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Why didn't Annie take Eren out of his Titan when she kicked and beat him in the head during their fight in Stohess?
When Annie hardened her leg and kicked Eren in the face, Eren started to bite down on the crystal until Annie started beating him in the head. However, when she was done, she just ran away. That was the perfect time to take him out of his nape and if she'd done so, I believe the female titan would've succeeded.
So, what was going through Annie's mind? Why didn't she take Eren out of his Titan when she kicked and beat him in the head during their fight in Stohess?

I don't think any answer can really be too detailed for this, all it really boils down to is that she dun goofed

There will be a second time skip in the manga, my knowledge is drawn from scenes shown after that.

 As it is shown in Reiners memories, Annie is part of team of Marley's Titan kids and they are on a mission, basically doing espionage. But very early one of them gets killed and Reiner convinces the remaining two that they have to come back with something substantial in exchange. In the course of their infiltration they indeed target Eren for abduction, however Annie is exposed without having much of a plan at the time, eventually realizing that Eren may have become a match for her. She is completely within enemies' territory and Levi's squad has shown her the enemy is quite capable of killing her. Having her cover blown was the worst thing that could have happen to her. Annie's primary goal at the time was to retreat and regroup, she was fully aware that any unnecessary action would be an opportunity for the enemy to incapacitate her. She only fought Eren at this point because she was aware he would (and effectively did) prevent her to escape. Maybe she also panicked a little.

However, I can probably summarize with: Fleeing was the most intelligent thing to do at the time.

I agree it had everything to do with her cover being blown. She didn't want to spend a single second longer inside the wall than she had to.

The scene was very different in the manga
She kicked him and he bit her leg not letting her go and Scouts were on her tail.
She managed to somehow free herself by blowing Eren's head with a fist. He escaped from Scouts and Eren was on hair tail a moment later.

In anime its completely different. It seems like scouts are far away and Eren is completely defeated.
Then she's escaping. And Eren, after moment is chasing her down like a mad dog in scene added probably to better foreshadow his titan powers.
So one answer is "it just wasn't adapted well enough from manga".
But I don't think that's satisfactory.
Let's imagine manga doesn't exist. Annie just defeated Eren and she could capture him easily.
And what then?
She is in behind a wall Shina which is the closest one to the center. She have miles until she reaches wall Rosa. which is a middle one.
She wouldn't be able to keep her titan form all the way, she would need a break - in this moment Eren would fight back.
In other words, there was no chance to escape, not with Eren.
Not when she's alone against him
Also, this way she would become Soldiers number one target. Leaving Eren behind maybe she hoped at least some of the soldiers would stay behind to keep him safe.
Also you could argue, that Annie didn't wanted destruction of the city.
She definitely shows more concern about civilians then Eren. She is not a good person, but she showed weakness of mercy many times.
Who knows, maybe she planned on escaping outside of wall Shina where Soldiers don't have buildings to use to fight her. So if Eren would fallow her, she could easily defeat him.
But she didn't realize how strong Eren is and that Mikasa will follow her.
Another possibility is that she saw his green eyes glowing, so she realized he is conscious. If she'd try eating him, he could grab her - and i think we can assume she is fast, but he is stronger. So if he can grab her, its game over for her.
And like other people mentioned, it's possible she was just scared and panicked at this point, but to me it seems a bit out of character for Annie. She is super cold and calm, she showed that while fighting Scouts.

If you look at the Female titans facial expression when she bangs her hands on Eren's head; The look on her face is "fear". As we have seen her mess up from time to time in her titan form; She was too scared to stand up to the Rogue Titan (is what i like to call him).

I think it’s deeper than that. Notice when she put her ring on before going with Armin, suggests she knew what was coming and decided to accept it. With the knowledge she had at the time I believe Annie willingly gave herself up to the walldiens in order to be ‘a good person’. She definitely could’ve beat Eren and escaped with him in stohess but chose not too, this is why I think she’ll join the walldiens when she wakes up. In reiners memories it’s seen that Annie despises Marley and sees through their delusions but is in an impossible situation. From all this I extrapolate that Annie chose to leave Eren when she had a chance to take him out of his Titan because she knew what it would mean if the warriors actually succeeded. There would be no room for error, being a warrior, even in a situation as stressful as that, everything would’ve been calculated: leading me to believe in Annie’s convictions.

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Where do the Alter characters come from?
I'm fairly new to the Fate series, and I've been seeing a ton of art of 'Alter' characters?
I've seen a lot of fanart of King Arthur (the one you'd regularly see in the FGO game), and that makes sense. But then I see art of Alter Arthur, where the character has silver hair, but I can't seem to find any information on this character.
I get that 'Alter' generally means 'Alternative'. So I'm assuming that these are alternative versions of the characters.
Where are all of these Alter characters coming from? Are they official? What should I take a look at to get filled-in on this sort of info?

all the Alter characters are, as you say, alternate versions of their originals with some having alternate legends.
however the idea of Alter extends from a canon character which is Saber-Alter from Fate/Stay Night who makes her appearance in the Heave's Feel Route after

 Saber is consumed The Shadow. by returning to the Greater Grail she is corrupted by Angra Mainyu and first appears when Shirou, Rin and Ilya are fleeing Blackened Berserker and operates as an alternate Servant for Sakura

Outside Fate/Stay Night Alter Saber acts as an "alternate form" of Saber which comes out when Saber's ahoge is plucked in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia
despite being an antagonist in Fate/Stay Night Gen Urobuchi saw Alter Saber as a Dark Hero

Uro: What I imagine is that for the Saber Lily storyline, in Fate/stay night, Saber was completely beaten by Caster, and so she became one of her Servants. Like, she thought "I'd be way better off with Caster than with Shirou." (Laughs)
Nasu: I never thought of that. Interesting. So in other words, the white dress represents how both her body and soul have been tamed by Caster. So Lily is truly like a "lily" to Caster... you crazy bastard, you did it again...
Takeuchi: Lily's design was inspired by the dress she wore when Saber was captured by Caster. Then, we just filled it with feminine qualities that Saber lacked and it became what it is now. So basically, I think Urobuchi really hit it close to the mark.
Uro: Really?! Lily looked like a villain to me from the moment I saw her. Imagine her appearing from behind Caster, really working those heels! Just thinking of it gets me excited!
Takeuchi: But in terms of villains, don't we already have Alter?
Uro: No, she isn't a villain, she's a dark hero.
Nasu: Alter is an idealist who clings to her own values even though she's been blackened. In that respect, she isn't a pure villain.
Uro: For example, Alter's like how Hakaider was in Mechanical Violator Hakaider (*8). And Lily is the enemy she would face. The wrinkles in the corners of her eyes are proof to that. She'd shine as a villain.
Nasu: Then after defeating Lily in battle, Alter would jump on a motorbike in the last scene and ride off into the sunset. Then the narration would come in: "She is a modern knight, who lives in a world of darkness!" (*9)
Takeuchi: Motorbikes aside, (laughs) I do think it'd be interesting to add meat to Lily's character in that manner.

Source: Saber Alter - References 5 -  TYPE-MOON Ace 7 - 10 year Anniversary interview: Nasu Kinoko X Takeuchi Takashi X Urobuchi Gen
before Fate/Grand Order other characters got Alters were sort of jokes created by Takashi Takeuchi and sometimes weren't even separate people such as Sakura Saber who's "Alter" was her Nobel Phantasm Coat of Oaths but after Fate/Grand Order the started becoming real
Alter is actually one of 3 variations of a hero themself

Alter (オルタ, Oruta?) - Servants greatly altered from their normal selves through various means are often given the title of "Alter" after their name. True Archer, an altered Heracles, rejects being called "Heracles Alter" and instead chooses his "human name" of "Alcides".
Lily (リリィ, Riryi?) - Servants who take on a more youthful appearance compared to their older selves are often given the title of "Lily" after their name. This title is normally only applied to female Servants, but those like Child-Gil and Alexander are referred to as Lily Servants elsewhere.
Santa (サンタ, Santa?) - Servants acting as Santa in the Fate/Grand Order Christmas events are given the title of "Santa" after their name.

Source: Servants - Alter
and as such shouldn't be confused with Alter Egos which are a separate Servant Class where Alters can be any class

The current list of Alters (as of 19/01/2018) aside from Alter Saber from Fate/Stay Night are

Fate/Grand Order

Alter EMIYA - a disgraced heartless version of the Counter Guardian EMIYA who's cast off his name
Alter Lancer Arturia - an Alter form of Lancer Arturia who, before changing into the "Goddess of the Holy Lance" chose to insated become the tyrant known as the "King of Storms"
Beserker Cu Chulainn - a version of Cu Chulainn reflecting the wish made upon the Holy Grail by Queen Medb
Mysterious Heroine X Alter - a villain from the Servant Universe who has sworn to defeat Mysterious Heroine X
Avenger Jeanne d'Arc - a fabrication of Jeanne d'Arc created by Gilles de Rais via the Holy Grail after her death
Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily - Avenger Jeanne d'Arc after drinking  Gilgamesh's Potion of youth (becoming "Joan of Arc Alter Lily"). gained the title of "Santa" when she was aiming to become "Santa Joan of Arc."

Fate/strange fake

True Archer - the human side of Hercules who lost his divinity after  Bazdilot Cordelion used his Command Spells to awaken memories from the 5th Holy Grail War and his corruption in it. he refuses to be called an Alter Servant and takes the name Alcides instead

and as explained above, Sakura Saber's Alter appearance is actually her Nobel Phantasm, Coat of Oaths

I think I kind of understand it now! But I'm still wondering where the silver haired version of King Arthur is from? I've looked through the FGO wiki and I've done a lot of googling, but I can't seem to find any information on where he comes from?
Everything else about where the Alter characters are from make a lot of sense now though, thank you!

@Kari when you say silver hair could you show an example? or is it something like this. Alter Arturia does have paler hair but it wouldn't be silver, or atleast i wouldn't call it silver compared to say Sephiroth from Final Fantasy

like these ones! where his hair's visibly paler compared to the original, and the personality seems darker too! (also sorry I'm not sure how to add links yet lmao;)
https://twitter.com/pvc_parfait/status/920411796967628800?lang=en
https://pm1.narvii.com/6648/0da7f6dbda599fb51bffe9313adaf98407d9fa53_hq.jpg
https://aminoapps.com/c/fate-stay-night-1/page/item/arthur-pendragon-alter/15DW_KWFrIven65RMJGk560zeDRVjq2q
and omg thank you so much for being so patient and going through my question???? I feel so bad because I honestly take so long to check up on this :')

@Kari not knowing of anything official (at this time) Arthur was the original prototype of Arturia, it could just be a fan Alter-ing him to that he sorta matches Arturia since he also has the same amber/gold eyes the Alters seem to share aswell. plot wise though there were no Alter transformation of him in Fate/Prototype

ohhhhh ok that makes a lot more sense! Thanks so much for all your time and help!!! I really appreciate it! <3

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How can Kurumi Tokisaki's clone be killed twice?
In the anime series Date A Live to Date A Live II, there was this clone of Kurumi that had feelings for Shido. In seasons 1-2, the same clone was killed twice by Kurumi. The first was on the school rooftop and the second was in the festival. I finished the anime a while ago and there was some question that is bugging me.
How can the same clone be killed twice? Had the first death didn't kill her fully? If the first death killed her fully, then how did she manage to come back to meet Shido? And is it possible that the same clone will come back again?

The clones are versions of her from the past and the future, but they can also travel through time and space, meaning that one had travelled from a time before it was killed by the other Kurumi to see Shido. So therefore it wasn't as much of cloning as it was summoning past and future versions of herself and having an instant army, which I think is freaking op. I mean she's so unstable, it's scary, so if you think about it, her only weakness is that summoning these other Kurumi's takes away from the time she has to live. So, yeah, based on what has been given away, one of her foot soldiers can be killed more than once

Yes, the same clone can be killed twice. This is based from her ability, the eight bullet: Het, which creates a clone of a target object or subject. The clones she makes from herself are her past selves. As said from the wiki:

Combined with the power of the 8th bullet, she can create a clone that has all her experiences, memories, abilities, etc. These clones can take the form of long white hands with red outlining when they are in Kurumi's shadows. However, as these are her past selves, they sometimes may contain feelings which the current Kurumi no longer possesses and as such, Kurumi will not hesitate to kill these clones if they choose to disobey her.

The very concept of her abilities are not very specific in my opinion. But, so far, this is what I've observed based from the show, and from those who've read the light novels.
You can check out her full set of abilities here if you have any doubts:
Kurumi's Powers and Abilities

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Is Violet inspired by Saber?
You can easily see the resemblance here:

Saber from Fate/Stay Night
Violet Evergarden

And her usual blue outfit is somewhat similar to Saber

Saber from Carnival Phantasm
Violet Evergarden

Note that the original Violet didn't have the ahoge, it's edited on her first picture here with her blue necktie.
So is Violet's design inspired by Saber from the Fate series here?

well, you will find a lot of very similar characters in totally unrelated anime... I don't think there is a way to really confirm if the similarities are intentional

I have done a prior research in Japanese, only to find Japanese fans expressing the same opinion, but there's no official statement whatsoever until now.

The voice actress in English for Violet is the same English voice actress that played Jeanne d’Arc. That much I know.

As of November 2022, you cannot find with Google any declaration from the character designer Akiko Takase (高瀬亜貴子) nor novel writer Akatsuki Kana (暁佳奈) that proves that Violet Evergarden is inspired by Saber from Fate.
Since there is no declaration from the creators, we cannot answer, "Did Violet Evergarden's creators use Saber from Fate/stay as inspiration" truthfully.
As such, the general public and courts are limited to answering this question based on facts.
While not conclusive, this is a relevant fact to consider in light of the already obvious visual similarities:

The first work in the Fate/stay universe that includes Saber was
first published on January 30, 2004. The series went on to create a large universe in which Saber is a recurrent identifiable element. By 2015, it had published well over 10 sequels or spin-offs, and over 4 animes showing Saber.

Violet Evergarden (light novel) was first published on December 25, 2015.

Therefore, Takase and Kana had at least 10 years to get wind of the successful Fate series, and its flagship, Saber. It would be difficult to prove that they had no contact with any Saber visual content. This is even harder if you consider how artists/designers are advised to research existing works when trying to develop a new original work in order to avoid copyright infringement.
In the end, while there is no conclusive answer, the reality is that on the Internet, too many people report finding similarities between Saber and Violet, making it so that popularly, they are identified as inspired by one another.
Lastly, please note that it is not only about visual similarities. Both Saber, Violet Evergarden, and Alice Zuberg (from SAO Alicization) share a character archetype of -a blond noble knight- a heroine with a kind heart and the behaviour/mindset of a knight; wearing blond hair with bangs and Western knight-looking attire.

Yeah, Violet is probably inspired by Saber. I sort of have proof:

They look exactly alike.
They were both involved in a war.
If you think about it, Gilbert is Violet's version of Shirou because of how much he means to her.
They are both badass

This is really not useful as an answer. It’s all speculative. A good answer would cite evidence, link to an interview with the creator or something like that.

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What is Sebastian's catchphrase 'A Phantomhive butler who can't do this much isn't worth his salt' in Japanese
In Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler), Sebastian commonly uses the phrase

"A Phantomhive butler who can't do this much isn't worth his salt"

It's in about every episode of season one. But it's at least in episode one on 8:38.
I was wondering what this phrase is in Japanese since I can't really make it out from the voice, and I can't find it anywhere else either.

Hi, could you mention the episode/chapter number for easier reference?

While this quote seems popular, looks like it's still missing crucial information about the actual source of this quote. While Vikuotin (who is the OP, created another account due to possibly losing access to their unregistered account) has mentioned that it's on episode 1 at 8:38, it's unclear if this is from the official English dub, English sub, or even fansub. A quick image search of the quote seems it's from Funimation's English sub, but since it's geo-blocked and thus I can't check it, please let me know if this is correct or not.

Sebastian's general catchphrase in Japanese is

ファントムハイヴ家の執事たる者、この程度のことが出来なくてどうします?
Phantomhive-ka no shitsuji-taru mono, kono teido no koto ga dekinakute doushimasu?

which can be translated literally to

Those who are qualified as the butlers of Phantomhive, what would they be if they cannot do this much?

... which actually is straightforward compared to the English translation mentioned in the question.
However, that seems like a fan translation, since the official English translation by Yen Press is

I am the butler of the Phantomhive Family. It goes without saying that I can manage a technique as elementary as this.
*Black Butler vol. 1, ch. 1, pg. 8

Note: I cannot compare to the official English dub since I don't have access to it. If someone can, it might help to determine if this translation was based on the dub instead or not.

I can't find Sebastian's usual catch-phrase at the timestamp in the question.  The closest translated line is "Naturally we were able to handle this. We serve the Phantomhive family after all."  (Referring to the creation of the gravel garden.)  Sebastian's usual line in the dub is something close to "If I couldn't do this much for my master, what kind of butler would I be?" (which I think is what the OP is looking for).  The other possibility is something like "You see, I am simply one hell of a butler".  Those are his most oft used lines in the dub.

I could probably find the exact line in the dub if I had more context since the timestamp doesn't match up.

I'll see if I can rewatch the first episode later and see what I can find.

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Is Tobi the same as Obito, disguising as Madara?
Beginning around episode 140 of Naruto Shippuden, after Itachi's death, Tobi is seen going around a lot, either with Sasuke, or showing his "real?" face to Kisame as the one who is controlling the Mizukage.
It seems that the general consensus from what I've heard is that Tobi is Obito, but Kisame says it is Madara when he seems him, and of course Tobi tells Sasuke that he is Madara, and it seems like Itachi believed Madara was alive so it would seem to add up that he was Madara.
Is the Tobi that was doing all of this Obito, disguising himself as Madara, and for what reason did he need to?

Related: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/50015/why-was-kisame-surprised-when-he-saw-obito-tobi-fake-madara-without-the-mask-t

Now first of all, if you want to know whether Tobi is Obito, then there's a youtuber out there called '2spooky' and he has posted a video that clears that part.
Now to why Obito was referring to himself as Madara.
Madara's had the dream of creating the ideal world. But he won't be able to do that at his old age. So, in order to get resurrected with rinne rebirth jutsu, Madara implanted his rinnegan to newborn Nagato. But even so he still needed a successor to him who can persuade Nagato into to using rinne rebirth jutsu. And that successor was Obito.
But Obito didn't have a name for himself in the shinobi world. He is just a kid thought to be dead in the war. If he tried to live with his true name, he could do particularly nothing. But since Madara was a name known far and wide in the shinobi world, he went with that alias. With this alias he could persuade Nagato in turning akatsuki into a rouge ninja association, and he could strike fear into people.
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Did Taki and Mitsuha appear in "Weathering With You"?
Many people say that Taki and Mitsuha from Your Name also appeared in Weathering With You.
Did they really appear? If so, when did they appear?

https://www.thebobaculture.com/anime/do-taki-and-mitsuha-from-your-name-appear-in-weathering-with-you

As it's said in this answer they do appear.
Taki appears in his grandmother's house around minute 44.

Mitsuha appears around minute 51 as a saleswoman when Hodaka is buying a ring for Hina.

What does this answer add to already existing answer? You are just referencing the other answer.

@FumikageTokoyami It adds screenshots, timestamps, and a more precise description of the scene where Mitsuha appears. Maybe you feel all this is not enough to warrant another answer, but it's still not nothing.

Yes, the characters do appear in it, but not as main characters. Taki and Mitsuha are supporting characters in Weathering With You.
Taki shows up in the house of the last sunshine girl place. As for Mitsuha, I don't remember, but I see that it is stated on MyAnimeList that she does appear.
This can be verified with a quick MyAnimeList search for Kimi no Na wa and Tenki no Ko.


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Why didn't Pegasus just take Yugi's puzzle when he first "won" against him?
Not sure if it was different in the manga, but in the anime, Yugi (Well okay, Atem) dueled Pegasus through a magic TV, lost, and so he took Grandpa's soul and told Yugi the only way he was getting it back was to enter the Duelist Kingdom Tournament and try and make it the finals to duel Pegasus one last time, but if he lost that duel, Pegasus would get his Millenium Puzzle. The whole reason he challenged Yugi in the first place.
So why didn't he just take it the first time?
Instead of just taking his Grandpa's soul, why didn't Pegasus just take Yugi's Millennium Puzzle? Penalty games seem to not have any limits to what a person can "wager," and I heard in the manga the things a person could lose range from sanity to even their luck, so why wouldn't Pegasus use his ancient Egyptian magic to take Yugi's puzzle after he beat him? Was his motivation different in the manga? In the Japanese version of the anime?

Answer 1 - Magic cannot teleport objects.
The puzzle is a physical object. A soul isn't.
Magic cannot teleport objects. Otherwise why later in battle city did Marik play Yugi with a physical Slifer deck instead of just playing remotely and then teleporting the cards eg give Slifer remotely if Marik lost?
From reddit user The_Doolinator here:

Honestly teleportation seems to be a very rare, almost nonexistent magical power (I think Shadi is the only who utilizes it, and I’d chalk that up more to him being a spirit. You could make an argument for Bakura too (the ring rematerializes on him after he was separated from it) but he is at least part dark god so there’s that).
So yeah, teleportation is probably just not a power normally at the disposal of other item holders and those able to use it are tapping into something specific to them.
Or the real reason: powers as the plot demands.

Answer 2 - It was a dub thing.
From reddit users
tokarooni here:

Pegasus wanting the puzzle was a dub only thing. In the original he just needed to beat Yugi publicly as part of the conditions for taking over Kaibacorp.

Verificus here:

Pegasus didn’t want a puzzle or soul in original manga and original anime. Just something 4kids added.

MaCl97 here:

he never wanted it in the manga. He just wants to beat the guy who beat Kaiba and take over kaiba corp. Marik too, he doesn't want the puzzle. He just wants to kill the pharaoh.

Source for Answer 2:
See for yourself in episodes 35-39, a sub-arc called Match of the Millenium, specifically the middle episode, episode 37 (fandom doesn't point this out though). There's a part in the 4kids dub just after Yugi and Atem destroy the toon monsters and just before Pegasus makes the game into a shadow game where Pegasus says like 'if I win, then I plan to claim your puzzle.'
Compare the original anime, the original Japanese manga or even the Singaporean dub. There is no such thing that Pegasus says.
See here (22:00 - 23:40) for example in the original anime. Pegasus acknowledges Yugi and Atem have a millennium item, but Pegasus doesn't explicitly express any interest in claiming the millennium puzzle.

reddit users are no better than hearsay and unreliable sources, even if what they claim can be considered accurate. please cite proper sources for your answers, for an example subs for the original series.

@кяαzєя Have you seen Yu-Gi-Oh! ? Anyone who's seen the original Japanese can check for themselves...

@кяαzєя Btw, I think it's the same as citing fandom site. It's not just 1 reddit user but several.

Fandom sites are tertiary sources and just as bad, but unverified hearsay is even worse. Anyone can say anything about something, but why do you just take their word for it. Any one can check for themselves, but the burden of proof of on the one that answers the question. Even a citation from the manga is better that something so redditor said. It you want to enjoy series don't just corners and read summaries. If you want to help someone, don't have someone else do your homework for you.


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What's the song in Castle in the Sky when the castle is destroyed?
I would like to know the name of the music in the anime movie Castle in The Sky at 1 hour 55 minutes when the castle is destroyed.
I tried to Shazam it but didn’t work out
Does anyone know the name?

The song that is played at 1 hour 55 minutes is named The Destruction of Laputa (Rapyuta No Hokai). It has a duration of 2:00 and is performed by The Suginami Children's Choir (Suginami Jidō Gasshō-dan)¹.


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Where can I watch Tamako Market?
I found out the character name to an image I have. He's Yuzuki from Tamako Market. I want to watch the anime, but I don't know where to watch it.
I don't really know what websites that have anime to be honest.
Where can I watch Tamako Market?

This question is on-topic provided you're looking for somewhere to watch the show legally (i.e. not an illegal streaming/torrenting service). It might be a good idea to take the [tour] and visit the [help] so you can check which kinds of questions are allowed and which aren't. Glad you found the character!

Not knowing where you live, it's not possible to give a definitive answer to where you can legally watch the show, but assuming you're in the US then it looks(1) like Tamako Market is available to stream on Hidive, for which you can either register an account with them or through VRV. As with most streaming services, it costs money to subscribe but you can get a 30 day free trial to start with. Hidive also runs in other countries, but licensing is a complicated business so it's best if you check for yourself.
If you would rather own a copy, then Tamako Market was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in the US, and they sell the DVD and Blu-Ray on their site or through retailers, although as an older title you may have to search around a bit to find a copy in stock.
(1) I say "looks" because I accessed the site from Australia, so it was probably showing me a different list to what someone in the US would see.

Just to back up your point about regional availability: I'm from the UK and while I can see Tamako Market on the website, it's not actually available to watch in my country.


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Anime without background music?
I know it's kind of unusual, but is there a simple way to watch anime without background music, or is there an anime without background music?

it might be possible on home releases but it would depend on if the DVD/Bluray player can disable audio tracks (like how it can switch between English and Japanese Dubs) and if the release did separate the audio track on the disk (i know some of my Dad's DVDs have a separate track for when he mutes everything but voices)

Some people watch anime completely muted but with subs, maybe that would work for you akhi

I believe the anime adaptation of Sonny Boy has almost no music.


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What is Meliodas' true power level at his highest peak?
I've been wondering what Meliodas's true peak is. I've seen videos where it says he is 990,000 and 1,000,000, but I'm not sure if I believe that, and does he get more powerful if he's a demon king.
What is Meliodas' true power level at his highest peak?

Meliodas' ultimate power level has not been officially released by the author.
The last time Meliodas' power level was estimated, it reached a total of 142 000 (Volume 29). This was Assault Mode Meliodas, which is theoretically his original form and strength (as described by Merlin and other characters).
However, after his possession by the Demon King, Meliodas indeed increased his power by an unknown amount. Most notably, Meliodas' power is considered so huge that he was decided to to leave Britannia, in order to avoid destroying the country through his sheer presence, which warped the climate / weather by itself. Assault Mode Meliodas did not have such a natural effects on his surroundings.

Meliodas never showed his true personal magic ability, making him stronger than Escanor at high noon. In the story, he says if he were to show his true magic, he wouldn’t be able to live there anymore.


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What is the song playing in episode 453 of Naruto Shippuden at 16:15?
In episode 453 of Naruto Shippuden, there's a song playing at 16:15.
What is this song?

Naruto Shippuden - Ochihabune
Naruto Shippuden - Ochihabune


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Does a story book need a manga before it can be made into an anime?
I am a young writer of a fantasy-romance book and I have a dream of turning this book into an anime once it is finished.
Would I need to draw/write a manga before I turn it into an anime, or I could just write and publish the book then make it an anime?

As someone who was once in your position, I mean this advice to be friendly, and not too discouraging: don't focus on getting your work adapted. Focus on learning to be a great writer and writing the best book you possibly can. Your first book, your first five books, maybe even your first ten, are probably pretty bad---I know mine were. The common wisdom is you start to get decent once you've written about a million words. At 100,000 words a book, that's ten books. And if you focus on becoming a great writer, then when Netflix comes along wanting a series, you'll have the skill to deliver.

Related: Can English people (American Writers) produce anime shows and write manga?, Are anime that are not based on manga common?, Where to submit anime idea?

Original anime adaptations aside, anime productions are traditionally funded by major publishers to promote their particular products (novels, manga, games, merchandise) or talents (singers, musicians, voice actors). Anime production is not necessarily limited to manga. Recently there has been an increasing trend in the adaptations of light novels over manga. One of the biggest and most compelling reasons is that light novels have much more content to work with for 1 to 2 cour series.
The specifics vary between production commitees, but adaptations of non-japanese are very rare, unless the work is very well-know or respected within the Japanese community. Partially due to the costs and complications involved in costs and licensing and negotiations, if you don't have a big well-known label backing you.
If your country has an established animation industry, you're more likely to have them do an adaptation of your work than in Japan, assuming your work is well received enough to merit one.
However if you still are deadset on pursing such a course. One approach Korean companies have been doing however is the use of webtoon comics to promote a particular novel series. Notable examples within the English scanlation communities are Solo Leaving and Legendary Moonlight Sculptor. With enough traction from audiences there is a slight chance for your particular series to catch the eyes of publishers.
Webcomics are a very viable way to promote your work to a wider audience as they tend to make things easier to digest for the masses, assuming you are or can find a company artist willing to collaborate in your vision. Webcomics can also provide you with the opportunities to experiment and dabble in concepts you would not usually be able and see how your audience react in a faster matter. How well or poorly your work is received relies heavily on your ability to manage, plan, and collaborate. With enough traction maybe one-day you can achieve what you are striving for.

Just to add, the Western comics and animation industries nowadays are a lot more accepting of anime-style work than they used to be. Thanks to digital comics and more indie publishers, it's possible nowadays to get your anime-style work featured on Comixology right next to the big names, so it's no longer a stark choice between "emigrate to Japan and kill myself in the industry" or "throw a comic on a website no one visits" like it was in the early 2000's.


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Where can I watch the original FUNimation dub of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies?
All English dub version of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies I can find is the re-dub with the Kai voices.
The reason I want this is because it's weird to go from Stephanie as the voice of Goku on the anime to Colleen on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Dragon Ball movies, and then back to Stephanie again on the 4th movie.
Where can I watch the original FUNimation dub of the movie?

Looking at the cast of the movie on Wikipedia, Goku wasn't voiced by Stephanie Nadolny but by Saffron Henderson. Is that what you're looking for?

Note that this might be an XY-problem where the current question looks like asking "Where can I watch the first, already existing, FUNimation dub of the movie", but the intended question is more like "Is there a FUNimation dub of the movie with Stephanie as the voice actor?"

The movie has never released uncut in the US, nor dubbed by Funimation's in-house voice cast (It was previously dubbed by BLT Productions) until Funimation aquired the rights from Lionsgate in 2009. Saffron Henderson voiced young Goku in the prior dub iteration before the current uncut one with the Kai cast. Streaming rights for the prior versions do not exist, but you can still probably find them on VHS Or in the  "Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku" DVD set (this version uses the BLT dub).


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A guitar riff playing in episode 80 and 85 of My Hero Academia season 4
In My Hero Academia season 4 episode 80 at around 3:05, there's a guitar riff playing. The same riff is also playing in episode 85.
What is this OST?

Maybe this is Sorezore no Mokuhyou (Spotify link)  by Yuki Hayashi, the 5th track in Boku no Hero Academia Season 2 OST album.


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What is the name of the song/piece playing in Full Metal Alchemist episode 6 at 6:48?
In Full Metal Alchemist (2003) episode 6 at 6:48, there's a song playing. What is the name of this piece?

Pretty sure it's Despicable Acts of the Fullmetal Alchemist OST


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The song playing in Nana episode 22 when Takumi and Hachi meet on her apartment and Nana witness
In Nana episode 22, at 20:35, there's a song playing when Takumi and Hachi meet on her apartment and Nana witness.
What is that song? I think it's an unreleased one.

Honestly, I think it was just a piece of unnamed music that was used to transition the scene to the end credits and the song Starless Night. I've checked the music through the episodes, and none of them really sounded like that small portion.


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Why did one of the seven witches erase the memories of other six witches?
In Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, one of the seven witches:

 Rika Saionji

erased the memories of other six witches?
Why?


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In the Monogatari series, why do we hear camera flash sounds?
In the anime adaptation of Monogatari series, it's come to my attention that you often hear camera flash sounds when the character that narrates the arc blink. We first set a quick view of a specific spot (probably what the character is focused on) and then see the character's eyes blink with the sound of a camera flash.
The only theory I have so far is that things are going as they planned or they see an opportunity, but also it's possible that it happens because they're assimilating some information for later.
This question has really bugged me for a while and I haven't seen anyone else ask so I would love to hear from people.

This can be just another Shaft Signature as their art style, without any reason, just a background effect, but still, we are talking about Monogatari, where everything can have a meaning, so my guess, when "camera flash" happens, the character considered that thing important enough to remember, you know, like IRL when you take a pic to something, you do it because you consider it interesting, worth to immortalise the moment, it may be the case in Monogatari, but again, can also be just a simple sound effect for more quality.


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What do the silhouettes mean in the "Koe no Katachi" movie?
Early in the Koe no Katachi movie and in the last scene of the movie where Shoya tears up in the school festival, a silhouette is shown:

It's kinda blurry, and this one seems like a silhouette of 2 persons (Shoya and Shoko?), with the other silhouette that only shows 1 person (Shoya?).
I've been looking on the internet but found no information regarding this topic. Perhaps there aren't any specific or symbolic reasons for that, or maybe they are created for aesthetic and bridging purposes, but still, I'm trying not to lose any detail about this movie.
I'm really curious about what these silhouettes mean, and their importance to the movie.

I saw the light leaking from the bran with holes. It may represent the emotional feelings of the main character ...
It reminds me of the interpretation that it means focusing on Shoya and glass, the sense of peeping into the story of the two, and the image of hope. Director Naoko Yamada is characterized by the use of a telephoto lens to portray characters, and there are many such scenes.

Was wondering that myself. I feel like it was open to interpretation but with potentially a suggestive hint.
I'm not sure, but I'd like to think it's Shoyo and Shoka, maybe holding hands. If you want to dissect it with logic I think it's clear it could be them. But the movie felt like it suggested a theme of love.
But it's kind clear its more centered around moral redemption.
Anyone who's read the manga want to pitch in?


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What is the song playing in Fairy Tail episode 16 when Natsu asks Gray to handle things with Lyon?
In Fairy Tail season 1 episode 16, at around 04:50, there's a song playing when Natsu asks Gray to handle things with Lyon.
What is the title of this song?

The track is Takanashi Yasuharu - Natsu's Magic 2 ~Fire Dragon's Piercing~ (original: ナツの魔法２ ～火竜の劍角～), track 17 on Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol.2
EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWGWlVTL9ms
Extended (looped) version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxV067vXT1A


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Why didn’t Levi inject both Armin and Erwin?
In chapter 84 of Attack on Titan,

 Levi decided to inject Armin with the Titan serum to have transformed the almost dead Armin into a Titan so he can consume Bertholdt to gain his Colossal Titan's abilities.

Why doesn't Levi just inject both Armin and Erwin with half of the serum each so both survive?

The issue of quantity doesn’t really play that big of a role (I think) because when Rod just licked the serum he transformed into a Titan. Maybe that was because of his royal blood but you can see that the amount of serum in the syringe is quite a lot and even if the Titan ends up like Connies mum they could still feed the Titan a Titan shifter and let it wonder for a while until that day comes.

IIRC, Levi didn't know if they needed to have the whole serum injected or just a part, so risking it would potentially kill them both.
Levi knew Erwin wished to die.

Only a little bit of the serum is needed to transform an Eldian into a pure titan. To become a titan shifter, however, a pure titan needs to ingest the spinal fluid of a person who is already a titan shifter.
That means that both Erwin and Armin could have survived. All they had to do was inject both of them with the serum and feed them each half of Bertholdt. The only problem is the possibility that there is not enough of Bertholdt's spinal fluid to go around for Erwin and Armin to both transforms into titan shifters and gain the power of the colossal titan.

A question that we should also think upon: Would Erwin have wanted Levi to turn him into a mindless Titan just so he could 'live'?
Remember that the Titan injection turned Armin into a Normal Titan, not a Titan shifter. He still needed to eat Bertolt afterwards. If both turned into Normal Titans, only one would still be able to inherit the Colossal Titan. There has been no precedence in the manga nor a mention of an event where two people inherited the same Titan powers but a person may acquire multiple Titan shifter abilities.
Besides, as seen in Chapter 84 and to quote from the wiki, Levi himself did not want to bring back Erwin, even if there was a way:

Levi notes that Erwin became a demon just as they had wished, and that he deserves to rest, rather than be brought back into their hellish world.

So, no, only one would still survive.

But couldn’t the other just be left to wander until the armoured or beast Titan was defeated so they can eat him or even the cart Titan (or whatever the name is I’m not so sure).

@Loading...But were they in the condition to secure and capture a Titan during that time? And if they left it wandering around, how are they supposed to find it back? And they run the risk of Zeke controlling the Titan and turning it on them, which is a psychological advantage since there is a chance they would hesitate attacking a comrade, even if he was in a mindless, titan form. Zeke can also order other titans to just kill the other if left wandering around.

I can't remember if anyone, Levi included, actually saw when he tasted the serum, did they? And either way, there was one guarantee to get one of them into action, or a chance to get both, but if it didn't work for any reason, everyone would get ripped apart or eaten alive. I watched the show, so could have missed some info from the manga, but sounds like good reasoning to me.

Eren saw it and was right there when the decision was being made.

They only had one titan shifter that is Berthold. Even if Levi injected both of them, one of them had to be a mindless titan. If they had successfully captured both Berthold and Reiner, both of them would have been injected.

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What's the song playing in HxH: The Last Mission when Kurapika fights?
There's a song playing in Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission at around 54:34 when Kurapika fights.
What is the title of the song?

The name of the OST piece you are referring to is namer Persuation.


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What is the continuation after the last episode of Naruto Shippuden?
After the last episode of Naruto Shippuden where Naruto and Hinata are getting ready to get married and ends right there, what's after that?
Is there a movie or does it go into Boruto?

After the last episode, I would recommend watching the Boruto: Naruto the Movie and then continue on with the Boruto series.
PS. There is also The Last: Naruto the Movie but that covers the story before the marriage.


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Why did Itachi say that he needs to get someone's MS to get EMS while Sasuke only had a normal Sharingan?
In the fight between Sasuke and Itachi, Itachi said that to get Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (EMS), he must transplant his brother's eyes that have to be Mangekyou Sharingan (MS). However, Sasuke didn't have MS yet.
So, even if Sasuke did get his normal Sharingan eyes, how could he get the EMS?

Dupe of Can the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan be obtained by implanting a normal Sharingan? (but not yet answered)

That guy was asking if it has  to be ms or just normal sharingan to get ems. What i mean is why did itachi say that he needs to get someones ms to get ems but he was after sasuke that had just normal sharingan


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What is the weird hand gesture that Kazuma does in season 2 episode 3?
At the end of season 2 episode 3 of Konosuba, around 20:47, Kazuma does a weird hand gesture during the celebration where he uses Steal.
I feel I have seen that somewhere else but can't remember.
What does it refer to?

Could you provide the image, or at least mention which episode/chapter (& timestamp) this happens?

It happens at the end of episode 3 season 2 during the celebration where he uses steal

I assume it's the one on 20:47 when he tried to steal the cloth/handkerchief from the guy's hand?


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Why did the Leaf Village invite the Village Hidden by Sound for the Chunin exams?
I am currently watching Naruto Shippuden and just watched the episode where in the past,

 Orochimaru said to Kabuto that he is going to create the Village Hidden by Sound.

My question is, if the people from Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) know that

 the Sound Village is Orochimaru's village,

then why did they invite ninjas from the Sound to compete in the Chunin exams? Was it not common knowledge that

 Sound Village was Orochimaru's village?

If this will be answered further in the Shippuden then I will watch it, but I don't see why it would be.

is this a second Chunin exam in that occurred in Shippuden? because i know Sound Village Ninja (well, 1 team) was invited to the Chunin Exams during Naruto (the one that the Kazekage was invited to) but i haven't seen enough of Shippuden to know if they had a second one during it

At the time of the chunin exams, Konoha was unaware the Sound Village was built by Orochimaru. While Kabuto was infiltrating the exams as a Konoha genin, he mentioned the village was quite young and little was known about it.

Naruto Chapter 39

As for why the sound genin were in Konoha, the chunin exams became open to all villages as a result of the Third Shinobi War. Given how the Sound Village was unknown to be Orochimaru‘s cover and appeared to be an average - albeit young - village, nobody though twice about genins taking the exam.


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At the end of "Kamisama no Iutoori 2", does Ushimitsu has to imagine every person to fulfill his desire?
In the last 5 chapters and final game of Kamisama no Iutoori 2 manga:

 Acid Mana explained that we can only bring the image we have of the person, and not an actual person with its real personality.

But in the last chapter:

 After Ushimitsu remained as the only god, he decided to reset the world or as he said "go back in time" and meet Akashi again not as a participant but as the game master.

So here is my question:

 Does that mean Ushimitsu has to imagine every person who has died and bring them back again?

Welcome to Anime & Manga Stack Exchange. We prefer title that gives context than a vague title. I decided to retitled it based on my understanding of the question (I don't follow the series though). If the meaning is incorrect, feel free to [edit] and improve the title.

The thing is in this manga, almost any character can die even the main cast, and the title spoils the fate of this character.
Also thanks for adding the tag!


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What's the origin of the "accidental boob grab" trope?
I was just wondering where the trope of the protagonist tripping and accidentally groping someone first came from.
What's the origin of this trope?

I think the earlier occurences of this were in Takahashi Rumiko's mangas, like Ranma 1/2 or Urusai Yatsura

It's difficult to trace the first who did it, but it got popularized by Love Hina (2000).

I will try to answer.
I still don't know what is the pioneer of that fan service. But all I know that a shot like "Oops I grabbed your boobs accidentally" is very common in manga, especially shounen manga. Manga creator created this 'fan service' because shounen manga usually read by teenage young boy. Also, they believe, in teenage, young boy will love this kinda jokes because of for example they are going through puberty.
Here are my references
Book : "Understanding Manga and Anime" by Robin E. Brenner
Quora : Why do anime characters show underwear

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Where to watch uncensored Yu-Gi-Oh! in English dub?
Where can I watch uncensored Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes from the beginning in English dub? (I will be happy if it has English sub as well since I am not native).

Yu-Gi-Oh was censored for American audiences. There is no uncensored version of the dub.

You'll have to note what region you are in as streaming rights and availability vary depending on location.

There were only 9 episodes released uncensored in the US done by 4Kids and Funimation back in 2004, due a variety of issues some alleged to be licensing and contract issues, such as one with Yugi’s voice actor, Shunsuke Kazama, which was only recently cleared up with the crunchyroll a few years back. You can find them in the first 3 DVD releases.
If you want more "uncensored" English dub episodes, look for the Singapore dub as they keep things like the original's music and dialogue, but they use the dub names and the voices.
For the most part, depending on your region, you can find the dubbed episodes at http://www.yugioh.com/episodes where you can filter by series.

There are no uncensored Yu-Gi-Oh! episode in English dub. Unless of course, someone decided to make a fan dub version of their own. 4KIDS was the company that dubbed the Yu-Gi-Oh! series for audiences and they where  known for taking anime series from other countries, mainly japan, and creating a dub version soo that kids could enjoy watching animations without the need to read subtitles. It is important to point out, that a lot of Japan's animations use harsh language, drug abuse, pentagrams, violence, death, blood, gore, sex and other things that are not appropriate or where deemed inappropriate. Which is why 4KIDS censored many things they dubbed, to avoid any backlash from parents who leave their 4-5 year old, watch Saturday/Sunday cartoons on TV.


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Why did Amane Suzuha have to plead to Okabe for saving Makise Kurisu instead of her doing it by herself?
In Steins;Gate, Amane Suzuha pleaded to Okabe so bad to go back to the past and save Makise Kurisu.
Why didn't she go back to the past to save Makise Kurisu? Why did Okabe have to be the one to save Kurisu?

Possibly related: Why didn't Suzuha mention the destruction of Nakabachi's paper in Episode 23 (β)?

There's no real answer to this other than speculation. It all actually can be done by Suzuha herself. But it was just that Okabe planned it all and he knows his past self can do it. Still there's the hard fact that it's only Okabe, Kurisu and her father who meet each other in that building. Suzuha meeting them might change a lot more than ideal. The past Okabe's perspective must not be changed after all. And Okabe has Reading Steiner, which makes him the observer of the world line and its changes.
Going to Steins;Gate 0:

 What originally happened in the future of the Beta world line is that Suzuha had no idea about how to avoid WW3. So what she only knew in the future is that it all starts with Kurisu dying in 2010. So originally, Suzuha had no choice but to rely on Okabe, since she has no idea about 2010. This is reflected on episode 23b. And this is probably part of Okabe's plan, the most important part of which is keeping the past intact, and is in harmony with what I said in the other paragraph.


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What's the name of the song that is played at exactly 3:38 of Hunter X Hunter episode 123?
At exactly 3:38 of Hunter X Hunter episode 123, there's a bell-like chords and it just sounds so amazing. It is quite short and is only a few seconds but I'm hoping that section is apart of a whole song.
If it is, what's the name of the song?

This is Invaders from "Hunter X Hunter The Last Mission (Theatrical Anime)" Original Soundtrack (YouTube link)


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What's the name of the song that plays on Naruto episode 172 at 7:28?
What's the name of the song that plays on Naruto episode 172 at 7:28?

Is this the scene where Isarabi attacks Naruto?
It's an unreleased track. There's an unofficial version here, titled "Predicament".


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In the opening song, who is Rimuru fighting in the town?
In the opening song of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, between 1:13 and 1:29 of episode 8, there's a group of people who appear to be knights of some kind and the slime is fighting what looks like the best guy, but these people are never shown in the anime.
Who are they?

can you add a picture?

i cant figure out how to add it but if you go to the episode 8 and pause it at 1:13 or 1:29 you will see them

If you mean the bunch in white clothes that are shown right after the Demon Lords Milim, Frey, Carillon and Clayman, and just before the red-headed guy (Guy Crimson), those are the paladins of the Holy Church, the most predominant religion in the Western Nations.
Most of them have yet to appear even in the current official translation of the Light Novel. Only their captain, Hinata Sakaguchi, has made an apppearance so far. She first showed up at the end of volume 4, and if I remember correctly she's shown at the end of the first season of the anime as well, but doesn't take any action unlike in the novel.
So no, they won't appear in the anime, I guess they were added to the OP just to create hype among the LN readers.


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What is the background song on Naruto Shippuden episode 333 at around 18:30?
In Naruto Shippuden episode 333 at around 18:30, there's a background song playing.
What is the title of that song?

Song's name is Sen'ya (Many nights). It is from Naruto Shippuuden: OST II.


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In Law vs Doflamingo, why didn't Law swap Doflamingo's soul?
In One Piece, Law can easily swap two people's soul, but he didn't use it when fighting with Doflamingo. Let's say if he swapped Nami and Doflamingo's soul, it would so easy for him to defeat him that way.
Why didn't Law swap Doflamingo's soul to make the fight easier?

Looks like the "swap soul" ability can only be done inside the ROOM? Which mean In Law vs Doflamingo, why didn't Law use ROOM? should be related or even possibly a duplicate.

The link only shows slicing part and for shambles he do not need to actually hit, from what i remember when he used it on straw hats he switched them standing at one place and just using his 2 fingers.

In Chapter 690 of the manga, Law is facing off against Vergo, while at the same time talking to Doflamingo. When Vergo shows off his full body Armament Haki, Doflamingo states to Law that "Even your severing powers can do nothing to the strength of his Haki!"
This strongly implies that Armament Haki is able to offer some level of resistance against the effects of certain Devil Fruit powers, Law's being one of them. It is reasonable to assume that Doflamingo's proficiency with Haki is better than Law's, therefore he had increased resistance against Law's powers, such as the soul-switching ability.

Man yes u r correct, obviously haki - why didnot i think of that.

Let's say he swaps Nami and Doffy.
Who should they kill then doffy's soul or his body?
Wouldn't doffy just kill nami? As, if you have seen in Punk Hazard. People who's body's/soul's get switched tend to get full control over the other persons body.
Remeber Sanji touching nami's stuff. That's just a suicidal idea to be honest. Because doffy's personality is next level. He wouldn't hesitate before killing anyone. Plus Luffy always wants a fair fight. Definitely not his style he would never agree.

If mingo killed nami his conciousness leave earth then so hecant kill nami and then he becomes weak they can just use sea stone to bind mingo and reswap them . I mean luffy wants fair fight but he cant stop law from doing that .


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What was Kakashi's name when he was in the Anbu?
I want to know what Kakashi's name was in the Anbu because Yamato's real name is Tenzo which is very different.

In a lot of fanfiction, he's referred to as Hound as his code name, but at the moment I can't find anything indicating whether that's canon or just particularly pervasive fanon.

came here to ask the same question along with itachi's haha


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Why did Bisky ask Killua to leave Gon?
In Hunter x Hunter, Killua had to leave Gon because he wasn’t able to defeat Shoot, and Bisky told Killua his weakness and one day he would leave Gon to die. Later on, Killua removed the thing Illumi implanted into him, which changed him.
But I still don’t understand why Bisky would ask Killua to leave Gon?

I think she said that in only one purpose : make him react
She certainly knew that this is too tough for Kirua to lose his best friend Gon.
So in this sense, she tells him that if he is not able to protect him, he will lose him, and will not recover. It is therefore better for him to separate from Gon.
This contributed to the development of Kirua's consciousness which was restrained by his brother.

Killua was joking. By saying to Gon about Bisky's promise, the only thing he meant was at that moment as he felt that Aluka needs him more than Gon, 'cause his family was hunting for Aluka. So he wants to devote his time to protect Aluka.

Do you think Killua is going to return in the future ?

@jessica I didn't read the manga to give you the right answer, but I think yes 'cause gon still need Killua.

Killua left simply because he has obtained an important objective which is to protect his little brother/sister from his family that wants him/her locked away forever

I mean, at the beginning of the Greed Island arc, Bisky saw them walking together and said something like “nothing as precious as two boys’ friendship. I can’t wait to ruin it.” Or something like that. I don’t recall the exact quote, but tbh she could’ve been planning something like that from a while back.

She could have been setting it up but I highly doubt it. If she had wanted to do that she could have failed him in training. When she said that level 2 of emitting was launching himself in the air only using his arm. She could have kept him there and waved away Killua's Idea. Chances are, Killua has a job to do and so there are gonna be 2 separate arc's in the next season, kinda like the York New city auction, but they will end up merging again.


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What song is playing in "Lelouch of the Rebellion R2" episode 17 when Lelouch met Suzaku for the 3rd time?
In episode 17 of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, there's a song playing when Lelouch and Suzaku met for the third time. (YouTube link).
What is that song?

i should warn people that the Video is geoblocked for at least Australia. getting "Video unavailable. This video contains content from Funimation Entertainment, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."

It's called Declaration of War, allegedly an unreleased OST. I found it on youtube by side while going through Code Geass tracks researching for another song, and I remembered it when I heard it in the video you linked to. It is somewhat similar to Naruto's Orochumaru theme.


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Why does Happy from "Fairy Tail" have wings?
I was watching Fairy Tail the other day and I was like, hey why does Happy have wings? He's a cat. jeez. also, like, how can he fly Natsu around? He's puny.

Fairy Tail is fictional, and it has magic as its main theme. The 'normal' things in real life don't usually apply to shows like these.

Because Happy isn't a cat, he's an Exceed and his wings are a result of the spell Aera which Exceeds have.

Aera (翼エーラ Ēra): Happy is able to sprout angelic wings that give him the ability to fly and carry objects or one person at a time for a specific amount of time.

Source: Happy > Magic and Abilities (1st dot point)


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Why did Madhouse list Korean staffs in English on their credit?
The closing credits of the anime series No Guns Life include credits to staff members of the Korean studio DR movie.

(screen shot from Funimation, No Guns Life episode 1, @22:10)
On other series I have noticed that, when non-Japanese staffers are given credit, it has been in the language of those people.  So I would have expected the credits for them here to be shown with the Korean alphabet, not the Latin one.
Is there a reason Madhouse (the primary studio) chose not to credit them in Korean?  Incidentally, when I was researching this, I learned that Madhouse is a partial owner of DR movie.

Kind of similar to the previous question: Language consistency in anime credits.

Also, I'm not sure if this question can be reworded to a more generalized situation by adding more examples, though the current premise of the question may still be valid even with a sample of 1.


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How can Levi be so fast when approaching the Beast Titan's nape in season 3 part 2?
In episode 17 of Attack on Titan season 3 part 2, when Levi takes out the Beast Titan's arm, eyes, and legs, Levi is in the air above the downed titan. When Levi goes for the kill, Zeke says that he doesn't have enough time to harden his nape. (YouTube video)

Levi was in the air, reeling in towards the Beast Titan. The ODM wire was still taut but the ODM gear was set to reel speed. It's demonstrated time and time again that when people using the ODM would listen to the order from the captains/whoever was in charge, they all move at the same speed and don't seem to rehook. They just stay there.
We saw Annie/the Female Titan harden quick enough to be protected from Oluo which was really fast.
But back to Levi, there weren't any tall freestanding objects in sight, so how did he move so fast? Please don't say it was gravity. He wasn't falling, he was reeling.

I think he could be using more gas than usual similar how mikasa did in season 1 (?) which surprise other regiment on how she able to move so fast. If I remember it right, it was the episode where there is a cart stuck in the gate and the people can't evacuate because of it

well I don't think that was it for Mikasa she was in the city so she had a lot of things to grapple on to but ill rewatch it just to be sure. Thx for responding :)

And how would you use more gas? I think its the same thing as reeling. There is a limit to how much has is used.

After seeing this clip, it's somewhat similar to how he attacked Annie when they were in the forest. I could not recall this fast attack ever explained or elaborated in the anime and manga. What I do know is that Levi is skilled at using the ODM gear that there is probably some 'secret' or 'technique' to using it to enable someone to do this that only Levi knows. But this is purely speculation on my part.

yeah, I really don't see how Levi can do all that with the ODM gear. If it was realistic He would be like mich, good with the ODM but realistically, all of the things that Miche does when he stays behind the give the others time is doable. Unlike Levi and using his sonic attack on the Female and Beast titans.

Also, with Mikisa vs Female Titan in the forest, she was very good against her, but it was realistic. Everything that she did against her would work in real life. Unlike Levi but when he had her against the tree that was pretty realistic, I see no reason how tht wouldent work. But about this technique that Levi uses, how does he do it? Does he just hit shoot and reel out on the grips really fast? I should turn this into a question.

@W. Are hold up wait a minute. I'm not talking about attacking the beast titan im talking about how fast he is when going for the nape after disabling the eyes arm and legs.

Um, this is your question: 'How is Levi so fast when attacking the Beast Titan's nape...' You're basically asking how Levi used his ODM gear so fast unlike other scouts. And he is attacking the beast titan while doing this.

I was talking about approaching the nape not attacking.

First: He's using more gas, as Mikasa did in S1E7.

But how can they use more gas? There is no valve as you can see in the pictures.

Click the image to see the full size
I re-watched episodes 7 and 8 from season 1 multiple times but they said:

No one knows how the ODM works except engineers

So I can only guess maybe they hold the "gas fire button" (as you can see in the second picture there are two buttons on the handle, the bottom button is for using gas) for a long time or maybe push it rapidly or push it with more power. I really don't know and I searched the whole of the internet and it seems no one knows.

Second: He's an Ackerman as explained on the Fandom Wiki:

 The Ackermans have an "awakened power" displayed by some members of the clan. Levi Ackerman describes it as "knowing exactly what needs to be done, and it lets the Ackermans exhibit physical abilities far above the average human. Eren Yeager learns from Zeke that this is because they were the result of the old Eldian Empire experimenting with the Subjects of Ymir. They can manifest the power of the Titans as humans, without becoming a Titan or inheriting any of the Nine Titans. When awakened, the Ackerman gains the battle experience from every single Ackerman before them via paths.

You also can watch this video at 3:40 for proof of the ability of the Ackerman clan or Ackerman family.

tbh they really dont explain everything you can do with the odm gear

i didnt know they could shoot backwards  or not retract or as u say increase gas pressure.

Can you give me an example of an increase in gas pressure?

@xpert Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

People here are thinking too much about "how Levi can use more gas than the rest of the people".
TL;DR: Anyone can go super fast like Levi, but most people do not have the ability to use and using it wrong would most probably kill the user.
ANYONE can use a lot of gas to move fast, Eren did this as well and almost died. Mikasa did that as well and almost died. THAT is the answer. You can for sure use a lot of gas, but do you have the skills to use it in an efficient way and know how much you can keep going before you get stuck without gas in the middle of titans?
Almost no one can reach this type of ability, and THAT IS FINE. Not everyone is a superhuman like Levi. Mikasa is the best one in her squad and became stuck without gas in the middle of the titans. Using a lot of gas is useful just if you can use it well enough to be worthy.
I can go further and I will cite this utilization in real life: one F1 Racer, maybe the best one yet, Ayrton Senna had one technique in his races, he made the turns using the thruster, brake, and clutch at the SAME TIME. Just like Levi, he burns a lot of gas and needs to refuel more often but he got a super advantage because his motor was with super high RPM at the end of the turn and because of that he got a huge edge against his rivals. Any other racers that try to use that technique that can't control the 3 pedals will burn more gas, can miss the turn, and even cause one accident. So for the other racers, is it really worth the risk? Mostly no, unless you are a genius.
And that's the reason. If you want to go even further, to use the DMT fully, you need not only incredible reflexes but also needs to fix the hook in ways that you can use your previous thrust to increment and keep going. If you go fast and your fixpoint is bad, you just burned a lot of gas to go faster and a lot more to go slower. It is one huge disadvantage in the SNK universe where gas is very limited.
So that's it. The bonus part is that if you go too fast, you can also hit something and die. And in SNK, it would definitively happen.


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What chapters/episode are the Hore Herb & Horedan Flower in To LOVE-Ru?
The Japanese Wikipedia of To LOVE-Ru mentions two out of many types of plants:

Hore Herb (ホレ草)
Horedan Flower (ホレダンの花)

I tried looking in the manga of both the original and sequel To LOVE-Ru Darkness but I can't find it.
What chapter/episode each one of those plants was in?

The Hore Herb (ホレ草) is inferred in To LOVE-Ru volume 5 chapter 40 and the Horedan Flower (ホレダンの花) is from an original scenario on a booklet packaged with The First Edition of To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd BD/DVD.
In volume 5 chapter 40 of To LOVE-Ru (凶悪バレンタイン, A Brutal Valentine' Day),

 when Rito asked Mikado-sensei what happened to the students, she replied that she had told Lala to add an aphrodisiac from a plant from Planet Hore in her chocolate.

 御門: 催淫効果のあるホレ星の薬草を入れるように教えちゃったのよね

(The original panel in Japanese)

Regarding The First Edition of To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd BD/DVD, this is the booklet.

However, there's no review/further information about the content of the booklet, aside from the Japanese Wikipedia putting a footnote for the source of Horedan Flower.


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What happened at the end of Fate/Zero? What was the wish?
The grail is supposed to grant a wish, even in its incomplete form or not enough sacrifices. Kiritsugu Emiya decided to save the world instead of resurrecting his wife and daughter, so why didn't it happen?
Why did the grail destroy part o the city?
Why were Kirei Kotomine, Gilgamesh, Kariya Matou, and Aoi Tohsaka revived?

Kiritsugu Emiya decided to save the world instead of resurrecting his wife and daughter, so why didn't it happen?

Because he didn't actually make a wish.
Kiritsugu's wish all along was to save the world, however, while "inside" the grail, Angra Mainyu showed him and no matter the wish, it would lead to destruction (and in a sense, exactly how Counter Guardians work which is what Shirou would end up becoming if he followed Kiritsugu's ideal of being a Hero).
Following this, Kiritusgu used his Command Spells to order Saber to destroy the Lesser Grail against her will. This prevents the Greater Grail from using its sorted energy which is why the 5th war took place 10 years later as opposed to 60 which was supposed to be the norm.

The Great Grail requires sixty years in order to amass enough mana to summon Servants, making the planning period span over generations. If the Grail is unable to utilize its energy, that which is leftover can reduce the time to as little as a decade, such as in the case of the period between the Fourth and Fifth Wars.

Fuyuki Holy Grail War > Procedure (1st Paragraph)

Also to explain some things you mentioned in your question

Why were Kirei Kotomine, Gilgamesh, Kariya Matou, and Aoi Tohsaka revived?

Kariya Matou was never revived. Aoi Tohsaka wasn't revived because she was never killed during the war, her death seem to come after it.

She survives the war, but is confined to a wheelchair and suffers from brain damage, not understanding that Tokiomi is dead and Sakura is gone. Rin takes care of her mother, but feels lonely as her mother's condition leaves her isolated. Aoi appears to have died before the events of Fate/stay night, leaving Kotomine as Rin's sole guardian.

Source: Aoi Tohsaka > Role > Fate/Zero (3rd Paragraph)
Kotomine and Gilgamesh survived because they were both washed over with the Black Mud that spilled from the Grail. Kotomine got a Black Heart and Gilgamesh got a flash body (as Servants aren't actually flesh and blood)

Kiritsugu's Saber obliterates the Holy Grail, allowing its tainted water to soak Kirei's lifeless body, resurrecting him with an artificial, black heart. Kirei wakes up and finds Gilgamesh near him. He seems to have gained a flesh body from something that flowed to his body through the Master and Servant connection.

Source: Kirei Kotomine > Role > Fate/Zero (10th Paragraph)

Kiritsugu Emiya decided to save the world instead of resurrecting his wife and daughter

Ilya was never dead and Iris' "death" was by design (due to her being the Lesser Grail). Their "death" in Fate/Zero was actually an illusion as at the end of the war, what Kiritusgu saw as Ilya and Iris were actually projections that Angra Mainyu created to communicate with Kiritsugu (like the Radio explaining the Passenger Survival Scenario). Kiritsugu killed them because he knew they weren't real and was rejecting Angra Mainyu.

The vision Kiritsugu receives leads him to realize that his wish (which is actually world peace/human salvation) will only be achieved through killing many people as the result of his own values and beliefs. At this moment, he realizes that the corrupted nature of the Grail ordered Saber to destroy it. In Heaven's Feel, we learn that any wish from the grail would release Angra Mainyu unto the world, releasing the corruption and destruction into the world.

In the novel, Gilgamesh mentions to Kirei that the Grail grants whatever wish is closest when it manifests which is typically the winner of said grail tournament, but doesn't necessarily have to be. Since Kiritsugu rejected the grail, the one left over would be...

@кяαzєя however wasn't Kotomine already dead by the time Kiritsugu rejected the Grail?

He is killed by Kiritsugu in 1v1 combat but makes a wish to the Grail with his dying breath


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What is the OST at episode 156 of Naruto Shippuden at 4 minute mark?
What is the music in Naruto Shippuden episode 156, "Surpassing the Masters", at the 4 minute mark? I've also heard it at the end of episode 151. It has a bit of banjo and violin.

This is an unreleased track. I found a version of it on YouTube titled "Peaceful", but it's incomplete and has sound effects in it. There might be other versions online, but I didn't find any others in a cursory search.
(To make things more confusing, there are at least a couple of other unreleased tracks that have been given names like "Peaceful" and "Peace" and "Peaceful theme" too...)

thank you so much for the link i truly apreaciate it . have been looking for this for a long time =)


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Why is Gendo Ikari called Shinji by Kaworu in "The End of Evangelion"?
In the recent Italian re-dub of The End of Evangelion, just before Gendo

 is seen eaten by the EVA-01 and dying,

Kaworu called him Shinji.
However, this is missing in the English version.
Why does Kaworu call Gendo as Shinji?

That's definitely not in the original Japanese script


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Did Ainz use Master Source to view the NPC list?
In season 1 episode 10 of Overlord, Ainz is able to view the NPC list.
I thought Ainz couldn't use the interface at all anymore.
Did he use the Master Source to view the NPC list? If so, how?

He does not use the Master Source, he merely uses a display associated with the Throne; Albedo has used it as well.


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What is the chronological order of the Sword Art Online (anime) franchise?
Sword Art Online anime franchise includes movies and/or specials, like:

Sword Art Online II
Sword Art Online: Alicization
Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online
Accel World, etc.

I like to watch things in chronological order whenever I can help it.
What is the chronological order for the whole franchise?

Related: Which anime story came first, Accel World or Sword Art Online?

I realize how similar the questions are, but mine is going a little bit more in-depth by asking for a complete timeline.

In Accel World S1E22 ~17:00, the main character is doing some research which references the NerveGear.
(English Dub)

NerveGear :  The first VR Machine of the 2020's

Therefore, the story timeline place Accel World after SAO.
Combined with various Wikipedia articles,  chronological order of the Anime is:

Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (movie)
Sword Art Online 2
Sword Art Online : Ordinal Scale (movie)
Alternative Gun Gale Online (side story series)
Accel World
Sword Art Online : Alicization
Sword Art Online:  Alicization - War of Underworld
Sword Art Online:  Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2

A source of info is on Fandom.

I should add that the timeline link posted only mentions Accel World Volume 10 - "Versus" which is a crossover between SAO and Accel World. i assume this is what you mean for point 6 as i can't find anything else relating to Accel World (infact it takes place before Ordinal Scale according to the wiki). otherwise if you're suggesting Accel World started and took place before Alicization can you cite the evidence for this (site or mentions in the series)

It is not just a strait line, but a graph

Source: SAO Franchise

This does not appear to answer the OP's question. There are no titles, so it is very difficult to read, and the year that is shown is the release year, not the year the anime/movie took place

You may use source link. Every picture is clickable there.

First off, welcome to Anime & Mange! Relying on external links for the full details is generally frowned upon in SE. Even though you did link the source, the site is in Russian(?), making difficult for non-Russian speakers to rely on Google's (more-or-less) accurate translator. Finally, if the link were to ever go down, that information would be lost

ok). That site has also english version. And the main idea of my post was to show, that there is no exact chronological order. By chronological I mean causal relationship, when something what happened yesterday effects today situation.

Could you link the English version by chance? I did a bit of digging around your source with Google Translate on and I couldn't find the language setting. Also while its been a while since I followed SAO its story is largely causal isn't it? Especially the anime which goes SAO1, SAO2, (movie), SAO Alicization, Accel World. The GGO spin-off doesn't seem meaningfully tied into the main plot but it would be somewhere after GGO in SAO2 and I dunno what the other series on that chart are but they seem like supplemental things


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What is the pendant at the end of the Black Clover's 9th opening?
At the end of the 9th opening of Black Clover (song: RiGHT NOW), Yuno's blue pendant shows up.
How is this related to Yuno if it is, and what does it mean?

First of all, SPOILER warning.
Now Yuno's pendant happens to be a magic stone. That pendant was the last magic stone the elves needed. So that's the reason it's shown at the opening.
MANGA SPOILER:
Yuno's relation with the pendant is explained in the manga. Yuno is actually the prince of the spade kingdom. His father is the overthrown king of the spade kingdom. A certain group attacked the king and his court so they can rule the kingdom. They wanted Yuno to be safe, so their butler put Yuno at the church, sacrificing his his own life. The magic stone belonged to the king, and that's the reason he gave it to Yuno.


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What is the difference between Eldians and The Subjects of Ymir?
In season 3 of Attack on Titan, what’s the difference between Eldians and The Subjects of Ymir?

Eldians refer to people living in Eldia, a former nation. They comprise of:

The Subjects of Ymir
The Ackerman Clan
The Azumabito Clan

The Subjects of Ymir are people directly descended from Ymir Fritz. They are also Eldians as they were living in Eldia together with the Ackerman and Azumabito clans. As stated in the wiki, they are the

 only race capable of becoming Titans.

All Subjects of Ymir were Eldians but not all Eldians were Subjects of Ymir.


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Why was Fritz put on the throne as a king?
In Attack on Titan, why did the royal government put King Fritz on the throne? And how did Erwin and the Survey Corps know that he was a fake king?

Why did the royal government put King Fritz on the throne? It was never stated directly but as seen throughout the revelations in the manga, the former king Karl Fritz always wanted to erase any memory and information about Titans and the outside world. As stated here,

Fritz held the belief that the world would have been better off if Titans and Eldians never existed and he considered his people to be sinners.

In Chapter 66, Fritz's descendants who inherited his Titan also inherited this belief of a world ruled by Titans as 'true peace' and as stated here,

this influence is so strong that even people that wanted to stop the Titans changed their minds when they received the power, deciding not to make a move and refusing to reveal the reason, even to their own families.

This, to me, is the reason why this led to the placement of the fake king: aside from preventing Eldians from discovering any information about anything outside the walls, this was also to protect the identity of the Titan shifter within the royal family. If the people within the walls found out about the Coordinate and the hostility of other nations, they would, naturally, want the Founding Titan to defend them. This goes against Karl Fritz's wish, who was ready to accept punishment with arms wide open. This will is inherited by his descendants who hold the Founding Titan and as stated above, they are forced to accept this will whether they like it or not.
How did Erwin and the Survey Corps know that he was a fake king? In Chapter 55, Hannes and Levi were torturing Djel Sannes from Military Police Brigade who they captured. Sannes himself stated that:

The Reiss Family is the true royal bloodline.

Erwin was then shown receiving the information from a messenger.

The true king needed someone who would take the throne so Rod and his family could not be in the center of attention/ be protected from assassination attempts so they could keep the Founding Titan in the bloodline, and so they cont die and have the titan fall into Marley or some person in paradise.(speculation on my part). If I was King Riess I would do exactly the same thing to keep the things above from happening. Assassination sucks, after all that work and effort to keep the Founding Titan out of Marley's hands? its no wonder there was a fake king.

Do you have anything from the manga/anime to back this up? (Chapters/episodes/etc.)

Speculation is alright, so long as you have something from the manga/anime to support it.

I'm looking through the manga to prove my point but I don't own all the chapters so I have to look online, I am still looking. I'm going to check the anime too.


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How long does it take for a tailed beast to come back after its container is killed?
In Naruto, how long does it take for a tailed beast to come back after its container is killed? Does it ever specify on how long it takes?

What do you mean by 'come back'?

It depends on who it is, when they die their chakra is disperesed all throughout the world, and eventually recollects, so it would take Shukaku less time than Kurama because he has less chakra.


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In Zoku Owarimonogatari, why mirrored Sodachi's respected mathematician is Gauss?
In Zoku Owarimonogatari, Koyomi meets with mirrored Sodachi Oikura, then Araragi asked if her most respected mathematician is Euler (real Sodachi respected Euler), but the mirrored Sodachi answers that her most respected mathematician is Gauss, and these formulae appear:
Euler's identity:
Gaussian integers:
So the question is, how is Gauss mirroring Euler? Or is it just a red herring?

Good question! Euler and Gauss are widely recognized as being the 2 most influential mathematicians in history. The greatest contrast between these 2 is that Euler worked on anything and everything, and published A LOT. In contrast, Gauss was more of a quality over quantity type of guy. He kept to a few topics and spent a lot of time improving his theorems and proofs before publishing anything.
Wikipedia on Euler:

Euler worked in almost all areas of mathematics, such as geometry, infinitesimal calculus, trigonometry, algebra, and number theory, as well as continuum physics, lunar theory and other areas of physics. He is a seminal figure in the history of mathematics; if printed, his works, many of which are of fundamental interest, would occupy between 60 and 80 quarto volumes.[25] Euler's name is associated with a large number of topics.

On Gauss:

Carl Gauss was an ardent perfectionist and a hard worker. He was never a prolific writer, refusing to publish work which he did not consider complete and above criticism. This was in keeping with his personal motto pauca sed matura ("few, but ripe").

So yeah this is probably why the "mirrored" Sodachi prefers Gauss over Euler.

Although najayaz's answer does an excellent job establishing why Gauss is a natural choice of mirror counterpart to Euler, keeping in mind that

 the mirror world phenomenon is actually the "twenty percent of light which is absorbed by a mirror"; regrets and forgotten things, broadly speaking, the manifestation of which was also plausibly explained as showing the "other side" of those affected about up until the late Gaen Tooe showed up, and which in Oikura's case is specifically regret over not having gotten closer to Araragi,

I can think of three explanations connected to Oikura herself:

In addition to Euler being her favorite mathematician, recall that she wanted to be nicknamed Euler, apparently for the phonetic similarity of their names. It's possible that she actually does hold Gauss's work in higher esteem, but considers Euler her favorite because he ties in closer to her identity. Mirrored Oikura, having a happier life with more to enjoy and less trauma to escape from, may not feel that she has to define herself around her love of math, so the nickname would not factor in.
She may on some level actually be embarrassed about having cared about the nickname.
In NisiOisiN's debut light novel, Kubikiri Cycle, the viewpoint character appraises Gauss as "the only genius I'd ever heard of who was at all good at human relationships". Although the subsequent musing about Michelangelo suggests it may just be more nonsense from the Nonsense User, I can't help thinking the same vague idea may also have influenced this element in Zoku Owarimonogatari, as mirrored Oikura is friendly and well-adjusted, contrasting her normal shut-in lifestyle and the hateful attitude with which she treated Araragi.


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What’s that hand gesture Usopp does when Luffy says about himself to Arlong in episode 42?
In episode 42 of One Piece about Arlong Arc/Episode of Nami, at around 6:40, when Luffy tells Arlong that he can’t use swords, or cook, or navigate, or lie, Usopp does a hand gesture to Luffy. I have no idea what it means.
What does Usopp's hand gesture imply?

I took a quick gander at that scene in episode 42, and it seems to me like he's doing the "air" version of a common slapping/smacking motion that is prevalent in manzai, a form of Japanese comedy. Manzai is performed by two comedians, the dumb one (boke) and the smart one (tsukkomi). The boke will say and do stupid/disagreeable things, and the tsukkomi will make retorts, often violently. This is where the variety of different slaps and smacks come in. If the boke says something stupid or something that the tsukkomi takes offense to, the tsukkomi will slap them along with a verbal retort. What Usopp is doing here greatly resembles that, but I'm not 100% sure.


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Why are only some music reference Stand names censored/translated differently?
In multiple seasons of JoJo's Bizzare Adventure, there are names of Stands that are music references and have their names censored/translated differently:

Joskue's Stand is Crazy Diamond (クレイジー・ダイヤモンド Kureijī Daiyamondo) but is translated as Shining Diamond. Crazy Diamond is a reference to Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".
Yoshikage Kira's Stand is Killer Queen (キラークイーン Kirā Kuīn) but is translated as Deadly Queen. Killer Queen is a reference to Queen's "Killer Queen".

On the other hand, there are other music reference Stand names that are not changed when translated:

Keicho Nijimura's stand is Bad Company (バッド・カンパニー (極悪中隊) Baddo Kanpanī). Bad Company is an English band.
Rohan Kishibe's stand is Heaven's Door (ヘブンズ・ドアー（天国への扉） Hebunzu Doā). Heaven's Door is a reference to Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door".

Is this a Crunchy Roll only thing (I watched all of JoJo on Crunchyroll)? Or is this a general English translation thing? Why would they only censor some music references but not others?

Does this answer your question? Why did the stand "Notorious B.I.G" change to "Notorius Chase" in the anime?

It’s the same idea. “Killer Queen” is a Queen song, Sticky Fingers (which is translated as Zipper Man) is a Rolling Stones album, etc.

@Maroon I'd propose it's different because Echos is too generic to be a song/artist reference and (after Googling) even though Crazy Diamond is a reference it's not the full song title, only a partial reference. ~~~ I didn't realize Killer Queen is a song reference, I just thought it was a phrase (Like Queen Bee). I guess then I could change my question to be "Why are some stand names changed/censored and others aren't?" because Bad Company is also a music group and Heaven's Door is a song title reference but they aren't changed.

Supposedly Echoes is a reference to a Pink Floyd song of the same name. As to the other question, well, I guess they play it by ear a bit. This answer makes sense to me as an explanation.

There's a couple of possible reasons:

Avoiding copyright of the properties and associations with the artists for legal reasons.
The translator not being very good, translating the meanings literally and not understanding the references.

I'd say it's the first reason though because the translators seem to be very good.


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Where can I read the English translation of 诛心之罪 (Sin of Heart) novel/manhua?
诛心之罪 (Sin of Heart) is a Chinese BL novel and manhua.

Where can I read the English translation?

Welcome to Anime & Manga! 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.

The manhua can be found on WebComics (the app) with the name The Heart-Rending Crime, but unfortunately, it costs money to read.


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How do I find an anime or manga only from characters names?
The only thing I know is that it is a manga that has an anime, and I think the main character's name is Hana but I'm not sure if she’s the main character, and I think she also has a cat named Mero.
How do I find the anime/manga?

i would vote to close as duplicate because of this answer however while the link you can specify if they are a main character or not you can search by name from what i can tell or if they have any pets/mascots

Just Google "anime" "hana" "mero" "cat", that's the best way to find it. It should come up with something. Anything else you can remember about it will help. Otherwise you won't be able to find it.


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Who were the first and second persons to use Mangekyou Sharingan?
In episode 132 of Naruto, in the middle of the fight between Naruto and Sasuke, there is a flashback in which Itachi asks Sasuke to obtain Mangekyou Sharingan, and if he is able to obtain it, he will be the third guy to use it.
Who were the first and second persons, as both of his father and Tobi had Mangekyou Sharingan and he himself was using Mangekyou Sharingan?

Wasn't it Indra Otsutsuki to use MS for the first time against his brother Ashura?

I think in this context he means that Sasuke will be the 3rd person alive to be able to use Mangekyou Sharingan. Since Itachi is one, and Madara the other.

how come that Itachi was aware that Madara is alive?

The first one is Obito, then known as Madara Uchiha.
The second one is Shisui Uchiha, a very good friend of Itachi. Shisui gave one of his eyes to Itachi, the other one was stolen by Danzo.

what do you mean known as Madara Uchiha? did you maybe mean known as Tobi?

The first and second person who able to use Mangenkyou Sharingan is Uchiha Madara and his brother Uchiha Izuna. They obtained Mangenkyou Sharingan during shinobi world war and battles between Senju and Uchiha clan. So far, it is not known how they obtain it, but for sure they must kill their close relative to obtain Mangenkyou Sharingan.

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

Actually, the first people to obtain the Mangekyou Sharingan were Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, and Indra Otsutsuki, his eldest son. Hagoromo awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan when he stabbed Hamura while he was being controlled. He awakened this before he was even known as the Sage of Six Paths.. After Hagoromo gave birth to Indra, they were the only shown beings to possess a Sharingan, obviously before the Uchiha Clan formed. Indra then killed his two closest followers after the successor of Ninshu was chosen, thus awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan.
Indra awakened his MS after killing his closest followers, Hagoromo awakened his MS (and Rinnegan) after he stabbed a controlled Hamura. This was before Madara and Izuna even existed, let alone the entire Uchiha clan. Thus they were the first to use Mangekyou Sharingan.
Indra and Hagoromo were the first to ever awaken a Mangekyou Sharingan, but why Hagoromo can use his MS abilities (such as susano'o) with his Rinnegan active, yet doesn't possess a Tomoe-Rinnegan is completely unknown.


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Which Fairy Tail episode did Lucy do a map of everybody in Fairy Tail?
I saw in an AMV that Lucy drew a map of everybody in Fairy Tail, and I think she was doing the map to try and find everybody and bring them back into the guild.
Which Fairy Tail episode shows this moment?

Could you link to the AMV you are talking about, just so that people can see the part you are talking about?

You're likely referring to immediately after the time skip, after she re-encounters Natsu. I don't remember the episode number, unfortunately.

Perhaps you are talking about Episode 276: Challenger, this is after the Fairy Tail Zero arc.

 After the guild has been disbanded, Lucy is still keeping tabs of her guildmates's locations that why she have that map


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Does "Domestic Girlfriend" manga continue after anime ending?
I want to buy the Domestic Girlfriend manga. The problem is I don't want to buy it if both the anime and manga finished off on the same ending.
Does the manga continue after the show ended?

Yes, the series continues in the manga. Even better yet, the manga is still ongoing meaning there are still new chapters to come even.
As it stands there are 24 volumes, containing 251 chapters total.
Most of which are available for Kindle e-readers through Amazon

You can also read the entire series with a Crunchyroll Manga subscription, with new, translated chapters released roughly one day after they drop in Japan.


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How did the girls' team manage to shut down Sora's driving skills?
In the starting episodes of Ahiru no Sora, it was shown that Sora had excellent drives and dribbling skills also along with shooting skills (when he played 5-on-1).
Now in these episodes, he is just a good shooter and does not show those skills at all. When they played Shinmaruko High, I can understand it was blocked due to his shooting from a side was weak.
However, when the boys played against the girls' team, how did the girls' team manage to shut his driving skills? It's a little awkward to me.
I have only watched till the anime has aired, so please hide the spoiler if it refers to future references.

A good answer contains the full detail, and sometimes spoiler is unavoidable. However, it's possible for the poster to hide the spoiler with >! markdown, and the reader is free to hover/click the spoiler block to read it or not.

Thankyou, could you also give me the link where they tell how to hide it?

It's on the Markdown Editing help center/advanced help on the formatting toolbar