki when she turned Kaname into a human? Is she dead like when her mother turned Yuuki into a human?
What happened to Zero here?

In chapter 93, Yuuki was shown with Kaname and 2 girls. Are these 2 girls Yuuki and Zero's kids?

The two girls, Ai and Ren are daughters of Yuuki & Kaname, and Yuuki & Zero respectively.

What happened to Yuuki when she turned Kaname into a human? Is she dead like when her mother turned Yuuki into a human?

Actually Yuuki didn't die immediately. Kaname was awoken after 200 years where Yuuki and Zero are not alive. Vampire Knight Memories tells the story of when Kaname is asleep.

how come The two girls ai and Ren are daughters of yuuki-kaname and yuuki zero respectively where is this written or mentioned?

As I said it is mentioned in Vampire Knight Memories


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What card game is being played by The Phantom Troupe?
In episode 44, "Buildup × To A × Fierce Battle", I was wondering if anyone could tell me what card game is being played by The Phantom Troupe not involved in the fight in this episode. They seem to simply discard cards one after the other, except for one moment when one of them flips theirs over to reveal a king of hearts.
Is this a real game, or something made up similar to Gungi?

"Episode 6 season 3". That's a strange way of counting episodes, when it comes to anime. Do you know the number of the episode, counting from the start, or the name of the episode? (I'm guessing 44 "Buildup × To A × Fierce Battle".)

It's rather hard to say, as we see only a few clips of the game. However, it seems that the game is some variation of Cheat, where players play cards face down and tell others what card they played. The catch is that they are allowed to lie. The goal is to get rid of all your hand cards.
There are few details to pinpoint a specific variant, but it seems that the cards are played in order (see 7:10 in the episode, where they say numbers 8 to 10 in order).
Also, if your bluff is called and you're found lying or if you call a 'bluff' but the play was true, it seems you're required to add all the cards in the stack to your hand. (See 8:10 from the episode, where Shizuku plays a card, claims it's '13'. Shalnark doubts it but Shizuku reveals it to be a king. Shalnark then picks up all the cards.)
There are no signs of additional rules on how cards are dealt, how they are supposed to be played, if you can play more than one card at a time or if any cards do something special.
Could be that the game is as simple as dealing the whole deck to all players, each playing one card at a time (with Cheat rules), from 1 to 13 (and probably 1 again). This would make a simple game, but the bluffing would be intense.
The manga only shows a single panel of them playing, so that's even less information.


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What are the differences between the cut and uncut versions of "Naruto" anime (not "Shippuden")?
I have watched the cut and uncut versions and haven't really noticed any differences.
What are the big (or even small) differences between each?

Uncut episodes are typically longer, while CN cuts scenes out so they can show commercials. Uncut episodes also have more blood, alcohol, and sexual things in it. For example, the uncut episodes will show Naruto and Sasuke kissing in the beginning of the series, and they take that out on the CN version.
There's a comparison between a US TV version and Japanese TV version. Uncut episodes are most likely same as the Japanese version where it doesn't get censored out. Though, there might be a very slight improvement on the uncut version, probably like the lines touch-up or something, it's very hard to spot with naked eyes.
[US Version]-------------------------------------------------[Japanese/Uncut Version]--------------------------------

wow never noticed that! thanks, also i originally watched naruto from a bunch of different sites that might or might not have been the uncut version, so half the episodes i saw were cut and the other half were uncut so it was kind of a mess, I'm currently watching it from one site at the moment, thanks!

Btw is there an uncut version of naruto shippuden?

@blakeharrisonakerz Yes it is. The latest one is at DVD Set 29 which will release in Jan 17, 2017. Details here, and you can check the price here.

wow thanks! can't wait to see what i was missing out on when i watched the normal version, i appreciate it :D

This is like in One Piece where Sanji's cigarette is replaced by a lollipop or Luffy defeats Crocodile using his sweat instead of his blood.

One of the examples is, in episode 18, the scene where Haku died is censored. They didn't show how Kakashi's lightning stricken him to death. The blood is also removed.

In the German version, it's also like "this one beat the other one", while in the uncut version it's like "this one killed the other one".

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Is the anime "BTOOOM!" an adaptation of a movie called "The Condemned"?
The first thing in both BTOOOM! and The Condemned is based on the same story, which is surviving in the middle-of-nowhere island.
Is the anime an adaptation of the movie?

Both "BTOOOM!" and "The Condemned" are actually using conception of "Battle Royale" novel by Koushun Takami, that's the only reason they share same theme (participants of survival game have to kill each other, so last survivor can leave island).

Here it is, I've been knowed the answer after I create this question, so... it's okay to answer it, thanks before.


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In which episode does Tsuna get stronger?
I would like to know in which episode Tsuna gets stronger, so that I can tell my friend and get him to stop bothering me!
Can anyone answer it for me please?

Well, he enters Hyper Dying Will Mode in episode 26, and apparently after doing so by means of the pill or bullet, the person should be able to do it on their own, but Tsuna still can't as of episode 35; he doesn't seem to have gotten any stronger.

He gets stronger in episode 25, and the story takes on a shonen-ish type of twist.
The episode is aptly named too:

"I Want to Win! Moment of Awakening"

He can use the Hyper Dying Will Mode which is a calmer version of the Dying Will Mode.

He first goes badass mode on episode 25. But he doesn't truly actually start getting stronger until they start training in the Varia arc, which is the entire second season.
So basically, the whole 1st season is dedicated to building up relationships so that the family bond is solid and powerful so that they can really go crazy in season 2. However, after it starts getting crazy, it never stops.

He actually gets stronger in episode 25 as he obtains his mittens and gets shot with a new bullet allowing him to use fire (his deathperation flames with his mittens)
P.S: Sorry I forgot the bullet name


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Who is Leilah in Tales of Zestiria the X?
I am watching Tales of Zestiria the X and I didn't understand if Leilah the Seraphim is the soul of the sword or it's kind of the guardian of that sword that can strengthen it.
Who is she?

Maybe you should read this

After having played to the video games what we learn about Leilah is that she is living in the sword waiting for a new "Dôshi" to come.
So Leilah isn't the soul of the sword or here to make it stronger. She's here awaiting a new "Dôshi" and that's why she ask to Sorey why he wants power.
When he answer her right she allows him to use the sword and become is Seraphin.
I would add that I don't think Seraphin lives in objects. But in Tales of Berseria we learn that usually, each Seraphin is linked to one object really important for them. So it's more like a symbol.
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I'll just add the link that  Namikaze Sheena mentioned in a comment for those searching more information about Seraphins and not only about Leilah or their link with objects.

thank you for your answer it made it all clear but don't you think that Namikaze Sheena link will be valuable ?!? in your answer ?!?

Ok so I didn't understood from your question that you wanted more explanations about the Seraphins because you only ask about the link between Leilah and the sword and not about the Seraphins themselves.
These page only speak about the Seraphins but not about their link with objects or about Leilah.
But I can still add the link in my answer for those searching more infos about Seraphins. ;)

non you miss understood me your answer is the answer of the question but i only want you to add this link as a valuable link in your answer to make it a perfect one

you just did it's the point

But in Berseria (Which is prequel of Zestiria) , Seraphim is not exist yet.

Malak => Seraphin so I think we can still apply the sames rules. As we can meet Zaveid in Berseria and he is called a Malak while he's a Seraphin later in Zestiria.


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What did Jinbe lose in Charlotte's roulette?
I'm a bit lost in Jinbe's status and what happened with him and Big Mom.
In chapter 830, he confronts Big Mom and announces that he is planning on leaving her alliance. In return, she demands that he as well has to lose something valuable as well, and what will it be is decided by the roulette game.
However then in chapter 835, there is a report in the newspaper saying he backed out, which would imply that he has withdrawn his request to leave Big Mom's crew. This is very unlikely considering his portrayal, so I assume this was some kind of false report because later on he also admits to Luffy that his alliance with Big Mom is over. However, I don't know what is the reason for such a false report in the first place, it makes no sense to me and I have also read some theories which are suggesting that he did not lose anything at all which is even weirder, why would Big Mom let him just go that easily?
The only plausible explanation to me is that he has spun the wheel and he lost a bit of his lifespan (or I have missed some important detail in the story).

As stated in chapter 834 afterward, Jinbe didn't go through with the roulette because it is set up in a way that somebody who does it will probably lose his life and that wasn't what he wanted because of his pledge to Luffy.
So he just went for the normal thing somebody would do and he betrayed her in chapter 851 by freeing Luffy from the prison and escaping together with them from Big Mom.

Yeah in the he really did withdraw.... i did not consider the fact that the roulette could be rigged

Well if it's rigged it's quite understandable that you would withdraw

yeah but as i said, initially that idea did not cross my mind. Even without that part the "prizes" were pretty good

I think he lost something like a bit of his lifespan or he has withdrawn his request to leave the crew.
However, we will surely find it out in the next chapters.

Yeah that is what i assume but some people are saying he backtracked and lost nothing, and given the context that makes no sense to me so i was wondering if i missed anything.

I don't think you missed anything.

Jinbe didn't lose anything.
In the manga, he went through the game, but Charlotte's fruit can't activate on people who don't fear her. Jinbe never feared her and so she couldn't take anything away from him.

Yeah, we know that now but i have asked the question before it was explained :P

He originally backed down, but later revealed that he didn't spin it in fear for himself but the spinner's crew always suffers from his choice and he didn't want that.

For people who are confuse, the thing he will lose is the life of his friends and comrades, he stated not only his life will be taken away but also his friends life span too, thats why he told sun pirates to leave now

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How is the concept of aura in Hunter x Hunter?
I have watched HxH 2011 around 1 year ago.
I still wonder how's the concept of aura in HxH? How many types of aura and what kind of each speciality?

e.g. Enhancer, Manipulator, Specialist, etc.

Can someone explain it?

The concept of Nen in HxH is comparable to Aura, Chakra, Haki, Mana, Magic, etc. from different series. It directly translates to Mind Energy apparently. In this series, it is life energy of the wielder who can manipulate it in different ways.
You can obtain Nen abilities by being exposed to Nen.  Otherwise it takes years of training.
The most basic Nen can be used by any type of Nen user.  These are:

Ten - put aura around body rather than let it leak out of the body. also protects from other's aura
Zetsu - stop flow of aura (make yourself less detectable)
Ren - generate a large amount of aura around oneself for offense
Hatsu - manifest aura to have special effects

There are other abilities similar the the above which most users can learn to perform but are not "typed": Gyo, In, En, Shu, Ko, Ken, and Ryu are the examples so far.
Some very special users are known as geniuses and learned to use their Nen abilities without mastering the above.  The main examples are the Apraiser and the Fortuneteller.
The form a user's Hatsu takes is controlled by that user.  While in theory any user can master a skill from any of the 5 basic types, they tend to have an affinity for one type and can master it much easier.  Unlike other series, the Nen type is about how you move your aura and not elemental.

Conjurors can turn their Nen into physical objects.  They often has special properties. (summon chains for instance)
Transmutors can change the properties of their Nen and then manipulate that. (turn Nen into electricity and vice versa for instance)
Enhancers apply their Nen to themselves to enhance their own physical abilities. (punch hard for instance)
Emitters push their Nen into projectiles of into other people causing special properties. Sometimes the Nen takes physical shapes such a gorillas, energy balls, mascots, or fists but are still composed of Nen.
Manipulators, finally, put their Nen into other objects and then manipulate that Nen to manipulate that object.

These are grouped so the most similar are near each other.  As Conjuration requires turning you Nen into something else, they find it easier to do Transmutor skills then Manipulator skills, for instance.  Enhancers find it much more difficult to do complex manipulation of Nen in other objects than just emit it as a projectile.

Specialists are special. Their Nen abilities cannot be described as any of the above and are rare.  No other group can learn a Specialist's ability, though a Conjuror or a Manipulator is more likely to become one than any other group.

Finally, very specific Nen abilites are somehow much more powerful than more general use abilities.  Putting restictings on its use, therefore, such as a ritual, target restictions, or delayed activation can make the Nen ability far more powerful.  For this reason, alot of power Nen abilities have complicated rules which must be followed.  Kuripika can only use some abilities on spiders. Gon's attacks have a long charging time and a chant. Chollo has several specific conditions which must be met before he can use his main ability.

@Kaine does a great job at summarizing the basic concept of Nen. I think they missed a few things though. So this anwer just supplements their excellent answer so read ONLY AFTER the first one. I also refer to various links to sources where you can read, if want in more detail.
Firstly, the Nen Chart that shows compatibility between Nen Types,

While talking about Nen, its impossible not to mention this chart. It explains why Enhancers can use Emission or Transmutation more easily then Manipulation or Conjuration. Ex: Gon's Rock-Paper-Scissors are kind of Enhancer, Emmitter and Transmutation attacks. Read more here : Source: Nen And Individuality - Wikia

There are numerical approximations to indicate just exactly how efficient one would be at using aura abilities that one is not born into. Starting at one's own aura type, one has the potential to be 100% efficient at using abilities based in that category alone. Then looking at the category chart, one has the potential to be 80% efficient at using aura types adjacent to one's primary type, 40% efficient at the opposite or farthest category, and 60% efficient in the two remaining categories. Specialization is typically unusable for non-Specialists because it is impossible to partially use; one either can or cannot use Specialist abilities. However, Conjurers and Manipulators have 1% efficiency potential of becoming Specialists due to being adjacent to it.

Secondly, How to find the Nen Nature for an individual?
The most popular and surefire is called the Water Divination Test. Put a Leaf atop a cup full of water and perform Ren by putting your hands around the water and voila you know your Nen Type. (Kinda like the Chakra Paper from Naruto).

If the volume of the water changes, the user is an Enhancer.
If the taste of the water changes, the user is a Transmuter.
If impurities appear in the water, the user is a Conjurer.
If the color of the water changes, the user is an Emitter.
If the leaf moves on the water's surface, the user is a Manipulator.
If a completely different change appears, the user is a Specialist.

Hisoka also has a Nen Personality test which is funny but obviously not a surefire way of finding out the Nen Type of individual. But it reveals a lot about the Main Characters personality types since they usually fit the mould.

Enhancers are determined and simple. Most of them never lie, hide nothing, and are very straightforward in their actions or in their thinking. Their words and actions are often dominated by their feelings. They are generally very selfish and focused on their goals. This is reflected in their Nen as enhancers typically rely on simple and uncomplicated Hatsu techniques.
Transmuters are whimsical and prone to deceit. Transmutation users have unique attitudes, and many are regarded as weirdos or tricksters. Often they put forth a facade while hiding the truer aspects of their personalities. Even when they don't hide their personalities they rarely reveal their true intentions. Many Transmuters rely on techniques that give unique and unpredictable properties to their Nen that reflects their personalities.
Emitters are impatient, not detail-oriented, and quick to react in a volatile manner. Many of them are quick-tempered and hot-blooded. They resemble the Enhancers in building their impulsivity, but the difference with them, they probably tend to calm down and forget easier. Because of the nature of Emission, many Hatsu techniques created by emitters are primarily long range.
Conjurers are typically high-strung or overly serious and stoic. They are often on guard as to be cautious. They are very observant and logical, rarely falling into traps. Being able to analyze things calmly is the strength of Conjurers. Many of the items that conjurers create are often used by them in a very deliberate and practical, logical fashion.
Manipulators are logical people who advance at their own pace. They are all for arguments and tend to want to keep their families and loved ones safe. On the other hand, when it comes to pursuing their own goals, they do not listen to what others might have to say about it. While manipulators often use techniques that allow them to control their opponents they also prefer to use an inanimate medium to control that can be used versatility (such as smoke or pieces of paper hardened with Shu).
Specialists are individualistic and charismatic. They won't tell you anything important on them, and refrain from being close friends, but, because of their natural charisma that draws others, they are always surrounded by many people. Because Specialization is unique and can have many facets, most Specialists posses only one Hatsu technique.

Finally, The Quantification of Nen. There are various quantified versions of Nen, where you can directly predict the damage incurred as well predict the outcome in very simplistic cases. The article below discusses how much damage would an enhancer attack do to a Conjurer defense if both are using the basic and advance Nen techniques equally.
Read more here if you are interested in these type of stuff.

Hey thanks I think i got my answer. Its just HxH has to show much to more to us and they are many things which needed to explain in series. Waiting for its manga to start again from where it left.
I will mark @kaine 's answer because he started correct and you completed it well. But thanks.

@VishalTarkar Np. I myself agree that Kaine, gave a more complete answer. Cheers~

I too watched HxH twice.
The Aura concept is basically body energy (Nen) . Every person has different type of attribute.
If you saw  Naruto, there is also a concept where their chakra type is decided. Just the same as here.
ONE PiECE - Haki is used to defend, observe, fight & objects can be affected too

Enhancers is the most powerful because they can use all the  Nen (ten, zetsu, ren, hatsu).
Conjurers must & should use medium like phone, chains & puppets.
Specialists are rare like genetics & other special attributes are required.
Transmuters can change their aura type like Hisoka's Bungee Gum.
Manipulators manipulate things/humans.
Emitters are also enhancers but difference is noticeably.

Here's a link for you to check out every detail.


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Is there a significance of the term "Ribbon Girls"?
In the East-West War arc, Nozomi and the chi-kung split personality girl are referred to as "Ribbon Girls".
Does this have any correlation to their ranking in training? Or is it just because they both happened to be wearing ribbons?

I think it's just that they both happen to wear ribbons. There isn't said anything about their ranking in training and ribbons.

Yeah I kinda thought so, but at the same time I felt like it may have been a detail that I overlooked somehow. Thanks for replying


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Is Super Saiyan Rosé Goku Black's version of the Super Saiyan Blue or his version of the original (golden) Super Saiyan?
According to the Dragon Ball Wikia for Super Saiyan Rosé,

Akira Toriyama's notes for the form seem to indicate that this state is simply the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (blue) state with pink hair.

but according to Super Saiyan Rosé is the Super Saiyan version of Goku in Spanish, there is a Japanese magazine which says,

Super Saiyan Rosé is the Super Saiyajin (golden) version of Black Goku

None of the sources is an official source. Any other info states which version is the equivalent of Super Saiyan Rosé, Super Saiyan Blue, or Super Saiyan (golden)?

The answer was given recently in manga 20 and it's Blue. Rose is Black's version of the Super Saiyan Blue.
Source (Spanish only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sJzIM8uvcQ

Simple question with a simple answer:

Manga = Goku Black's version of Super Saiyan Blue
Anime = Goku Black's version of Super Saiyan

In the anime version, it isn't stated that Super Saiyan Rose is another version of Super Saiyan Blue. But in the guides, it is stated that it is Goku Black's version of Super Saiyan 1.


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Why did Mikoto Suoh allow himself to be captured?
In episode 1 of K-Project, Mikoto Suoh of the red clan allows himself to be captured during a confrontation with the blue clan.
Why?

He willingly put himself in that position to have a private dialogue with the Blue King about the whereabouts of the gray king who killed his clan-mate.
Since they are Kings and of opposite factions they couldn't just sit down and chat without a fight. Suoh was also in major danger of causing a Damocles Down event due the deterioration of his sword.
He felt more at peace in the Blue King's captivity because the two of them share a long history and he knew that if calamity struck the Blue King would not let him cause disaster.

Thanks for your answer. I don't recall such a chat being shown on screen. Was it ever alluded to in the show?

I'm pretty sure it was in the second or third episode. The blue King talked to him while he was in his cell

I am pretty sure there was a bit of talk about how he might have also turned himself in to get some kind of rest or reassurance. His sword was deteriorating, and could soon spell a Damocles down disaster. Something about getting peaceful rest or having the blue king nearby to kill him to prevent the disaster if it got that far. I am not completely sure, It has been a while since I saw the series.

Ok, Kaz. The only thing that bothers me is how tired and unresponsive he seemed during the prison encounter with the blue king. If he had gone in with the intention to procure information, wouldn't he have taken a more active role in initiating conversation? His unconcern seems to support Ryan's answer. Also, I hope Ryan is correct because it would be more poetic and in line with Mikoto's character. @Ryan, if you post that as an answer before tomorrow I'll accept it; otherwise I'll accept this one.

@user404789 I took Ryan's comment into account after viewing some old scenes. It is now edited into my answer with proper referrence.

@KazRodgers I like the edit! I was also rewatching some scenes today, and I stumbled upon the bar meeting between Kusanagi and Seri Awashima, where Kusanagi proposes that Mikoto might have arranged for his arrest so the blue king could intervene if things went downhill. I completely overlooked that the first time through!

He allowed himself to be captured because he knew the Blue King, Resei Munakata, wouldn't let any disaster happen, and if it did, he would try to fix it immediately.
He also didn't want to have to fight anyone, or draw any more power from his slate, because of the bad shape his Sword of Damocles was in. Mikoto wanted to get some rest in the custody of Septer 4 so he wouldn't worry about getting over worked, or getting so angry he destroys everything around him.


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Death in SAO before Kayaba announcement
I was wondering if in the novel we knew about some deaths occurring before Kayaba announcement. I remember that in the anime, Kirito plays a bit with Cline before realizing that the log off option has disappeared. Then all the people are summoned to the city and learn about the fact that if they die in the game, they also die in real life.
I don't remember any players dying before the announcement in the anime, except for those who are not waking up and their relative pulling off their NerveGear thus causing death, but maybe in the light novel, some guys died without even knowing it just while being defeated by a mob (which seems awful for me).
Do we know about some players dying before that while thinking they are still in a normal game?

From watching the series, reading the first couple of novels, and reading progressive's manga for awhile. I honestly can't confirm if that ever got brought up.

I think such rule was not implemented until the announcement or at least until they all were teleported to the city square. This conforms to the fact that while Kayaba was "evil", he is also fair.

@AyaseEri if i recall from the anime when Kayaba called everyone back to the Town of Beginnings he had news reports on some deaths already. considering how much time it had been since everyone had been summoned before Kayaba turned up and there is no killing in Safe Zones i would think that either the deaths he got news reports of were from regular in-game deaths (new players tackling monsters too strong thinking they wont loose anything by dying so early) or Kayaba made an announcement well before summoning everyone and the deaths were of frightened family and friends removing NervGears

I would assume that deaths lead to respawn before the "main program" aka the death game was called by Kayaba from his terminal.  Then upon calling the death game protocol, all players were force summoned to town square, and we get the epic ego-trip rant.

In the beginning when Kirito teaching Klein about game system. a few other player are hunting Wolves around them. Some of them died, but idk if thats permanent or not

So, I read the beginning of the novel, and like Ayase Eri said, Kayaba is fair so he hadn't killed the players before doing an announcement.
This is written on page 71 :

The first person to get the honor of having his name crossed out
  appeared three hours into the game. The reason for death was not losing to a monster. It was suicide.
He believed in the theory that "according to the structure of the NerveGear, if a person is cut off from the system they'll automatically regain consciousness." He climbed over the iron fence at the north end of the city, or the edge of Aincrad, and flung himself off.

So, it clearly means that it was after Kayaba did his announcement because he tried to escape the game.
The anime followed that as well and if I remember it right, we see that first death (but I do not remember if it was during the first episode or a flashback that we see it).
The author really kept the characteristics of every character to this point.

I don't think this death is seen, but in a flashback, we see Keita, the leader of the Moonlit Black Cats guild die in the same way after the rest of his guild (except Kirito) is killed. A short iron fence—more of a guard rail—is pictured, suggesting it's the same place.

Kayaba never mentioned whether any players had died via in-game death yet, but he did specifically state that 213 people had died before his announcement due to their NerveGears being removed by family members/someone on the outside. (He showed a number of news report feeds to the players to prove this.) (Source: SAO Wiki)

I know this was 6 years ago, and I haven't read the manga or the novel (though that aspect has been mentioned by the others) I would like to say that in the first episode, during Kayaba's announcement, he states;
"- But I want you to remember this clearly. There is no longer any method to revive someone within the game. If your HP drops to zero, your avatar will be forever lost, and simultaneously... the NerveGear will destroy your brain."
The "no longer" part of this implies that, up until this announcement, it was entirely possible for people to be revived after death, or to respawn. I imagine this was a sort of grace period to allow the players to get to know the game, how to move, how to fight, how to use the menu, etc. Especially since he ends the announcement with "this ends the tutorial for the official Sword Art Online launch."


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A song in episode 2 of GitS: Stand Alone Complex
I'm looking for music that sounds in the background on the second episode of GitS: Stand Alone Complex, the episode with the rogue tank. The music is playing from 11:35 to 15:00.

The track you're looking for is:
Album                       : Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex - OST - Be Human
Track name                  : spotter
Track name/Position         : 9
Performer                   : YOKO KANNO
Recorded date               : 2003


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Where can I buy the English translated of Monogatari light novels?
After finishing the Hanamonogatari anime, I'm interested reading the light novel. I heard that there is the English translation of the Monogatari series light novel, so where can I buy them?

For North America, I believe Monogatari series novels are released by Vertical. For example, Kizumonogatari was released in December 2015.
Amazon appears to also have Monogatari series novels.
As for the rest, I'm not sure for legitimate sources.


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The significance of characters having initial D in their name in One Piece
At the first, I think, initial D is the fabulous initial. Until now, all of D are the strongest people in One Piece, and that been proven.
According to me, whose people have initial D is the good man. But why Marshall D. Teach is the bad man?

This may be a good read for you. Will of D

Elaborating a bit on the will of D. In short all people born with the middle initial of D have the power to greatly influence or change the current course of history. No person with the name "D." has ever been just a normal person they are the people you see in the news headlines traveling the world and wrecking s***.
Ace, Luffy, Blackbeard, Dragon, Trafalager Law and Gol D. Rodgers all bear this name and are all major characters in the series.
Now determining who is a a "good guy" and who is a "bad guy" is not based off of having the name. It only means that these characters are major and significant or will become major and significant later.
There is some speculation as to the will of D relating to the poneglyphs and the tenryubito in the holy land and whatnot but no cannon plot has focused on that yet. My suggestion is to just stay tuned...

I think it's Gol D. Roger, not Gold D. Roger

@JTR It's actually Gol D. Roger, but most ppl knew him as Gold Roger. But for the sake of correctness I've made the change.

We don't truely know what the Will of D is or what D stands for.  While most are considered good guys right now, the name now is not inherently good or bad.
You are correct that only one character both has a middle initial D and is an antagonist right now. Marshall D. Teach, however, is not really a true D according to Whitebeard.

"You're not one of them... the men that Roger waits for... are a very
  rare few... but not you, Teach. You are not one of them. Those who
  carry the will of Roger... and now have also come to carry the will of
  the late Ace... even though the bloodline has been extinguished their
  flame has yet to disappear." - Whitebeard's dying words...

There is more but typing it here doesn't do it justice.


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Why is the fee for Yato-gami to do things just ¥5 (5 Yen)?
No matter what the job is, finding cats, to avenging a murdered child, all it takes for Yato to grant those is just a measly ¥5. I suspect that this practice dated back from during the time when Yato was actively known as God of Disaster.
Since there is inflation, while ¥5 now worths almost nothing, it must have worth a lot more in the past. If this is the reason, then how much far in the past was the year that Yato was actively known as the God of Disaster if we are to use real world's currency value?
If this was not the case, why is the fee just ¥5 while other Gods have it more, which can be seen from their lavish and abundant number of shrines?

It is because of Japanese culture, not the monetary value.

The Japanese for “five yen,” go en (五円) is a homophone with go-en (御縁), “en” being a word for causal connection or relationship, and “go” being a respectful prefix. As a result, five-yen coins are commonly given as donations at Shinto shrines with the intention of establishing a good connection with the deity of the shrine, and is widely believed it is best to insert a single five-yen coin into a new wallet before inserting any other money.
The reason why the five yen coin is lucky is because it’s called a “go-EN” coin. The number 5 is “go” in Japanese, and “yen” is pronounced more like “en.”
To be precise, “go-EN” means “honorably good luck” especially in terms of relationships. So people throw in these coins at a temple hoping to meet new people who might bring fortune, business, friendship or love.

Source: Tokiotours

I think the reason that Yato only asks for 5 yen is to symbolise how desperate he is for a job. I mean would you personally pay a random guy on the street (who says hes a god) to do something for you if they were priced similar to a professional. This just increases Yato's likeableness as it makes the reader/viewers sympathise more with him and makes him seem like a little kid enjoying getting some pocket money. Yato's character being a goofy and irresponsible could imply that Yato, thought wanting to be a God, he just wants to be remembered and stay himself... even if that means keeping his prices the same to continue being remembered as the Cheap God. I think this is also done to make us empathise with Yato when we find out about his dark past as through the flashbacks we see a very different and gloomy Yato whereas throughout the whole series we have only seen the funny and childish almost Yato. This could once again be a reason why Yato only charges 5 yen for his services as he could be trying to take peoples mind away from his 'evil' (as some may say) past and instead making people focus on how cheap he charges.

Interesting answer. Although I still suggest you include sources (episodes, manga chapters, etc) that could support your answer because as it stands, it looks mostly opinion-based to me.

Yeah, you're right though I haven't read the manga yet I will definitely try to find out more next time. Thanks

Kofuku had mentioned that if no one remembered a god, that God would vanish forever. Yukine had also told Yato to raise the cost of him a bit, but instead, Yato said 'and not get any customers at all'.
In my opinion, I think Yato wants people to remember him as it also means he will gain the incarnation ability. Of course, I could be wrong.


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Clear explanation of Karma-kun's answer to the final math problem in Assassination Classroom?
I've been trying to understand Karma-kun's answer to the math problem in the Examination Finals.
I have searched for references and explanations for the problem but to no avail. I still couldn't understand the horrible explanations for the problem, and the answer assumes that you know their thought process is, which I don't.
This has an English translation of the problem:

The translated problem reads: “As shown in the diagram to the right, line segment A aligns itself periodically into a cube, and atoms are located at each vertex. Within, forming a uniform crystal lattice structure, Na, K, and other alkali metals attack the crystal lattice. Within the cube, focus on a certain atom A and within the points in the nearby space, let D represent the area that comprises the atoms closest to A. Find the volume of D.”
This is a better worded question that I found on mangahere in the tsukkomis. Credits to the writer: “A bunch of atoms surround Atom A. Imaginary lines of length (a) from the centers of the atoms form a cube around A. Find the volume Atom A takes up, if it has the same volume as all the atoms. Hint: use the volume of the cube.”

Another link I found mentioned the problem but not explaining it.
There is also a YouTube video that explains Karma-kun's answer but even with his explanation, I still can't understand how he came to the conclusion that the area of the center atom is equal to half the area of the cube divided by two. a^3/2.

The reason I'm posting this is that there is no other way for me to understand the problem without asking in a thread.  I just want an explanation of the answer from a "high-school" level perspective, not a professional Ph.D. level one. I don't want to hear "equidistant", "infinitesimal", "vertex" or any other technical terms that I can't comprehend.
I know I demand too much, but please help me understand how Karma-kun got a^3/2. The only perspective that I got from Karma is that all 8 atoms form a cube of their own, and the middle point of that imaginary cube is equivalent to all the atoms inside the 8 individual cubes.
And the video says so as well, but how the in the world has it gone from A 1/8 to 2A? and then a^3/2
as shown here:

For Asano-kun’s solving method, I think? https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3193480/how-can-we-calculate-the-volume-of-a-bcc-wigner-seitz-cell-based-on-a-imaginar

Hey so I know this is like 7 years old, and the answers below do provide a correct one. But I just made a youtube video about this, so if anyone is still confused https://youtu.be/64ZjFXrFBqE I hope it helps

All the atoms in the crystal lattice are identical. Let's say the volume of an atom at the vertex (not corner, if it is a corner, you will need a slightly different reasoning) is B. Each atom at the vertex takes up (1/8)B of the cube.  See diagram.

(source: sciencehq.com)
For a cube with length a, it consists of the central atom A with volume D and  8 atoms at the vertices each taking up (1/8)B of the cube. Thus,
a3 = D + 8 × (1/8)B
However, since we  know that the atoms at the vertices are actually identical to the central atom, The volume B is equal to D and hence,
a3 = B + 8 × (1/8)B ==> B = (1/2)a3
QED
All the technical terms that you have mentioned are what I was learning in my high school. This question is not hard, as Karma has said. It is a combined question of maths and chemistry.

But why is it over 2 in the formula a^3/2 ??

Over 2 here just tells you that, for a cube, only half of the volume will be the volume taken up by a particular atom A, the rest of the volume is to be shared by other atoms.

So if I am following you right, A/8 * 8 = A, and that the eight vertices is takes up 2 atoms, meaning 2A. then since A is half of the cube, then we do A/2A... and to calculate the volume of the atom we multiply the x, y, z which is 3D and we end up with the formula to find the area of the cube a^3 right? then we half it so over 2? a^3/2

No, the eight atoms at the vertices take up space of one atom in the cube. A/2A is used to find the ratio of the volume taken up by the central atom to the total volume comprising the central atom and atoms at the vertices. So, from that we know that atom A takes up 1/2 of the volume of the cube and thus a^3/2.

I get it now thank you for giving me a simple answer, I just had a typo there that I couldn't fix mean A/8 * 8 = A + the eight vertices takes up 2 atoms 2A.

Every atom is equivalent - this means, every atom can be center, but also it may be vertex for closest atoms. In every cube, center atom takes some volume (let's call it C), and 8 vertexes are taking part of test volume (lets call it V). So, A^3 = C + 8 * V. But we can also consider center as vertex for 8 adjacent cubes. As we said before, every vertex takes 1/8 of volume, which is not occupied by center. Per each of 8 adjacent cubes. Which mean, volume of atom can be also considered as 8 small volumes. Than 8 * V = C. That means, A^3 = C + C => C = A^3 / 2.

Here's a perhaps simpler explanation. I just got to this problem in the anime and wanted to solve it before they revealed the answer.
Ok. You have a cube with an atom in the middle. What you'll want to do is break the cube into eight pieces. Take one of these pieces. There are two atoms on opposite corners (vertexes). One of these atoms is the central atom [A]0 and the other is the atom on the edge. It goes by simple logic that exactly half of this eighth of a cube is closer to one atom than the other. This goes for all the other 8 pieces, so the volume of the cube closer to the central atom is simply half the total volume.
The problem is much simpler than it appears and I admit computing the volume by geometric pieces before I realized I was being dumb. It doesn't require very much math. Just a solid grasp of logic and a bit of cleverness.

Supposedly, the answer itself in the manga isn't even correct. If the atoms occupy the same amount of space within each cube, then they would be one half of (a) - the invisible lines). You could essentially plug it into the formula for solving the volume of a sphere which is four over three times pi times r to the power 3. In this case, your r (radius) is a/2 (because the atoms take up the same amount of space, therefore one atom would take up one half of the invisible line)
Basically, you would do V = 4/3*π*(a/2)^3
V = 4/3*π*a^3/8
V = 4 (in 4/3) cancels out the 8 (In a^3/8) so you get 1/3*π*a^3/2
V = π*a^3/6
 Misc: * =  times, ^ = to the power of, π = pi.


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How much does the light novel of Re:Zero differ from the anime at the end of episode 21 (Subaru/Rem scene)?
In the anime, there is a touching scene between Subaru and Rem. But according to a person who's supposedly read the light novel, the producers changed this scene.
In the light novel, Rem faked her death (she pretends as if she was dying in Subaru's arms) with the goal to hear his deepest feelings for her. Subaru really confesses his feelings for Rem and shortly after he realized that she was only playing.
Here's a link to Amino Apps about the summary where I've got this information:  (it's pretty much at the end of volume 7)
Does this really happen? (somehow I just can't get rid of the feeling that this summary isn't trustworthy)

I read the light novel and did a re-check to the wikia. Here are the differences between anime and light novel in episode 21:

A scene where Mimi saves Subaru with her magic is cut.
Rem's attack is added on to Mimi and Hetaro's attack to free Wilhelm.
Subaru and Hetaro's conversation is cut.
Crusch's speech is moved farther into the battle and an anime original scene was added to include it.
Rem faking her death to get Subaru to confess is cut.
The post Hakugei battle scene is changed to have Subaru and Crusch talk one on one instead of being with Rem and Ferris. In accordance with this, several other scenes such as Subaru and Ferris' talk is also cut.

So, based on the statements above, the scene you were talking about was not changed, but it was cut.

Do you know what kind of feelings Subaru confesses to Rem? Is it in a romantic or plain familiar/amicable way? Somehow, it's a bit confusing since he still seems to hold romantic feelings towards Emilia according to himself. He affirms this in the last episode right before Subaru runs away with the bomb. Or does this scene also only happen in the anime?

There are translations of the scenes if you care to read them yourself.

Arc 3: Rem Feigning Her Death
Arc 3: Rem’s Proposal/Conversation With Subaru Under the Frugel Tree

As to whether they're platonic or not, the scene kind of ends with Subaru leaning in for a kiss before being interrupted.

Some of the source material from light novel was changed and/or cut in the anime due to time constraints I believe and that unfortunately includes Rem faking her death to get Subaru's love confession.


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Haki Hardness Grades?
I've been getting caught up on One Piece and I noticed that in chapter 837 (Luffy vs Commander Cracker) page 16, Luffy states that Cracker's Busoshoku was the hardest thing he came across.

At first glance, I am instantly reminded of power levels in Dragon Ball Z.
My question is if a sort of grading system is in place determining whose Haki is stronger?

I don't think there are really grades per se, it depends more on the power of the Haki user, the more they are stronger, and the more they've trained a certain type of Haki, the stronger their Haki will be

I inferred that but it seems like there will soon be grading system implemented. It's been brought up twice now once in the Zorro vs Pica fight and again now. That there is a difference in hardness but unless stated by the fighters we can't actually tell if that is the case or not. Do you think there will be a visual distinction added?

Yes, that might be possible, there is already the more flexible luffy haki in his 4th gear which seems to be taking a different color as far as I can remember. I am not sure though

It makes perfect sense that Armament Haki can be used at different levels of intensity.  This has already been shown from early on for Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki.  Enel could sense people over the entire sky island while his men seemed to only see the people they were fighting.  Luffy went from stunning a room with little control to thousands on Fishman island.  The fight betweeen Chinjao and Luffy seemed to indicate that Luffy's won because his Haki was stronger.  This means there are relative levels of power for any of the three types of Haki.
There is, however, no mention in the text of any measurable rating of this strength.
There is, however, a DBZ like powerlevel already in the story.  The CP9 are rated based on Doriki in the Enes Lobby Arc.  A common armed soldier has a 10 Doriki and 500 is superhuman.  Lucci was 4000.  This method explictly only counts physical strength and ignored devil fruit powers.  There is no indication (as it had not yet been introduced) as to how Haki would impact this measurement system.  If the CP9 developed a method to rate their Rokushiki, it seems guarenteed that CP0 has a way to rate Haki. We just don't know anything about it yet.

Do not forget the first major difference in Armament Haki was when Law cut up Vergo.

@Arcane that was his Op Op Fruit.

@kaine Op Op Fruit combined with Haki, no? Otherwise, if it was pure DF power, Vergo's Haki would have cancelled the DF. At least, that's how I understood from Rayleigh's explanation.

Maybe. We know Haki works on Logia and Luffy but I don't know if it works on all devil fruits.... in any case I left off that case as I did not know if it qualified thanks to it occurring in a "room"


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Why was Misaki in the basement of the hospital?
In the first episode, Sakakibara saw Misaki in the basement of the hospital. I've seen the first 9 episodes and I still didn't get why she was there and what she was doing.

Mei was "visiting" her twin sister Misaki Fujioka

She dies in Episode 1 from the 9th grade class 3-3 curse, being "the death of April", the first one who died because of the curse. Mei was delivering a present at the Yomiyama Hospital's morgue, a doll, Mei referred to her as "her other half" during her first meeting with Kouichi and later as her twin sister.

Source: Misaki Fujioka - Plot - Another
In the anime/ova Fujioka died from leukemia (flared up in the OVA) but is still counted as being one of the deaths caused by the calamaty. in the novel she had a kindey transplant and Mei was going to gift her the dool but died before she could

In the original novel, the doll that Mei brings to the morgue was a gift to Misaki after her kidney transplant. The kidney Misaki received was not Mei's (due to minors not being allowed to donate). Misaki told Mei which doll she wanted but died before Mei could bring it to the hospital.

Fujioka is also mentioned near to the end of the series when Takako thinks Mei is the "Extra" because she remembers going to school with a Misaki but confuses Fujioka with Mei and remembers that Fujioka (thinking she's Mei) didn't have different coloured eyes (one of Mei's eyes is a prostetic doll's eye)


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At what point in the Strike Witches timeline does Brave Witches take place?
I recently finished the Strike Witches anime (Season 1, 2, Operation Victory Arrow OVAs and Movie) and am planning to continue watching up to Brave Witches. I want to preserve the continuity of the series as I am watching it.
In the first episode, Miyafuji Yoshika is seen in the company of Sakamoto Mio as seen in the newspaper clipping below:

However, it seems that Miyafuji is still not that famous. I assume then that the events of Brave Witches start in the middle of Strike Witches Season 1.
Is my assumption correct? Where does Brave Witches take place in the whole timeline?

Yes, you are correct.  To be specific, BW's episode 1 takes place around SW's episode 6, considering the time lag of news traveling at that period.  The creator Fumikane gave that tidbit of information through his tweet (Japanese)

で、1話。新聞に載っている坂本と宮藤。扶桑に情報が来るラグを考えると、ストライク1期の6話あたり、隊全員が一つのチームとして機能し始めたころ撮られたものでしょう。

Thanks! Can I request you to please quote the statement on twitter in your answer? I have also done some rough translation of Fumikane's statement here: So, episode 1. Sakamoto and Miyafuji are on the newspaper. Considering the lag when information comes to Fusou, it occurred probably around the time the team[501st Joint Fighter Wing] started functioning as one, around Strike 1's episode 6. You could also add it to your answer :)

Regarding Fumikane's tweet on Jimmy's answer, to be more exact, he says the picture was taken around episode 6, not that the episode of Brave Witches takes place around episode 6.
Due to mention of the liberation of Galia in Brave Witches, the series takes place after SW1 and after the manga Strike Witches: The Sky That Connects Us.
It's worth noting Hikari is not seen among the 502nd at the start of the SW Movie, so we'll have to see what that ultimately means.

It's rather possible that it only happened during the end of S1, as BW was set during October and in episode 7, it was revealed that it was already December during that period.
Considering that Yoshika's and Mio's trip to Britannia took only 2 months (taking the southern route of Yokosuka-Macau-Malacca-India-Egypt-Cape-Town-Pas de Calais-Dover), it's possible that BW happened during August as the news of Mio's arrival just reached them and after the approval of Hikari being sent to Orrusia, she has to train more in their school and she was taken to Orussia the same time that the Shokaku was on a voyage to Novo-Khmolgory. There was a 2-month break in between EP 1 and EP 2 as EP 2 started with the news of Gallia's Liberation.


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How did Zeref become dormant?
In season 4 episode 102, the two enemies Gajeel fought talked to Erza about Zeref being in a "dormant" state or that he was technically "asleep".
What happened to make him this way?

They were wrong. He wasn't dormant/asleep, he just was busy elsewhere and wanted himself cut off from Humanity. Since he didn't interact with humanity but his deeds were legends, Grimoire Heart assumed he was dormant because of no news of any activity.
This is revealed by Zeref himself at the end of the Arc. This is what he says in Chapter 250 of Manga.

Referring to the Synopsis of Tenrou arc. Source: Spoiler Heavy: Zeref - Wikia.

 At the end of the war, an enraged Zeref sneaks aboard the Grimoire Heart airship and confronts the remainder of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, including their Guild Master, Hades, about the horror they have brought upon the world. While there, Zeref reveals that he was never "asleep", but, rather, he was always "awake". He also reveals that when he understands the weight of human life, his cursed body will eliminate his surroundings; but when he forgets about it, he is able to fully control his terrible Magic. He blames Grimoire Heart for the summoning of Acnologia, claiming that it will now end the current era. He then tells the group to repent for their unforgivable sins and casts a spell on Hades

What he was doing while he was "awake" can be covered in a detailed answer which will contain spoilers from Fairy Tail: Zero and the "Alwarez Empire" Arc.

It's actually my second time watching the anime and I just couldn't find that part anywhere! I remember him saying that it was their fault that they summoned Acnologia, just not him explaining in full detail about why they were wrong about him being "dormant". And now that you mention it the Fairy-Tail Zero arc explains it all. I had never made that connection and only thought of that arc as explaining Mavis' conditions and how Fairy-Tail came to be. Thank you!

Np. Read the wiki link for more, but take any information that is note referenced with a grain of salt. Wikia has a habit of assuming a lot of things. Also added the Manga Panel where Zeref explicitly states this.


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Are there more Exceeds and dragon slayers other than the known 4?
100 Exceeds were sent to get the dragon slayers. Happy, Carla, Sting, and Rogue are all Exceeds who abandoned their missions.
What about the other 96 Exceeds who are unnamed, unseen, and out of the picture? Does this mean there are 96+ more dragon slayers in earth land?

Since there is NO information regarding the said 100 Exceed eggs sent from Extalia, any answer would be speculative as best. Only information we have on them is that the Exceeds from Edolas are now looking for them. I doubt if we will get any information regarding them either. They were just meant to provide the plot device for the history of Happy and Charla

@Arcane I would make this the answer but idk what button to click on the mobile version to do so. Once I find out I'll do it! Thank you for being someone to tell me there is no info as of now!

This is a comment. I'll post it as an answer, but it won't really help.

Imagine if Acnologia has an Exceed partner...

I found the answer after nearing the end of that arc in season 3, episode 95 "Lisanna." This is after everything happened in Edolas and the entire war was won. The exceeds were sent back to Earth Land and found themselves homeless, they were told the truth about their eggs that were taken from them and sent down to Earth Land to "kill the dragon slayers." Being told that was all just a ruse and was a cover up for the real fact that the eggs were sent to Earth Land to carry on the Exceed race because the queen had foreseen the future and saw Extalia falling to Edolas. This made them think of sending eggs into Earth Land as to save the race and to be sure to continue on their legacy.

Sucky thing about this is that this means Acnologia doesn't have a Exceed and that there aren't another 90 or so dragon slayers Natsu could pummel.

There is NO information regarding the said 100 Exceed eggs sent from Extalia, any answer would be speculative as best.
Only information we have on them is that the Exceeds from Edolas are now looking for them. I doubt if we will get any information regarding them either. They were just meant to provide the plot device for the history of Happy and Charla.

Dragon Slayer magic was a rare type of magic. I doubt there would be more dragon slayers other than those already introduced. Also to be noted is that only dragon slayers taught by dragons have Exceed partner.
Natsu Dragneel was taught by Igneel. Partner Happy.
Gajeel Redfox was taught by Metallicana. Partner Pantherlily.
Wendy Marvell was taught by Grandine. Partner Carla.
Sting was taught by Weisslogia. Partner Lector.
Rogue was taught by Skiadrum. Partner Frosch.
Other dragon slayers who became one due to lacrima being embedded into them don't have Exceed partner.
Laxus Dreyar, thunder dragon slayer.
Cobra, poison dragon slayer.
God Serena, multiple element dragon slayer.
Another thing that they have in common is that all dragon slayers with Exceed patners all was sent into the present from the past using the Eclipse gate.
Thus, if we go by this pattern, the other Exceed (of those sent to Earth) are all partnerless because in the present dragons have already go extinct, with the exception of Acnologia. Only 5 dragon slayers were sent from the past and all those 5 have their partners already.
Acnologia was originally a human taught by a dragon. In this sense he is the same as the other 5. However, he is never seen with an Exceed partner. It is safe to assume that he don't have one.
As for whether there are more dragon slayers than currently shown, we can't say for sure because the story still goes on.


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Why does Zeref want to kill Acnologia?
Why does Zeref want to kill Acnologia so badly? Is there something I missed entirely? Or has it just not been said yet?
I'm not sure if this is explained in the manga because I've only watched the anime.

If you want an answer you have to expect spoilers.

Well I've seen the entire anime twice through, but I was just wondering if there's something I missed that was hinted at. My question was has anything been said about it in the anime? If it's not I just need a simple "no but it has been said in the manga"

So far there is no information regarding Acnologia's motives so far even in the manga. I haven't seen Anime post the Grand Magic games so putting everything in spoilers. Read at your own risk. But I assume Anime has covered everything till the 2nd spoiler, but not sure about the third.
Following is the information that we have on him. Acnologia (Chapter 301).

Born over 400 years ago, Acnologia was one of the first Dragon Slayers to come into being, entering the Dragon Civil War on the side supporting coexistence. Acnologia and a group of other Dragon Slayers, however, disregarded the cause their comrades fought for, and killed every Dragon they could, bathing in their blood. Due to the overuse of his Magic, Acnologia's physique eventually turned into that of a Dragon's, and he proclaimed himself to be the Dragon King. This event was forever etched into history as the Dragon King Festival.

We see the following in the Tartaros Arc (Chapter 412-415),

 Acnologia appears again at the ruins of Cube where the battle between Fairy Tail Mages and Tartaros takes place.[..] Acnologia fights the Dragon King Igneel and loses his left arm, however in return, Acnologia destroys nearly the entire left half of Igneel's torso and then kills him with his Dragon's Roar. With his arm gone and his target slain, Acnologia then leaves Magnolia.

One year later we see Zeref and Acnologia meet.

 One year after losing his arm to Igneel, Acnologia accepts Zeref's proposal to meet, and does so at an undisclosed rocky terrain, albeit in his human form instead of as a Dragon. Acnologia asks what Zeref wants; however, he is met with curiosity, as Zeref points out that Acnologia could rule the world with his power if he wished, calling his motives unfathomable. Acnologia, however, says the same of Zeref's motives. He then listens as Zeref tells him that he will not join or fight against Acnologia; rather, he will kill Acnologia along with everyone else in the world. He further implies that Acnologia has been waiting for someone to give him a true challenge and Zeref claims that he will gladly take on the role of challenger for Acnologia. Acnologia then gives a sly grin as Zeref tells him to wait for the ultimate clash between human, Dragon, and immortal to approach.

This makes me think that Zeref wants to kill Acnologia just because he wants to kill everything in the world. Acnologia is maybe just as powerful as Zeref and thus deserves a special mention.

Thank you Arcane! The whole thing isn't because of some rivalry, just because Acnologia is powerful, and is on Zeref hit list. I did not open the last one so I hope that it didn't contain too much information on it! But thank you so much for clarifying it.

He wants to because Acnologia's goal is to kill all humans, and so is Zeref's. But Acnologia is much stronger than Zeref, and since he can't die, Zeref is scared that he will spend an eternity as a play toy for Acnologia.

Almost correct. Technically, Zeref's goal is to end his own life. He wants to be mortal and to achieve that, he doesn't care how many lives would be sacrificed. He doesn't put killing everyone as his goal.


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In which order R1, R2 and Akito the Exiled need to be watched?
I am planing to watch R1, R2 again with Akito the Exiled but will be joined by a person who have no idea about Code Geass before.
I know Akito the Exiled take place between R1 and R2 from the similar question but I have no idea how much they are related to each other in details.
So what is the best order to watch R1, R2 and Akito the Exiled without getting anything spoiled in advance?

AFAIK Akito the Exiled was not strictly related to the main story. I watched R1 > R2 and then watched Akito the Exiled as a side story. As @endyey mentioned, You can watch r1 then r2 without getting spoiler in akito the exiled but I suppose you are wondering if watching Akito the Exiled after R1 would spoil R2 for you? I'm interested to know as well TBH. Perhaps someone who watched the series recently can shed some light into this?

Why not watch in release order?

Story of R1 and R2 isn't affected by Akito the Exiled enough to be considered a spoiler of any sort.
AtE is an Alternate/Side-story and thus you can watch it whenever you want, though I'd advise to watch in the release order (and not just for Code-Geass, but almost every series out there) because that's how they are made and that's how you're supposed to be watching it.

There are many series where if you take an OVA and place it after the main series, you have no context as to how those characters are feeling at that time anymore. It will lose a lot of the impact. For Jobless Reincarnation, makes sense to do that after the series. For One Punch Man's OVAs and Re:Zero's Memory Snow, it's best to watch them in-between their respective episodes; otherwise, they won't have the same impact. They can also be story-relevant to later jokes.

Start with R1 then R2 and later Exile of Akito.
In the code geass Universe, while Japan kept up some rebellions against Britannia, Europe was also in constant war with them.
Exile of Akito is all about the wars in Europe, and in the time period between R1 and R2.

Chronologically Akito the Exiled takes place between season 1 and 2, but it's better to first finish season 2 before watching Akito because you don't want to interrupt the flow of the story of the main series.

This is what I was thinking. If you're deep into Lelouch's storyline, why put another series in-between. Unless that series is plot relevant and will increase your view of the next season of the main series. It sounds like it doesn't do that?

Watch R1, R2 then Akito of the Exiled. I think Akito of the Exiled was created for alternative story. You don't have to watch it. If you don't watch Akito of the Exiled nothing will change.


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What is "the pose" Eren did in chapter 89?
Please do not spoil yourself the content of this masterpiece.

 In chapter 89, the first pages, Hanji says that Eren is doing "the pose"? What does she mean? Is that the same pose that Zeke (beast titan) does or what?

I figure out the meaning of this, after reading the next manga chapters.
If you are not up to date with the manga, please do not read below.

 The 'pose' Eren made is the posture of the Attack Titan, one of the 9 original Titans. Eren is lost in this time-crossing memory line of all the previous Attack Titan vessels. His memories sometimes are corrupted by interfering with the memory-line of the Attack Titan former vessels, and this pose is a signature posture of the Attack Titan.

The pose is called Shingeki no Kyojin as Hange said. Every 9 "special" titans have their own pose for example Colossal Titan, Bertholdt, Armored Titan, Reiner and Female Titan, Annie.


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Can Naruto use Planetary Devastation?
Can Naruto use Planetary Devastation? If no, then why? He has the Sage of Six Path's powers too right? Then why can't he use Planetary Devastation?

Does he have a rinnegan?

no but he has the sage of six path's power..

I would say no. Because cannon said so.

Planetary Devastation is a technique unique to the RINNEGAN which means it is an dojutsu.

I say maybe, because he kind of used it with Sasuke against Kaguya. Note that both Naruto and Sasuke say Planetary Devastation and not Sakura, so it kinda leaves it in the air.

It’s not clear to me that both Naruto and Sasuke say “Chibaku Tensei” in the manga. In the anime, only Sasuke says the name of the jutsu.


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Why didn't Naruto's Rasengan beat Sasuke's Chidori?
According to Kakashi, there are 5 fundamental chakra natures: fire, wind, lightning, earth, and water. Each nature is superior than another, and inferior to a different one.

Focusing on wind and lightning chakras, Naruto's only nature chakra is wind, so the Rasengan must be a wind-type jutsu. Chidori, of course, is lighting. Kakashi said to Naruto that, using wind chakra, he cannot defeat Sasuke's fire abilities, but against lightning, wind can easily beat his lightning jutsus.
This leads me to my question...

In the Naruto series, there are many occurrences where Naruto clashes with Sasuke. Their battles always end with a Rasengan against Chidori blast.
Since Rasengan is generally wind-type and Chidori is lightning, shouldn't Rasengan easily beat Chidori? I can't imagine how a lighting style jutsu can match, even beat a wind-style jutsus. Maybe Kishimoto accidentally forgot about wind's superiority over lightning, but I just want to ask: can someone explain?

Rasengan does not have any nature associated with it and Naruto was able to use it long before he could control the nature of chakra

You make several assumptions in your question, some of them completely wrong. Some additional reading. http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/39068/does-naruto-only-have-the-wind-chakra-nature/39076#39076 http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3040/what-are-the-types-of-jutsus-that-exist-in-naruto/3043#3043

The standard Rasengan has no natures associated with it.  It was originally based on the Tailed Beast Ball, which is simply a dense amount of chakra directed at a target.
Eventually, Naruto adds his wind nature to Rasengan, which, in turn, creates several different variations of it.  But neither of these variations are being discussed.

However, this doesn't mean that either Chidori or Rasengan have a direct type-advantage over the other.  At that point, it becomes a matter of the abilities and strengths of the wielder, and as we now understand it...

 ...it ended in what could be seen as a draw, with both Naruto and Sasuke losing the arms in which they perform the jutsu for their final fight.

But that doesn't make sense Jiraiya said that rasengan was stronger then Chidori.

Just because a type is generally inferior or superior does not mean that it will always lose or win.

@qowmeq Water typically puts out a fire.  However a spray bottle of water won't do anything to a raging forest fire.  Just because the Rasengan may be "stronger" than Chidori with a given set of parameters (same amount of chakra used, skill of the ninja, etc) doesn't mean that an exceptionally skilled ninja with a very strong Chidori couldn't beat an average Rasengan.

Then if Rasengan is just a condensed form of targeted chakra and Chidori is a much advanced form of Rasengan, Why didn't chidori win over Rasengan everytime?

I think I remember Kakashi explaining Naruto that, Rasengan is the peak of Shape manipulation and Chidori is the peak of Nature manipulation so each one is stronger in their own respect and they didn't end with one winning over the other. Is this correct?

As we know sasuke had the intent to kill, on the contrary Naruto was there to get sasuke back rather then killing him there with a full-fledged chidori

Welcome to [anime.se]. This site is a Q&A site, not a discussion forum. As of current writing, your answer lacks of references and looks like a persona theory. We generally accept personal theory if it's well backed up by some references. You can still [edit] your post to improve it.


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Fake anime or manga release as an April Fools Prank?
My question has a bit of a back-story to add context.
Firstly, like most Attack on Titan fans, I am OVERHYPED about the second season coming out. I was talking with a friend on campus about it, then she pointed out that its release date is April 1st (as confirmed on polygon.com) and implied it could be a prank. (Knocking on wood) I really hope it's not but it got me thinking.
Has an April Fools prank ever been conducted by an anime studio or manga publisher to falsely claim to release a new series or a new installment of an existing series?
I could imagine so since western culture is kind of acknowledged all over and we see some westernized themes, contexts and holidays in anime sometimes, but at the same time I don't think Japan has an equivalent of April Fool's day.

Seems so?

This is only tangentially related, but I've been bamboozled more than once by announcements to the effect of "A new production in the $myFavoriteAnime franchise is in the works!" except that it later turns out that the so-called "production" is actually a pachinko game.

Yes. The examples I know of is from Type-Moon.
As we can see from the link, almost every year since 2005 Type-Moon has came out with an April Fool's Joke ranging from fake movies to games featuring characters of the Nasuverse. Even Ufotable, the animation studio involved with Kara no Kyoukai, Unlimited Blade Works, Fate/Zero, Tales of Zestiria the X and God Eater played along in 2009 by listing an anime adaptation of a parody of Densha Otoko called Sensha Otoko: A True Tank Story (戦車男, Tank Man) featuring Iskander and a gender-swapped Waver Velvet.
However, it should be noted that while these were initially jokes, some of these have lead to real non-joke works. TYPE-MOON 10th Anniversary Phantasm which was released for retail sale on August 10, 2012 featured the manga of Sensha Otoko, the joke Fake/states night game was later released with TYPE-MOON Ace Vol. 2 called Fate/strange fake and in the 2009 moon.cinemas.jp joke

One of the films joked about is an adaptation of Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin, an epilogue to Kara no Kyoukai. It was decided it would be done as a real film several years later.

Also in the 2015 TMitter2015 scenario Nero's tweet of

Hm, what? You'd like to know if it's okay to get your hopes up for EXTRA3? Huhu, oh troubled one, allow me to ease your suffering. Yes, you may. Have faith in me! I'm sure they shall work something out!

did come true as Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (the third Fate/Extra Game) came out in November 10, 2016 in Japan (though not sure if it was in development when her tweet was made)

So, what about Attack on Titan Season 2? Is that a joke? Well we won't know until the actual date. However, consider how it was announced,

A second season of the anime series was announced on the opening day of the first theatrical film, which was originally set to be released in 2016. It was then confirmed in the January 2017 issue of the Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine that the second season will premiere in April 2017.

Source: Attack on Titan - Media - Anime (3rd Paragraph)
the cited source of the April 2017 release cites the January 2017 issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine showing this image

I'm not fluent in Japanese but I knew Year and Month and all it shows is April 2017, not April 1st, 2017. Given that Season 2 was announced during the opening day of the first film which was way back in 2015 and the magazine only indicates a month, to me this doesn't seem like an April Fool's joke since it's too long running.

Also it's much more typical that things will be announced on April 1st, whereas for AoT the announcement was made a while ago. Also, it would be a pretty bad PR move to hype up such a big release and then go "April Fool's!" on the day.

As well, the spring anime season always begins in April (each season is 3 months). So it is not that uncommon at all to hear about shows starting in April.

Moreover, AoT's official site also lists each TV station's starting broadcast time for season 2 (ranging from April 1st-16th).


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What is being said during the Siege on Home?
In Final Fantasy X, during the siege on Home by the Guado you can hear something being said over the speaker system in Al Bhed.
It sounds like 2 words with the very end sounding like a "あ (a)" sound (though it could sounds like か (ka) or ま (ma)). At first I thought it might be "Red Alert" but "Red Alert" translates to

nat ymand
  Pronounced: "nah-te aemahn-de"

Source: Al Bhed Translator
I'm looking for a creditable source which translates what's being said since no subtitles are ever shown.

Final Fantasy X is a game, isn't it?

@Alchemist yes however anime themed games and to that extension JRPGs are on topic here so long as the question isn't about game mechanics and given that the answer to this doesn't at all help with gameplay but gives me a bit more understanding of the Al Bhed I figured it would still be on topic here

i see. So all square enix games qualify for this, right?

@Alchemist I'm not sure about all (like Tomb Raider, Hitman and Deus Ex) but I think at the least Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. might just check with the Meta on Dragon Quest but it's art style is very similar to that of Dragon Ball Z so I think it qualifies

Yeah and Kingdom Hearts too. That's definitely the anime type.

It's probably "Ajanouha ihtan!", which means "Everyone under!"
There's a forum thread on GameFAQs about this particular question.
Post #8 by erict1628,

It's "Ajanouha ihtan!", which means "Everyone under!" in Al Bhed.
Cid is telling everyone to get to the Airship because he's going to level Home.

but Post #10 by Fallacia (an Al Bhed expert),

This is actually one bit of Al Bhed I've never been able to fully get. I've never fully agreed with the "everyone under" interpretation. That may have been what was in the script, but the VA's pronunciation changes it a little bit. There's no pronunciation at all of the "uha" for "one" at the end of everyone. Instead, what he's saying is actually much closer to "ajano ihtan," with the spacing making it sound like "Ajanoiht-an." It tripped me up for a long time, because I had thought that he was saying something that sounded more like, "anmanoehk," "ammanoehk," "or amanoeh," all of which are nonsense when translated. With those, you get erlering, ellerying, and eleryin.
I'm willing to believe that it was supposed to have been "everyone under," but instead it comes out as "Every Under" thanks to poor pronunciation of a language that none of the voice actors were actually supposed to have known. The same thing happens when people try to speak other languages for which they haven't developed an ear or just aren't native speakers. Even if the pronunciation isn't entirely too bad, it could still be completely unintelligible to a native speaker thanks to intonation, pausing between syllables, manufactured sounds, muted sounds, and a general sense that the person themselves hasn't created an association for the words they're saying, almost as if they are reading instead of speaking.

There's a same question posted on Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese), with the answer,

「ヒアシリハンヘモ！」と繰り返し言ってるやつのことかな？（聞き取りにくいですが。）
  ヒアシリハンヘモはアルベド語で、「地下に避難せよ」という意味です。
《補足より》
  「ヒアっ（ｼﾘ）ハンっ（ﾍﾓ）」みたいに喋ってるんだと。アルティマニア情報だった気が。あとＦＦの用語辞典Wikiの、アルベドホームの欄に載ってました。
Is it the guy who was repeating "Hiasiri hanhemo!" (it's difficult to be heard though)?
  In Al Bhed, "Hiasiri hanhemo" means "Evacuate to the basement".
(Addendum)
  It's spoken like "Hia(siri) han(hemo)".
  I think Ultimania (guidebook) has this info. Also it's mentioned on Al Bhed Home's page on Japanese FF Wiki.


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Why do some mangaka like Ishida Sui have a mysterious air?
I had googled Ishida Sui after reading Tokyo Ghoul, but I was surprised to find minimal information about him. I couldn't even a find a single photo of him, not even on his Wikipedia page.
Why is it that Ishida Sui is being so elusive? When I searched for other authors of manga like Reki Kawahara of SAO I found him immediately (along with his picture). Are other authors also elusive like Ishida? But why do they do so?

Some people don't want to be public figures. Ishida Sui is probably one such person. I don't think there's anything "mysterious" about that.

Could it be that Ishida Sui is also a pen name? I heard about that rumour from my friend.

There are plenty of reasons why any figure would hide his identity. Manga is  a big deal in Japan and thus many authors try to hide their identity, especially before they are popular. On a side note, I've heard that a lot of Japanese are uncomfortable being a public figure and want to keep their private life private. [citation needed]
Some of the reasons why Mangakas hide their identity may be as follows:

Content: Manga have a variety of content and much of it may be contentious or even downright controversial. Not wanting to associate their work with "real life" writers utilize pen names to avoid the hassle associated. Its distressingly common problem that people don't get that a Character's POV is NOT the author's (Its just writing). Anonymity in such cases allows mangakas to be a lot more creative.
Another example is genre such as Hentai, which is something you don't want to be known for.
Diversity of Work: Do you want to read a Shoujo Manga from a author known for Shounen works? Googling a name of an author for Children will not associate them with their other works. A pen names also allows an author to be free of the expectations their more popular work may have set.
Bias: This is where I can give a real life example of the top of my head. Horumu Arakawa author of probably the most popular Shounen Manga of all time (Fullmetal Alchemist) used a male pen name because her being a female didn't match the nature of her work and a pen name would help bias against her work at bay.

This is not that uncommon in Japanese Manga industry. A couple of examples.
The writer of Deathnote another popular manga is an unknown! Tsugumi Ohba. Before the author profiles in Bakuman, even his gender was unknown.
Shin Kibayashi is famous for using different pen names. The wiki lists several of them

Many people hide their actual name, face, etc, and it just so happens that Ishida Sui is one of those people.
Although there may not be much information on his wiki an so on - by looking deeper into all the controversy surrounding him, I discovered other important facts. For example, his name 'Ishida Sui' is most probably a pen name. I know this as 'Ishida' is written in kanji, but 'Sui' is written in Katakana. While sui means 'water' in kanji, it is, however, the beginning of 'watermelon' in katakana (suikawari). He also used to use a watermelon as his profile picture on his Twitter and the signature "Melü:)" in some of his drawings.

Note that "watermelon" is suika, while suikawari means "watermelon splitting (game)".


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Do ghouls also live outside Japan?
In the universe of Tokyo Ghoul:

Do ghouls exist only in Japan, or do they thrive in large numbers throughout the world?
Is there any body such as the CCG in those parts of the world
Is there any known history of their communication/collaboration with the CCG?

As someone who just started the series I find this to be interesting. Based off of the descriptions by the people of Aneteiku(if that's how you spell it?). I believe so. They seem to have their own laws, jurisdictions, and ways of life to live among humans after watching episode 4. Though I don't have nearly enough knowledge to post a clear answer. That's what I'm lead to believe

@kaz-Its spelled Anteiku in English, by the way..

There are in fact ghouls outside Japan.

There's the Chinese terrorist organization, Chi She Lian
There's also a group in Germany studying ghouls, Ghoul Forschung Gesellschaft
There's also ghouls from Russia, e.g., Donato Porpora

So do China and Germany and Russia have a counter ghoul organisation such as the CCG ?

They do, we're not told much about them.

Quinques were developed by a japanese and a german researcher

I read more of the manga and one of the investigators was talking about another investigator, he said:
He was handpicked for the China Investigation Team...
Even there he left his mark against the Chì Shè Liàn (Red Tongue Union Ghouls).
So yes in fact, there are ghouls in China but I'm not sure if they're found anywhere else.(https://i.sstatic.net/4KTZn.jpg)

I was watching Tokyo Ghoul:re, and one of the characters said something that makes you think ghouls reside outside of Japan. He said his time in Germany helped him prepare for this.
So, ghouls may not only exist in Japan, but they may also exist in other countries. Though I am curious to know if that also applies to the CCG, or do they go by another name than in Japan.
It may be me just overthinking things, but maybe some ghouls actually ran away to other countries to escape the CCG.

It's an interesting question, I was reading the manga and one of the main characters said: I can't believe we're in Japan, this reminds me of the Middle East; although it wasn't clear if he said that about the weather or something about ghouls. They were somewhere near the beach with no event going on but I think I saw a dead body there, will try to find the page again and check.


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Naruto shippuden episodes
Are there any dubbed episodes of Naruto Shippuden after episode 388? And if so are they continuing dubbing episodes?
I have looked everywhere and couldn't find anything.

Looks like the dubs are lagging a bit behind the subs, which is to be expected.  Given the rate of release, you can expect another handful of these dubs to be released every three or so months.

Sad... It's painful trying to read the subtitles while watching the stuff...