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In what order does the Akatsuki capture the Tailed Beasts?
In Episode 83, two or three episodes after Hidan and Kakuzu capture the Two Tails, Nagato says that only 4 beasts are left. But in the anime, only two beasts were shown to be captured (Shukaku and the Two Tails). So 7 beasts remain. Are there any movies in between or did I miss any episode?

IIRC there is an episode that shows the recap of them all being caught.

They just didn't show it I guess...

Timeline as figured by me
1.Kokuo(Han) was captured BEFORE shipuuden start

Kokuō, after living in an unspecified forest, eventually fell into the possession of Iwagakure and was sealed into Han, but was captured and extracted by Akatsuki.

2.Gyuki was captured BEFORE shipuuden starts

In the anime, during a joint Chūnin Exams between Konohagakure and Sunagakure, Fū attempted to stop the Suna-nin Hōichi from extracting Shukaku from its host Gaara. Her failed attempt caused her to draw the attention of Hōichi, who also began extracting Chōmei from Fū.[6] Ultimately, the extraction was stopped by the intervention of Neji Hyūga, who used his Gentle Fist to block the chakra points from which Chōmei was being extracted, thereby repelling the chains.[7] Fū was later captured by Akatsuki members Kakuzu and Hidan, leading to Chōmei being extracted from its jinchūriki and sealed within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.[8]

Shipuuden Starts
3.Deidara (and Sasori) capture Shukaku (Gaara) - Naruto Returns

During Gaara's time as the Fifth Kazekage, Deidara and Sasori from the Akatsuki were assigned to capture Shukaku.

4.Hidan and Kakuzu capture Matatabi (Yugito) - Akatsuki Suppression; Asuma Dies

Soon after her introduction, Yugito was captured by two Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu.

5.Tobi and Deidara capture Isubo the three tails - Naruto starts his wind training

In the manga, Tobi and Deidara confronted the beast around the same time Naruto Uzumaki had begun his Wind Release training, to which it responded by beginning to chase Tobi. With the Three-Tails distracted, Deidara moulded an explosive clay fish in an attempt to capture it. This was a filler arc in the Anime, wherein Leaf tried to capture the beast and failed

6.Kisame capture Son Goku(Roshi) - Itachi is pursued; Sasuke Vs Deidara

After an unseen and difficult battle with Kisame Hoshigaki, Rōshi was defeated and captured by the Akatsuki member

7.Anime only: Saiken (Utakata) is captured by Pain

In the anime, in an attempt to stop the Fury technique from causing untold destruction, Utakata went into his full Six-Tails form to shield the blast. Later, Utakata was confronted and captured by Nagato's Six Paths of Pain. Afterwards, Saiken was extracted from Utakata's body, being sealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, thus killing the jinchūriki in the process.
So 2 beasts were captured before anime started. The 4th Mizukage's beast was roaming alone for some reason and Utakata's beast I am not sure about. In Anime, its shown after Roshi, need a rewatch to confirm. As I remember Utakata was captured while Sasuke fought Itachi and Jiraiya, Pain.

8.9.Gyuki and Kurama capture failed by Kisame and Pain.
EDIT: Added relevant quotes for all the beasts from the wikia (Source)

Wasn't in Shippuden when Fu participate the Chunin Exam?

That was a flashback arc shown in shipuuden. But the chuunin exams take place before the start of Shipuuden i.e. Naruto's Homecoming

Spoilers
In Naruto when a tailed beast is sealed in the Gedo Mazo (or Demonic Statue of the Outer Path) a pupil shows up in one of the eyes. We can use this to determine the order that the tailed beasts were sealed in.
In the beginning of Naruto Shippuden 2 tailed beasts were already sealed. (Manga ch.256 p.16) These tailed beasts are never confirmed but I believe they are Kokuo (5 tails) and Chomei (7 tails). In the anime Chomei was captured during the joint Chūnin Exams between Konohagakure and Sunagakure. This happened before Shippuden started. (Hopes Entrusted to the Future, episode 413 of Naruto: Shippūden) As for Kokuo I have evidence of when every other tailed beast was sealed so he has to have been sealed before Shippuden.
The next one sealed was Shukaku (1 tail). The picture is low quality but you can see for sure in Manga ch.261 p.17. If you compare this picture with Manga ch.256 p.16, you can see that there was two beasts sealed before Shukaku and 3 beasts sealed after.
The next time we see the Gedo Mazo is in chapter 329, when it has 4 tailed beasts sealed inside of it. This is where it gets confusing because Saiken (6 tails) is the only tailed beast that could have been sealed in this gap. However, the wiki says he doesn't get sealed until after Sasuke fights Itachi. Saiken gets captured during the Six-Tails Unleashed arc, which covers episodes 144 to 151. I don't think there is anything in these episodes that say this has to occur after Sasuke fights Itachi, so we can say this happens after Garra was captured and before Asuma dies.
The next tailed beast is sealed right after Asuma dies. This is Isobu (3 tails). You can see this in chapter 331 p.13.
The next tailed beast is Matatabi (2 tails). Most people think she was sealed before the 3 tails because she was captured before the three tails. I don't know why Akatsuki waited to seal her. Maybe because the three tails didn't have a jinchuriki so they decided to seal it first. Anyway you can see this in ch.332 p.6.
The last tailed beast Akatsuki seals is Son Goku (4 tails). He is sealed in ch.354 p.11. The picture isn't great here but if you look at ch.332 p.6 when Matatabi was sealed you can see there is only 3 tailed beasts left.
Gyuki (8 tails) and Kurama (9 tails) are not sealed in the Gedo Mazo until the fourth Great Shinobi World War. At which point Akatsuki is pretty much no longer around. I do want to point out that some of Gyuki was sealed in the Gedo Mazo in ch.419 p.11.
This is the order that the tailed beasts were sealed in:
*I added not confirmed for the ones that the manga does not explicitly state.

Kokuo (5 tails) - not confirmed
Chomei (7 tails) - not confirmed
Shukaku (1 tail)
Saiken (6 tails) - not confirmed
Isobu (3 tails)
Matatabi (2 tails)
Son Goku (4 tails)
Gyuki (8 tails) - kinda

In the war Madara seals them all in the correct order. Including Kurama.
The order that the tailed beasts were captured is similar to the order they were sealed:

Kokuo (5 tails) - not confirmed
Chomei (7 tails) - not confirmed
Shukaku (1 tail)
Saiken (6 tails) - not confirmed
Matatabi (2 tails)
Isobu (3 tails)
Son Goku (4 tails)
Gyuki (8 tails) - kinda

If you are curious who captured each tailed beast:

Kokuo (5 tails) - unknown
Chomei (7 tails) - Kakuzu and Hidan
Shukaku (1 tail) - Deidara
Saiken (6 tails) - Pain
Matatabi (2 tails) - Kakuzu and Hidan
Isobu (3 tails) - Deidara and kinda Tobi
Son Goku (4 tails) - Itachi and Kisame
Gyuki (8 tails) - Team Taka - Sasuke, Suigetsu, Karin, and Jugo

I know this question is 2 and a half years old, but I couldn't find anyone who posted the correct order anywhere online.

1 tailed deidara
2 tails hidan
3 tailed without host because tobi manipulated yagura and deidara capture 3 tails without host
4 tails kisame
5 tailed never shown in anime so manga only, there a chance it must be deidara.
6 tail 6 paths of pain
7 tail kakazu and hidan when the chunin exam was finished
8 tail was sasuke but failed
9 tail six path of pain and nagato but later on died.

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Was Roy Mustang ever punished for participating in a genocide?
In Episode 30: The Ishvalan War of Extermination (2009 series) lieutenant Riza  Hawkeye says that she and the colonel will  receive later punishment for the war crimes they committed, that justice demands it:

Hawkeye explains that the Colonel plans to appoint greater democratic
  power to the national assembly and seek the prosecution of war
  criminals like himself. Ed is shocked to hear that Roy is taking such
  a potentially self-destructive path, but Riza declares that it is
  their duty and penance for what they have done.
  (Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki)

but in the last episode of the anime Mustang gets appointed as an officer with a high rank. Does he get a trial in the manga?

After it is mentioned (as you stated in your question), it is not brought up again. Perhaps it is intended to be brought up again at some later date after the story has finished, and the audience never hears about it

@ThePickleTickler Expand that a little bit and you've got an answer.

It could also be that the "justice" that demands the trial is their own personal sense of justice, because they weren't the only ones to commit war crimes in Ishval and so the government having to host a trial for every individual involved in the war would be quite resource depleting.

@cyberson maybe not for the common soldiers but for the high ranking officers, especially for the general staff

I think this may be more a "it's the thought the counts" moment. Yes, Hawkeye mentioned a democratic trial, but after it is mentioned (as you stated in your question), it is not brought up again.
Perhaps in the universe of FMA:B a trial actually went underway, but it happened after the events that were told to the audience, and thus we did not hear about it.
In addition, you have to remember that Mustang was blinded at the end of the series during the climax fight with Father. From the wiki, it states:

After the battle with Father is over, Roy is treated in a medical center, conversing with Dr. Knox. He informs the doctor of his disability, and states that he will have to retire. He decides to pass the title of Führer over to Grumman. Knox then informs Roy that Dr. Marcoh was looking for him and brings the doctor over to Roy. Marcoh informs Roy that he has a Philosopher's Stone which Roy could use to regain his eyesight. Roy initially refuses, but Marcoh say that he has a plan in which they and the Ishvalans (referring to the souls in the Philosopher's Stone) can work together. Marcoh says he'll hand the stone over on the condition that Roy changes the Ishval policy, allows the Ishvalans to return to their homeland, and allow him (Marcoh) to live in Ishval as a doctor. Roy agrees to Marcoh's demands.

Either Mustang can live with his new disability (blindness), or he can heal and atone for his war crimes by rebuilding the Ishval community he previously uprooted and destroyed. I think that either of these punishments are adequate enough for Mustang's war crimes, and perhaps the writers of the anime/manga felt that these would be enough to avoid an actual trial.

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What happened to the Yin half of Kurama?
Did Naruto get both halves of Kurama after fighting Sasuke, or did the other half of Kurama die when Minato was killed?

He got the other Kurama.

After Madara receives his right eye from Zetsu, he stuns all the Tailed Beasts and began the process of sealing them up into the Demonic Statue. Yang Kurama, knowing that he will be pulled out of Naruto for certain, contacted Gaara to have Yin Kurama (within Minato's body) sealed into Naruto.
But just as Minato was transferring Yin Kurama into Naruto, Black Zetsu (in Obito's body) interferes.
Obito regains control of his body and prevents Zetsu from delivering the left Rinnegan eye and Yin Kurama to Madara. Obito then teleports the gang to Kamui dimension. There, Yin Kurama was successfully transferred into Naruto.
After the epic fight with Sasuke, Yang Kurama rejoins Naruto. The Yin and Yang halves merge together and formed the complete state of Kurama.

Where is the proof that yin and yang kuramas joined after fight with sasuke?

Where else would Yang Kurama go? Yin Kurama was already inside Naruto and both halves expressed their wish to stay with Naruto to the Sage of Six Paths. Sasuke let all the Tailed Beasts go, so Yang Kurama should have got back to Naruto.

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How does Sweet Mask (A-Class rank 1) plan to stop unworthy heroes from moving to S-Class?
Even though it's said by other heroes he should rank up, he refuses as he feels it is his duty to remain in the number one spot of A-Class to prevent the unworthy from becoming S-Class heroes, except for those whom he sees worthy like Genos, fitting Sweet Mask's philosophy about "heroes needs to be beautiful too"
But how does he plan to stop?
Had he not approved of Genos, what power does he have to stop him from climbing to class S.
Isn't that the decicsion for the association?

there's not enough seriousness to One Punch, so I wouldn't expect an explanation that would make a lot of sense

As mentioned in this answer,

When heroes are ranked #1 in their class they can choose to stay at the top of their class or start at the bottom of the next class.

There is no other way than being #1 to rank up. Therefore, as long as you are #1, no one in your class except yourself can rank up to the next class.
Sweet Mask is "supposed" to be way too powerful for the A-Class (from what he says, as we never saw him fight), so there is no way anyone in the A-Class would ever be stronger than him. Therefore, no one can take over the first place of A-Class as long as Sweet Mask doesn't rank up.
The only limitation of his system is that he can not decide on who can directly start as a S-Class, as it is only decided on the tests. This is why Sweet Mask could not influence Genos' rank

Note: in the anime at least they consulted him about Genos' S rank.  He had a say and points this out to him.

Good point, I will add it when I have the time

Doesnt he have to earn the No 1 spot though, he cant just sit there forever with zero effort. If another Hero comes and does better than him they will get moved up to rank 1 and then he cant do jack squat about them moving up.

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How could Uchiha Madara suddently use a new Jutsu he never used before?
Well, I'm talking about the Senpo: Inton Raiha and the Senpo: Ranton Kouga.
To perform these two jutsus, one must have the Sage of the Six Paths senjutsu.
These are not common jutsus and I don't believe Madara has ever saw someone using them.

He can use it because Kishimoto taught him to. :P

This would be a case of "recieving Godly powers". You don't need practice or knowledge forehand to use a certain technique. The newly got powers introduce their moves to the user themselves.

@EroSɘnnin       What you said there seems to be pretty logic, but when you think about it , Sasuke did receive the same powers, and yet he was very surprised by his new Rinnegan abilities. Even Madara was,whereas he should have known that technique.

@Tobi: more light can be shed on this topic if you provide references. That way, providing factual descriptions or elucidating will become much easier.

power of hax eyes :v

At first I would like to quote this from wiki:
Intelligence of Madara Uchiha

Madara's years of experience on the battlefield honed his strategic
  ingenuity. He could quickly devise a number of approaches and could
  switch approaches immediately. He could form and verify any theories
  he comes up with using small details. In addition to his sheer
  adaptability, Madara was knowledgeable on a large variety of individuals and abilities, and thus could identify techniques when used and react with the most appropriate counter to them.

Means he was knowledgeable and he was having so much of knowledge that he can perform various types of technique by simply observing them. There is no doubt that he was one of the kind with such a great observation skills.
There also one point which is worth noticing that :

Madara do not use certain techniques more than once

Also you may think that performing those technique it take more than 1 year of practice before it can be use in real fight. But Madara has large chakra reserves which allowed him to fight nonstop for twenty-four hours before collapsing. He was skilled in chakra control as he could perform complicated techniques with a single hand seal. This is partly because he inherited Indra's chakra.
This point is also worth noticing which explains a little about how he can perform various technique :

He is able to identify people and their powers by sensing their chakra
  and masters the mightiest fire-based attacks in existence:
  overwhelming streams of fire, gigantic clouds of searing ashes, and
  powerful fireballs shaped like dragon heads, just to name a few

There are few more possible explanation which proves that Madara has some real observation skills :

When Madara awakened his Sharingan as a child, with one tomoe in both
  eyes. With brief eye contact, Madara could place targets under
  genjutsu and paralyse them or relay information.

So while fighting he used to gather enough information about the technique which his opponent uses. You must also note that Madara was in so many fights so just think how much experience he is having.

Madara and his brother Izuna were the first Uchiha to awaken the
  Mangekyō Sharingan. Madara knew about other users Mangekyō
  techniques, and was also capable of discerning the mechanics of these
  techniques with brief observation.

So he was able to learn all those techniques with brief observation.

Madara Uchiha noted that the Sharingan can only be used to its full
  potential when both eyes are together.

This proves that he observe everything carefully.
After noticing all these points there is no doubt that Madara got some serious observation skills and also he always try to use new techniques every time. It might be true that he may have never known about few Jutsu and also he have never used it or seen it anywhere but he may have observed it and may have learned about that new Jutsu before he have tried it.

Source -
http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha
http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan
http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha

How would Madara learn his Sennin jutsu by mere observation when he was the only one to use Light Fang? Rikudou Naruto couldn't even use it..

Remember back in early days of naruto when Kakashi was the "copy cat" ninja just because he had sharingan, and it was stated that the sharingan allowed a ninja to view another person's jutsu and copy it? Remember when Madara was reanimated with senju sage blood and could do hashirama's jutsu, despite not having the ability to ever do it before? I think generally madara could do any jutsu that he'd seen before, provided the conditions were met (proper amount of jutsu, proper control of natures, etc.), or at least that's my guess ;).

An answer with relevant links and references is much more valuable and definitely lends much more credibility, especially since your answer seems to be an opinion rather than an analysis.

While that might be true for Hashirama's case, Madara has never fought Rikudou Sennin, and thus there is no way he has ever seen Rikudou's jutsus, which means he has no chance of copying the jutsu.


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What is the Kamehameha wave made of?
I was wondering what Kamehameha is made of? Is it Chi or Ki or some kind of energy, or power of blue star, or something kind of pure energy?

Like you mentioned, the Kamehameha is made of Ki.
In the Dragon Ball Episode 8, The Kamehameha Wave, Yamcha describes what happens when the Kamehameha is used by Master Roshi:

"Wait, I've heard of this technique. Right now he's gathering all of the latent energy in his body, then he's going to release it all at once, but I've... I've never seen it in action before."

Here, "the latent energy in his body" is Ki. And "release it all at once" refers to a Ki blast.
Therefore, the Kamehameha release the accumulated Ki from the user body and shapes it into a wave.
From Dragon Ball Wikia:

By drawing his latent ki into the palms of his hands, Roshi is able to expel an explosive beam of ki energy.

The kamehameha is made of plasma. Plasma is the fourth state of matter that is an ionized gas that is created when a gas gets heated(sometimes by electricity). Now all living things have an electrical charge. The user of the kamehameha (or any other ki based atk), is using that electric charge to heat the gas around them causing the blast. The gas is extremely hot so it can destroy objects, like in the manga.
Look up plasma on Wikipedia


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Is Strider Hiryu manga considered as canon?
After playing Strider on PS3, and using Strider Hiryu across all Marvel vs Capcom games, I have become aware that he, like most game characters, have manga that delve into his past and life in his world outside the game.
Are these manga considered canon? Or are the games the only canon materials?

Yes, the Strider Hiryu manga is canon.
The manga series was created by the artist group, Moto Kikaku, in collaboration with Capcom. Since Capcom is credited with the game's creation, the collaboration result with the creator is considered canon.
The manga was serialized from May to October 1988, while the first Strider Hiryu game, Strider (CPS-1) was released in March 1989.
The manga serves as an origins story of the lead character Hiryu.
Source: Strider Wikia

I bet it's nigh impossible to find a copy either with it being so old. It's like a collectible now. Know of any sources senpai?

I'm sorry, I do not know of any means to obtain physical copies of the manga.

Digital maybe? If not at least senpai noticed me. This brings me joy :-)

A quick search in Google with the keywords can you bring you the result, though be warned, not all are legal~

Arigatou nee!!!!


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How can people perform some Earth Release jutsu without having Earth Release as their chakra nature?
As I remember during Fourth Shinobi war, when Ten-Tails attack the shinobi with Biju-dama,
Shikamaru had some idea to block it with some weak Earth Release that create wall (I don't remember the name of this technique).
So he asked Ino to connect him with some Iwagakure shinobi, (also forgot his name) to teach all of them to use the technique.
After the shinobi teaches them how to perform the technique, all the shinobi use this technique to block the Ten-Tail's Biju-dama.
But how were shinobi who never seemed to have Earth Release able to perform this technique?
Just like Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji, who I've never seen use Earth Release technique before, were able to perform this Earth Release technique.

if so, what is the purpose of that special paper that used to know our nature type?

Remember Kakashi? He can use water(suiton),electricity(ranton),earth(doton),fire(katon) he doesnt have affinity but he can use them. The only person with afinnity for all elements should be the Rikudou, that controls chakra in all its forms.

How can people perform some Earth Release without having Earth Release as their chakra nature?
Because  Earth Chakra Affinity is not the requirement to do the earth release technique but it gives you edge if you have the respective Affinity.
So if paper test prove you to be have Affinity to Wind Release that doesn't means you can't do non wind released Jutsu.
From naruto.wikia.com

Shinobi have an easier time learning to create and control chakra
  natures that match their affinity, although even then it may take any
  number of years. Shinobi are not limited to the nature they have an
  affinity for, and it is in fact common for jōnin to have mastered two
  natures. Although it is technically possible to master all five
  natures, it is very rare because of how much of training is involved;
  Madara Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju,
  Mū, Kakashi Hatake, and Orochimaru are the only shinobi known to have
  done so via normal means.

Higher level character can use more than two element, like first, second, third hokage (Because they are the hokages). Uchiha clan people like Madara, Itachi, Sasuke and also Kakashi sensei can use all element because of the copying technique of the sharingan. Other people can also use more than two element but not as good as their own nature element.
For example: using chakra to control or manipulate element is also ninjutsu same like shadow clone jutsu. Sasuke can create max of 3 clone but Naruto can do multi clone jutsu.
In a battle its a matter of life and death.so ninja try to use the weapon that they are trained and mastered with..so only they use only two nature element in which they are strong in.


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Why are there new airbenders in Avatar?
In the spin-off of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, we learn in the second season that the bending is a gift from the Lion-turtles.
However, during season 3, there are new airbenders due to Harmonic Convergence.
Why then there are not new water/fire/earth benders?

How are we sure that there aren't? New water/fire/earth benders would be interesting, but is hardly as spectacular as new airbenders.

There were water benders that were not part of the north or south water kingdoms (swamp water benders).  Air benders lineage could be living places besides the air temples.  There probably are other untrained benders living lots of places.  Now they have a air temple trained trainee trainer to train them up right.

@cmd Yes, we know in "The Last Airbender" there are other waterbenders. But in "The Legend of Korra", there are some people who had not the benders when they were born and start to be airbenders during the "Harmonic Convergence".

With Raava and Vaatu, light and dark cannot exist without the other. They can defeat each other, yet the vanquished will arise from the victor.
Harmonic Convergence is where spiritual energy is amplified and, as mentioned by the Lion Turtle that talked to Aang, "before the time of the Avatar we bent not the elements but the energy within ourselves" which suggest that bending is a type of energy.
Since this energy seems highly compatible with spirit energy, as demonstrated by Wan's ability to bend all four elements due to his connection with Raava, it would make sense for Harmonic Convergence to amplify the bending energy throughout the world.
As Barry mentioned, there was a great imbalance among the nations. Since the elements, like light and dark, cannot exist without each other, it is natural that airbending emerge from the other three nations to assist in re-balancing the world.
The other three elements already exist and do not need a rebalancing, although a few people may have suddenly found themselves with new bending abilities.
Irrelevant Note: Sorry for the much delayed reply to this post, but I'm recently looking at this stack and I quite love Avatar :)

Once korra beat the chaos spirit the energy from it was realeased awakening the non benders history but the only reason we don`t see this happening with other types of bending is because it is natural for late bloomers but there is not many air benders which is why the air benders are the only ones who are being realized


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What is the episode of Naruto where the Second Hokage compliments Naruto on his Sage Mode abilities?
I'm looking for a specific episode of Naruto in the war arc where Tobirama makes a comment about Naruto and him learning Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku. If I remember it was some time when they learned that Sage Chakra is effective at combating Madara.

There are two instances where Tobirama compliments Naruto.
The first instance is when they learn that only Senjutsu works on The Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki: Obito. In Episode 379, they discover about it and in episode 380, Tobirama compliments Naruto because he feels he is fighting beside his elder brother Hashirama.
In Episode 381, he compliments Naruto as he thinks he might be the only one to surpass Hashirama as the Hokage.


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Do Sharingan users experience its full potential when having mixed stages of eyes?
Throughout the Naruto series, both original and Shippuden, Sharingan users are shown with the same stages of Sharingan in both of their eyes.
On the Sharingan Wiki page, it contains an image of Sasuke with his Sharingan Eyes when he unlocks them during his fight with Haku. In this instance, Sasuke has two different stages of Sharingan.

(Sasuke with both the primary (right) and secondary (left) stages of the Sharingan)
Do Sharingan users experience its full potential when having mixed stages of eyes? If not, why do the eyes develop differently?

No, the Sharingan users do not experience the full potential of the dojutsu. If that were so, the tomoe system would not be sensible.
From the Wikia article on Sharingan:

When first awakened each Sharingan usually will have only one tomoe (巴), although in Obito Uchiha's case, as well as Itachi and Indra's in the anime, they immediately gained two tomoe in each of their eyes. Through training and continued use the Sharingan will develop a second tomoe and then, upon full maturation, a third. When Hagoromo awakened Sharingan in the anime, he had all three tomoe immediately. All the Sharingan's abilities are available to the user from its earliest stage, but with greater development comes greater proficiency with those abilities.

So then, why different tomoe in each eye?
Since not much is being disclosed in the series about this, we could conclude an explanation from the given facts.
Sharingan broadly has two main abilities: the Eye of Insight and the Eye of Hypnotism. The evolution of the tomoe in each eye could mean the mastery of the respective abilities.


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Why does Nagato have Rinnegan when he was awakened using the reanimation jutsu?
Because it was not achieved through his own blood, and was implanted by Madara, he did not have the Rinnegan when he was born.
The shinobi who are revived using Edo Tensei usually are resurrected with characteristics they have from birth.
Since he wasn't born with the Rinnegan and not really the original owner, why did he have it while he was revived using the Edo Tensei?

Thanks that cleared it up. Also, I didn't know that the age of a person to be reanimated could be controlled.

This was why Kabuto's jutsu was considered far more perfect than that of Orochimaru and The Second. It enabled him to make modifications to the resurrected and also choose the age/prime time of their life for the best result.

Nagato wasn't revived with the natural attributes from birth.
Kabuto's Edo Tensei revives the person with all their abilities, including the Kekkai Genkai and Kekkai Tota. Also, the revived are actually reincarnated in the physical form that they died in (here's where Madara is an exception).
If you take Madara's case, Kabuto revived him at a much younger age than he died at, gave him enhancements and also Rinnegan which shouldn't have had at that age.
He did the same for Nagato. He combined Nagato's physical last with his best powers. Which explains the condition of his legs when he was revived (they were still damaged).


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Does each Kaioshin have their own God of Destruction?
In Dragon Ball Super, it is told that Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais come in pairs, so if a Supreme Kai dies, Beerus also dies. What about the other Kaioshin? West Kaioshin, North Kaioshin, South Kaioshin , Grand Supreme Kai, Elder Kai, Gowasu, Zamasu, shouldn't they have or get Gods of Destruction?
And what about Kaioshin students who later on become Kaioshins, do they have a God of Destruction when they are born or when they are upgraded to Kaioshins? How does it work?

This wasn't elaborated on very well in the manga or the show. As you already said supreme kai always has a god of destruction counterpart. But  nothing was ever said about the other kais.

I think either Toei or Toyotaro or Akira Toriyama just throw new concept or ideas without caring too much if they conflict with old ones, and if at some point doing this brings conflict with the story they are trying to make they try to fix it somehow. In some Dragon Ball wikia they suggest that all the kais together are the countepart of the god of destruction, and they all have to die for the god of destruction to die. That doesnt clarify either that the series suggest kais are countepart when they are born, and in the series we see kais are promoted to that position after being students

That is litterally how toriyama works. I mean this is the guy who said that the reason why Gohan's tale disappeared was because he just got tired of drawing it and eventually forgot.

I remember that God of Destruction dies when all kaioshin die.

Supreme Kais are chosen from the regular Kais, for a single universe. One of the 7th Universe's Supreme Kais is the East Supreme Kai. This is process is elaborated in Chapter 16 of Dragon Ball Chou, when Zamasu undergoes training to become the Supreme Kai of the 10th Universe.
There are 12 Gods of Destruction, for each universe. It means that in one universe, there can only be one God Of Destruction.
From the wikia article on Supreme Kai:

Normally there are three Supreme Kai in each Universe, with two on duty and if one of the Supreme Kai was to die in an accident, then the currently-inactive third Supreme Kai would grow in the Sacred World of the Kai like a plant.

Therefore, each God of Destruction is linked with the Supreme Kais of that universe.
But the article also states that:

[Supreme Kais] are the Gods of Creation who provide the catalyst for life and planets to be born, as opposed to the Gods of Destruction who destroy life and planets, which maintains the balance of the universe.

This states that a God of Destruction and their Supreme Kais have a yin-yang relationship. One cannot exist without the other.
So the other normal Kai aren't related to the God of Destruction's well being.


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Differences in Yin Naruto and Yang Naruto?
Initially, Naruto had Yang Kurama, said as the physical form or so. It gave him certain chakra and abilities.
Later in war he had Yin Kurama, the spiritual form, like genjutsu I believe. It must have given him some different abilities other than those given by the Sage of Six Paths. What are these?
And what were Naruto's post-Sasuke fight powers when he had both?

Yin is the power to create form out of nothingness. It is related to spiritual energy.
Yang breathes life into form. It relates to physical energy.
Source: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin_Release
http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release
Because Naruto had a Yang Nine Tails, it follows that he would gain access to the Nine Tails physical benefits and overflowing life energy. This manifested in super strength, rapid healing, and overflowing stamina.
If you look at how Nine Tails chakra was employed, you can see that Naruto had trouble giving it form. That's because he had massive power (Yang) but he wasn't given the power needed to shape it efficiently (Yin). When he did gain access to the Yin power, he found it much easier to manipulate changes in chakra nature and vary his types of Rasengan.

Did yin Naruto had less strenght, healing and stamina?

Yin Naruto had Six Paths blessing still on him to some degree. As a result, he would not appear weaker compared to Yang Naruto pre six Paths.


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What are the names of all the keys Lucy has?
Well I know there are a lot of keys.
I always get mixed up on how there are silver, gold and other colors.
It's all confusing! I don't get how Loke used his own magic to get in all the time.
It's to confusing, I can't keep track. Help me please?!

Gold KeysGate of the water bearer key: Summoned the water Bearer, Aquarius.Gate of the Golden Bull Key: Summons the Golden Bull,Taurus.Gate of the Giant Crab Key: Summons the Giant Crab, Cancer.Gate of the Maiden Key: Summons the Maiden, Virgo.Gate of the Archer Key: Summons the Archer, Sagittarius.Gate of the Lion Key: Summons the Lion, Loke.Gate of the Twins Key:Summons the Twins, GeminiGate of the Ram Key:Summons the Ram, Aries.Gate of the Scorpion Key: Summons the Scorpion, Scorpio.Gate of the Goat Key: Summons the Goat, Capricorn.Silver KeysGate of the Souther Cross Key: Summons the Southern Cross, Crux.Gate of the Clock Key: Summons the Clock, Horolgium.Gate of the Lyre Key: Summons the Lyre, Lyra.Gate of the Canis Minor Key: Summons the Can is Minor, Nikora(Plue).Gate of the Compass Key:Summons The Compass, Pyxis.Artifical KeysCelestial Spirit Banishment Key(former): Banishes the Maiden, Virgo.

Actually The gate of Lion's name isn't Loke, it's Leo but he uses Loke to act as human.


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Why does Mavis have wings in her hair?
She looks cute and all, but why does she have wings sprouting from her roots. Are they supposed to help her with something?

isn't it just her character design? To make the character unique to each other, mangaka tend to add some adornments to the charater so we can recognize them easily

But she also seems able to move them at will sometimes (ex. episode 157) which would indicate its a body part, so who knows. I honestly came here wondering why she seems able to move her hair and wings at will....

I would have to vote for the hair accessory theory.  And, we know from the Fairy Tail Zero arc that she always wanted to meet a fairy. So, fairy wing headband, with the headband part hidden in the hair? For most of the Fairy Tail Zero arc, she is shown with her hair wings. But in episode 97, shortly after learning magic, she re-introduces herself as "Black Magic Mavis" .

After casting "Law" in episode 98 and 99, she is unconscious and in bed with her tattered clothes having been changed and no hair adornments.

After she regains consciousness, I don't believe we ever see her again without her hair wings as far as I can recall except in some flashbacks to her youth in the last episode of the Fairy Tail Zero arc, episode 100.

I believe it is an additional accessory which is worn by her not for any explicit purpose. Perhaps to resemble an angel or fairy. Here are some pictures of Mavis Vermillion young without the wings

I think her wings are simply something to make her unique, but perhaps they will later be revealed by the artist, creator, etc. ***Mavis is very unique but she still has a plain character. If you think about it she probably could be confused with an regular character. ***Most characters have something about them: Natsu has his scarf, Lucy has her keys and devil tail whip, Grey has his stripping problem. It is probably just one of these qualities each character has.

I know that it is not an accessory because in one of the scenes Mavis Vermilion is in, her ears move up and down due to her reaction to a sour food which means they are real. Also she keeps them on even in the water which would get them soaked if just a prop. Even though when Mavis is in the hospital they are gone, it is because as I said they move so they went back into her hair. Still don't believe me? Well when she was a kid she had two cow licks right where her ears would be in the future version of herself. During that time they were still developing. And some other times her ears are down is because she wants them to. And they never fell off when she fell at the grand magic games. So that proves that she has wings for ears. And here is proof:

Hi. Can you add sources (anime episodes, manga chapters, etc.) to support your claims? Sources are required and highly encouraged on this site, and your claim that she has wings for ears and that they move back into her hair and forth doesn't convince me. It was never shown in the manga that these are like that, so further evidences are needed.

Also, if the events you are citing are an anime-only thing, then this makes your argument harder to prove. Try to find supporting information that coincides with both the anime and the manga.

watch fairy tail OVA episode 1 and you will see that her ear moves

That one instance alone, however, does not prove that her ears can move. As I mentioned, try to find sources that can coincide in both manga and anime which explains that her ears can move. The OVA you mentioned seems to include events that are anime-only. Unless they are stated as canon and that there is official information supporting your claim, it cannot be true.


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Why does Greed in FMA (2003) want to know how to bind a soul to an armor?
Greed mentions in Episode 33 (Al, Captured) that he wants to know how to bind a soul to an armor so that he could also be "immortal" like Al. But since Greed is a Homunculus, he doesn't even have a soul, as mentioned by Lust (probably in Episode 21 - The Red Glow) as the reason why Homunculi can't perform alchemy.
Can someone explain Greed's intentions?

Greed is, well, greedy. He wants it all. That extends to the knowledge of binding souls to armor. As to him saying that he wants to be immortal, that can be a case of justifying his request to Al, or it could be a case of him (pathologically greedily) wanting a better body (he can presumably change the armor as he sees fit and make improvements, more easy than to his body).

This may not be mentioned in the anime but I am answering based on what I understood.
Ling Yao at the very end of the brotherhood anime mentions to Greed that all he wanted was friends and relationships that supported him.
Greed also had multiple phases when he was reminded of his friends that he had before being killed by the father.
So to answer your question, Greed wanted to bind his friends' soul to an armor and bring them back to life since Human transmutation is not possible.
TL;DR
He wanted to revive his friends who satiated his empty feeling in his heart.

Seems plausible enough.

He might not be speaking literally and is praising Al for being unable to die
Greed has insatiable greed and shows the desire to want something he doesn't even need.


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What is the name of the song played for Going Merry's funeral?
What is the name of the song played for Going Merry's funeral?
I have heard that is a large version of an ending but i do not know if it's true or not.
The number of the episode is 312 and also in the episode of Merry's OVA.

Can you provide an episode number and timestamp?

I believe the song you are looking for is either 'Dear friends'
One other option could be 'Mother Sea'.


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Have the Marines ever paid out a bounty over 1 millon Berry?
With Luffy's recent bounty increase to

 1,500,000,000 Berry

I'm starting to wonder if the Marines (or the World Government) actually have the money to back this up. I'm 99% sure they would get a lot of problems if e.g. someone turns in Big Mom's complete crew.
So I'm asking: Is there evidence that the marines/government actually paid a bounty of 1 million berry or more for turning in a (possible dead) criminal?
I'm aware that there are bounties that have been paid, e.g. to Zoro. But that was small fry. I'm asking about big fish.

The Marines have a huge funding. This is because they belong to the World Government. Their source of income draws in from taxes from the nations in the Grand Line, and also from the World Nobles. I'm sure the Celestial Dragons throw out huge sums of money to ensure their safety and to pamper their tantrums. This gives a better view point of how the money flows.
Now when the bounties are higher, it doesn't just show  how troublesome of a threat they are to the World Government, but it also shows how notorious they are among other pirates.
Big fish are often taken out by big shots. If a pirate kills a pirate, surely they won't go running about asking for the bounty to be rewarded to them. Because then they'll be caught by the Marines. And with powerhouses like the Admirals, extreme threats are taken care of efficiently. In such a scenario, the bounty money needn't be awarded.
There has been no canonical statement in the series which shows that a bounty of over 1 million Beri was rewarded.
Bonus content from Wikia:

Bounties are issued with a "Dead or Alive" disclaimer, meaning the reward will be paid so long as the threat gets eliminated, but Baroque Works agents state that bounties are usually only paid in full if the criminal is captured alive; up to 30% of the bounty money may be lost by bringing in someone dead, since no public execution can be held.


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Why didn't the Gorosei fight in Marineford arc?
In the Marineford arc, all Marines were present in the battlefield, except for the Gorosei. They knew that the Whitebeard Pirates would come to attack. So why didn't the Gorosei join the battle?

The Gorosei are the heads of the World Government and the rulers of the entire world.
Ace's execution was to be held at Marineford, in the presence of the three Admirals (aka the powerhouses), the legendary Monkey D Garp, several Vice Admirals, lots of Captains and Commanders, the Shichibukai and the Fleet Admiral Sengoku himself. This would make up atleast majority of the Navy, if not entire.
From this roll call it's obvious that the Gorosei wanted to get the job done quickly without their further meddling. Also, with forces like Whitebeard and his allies, going into the action could prove highly risky, because of their status.
Moreover, Oda sensei is building up more suspense and story to how the Gorosei will make a huge impact to the series. Marineford Arc might have been too small to involve the elements of the Gorosei. Also, their strength introduction would mean a history recall, which would need to be linked with the current storyline.

Also, since we don't know anything about them yet it's still possible that they're not skilled in combat at all, and are just bureaucratic leaders of the WG

Actually we can conclude from their appearance. They have battle scars and one of them even carries a sword around. In the latest chapter, they let Shanks stay with them, without any security. Old people having massive strength is anime's golden trope.

I agree that they are most likely superstrong because they're old guys and it's an anime. I was just pointing out that it's possible that not all of them are masters in combat.

It's important to make a distinction between the Navy and the World Government. The Navy is a branch of the World Government, but they are not one and the same. The Gorosei rule the world and although I think it perfectly possible that they are strong in combat, it is the job of the Navy to fight. You will also notice Cipher Pol was not in Marineford as this is another branch of the World Government.


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Is Beerus able to use Ultra Instinct?
When Goku first activated Ultra Instinct Beerus looked pretty worried. Is this because he has yet to unlock Ultra Instinct?
Whis described that is even for gods difficult to attain it. Beerus is a god of destruction. Meaning that it is difficult to attain even for gods indirectly indicates that not all gods have Ultra Instinct unlocked yet. If this is true, is Beerus one of them then?

In the manga,

 he is shown to use Ultra Instinct when all the Gods of Destruction were coerced into fighting each other. Everyone ganged up on Beerus because they didn't like him for various reasons, and he was able to successfully fend them all off for a short period of time. It should be noted that he is not at Whis' level, and still training his Ultra Instinct.

Welcome to [anime.se]! I fixed the spoiler block for you (you can use >! for spoiler block). On the other hand, could you also mention the related manga chapter? Thanks!

This is really tempting me to read the manga, I can't wait for this to happen in the anime.

the most recent one, chapter 29

true, I didnt remember this

Apparently it isnt exactly the same in the anime and in the manga. In episode 18th of Dragon Ball Super Wiss tells to Goku that exists an ability of moving without thinking that he dominates and that even Beerus hasnt dominated yet

Actually the answer to this question would be No!The Ultra Instinct transformation Goku utilizes, is exactly similar to something used by Whis. Where every part of Goku's body moves 100% on its own and eliminates reaction time. Unlike Whis, Goku gains a transformation which also acts a power multiplier while attaining this state. Just like in the cell games, post Hyperbolic time chamber, we see Goku utilizing the SSJ transformation as though he was in his normal state. Goku does not have a similar ability where he can utilise this skill in his normal state without taking up a lot of energy.All the gods of destruction on the other hand are yet to master this skill are in the process of mastering the same. In other words, Beerus has not mastered it to the same level as Goku or Whis. We see Beerus utilise the same in the manga where he dodges attacks from multiple God's of destructions but at the same time, it is not 100% as he does get caught off guard in the process. This could possibly be another reason why we see him rather annoyed like the other gods when we see Goku utilize this transformation.

Mastering an ability is different from being able to use it though.

+Ravi Bechoe When you refer to Ultra Instinct, It would mean the transformation which Goku hasn't mastered. The skill would be self-movement which Goku has mastered and even Beerus hasn't mastered the same.

According to Whis Ultra Instinct is when the body responds to an action without the brain having to process the action. This simply eleminates a process, which makes it a state and not a transformation. Whis also said that Goku used Ultra Instinct. Being able to use something doesn't mean that you have mastered it. For example I can write english sentences, but I haven't mastered the english language.

Firstly, Whis has described the technique as self-movement while training Goku and Vegeta. He also states that this technique is incredibly hard to master and even Lord Beerus hasn't mastered it yet. When Beerus utilises the technique, we see that it's not perfect in tha manga. As for Whis, we see him utilizing it in his natural state where he is conscious of what is going on.(Even Beerus was in his natural state). Goku has also mastered the technique like Whis, however, he isn't conscious while utilising the same based on the fact that he didn't know what happened the first time he used it.

Also, Goku needs a transformation to attain that state. If it was a regular skill, he would be utilizing it in his SSJB form or in all of his transformations. However, he undergoes a unique transformation while utilizing this state which he hasn't mastered yet. So in other words, Goku has mastered self-movement as we have seen an unmastered version of the same being used by Beerus in the manga. What he hasn't mastered is the transformation(Possibly just him or maybe Saiyans in general require), to attain that state.

Alright I understand the differences from both our point of views, so let's agree to disagree. But back to the main question, your comments basically indicate that Beerus is able to use Ultra Instinct, which answers my question. I didn't ask if he had mastered it. In the anime we didn't know yet that he was even capable of using it, let alone mastering it.

What I'm trying to say is Ultra Instinct is a transformation and Self-Movement is the technique, Beerus cannot use the transformation. Goku uses a transformation as it clearly acts as a power multiplier or he wouldn't be able to take JIren's attacks in his base form. Goku has mastered the skill of self-movement. The gods all can utilise the skill but not to the same level as Goku while he uses it in his UI transformation.


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Is Beerus stronger than Goku?
In the movie "Battle of gods" Goku doesn't seems to be far from Beerus. Later Akira Toriyama said that in Battle of gods if Goku is a 6 Beerus is a 10 and Whiz is a 15. Later we see Goku to attain another transformation (probably stronger) since in the manga is shown as a next stage (in the manga he uses regular god form instead of SSGSS for saving energy probably). In the anime we see Goku using SSGSS Kaioken x10. That would make Goku to be a at least a "60" when Beerus is a 10, unless movie, anime, and manga are all independent stories. Then my question is, is Beerus still stronger than Goku in the series, or is he not? Am I missing something?

Using SSGSS Kaioken x10 will puts a great deal of strain on the user body, just like Frieza's Golden Form, the power up will quickly fade away. Goku indeed stronger than Beerus at the beginning of the powerful transformation, but slowly Beerus will still take over the fight as the Kaioken worn out.

why comment? put it as an answer

@HappyFace but ofcourse the manga had to have Goku beat Hit without using Kaio Ken, so now we have 2 different Goku's, one who can use SSBlue KaioKen and one who at least never tried. Anime has so much contradictory filler in it that power levels make no sense.

Well, right now I think we can say almost. Due to Whis' explanation of the Ultra Instinct transformation. In the battle between Kefla and Goku. Whis states that Goku's attacks are ineffective because he still hasn't mastered the art of the  unconcious attack and also states that it is very hard to learn and that even Beerus hasn't mastered it's use.
If Goku is able to complete it then for sure he will be stronger than Beerus for a moment. He still doesn't have stamina to maintain the form (a common thing now with every transformation).
But given the nature of how it works. I think Beerus wouldn't be able to land an attack on him at full power even with Ultra Instinct active.
Still it's only speculation at this point.


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Exactly what is Aizawa-sensei's quirk?
In My Hero Academia, chapter 6:

 Midoriya throws the ball, and Aizawa erases his Quirk, making him fail a first time.

During this time, he grabs the student with his scarf, while not touching it. The drawn version is ambiguous, but the anime version is clear about that statement.
How so ? His quirk is only quirk erasing, not something about gravity or scarf controlling. Is there even a valid reason about that ?
Links to evidence:

Video extract (sorry for the commercial channel)

Aizawa-sensei's quirk is Erasure:

Shota's Quirk gives him the ability to nullify anyone's Quirk by looking at them.

The cloth like material is not a quirk nor is it quirk controlled. It is called the Capturing Weapon:

The Capturing Weapon is a cloth-like equipment made from carbon fibers and a special metal alloy. Shota Aizawa wears it around his neck at all times.
He is able to manipulate the weapon to ensnare his targets and immobilize them. He uses the weapon as a powerful combo with his Erasure Quirk and as a precaution for Mutant-type Quirk users who are immune to his nullification power.

So he is kind of, "able" to use by himself. I see, thank you.


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Hagoromo Otsutsuki reincarnation
The question is derived from Suigetsu's dialog to Mitsuki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episode 30.

Boruto is your sun, isn't he?

We both see the sun and the moon has been associated with Hagoromo and Hamura Otsutsuki. They can be reincarnated since both are dead, and Naruto and Sasuke are reincarnations of Indra and Asura respectively.
Is this possible?

Indra and Asura had reasons to reincarnate - Hagaromo and Hamura don't...

Boruto is your sun, isn't he?

This dialogue is a figure of speech. Here Boruto is Mitsuki's sun, meaning, he brightens up Mitsuki's day. Or to put it simply, Boruto brings joy to him. The context of the scene is crucial.
Next, the Otsutsuki brothers do not reincarnate. Indra reincarnated to fulfill his mission of a perfect world, under his reign. Ashura reincarnated to stop Indra and save him from the blindness, with his love. Hagaromo entrusted Ashura with Ninshu, thereby clearing all his goals. Whereas Hamura entrusted his will to his clan. Both had no reasons to be reincarnated.

Here's a much more detailed answer from Reddit (credits to @Wondercricket):

In Naruto Gaiden: The Road Illuminated by the Full Moon we get to see a bit more of Mitsuki's backstory and how he is related to Orochimaru, as well as how he is different from Orochimaru. Orochimaru runs the same test on Mitsuki several times, wiping his memory each time it fails. The test revolves around Mitsuki gaining 2 options, if he chooses either, he fails. He only succeeds upon finding a 3rd option for himself.
When he does this, he is rewarded with information about Boruto. Whom he, at that time, decides that Boruto is his "sun". His "light" in the darkness that will shine a bright future for him if he is to follow him. Hence, he holds respect for Boruto as well as hope.

Was going to post answer, but there is also a one-shot manga with some backstory to Mitsuki and why the "sun" is important to him. (Credits to users on reddit)

Thank you for pointing it out, I wasn't aware that the OP was referring to the one shot.

I'm not sure if the OP is referring to the one shot, since the context of the question is in the Anime, but it definitely shines light on the question

@EroSɘnnin Damn I wanted my theory to be true so bad!! Thanks for the answer! This makes more sense!


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Is Migatte no Gokui the same ability of moving without thinking, as Whis explained to Goku and Vegeta when training them?
When Whis was training Goku and Vegeta, he told them they should try to acquire the ability of having each part of your body moving independently without thinking.
Was Whis talking about Migatte no Gokui, ability Goku got in the last episode?

Yes, it is the same thing as explained here.
For Whis it is not a transformation, so there is no change in his appearance. Goku obtained this 'Ultra Instinct' for a short while in the episode.


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Why did Guts have sex with an Apostle? Was he aware that she was an Apostle?
In Berserk manga, the very first scene is a sex scene involving Guts and one of the Apostles. Although that scene was what got me into reading the manga, now I'm not sure I find much sense to it. From what I now, Guts hates the Apostles. If he knew that woman was an Apostle, why would he have sex with her? Why not just kill her before she turned to her "Apostle form"?

the first rule of the fight club...

“The problem is, God gave man a brain and a penis and only enough blood to run one at a time.”
― Robin Williams

Having a fight with a powerful Apostle is risky, exhausting and difficult. Putting his Dragonslayer and knives aside he gave her false sense of security. While she felt confident and let her guard down he fired a cannon into her mouth.
He knew she was an Apostle, his brand responds to demonkind. There was no other choice to make her vulnerable than to have sex with her.
Bottom line: he was aware and he did it to trick her and kill her the easiest way.


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Why is Shanks a Yonko?
In One Piece, Shanks doesn't have any Devil Fruit power.
Also, he lost an arm while saving Luffy.
What makes him a Yonko ?
For Example

Whitebeard had a powerful Devil Fruit. But even without that, his physical
  strength was tremendous.

Can anyone please explain what made Shanks a Yonko?

Because he's strong enough to duel Mihawk with one hand and can counter Whitebeard attack. He don't need to be DF user. He's crazy strong.

vista is also strong enough to duel with mihawk which we saw during the war . does this make vista a yonko ? and whitebear hit him only using physical power not DF power

We never see the battle but Mihawk respect Shanks as his rival and the duel is longer than Vista. Become a non DF user doesn't mean he's weaker than them. We already saw Zorro or Sanji defeat lots of DF user using only their strength.

I've been reading this manga from it's beginning. I think we can all agree that we haven't seen enough of Shanks powers. But, let's see some examples of him demonstrating his powers:
When we first saw him with Luffy (in the first episode) and we see little of his fighting skills, mostly just his spirit, which he demonstrates against Higuma and then to the Sea King where, he demonstrates his Haki.
Then after 10 years, with only one arm left, he is been visited by Mihawk on an island. We all know Mihawk is the best swordsman in the OP world. A guy won't just cozy up to any ordinary pirate after all for a drink, in celebration of Luffy's first bounty.
After which we learn that they've had regular matches with one another, which means in terms of powers he has to be very strong to be a match for Mihawk. Also then he demonstrates that he can take a blow from the Yonko. And when he entered the Whitebeard's ship his haki not only knocked out a lot of Whitebeard's crew, but also damaged the ship. Also this caused Whitebeard's scar to ache and have Marco and Jozu commend about his spirit.
Also before the Summmit War Arc he was fighting another Yonko, Kaido, which According to Law, he is "the strongest creature in the world" and an ally of Donquixote Doflamingo.
After that events, we saw him in Summit War Arc where he stopped Akainu with Armament haki. And then he asked Blackbeard which until then he didn't fear anyone to fight (Whitebeard, was an exception) and he said that it's not time yet for them to fight. He understood on that moment he isn't ready to fight Shanks, which it means a lot, since he stopped the war, even Sengoku respects.
While Shanks hasn't been in a lot of fights and Oda haven't show us yet Shank's skills, from the above mentioned facts, I think we can all agree that he deserves to be amongst the Yonko.
Also It's not just him that's strong, his crew members are too, Ben Beckman was able to make Kizaru stop for a moment during the Summit War Arc.

Nice explanation

About shank's conquerors Haki. Oda confirmed that on fishman island, he would have been able to take down all 100.000 fishman if he would have released Haki instead of Luffy's 50.000. Showing how great his willpower is.

He is considered a Yonko for the following reasons:

Can use all three types of Haki
Was the rival of the Greatest Swordsman in the World
Has a deadly crew
Can break a ship with his wave of Haki
Has the guts to mock the strongest man by making members of his (supposedly the strongest) crew faint.
Challenged Mihawk (the strongest swordsman) and Newgate (the strongest man alive) even without an arm
Challenged everyone after the war: the three Admirals, the Fleet Admiral, overshadowed old school player Garp, Blackbeard (who had the strongest Logia and strongest Paramecia), but yet no one stepped forward!
Convinced Marines to end the war with no further casualties single-handedly
Was able to stop Kaido before time and head to stop the war (probably made Kaido, the strongest Beast, retreat) during the Marineford arc, as stated on the wiki.
Was considered to be one of the few people capable of defeating Blackbeard by the Gorosei
Has yet to demonstrate his full powers, yet dreaded as the dangerous Yonko.

If you still think he is not capable of being called as Yonko just because he has no Devil Fruit or doesn't shown his might like what Whitebeard does, then what would you say about Kaido and Big Mom?
I think he is the strongest non-Devil Fruit user of the series!

What did you mean by Was considered to be one of the few people capable of defeating Blackbeard by the Gorosei

See here>>http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shanks#Abilities_and_Powers      The second or third last line of the first para! After the marineford arc the Gorosei discussed about the people capable of stopping Blackbeard and Shanks was one of them! This page will make it clearer>>http://www.mangapanda.com/one-piece/594/2   ... All the three remaining yonko,Marco and remnant of WB pirates are capable of stopping him... Although I feel all the rest admirals ,Garp,ex-admirals,Fleet-admirals and ex-fleet admiral and Sengoku are among the other people except the pirates who are capable of stopping BB!

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How does Shingo's use of "osu" in this particular dialogue differ from its use elsewhere?
In the manga Osu!! Karatebu the word "osu" is used quite frequently, and from context I have so far assumed that it is a way for the junior members of the karate club to respond to their seniors in a general "yes, sir" way. However, I recently came across this panel which presents a quite different take on the word:

What is the significance of Shingo's particular dialogue about "osu?" Is it a typical philosophy of the character, karate, or a mix of the two? Why is it so different from how it is used elsewhere in the manga?

@ton.yeung Why not? From looking at the related questions, there seems to be quite a few on similar topics? E.g. this one

But this is in relation to the manga mentioned in the question? Have you got some suggestions on how I could edit it to make this more clear? @ton.yeung

If you are asking about the usage of the word, then it's off-topic and a question for Japanese.SE. If you are asking about what he means in regards to the context of the manga, then it is on-topic. The line here is a bit thin in regards to Japanese language questions. Please word your question accordingly.

Edited the question to clarify what I ask about - if it is still off-topic, could someone please flag it for migration? @ʞɹɐzǝɹ

The scope of your question is a bit ambiguous after the edit. Are you now asking about the philosophy of the word in regards to the characters or the significance of the word in regards to the manga in general? I'd like you to clear up this point to prevent any possible misunderstandings.

How it is used in the manga basically - in the example shown, it seems to be pretty evident that it is about the philosophy, but is that also why they use it at other points in the manga? It doesn't really seem that way, but I may be missing something. @ʞɹɐzǝɹ

A better way to go about this question is to ask what you don't understand about the dialogue and not make any presumption on the meaning of part of it. If people have trouble understand your question then they would obviously have trouble answering it. Try to be as direct as possible.

@ʞɹɐzǝɹ Pretty much rewrote the question to clarify what confuses me, trying to stick to the guidelines you set - do you think it is easier to understand now?

You make an overly broad assumption with this particular word. "Ossu" here is talked about not as a salutation here, but for a deeper more philosophical meaning in general.
Ossu, is made of of two kanji:
[押]{おっ} and [忍]{す}. 押 by itself loosely translates to the action of apply pressure to something, such as pushing. 忍 means endurance or restraint.
The dialogue by the character here breaks down the literal meaning of the word and uses the two kanji as a philosophy of sorts. It's like using the word embodiment of a word as a sort of ambition or goal to live by.
In this case the spirit of Ossu is made up of these two kanji. The meaning here is to apply them meaning of those to your own life and when you use them remember their meaning so that it may carry you further, whenever or wherever you may need it, like a mantra.

Thanks for your clarification! Would those two kanji be the ones translated as "oshi" and "shinobu" here? And is this also the meaning the word carries when the word is used elsewhere, or does it simply carry multiple meanings, as it doesn't seem to carry that much meaning most of the time? Anyway, I am going to leave the question open for a while to see if any other explanations appears, but if no better answer comes forth, I'll mark this as the answer.

"Ossu" is like a portmanteau, much like how “squawk” is made up of squall and squeak. In this case (in regards to martial arts, especially karate), it's "osu" (to push) and "shinobu" (to endure/hide) It's not how you read the individual kanji, but rather what happens when you mesh them together. How one interprets this compound kanji derives its symbolism/philosophy. It can mean a number of things to a number of people.

Karate (especially Kyokushin Karate) requires extreme amounts of physical conditioning and guts so there exists a theory says that if you shout “osu!” as you train, you verbally condition yourself to break out of your comfort zone and push your mind and body to the limit .


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Why didn't the Arashiyama team just deactivate and reactivate their triggers during ep 15?
During the battle, there is a moment when the Arashiyama team stops to rethink their strategy in an alley. Both Jun and Ai are severely impaired (Jun carrying gravity bullets, and Ai with a severed leg).
We know that when they deactivate their triggers, the Trion bodies vanish, and when the trigger is activated, it is rebuilt wholly.
So why didn't they just pop in and out of their triggers to remove those impairments?
We know for a fact that repeated trigger activations in the same day have an impact upon the users Trion reserves:
Osamu couldn't summon even a blade when he changed a second time in the same day, during episode 4. But it is stressed everywhere that Osamu's Trion potential is crappy, and they are Rank-A agents.

The possibility of a trap, and the training they received.
Think about it, when is the best time to attack?
When the enemy can't defend.
They had no idea if they were being watched, and since it takes only a split second for someone with chameleon to hold a trion blade to their throat, it would make no sense to risk turning human.


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How did Shinobu know where Araragi is when he was attacked by Tsubasa?
In the other timeline where Shinobu destroys the world, Araragi was killed by Tsubasa. Why didn't she help him in that timeline? In both timelines, he didn't find her so what was the difference?

I recall the anime being pretty vague about this--the giant, bloated novel that takes fifteen chapters to cover what was two episodes in the anime was probably more specific.

This answer to another question presents a case that Shinobu slipped into Koyomi's shadow about five minutes into Tsubasa Cat Part 4, when Koyomi went to look for her at the Mister Donuts where Mayoi saw her.
If we accept that, everything else falls into place. In the alternate timeline, with no Mayoi, Koyomi has no idea that Shinobu was at that Mister Donuts. He's panicked by her sudden disappearance and overburdened by the return of Black Hanekawa, so he forgets her love of donuts and never even thinks to check the donut shop. Then, as in the main timeline, Black Hanekawa finds him and offers to help look for Shinobu. Black Hanekawa attacks him when he refuses Tsubasa's love, but unlike the main timeline, Shinobu is not in his shadow, and he is killed. Shinobu later finds out and goes on a rampage, turning everyone into zombies.

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Themes, symbols or hidden meanings in Spirited Away
The first anime I had watched and perhaps one of the the most memorable for me during my childhood is Spirited Away, produced by Studio Ghibli in 2001.
As I revise on my knowledge and interpretations of the movie once more, I noticed during moments within the movie where underlying social commentary appeared to be made relating to Japanese social issues; in particular, bathing along side child prostitution.
I am also left to wonder about how the author Miyazaki had intended and been able to mirror 'old' Japanese society while animating the story through the 'new'.
EDIT: Question changed from "Allegorical condemnation of social issues in Spirited Away" to "Themes, symbols or hidden meanings in Spirited Away".

Huh? Where was that in the movie?

The most evident moments are generally perceived to be (1) the sign above the bath house (2) Yubaba forcing Sen to change her name (3) No face stealing the bath cards (ref)

What is the question?

The question is whether the story of Spirited Away makes reference to any social issues. As an example, what meaning could be attributed to the parents being depicted as pigs?

There's probably more, but the one symbol I'm aware of is the parents turning into pigs.
One thing to understand about Spirited Away is that in Japanese media, the world of kami, spirits, etc, is often depicted as a traditional Japanese city, much like the look of the buildings Chihiro and her parents stumble upon in the beginning of the movie. (Other examples I can think of are Kamisama Kiss and The Morose Mononokean) Therefore, it's like they stumbled on the Japanese equivalent of the gingerbread house. It comes off as similar to Hansel and Gretel, if instead of being threatened to be cooked, they were turned into pigs for eating the house.
But furthermore, as I recall, there might have been some dialog about it being "an abandoned amusement park." This is a reference to the Japanese bubble economy of the 1980's.  It was a time of explosive growth in the Japanese economy.  People indulged in their wealth, and one of the things they built was a ton of amusement parks. Eventually, the bubble popped, and those amusement parks were abandoned left and right, sometimes still to be found in the countryside, rotting away. https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-abandoned-amusemnet-parks/
This all ties in with Studio Ghibli's intent that the parents gorging on food and turning into pigs is a symbol for greed and consumerism. https://www.boredpanda.com/spirited-away-chihiro-parents-become-pigs-meaning-studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
Also possibly related, is the fact that Miyazaki commonly uses the image of the pig in his art. He often draws people, and even himself, as a pig. In another of his movies, Porco Rosso, the eponymous protagonist is in fact a pig for most of the movie. It is implied that the reason he is a pig is that he prefers it to being human. Thus you might also read the pig as a lowly animal that is still in some ways preferable to a human. That Miyazaki is also known to be a staunch environmentalist only supports this interpretation.
The theme of greed pops up in other places in the movie as well. For example, No Face offers Chihiro gold, which she rejects, as she rejected the food earlier, and for that she survives, where the frog, who took the gold, ended up getting eaten.


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What happens to the Meister when they complete a Death Scythe?
The Soul Eater anime only mentions one Meister who created a Death Scythe, and that was Maka's mother with Spirit Albarn being the Death Scythe she created.
When the other Death Weapons arrived in Death City after Asura's release, we did find out that the Death Scythes were stationed around the world. However, the anime didn't reveal who their Meisters were, or even what happened to them.
So I am wondering: What happens to a Meister when their Weapon Partner becomes a Death Scythe? Would the process be different with Kid and the Thompson Sisters? (Kid stated that he would rather use a Death Scythe he made than one of his father's)

The Meisters who made their Weapons into Death Scythes are then ready to take on evil with their Meister abilities like Stein. They probably become a backup plan when Satan-sama or Shinigami-sama aren't available or incapable of using the Death Scythe. I can't understand why there are so many Death Scythes who are used by the Shinigami only. There has to be more than just the Shinigami who can use them in times of need.
Another logical explanation would be that the Meister who upgrades the Weapon into a Death Scythe is probably its best user, so they are probably only summoned when needed. However, many Death Scythes who operate on their own (like Justin) can be used even when Shinigami or Meister aren't available. Until they are summoned, the Meisters probably have to take on some jobs for survival, etc. However, they might be summoned to use the Weapons that they have converted to Death Scythe because of their mastery and wavelength compatibilities. This can be observed when all the Death Scythes that Crona destroyed were accompanied with their Meisters at the place.

In the anime, Maka's mom is referenced many times by Maka, who says that she occasionally gets postcards from places her mother has been to. Therefore, I'm assuming that after a Meister makes a Death Scythe, they take on a job like any other person would, or maybe some special mission from Lord Death himself. After all, after the Weapons become Scythes, they go around the world protecting different parts of the world.
This is just a theory. The answer may have been revealed in the manga, but I don't know for certain. I hope this helped a little bit.

I think that Spirit is the only personal Death Scythe and none of the others are supposed to be used by death. The other's probably were trained by themselves or a meister who left. Like how Marie keeps on talking about partners that left her. It is also posible that the death's scythes can connect to multiple wavelength and are able to go between multiple parters like Stein or I am over thinking this and the animators did not come up with an explanation.

I've seen something online that led me to believe that the meister in exception of Maka's parents follows their partners. I haven't seen anything about Marie or Azusa, but I've seen it in the other cases.
Justin Law is just a badass and can do it on his own so he's exempted, but the other 4 should have some info on it.

Welcome to [anime.se]. Could you try to find and mention the source of this (whether the online link, or chapter# / episode#)? We discourage answers that can't be backed up by some references.


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Power of The Floor Guardians
I know they say that Shalltear was stronger that Albedo, but after the fight between her and Ains, I really saw, just how op her equipment was, despite that, Albedo is the floor guardian overseer, but Ains clearly said that she would lose against her, and because none of the other floor guardians stepped up, I'm curious to know whether or not the manga or light novel gives some sort of indication or chart on levels, stats and list of abilities of the various floor bosses, and any other NPC in the guild base.

Looking for their respective skills and levels are one thing, but who would win in a battle questions are pure opinion and not a good fit for this site.

Actually it's not quite a ''who would win in a battle'' question as the data given about shalltear clearly states that she uses Holy skills which, as said by Ains, are a very big advantage against boththe followers of Ains aswell as Ains himself. On the Overlord Wiki there is indeed a ranking in skills such as HP, Physical Atk, defense etc. Based on this Shaltear scores a total of 732 overall whereas Albedo scores 690 overall
See: http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wiki/Shalltear_Bloodfallen/Abilities_and_Powers and
http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wiki/Albedo/Abilities_and_Powers

@Chen Orihara, with a bit more development your comment can be the answer to this question, i always tought that Albedo was elected Guardian for her better analitical mind, Shalltear is more prone to provocation she has much more pride that Albedo in similar situations showed

I speculated that floor guardians are guild defense "raid bosses" simply from wondering what their purpose are. They are tasked to guard floors which leads to the top floor of nazarich and so other guilds battle their way to the top floor. The first scene also clarifies my speculation where other players were attacking nazarich and they were defeated at the front. This  is the only acceptable speculation I can think of because how can a guild master not defeat his f*cking minions.


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Haki against Jewelry Bonney
I have seen so far that Jewelry Bonney can alter someone's age by touching them. So I'm just wondering how could you fight against that kind of power with Haki. Could Armament Haki defend the user from her power when she touches him?

There has been no proof of this yet, so I'm basing myself on Sugar's power and speculation. She has a similar power, where she can alter a person's body by touching them. We have seen Sugar turn a lot of Haki users into toys, so it is safe to say that Jewelry Bonny could also turn Haki users into babies.
But could they transform a Haki coated body? Well, Haki allows a user to touch the real person underneath, bypassing the Devil Fruit's power, so I would speculate that Haki would prevent someone from turning them into toys or babies, because the power would not be able to reach the victim.

Well, I guess you have to do it, like Zoro fought against Ain: Don't get touched.
The rest is guessing, because as far as I know, there hasn't been shown any other way to fight powers like hers so far.


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In what order should I watch the Ghost in the Shell series?
The Ghost in the Shell series is comprised of several movies and animated TV series.
TV series:

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
Ghost in the Shell: Arise

Movies:

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – The Laughing Man
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex − Solid State Society
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

For someone completely new to the series, what order should these be watched in? (Are the movies even important to the animated series?)

Similar question over at SF&F

I’ll admit that I never saw that broad of a relation graph at AniDB yet

Here's the order:

Ghost in the Shell (set in 2029) from 1995 or its 2008 remake Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (set in 2030)
- The Laughing Man, a feature-length OVA summary of S.A.C.
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG (set in 2032)
- Individual Eleven, a feature-length OVA which retells the events of S.A.C. 2nd GIG, altered to focus on both the Individual Eleven investigation and the relationship between Hideo Kuze and Motoko Kusanagi
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (set in 2032)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex − Solid State Society (set in 2034) from 2006 or 2011 in 3D
Ghost in the Shell: Arise OVA series (set in 2027). It's a prequel telling the origin story of Section 9
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture is a recompilation for television of Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie is a movie set after Ghost in the Shell: Arise that is a continuation of the plot of the Pyrophoric Cult episode. The original movie's plot follows directly after this movie.
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is the next and latest anime and follows all the other seirse for this anime series

The only unclear part is about where S.A.C. 2nd GIG and Innocence go in relation to each other, because they are both set in 2032. 2nd GIG is the second season of S.A.C. and should probably be watched directly after it.

The GitS movies, SAC-series and Arise OVA are all different interpretations of the source material/manga.
Ghost in the Shell/2.0 and Innocence are set in the same universe, and I would recommend to watch them first as they have the strongest story and production values.
The SAC-series has it's own separate universe and is more of a crime series where the movies are more philosophical.
The Arise OVA-series is also completely separate from both the movies and series, but somewhat serve as a spiritual prequel to both.

Regarding the SAC / GITS 2 relationship... My understanding is that, chronologically, SAC (both series) should come before the original GITS and GITS 2: Innocence. In SAC Motoko is present through all the series. Minor spoiler alort: at the end of the GITS movie she leaves, and her absence is continued in Innocence.

Where does the new movie (2017) go in this list?

The new movie has huge alterations over the source material for what can be known from the trailer, but most likely can work between GITS and Innocence, with some licenses - https://i.imgur.com/4c8xY08.png

Hey, isn't the first and last elements in your list referring to the same movie ? I just downloaded a movie called "GITS The new movie (2015)" (which matches your last bullet) but it also matches your description as ending where the 1995 movie starts (your first bullet)

I believe the first and last bullets are the same movie. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

@TimothyZorn It seems like you might be right, but I'm having trouble backing it up, so if someone else can confirm it, I'll change it (or someone else can).

@LorenzoBoccaccia Now that it's out (for some time now), yes, the latest live action movie has significant differences.  Mostly they can be summarized as saying that the development of full conversion cyborg technology was pushed up ~20 years (relative to Motoko's age).  Instead of being one of the first full conversion cyborgs when she was a child, she's now one of the first full conversion cyborgs in her late teens to early twenties.  Cyberization is still pretty new to the world. The movie focuses on events approximately one year after her conversion.

you forgot about "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Tachikomatic Days"

There are actually two completely different continuities that aren't strictly compatible with each other, considering what happens with the Major.
Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell: Innocence are in a separate continuity. Watch these two first if you like movies better.
SAC and SAC 2nd Gig are basically season 1 and 2 of the TV series. Watch these two first if you like TV shows better. Solid State Society is a movie in the same continuity as the TV series set after both seasons. Laughing Man and Individual Eleven are actually just compilations of the "complex" episodes of SAC and SAC 2nd Gig, respectively. You don't need to watch it if you watch the entire seasons.
Arise is a prequel story to all of the above. It doesn't quite fit either existing continuity. It's a similar set of themes, but told in more of a miniseries approach that doesn't maintain a status quo between episodes. Watch this first if you like binge-ready streaming shows better.

I'm way late here, but Arise is in a very different universe compared to the SAC series, at least. For example, their stories differ in how Kusanagi got her prosthetic body, and how the characters first met each other.

Thanks for the correction @JoL. When I first answered this, Arise wasn't even released yet, and it seemed like it was just a prequel story. I've updated my answer to make it clear that it's not really in either existing continuity.

Personally, I think the following chronological timeline works best for story purposes and character arcs, but only if you ignore a few specific points, such as the dates specified in the films.
To me, it makes more sense as:

Ghost In The Shell: Arise
Ghost In The Shell (original or 2.0)
Ghost In The Shell: SAC - The Laughing Man
Ghost In The Shell: SAC, 2nd Gig - Individual Eleven
Ghost In The Shell: Innocence
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society

Yes, they're in 3 separate continuities, but they can basically work this way.

Chronological order in this case is perfect. Ghost in the Shell (movie, 1995) will introduce you to the Masamune Shirow's cyberpunk world and to the director Mamoru Oshii. Innocence (2004) will actualize the 1995 contents with the same director and then SAC (2005) will develop single relevant social and political aspects (e.g. the episode Automated Capitalism) deeply, describing a vivid world you can only partially understand without seeing previous works.

There's a couple things missing here: When you say SAC, which one are you referring to? "Stand Alone Complex", "SAC 2nd Gig", or "SAC 2nd Gig - Individual Eleven"? Also, where does Arise come into play, and what about Solid State Society?

The first Stand Alone complex season. After that I stop to watch the franchise so I cannot give you first-hand information about what is following SAC, including the second season called 2nd Gig. I'm sure of the order of the titles I listed though.

Watch the original movie first. Arise if you are young and need backstory and canonical chronological OCD. S.A.C is really great and if someone was on a time budget, watching this alone would justify the series and world that truly exposes corruption, future technology and potential criminal activity along with deep socio-political introspective. If you like The Newsroom and the fmv's of Metal Gear Solid, you will like S.A.C. 2nd gig was good too. Nothing beats the original. And Arise is a good modern adaption of the world. Plus sheds some light on Major's past.

Welcome to Anime and Manga SE. The question asks which order the OP should watch the Ghost in the Shell works in. Your answer doesn't really address that question, it's more of a commentary on your opinion of the works. Please edit to suggest a viewing order; for example, would you suggest watching the movie, then SAC, then Arise? If so, why? Although we can sort of guess from your opinions, it's too fuzzy to be a really good answer.

This is your first answer but I am not sure I understand what you mean. Some things that could help make your answer better is by elaborating more and making it more detailed and also clear in detail/format. :)


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Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?

 In the Berserk manga, after the carnage at Eclipse, the protagonist Guts repeatedly came to be called as the Black Swordsman by everyone, other than his new friends-cum-comrades. I've read the manga but I couldn't figure out the possible reason for it.

However, I do have some following clues but cannot account them as the primary reason for such.

 1. In the first and the last episode (scene before the ending) of the Berserk anime, Guts skin color was neither white nor dark (like of Casca) but something different.

 2. The color of Guts's outfit excluding the armor was almost black. After the addition of Berserker Armor, everything he wore was black.

As you can see, these reasons are not very convincing. Therefore, I ask the question again:
Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?
Note: No racial discrimination or apartheid is intended in 1.

Guts was known as the "Swordsman clad in black", which was eventually shortened to "Black Swordsman".

Guts before he got his Berserk Armor.

Guts with his Berserk Armor.
His armor was always black, but the most relevant item was his black cape, which always covered his whole body in black when he wasn't fighting.

Guts was known as the "Swordsman clad in black" -- I don't remember this in manga. Can you confirm the source?

@Firelord. I'll see what I can find. So far, I haven't had any luck finding a source for my claim. I do remember him being called that once, although it might've been an inofficial fan translation.


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Feasibility of Guts using the Dragonslayer
In the Berserk manga, given the enormous amount of chapters dealing with Guts'  over-sized sword, the Dragonslayer, I didn't try finding a pic that clearly shows the sword hanging slantingly along his dorsum. Neither did I notice the following issue before completing all the available episodes.
I'm intrigued by how exactly Guts was always able to wield Dragonslayer without at first having any difficulty from the hooks holding it, unhinges it to be more precise to say.
If we assume having his arm fully stretched upward and trying to displace Dragonslayer from its stationary position, then prima facie the distance between his grip (not of sword's) and shoulders cannot be greater than or equal to the length of the blade of the Dragonslayer.
It is this impracticability that made me to request here, a picture of Guts along with the Dragonslayer featuring his dorsum without any cape, so as to understand the truth. While a picture will speak the answer by itself, a context around it or without the picture itself may help too.
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On a side note, these pictures of Guts somewhat shows the hinge which holds off Guts' sword. But I can't fathom how then he could use the sword instantly when the sword needs to be unhooked every time to slay the enemy.

(Click image to enlarge it)

It seems that I covered a part of my own question by adding those images in the question itself.

So if I am understanding the question correctly, you are wondering why he has no issues with unhinging the sword from his back and getting it into battle position.
Let me instantly break the bad news, in real life this would not have been possible. And it  falls under the BFS trope.
Even so people tend to want to investigate how 'impossible' it would be to wield such a weapon. And which real life weapon would be most comparable to this. They came to the following numbers:

Guts is roughly 1.90 meters high
The Dragon slayer is roughly the same height (the size is a bit variable through out the series)
The blade most likely weights about 220 pounds or 99.8KG. Although on the wiki, it has been stated that it should be around 400 pounds, and some reddit user calculated it to be around 625 pounds or 283.5KG

So coming back to your question, to displace the sword, assuming that Guts and the blade are equal in height and the blade weighs 220 pounds. Trying to pull it with a stretched arm length of 0.95m (it is said that the length of fingertip to fingertip is roughly your body length)
(not sure how to do the maths from here, but feel free to edit it in)
And to round up the post, the closest resembling sword to that of Guts', would be a two handed ceremonial sword which only resembles the blade in length (199cm / 78.3inch) and weighing much less (5.42KG / 11.9 pounds)

I've added references in your answer. Feel free to revert back to original. :-)

Thank you very much for the information. I was not aware of the concepts of Ceremonial swords, BFS trope and the physics mentioned in Reddit discussions. While this helps to clear this fact that unhinging it would be impossible in the fashion manga reflected, I'm hoping someone might post the desired picture to complete the answer.

@Firelord Looked around for that as well, but the closest I could get to that would be figurine models (which are not really scale made) and these 2 picture a and picture b

The sword is not held by hinges, but with a hook at the top that goes into a ring on the sword near the handle, and a long leather belt that has a cranny at the end of the tip of the sword.
I actually have a detailed/movable figurine of Gatsu with the dragon slayer and I can remove the sword.
It shows in great details how the sword is holding onto his back.
The hook is more like a pin actually and makes it very easy to remove the sword.
Also the author does not always draw the whole thing. Like in the picture on the right, we do not see the leather belt that hold the tip of the sword. yet the sword is shown being slightly tilted.
I am guessing the author was being a bit lazy/pressed by time.
If it was real/human-sized, the way is it made makes it actually quite easy to take out, but not to put it back since you need to put the hook between the shoulder blades in the loop and then move/lift the sword until the tip is in its cradle at the end of the leather belt.

Looking at the images given, I can't imagine his sword to be any less than 180 kg, even if it was high-carbon steel it should weigh more than that.  Also, since he doesn't unsheathe basically any of his swords and just keeps it hung on a couple of loops by the crossguard (if I remember correctly), he doesn't need extreme reach to use it but only about a foot or two to get the thicker base of the blade free.

No one could swing this sword in real life but even the Mountain from GoT is not as strong as the fictional Gatsu. Perhaps no human could ever get that strong, but there are other things to show he's somehow superhumanly strong even if it's all "natural" in the manga/anime. As a skinny (relatively) 15 year old he's still swinging around a sword with speed that is clearly many times heavier than the heaviest swords used in real history.
He's also been able to stabilize the mast of a big ol' ship. His strength is comparable to Hulk levels despite being much much much skinnier than a superhero character like the Hulk. In a world that is gritty and realistic EXCEPT the supernatural demons of course, his strength not being explained by anything supernatural has always been the one "catch", but I guess that's kind of a cool, special thing about it. Just by genetic miracle, sheer will, or some other explanation, he is, without supernatural ability--many times stronger than the strongest men who have ever lived. It's kind of cool because usually characters in fiction with that much strength need a supernatural or sci fi "boost".
But yes, it's impossibly large for a human in real life to swing--really to pick up for most of us. When you factor in momentum and leverage/pendulum stuff and all that nonsense. One's forearm can get tired just waving a crow bar around in the air for a while and the metal of the Dragon Slayer is likely no less dense.
It's non-magic magic. :) :P Gatsu rules!
Also, I forget when and why he changes it up or how often he goes back and forth, but clearly Miura would sometimes just have the "clip" at the top and other times have the clip and the belt at the bottom. I'm not sure if there was a rhyme or reason for why it would switch sometimes but most other design elements are pretty consistent with his gear.
In the Sword of the Berserk video game which the story he wrote and sort of directed, he just has the clip as well--no belt at the bottom.
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What different experiences did Anna and Johan have before they reunite?
Wolf discovered Anna and Johan in the borderlands and sent them to different orphanages.

What experiences did Johan have which Anna did not, apart from Kinderheim 511?
When and how did they reunite? Was it entirely the work of the Liebert couple or did Johan play a part?