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Is anything known about Saitama's family?
I've watched season 1 and 2 of the anime, read part of the manga, read part of the webcomic and watched at least some OVAs (not sure they were all of them). I dont remember anything said or shown about Saitama's family. Is anything known about them? Also , aside of those sources, I know there are audiobooks, that there is an official encyclopedia, and that sometimes the author and the artist answer questions from the fans in an "official" way.
Is anything known about Saitama's family?

So far there is still no information regarding about Saitama's family. The webcomic did not mentioned a thing about his family and is probably something the fans must be quite curious about till this day.The only thing we could do now is to wait and see how the author is going to progress with the story line.

No there is no information about the family of your beloved one punch man.
Even in the manga no information of such kind has been disclosed up until now. But i really hope in the upcoming chapter there will be some disclosure about his family background.

To this date, we have no info on Saitama's family. Not even in the webcomic. However, there is a big controversy/theory about this and that is:
Spoiler from manga/webcomic:

 Blast, number 1 hero, being a relative of Saitama. However as I said, this is a fan theory.

Out of curiosity has anyone summarized any evidence for the fan theory or is that one of those wishful thinking ones?

Well, there is no real evidence but some convenient ones for the sake of the theory.

@kaine Both consider being a hero to be a hobby and both wear a cape and a jumpsuit with a front zipper is basically all there is.  So wishful thinking.


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Are there any academic books or articles which analyzes popular manga?(Fight scenes)
I'm wondering if there's any book which analyses popular manga for instance the battle scenes or the romance. I know there's books on, "How to draw manga." Which would be the come the closest. I'm wondering if there are any book going further and analyzing how popular manga(Dragon ball, Naruto, HunterxHunter) draw their characters...etc.

Related: Academic papers about anime & manga (but not specific to fighting scenes)

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When was Orochimaru kicked out of the village?
I've been trying to figure out when time-wise (rather than chapter/episode-wise) that Orochimaru was kicked out of the village. I know that it must have been after the Yondaime was killed (given that it was the Sandaime who kicked him out), and at least in the anime he watched Itachi train, but I can't figure it out beyond that.
Is there a canon answer for when (say, in relation to the Kyuubi's attack/Naruto's age) Orochimaru was kicked out of the village and for how long his human experimentation occured inside the village before then?

Depending on whether you consider it canon the filler arc Kakashi's Anbu Arc: The Shinobi That Lives in the Darkness might offer some hints.

I do not recall it ever stating how long Orochimaru was conducting experiments while in Konoha (my memory is fuzzy and could not find any sources). However, Orochimaru began his experiments sometime after finding the shedded skin of a white snake as shown in Chapter 344. Hiruzen goes on to explain that this was a sign of good fortune and rebirth. According to the wiki, it was at this moment when Orochimaru became interested in kinjustu.

As for Orochimaru's defection from Konoha, this occurred shortly after Minato was chosen to become the Fourth Hokage. In Chapter 116, during the Sand's invasion in the middle of the chunnin exam, another shinobi asked Ibiki why Orochimaru was considered a missing-nin.

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How fast was All Might?
In the battle with One for All, All Might ran 5 kms in 30 seconds, that means running at 600 km/h. But All for One told him he was slow. Are there references how fast was All Might in his prime, at least an estimate?

That's actually the only information we have on All-Might's speed.
That scene you're referring to occurred in Chapter 90, which tells us that All-Might ran 5 kilometers in just 30 seconds, giving him a speed of about 600km/hr.
If I recall correctly, this is currently the best estimate we have of All-Might's speed at his prime, because we know he's faster than that. Only thing to do is wait for new chapters that give additional information.

All for One says "it's only five km from the bar to here and yet it was at least thirty seconds after I sent the Nomu that you arrived" meaning it took him 30 seconds to defeat the Nomu and then make his way to the bar.
For the record, he fought the Nomu for about 20 seconds and talked to Endeavor for about 6 seconds. Now you should be able to get a more accurate speed

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More steps from person until the Death Note than a pen still works?
I am writing a DN fic (not sure if that'd be appropriate, but I can give you a name of link if you would like, and don't care about this particular spoiler) where as one of (probably) minor plot points, Light gets an idea to try more layered medium of writing names than a pen. Such as, a listening device, which transfers data over a network to a computer that uses some sort of typing device to enter data into the Death Note. Would this work identically to a pen, according to canon?
 Thanks.

Please try to answer your questions by research first and show some of your efforts. All canon rules are available online and e.g. "How to use it VII" specifies: "The instrument to write with can be anything, e.g. cosmetics, blood, etc. as long as it can write directly onto the note and remains as legible letters." directly. Next time pleas do basic research to avoid such easily answered questions.

A computer can’t kill with the Death Note because it requires the writer to think about the victims face when writing their name.
“The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name.”


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What was the betrayal done by Micheal Roa?
I am just done reading Tsukihime and was looking over some particular things that seem to be unclear and also referred to Wiki for more information around. I read about how Micheal Roa started his incarnations after leaving the Burial Agency but I can't get the part where it is said that he actually betrayed the Church to Mage's Association. I am not sure if I've forget or missed something in the VN, though I reviewed around and I cannot see anything regarding the betrayal of Micheal. I am very curious especially because the page also mentions Riesbyfe to me one of people who were surprised after knowing about it. Or was the betrayal actually just leaving the Church and pursuing the "eternity" by being a Dead Apostle?


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Can Bakugo keep up with Midoriya's One for All?
In the manga,

 Midoriya is already able to use 20% of One for All. And after he got his new quirk, Bakugo offered himself to corner him and push him to see if he could manifest his new quirk again. It seems that Bakugo while still being a teenager is already able to keep up with Midoriya's One for All at 20%. One would assume that while he continues to grow and become an adult, he will increase his power even more.

Can Bakugo keep up with Midoriya's One for All?

Can Bakugo keep up with the sheer output of power from Midoriya's One-for-All as he gradually scales it towards a possible 100% ? Less likely.
However he doesn't have to. Bakugo is portrayed as a naturally talented prodigy with great reflexes and self-confidence, while Midoriya is more inclined towards being a strategist with his detailed hero assessment notes.
While sparring Bakugo is able to get the upper hand by breaking the regular pattern, which throws Midoriya off-guard shifting the balance of the fight and ends up besting him. While a 100% One-for-All speed and strength wielding Deku (a potential All Might scenario) might be too much to deal with, it needs to be considered that Bakugo could still grow in ways yet to be shown in the manga to match his rival.

Obligatory warning: Spoiler from the manga!
While still a theory, in recent arcs we saw that Midoriya is able to use at least one quirk of a past One for All user. To this date, we don't know what is the truth behind this abnormal power since even All Might isn't aware of it.
One can speculate that if Midoriya can use all the other quirks of the past users on top of superhuman power, Bakugo doesn't stand a chance.
Another nitpicking but we don't know how the superhuman power of One for All scales. Is it linear or parabolic? Depending on this answer, we don't even need to think other past quirks.


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Are there other nations in AOT?
They've mentioned this before but I'm confused now because Marley says that they need to be more advanced than the other nations. So are there other countries out there with like modern tech? And would those be countries in our world?

If you're reading the manga, then continue a few chapters. You'll be able to find out the answer to your question :) I don't know about others but I think you don't want to spoil yourself with this, given that 'this other nation' has something to do with a main character.

Spoiler!

In the manga, Marley [the County that Eren's father came from and the other titan shifters] is another nation in this manga also an Asian nation from which Mikasa's ancestors come from, the Hizuru . Untill the moment, this is an alternative universe to this,  so is not really our Earth or our countries. There are also other nations, but the main nations that appears to be everyone's enemy would be Marley. Marley has tried and has ruled or is currently ruling other nations. The Hizuru are joining with Paladis/Palaris [The island where the story takes place]. The Wikipedia link has the rest of the story. I'm up to update with the manga,  and the Wikipedia has it pretty much right https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan


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Did Orichimaru use the real bodies of the First and Second Hokage against the Third on the rooftop?
I just wanna know if it was the real bodies, if so, wouldn’t they be like skeletons??

Edo Tensei uses a living or recently killed body. However, as mentioned below, the full jutsu also encases the human sacrifice in ash, and sort of "reforms" them into the reincarnated one.

Orochimaru used the bodies of Zaku and Kin to summon the Hokage.
The jutsu basically recreates the body of the reincarnated person at the time of their death using the body of the sacrifice.

To actually perform the Impure World Reincarnation, the DNA of the person to be reincarnated is smeared on a special scroll. Once the scroll is activated, the remains spread out in the form of a special seal with the living sacrifice in the centre. Then dust and ash encase the sacrifice's body, giving them the same appearance that the reincarnated had at the time of their death; the process is apparently painful for the sacrifice.

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Why was Misaka Mikoto chosen as the candidate for the Sister's project when she was just a normal child when they asked for her DNA map?
I recently finished all of Toaru Majutsu no Index, and have started watching Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. I'm currently in the second season of Railgun S, where we get more detail about the Sisters project than the first season of Index gave us.
It is shown that Misaka hands over her DNA map to a scientist at a young age because she believe that it will be used to help cure muscular dystrophy. She looks very young here, appearing to be younger than Last Order/20001, placing her pretty firmly in grade school.
Throughout the series, it is repeatedly said that Misaka is someone who got to level 5 through her own hard work, and started out as a level 1 just like many other students in Academy city. Logically, that would mean her ascent to fame and power is a somewhat recent phenomenon, and that she isn't genetically predisposed to become a strong esper.
Thus, the question I have is why the scientists wanted to use her DNA map for the Sisters project, when she should've been decidedly average at a young age, and nothing exemplary like she is during the anime. Surely there would have been better options, like cloning Accelerator himself?
I haven't read the novels, so maybe I was hoping that someone with more in-depth knowledge of the Toaru universe could fill me in.

If I recall correctly, an explanation for this is hinted at by Mugino later on in S, although it is addressed in more detail later on in the novels. In short, Misaka was selected because of something called the Parameter List.

 It turns out some people actually are more predisposed to be espers than others. Academy City maintains a database known as the Parameter List, which seems to contain predictions/projections about how much potential an esper has. (The database is kept top-secret to prevent social unrest). Using the information in this database, the city prioritized development and resources towards the children with a higher potential, because these children would yield a higher return on investment.

 So the researchers took Misaka's DNA map even though she was only a Level 1 at the time because she was projected to attain a high level based on the Parameter List.

Ah that makes sense I just finished Railgun S and I vaguely remember someone saying that Misaka always had the best resources, but I don't think the Parameter List was mentioned in the anime. Thanks!

So Misaka is actually gifted to become good esper? That's quite ironic given how she criticizes people who seek level-up item or talks about the time when she was a level 1 in the 1st season.

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Why Kaidou cant die?
In his appearances of manga , kaidou is shown to jump down from sorajima and still live. The mystery still remains that he doesnt die even after doing this?
why is this so ? Mythical fruit users don't die, is it the case ?

Is he similarto charlotte linlin who also doesnt die even after suffering from many things ?

The manga has not revealed the full powers and secrets of Kaidou. We do not even know his devil fruit yet. Till we get these answers, people can only theorise why he can't die.
There are many theories why he can't die, one being that he is not a human but a real dragon itself and he has eaten the human-human fruit model demon.

It's not that Kaido can not die, it's that he's so strong and so powerful that it's not enough to kill him.
That's why he has the title of The Strongest Creature in the world.
Also, there is a theory that Kaido is actually a creation of Dr. Vegapunk and his body is made of steel, giving him immense strength.

Imagine that boss fight: Luffy fights kaido for 10 episodes, finally goes all out using his than strongest gear/technique and only manages to scratch Kaido but that's enought for Franky to realizes the nature of their opponent and thus to disable Kaido in a snap using his timeskip-knowledge.

To be more precise: it is not even enough for him to get a single scratch, just a good headache (in fact probably largely due to the drinking of the previous day)


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In Sword Art Online, why do Kirito and Asuna never refer to each other as boyfriend and girlfriend?
I'm relying entirely on the English Dubbed version. As far as I know, they only refer to each other as friends when speaking to other people. Is there an explanation as to why?

I don't recall them ever doing that in the Japanese voices either.

Related: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19399/what-is-kiritos-relationship-with-the-girls-of-sao

Related, even possibly a duplicate, as it's not clear if you know of any "we're friends" moments other than the one detailed here: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20497/in-sao-2-did-asuna-break-up-with-kirito


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Why does Grisha Yeager have to love someone?
In attack on Titan ep 58, Eren  Kruger says that Grisha has to love someone inside the walls or else “history will repeat itself”.
Why?

Probably "love" means have a child.  Mold the child's thinking and the child inherit the attacking titan with the same ideals of them. Maybe if he doesn't pass the power, the power would be lost and some new baby would inherited the power. It could also mean that in the past, maybe the attacking titan was lost during a fight and then a new born inherited the power. Which could explain how Marley only had 7/9 powers,  Padaris had 1/9, the attacking titan was lost, and somehow Kruger was given that power. Pretty much no one knew that Kruger had Yrmi's blood in him.  Maybe that caused a problem and made history repeat itself.
There are different translations, I recall only to get married start a new family, and continue the mission to find the royal family and their power. I thinks that the family was just to fit in better, and child to pass the power.

I found this answer and it's the very closest.
The ability to transfer titan powers is by having an Eldian transform into a titan and eat a titan shifter. Because Grisha is the only one who has this knowledge within the walls, only he knows how to transfer his abilities. Kruger believes that having a child inherit Grisha’s abilities would be the best way, and so, instructs Grisha to marry someone and produce a child, henceforth, Eren Yeager.
The Link

https://www.quora.com/In-Attack-On-Titan-why-does-Grisha-Yeager-have-to-love-someone

There are hints in AoT that time is cyclical. The most obvious of these are actually in other questions on the site.
Eren Kruger tells Grisha about people who haven't been born yet.
Zeke talks to Riener and Bertholdt.
Finally Armin and Eren's obsession with seeing the sea, and their certainty (that comes up several times) that they will see it together.
If AoT time is cyclical, then the events of the series have already played out before, possibly many times, and keep recurring in the devastating pattern portrayed in the series. Kruger may be imperfectly remembering details from a previous iteration of history and giving Grisha advice on actions that may lead to a better future.


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Why the "½" in the title of "Ranma ½"?
Ranma ½ (Japanese: らんま½) is a manga, and later an anime, that tells the story of Ranma Soatome, a boy who due to an accident while doing martial arts training in Chine is cursed to become a girl when he comes into contact with cold water, while warm water will return him to a male state. (His father also suffers from this, but turns into a panda instead.)
Why, though, does the name of the manga/anime have the "½"? I assume it has something to do with Ranma's gender bending, but is there an explanation for why the "½"?

It seems is just to describe he is a man and a woman.  Is because of the gender switch

Rumiko Takahashi stated that Ranma ½ was conceived to be a martial arts manga that connects all aspects of everyday life to martial arts. Because her previous series had female protagonists, the author decided that she wanted a male this time. However, she was worried about writing a male main character, and therefore decided to make him half-female. Before deciding on water for initiating his changes, she considered Ranma changing every time he was punched. It was after deciding this that she felt Jusenkyo had to be set in China, as it is the only place that could have such mysterious springs

Source: Ranma ½ > Production

This.... doesn't really address the question.

Ranma being switched between both genders is what makes him half same name, personality, just physically different. The [1/2] is just more a way to explain the or give more emphasis on the character. Is more of a way of giving info, a clue, or to cause curiosity to the reader. Probably also to make the name shorter. Like in The Lion King 1 1/2. If you have no idea what  Ranma is about amd read the title Ranma 1/2 It will cause you a bit of curiosity of what is it about instead of just Ranma as you read or see it,  you will comprehend that the 1/2 is because of the gender switch.


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How did Yui learn Classical Chinese?
Near the beginning of the Fushigi Yuugi anime, Miaka and Yui find a copy of The Universe of the Four Gods in the National Library. Miaka is surprised that Yui can read this book, which is stated to be in Classical Chinese rather than Japanese or any other language.
How did Yui learn enough Classical Chinese to read this book? At the beginning, Miaka and Yui are both 15 years old, attend the same school, and are studying for the same entrance examinations, so it would seem unusual for their studies to have diverged significantly. Is this explained anywhere in the manga or in supplementary materials?

Is this a particular interest of Yui?
Did Miaka pick a different language to study in school (if so, which one?)?
Is Yui simply far more intelligent than Miaka?
Is there some other explanation?

It is unlikely to have an explanation since it is an anime original setting.
In chapter 1 of the original manga, the book was described as a Japanese translation of a Classical Chinese novel.

This is also shown later that the book was written in Japanese and Miaka could read the book without any problem.

Thus, if a reason is needed, the only thing that is both true in the anime and manga is that Yui is simply far more intelligent than Miaka.

*Note: the anime adaptation has some differences from the original manga. After Yui read the book for the first time, unlike in the anime where only Yui came back to the real world and immediately read the book again, both Miaka and Yui came back to the real world in the manga, but Miaka later read the book alone and got transported again.


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Why are most mainstream comic books about superheroes while mainstream manga covers multiple genres?
For instance, Shonen is not a genre in itself but rather a target demographic. You can't say that Death Note has anything in similar with HunterxHunter.
However, Superman, Batman and Spiderman are all superheroes stories. Even if they have science fiction or fantasy elements within those stories the main angle is not on the science fiction or fantasy elements.
Again this is not meant to bash Western Comics but rather to pose a self-critical question. If we have self-criticism then the comic industry would reflourish and maybe start moving away from the Superhero genre into more exciting territory.

Death Note is not mainstream. Even Hunter x Hunter doesn't match the popularity of the Superman, Batman and Spiderman. The top three shonen manga series are One Piece, Dragon Ball and Naruto, and they're just as similar those three superhero comics. In any case, if you want western comics that aren't about superheroes then there's a huge selection to choose from, even if they aren't all mainstream.

Scott McCloud made book called Understanding Comics in which he makes a very convincing point on why manga feels different than comics, including the varying genres within the medium. Superhero comics are certainly a well-known and popular facet of American comics, but they are what they are but the culture and legacy from the country they originate from. Comics these days are a reflection of society, in influence of manga and comic on one another can be seen from as far back as the 1980s.

You're comparing apples with Ferraris here.
Western comics as we consume them place more of an emphasis on the characters themselves as their selling point and charm, which is the chief reason that all three of the series you've mentioned have been told and retold time and again, and all exist in their own universes, with little to no bleed over.
Manga as we consume it places more of an emphasis on the story as a whole rather than the characters in the story.  Two characters may have the same or similar names, but that doesn't imply that they're the same character.  There are some exceptions to this, since some mangaka have created universes for their stories, but this is fairly uncommon these days.
Demographics - which is where you get into shonen manga for instance - only determine who the story is marketed towards.  There are equivalences by some authors to what one would consider shonen Spider Man, and there is at least one or two stories out there - one of which I'm thinking of right now would be The Killing Joke - which could be considered seinen.


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Subjects of Ymir and pure titans
I am following the Attack on Titan anime and after season 3 i have following doubts
Yimr, a human I suppose, got titan powers and was essentially the only titan. After her death, the powers split into 9 entities and were passed on to subjects of Ymir. Now

Who are subjects of Ymir? Is it just her blood line and childern born after she got the titan power or were Ymir and others not human and some different lifeform altogether who can acquire that power through spinal fluid injection?
Will the injection not work on any human?
We know the new pure titans are subjects if Ymir from Marley but how did they come in being before the spinal fluid injection begin during war or before that? Ymir was only titan and after that 9 others, so how did pure titan came to being 1700 yrs ago

Hope i am clear!!! Thanks in advance!!

The Subjects of Ymir are Eldians, that is, those who live in Paradis and the honorary Marleyans living in Marley.
The injection will only work on Subjects of Ymir. Injecting other humans would have no effect on them.
The story presented in the manga and anime by Marleyans was that Ymir acquired it by making a deal with the devil. Another version of the story was also presented.

According to Eren Kruger, this was done when she came into contact with the "source of all living matter" as a young girl. With this power, Ymir became the progenitor of all Titans

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the sharigan question about the fading sharingans and the ones that remain
I am still puzzled guys how come itachi died but sasuke still has his eyes but when obito died kakashi lost his sharingan eyes and all the skills it came with.is there something im missing or its something the writers just came up with on the spot


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How does Machvise even hit anyone?
In the Dressrosa Arc, we see Machvise fight. His fighting style is focused around his Devil Fruit, the Ton-Ton Fruit, which allows him to change his own weight (up to a weight of 10000 tons!) with him jumping up in the air and then falling down on top of people.
What I truly cannot understand is how he is even able to hit anyone! One Piece is a universe where people are fast enough to smack cannon-balls out of the air and dodge bullets, how are they unable to just get out of the damn way when they see him jump up!?!?
Even falling from a mere 20 meters will take about 2 seconds, long enough for a real-life person to see where he will fall and get out of the way. And Machvise tends to jump a lot higher than that, sometimes what seems like 100 meters up, which would take 4.5 seconds to fall down from!!
Honestly, I feel that his Fruit is far more suited for a fighting style that focuses on wrestling (and he even has the big, burly body structure that would work well in wrestling). Just run in, and as soon as he gets a good grip he makes sure to "fall over" on top of the person (or at least on top of whatever part he managed to grab) while adjusting his weight to a couple hundred tons. If he does that when holding an arm, he would tear it clean off the body! Way more effective than "jump and hope to hit"

Changing his weight at will implies being able to lower it to close to nothing too. That is probably the technique he uses to reach dozens of meters in a single jump before increasing it greatly again to fall back with mighty power.
While falling, he could also lower his weight again to the weight of a feather and use the large surface of his body to glide sideways to reach any fleeing enemy. This is what a falcon in free fall does, precisely reaching his moving target with the fine tuning of his wings.
Using this, he can reach great velocities he would otherwise never reach with his legs only, running after his opponent in a more "traditional" wrestling style.

A good idea, though not once does anything indicate that he's moving in any horizontal direction once he starts falling. Given the extreme physical strength achievable in One Piece, it's not strange if he could just jump that high on his own though. Food for though; We do have a similar fruit, Miss Valentine's Kilo-Kilo Fruit, which lets her "adjust her weight between 1 and 10000 kg". With Machvise having the Ton-Ton Fruit, and his highest confirmed weight being 10000 tons, maybe the lightest he can be is 1 ton (reasonable considering his body size)

I did not say he moves horizontally, i suggested he probably can. And that may let his opponents feel it is pointless to run away, he'll catch them up. They are all rather large and slow by the way (Franky, Hajrudin the giant). As for his lower weight, Frankly wonders about it in chapter 735: "What the hell are you? First you float, then you smash". I can't imagine any ton-heavy item will float, even in one piece.


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Is there a difference between the powers of magicians who can control fire like Stiyl Magnus and esper who does like Okahara Ryouta?
In Toaru Majutsu no Index , there are magicians and espers who can control fire like Stiyl Magnus and Okahara Ryouta. Is there a difference between their powers since they belong to different classifications or can they basically do the same?


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Why adventurers go to the dungeon to fight?
So adventurers can increase their levels when they fight in the dungeon. Is that the reason why they go to fight there? Or is there any other reason why they have to go to the dungeon or to fight the monsters inside it?


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Who created the dungeon?
So gods didnt create the dungeon, because they send adventurers to fight monsters in it. But then who created the dungeon?

I'm pretty sure one of the big exposition dumps does say that the gods created the dungeon as part of their agreement to come down and live with the mortals. They're playing a sort of game where instead of doing godly things they train up their familias and send them into the dungeon to show how good they are.

It is said many time in the books that the dungeon was around long before the gods came down and there is much they don't know about it.

Hmm, I think the dungeon is an existence created by the world will to force civilisations and races to evolve and constantly improve. That is my assumption. The Gods however are in no way possible involved in the creation of something that hates them and seeks their destruction. You have to remember that the dungeon is not controlled by the gods in anyway or form. Corruption happens everywhere meaning that the gods would seek to use the dungeon for their own benefits if it is controlled by them. Gods in DanMachi have desires, both pure(positive.) and dark(negative.).


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What is the first harem anime or manga?
Harem anime and manga has become pretty popular since the 90s. The first harem anime I saw was Tenchi, but I think that studio might've had an earlier, similar show. I think the definition of a harem anime or manga might be a bit subjective, so I will try to be specific here.
To me, a harem anime or manga is one where multiple female characters surround a male lead.
At least two must be attracted to him.
The female characters who are attracted to the lead must appear regularly.
What is the first anime or manga that fits this description?

Also, you might be interested in putting your thought on https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/43860/minimum-amount-of-people-for-harem


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Floor boss on level 18
So how did a floor boss appear on floor 18? Was it an outside influence that forced a boss to appear? Or was it always there/brought by the goddess Hestias use of her godly power?


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Would it be possible for this Titan Shifter to survive from decapitation?
Major Spoilers Below. You have been warned.
So apparently in the latest chapter, Chapter 119,

 Eren's head just got blown off with a sniper rifle by Gabi.

Given everything that was presented about Titan shifters in the manga, would it be possible for him to survive despite this? I have an answer below but I'd also like to know what other people think or if I somehow missed something from the manga.

Throughout the manga, there have been instances where Titan shifters were able to survive fatal wounds.
Reiner, for example, in Chapter 78, survived even though half his head was blown off by transferring his consciousness to the nervous system of his titan's body.
Zeke, in Chapter 113, survived a direct explosion from a thunder spear, albeit he was severely wounded.
With, this there is a chance that

 Eren may still survive.

I think it's safe to say that it's highly unlikely he used something similar to Reiner. Why?
As far as I know, it was never shown that he has a similar ability to Reiner who can transfer his consciousness to his titan. Also, at that time,

 he was focused on running towards Zeke so I doubt he had time to transfer his consciousness somewhere (to his nervous system, for example), if that's even possible.

There is still regeneration to count on, even if there was no precedent or no known account in the manga where a titan shifter survived after his whole head was separated or blown off from his body, apart from what happened to Reiner. We also know that in Chapter 103, regeneration kicks in as long as the user has the will to live.
With this, I think that titan shifters can survive even fatal wounds like decapitation due to their innate ability of regeneration, so long as they have the will to live. Although the possibility of this being fatal to them cannot be ignored too since there's no precedent presented in the manga yet.


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Does Adolf Hitler have a counterpart in Fullmetal Alchemist 2003's Amestris?
in the 2003 anime of Fullmetal Alchemist we see that our world have counterparts to characters in Amestris. in the Conqueror of Shamballa film we see

Officer Hughes (Maes Hughes's Counterpart)
Gracia the Florist (Gracia Hughes's counterpart)
Alfons Heiderich (Alphonse Elric's Counterpart)
Noah (Rose Thomas's Counterpart)
Fritz Lang (King Bradley's Counterpart)
Erik Jan Hanussen (Frank Archer's Counterpart)
unnamed waitress who looks like Lyra
unnamed truck driver who looks like Scar
unnamed passenger with ^ who looks like Lust

and we know that before the movie there was a counterpart of Ed who Ed took over the body of when Dante sent him through The Gate
I've been wondering that since a lot of people we know in Amestris has counterparts in Our World, does Adolf Hitler have a counterpart in Amestris? particularly the 2003 anime series

Here is an article on Adolf Hitler's role in the Conquerer of Shamballa movie on the Villainn Wiki. It does not directly answer the question, but it goes to show that the notion is not too far fetched since Hitler exists in this depiction of Germany (some shows tend to ignore him), and might give people clues to help find an answer.

I think its Roy Mustang, he wants to be the Führer, and turn Amestris in a "Democracy", but we dont know what is a democracy to Amestrians and what kind of Democracy is it. It can be a "Aristocratic Authoritarian Democracy" like one of Gottfried Feder´s (creator of the National Socialism and the first economist of the Reich, a genius) possible State system planned to Germany, that Would exist an One Party Parliament, and the Candidates for Führer would be selected for capacity and competence (technical evaluation), and the people would vote for the best candidate, and the chosen one would turn into Führer of Germany. Thats an advanced mode of democracy in my vision, and it can be one of the possibilities of "Roy Mustang´s Democracy".
Ok thats only a theory (and a mad one XD), but would be interesthing XD
I know the age of Mustantg and Hitler are not the same, but Some characters dont have the same age, so... whatever, thank you for reading.


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Is there a relation between Shigaraki's power and how many hands does it have in his body?
I was watching a video of a Youtuber who covers My Hero Academia, and he made it sound like there is a relation between the amount of hands Shigaraki has attached to his body, and how much of his potential power he can release.

 He mentioned he lost some of his hands in one of the last chapters of the manga, #chapter 238 apparently

Is there a relation between Shigaraki's power and how many hands does it have in his body?

In Chapter 222, it was mentioned that these hands somehow help Tomura Shigaraki calm down aside from making him nauseous. If I recall correctly, this was the only function it had and serve no other purpose to Shigaraki or his power.
Some of these hands are recovered from Tomura's family when he accidentally killed them. The other hands from two unnamed street punks.

There isn't. The reason he wears his the hands of his family and his first two victims is because of All For One. All For One wants to remind Shigaraki the power of his own bloodlust.

No there is no relation from the amount of hands on the body to how powerful Shigaraki is.
In the manga:

Shigaraki loses the hands in a fight with the leader of the Liberation Army at the time, but is probably the strongest you can see Shigaraki up to this point in the manga. He actually isn't wearing any hands at some point in the fight but still is plenty strong.

But the theory is in the other direction I believe, that the less hands he has, the more power he can release. So what happened against the Liberation Army is congruent with that

@Pablo What theory are you talking about? Please clarify.


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Why did Tsukasa say that if he and Senku would have met 3700 years ago they would be friends?
Tsukasa said that if he and Senku would have met 3700 years ago they would be friends. How does this make sense? Tsukasa faces Senku because he wants to turn the stone world into a modern world through science. But if he would have lived 3700 years ago he would be friend with Senku and according to his imagination scenes, he would help Senku with his science. Which is the reason he opposes Senku now.
Why did Tsukasa say that if he and Senku would have met 3700 years ago they would be friends?

3700 years ago they were normal people without any possibility of changing the grand scheme of things. But now in this stone world, they both have the opportunity and will to shape how society will develop and they ended up with conflicting views. Senku wants to restore things to how they were and Tsukasa want to create a world without materialistic values. Senku wants to revive everyone while Tsukasa only wants those he considers good people.
So what Tsukasa is saying is that he likes Senku as a person, but that because he now as ambitions to live for he will have to get rid of anyone standing in the way (i.e. Senku) even though it pains him.


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What was the last-starting TV anime to be fully produced using physical cels?
By "last-starting" I mean the anime that began airing and/or production most recently.  This Japanese-language article seems to state (as best I see via Google Translate) that Sazae-san was the last to have episodes produced using that type of workflow, but it of course began production in 1969, so many, many later shows were produced with a fully-cel workflow.

The shift happened around 1999-2000, but I'm not sure about the last outlier.


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Is Jolyne in the SBR universe, if so before or after part 8
In part 6 the universe is reset and everyone who was alive before the reset is put in the new universe. Is Jolyne in the SBR universe and if so is she set after or before part 8?

@pilgrim Sometimes there being no answer could be the correct answer. Perhaps you can elaborate a bit more as to why you believe this to only be speculation?

What I understand from the ending of part 6, is that the universe that we see in the end is not the SBR universe. It's another different Universe.
Reason why I think so:
The Jotaro we see in the end of part 6 doesn't exist in the SBR universe because we see the SBR version of Jotaro in part 8 as

 Kyo Nijimura


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Timeline of Dragonball Super Broly Movie
According to this query's answer, The Dragon Ball Super Broly movie is set after the Dragon Ball Super series. My query is, if its timeline is set after the Dragon Ball Super series, then why didn't Goku's U.I. triggered (Assuming it's spontaneous, and Goku still don't know how to trigger it whenever he wants) when he was pushed to the limit while fighting Broly, and instead he did the fusion with Vegeta?


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Why didn’t Rem die when she killed the criminal to save misa when she was in higuchi’s car?
Shinigamis die when they kill a person to save an another person but what I don’t get is don’t shinigamis already do that on like daily basis?? They always kill people to get their remaining life span so if any person is saved in the process shinigamis don’t die. And also, Rem killed that one criminal when she was following higuchi and misa was trying to make him think she has the eyes. Wouldn’t that also count as saving misa and Rem should did for doing that?

Shinigamis die when they kill a person to save an another person but what I don’t get is don’t shinigamis already do that on like daily basis

the difference is intent, the intent being to extend someone's life.

If the god of death decides to use the Death Note to kill the assassin of an individual he favors, the individual's life will be extended, but the god of death will die.

Source: Rules of the Death Note/Manga Chapter Rules > Volume 4 > How to use XVII (Point 1)

If a god of death intentionally does the above manipulation to effectively lengthen a human's life span, the god of death will die, but even if a human does the same, the human will not die.

Source: Rules of the Death Note/Manga Chapter Rules > Volume 10 > How to use LVIII (Point 2)
when Shinigami kill normally they will always affect people's livespans however if their intent is to extend a human's life then they are going against their very purpose

Shinigami can also save other humans they care about if that person is about to die; however, the purpose of a Shinigami is to end life, not to give it. Any Shinigami who goes against this will be killed

Source: Shinigami > General information > Nature and abilities (2nd paragraph)
in Season 1 Episode 21 "Performance" Misa's life wasn't in danger of being killed by either Kyosuke Higuchi or Ginzo Kanabochi. the purpose of killing Kanabochi was to make true Misa's claim to Higuchi that she was the second Kira


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Which is the esper level of Kiyama Harumi when she uses Multi-Skill?
So Multi-Skill is an ability adquired by Kiyama Harumi when connecting to the Level Upper Network, where she is able to use multiple abilities of those who used Level Upper.
Which is the esper level of Kiyama Harumi when she uses it?


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Why didn't Killua use Nanika in the Chimera Ant arc?
He removed the needle midway through the arc, shouldn't he have remembered Alluka? He could've used her to just kill the threats in the arc and prevent any other deaths.

The answer give a good point. You should accept it. :D

In theory, he could've use Nanika for anything he wants. But that would give no sense to the anime.
We can ask the same question for Saitama in One Punch Man : "Why didn't he kill Orochi directly, or Garoh, ..."
It is very important to establish consistency in time and geography. When Killua went to NGL, he didn't know anything about what he was going to deal with. He only paid attention to being with his friend Gon.
NGL is far away from their home.
Second point, Killua would never recover from being weak and not able to protect Gon. He's a Hunter, he can't ask for help in such adventures.
Final point and most important, Killua hates the way that Nanika is seen as an object, and not for her human side.
He would never use her for anything exceptional. Gon's case was unique, he was going to die and he knew it, he saw everything.

Couldn't agree more, especially on the final point. He only sought for Nanika's help after what happened with Gon. And it was clearly shown, in the manga at least, how he hates the way his family treats Nanika...


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shisui the teleport age recieved jonin rank
How old was shisui when he became jonin? he looked fairly young in the itachi light and dark arc, and itachi addresses him as shisui the jonin while itachi was only a genin... he mustve been able to get jonin and chunin at a very young age

Kind of related: How old is Shisui compared to Itachi?


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If Tobi could use the izanagi, which requires both Senju and Uchiha DNA, then why wasn’t he able to awaken the Rinnegan on his own?
It was stated by Tobi during his fight with Konan that Izanagi can only be used by those with both the DNA of Senju and Uchiha. We also know this is how the rinnegan is awakened, so why didn’t this happen?

just to clarify, the Izanagi is not needed to awaken the Rinnegan, i'm not sure where you got that info from? Also, this post will explain some misunderstandings

Never said it was needed. Just said that the same requirement was meant for both. Which meant if you could do izanagi (requires Senju and Uchiha), then you have met the requirements for the rinnegan (requires Senju and Uchiha). But it seems it was because he didn’t have EMS yet. Thanks for the post though. That’s what cleared this up for me.

Tobi was not able to awaken the Rinnegan despite having both Uchiha and Senju DNA because he was missing a certain step in the evolution, and that is, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

 (I slightly explained obito's case in one of my previous answers)

The evolution of the Sharingan involves firstly awakening the Mangekyo, then after a combination with another family members Mangekyo, it evolves to an Eternal mangekyo sharingan, after which adding Senju DNA to the mix awakens the Rinnegan.
Tobi's Sharingan never reached the EMS and so thats why even tho he had combined both Uchiha and Senju DNA, he still was not able to awaken the Rinnegan.

This should be the answer. :D

Izanagi does not require Uchiha and Senju DNA. As long as you have sharingan you can use Izanagi if you know how to activate it.

Please include relevant sources/references. Specify specific anime episodes and manga chapters, if needed.


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Why was Railgun chosen for the Sisters project and not Kakine Teitoku?
Misaka Mikoto "Railgun" was chosen for the Sisters project who cloned her. But she's ranked #3 among the level 5 espers. Why wasnt rank #2 Kakine Teitoku chosen instead, or even rank #1 Accelerator, in the case the original objective of the project wasnt to turn Accelerator into a level 6?

if I remember correctly the electric powers allowed the clones to form "the misaka network", so they can learn from the previous battles and get stronger over time.

ref: clip from To aru Kagaku no Railgun S


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Who animated which transformation sequence in Symphogear XV?
So I hear that in Symphogear XV, every transformation sequence was animated by different animator. Who animated which transformation?

According to Anime Staff Database Wiki (Japanese), known transformation scene animator(s) (変身原画) per episode:

Hibiki: Yoshitake Nakakoji (中小路佳毅) (tweet)

シンフォギア1話　響変身バンクの原画をやらせていただきました。
Symphogear ep. 1, I was allowed to do Hibiki's transformation scene.

Kirika: Yoshiyuki Okubo (大久保義之)
Shirabe & Chris:

Kouki Shikiji (式地幸喜)
Yousuke Kabashima (椛島洋介)

Maria: Hanyu (ハニュー):
Tsubasa: Hiroyuki Takashima (髙嶋宏之)
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Elfnein/Carol: Shota Sannomiya (三宮昌太)
Miku: Kousuke Yoshida (吉田亘良)
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Can Blast shoot lasers from his eyes?
I've heard that in the databook Fubuki says Blast can shoot lasers from his eyes. Is this true? Can Blast shoot lasers from his eyes?

If im right there is nothing released about the power of blast

Blast this character haven't released yet, so.... gonna wait~

I assume you've read this in the wiki since there has been no other mention about this that I could find. With that, let me quote what was exactly written:

Fubuki speculates in the databook that Blast is stronger than King, can shoot lasers from his eyes and rules over psychic powers and the ability to command trillions of robots. She hypothesizes that he could beat the rest of the S-Class all at once

Notice the wording? It's just a speculation by Fubuki. While the info about King might be true, it was at the perspective and belief that King is the strongest man in the world (when he actually is not but Fubuki does not know this).

Nope, I've watched a youtube video from a One Punch Man youtuber who mentioned it.

You should mention your source in the question too. Also it's highly likely that the youtuber used that information from the Wikia.

@Pablo Then please link the Youtube video in your question, if you don't mind. Thanks.


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What happens when an esper reachs level 6?
In the Toaru series several characters are trying to reach level 6, like Accelerator and Hirumi. But what happens when an esper reachs this level? Is this ever told in the series, mangas, spinoffs or light novels?


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Why is DanMachi manga slower than Anime?
Im currently watching the anime (ongoing) on the latest episode, and really turned into it.. I wanted to read the manga as most of the times it's ahead of the anime.. But its a different scenario in this case. Then, Where should I read or see what happens further?

Light novels of this series are more updated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_It_Wrong_to_Try_to_Pick_Up_Girls_in_a_Dungeon%3F

To complement W. Are's comment, DanMachi is originated from the Light Novels, then adapted to both anime and manga. The original source is the Light Novel.


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Can Earthling uses Latena
In the first episode in the anime it is stated that Kei's handgund poses a low amount Latena.

 On episode 4 this fact was strenghtened as his weapon move automatically and aids him on targetting a spell caster.

Is it possible for people from earth to use Latena? Does the novel eventually explore the possibility?


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What is the song that plays when Clovis indirectly orders the Purebloods (Jermiah, Nu) to board their Knighmares in Episode 1?
In ep 1, starting from  6:10 minute mark, when Clovis says "its all in the performance", a song that seem to be a duo of piano and violin plays and continues until beyond 7 minute mark while the Jeremiahs group board their Knightmares. I couldnt fidn it anywhere on youtube for some reason.

Edit/update: I found the song what is identical to the one I was looking for. It's titled Out of the Ordinary. The one below is somewhat similar to this track, though.
I found one that appears to be similar to the one I was looking for,  it's called Cold Nobility, I suppose it might even be supposed to be  the same song, despite some differences.


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In [...]Reincarnated as a Slime, did Rimuru gain magicules/mana when he consumed Shizu, the Orc Lord, and/or Ifrit?
Per another thread on reddit, it's clear Rimuru got a lot of strength/mana from Veldora. First because Rimuru was named by Veldora and second because Rimuru gets ongoing strength from him.
How did the other characters' strength/magicules/mana effect Rimuru when he consumed them?


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Where can I watch naruto shippuden 487 - 500 dubbed
I have watched up to episode 486 dubbed on AnimeLab but doesn't have anymore. Where am I able to watch the remaining episodes.
ps - I live in Australia not sure if it matters though

The last DVD set (containing 487–500) for Australia was released on August 7, 2019. I assume they delay the streaming due to preferring the DVD sales first, so my suggestion is to wait for now... or buy the DVD.

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 Shizune's body didn't turn into red like the Orochimaru's hand turned?
We saw in original Naruto that after Orochimaru's hands have been cut by Reaper it turned red. Why it didn't happened to Shizune's body after extraction of her soul?

It is different jutsu that one Third did on Orochimaru (Reaper death seal from Uzumaki Clan) and on Shizune was used one of the Six paths Jutsus of Pain. And from what I think the soul that Pain extract is still in this world unlike the Reaper and it travel to another uknown world and that is why body turn purple becouse it is like without oxygen (at least I think Kishimoto wanted to visualize it that way).


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End of the HunterXHunter
I started watching HxH and I saw the video where Killua and Gon said goodbye. I haven't watched anime completely yet, but I am really interested
1) Did Killua leave Gon forever?
2) Did the 2011 series end like that?
Don't worry about spoiling me its fine I just want to prepare myself mentally :d

There is a website for HxH which details what happens per episode and what happens to each character during specific arcs: https://hunterxhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Hunterpedia You can find out the answer to this question just by reading episode summaries and character bios.

Did the show end? Yes. Is the series done? No.

SPOILER ALERT
I'll try to keep the amount of spoilers low and question specific.

 As shown, it is believed that Gon and Killua have parted ways but there is hope they'll meet in future because in the manga there isn't one instance of Killua or Gon after they part ways. It is all Dark Continent Arc after it and there will not be a specific Gon or Killua mention because they aren't included in the Arc as of now.

The 2011 series does not end like that, there is a whole lot to explore and a story to be built up.

For the short time only kilua leave Gon to be able to steak with his father and but ging said enjoy some detour that come in your life..


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Why do all demon slayers have crows but Zenitsu has a sparrow?
All demon slayers were given crows after the final selection for communication but Zenitsu was given a sparrow which apparently can't even talk. Why is this so?

It was never explained. Most likely it is due to comedic relief, but I have suspicion that this is just regular sparrow (no way to confirm it though).

It was never explained (though the manga is over already), but some people say it's a sparrow because of its symbol. Sparrows are often related to peace and happiness, away from worries and fear. It is a good sign to send to someone like Zenitsu, who is always scared and anxious.

It could also be a symbolic thing where since when we meet zenitsu is during the finals,where he is clearly a lightweight coward, compared to all others, as well as a less serious demon slayer, he is given a smaller and lighter bird.
Also, since every other slayer in the scene is more composed and serious they were given more serious looking birds.
Another, could be him getting a sparrow as subtle foreshadowing. Because, we know that later he becomes as fast as lightning,  the author gave zenitsu a bird that has to be faster in order to compete with the other strong birds, i.e. crows.
Finally, As demonstrated  by tanjiro, the sparrow can talk, since he can understand the sparrow. The reason that we can't hear it is that for some reason zenitsu also can't understand the sparrow.


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Does Konohamaru know how to use Sage mode?
As you can see Jiraiya, Minato and Naruto summoning jutsu is a toad, also these people also know how to use Sage mode.
How about Konohamaru? In the boruto series, I see he have 2 different summoning jutsu, one is Enra (Little Monkey) and another one is Gamagoro (Toad).

So does he have the ability to use Sage? Since he have the contact with the toad, he also have the chance to learn sage mode in the Mount Myōboku right?
*ALLOWED SPOILER!

Nowhere it's mentioned that he has learned to use sage mode, nor does it ever mention that he has to. It's up to the shinobi to learn it or not.


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Is it possible to use all branches of Breath Styles if a Demon Slayer can use Breath of the Sun?
Maybe Tanjiro is a Breath of the Sun user by using the Dance of the Fire God, Breath of Water and some saying/asking that he's using Breath of Thunder. I'm curious about it and correct me if I'm mistaken. Is it possible to use other style under of their Breath Style? Take a look in the picture below.

It was revealed in the latest chapter of manga

 that Tanjiro is a descendant of the Breath Of The Sun User.

Can Tanjiro use the other Breathing Technique?

 It is not yet revealed in the manga but Breath of the sun is the basis of all the breathing techniques and since the memories of the Breath of the sun users is passed down to the succeeding users we can all assume that he can use the other branches as soon as he completely inherit those memories.


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How were the English translations of character names for Hunter x Hunter conceived?
If Togashi originally conceived the names in Japanese, for example Furikusu, how was it decided that this would translate into the decidedly weird Freecss, with 2 's'?
How did Zorudikku become the decidedly English-sounding Zoldyck?
How is the official spelling of names like Zushi decided from Zooci, or Killua over Kirua? Or when Chrollo is used over Kuroro?
Is it all simply a translator's discretion, or is there input from someone else about what they might have been intended to be?

This might answer your question Is it common practice to change names and titles into different things?

Related: Why do Japanese names change within a manga to have various forms at different times? (especially the case of Akame ga Kill's official English character name)

Also, for comparison, the official romanized names mentioned in the official Japanese databook (no, all of them are not typos)

Because the creator provided proper romanizations of the names. Every name as it is written in the subtitles appears that way on official material

That would do it. So Togashi himself wrote those translations, and I'd just have to find wherever he first wrote them to prove it. And the cases where there are different spellings used like Zooci vs Zushi and Killua vs Kirua must simply be a matter of the given translator not having seen those official romanizations?

Because this is how it translates to phonetical English.
Furikusu basically sounds as "Freakks" (Sounds like Freak but with a bit more emphasis on k sound).
Kirua would be pronounced as Killua.
Kuroro is Chrollo.
This is because of the lack of vowels and consonants in the Japanese language. To compensate for it, they add a vowel of their own after a consonant. For example -

The English word "Freak" would be pronounced as "Furiku".
"Accent" would be pronounced as "Akkosento".
"Hunter" would be pronounced as "Huntoru"

Trust me, they are all right.
To understand this yourself, you can go here > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTYB3-pQk8o

As you said, フリークス can be read as either 'Freecss' or 'Freaks'. How, then, did they choose one over the other?

@W.Are I'm pretty sure they didn't want to add the negative implication that Ging and Gon are freaks.

@RichF Good point XD But there's got to be different variations to spelling and such to a name that sounds like 'Freecss' and what I'm interested in knowing, and what the OP wants to know, is that above all these variations, how did they choose the appropriate English translation? Why not 'Freecs' or 'Freekss' or 'Freeks' or 'Frikss' or 'Frikks'? (Just examples) I might be wrong but I don't think this answer addresses this.

W.Are correctly interpreted the question and it remains unanswered.

The Japanese pronunciation/transliteration is unfortunately wrong: freak -> furiiku (long i), accent -> akusento (no double consonant), hunter -> hantaa (different from the spelling at all).


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Is twelve moon upper demon moon 1 in a whole completely different level than the rest of the upper demon moons?
Currently in the manga twelve moon upper demon moon 1 is ,

 Fighting 3 demon slayers hashiras at the same time, including the most powerful hashira , plus another demon slayer (4 demon slayers total)

and before,

 Zenitsu (not officialy a hashira yet, though likely in hashira level) fought upper moon 6 and defeated him alone

Is twelve moon upper demon moon 1 in a whole completely different level than the rest of the upper demon moons, or is there any other upper moon which comes close to his level?

being able to master 2 breadth styles as a demon is completely broken and op..

@gameon67 2 Breath Style? Kokushibou?

Upper Moon 1 Kokushibo is definitely strong in his Moon Breath Techniques but can't seems to use any Blood Demon Techniques. I have to say, Upper Moon 2 Doma is quite near his level since his summons can already deal with Hashira level Demon Slayers. Doma's weakness is his glutonny and his overconfidence since he always lets his enemy injure him.

In addition, Akaza has gained a power boost which i think could be on par with Kokushibo since his the only one who can regenerate his head even after decapitation. Sad to say we weren't able to witness it since he decided to giveup on his own.

Hi! Welcome to Anime & Manga Stack Exchange and enjoy your stay. There is no need to add another answer if you just want to add something that goes hand in hand with your previous answer: you can directly edit your first answer and add that bit to it ;)

I also recommend to use spoiler tag since everything you've said is not yet showed in the anime.


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Where did the convention of two-sentence episode titles in Shonen series originate?
I heard a joke on a Podcast the other day that said Shonen Anime tend to have episode titles that are two sentences long. I noticed the case with both Dragon Ball Super and Fist of the North Star.
What series set this trend, and why does it seem so prevalent?

Related: why-do-light-novels-and-manga-have-long-titles


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Did Asta break Sekke's magnun Cannonball with strenght or antimagic?
So according to the Black Clover wikia, Asta's swords can cut spells with its edges. Is this what happened in the battle with Sekke? Did Asta break Sekke's magnun Cannonball with strenght or antimagic?

Definitely anti magic. Sekke uses "Bronze creation magic" which would be reasonable to assume his magic balls were of the strength and toughness of bronze. Asta's anti magic blades are only able to cut magic and will be reduced to blunt weapons when used to cut anything else. (episode 17 and 18 of the anime)
I posted a youtube link of the fight as reference, but the ball is clearly cut through as opposed to bashed in and broken, so the swords anti-magic properties are what allowed him to get through Sekke's balls with ease, and not Asta's brute strength.
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What is the meaning of the shaking image in all the Symphogear XV preview image sets?
On the day before each episode of Symphogear XV airs, a new set of preview pictures are released on the Symphogear XV website. Amongst each set of pictures, there's always exactly one picture that shakes when you hover your mouse over it.
Listed below:

Episode 1: Maria & Hibiki (3rd image)
Episode 2: Kirika (4th image)
Episode 3: Hibiki vs. Millaarc (4th image)
Episode 4: Flustered Bikki (5th image)
Episode 5: Tsubasa (2nd image)
Episode 6: Ogawa driving (6th image)
Episode 7: Elfnein (1st image)
Episode 8: Château de Tiffauges (6th image)
Episode 9: Fudou (7th image)
Episode 10: Bikki waist tape measure (7th image)
Episode 11: Millaarc kick (8th image)
Episode 12: Yggdrasil (2nd image)

I was wondering, is there any significance behind these particular picture choices? Or were they just chosen arbitrarily?

Apparently has been a tradition since Symphogear G, GX, AXV (but not the first Symphogear).


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How can a Pure Titans recover the full body after extended period?
It is said that Ymir spent about 60 years in Pure Titan form. It is also said that Pure Titan only have original subject's spine instead of full body like one of Nine (see ref [25] here or search word "spine" if number shifts).
So, how exactly she could recover back to complete human with brain, conciousness and memories while turning into one of Nine? Other transformations explicitly shown or mentioned so far generally only take less than hour between turning human into Pure and upgrading to Nine, so it less of a concern, but 60 years? Shouldn't pretty much of whatever was original Ymir be long lost by then?

That is outdated information. It was revealed later on in the series that Pure Titans are humans who transformed into Titans. They were not absorbed, they transformed, notice the difference. Their body parts, brain and all, just got bigger. Their transformation to pure Titans, however, limit their ability to think although it does not mean that it completely eradicates their brain. If I were to speculate, I believe something in their transformation causes a part of their brain to be 'locked out' and can only be accessed once they consume another Titan Shifter.
Official information about this from the manga, though, is yet to be revealed. But what we do know is that Titans have regeneration abilities and immortality. So, no, the original Ymir would not be long lost by then.

This would seem contradicted by the many images of human bodies poking out of the napes of the nine titans and those showing the Human inside a titan thinking about what to do. Like these

@Jontia Pure titans and the nine Titan Shifters are different. In Pure Titans, Hange was never able to find a human residing in the nape, like with Titan Shifters. Only the Titan Shifters have humans in them in the nape. Please understand that I am talking about the Pure Titans that cannot transform and has no mind of their own, which is vastly different than Titan Shifters.

@Jontia Eren is a Titan Shifter, not a Pure Titan so I don't see how this contradicts my answer. For reference, may I ask up to which chapter have you read in the manga? So that I can maybe avoid spoilers in case it's still not clear.

I'm anime rather than manga. But the growth transformation doesn't seem to fit for either Shifters or Pure titans. Shifters obviously have the human body still present. If Pures were growth transformation, there's no reason for the nape/weakspot to be so small and specific.

@Jontia Then, again, it was shown in the manga how Hange never found anything in the nape when they opened one. Check Chapter 51. It was speculated that there was something in there that is 'probably' a part of human that acts as control center for Pure Titans but it was never really clarified since the physiology of Pure Titans was never discussed that much. It was only up to speculation by Hange.

The link in the question points at Chapter 51, it is something I will check out when I get a chance. But ultimately that is the root of the question. If the human body of a pure is gone, how do they get it back when eating a shifter? Titan Regeneration seems like a reasonable answer. Well as reasonable as people turning into Titans in the first place anyway...

@Jontia That is something that is never answered in the manga, if I recall correctly. Which was why I presented a possible explanation, although I admit it is somewhat vague. Who knows, I could be wrong when new chapters explaining it would come out :)

use spoiler tag maybe ?

In the manga chapter 115 page 40, after Zeke ...

 .. almost lost all of his lower body, his body got regenerated by founder Ymir in the path.

Later in chapter 120 page 17, in a conversation between Zeke and Eren, Zeke says that ...

 founder Ymir has been here (path) for over 2 thousand years even after her death and making titan body for them.

There is no specification on the manga or anime about that. But it seems that any "pure" titan as long it gets the spinal fluid of 1/9 titans is able to go back to being a human no matter how long it takes then in their pure titan form. Yet again, all of Ymir's people seem to see the invisible roads or at least the people that turn into one of the  1/9 titans. Time pass different in that place, seems to take years or thousands of years[forever]. Ymir, just mentioned that it was like a never ending nightmare to be in the pure titan form.
Another way of putting it is, all pure titans are female eggs, and the 1/9 are the sperm, when of of the 1/9 titan gets eaten by an egg, it becomes a human, no matter how long it was in that place.


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What order should I watch Nurarihyon no Mago in?
What order should I watch "Nurarihton no Mago" and "Nurarihyon no Mago - Sennen Makyou" in? Because I'm pretty sure the events from episode 1 of the latter of the 2 take place before the events in the former of the 2. So is that the correct order I should watch them in?

In general, watching the anime in release order is the default recommendation, as also for this case:

Nurarihyon no Mago
Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou

However, Japanese Wikipedia notes the differences in the anime adaptation from the original manga:

Session 1:

Episode 1 starts with the night-form of Rikuo confronting Gyuki on Mount Nejireme, then it continues to chapter 2 of the original manga.
[...]

Session 2:

Episode 1 broadcasts chapter 1 of the original manga.
[...]

So, chronologically (or "more faithful manga order"):

Season 2 Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1-24
Season 2 Episode 2-24


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Who actually knows Saitama is as strong as he is?
Other than Genos, King, and those he's defeated(if they even knew they were fighting him), who else knows his secret? It seemed to me the Hero Assoc. still hasn't taken a real notice.

Going by the chapter 102 of the Shonen Jump Manga:

 Genos, King, Silver Fang, Blizzard, and (possibly) Mumen Rider

Welcome to the Animanga SE. Could you possibly specify which chapter this is, as the “current chapter” will change over time?

Hi, can you explain how Blizzard know Saitama true strength?

@IamaStudent Presumably this is referring to how Blizzard attempts to newbie-crush him with utter futility, is protected by Saitama from a blast from Genos, and then watches said S-class Demon Cyborg be subservient and obedient to Saitama, while Saitama curb stomps the apparent villain Demon Cyborg was having trouble with and that she was thinking might be a Dragon Class threat. And later she finds out that King, Bang, and Bomb are all basically bros with Saitama.  So she knows he's stronger than her, and knows he's strong enough to earn the respect of the strongest, at least.

Well, Suiryu seems to recognize Saitama's incredible power when they first meet, but only after their bout does he realize that his strength is nothing compared to baldy's.
Also, down the road (Monster Association arc and onward spoilers):

 After the huge battle with MA and Garou, some heroes see that Saitama is actually really OP. Some of these are Sweet Mask, Zombie Man and even Tatsumaki begins to suspect something after the battle.
 Also, in the latest webcomic chapters, Flashy Flash sees that Saitama is strong, but instead of respecting him he tells him that he wishes to train him in order to make him even better, not knowing that Saitama's overwhelming speed and strength really don't need any more perfecting.

It'd be more helpful if you could [edit] and state the specific webcomic chapters instead of "latest webcomic chapters" because they will change over the time, and finding the chapters based on date is usually not easy. Thanks!


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How does ki work in Black Clover?
In Black Clover, people has mana and ki. Mana is an energy source for magic and ki is.. well, that's what I want to ask. We know Asta can sense others through ki, but is there anything else? Does ki give people some power like in Dragon Ball? Is  knowing it useful for any other thing? How does ki work in Black Clover?

Ki is a special kind of natural energy  (Originating from Captain Yami's homeland), which is very different from mana. Unlike mana, all living and non -living  things give off Ki when they move.
In other words, the ability to sense Ki, gives individuals the ability to sense attacks by people and projectile objects. Also, the fact that Ki depends more on motion makes it useful in detecting things which have no mana. An example is anti-magic; since Asta normally has no magic, Mages who sense thier surrounding for magic will be unable to detect him, however, using Ki Asta wil be able to detect his opponents, their attacks and also how much anti-magic is circulating through him.

Further training in Ki could even help predict enemy attacks and in certain cases tell if someone is lying.

That's a different ki than in Dragon Ball where only living beings have ki. But anyway, is that all? Didnt they mention or imply in some episode that ki was related to Asta's transformation?

The Advantages of mastering Ki are below:

You can predict movements of enemy beforehand through they're internal energy flow.

As Yami will have mentioned in many instances if someone is lying he could sense the ki getting changed.

If you master Ki you can be able to dodge attacks from spatial users.

Based on the Ki you can check for a person's power if they are weak or strong.

Disadvantages:

If you are a person who is one with the nature, then you can spread your Ki around with your surroundings where it might not help for a master in ki to recognize you.

If you are a basic learner of Ki it will be hard for you to separate from living to non-living things since in black clover everything has Ki.


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Is it possible for a magical knight to increase his amount of mana in Black Clover?
In Black Clover, some magic knights run out of mana quickly after a few spells and others can use a lot of spells because "they have a lot of mana". How does this people to have a lot of mana? Can they train to increase it? Is the mana you are born with the only mana you'll ever have?
To summarize the question, Is it possible for a magical knight to increase his amount of mana in Black Clover?

It isn't possible for a magic knight to increase the amount of mana they have. Though a few very skilled magic knights can use a skill called mana zone which lets them use more mana than they have by taking mana from the environment. Their mana doesn't increase as they grow but the number of spells they have and the complexity and power of the spells does increase. They can also control their mana better which leads to greater power as shown by Yuno and his Spirit Dive.

I don't think that is the answer to the question as that is not something your average magic knight can use. What I think is being asked is if they can increase the amount of mana that they can hold not if they can find ways to get it from other sources temporarily

I answered that above. "It isn't possible for a magic knight to increase the amount of mana they have."

I am not sure if that is true, from what I have seen in the series they do seem to grow in power overall as they gain experience which one would assume also includes the amount of mana they have. Or are you assuming that the amount of mana that the captains have was the same as when they where first becoming knights. I would think it is more accurate to say we don’t know how they can increase their mana.

Their mana doesn't increase as they grow but the number of spells they have and the complexity and power of the spells does increase. They can also control their mana better which leads to greater power as shown by Yuno and his Spirit Dive.

this isn't true you can increase your mana when you grow older but the mana regen will slow down

It is possible through magic stones

Magic stones 「魔石 Maseki」 are eleven ancient magic jewels that can
amplify magic power and can serve as multipliers for magic spells.

Magic Stone


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Does the demon slayer sword have any advantage over the demon dweller sword?
The first 2 swords Asta have are the demon slayer sword and the demon dweller sword. As far as I understand the demon dweller sword can nullify spells like the first sword, and it glows and it seems like it can fire some energy at long range when he makes a slash. How about the first sword? Does the first sword have any advantage over the second sword?

Here are the abililties of demon dweller sword:
• Anti magic
• Magic Absorption
• Ability to store magic from allies and fire it.
• Shoot anti magic slashes ( in the manga ).
And here are the abililties of demon slayer sword:
• Anti Magic
• Magic Deflection
• Ability to transform into black divider
• Ability to fly by manipulating anti magic flow ( in the manga ).
So, advantages are that it can deflect magic, reach a new destructive form, and can be used instead of a broom.
Hope this helps.


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What is the name of the song playing in Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) in episode 6 at 21:07
I've been looking for this song for years, tried looking through the entire soundtrack and just haven't found it. This is from the original Full Metal Alchemist series which aired in 2003. thanks in advance!

Awkwardly, found the song almost immediately after posting. The song is
Full Metal Alchemist OST 1 - Title
dunno how to remove questions.

Welcome to Anime & Manga Stack Exchange. Looks like you found the answer by yourself, and great! Stack Exchange encourages to self-answer their own questions because it can also help future readers. No need to delete it :)


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Which was the first anime to feature mana as energy source for magic?
Many animes use the idea of "mana", an energy source for magic that if it's consumed deny magic users the possibility of casting more spells. Some animes which uses this are A Certain Magical Index (2008) (and spin offs such as A Certain Scientific Accelerator (2019) and A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009)) , Arifureta shokugyou de sekai saikyou (2019), Black Clover (2017), etc , but the first use in a fiction AFAIK was in a 1969 american novel. Then at some point after that and very likely before the animes I mentioned, mana was first used in an anime. But when was this? Which was the first anime to feature mana as energy source for magic?

Well, when did the first DnD based stuff start coming out? TvTropes isn't that good on Mana, btw.

@Malady oldest I know of is Record of Lodoss War which was a D&D replay afaik


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Does Cop Craft continue after the anime in the light novel?
So the anime of Cop Craft is not releasing more episodes for now. The anime had some sort of conclusion where one of the main evil characters died but it was very short. Does Cop Craft continue after the anime in the light novel?


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How exactly did Yuma Kuga get to earth?
If you think about it, Yuma tells Osamu about his coming to Earth, and yet Yuma never says how. Did Replica turn into a space-ship or something? Or did Yuma and Replica come to Earth through one of the portals? (And if they did, how did no one at Border noticed?)

Though it is not explicitly said how did they get to Earth, I think Yuma used the gate to come to Earth since

 Replica can use a seal to open a gate

It's not that border didn't notice the gate they've used it's more like they didn't know who or what came through the gate since they are only using radar. As seen when a neighbor or trion soldier comes out of gate, the border only issues an announcement about the gate but not who or what is coming out of gate. And it seems Yuma doesn't use his trigger that much when he came to earth since his trion signature didn't detected by the border until he defeated the bamster

 Border using radar to detect gates and neighbors

Bamster coming out of gate (Known neighbor at that time)

Ilgar coming out of gate (Unknown neighbor at that time)

Replica talking about trion signature


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In Arifureta, how many of Hajime's classmates have died by the end of the first anime season?
Hajime kills Yukitoshi Shimizu after Shumizu brought an entire demon army to kill their sensei.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2k_pfPTE7k
Meld Loggins nearly dies but is saved by Hajime's holy water.
Has any of Hajime's other classmates died?

I'm watching it, did the first season end?

It's only Shimizu by the end of the first season.


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How are the Monogatari manga and light novels related?
Back on the 10th of January 2018 it was announced on Twitter that Bakemonogatari would be getting a manga.

【解禁】
『化物語』　漫　画　化　決　定
3月14日(水)発売「週刊少年マガジン」2018年15号ヨリ

Where the first Japanese volume was released on the 15th of June 2018, and has garnered 7 volumes in Japanese. The first English volume was released on the 1st of October 2019.

How do these relate to the light novels and the animes?
Do they have the same stories (e.g. Bakemonogatari) and sub stories (e.g. Hitagai Crab)?
If they do, which stories and sub stories have been released?

Having not read it I'll refrain from posting an answer, but if you're still wondering after three years what I've heard is the manga more or less adapts the first two arcs before going completely off the rails and becoming its own thing--almost a tribute to the original instead.

@蛞蝓真宵 Thanks! I may buy the manga to validate if that's the case.


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Can Genjutsu be used like Shadow clones for training?
Genjutsu especially Tsukyomi, gives the power to the caster to control over time space and reality of person.
Whatever done to the victim, even though didn't happen, is considered by the victim's body and mind as something that really happened.
Based on that, can someone put a person or himself in Genjutsu for 10seconds but make it such that he trained for 10months and get the actual effects of training 10 months similar to how Shadow clones are used?

If we follow the storyline, I would say this is not logically and also it is impossible to achieve it.
Here is the reason why it is impossible to perform it.
Perform Shadow Clone Jutsu and Tsukuyomi will cost a lot chakra and also have it's side effect.

Using Genjutsu especially Tsukuyomi, is really consume a lot chakra and also hurt your body as well. (Itachi is a great example. Plus not every Uchiha know how to use Tsukuyomi.)
Using Shadow Clones Jutsu also need to consume a lot chakra. Tobirama Senju also mention that if you over used this jutsu it will cost your life eventually. (Naruto can use his shadow clone because inside his body have Kurama (Nine Tail Beast).)
Let's say in a day, you only can use 5 "Mana".

Tsukuyomi cost 2 "Mana"
Shadow Clone cost 2 "Mana"

That's right, if you use both of these skill, you only have 1 "Mana" left (5 - 4 = 1)and that will cost your body exhausted or even you may collapsed. (*Another Kakashi? joke aside.)
Shadow Clone is kinda weak.

Let's say you successfully cast Tsukuyomi on your clone and go through your 10 months training. We know that Shadow Clone is very weak, even a little bit scratch could make your clone disappear. Who can guarantee that during those 10 months training your clone will not hurt?
Worst thing come, your shadow clone accidentally hurt himself during the training and it disappear. *Pop....You wasted your chakra and maybe laying on the bed after that.

Genjutsu wouldn't make your body gain muscle or increase stamina, it just affect your mind only.

Let's say you successfully cast Tsukuyomi on the shadow clone, your shadow clone successfully go through the whole 10 months training and the shadow clone seems like a bit muscular.
But in reality, the shadow clone only pass 10 sec. Even if you "close" your shadow clone jutsu, there is no evidence say that the muscle will instant transfer back to the real owner body. Even if you cast Tsukuyomi on to yourself, the result I would say still the same.
(I don't know how to describe when you wanna turn off your shadow clone jutsu so I use close.)
The only thing that transfer to the owner is the mind of the shadow clone. Maybe you will remember what your shadow clone did during those 10 month.
EXAMPLE: Remember back the day Naruto practice his Rasen-Shuriken and Sage Mode? Naruto use his shadow clone because he want to quickly memories how to control the flow of the chakra and by using his shadow clone, there is a possibility that one of the shadow clone successfully did it correctly and when it disappear and return to Naruto mind, Naruto will be like oh, "So this is the way that shadow clone did it huh."
So what I want to say that using Shadow Clone practice the physically workout won't make your body strong(or should say upgrade?). It only the mind that affect. (If I have this skill I can read more book. heheh)
You may say why some people collapse after they got hit by the Genjutsu. Isn't this affect your physical body as well? No.
As you can see:

"A Genjutsu is created when a ninja controls the chakra flow of a target's cerebral nervous system, thereby affecting their five senses; this is frequently used to create false images and/or trick the body into believing its has experienced physical pain". (False, trick, believing its has experienced. It's like my mind thinking about eating 2 set of McDonald but in real life, I'm still hungry.)

Conclusion, even you successfully cast Tsukuyomi on to the Shadow Clone and the Shadow Clone also successfully pass the 10 months training and when you "close" the Shadow Clone, what you will gain is only you know what have he done the those 10 month.
Yes maybe you discover some insane movement but your current body is not capable to do those move yet because your body is not reach that level. You can imagine yourself like you have a time machine and went back 10 or 20 years and you found that you're still a little, short, small kid but your mind is like full of knowledge.
BUT,
If you say not follow the storyline, (For example Itachi didn't become the criminal and help Naruto in his training. Maybe it will help him grow more faster and stronger. But as I mention above, using Tsukuyomi is cost a lot chakra and hurt your body as well. So for Itachi this smart person, I would say that he will not using this method to train someone. *If the plot wanted then I have no words to say so. ) it MAYBE work. But technically this situation wouldn't happen.

Thanks for the detailed answer. Then could Naruto have learned the Rasen-shuriken sooner and with lesser clones if he used Tsukyomi? Because he already knew how to do chakra and nature manipulation in real and only wanted to know how to combine them in a stable way?
Also, the correct word for closing the clone is releasing the clone ;-)

I not asking to cast Tsukuyomi on a shadow clone, but on the user and make him think that he trained.

Short answer : No.

First : you should consider all chakra and memories in shadow clone will return to owner of shadow so you can collect chakra with your shadow clones.
Second : you should consider genjutsu consume a lot of chakra so as it's clear you can't increase your chakra by the way that you could increase with your shadow clones.
Three : when you are using genjutsu in fact you are controlling mind and you don't have any improvement neither on your muscles and body. also if you lost your control , maybe you fall into infinite loop and wait for sb to break your chakra flow ans say "kai".

This link is also useful

A victim's chakra flow, if disrupted enough, can break the caster's influence.

as we see in the anime Jiraiya told Naruto that you can break genjutsu if increase your chakra flow so if you training by using chakra , you can't.
You can see more here

What if they don't come out by breaking my chakra? If I willingly put myself in a Genjutsu to believe that I know how to open the 8 gates can I do it? Even for the short while when I am under the Genjutsu?

You can't improve your muscles . I updated post

Let's start with your assertion that whatever happens in the genjustu is reflected in real life. This is incorrect, the only genjustu with the ability to affect the real world is Izanagi. So you wouldn't be able to use genjustu to train your body. That being said, shadow clones also cannot speed up your body training. The shadow clone can only transfer its knowledge, not its physical gains.
With all that in mind, yes, genjustu like Itachi's can be used to train like Naruto's shadow clones. Itachi has shown numerous times that you operate as if time was passing normally in Tsukoyomi, so there's nothing stopping you from training. It does come with risks. Itachi straight up killed someone by having them live out their entire lives in Tsukoyomi, and Kakashi was hospitilized for weeks after he was under Tsukoyomi's effects for only 3 days of times.

"Itachi straight up killed someone by having them live out their entire lives in Tsukoyomi", Do you mean Izumi?


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What is the Giant Straw hat in episode 885?
One of the world leaders walks up to a giant straw hat in the episode in one of the major world government institutions. What is it and how is it related to Luffy.

There is no answer to this question right now, you can only guess what it means and you will find plenty of theories on the Internet.
My favourite theory is that this room contains an item which morphs into the greatest threat for the Tenryuubito. Why do I think there is something that is changing shape according to the threat? Why would the Government (World Leaders - I guess the black silhouette is one of them) contain a bloody straw hat? It only makes sense for me at this point that something is showing the Tenryuubito greatest fear.
I also think it is working like Shirley's predictions: no one knows if its a good or bad omen.
But there are plenty of theories on the Internet.


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why does sasuke have sharingan in both eyes but kakashi only has it in one?
I always wondered why Sasuke has it both eyes, and Kakashi only has it in one, because they both have the same thing, right, so yeah

If you're new to the series, this is explained later on

Continue watching/reading it.

I noticed that your questions seem to be because you did not finish watching/reading these shows/manga. I suggest you finish them first and try to see if you still have questions that you think are still unanswered.

Welcome to Anime SE :-) Buddy please please please don't search for your question into Google until you finish the series. Naruto series is full of secrets but they will be answer surely so please don't search on internet because internet is full of spoil. Just finish it and if you had any unanswered question then ask here. we are here always . so don't worry.

Sasuke is an Uchiha. He was born with both Sharingan eyes.
Kakashi is not an Uchiha, he was not born with any Sharingans. During a mission in his youth, one of his eyes was injured and he was gifted a Sharingan eye by an Uchiha teammate who was fatally injured (or so everyone thought - that became an important piece of a later story arc).

Thank you so much dear friend. You answered without any spoil. You did great. I did up vote your answer


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Did Senku's father have children with Lillian in Dr. Stone?
Senku's father Byakuya was one of the few people who survived. While all of the couples were shown to have offspring, it wasn't explicitly shown that Byakuya and Lillian had children, too.
It might be because of the drawing style, but Kohaku and Ruri do seem to have a very similar appearance as Lillian (although thousands of years have already passed...).
So, is it known or at least hinted that they did have offspring?

Heavy manga spoilers ahead read at your own risk:

In manga ch 45, Kohaku asks if they are related to which Senku answers
that he and Byakuya are NOT blood related BUT they (he and the villagers)
are hundreds of generations apart so it doesn't matter.
Yes they had children, no they are not related to Senku.
(Note that they don't specifically show that Byakuya and Lillian were together but
there was the already married couple and they showed Connie and Shamil getting married so most
probably Byakuya ended up with Lillian)

The things you've mentioned don't seem to provide much support for that conclusion. Do you know any definite facts or hints which could support it e.g. from the manga or something the mangaka said?

There is also the fact that when she died, Byakuya was holding a child that looked just like Lillian.

I think it basically implies they did. Kohaku and Yuri look like Lillians bloodline. Eventhe former village chief looks like he is too. The other characters. None of the other 4 looked like they would have kids that look like that. The girl named shovel is the offspring of the Russian and the daughter. Never exactly said how soon it was Lillian died after the Russian. It seemed like some years passed between the daughter dying and then Russian and finally Lillian. Yeah whoever thinks she's not going to hook up with the only guy left on earth or is she just going to wait till one of those kids grows up? Hopefully that's a joke. By saying they aren't related because of being generations apart just means that there has been so many years of offspring I believe 3700 was it 3700 years or something that you wouldn't share much anymore. You look like a foreigner, well to someone who is Japanese an American like Lillian would be a foreigner to them and same with Russian and whatever else there was. They really have a tiny village for seriously having that many years to make kids. His dad says this is what he leaves for Senku. So he's making a village to help him save the world. Lillian totally had a thing for Senkus dad, If I had to choose I would go with they definitely had kids together.

No. They didn't have children. Senku's father was an old Japanese man and Lillian was a young American Singer. By all perspectives, there was no way for these two to possibly get together in a sexual way. She has standards too bloody hell. More evidence was the hair color of the villagers were mostly blonde and brown which meant they were all of pure European descent. Even senku admitted Kohaku looked like a foreigner. If she had Japanese blood, she would not look like one at all. Senku's father was mostly just an old wise man that led the children as the adults died. Furthermore there's no evidence they even had children. The young singer died without childbearing. And even though senku said that even IF the descendants and his father were related somehow, the generations apart would make it not matter anymore. But it was just an IF. Evidence doesn't show that they had any children at all. Notice the scientists were all Europeans? the whole show is pretty much a Japanese boy showing off science to the descendants of Europeans who literally invented that science and spread it around the world. It's a means of portraying a false image of  Japanese being somehow better than Europeans in terms of innovations.

Please include relevant sources/references. Specify specific anime episodes and manga chapters, if needed.


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What it Mike Zacharius grappling to?
In season 2 of the attack on titan anime, We see Mike hold off the remaining titans to give the others time to escape and warn other villages. But there is one thing that irks me, what is he grappling to?

I just rewatched this part of the episode. ODM gear can either be grappled unto: a Titan you are attacking or the surroundings (like trees, buildings and the like). In this case, it looks more like it's grappled somewhere on the Titan's upper part, either on the head, neck or shoulders. Or it could be attached to a tree at the back that is as tall as the Titan he's targeting.

But in the pic the hand is in the bottom, or i think its a hand

As I said, it could also be attached to a tree at the back that is as tall, or taller, as the Titan he's targeting.

After rewatching this episode the only thing tall enough to grapple to is the tower. There are trees but they aren't thick enough to grab on to, and all of the thin ones are short. Mike is 6'6 or 6'5 but either way, he is one of the tallest/biggest characters so it would need to be a big tree to support his weight.


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How do the Scouts, MP's and Garrison personnel survive landing at high speed after killing a titan?
In Attack on Titan we see alot of titan kills, But how do the people survive/ land after doing this?

What was even going to do if he actually killed the colossal titan? He would slam into its nape at high speed (I don't know how fast the ODM is) he doesn't look like he was trying to brace or anything. And again with Mikasa: as I said before I don't know how fast is the ODM but when Eren and Mikasa have that epice scene of them getting to the boulder using ODM gear. the building in the background was going away at a very fast rate so, point is that its fast, very fast. so how would someone land safely under these speeds?

Regarding the speed: How fast is the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG)?

so the top speed is 55 mph??? I really don't think this is the top speed of the ODM gear. But even at this speed landing would be an issue.

I believe Worldbuilding SE has a similar/related question:  https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/127303/can-we-build-a-3d-maneuver-gear-from-attack-on-titan

You seem to disagree with the estimated top speed. If you think you can provide a better estimate, by all means do so. People can ask and answer their own questions. Also, they are not slamming against the titan to kill them, they are only slicing its nape. Landing on them is only optional and would likely get them killed. Landing on other surfaces require slowing down so I assume they would do this since IIRC, the ODM gear has a control for speeding/slowing down.

But im bad at math ... welp google gonna come in handy


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In the Raildex Setting, How Did Accelerator Manage to Kill over 10,000 Clones in the Sister's Arc?
Assuming that the project went on for 6 months before Touma stopped it, Accelerator would have had to kill roughly 55 clones each day to kill 10,000 in time. That seems fairly ridiculous. Assuming he sleeps for 8 hours each day, he would then need to kill about three and a half clones every hour, and that is if he does not eat, use the bathroom, go to school, or do anything besides kill clones. Given that each one still took him a few minutes to kill (because he toyed with them) and that he needed to transit between the scheduled combat locations, the rate of killing just seems infeasible. Additionally, I severely doubt he could psychologically deal with so much killing. Even a sadistic maniac would probably get bored after killing a few hundred people, and Accelerator seems more uncaring than outright sadistic. Did Kamachi just not do his math when figuring out how many clones there were?

Did he toy with all of them? Did he never kill multiple at once?