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Can't remember name of anime movie
I remember bits of this movie and I liked it.
The mushroom shaped towers were very big, and the cybernetic being had tentacles or cords infused into its body. Just like in the pictures below...

I thought the name was willow or wind. Any help?
Oh and this was around 20 years ago.

Also if this helps:  maybe just 15 years ago and I think it was shown in the evening over a two day period.  I missed one day of it and always wanted to watch it in entirety.

The picture I added is not the show, but a better example than my drawing.  The man was absorbed into a system and maybe the system needed him to survive whether it was organic or machine

This is a really long shot based on the similarity to the Ghibli aesthetic mentioned above:
Could it be Tree of Palme?
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=928
It's from 2002, so it's a little earlier than you specified, and I would be amazed if this was ever shown on broadcast TV. It did get a dub and a DVD release though, so who knows?
Mushroom structures - check (sorry for the angle - I couldn't find much on google images)

Girl with cables everywhere - check

woman AND boy who merge, transform into a monster and are engulfed by tentacles (it's complicated) - check

So, do any of these characters ring any bells?

This is a bit of a long shot, but perhaps is it Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind. This was a really big title, released in 1984. There was also a US release called "Warriors of the Wind".
While I don't remember any large mushroom houses, there's a lot of large natural features in the landscape of the world, and the main protagonist does a lot of travelling, so at one stage she may have flown through a similar area.

The tentacle person isn't in this, but some of the creatures do have tentacley things that reach out:

One thousand years have passed since the Seven Days of Fire, an apocalyptic war that destroyed civilization and created the vast Toxic Jungle,[Note 1] a poisonous forest swarming with giant mutant insects. In the kingdom of the Valley of the Wind, a prophecy predicts a saviour "clothed in blue robes, descending onto a golden field, to join bonds with the great earth and guide the people to the pure lands at last". Nausicaä, the princess of the Valley of the Wind, explores the jungle and communicates with its creatures, including the gigantic, armored trilobite-like creatures called Ohm.[Note 2] She hopes to understand the jungle and find a way for it and humans to co-exist.

Wikipedia

Thank you for your response. I watched a trailer for Valley of the Wind, and while it did have similar animation (paticularly the bugs) I just don't think that is it. However the little pet on her shoulder looks a lot like the art in Enchanted Journey (all time favorite list) I do think the protagonist was female and the tentacle'd being I mentioned was the villain and possibly a person at one time before transforming into the "thing". Thanks again. I may try to look through film that was created by the same people

I think the querent told us that the name of the creature was wind or willow, not the mane of the movie.

@Zachiel it could be either, yes

@Figgles, there is a humanoid steaming giant near the end of the film, the tentacle things seem evil at first too.

I looked through many titles last night trying to find it.  Valley of the wind looks great but not it.  In this one, the tentacles are more of a machine/AI/plant that envelopes a human.  Once the heroine shows up, the human is too far gone.  Arms and legs had become one with the machine/AI/plant.  If I dreamed this story , then it has been imbedded in my head for a long time

@Figgles hmm, any other information? Do you remember where you saw it?

It was on network tv in the U.S.  I believe it was played over two consecutive nights.  I guess between 15-20 years ago.  I wonder if it's not considered anime?  It was intended for adults or teenagers I think.  Definitely wasn't a young kids animated film.  Something I wonder is:  could it of been a series and I just saw/knew of these two episodes?  For a long time I thought voltron was a movie because my parents had recorded a segment released to the U.S. Later I found out it was a series and what I thought was a movie was just the first 4-5 episodes

By the way, I think the bug creatures in valley of the wind reminded me of lavos from Chrono Trigger


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Did Naruto and Sasuke receive the Sage of Six Path's chakra or Asura's and Indra's chakra?
So Naruto already has Asura's chakra, and Sasuke has Indra's chakra. Did the Sage of Six Paths give them his own chakra? Or did he give Indra's chakra to Naruto and Asura's chakra to Sasuke which fused together to make his own?

The Wiki only states that Hagoromo gave Naruto Six Paths Yang Power and gave Sasuke Six Paths Yin Power. That's not the chakra specifically, but rather a technique. Although there was some chakra transference involved.
Hamura, Hagoromo's brother, only had Six Paths Yin Power and Hagoromo's children didn't have either.
Indra had Yin Release and Asura had Yang release but they didn't have anything like the power given by Hagoromo to Naruto and Sasuke. I know you didn't claim that Asura and Indra had these powers but I'm just stating that these two powers Naruto and Sasuke received aren't in the same context as their reincarnated power. Hagoromo did give these powers to them because they are Asura and Indra reincarnated but the power didn't develop in them because of this, it was given to them whole by Hagoromo.
The "fusing" of chakra you mentioned was only demonstrated in Sasuke's left EMS turning into a Rinnegan, but I'm not sure if was blending of chakra or simply because he received half Hagoromo's power, so he gets half of his eyes turned into Rinnegan. This last part is highly speculative, though.

The way I understood the Six Paths powers is that Hagoromo stirred up Indra and Ashura's chakra's and brought them to the forefront, strengthening the powers Naruto and Sasuke already had (evidenced by Sasuke's improved Susanoo that could be summoned in an instant, no stage-by-stage advancement needed, and Naruto's improved-to-ridiculous physical strength).
Then he gave them both the full powers Indra and Ashura had the potential for, Six Path Sage Mode for Naruto and the unique Rinnegan of Sasuke, like he gave Ashura the SPSM previously because it was what he had the capacity for but he didn't do the same for Indra, which was what caused the rift between them.
Then finally on top of that, Hagoromo gave them the Yin and Yang seals and all the linked abilities (like Naruto's instant healing power and the Rikudo: Chibaku Tensei seal).
That's my understanding of it.

Yes and no they had the power hagoramo otsutsuki(sage of six paths)just helped them tap into it.they had the power because hashirama senju and madara uchiha were reincarnation of idura and ashura and naruto and sauske are hashirama and madaras descendants that happend to unlock it so in a way the sage and idura and ashuras chakra played some part

The answer to your question is "yes."
The fact remains that, as the sage said, both Asura's and Indra's chakras were gifted to them by the sage. I'm not sure which episode this was, but right before the final confrontation between Naruto and Sasuke, Hangomoro states something along the lines of "originally I gave one (Asura) all the power and they had conflict. This time I gave both of them equal power, and there is still conflict," pleading for Naruto to finally resolve the confrontation between the reincarnations of the brothers.

so Naruto and Sasuke got the chakra of the other 2 halves?

If you mean the other two halves as in Asura and Indra, then yes, they got a variation of that chakra, but it was suited specifically for them. Naruto got a little chakra from all of the bijuu (controlling the bijuu was a specialty of the Senju clan who decended from Asura), and Sasuke was granted the advanced mangekyo sharingan (variation of the sharingan which was descended from Indra).

and then six paths gave Naruto a bit of Indra's chakra to fuse with his own and give him the sage's truth seeking balls and levitation and he gave Sasuke a bit of Ashura's chakra to fuse with his own to give him the sage's eyes(rinnegan)..right?

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Why didn't the Geass work on Kallen the second time?
Why didn't the geass work on Kallen the second time Lelouch used it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfgyr91rr9Y

Because Lelouch's Geass can only be used on a given person once, ever. This is one of the fundamental limitations of his Geass. Indeed, it is when his second Geass on Kallen fails that Lelouch realizes that this limitation exists.

actually Lelouch realizes the limitations when he tried it on that teacher using his Geass to ask for the subject on the next test. i do believe he confirms this between then and his reunion with C.C after some experiments

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Who is this character?
Can somebody please tell me what is the name of this character?
I am trying to find this character's name. I have tried to google it and went through a couple of anime lists, but it just doesn't ring a bell.

@Memor-X Doesn't this fall under the merchandise-identification exception? Either way, it's a figure of Near from Death Note.

@senshin ahh yes your're right, my mistake

Voted to reopen and upvoted for actually having a picture instead of just describing it. Also that is a really good Near figure. Who made it? How much is it? And who can I give my hard-earned money to?

As noted in the comments by Senshin, this is a figure of Death Note's Near.


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How did the Hyuga clan come to be?
So as we have seen in the Hagoromo filler:

Hagoromo didn't inherit the Byakugan and could not pas it over so a clan (Like Uchiha with Sharingan) Can be born. and we see that Hamura has the Byakugan, but he leaves and goes to the moon, and we see in "The Last: Naruto The Movie" That he formed a clan on the moon and there was a whole civilization there, but before he takes off for the moon there was no mention of his romantic life and no indication that he took someone with him.

So when was the Hyuga clan formed? did Hamura came back and took someone and formed a clan? or is this just a plot hole?

I think it's just something we have to speculate by ourselves...

Before going to the moon, Hamura's bloodline on Earth continued, which eventually would become the Hyūga clan and the Byakugan was also passed down to them.
There is no mention of Hamura's love life or his children, but at this point the only logical explanation would be that his lineage continued through someone (who's never shown in the anime) and thus formed the Hyuga.
Also, there is a direct descendant of Hamura Otsutsuki mentioned in "Naruto: The Last" movie belonging to the same clan, Toneri Otsutsuki not exactly someone who is responsible for creating the Hyuga clan.
Here's more about Hamura Otsutsuki, his lineage and abilities: Hamura Tsutsuki wiki


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What is the classical piano song from Ep 13 08:39 of parasyte?
I've tried so hard to find this song and am drawing a blank. It's killing me. I thought it may have been Beethoven but I'm not sure. Please help!

Sounds like Ave Maria to me —  not quite Schubert's version, though, I think.
It sounds more like Charles Gounod's version, which apparently was composed to be superimposed with Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 — so it may only be the Prelude itself?

Upon first listen, I assumed it was the Bach prelude, since I only heard the keyboard part. Apparently the voice in Gounod "Ave Maria" doesn't come in until a bit afterwards, though, so the music still matches up.


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What is the music that plays in Bleach Episode 46 ~19:54
Can you guys tell me what the name of the music that plays in Bleach episode 46 around 19:54. When Aizen and Ichimaru arrive to save the students from hollows. I love this song and can't find the name on the internet.

It's called
BL_16 (Reminiscence - "Bankai... Senbonzakura Kageyoshi")
Although it is sometimes also known as Destiny Awaits - Bankai Version
As with most music in Bleach, it is composed by Shiro Sagisu.
It can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5UmDyB0i4

Would you happen to know which album this track is from?

It's from the Bleach Anime 5th Anniversary Boxset, Bonus CD 1


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What is the piano song from Ep 18 13:12 of parasyte?
Does anyone know the title of that piano song. I have searched a lot and still have not found it.

Have you tried using any music recognition apps for smartphones? Maybe uploading a piece of audio to online music recognition sites for computers?

Sounds like a pretty simple piano melody. Maybe not good enough to be worth including in the ost. Try browsing unofficial soundtrack torrents, maybe it's there somewhere.

Is there a link to hear this melody (or portion of the episode) online? Youtube? I sadly do not have the full episode available to me.

It is the piano version of "I Am", this melody is  included in the album 寄生獣 セイの格率 特典オリジナルサウンドトラック
you can listen to it here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXDbj4L2Y2U&list=RDmXDbj4L2Y2U


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Which song plays in episode 56 at 11:32
There's a song at around 11:32 that I really want to know but can't find.
I've looked at the sound track and can't find it.
I've looked nearly everywhere but to no source!

I'm pretty sure this sound track does not actually have a name. You can find it by googling ~ BLEACH OST - Shiro Sagisu - BL_86.  I think BL_86 was the official title of this sound track.
Youtube video with soundtrack
Edit: Upon further diggin. BL_86 is the offical title of this soundtrack. It appears in Bleach 5th Anniversary Box CD 1.

@Seb No worries :)

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What lays beyond the walls?
I've always wondered what really lies beyond the walls. The most we've seen of the area outside is the Female Titan arc and the scene that played before the theme in episode 1 of the anime. Both times, we didn't get to see much of anything besides lots of trees.
What else is out there? Old remnants of villages existing before the titans? Other walled countries?

The Female Titan arc (57th expedition) DOES NOT take place beyond the walls. It takes place in the area between Wall Maria and Wall Rose, so anything we see there is just a part of the lost territory within the walls. This also includes when we first met Levi and his squad, because the 56th expedition took place from Trost since Maria had already fallen.
MAJOR SPOILERS FROM CHAPTER 85 AND 86 OF THE MANGA

 As it turns out, the walls are on an island called Paradis, with a sizeable amount of land between the walls and the island's coast, but a mainland off the west coast of Paradis is home to humans (the Eldian and Marleyan ethnicities) and is not infested with Titans as Paradis is.

Welcome.  You are completely correct.  It might not hurt to add a picture since chapter 86 provides a map.

I am not an expert at all in the attack on titan franchise but there are several sources quora post about the walls & wiki about walls & theory about walls & wall titans about what the walls are, what lies beyond them and how they came to be.
I will summarize these under the spoiler tag below, BUT! I do recommend that you read the manga because it goes sooooooo much further than the anime and the question you asked is one of those questions that once answered turns into at least 10 more questions. I've included a source for reading online as well.
Happy Reading!
Spoilers:

 In short the walls are actually crystallized wall titans who crystalized to protect humanity under the rule of the first king, King Reiss. Now when he did this and sealed the rest of humans inside the wall he erased their memories as to how this process worked because he believed that a world "ruled by titans" was true peace. The full story is that the king knew things about the titans that forced him to accept them as superior beings the information about the king and his vision are here. I'm 98% sure that this contains a direct answer to your question but going any further spoils the manga for me so I stopped here. Venture at your on peril

TLDR: There is a world out beyond the walls that has been forgotten for reasons listed in the spoiler

The Island of Paradis is on the country of Madagascar, which is then followed by Africa and the other continents, (Look at bottom of the page) http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Eldia. As it's said that Titans were created by The subjects of Ymir, outside of The Walls. As the population of Titans wiped out more than 99% of the current world population today, leaving us to 1 million, yes, their are Titans outside of The Walls, just stranded outside of Paradis.
There are even Titans still on the island but outside of the actual walls, before Wall Maria was knocked out by the Colossal Titan. Oh yeah, you also wanted to see if theirs anything else besides Titans. Of course. After humanity had shrunk off to the walls, the cities like New York, Tokyo, London, Sydney, Beijing, all gone. They have been in the wreck by the destruction of the Titans. Their is also still remains of forests, and Roman cities from the BCs.
Conclusion: Their are Titans beyond the regions of the walls, and outside the island of Paridis and off Globaly, but without human society with them. Shown that the amount of Titans outside The Walls is prodigious. The cities and towns of Earth is all wiped out, except for dead monuments.

The walls are on an island called Paradis and all the people living on it like eren and everyone else are called Eldians. In the outside world the humans are living in peace (kindoff) there are no titans as only Eldians can be turned into titans by injecting them with titan spinal fluid. Marley is the nation where Reiner Berthodlt Annie Ymir and Zeke come from. Marley toss eldians which they infect with the titan spinal fluid to change to titans and attack the walls as a punishment for their crimes.

What is known from the Anime:
As far as the citizens inside these walls know:

There are only titans outside the walls and endless fields
The walls have been there forever (which of course is not true)

What is known from the Manga:
SPOILERS! Please do not read if you haven't read the manga until chapter 70. I strongly recommend to read the Manga since it is one of the most beautifully written pieces of literature.

 The walls are created by Titans. Yes, some Titans have a shell-hardening power that can create construction material. Turns out the walls are full of gigantic titans inside that hardened their skin to create such a defense against the world-outside-the-walls. These Titans were ordered/controlled by the Coordinator which is the highest Titan power (as known so far) and can be fully activated by the Royal family (Reiss). After creating the walls, the Coordinator erased all previous memory of the people inside these walls. The Coordinator has God-like powers and for some unknown reason, every successor of the family bloodline who inherited the Coordinator power, decided that the walls are what is best for humanity. Yet this evil that the Coordinator is trying to protect humanity from, remains unrevealed. Maybe it is a specific human race (or some of them). Because as we know so far, there have been genocides for special races like the Asians or Ackerman. But maybe the threat is not a living person (or race), maybe it is just a difference in ideology between what the Reiss family believes, and what other human races might believe is best use of the Titan power.

TLDR;

 So far, we know that there are Titans outside the walls. There are people (like Grisha Jaeger, or Zeke, or Ymir) who wander who knows where. Armin's grandpa book speaks about the Ocean and all these natural differences from inside the walls. We yet do not know if there are villages or cities.

My subjective opinion
The Walls represent the biggest metaphor of the series. It is a reminiscent of the dominant us vs. them ideology in history/war/politics etc.

THERE ARE SPOLIER SO BE WARNED BEFORE READING

 So if you read chapter 85 of the manga Eren and some of the survey Corp go to his house’ basement. We see a picture of Grisha Yeager with 2 other people yes, Zeke, His son which is the Beast Titan, His 1st wife Dina Fritz. Then there are 3 books stating about his life .........beyond the walls. He states there is life beyond the walls. It tell about his life beyond the wall. So for you information, beyond the walls are not just titans, there is humanity. The king erased their memories of his people to think there is no life beyond the walls. Well Reiner, Bertolt, Annie, And someone else who got eaten by Ymir to go to Paradis to get the founding titan which is the coordinate. So there that is what is beyond the walls.

Most of the information in this answer is already provided from the previous answers to the question. I think this can be considered a duplicate, unless relevant information not in previous answers are provided.

Unknown source (Prefer not to tell. ごめんなさい)
The world outside is more advanced than theirs. Beyond the island of Paradis is where the rest of humanity is. The walls are meant to keep the people inside. When they ventured beyond the island, they learned that they were already left by those who are far more superior than their kind. Outside, there were planes, battleships, phones, technology. The hierarchy used fear to convince the people to stay inside. There are no titans outside the walls. The story were never true. It should be also noted that the attack began because of curiosity to explain the world outside. どうも

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Has the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura ended?
Has the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura ended, after Naruto and Sasuke fight? Or will there be new reincarnation of them again, looking for new hosts ?

The next cycle is Boruto and Sarada of course~ When they get married they'll end millenia inter-family feud~

@NamikazeSheena The cycle won't continue until Naruto and Sasuke died.

@HappyFace Mandara and Sauske was alive at the same time.

@AnkitSharma No they weren't. Madara was dead by the time Sasuke was born. And that's how Indra's reincarnation took place. What really happened was Madara was brought back to life by Kabuto using edo tensei technique. How edo tensei works on indra - ashura reincarnation I'm not sure.

@NamikazeSheena As "Happy Face" user has mentioned, there won't be another reincarnation of Ashura and Indra until Naruto and  Sasuke die. So it's obvious that Boruto and Sarada are not Indra - Ashura reincarnation since  both Naruto and Sasuke are still alive.

@AnkitSharma Recall, it was a while after Madara died that obito attacked the leaf village pretending to be madara, and sasuke was barely a day or two old at the time. Hashirama on the other hand had been dead for a while, and Naruto was the first known Senju relative to be born after Madaras Death, but as well the only known one born after Tsunade who learned gambling from Hashirama

I thought that through the series it was going to be explain, what happened for the current incarnations Naruto and Sasuke, until the end of the series.
According to Naruto wikia:

The reincarnation cycle will not start again until both of the current reincarnations have passed away; the brothers would not reincarnate until Madara's death, which would occur decades after Hashirama's.

Also on top of the page, it says: Naruto Uzumaki, the current reincarnation of Asura.
The only thing that differs with Naruto and Sasuke was that they didn't have the same conclusion, as the previous reincarnations:

Ultimately, Naruto managed to accomplish what all of the previous
  reincarnations had failed to do: end the rift between the two lines of
  the reincarnated brothers. Naruto achieved this after defeating
  Sasuke, who finally accepted Naruto's ideals at the end of their
  fight. This brought about the end of the bitter feud that had lasted
  for centuries. According to Black Zetsu, the reincarnations of Indra
  and Asura were almost always in conflict with each other and rarely
  worked together. Naruto and Sasuke are one of the exceptions, assuming
  other exceptions have existed throughout the centuries.

Agreed, Naruto and sasuke were born at the same time within a few days, both the first known born of each branch after Madara officially died. They cycle will at least try to restart once they both die, but it may end if no more uchiha have kids or die before that, though its possible there are other branches that are also suitable.

The reincarnation cycle definitely ended because indra said a purpose to his reincarnation and ashura said he will also reincarnate as to stop him. Every reincarnates failed in their purpose, but with naruto and sasuke, naruto fulfilled ashura's and hagoromo's wish(indra and ashura working together in full harmony without hatred, but only with love and brotherhood). Sasuke overcame his hatred and 100% doesn't wish to do what indra wished to do, in other words, indra overcame his hatred, and ashura succeeded in helping indra overcoming his hatred. And thus the cycle of hatred also ended. So there is no reason to reincarnate anymore.
All the other indra reincarnates before sasuke doesn't agree with ashura's ideologiea, and dies while holding onto indra's ideologies leaving behind a purpose for reincarnation. That definitely ended with naru-sasu in their last battle.

Please add further details to expand on your answer, such as working code or documentation citations.

I would argue that the reincarnations end with Naruto and Sasuke. Indora and Ashura reincarnated probably because they still hadn't ended their feud. Because Naruto was able to end the brother's feud, that probably also ended the cycle of reincarnations. In other words, the brothers made up through their reincarnations (Naruto and Sasuke), so they have no reason to keep reincarnating again.

This question is hard to answer with certainty.
Based on Naruto's words before the final fight with Sasuke, the feud would end after that battle.
(Chapter 692, pg 17)
Sasuke then claims the "eternal destiny the sage of six paths talked about [would] end" if he dies. Sasuke didn't die, so the "destiny" (reincarnation cycle) may still be alive.
http://narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/698/18/
Or maybe Naruto ended it by forcing Sasuke to admit defeat, something the other reincarnates of Indra never did.
http://narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/698/17/
Based on what happened when Obito died, there is a soul and afterlife of some sort, so one could argue that, with the "feud" over, there is no need for them to reincarnate again, and they could finally pass on to that afterlife.
(Chapter 688, page 6)
In conclusion, I don't think there is a definite answer. You just have to choose what to think yourself on this one.
(Chapters and page numbers from narutobase)

I'm  not predicting or giving a direct answer to the above question, but I say that the reincarnation can take place again not for the sake of any dispute between brothers like before, but for the extension of the family tree or expansion of clan and lineage...it could be now a reincarnation of brothers for the sake of watching over the true will of their dad...and also to innovate a new era with cooperation after long strife...
besides, in resolving to do dad's will from now on, madara will be free from zetsu's deceipt and darkness will not be the way out for the sharingan but Hagoromo's full powers might certainly enhance the sharingan or again, honest cooperation between the brothers can make things to run smoothly (like hashirama cells, tailed beasts' chakra ,hagoromo's legacy, etc)
therefore since there are various clans, the two bothers can incarnate as clan leaders (madara, hashirama)...and a new story emerges with their collaboration...and i think that there are still some boss battles...kaguya mentioned that she was pursued by some three violent persons and that she escaped to the ninja world where she arrived already fierce and powerful...this therefore means that madara's story of which he was convinced about kaguya eating a fruit and thus possessing chakra was wrong!?!
i think the reincarnation is possible and can be appropriate in a collaboration context...thus madara indora can be appreciated, cheered and thanked for the incarnation idea...i don't know if it will bore or it will still be interesting and have some sense (because previous boss is now walking with actor, what next?)
to be honest, if naruto and sasuke incarnates are in collaboration, with their actual power levels (ten tails and rinnegan), i don't imagine a threatening boss battle against them...even if they possess the power level below the above mentioned power level, if incarnates of madara sasuke and naruto are in collab, i still think that boss battle has been cleared in advance


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Can someone tell me what this song from episode 38 of Zero no Tsukaima is?
I've looked through the soundtrack but I haven't been able to find this song. It plays in episode 38 "Louise of the Holy Ground" at 13:54.

do you mean season 4 episode 1 when louise and saito were arguing or a different scene?

yes it has appeared in other episodes but this is the episode I tried to look for it

if you do find it in the other episode, do you mind leaving it in the comments please?

It's "Distress of Decision", track 22 of the Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ Soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrFa_XdqGv4


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Does the rinnegan give perfect chakra control to its true wielder
Does the rinnegan give their original/true wielder perfect chakra control?
Lets say Nagato was born with his rinnegan, would he automatically have perfect control over his chakra?

What do you mean when you say "perfect control of his chakra"? Do you mean he would be able to use any jutsu or nature transformation?

Amongst the abilities of Rinnegan, it is shown,

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

Mastering any jutsu or nature transformation would only be possible with the precise chakra control. It is unclear what you're asking about, i.e. Definition of perfect.

The Rinnegan gives anyone perfect chakra control, and they also have all chakra natures. They can also revive the dead and do many other abilities that the other dojutsu can not do.


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Clarification about Hashirama's Senjutsu?
I was browsing about Hashirama's sage mode. What I could procure was that he went to Shikkotsu woods to learn the wood style and the sage mode respective to that.

Shikkotsu Forest (湿骨林, Shikkotsurin, English TV: Shikkotsu Woods, Literally meaning: Damp Bone Forest) is one of the big three unexplored sage regions, a legendary place that is equally famous as the other two: Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave. It is the home of the slug Katsuyu, parts of which are summoned by Tsunade and her disciple Sakura Haruno. - source

How did Hashirama come to know about this forest which is the home of slugs? And what was his background to learning the Senjutsu?
Additional question that arises is that Does this mean both Tsunade and Sakura can learn the sage Jutsu?

I included the source from where you quoted in your message. If you quote something from an external source, you should include it as well.

much appreciated @Dimitrimx

Probably lucky stumble. He walks around and luckily stumbles upon it.

ya the Hokage wanders around instead of running the village or before that fighting for his clan. lol

There's nothing anywhere that says Hashi learned sage mode from Shikkotsurin forest

Additionally, while it says Hagoromo learned sage mode from the toads, that he was able to sense natural energy before he was trained. Theoretically Hashirama could have had the same innate attunement to Senjutsu, perhaps even more so because of his natural Wood Release style being very nature-oriented.

To answer your first question,

How did Hashirama come to know about this forest which is the home of slugs

There is no mention of how Hashirama found this place or that he learned senjutsu there. But if he did, it could be speculated that he either stumbled upon it, or he researched scrolls or other historical artifacts that led him there. Much like how Kabuto managed to find Ryūchi cave.

what was his background to learning the Senjutsu

nothing on this was mentioned either on the manga or the anime.

Does this mean both Tsunade and Sakura can learn the sage Jutsu?

By transitive property of equality, we can say that Tsunade and Sakura could master the sage mode, however it has been stated by Kakashi that Sakura has the least amount of chakra among the members of team 7. Also, it has been stated that a large chakra pool is required in order to amass nature energy. So that could be a handicap for Sakura. However, as her training progressed if she managed to increase her chakra pool, then theoretically she should be able to master senjutsu. The same goes for Tsunade.
Madara was shown to be able to control sage chakra, without having any training in it.


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Why does Bakugou drag Kaminari into the bushes and what did he do to him there?
I don't understand why he drags him off to the bushes to get him to discharge and go into derp mode. Bullying? To recharge the expensive night goggles? To give the rest of the class something to laugh at?
Can any easy assumption be made to what he did to him in the bushes to force discharge?

I removed the URL you added as it is not part of the legal providers please keep them in mind with your next post :)

how much manga does the anime cover?

This question title is pure clickbait.

Can you give the chapter number?

@SK19 I suspect chapter 98 based on previous edit history.

Personally I like to think bakugo was using him as an ATM machine but I don't think that's something kaminari can do.

@user1821961 But when Kirishima asked "Did you steal Kaminari's money!" Bakugou clearly said that it was his own money.

Because he wanted to distract the class. That was bagugos money, not kaminari’s. He just overcharged kaminari because he was a good and funny distraction while bakougo paid kirishima back. This display of kindness seemed weak to bakougo and he didn’t want the rest of the class seeing it.

This actually makes sense and fits the character of Bakugo

Because the class's atmosphere was awkward and heavy, so Bakugou decided to make the class (or just his friend Kiri) laugh through Kaminari's derp faces (this is implied from him staring at Kirishima's sullen face before dragging Kaminari off).

I don't get the downvotes, this is my interpretation of what happened too.

Based on Bakugo's personality I don't think that was his intention at all.


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After the journey is over, why did Maetel go for another journey?
In final episode of Galaxy express 999 (episode 113), after Tetsuro & Maetel destroy planet Peuromesyum, Maetel left Tetsuro behind just to guide another boy to the future (or something). But the whole reason she had to travel was, just so she can 'provide' that boy to her mother. So I'm wondering after this thing is over, why does she still need to travel? Can't she just wind up with Tetsuro?

Good question. I think it's answered in the episode. The narrator at the end says that 999 is a train that travels in the heart of every boy, maybe Testuro had been travelling alone all this time, and Maetel was just a vision he was keeping in his mind and she exists in every boy.


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Where can I read Re:Zero web novel in English from the beginning (vol. 1) until now?
I found out that Re:Zero has a public web novel version that is available for free due to this question
I did some searching and found the English version. However, I only see it begin from vol. 3 (without vol. 1 or vol. 2).
I would like to know where I can find Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (web novel) in English, from the beginning (vol 1) until now.

As far as I can tell, only arc 3 onwards has been translated. Also, given the novel was released for free I have no idea what the situation is regarding licencing of translations. Might be a bit of a legal grey area.

Take note that this site doesn't condone piracy, so we will only mention legal/official sites if they exist. Answers/comments that mention questionable sites will be removed without prompt.


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Why didn't Masashi Miyamoto take Taira's chip after cutting his fingers?
In episode 7 "Virtual bride" of Btooom Masashi attacked Taira with his knife and cut his fingers off. He then caused Sakamoto to fall of the cliff and he kidnapped Himiko.
Why didn't he take Taira's chip? Why was he left alive?

You could say it is a plot hole. At that point, I don't know why he didn't kill them right there and then.
You could look at it as a typical case of "Bond Villain" where the baddie has to set a challenge/trap for the protagonist without actually killing the girl because it allows the story to continue, and without it your cast of characters thins out, thus ending the story.
Most importantly - in my opinion - The original author was also building that underlying Taira

 betrayal

story so he can't have him dying just yet.

I haven't watched that episode but I have read the manga. In the manga, after Masashi kicked Sakamoto, Taira threaten Masashi with his homing BIM. Masashi then said that he would wait till Taira died because of loss of blood and came back to claim the chip.


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How far along is the anime compared with the manga?
Episode 596 came out today, and I am having a hard time placing this in the manga's time-line.
Around which chapter would the anime be right now? And would watching the anime spoil the manga for me?

Can someone explain the reason this question was closed as "too localized?" It seems reasonable if you specify a frame of reference in the answer. E.g., as of Y date the anime is Q chapters away from the manga. (Mention fillers or anime orignal content, if applicable.)

@Krazer "Too Localized" isn't a perfect reason for this, but none of the close reasons seem to fit perfectly. The problem with this question, as it is written right now, is that answers become invalid quickly and need updating. If the question specified that he was interested in comparing them at a particular date then it would be fine. However, it's a problem to have a question where the correct answer changes. If there was only one answer I'd just edit that date in, but now that there are multiple answers I can't edit a date in without making at least one of them incorrect.

@RicardoValeriano This question was closed because the context and timeline of the question is constantly changing, therefore applicable only to "a specific moment in time." This most likely wouldn't help any future visitors. You may rephrase your question to be more specific (as of episode X), or to a general question about how much of a gap the One Piece anime production has in order to not catch up too quickly to the pace of the current manga. Please feel free to leave a comment if there are any concerns you wish to discuss.

@ʇosɥıuonʞʎonʞo If the question was posed more generally, than this website could be used as an answer. It's a website that matches the episodes to the chapters. So the answer would be useful over a long period (until it gets taken down on day).

If you want to start reading the manga from where the anime is right now, the last thing you see in the anime is Luffy grabbing Caesar (episode 597), which corresponds to Chapter 670, page 19.

The last manga chapter right now is Chapter 709 (710 will be coming out either today or tomorrow), so the anime is about 40 chapters behind the anime.
If you translate it into arcs, the anime right now is in the Punk Hazard Arc and the manga is in the Dressrosa Arc.

One Piece Anime is quite far behind the manga right now (about 50-75 chapters).
The manga is now in the Wano Arc, while the previous Punk Hazard arc just started in the anime (as of this answer).

Could you be a little more specific? How far behind is the the anime compared to the manga?

Wrong. The manga is now in the Dressrosa Arc, not the Wano Arc.

I'd hardly call that "quite far"

It is really far behind. Probably in term of year, it could take more than a year (approx. 52 eps) for the anime to catch up with the manga.
In addition anime have filler episode sometimes between an arc, so it could be left more behind.


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Why did Airi (the A.I.) disapear?
When the Real Airi awakens, the A.I. Airi disappears.
Was her disappearance programmed to be triggered by Airi's awakening, or did it have something to do with some glitch in the Iru-O around Christmas?

By "Real Airi," are you referring to Sister Centipede (Geji-nee) or Airi Yukifune when she wakes up? Please consider providing a reference point (episode or chapter) so we have a better idea of what you're referring to.

@Krazer: Must've been Yukifune. Now that I think about it, she does indeed not appear anymore after Airi awakens.


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How do Natsu and Happy get into Lucys house?
Just wondering but how does Natsu and Happy end up breaking into Lucy's house? I am wondering on this since I heard a recent rumor that...

Mirajane has a spare key to Lucy's home and often gives the key to Natsu and Happy

I also wanted to ask this question since when Lucy comes home or gets out of the shower, Natsu and Happy seem to be there. Of course though it is only a rumor, but is there anything to go against this or any information to say this is true or not? I trust this site so that is why I am asking it here.
Answers are appreciated. :)

Natsu and Happy aren't the only ones who can sneak into Lucy's house. Example: Cana in Episode 97

Personally, I think that they do it because Hiro Mashima is a true NaLu (Natsu x Lucy) supporter, so he makes them do it.

Pretty sure they just go through a window haha I mean it shows them jumping out all the time, so why not jump in?

don't know about mirajane but landlady does have a spare key. and also natsu is most powerful mage and hero of the series . so why can't he go into the heroine's house without asking.. ;)

What you have heard is not a rumour, this reason is mentioned in Fairy Tail manga volume 6 Q&A.

Mirajane has an extra copy of her house key which she gives to the other members so that they can enter Lucy's house.

I don't have a copy of this volume now so I cannot confirm it myself, but it has been posted on the Fairy Tail wiki, and a number of other sites.


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Did Staz's have to stop his Kamehameha?
In episode 6 Staz almost unleashed a Kamehameha attack.
Is it okay to use this move outside of the Dragon ball series?
If Staz did unleash this Kamehameha, Would it be considerd copyright infringement?

Taking in to consideration that Blood Lad makes use of allot of parody (only in that one episode almost all of his finishing/attack moves are derived from other anime/games)
Following the policy of FUNimation

Legal
May I create new content using FUNimation properties?
Taking an artwork into a new medium such as 3D animation and/or creating fan fiction based on an existing artwork usually does not fall under Fair Use. For more on fair use, please see this Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
Such works are generally considered “derivative works” and the right to create such works is one of the exclusive rights of a copyright holder. 17 USC § 106(2)
If someone creates a derivative work without authorization from the copyright holder, they can be liable for copyright infringement. Whether we will seek to go after them or not, is another story...
Fair use
Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. Examples of fair use include commentary, search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. It provides for the legal, unlicensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-factor balancing test.

Taking these rules in to consideration it would most likely mean that if he finished the Kamehameha he would indeed have gone beyond the point of fair use, and into the area of copyright infrigment.
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As for the Japanese copyrights. They indeed seem to be quiet different yet comes down to pretty much the same in rough lines (can read them here)
And a modifyd fair use law seems to be in place aswell, which is more similar the Korean version then to the english version.

I don't think the policies of FUNimation and other US-based companies are really germane to this question. I'm not well-versed in Japanese law and practice concerning parody, but my understanding is that it is very different than in the US.

@senshin Ill bust out the japanese rule book regarding parodys later aswell and edit it into the question then :)

@senshin You sir managed to provide me with so much text I got a headache :|


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Was the anime faithful to the light novel?
Recently I finished watching Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse and was wondering. How faithful to the light novel was the anime? Are there any mayor deviations, or even minor ones? Or is it identical?

Both were both visual novel games before they were adapted into manga/anime. The novel are more or less an adaptation of the game. Are you referring to how faithful they were to the light novel series or the visual novel games (and manga)?

@Krazer Refering to both the novels in this case. visual novel  to manga/anime/light novel

@Krazer While Muv-Luv Alternative was originally a VN, Total Eclipse is originally a LN. Total Eclipse is a side story of Alternative with different characters. Thus the right question to ask in this case is how close the anime is to the LN.


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What is this buzzing sound playing?
I heard this on buzz channel which is an anime channel, and now also in bleach. In episode 2 You can hear it at around 14:00 in this youtube video
Does this sound have a specific name? or is it some sort of soundtrack?

Are you talking about the Tōryanse? A traditional children's song that's commonly used at street crossings to indicate that it's free to cross the street.


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Why does Bartholomew Kuma support the world government?
Bartholomew Kuma is a former revolutionary and a friend of Monkey D Dragon. So why is he helping the government instead of helping Dragon. We know that he helped Luffy and his crew during the Sabaody Archipelago Incident, and also helped them to keep the Thousand Sunny away from pirates and the world government. But still he offered himself to the government so that they could turn him to a complete Pacifista.

Some of the members here still haven't watched the entire series so it's just an alert for them that's all :)

How about now :)

Not sure if it is a duplicate, but certainly related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/6518/1604

Partially related

@Ɍ.Ɉ Surely related, but unlike the other question asking why he turned into a Pacifista, and his connection between Vegapunk. This question sounds more like why did he turn a pacifista instead of going back to the revolutionary?

Maybe he was an informant for Dragon but he was too honorable to betray the government bluntly.
We know that he was a man of reason when he let Zoro take up all the pain instead of Luffy.
Him becoming Pacifista was entirely for different reasons which we still don't know.
He offered himself to be experimented upon but his last wish was to protect thousand sunny which was honoured and his wish was fulfilled.


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Why didn't Shirohige rescue Ace when he was still in Impel Down
The news of Ace capture is quite long time before the execution. And surely it will be much easier to save Ace when he was still in Impel Down (or maybe Enies Lobby). Is it because Shirohige is to far away? Can't he ask one of his subordinate or his alliance to save Ace? Where exactly was he at that moment?

Good question and a bit difficult to answer. I think the following things might have influenced White Beard to not save Ace in Impel Down:

The whole Whitebeard crew, including alliance partners, are said to be in New World, not in Grandline. And to come to Marineford, the only way is through Fishmen Island, and mobilizing such large pirate group does take time.
As we now know, the weather of New World is too unpredictable to travel quickly. Although it is not known whether Whitebeard was far away, but weather must have affected his travel time significantly.
Ace was 2 division commander of Whitebeard pirates. So if such a strong character can be captured, then I don't think Whitebeard would risk any more of his family to intercept/rescue Ace in Impel Down or Enies Lobby.
Reaching Impel Down/ Enies Lobby is considered to be difficult as it has natural protection in the form of circular waves which are used exclusively by marine only. Marineford is the remaining area where one can reach easily without going through the circular waves.
Also it is not known but as Kaido tried to block movement of Shanks, a marines tried to stop Whitebeard, so there must be other factors which tried to stop Whitebeard from moving, which stalled Whitebeard from coming quickly.
If he would have been able to save Ace earlier, then there won't be any fight and Ace would be alive right now. And that's not how Oda imagined it to be. ;)

any source that say whole White beard crew including alliance partners are in New World? 3. how come whitebeard wouldn't risk any more of his family if after that he attack marine HQ with his full crew? and I don't understand your fifth point

well cant think of any particular source, but some dialogues come to mind. 1- some marine says that all new wold pirates came to support whitebeard just bore whitebeard's entry (also point 5). 3. i meant here that if 2nd division commander can be caught then anyother person less powerful would be able to have any impact. 5. Marines send warships to stop whitebeard from moving in new world. so he must have fought some marines before coming to save ace which took some time so he couldn't come early to save him.

My reasons would be,

Impel Down is surrounded by Sea Kings, they may deal with them easily but they still will pose a distraction. Their ships are not layered with Kairoseki, hence the sea kings will attack them. Someone has to wait outside to protect the ships against their countless numbers.
Straw Hat Luffy's physical strength is comparable to an average Division Commander (if not more), and he had to use Second Gear for the 4 Demon Guards (Awakened Zoan). If I were Whitebeard, I wouldn't attack such powerful Devil fruit users under such extreme conditions.
Imper Down's chief warden Magellan is Doku Doku no Mi Devil fruit user, a powerful fruit in any's hands. Obviously, no one would want to fight someone who can produce a,

mixture of poisons whose antidote hasn't been created.
more powerful version of poison, "Kinjite", which forms the "Venom Demon: Hell's Judgment".

Impel Down is the Great Underwater Prison in the middle of the Calm Belt, build to keep most dangerous criminals and pirates. No one in their right mind would try to take chances with this place (my opinion: Straw Hat Luffy doesn't have a right mind).

magellan's poison's antidote was there with Ivankov as he saved luffy . not the red one though.

@Sp0T that was not an antidote, Emporio Ivankov used his devil fruit's ability "Emporio Chiyu Hormone" to release his body's immune system's full potential, but the chance of survival is mostly based upon the individual's will to live.

Shiryu did have an antidote though. He saved the Blackbeard Pirates with it.

@PeterRaeves Only for Hydra, Luffy faced all his poison attacks while fighting Megallen, ;)


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For what reasons do manga get banned?
Thanks to the question Is there a list of banned manga artist whose work are not translated into English, which now is deleted. I was wondering, what are the reasons for manga to be banned? and does the same ruling apply to doujinshi?
I would assume there is a general rule set that is applied upon works after release, which determines if it should be banned, or at least some sort of measure to weigh it by.

Censorship mostly, particularly in controversial and/or taboo topics. Like with Kodomo no Jikan.

I think this is a bit too broad, but perhaps that's only me. Searching for "banned manga/anime" returns many results with too many reasons (like, Death Note is banned in China because "teachers being scared of kids turning their own notebooks into "Death Notes.""?) , which I'm not sure can be summarized.

If you specified an anime or manga then this would be much less broad.

@MichaelMcQuade It probably would be, but that would not cover the question i was asking. I attempted to rephrase the original question to imply what I wanted to know a bit more. Think it would be less broad this way as well

lot of manga got banned for many different reasons in many country. Some even for ridiculous reasons. You want to cover all of that? Too broad, sadly. But most reason would be too vulgar, too violence, or offensive for some.

if it's only banned in Japan probably not as broad. Can't imagine those reasons used to banned a manga

look guys I know it seems too broad in a sense that it could potentially attract a hundred different answers, but given that in 3 years it's got 0 answers, would it really harm the site to have this question open? And please if you have any examples of banned manga with sources citing reasons, maybe post a community wiki answer and let's all add what we find to it.


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Piece of clothing Kakashi wears under his grey Anbu flack jacket
Does anyone know the name of the clothes that Kakashi wears under his grey Anbu flack jacket? You know, with the mask attached to it.
It looks a little like a tank top.
I would like to buy one, so places to buy or links would be appreciated.

This question appears to be off-topic because it is about buying clothing

Reopened as per http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/595/27

It's categorized as a Jockey or Vest, according to their respective sales listing on Amazon. However, a Google search returns more relevant results when searching for '暗部ベスト'. Also, on Chiebukuro, Japan's Yahoo Answers, it is referred to as a 'vest'.
You can get it from Amazon Japan here. Use a shipping forwarding service like Tenso if you live outside Japan.


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What BGM is playing in Iron-Blooded Orphans season 2 episode 16&23?
In Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Episode 41 (or Season 2 Episode 16) - "Natural for a Human", there is an insert song/BGM playing at 20:22, but the main theme of the song starts around 22:57.
The same song plays in Season 2 Episode 23, starting at 19:02 until 19:57.
What is this song?

Our Home, the 17th track of Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphan OST II album.  YouTube link

Thank you! BGM always takes a while I guess. You just made my day. Nice way to start 2021.

Freesia by URU
^ FYI it says on myanimelist at Ending Theme section
https://myanimelist.net/anime/33051/Mobile_Suit_Gundam__Iron-Blooded_Orphans_2nd_Season

Thanks, but that is an ending song, not the song that starts at 20:22 which is completely different.


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Why can't Mirajane fight after Lisanna's death anymore?
After Lisanna died in the accident, it is understandable when one sees Elfman's apprehension/fear that he will lose control over his full body takeover again- the reason why Lisanna apparently dies.
I understand Elfman not being able to use magic, but Mirajane? She was an S-class mage. Why does she end up waiting tables at Fairytail? Did her magical prowess diminish after the incident?

Post traumatic stress disorder..

its stated that she lost the will to fight! :S

Mirajane didn't exactly lose her powers. As Märmîk Šhâh said, Mirajane probably lost the will to fight from being unable to protect her sister despite being S-Class and being there. She probably stopped using magic because of this and thus her powers waned from not being used.
During the final Arc of Season 1, when Freed defeats Elfman, Mirajane's distress over her brother's suffering and being reminded of Lisanna's death causes her to join the fight to avoid seeing her family suffer for the second time. This is when she uses her Satan Soul, probably not as strong as it once was but she was an S-Class Mage and she retained that rank since the accident.


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Is Luffy's ship ever hit with a cannonball?
The question goes for the Going Merry as well as the Sunny.
They are very often shot at with cannons by the marine or by other pirates, but I don't recall a single episode where a cannonball hits the ship. It always barely misses or is blocked by the crew.

Does it have to be cannonballs specifically or does any ship based artillery count? In Ch 215 (not sure what episode that is) while the Straw Hats are escaping the blockade surrounding Alabasta we see the Going Merry get perforated by iron spears from Black Cage Hina's fleet

Not sure about canonballs but Going Merry has been hit with projectiles. For example in Alabasta while escaping they were hit by spears from Hina.

Close enough :) I'm guessing they have not been hit with an actual cannonball ever.

Going Merry was repaired countless times by Usopp; I think that in the Thousand Sunny the repairs are not frequent because it is the Adam's tree but they received attacks

Before having the Thousand Sunny ship, Going Merry was the one which got hit and took damages but got repaired by Usopp. Thousand Sunny is strong so it could actually resist damage.


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Why doesn't Kabuto Yakushi have the curse mark?
I have not seen the curse mark on Kabuto. (I have watched till episode 120). Why didn't Orochimaru give the curse mark to Kabuto? Is it because Kabuto is already powerful?

Let's begin by analysing people who Orochimaru marked with Cursed Mark and what they have in common.
Jiroubo, Ukon, Sakon, Tayuya, and Kidoumaru
They are granted the Cursed Mark not because Orochimaru wanted to use them as their vessel, but rather as an experiment on how far the cursed mark can improve someone's fighting capability and what are the side effects. They are also granted the Cursed Mark as a mean of improving their fighting capability so that they can serve Orochimaru better.
Kimimaro
He was supposed to be the container for Orochimaru. He was chosen for he has the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai which enables him to use his bone as weapon. He was the last one of his clan, which makes his Kekkei Genkai unique. However, since he was sickly, he lost his position as the next container for Orochimaru to Uchiha Sasuke who possessed the Kekkei Genkai Sharingan. While Sharingan was not as rare as Kimimaro's Kekkei Genkai, Uchiha Sasuke was in good health. Kimimaro was barely hanging alive, having to rely on machineries to keep himself alive as long as possible. The thing is, the dojutsu that Orochimaru used to transfer his soul to another body (Furou Fushi no Jutsu or Living Corpse Reincarnation in English) has a limitation of 3 years cooldown before it can be used again. If during those 3 years the vessel dies out, he won't be able to escape death. Thus, Kimimaro lost his position as the next vessel to Sasuke.
Uchiha Sasuke
Originally, it was not Sasuke that Orochimaru wanted. It was Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's elder brother. However, since Itachi is far too strong for Orochimaru to handle (Orochimaru did tried to attack Itachi, only to fall to the latter's genjutsu and was unable to break free at all), Sasuke was chosen.
Now, why is it that Yakushi Kabuto didn't get any Cursed Mark?
First, at that time, Kabuto was Orochimaru's assistant. He is necessary for Orochimaru to help with his research, and to help him prepare the next vessel for his Incarnation jutsu. Orochimaru needed his brain more than his body. Of course if Orochimaru was in a dire need of a new vessel right away and no one else was around for him to transfer to, undoubtedly, he would have consumed Kabuto for the sake of his own survival and Kabuto would definitely give his body gladly, seeing how devoted he is to Orochimaru. However, such a condition was never the case for Orochimaru, and thus there is no need for him to give Kabuto a Cursed Mark since Cursed Mark only increase fighting ability and not intelligence.
Second, while Kabuto were said to be around Kakashi's level (Kakashi is in Special Jounin level and the fact that he was nominated to be a Hokage means that he was one of the strongest in Konoha), Kabuto possessed no Kekkei Genkai. In other words, he was not a potential vessel as far as Orochimaru is concerned.
Third, based on the trivia, the seal that was given to the Sound Four was based on cardinal direction. Since all 4 of the basic cardinal directions was filled, and that Heaven and Earth seal was used on Sasuke and Kimimaro, there is no other seal for Orochimaru to use on Kabuto.

Because Kabuto was not his experiment but a partner. It can be clearly seen that he showed affection to none of his experiments and even Sasuke was suppose to be his next body. But on the other hand Kabuto was his partner, friend or companion. Even it can be argue that Orochimaru revival to the good side was due to the action of Kabuto. So he didn't give him the cursed mark because he never wanted to use him as a pawn as much as he done with others. He might even sympathies with Kabuto for his past from childhood shown in Anime.


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Why did Lelouch call it the "United States of Japan"?
Lelouch declared the creation of the "United States of Japan". But why did he add "United States"? Japan is not called this in the real world, nor in the series before this moment. Why did he have this change of mind?
I am in the middle of R2 but I will not mind spoilers from manga or further episode if necessary.

Lelouch's intended style of government is unlike real-life Japan's central government, in which all laws and decisions pass from the decision-makers down to prefectures which do not make their own differing laws. To add the words "United States of" is to communicate that, of all the types of government that exist (such as confederation, empire, federation, hegemony, unitary state, etc.), he wants to avoid Japan's constitutional monarchy system and select not only a democracy (of which many varieties exist), but specifically Federalism: "a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant . . . with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (such as states or provinces)." This fits with Lelouch's action principle that the king should consider himself like only one piece on the board of a chess game and that the other pawns are also valuable.
In the real world, Japan is a constitutional monarchy (formerly an empire) comprised of prefectures, which are administrative divisions called unitaries ("governed as one single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions [subnational units] exercise only powers that their central government chooses to delegate"). Since prefectures directly follow the decisions of the nation's central government, this differs in nature from a federated union of states.
The real-life United States of America is a federal government, meaning "two or more levels of government that exist within an established territory and govern through common institutions with overlapping or shared powers as prescribed by a constitution." The word "federal" refers to a federation or group that retain individual rights: "entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central (federal) government." It was designed in such a way that federal power is supposed to be balanced by states' individual powers and the will of individual citizens (an actual union of colonies that started out with differing charters and laws but which decided of their own will to become a team against the British Empire). The USA's "founding fathers" were very keen to make sure that a federal government of the union of states would not easily be able to make top-down decisions, and made provisions so that state laws are still in many ways independent of each other ("created to limit the federal government from exerting power over the states by enumerating only specific powers"). Nowadays, many people rattle off the phrase "United States of America" without thinking about the meaning, but the name was chosen intentionally, to enduringly show that it is not a single entity nation like many others but rather a conscious, willful union (banding of) individual states that largely intend to maintain their autonomy even while forming a team. This is the message that Lelouch wants to convey, and therefore the United States of Japan is referred to as a Unitary Parliamentary Democracy (not a real-life phrase).

TL;DR:
It is used as an artifact to show Lelouch's interest in freedom and democracy and all that stuff we usually associate with the "United States" image. And I am not talking about USA. In our world, there are/were a lot of countries that used the term "United States" in their name.

Long version:
In Code Geass universe, there are no USA (now I am talking about THAT stars and stripes real world nation).

 the duke of Britannia bribed Benjamin Franklin to betray Washington, and the rebellion failed.

Then Britannia loses the british isles, and relocates to the New World.

 in 1807 AD, Elisabeth III is captured by a revolutionary militia and is forced to abdicate. She and her knights move Britannia into the new world.

But Japan has massive sources of Sakuradite, a scarce resource in the west.

 Sakuradite is known since the middle ages, but its too scarce in the west. Marco Polo in his travels learns that Japan has huge deposits, and this knowledge spreads in the west.

So in order to fuel the war machine, it is vital for Britannia to hold unto Japan.
Since Britannia holds (at the time of R2) almost all of the world and it is a monarchic Empire, Lelouch wants to declare at the same time his rejection of the government system of his father, and his intent with building a free nation.


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Who are Mitsuki's parents?
From Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage, Chapter 2, Page 14.
I'm guessing one of them is Gaara. If so, who is he married to? Even when looking at the picture at the end of the chapter, I can't recall ever seeing that woman.

He has blue hair and white skin, nothing like gara.

He looks like Toneri to me and his name means "Full moon"

@AnkitSharma It isn't Toneri. Toneri has markings on his skin around his upper chest area while Mitsuki does not. They are two completely different people. The indications of Gaara being Mitsuki's parent is the same eyes and the picture at the very end of the chapter

As far i remember, Gaara doesn't have eye pupil.

@krikara gara and mitsuki have different eye. Not even close except the eye liner. Chest marking can be done later at-least.

@AnkitSharma Until someone can find out and prove who the parents are, we can't discount Gaara. Gaara's child doesn't have to look exactly like him.

Definitely not gaara's son because of eyebrows, hair color, eye pupil... Also if it would have been gaara's son he would have trained him at sand village... Too soon to say unless we see his Jutsu types or Kishimoto reveals the parents himself... If he has some sand technique he might be Gaara's son.. But too soon to say anything and live the discussion o assumptions..

@AbhishekShah True, if he was the Kazekage's son, you would expect him to be at the Sand village...

Are the schools in Hidden Mist deserted?? @Austin

Hopefully not Sakata Gintoki. His hair somewhat looks like Sakata's. Joking..

It has been revealed in Boruto: Naruto the Movie that, Mitsuki is Orochimaru's son.
Extract from the movie summary:

Boruto questions Mitsuki about his parentage, to which the latter says he is the son of Orochimaru. This shocks Sarada and she asks if Orochimaru is his mother or father while Boruto asks who Orochimaru is, and Mitsuki replies it doesn't matter, much to Boruto and Sarada's confusion.
source: Mitsuki

who is the mother?

Mitsuki is Orochimaru's son. This was revealed in Naruto Exhibition Official Guidebook "Michi".1 Any other parentage is not known.

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Note that this particular part of the information is not revealed in that guidebook, as far as I can gather. It seems to come from spoiler to Boruto the Movie.

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Does Naruto ever hold the rank of chūnin?
I am not familiar with the contents of any of the movies. Keeping this in mind, can anyone tell me if Naruto ever gets the promotion to chūnin (or Jōnin for that matter). Since he is clearly the Hokage in the last chapter of the manga, I wonder if he was made such while officially still a genin.

No, it was never shown in anime or OVA or manga (at the time of this answer)
Naruto didn't become chūnin in first chūnin exam, he missed the second chūnin exam due to his training with Jiraiya.
There is third chūnin exam mentioned in an OVA:
Chūnin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!
Where Naruto only got one hit but lost due to getting disqualified for using sage mode. But the same OVA also shows him qualified too:-

In the end, Kakashi, Gaara and the others comfort Naruto by letting
  him know he can become a chūnin anytime he wants, as he has already
  surpassed his contemporaries, including Kakashi himself.

why would he disqualified for using Sage Mode ?

@NamikazeSheena Some jutsu seems forbidden in chunin exam.

that's stupid. Do you think in a mission enemy shinobi will hold back when attacking?

@NamikazeSheena If i am not wrong then there were limitations in chunin exams from start

@TanyavonDegurechaff that's because the other participants are ordinary ninjas. They are not on Naruto's level. It would be ridiculous for them to fight someone that can defeat Pain of Akatsuki in full force. The limitation was to give them a fair chance.

No Naruto never becomes chunin in the series nor is he ever chunin. After the war and Kakashi becomes hokage, Naruto studies to become straight to jonin (anime) bypassing the chunin stage. It obviously makes sense that Naruto never becomes chunin as he is well over jonin level by the end.

You're right, but an earlier answer like this already exists.


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Tokyo ghoul's Kaneki's change in hair color
When Kaneki's hair turned from brown to white, was it because because of the stress ? Or maybe because of his change of heart. A lot of anime and manga use hair-colors to describe someones personality, so maybe it was symbolic like, his hair turned white because he admitted that he has to change his personality.. Does someone know the real reason or?

His hair turned white and nails turned black because of the physical and mental stress (the episodes in which Yamori tortured him)
It is mentioned @Wikia :

After being tortured by Yamori for a period of ten days, his hair
  became white and his nails turned black due to heavy stress, anxiety,
  and continuous bodily regeneration. This condition is known as Marie
  Antoinette syndrome. It is caused by extreme stress or emotional
  trauma like he had undergone. He also began wearing a form fitting
  black outfit when he had the intention of fighting as a ghoul, both
  for intimidation and practicality.


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Is Ash's time in Kanto's Safari Zone ever detailed?
When Ash returns to Pallet Town in the first series, I think after he got all the badges and was preparing for the Pokemon League Championships. When they were in Professor Oak's lab, Oak showed off Ash's extra pokemon that was sent to him pointing out that most were Tauros caught in the Safari Zone.
When I first saw the series I didn't recall it ever showing that Ash went there. So I am wondering if Ash's time in Kanto's Safari Zone was ever detailed anywhere, like why he caught nothing but Tauros or what happened in regards to Pikachu (as in the games you aren't allowed to take pokemon into the Safari Zone and I think it was the same in Yellow where you no longer have Pikachu follow you in there until you leave).

If i am not wrong then he even used one Tauros in a fight.

Yes, it was shown in episode 35 of the original TV series. All he caught were Tauros', that's because whenever he tried to catch other Pokemon, a group of Tauros would just happen to run pass. That's why Ash only caught Tauros'. As of regards to Pikachu, it was held by Misty who wasn't participating. Kaiser ( in-charge of Safari ) also stated that the only rules were that they could only use Safari Balls and the Fishing Rod he gave them, and that they had to come back when they had ran out of 'Balls'. Break any of those rules, and his "Thunderbolt" would burn them ( this refers to the gun that he was holding ). There was no time limit and you could take your Pokemon in, but you can't use them to battle. Same with FireRed and LeafGreen, the Pokemon stays with you, but you can't use them in battle.
Hope this helps!

Note that this episode was banned in a lot of places because of the gun.

@riley was it banned in the US?

@KazRodgers Yes, you can see a full list here: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Banned_episodes#Banned_episodes_in_the_English_dub

@Riley now that would explain why I didn't see it. when this answer said it was an episode I thought free-to-air tv in Australia screwed up......again, but it appears that it (proably) didn't and the episode was just banned

@Memor-X would you like me to give you a copy of the episode, i LEGALLY downloaded it.

Wow, strange, that episode was not banned in India. Anyway I don't remember "whenever he tried to catch other Pokemon, a group of Tauros would just happen to run pass" part of the episode .

@AnkitSharma after he caught a Tauros, he went to catch a rhyhorn but the group of Tauros ran pass so he caught another Tauros


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How strong (physically) is Robin?
How strong would robin have to be to be able to pull off all of those tricks with the Hana Hana no Mi since she's using her own arm? I mean like she can create webs than can stop canon balls, break soldier's backs and use hands to create huge arms/legs and be able to control them. How strong are Robin's muscles?

Strong enough to be in Straw hat crew ... I guess its enough to answer your question.

@LightYagami i meant physically sorry

Let us investigate this. Nico Robin is human, who ate a paramecia type devil fruit. She should be as strong as a normal human (physically)
Wiki corroborates it so far.

Robin has no superhuman abilities beyond her Devil Fruit powers but is an above average athlete. While the frequent use of her powers in battle leave much of her physical attributes in question, it is hinted from time to time that Robin's physical prowess is actually much stronger than her build would otherwise suggest.

Robin's greater than average feats include (copying directly from the wiki so I don't miss any)

 She was seen being able to take on direct hits from both Yama's drop kicks and punches (with the latter sending her flying through a wall, destroying it) and was still able to effectively retaliate after maneuvering the latter away from the ruins of Skypiea. She was able to restrain a powerful zombie like Jigoro (albeit briefly). She was also able to survive being impaled through the chest by Crocodile and remain alive without medical attention from a doctor, until the wound healed on its own. She is agile enough to maneuver (while maintaining her arms' "X" formation) her way through a group of Marine captains and commanders before using her powers in retaliation. She has great recovery ability, for example when she, Zoro, Gan Fall, and Wiper were all knocked out by Enel's Devil Fruit ability, Robin was the first person to wake up. Even with a severe injury, she still had enough strength to use her Devil Fruit ability to carry them to safety and had fully recovered without the aid of Chopper.One of her most impressive aspects is her will power; as she managed to recover in mere minutes after having her shadow stolen by Gekko Moriah (when it usually takes a few days for most humans).

Thus Robin has above average agility, strength, will power and recovery.
Moving on to the powers of her DF; Hana Hana no Mi

The Hana Hana no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to replicate and sprout pieces of their body from the surface of any object or living thing

We've seen Robin is very intelligent, probably the most, in the Straw Hat Crew. She uses her Df in a very effective manner. She doesn't rely on strength but on blocking the movement of the enemies and intelligently using holds and distractions.

As she claims to Pell, speed and strength mean nothing to her, as she can render almost any foe into submission with ease, even those with superhuman speed such as Hakuba

However, her main weakness is,

The user will gain damage to their body if the extra limbs are attacked, and can feel the pain on each one of them. This disadvantage also extends to other Devil Fruits, as if her limbs are affected, then the host body is affected as well, as demonstrated when Sugar touched her limbs with her Hobi Hobi powers, turning her real body into a toy.
  The strength of the user is also still limited to their individual strength, meaning that the individual strength in the replicating appendages is no different to that of Robin's actual corresponding limbs.

The last line is of the main importance. EACH of the appendage can exert strength equal to that of main body. Thus Robin utilizes strength of multiple arms to produce the required result.

Breaking Soldier's backs; Clutch: Robin doesn't use strength as much as her knowledge. These holds turn the trapped soldiers'strength against them. These type of submission holds are common in MMA, wrestling etc. And can easily dislocate joints or break bones.
Stopping Cannonballs: This is the most contentious. It can be argued that multiple arms work together to stop the cannonballs, but her real body should feel the pain of being hit by a cannonball. But being above average in strength and endurance, Robin can manage. I'll chalk it up to the edge conditions.
Giant Arms and Legs: Robin feels the fatigue from these giant creations. Combining these many arms can have the desired strength but flying shouldn't be possible. Robin explains its more of floating though. But her training in the timeskip allows her to use this technique for longer periods of time due to her endurance and willpower but not the strength.

TL;DR: From what we've seen Robin has above average physical prowess, but its her knowledge, effective technique and use of DF, and superhuman Will power, recovery and endurance that allow her to do the feats shown in One Piece.


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Is super saiyan blue supposed to be 50 times stronger than super saiyan god?
Super Saiyan Blue or Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan is said to be obtained by getting the god ki of a super saiyan god and then transforming into super saiyan.
The multiplier for a super saiyan is x50, if super saiyan blue is when you get the god ki of a super saiyan god and then transforming into super saiyan does this mean the power of a super saiyan blue is super saiyan god multiplied by 50?

Well, at this time there has been no official statement from anyone who matters describing which form is more powerful. The only statement we have was from Akira Toriyama about a year before the blue form was even known about in which he states this:

“Simply put, it’s because [the red hair] looks so strong,” said Toriyama. “The color yellow has already been used, and blue isn’t really that strong looking, so visually, red is easy to understand.”
Source: kotaku

But according to the wiki:

The form, due to the intense training and calm mind needed to acquire it, exceedingly surpasses its predecessor Super Saiyan God, and all of the other Saiyan forms. Despite the form's huge upgrade in power from the original Super Saiyan God, even after training with Whis neither Goku nor Vegeta could challenge Beerus alone.

In Battle of Gods, Whis said that Beerus used 70% of his power while fighting SSG Goku. If SSB was 50x stronger than SSG, it might be very likely that either SSB Goku or Vegeta could defeat Beerus alone given that the 70% thing.

See related post: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28712/confusing-power-level-multiplier/28713#28713
Basically, the power levels are not so rigorous in dragon ball super as they were in dragon ball Z.

I dont think the power levels were rigorous in Dragon Ball Z either. For example Tien was weaker than Vegeta who was weaker than Piccolo (right after he fused) who was a match for 17, who was weaker than Cell first form who was weaker than Cell 2nd form. But Tien was able to hold Cell 2nd form and Piccolo was almost killed by Cell first form and when Vegeta at first couldnt fight 18. Or Vegita sometimes gets zenkais of 50% of his power and other times he gets zenkais of several multiplies even when he got less damage

@solalito Well, the power level thing is to make the power comparison among the characters easier. Sometimes it would be complicated and confused when applying false information made up by the fans, but overall it's just things DBZ fans like to do in free time.

@Pablo Tien isn't a very good example as he only held Cell for a few minutes, with his most powerful technique which in the end left him pretty much dead. In DBZ, the powers were more rigorous that we never saw a weaker fighter stand his ground for long against someone much stronger. This is clearly not so much the case in dragon ball super. (Trunks, Master Roshi vs. Frieza's soldiers, etc...)

@HappyFace Power levels in DBZ were actually issued by Jump magasines and other official material. See http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_power_levels


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Can Konohamaru summon the Monkey King Enma?
Has it been revealed what Konohamaru's summons is? Did he inherit his grandfather's summons or did he show an affinity for frogs?

At the beginning of December, we will see the next bell test which will likely contain Konohamaru. We'll get to see some more abilities then

It is revealed that Konohamaru does in fact summon monkeys in the boruto anime, latest episode

Can Konohamaru summon the Monkey King Enma?
Maybe. We can't be sure until we see it.
Has it been revealed what Konohamaru's summons is?
No.
Did he inherit his grandfather's summons or did he show an affinity for frogs?
We can assume none of them for now. Same as Asuma Sarutobi who didn't summon Enma or any other summoning animal either.

If I still have to make a wild bet then I will assume it's frog as Konohamaru is more of Naruto's follower and never seen trying to do any of his grandfather's Jutsu. And remember his grandfather was not around to pass on the contract to him and we never see any other Monkey King summoner who can teach him that but Naruto is still there.

In Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episode 4, we see he can summon toads and he summons Gamagorō.

To add to the same answer... Summoning cannot be inherited unless you make a blood contract with a summoning type.

@StackUpPhysics I have stopped watching Boruto and somebody has already done the effort.

It looks like it has been confirmed in the Boruto anime that konohamaru does indeed summon toads.
video

No, Konohamaru cannot summon Enma as he hasn't made a contract yet. It is true that his grandfather had, but for him to be able to summon Enma, he has to sign a blood contract too.

it looks like the boruto anime has made this answer obsolete.

Aside from his ability to summon toads, Konohamaru is also capable of summoning a Monkey named Enra, who from the looks of it is kin to the Monkey King Enma.
This is seen in Boruto Episode 119 where

Konohamaru summons Enra to help in a battle, in order to perform a Combo Sealing technique on Soma.


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Is the Legendary Super Saiyan (green) transformation limitless in power?
So now that both Broly, and Kale, who has a transformation which looks exactly like Broly's, have been quoting saying both the same "My Ki is building... Overflowing..." and that Kyabe tells Kale "stop gathering ki!", this topic comes to talk again. Is Broly and now Kale legendary super saiyan transformation limitless in power? This has been talked before with Broly's movies, but the last episode of Dragon Ball Super brings new information to the topic. What about the other canon sources like the Daizenshuu, does it say something about it?

Honestly, even in Z these things were unclear but now in Super i would say it can be if it suits the storyline. Power balance has been through the roof so i would say, yeah the power of a LSSY could be "limitless"

Now that I think about it, since Battle of gods most character transformations are portrayed as being limitless, arent they? Vegita when Beerus slapped Bulma, Gohan is always being kinda limitless, Trunks when he made the Galick-ho againt fused Zamasu, Goku when he made the kamehameha against fused Zamasu. But they still have fixed multipliers for the SSJ, SSJ2 and SSJ3 (not for SSG, SS Blue and SS Rage which are unknown if they exist)

Yeah but every form is basically "limitless"  . As you get stronger all your transformations get more potent as well. I know you are referring in the current time but Super went all over the place, and the growth level is insane for each character. I mean roshi was surpassed by goku almost at the first budokai in the original dragonball and now suddenly he can hold his own against current goku, I think "power" is a concept that mostly does not apply in Super, since there are too many anomalies

In Dragon Ball Z, except Gohan who had rage attacks, the other characters could rise his powers but only with training. But now in Dragon Ball Super, also Vegita, Trunks and Goku have rage attacks who surpass their limits in the moment

*I meant with training or with zenkai boosts

yeah its a super thing... nothing more to say i guess

When Caulifa becomes SSJ for first time she also says "My Ki is building... Overflowing...".. so i guess they will be comparing to their base forms

It seems entirely feasible for them to have an unlimited supply of ki. Perhaps while in that transformation, their bodies rapidly generate more and more ki until it just overflows. That however isn't the same thing as having limitless power. Just because you have infinite MP, doesn't mean that you can deal a lot of damage.
To answer your question, I'm not aware of the Daizenshuu mentioning it (nor any official source), but it is clear that the legendary super saiyan transformation is different than the normal transformation. Unlimited ki has appeared in Dragon Ball before too, Androids 17 & 18 were stated to have such an ability. Thus, given the precedence and the dialogue we've seen in regards to the form, I can say with absolute certainty that the answer is "probably".

ki, energy, power, force are all related in Dragon Ball. The japanese meaning of ki is spirit, the meaning given in Dragon Ball is also energy. The japanese word chikara means energy, power, force, ability, vigor, strenght, might. It's all the same for them.


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Does Akito the Exiled have anything to do with Code Geass?
Does it have anything to do with Lelouch and what happens after R2? I need to know whether or not they continue his story or did he become immortal from his father's code?

In a sense, it does relate to the 2 seasons but not as a continuation of R2, Akito of the Exiled is set between the 2 seasons of Lelouch of the Rebellion during the 1 year gap, in it Britannia is putting pressure on it's EU Front.
Now I haven't watched the series yet however from screenshots we see C.C in this wearing a white hood and a man who looks like Lelouch with Suzaku (having been made a Knight of the Round) going by a different name with one of his eyes covered. In episode 3 of the OVA series it's revealed that Julius Kingsley is infact a brainwashed Lelouch. The brainwashing however is somewhat unstable as "Lelouch" reappears briefly, also his Geass has yet to be sealed.

NOTE: The answer is accurate at the time of posting. In it, we disregard future events, such as the producers deciding to make another season or sequel.

The first part of your question was answered by Memor-X. "Akito the Exiled" is an intermission between the two seasons of the main show.
The second part?
The canon is that Lelouch is dead the end of R2, period.
There is some speculation that he was the cart driver, that he became immortal, etc, but having Word of God that he is dead, all the rest is speculation even if they changed their minds after leaving lelouch's smiling at the cart bench in the cutting room's floor.
So,

Yes, Akito the Exiled is in the same world as Code Geass, happens in Europe, chronologically between the two seasons of the main show.
No, he (Lelouch) did not inherit his father's code.
No, Lelouch did not survive being stabbed by Suzaku.
No, he (Lelouch) is not the cart driver, even though many of us wished for that.
No, they did not continue the main storyline after the end of R2.


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What are the badges that Ryou wears?
In Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, the character Ryou wears five colored badges on his outfit.

His article on the Code Geass Wiki says nothing about this. What do these badges signify?

Here are images of the badges that I believe are clearer (taken from blogsuki.com):

So, what do we see?

A rising Sun, a traditional motif for Japan;
An 'R';
A mask with two colored halves, smiling;
A geometric pattern;
A yellow-green thing that I do not even know what that is;

Apart from the rising Sun, and maybe the 'R' could stand for Ryou, I do not really have an idea of what these symbols would mean.


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How many Naruto Shippuden dubbed episodes are there?
I am watching Naruto and I am currently on episode 164. How many episodes of Shippuden do they have dubbed, and are they still dubbing it?

All 500 episodes have been dubbed since October 7, 2019.

For region 1 (North America), all 500 episodes have been released since June 11, 2019.
For region 2 (UK), all 500 episodes have been released since October 7, 2019.
For region 4 (Australia/New Zealand), all 500 episodes have been released since August 7, 2019.

Source: Wikipedia.

Season 25 of Naruto Shippuden was released in January 2016 according to Viz Media's release calendar.

Also, the Naruto Shippuden Wikipedia has a list of the completed English dubbed episodes ending at episode 322. Episodes after 332 are still TBA.

As of may 21 there are 335 episodes of Naruto shippuden that have been dubbed. Many more episodes are still being made and many episodes are still being dubbed so we wont run out of Naruto content soon.