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Is Kira (Yagami Light) an antihero or a villain?
I was having a conversation with my friend and I said that Kira was one of my favorite antiheroes. He replied with: Kira is not a an antihero, he's a villain.
But he gave nearly zero arguments for that.

I have removed the second part of your question as it seems off topic to me. Megneto is from comics  and movies not anime or manga

In modern works, we are not limited to Greek archetypes. Light is a villain protagonist.
While the stories of the Greeks were written to follow great heroes, that does not limit us to their archetypes.  The central character can be a villain -- and Light is clearly one such person, as he steps off the deep end shortly into the series.
An anti-hero is a hero who lacks heroic features; Light is a protagonist who performs villainous actions.
A good anti-hero example would be the modern take on Batman.  He is dark, foreboding, and a lawbreaker.  He does things (like attacking policemen to stop them from accidentally attacking disguised hostages in The Dark Knight) that aren't considered heroic, with the direct intent of performing a heroic duty -- that is, saving lives. The presence of heroic intent with unheroic actions makes Batman an anti-hero.
Light, on the other hand, quickly steps off his original goal of removing dangerous known bad actors, and begins killing people -- both innocent and guilty -- for the sake of glorifying himself. This is, both in action and intent, the opposite of an archetypal hero.  In this way, Light steps over the anti-hero line directly into villain territory.

The entire anime (and probably manga but I haven’t read it) follows the story of Light — from when he first gains access to a Death Note until the bitter end. It’s obvious that Light is a central character and we can ask ourself whether he is a hero (or antihero) or a villain.
An antihero has been defined by Ankit, a villain would typically be somebody who works against the principal (anti) hero standing on the other side of the black/white schism.
There are other principal and supporting character, naturally. I would classify the police investigation squad as supporting and L as another principal character.

 L’s successor Near would also be classified as principal in my humble opinion.

Obviously, Light and L are not both black or both white; they have conflicting goals.
With this rather simple classification in hand, it is up to us to ask us whether L’s side can be considered the ‘hero side’ — the only possibility if we desire to call Light the villain. Well:

 L can’t be the hero by himself as he dies halfway through. The work ends if the hero dies. Near can’t be the hero by himself as he only appears halfway through. Together, they could be the ‘hero side’ in a two-episode drama.

But even if that last case is true, we still follow the story of Light much more closely than the story of L. It’s not the idea of a hero that they barely turn up.
Therefore, Light is an antihero.

Definition of antihero from Google:

a central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.

Light was central character and lacks conventional heroic attributes. So he is surely an antihero.

Will appreciate the downvote feedback.

I'm not the downvoter but this answer seems way too simplistic. Definitions in literature and art are not clear-cut like they are in programming. It feels very inadequate to answer a question on a complex topic like antihero vs. villain by saying "Here's a definition; this character fits this definition, so they are an antihero."

@Torisuda On the other hand, if you aren't willing to agree to a definition then things can be warped to support (or attack) any arbitrarily selected conclusion. After all, the question "Is Light an X or Y?" is utterly meaningless if you don't specify what X and Y actually are to some extent (and becomes a primarily opinion based question, which is the kind we close on almost all SE sites). Give me wiggle room in definitions and I could argue Light is a force of nature, for example, which while potentially amusing is kind of absurd.

@zibadawatimmy This definition and this answer are way too simplistic. It might fly if we were talking about some background character who appeared in one episode, but with Light we have dozens of hours / hundreds of pages worth of material to analyze. Questions like this about literary terms and tropes in media are always to some extent subjective in a way that wouldn't be accepted on Stack Overflow, but this answer tries to be objective and SO-esque and ends up drastically oversimplifying the situation.

Light Yagami was a Villian. He killed innocent people such as the dead investigator's wife, Naomi Misora, who he enjoyed killing. He kills the fake L immediately on live TV in his prefecture after the Fake L's speech that he would bring Kira to justice.
He kills L, L's guardian, kills Naomi Misora's husband, kills Naomi Misora and enjoyed the horrified expression on her face as she knows he killed her. After the Death Note takes hold of her he then taunts her and revels in his "victory". Light Yagami is a villain and is a case course on how showing people what drives a killer will bias themselves and argue the immorality of a murder was somehow just an argument over ethics.

Kira (Or Light Yagami) is definitely an anti hero. By definition, anti hero means the central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes. Heroic attributes are the qualities like strong sense of justice, striving for others rather than his own existence, compassion for others etc.
Light had his own way of justice, he many times murders people to protect his own identity(existence) and also manipulated innocent people to do his bidding. Which are all the qualities that are opposite to a hero.
Even L and N, can't be classified to be heroes, as L stayed till half and is killed. Then N enters from second half.
Finally, I say may be, he shows some villain characteristics, but not classified to be a villain. :)

Actually, I think Light is an anti-villian since he always talk about justice. However, Light is ready to kill an inocent man just because he object and call him evil. "An Anti-Villain is the opposite of an Anti-Hero; while the anti-hero often fights on the side of good, but with selfish motives; the anti-villain plays a villain's game, but for a noble cause...at least in their eyes. They may be more noble or heroic than an anti-hero, but the means to achieve their ends are often considered exploitative, immoral, unjust, or evil". So yeah, I think Light is not an anti-hero but the oposite, an anti-villain.

I think we all can agree that Light is the central character. All the events in the story surrounds him, but although his way of reaching his goal of becoming the new god isn't really heroic, he had good intencions, such as cleaning the world from criminals. All the innocents killed were a threat to Kira's identity being exposed. So yeah, Light was an antihero. Also i noticed a lot of people misusing the term "villain", because a villain CAN be the main character and a hero also can be the antagonist

Light is a hero because he only killed criminals. L is secretly a criminal. Look up Anime Theory L's Dark Secret(death note Theory) by DuoReview. Light tried to team up with L but L refused and threatened Light that when L finds Light L is going to kill Light. What was Light supposed to do? Lie to survive. Light killed some agents because L brainwashed them into thinking Light is evil. L should of not threatened Light. L should of chatted with Light, teamed up with Light then there would be true teamwork with the two. A true hero sacrifices himself to save the world and that is what Light did in episode 1.

Light is both anti-hero and villain, though him being villain outweighs overall.
The first hint of him being more villain was when he killed fake L without thinking as if it was too normal for him to do. Second time which was decisive of him becoming more of a villain was the FBI and his fiance. Hints of him realizing that he is doing wrong were first shown in this case. At this point onwards, he started to have more of villain qualities while the anti-hero pretty much was gone. He had the one villain quality stuck to his mind, i.e. he believes he is a good guy.
The thing is, being anti-hero doesn't mean it's a good or bad thing. An anti-hero is a protagonist who doesn't have good qualities like normal ones, but he can do either good things or bad things, and he will be either a hero or villain. Here, Light started as an anti-hero, but since he started doing bad things he became a villain instead of a hero.


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Are there any new/conflicting rules in the Death Note Movies?
In a Madman Newsletter talking about the release of Death Note: Light up the NEW World in the cinemas it says

In 2016, society is afflicted with cyber-terrorism. The Death Note is a supernatural notebook that grants its user the power to kill simply by writing a person’s name on its pages. Six different Death Notes fall to the human world, the maximum number of notes that can exist at once.

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Now I don't recall it ever being said in the anime that there was a limit to the number of Death Notes, however since the new movie is set after Death Note 2: The Last Name and it's incompatible with the anime/manga because

 L takes his own life to expose Light as Kira by writing his own name in the Death Note

I am wondering if there were any new or conflicting rules to the Death Note in the Live Action Movies compared to the Anime/Manga.

Its hard to believe that L will do something like that.

@LightYagami that is what happened in the Death Note Live movie 1 and 2. The new 2016 version is basically a reboot of the old movie 1 & 2 version by making it a serial.

In the last few episodes, one of the rules does actually say that if the number of death notes in the human world exceeds 6, the 7th note will have no effect until one of the other notes is destroyed or returned to the shinigami world.

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Naruto Shippuden at ep. 445 on Hulu, but movies are further. Is this due to the manga?
Spoilers if you aren't caught up.
I've never read the Naruto Manga, I started binge watching about two years ago on Hulu and finally caught up to where the anime is.

 Currently everyone is stuck in the infinite tsukuyomi except Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke. Due to being caught up I went back and started watching all of the movies. After Road to Ninja, the next is The Last: Naruto the Movie. This seems to take place WAY after everything in the TV show.

Is this because of the Manga are so far ahead and that's why the movie is now made?

K so just read a question very similar to my own so I will change it to, if I want to start reading the manga to catch up to the movie, where are these events compared to the manga>

First of all, The Last: Naruto the Movie is just two years after the war ended. Also I think you are okay watching The Last: Naruto the Movie already. If I remember correctly there is only about one thing you will miss and it's about

Kakashi turning into the Hokage

The manga started somewhere in 1999 and already ended on November 10, 2014
The episode you are on should be a filler if I'm correct. So that means that the episode is not part of the main story. That means you should be in volume 70 or 71 of the manga. Also if I'm correct the main story should be taking place somewhere in or after chapter 678, which is in volume 70.

So to actually answer your question. No, the manga is not far ahead they just decided to make the movie, the manga ended about two years ago so they decided to make the movie.
Also, The Last: Naruto the Movie is just mainly focused on Naruto and Hinata and the story about how they ended up together.

The Manga is Already Over, it ended in November of 2014, so it has been done for over a year now. The anime has been more filler than canon material for the last 2 years. There is little canon material left for them to do after the Activation of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

thank you for he answer. I looked into the manga and the day I found this i started at ch. 670 and finished at ch. 700 and t really brought things into perspective. Maybe this season they draw a conclusion but the tsukuyomi got too far and was a weak filler. I much rather would've watched the battle the ensued and the following movies of two months as opposed to the filler they gave us. Love all of you fellow Naruto fans god bless.

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Who is the person in the Akatsuki cloak in Chapter 702?
My theory is that the hooded man might be someone new who was also working behind the scenes, but didn't make himself known as Obito and Madara had done or could be someone already introduced as a part of the Uchiha, it could be Madara, or Danzo. So, perhaps even the masked guy isn't Uchiha.
So who do you think it could be?

So who do you think it could be.  :D

Just a head up for you: we are slightly different from forums in the sense that we don't post any answer unless there is at least enough evidence to reach a conclusion - so you probably won't be getting any answer for a while.

To soon to discuss..

He is Shin Uchiha

 Shin Uchiha  is a shinobi who was once Orochimaru's follower and also a test subject for genetic experimentation. He intends to revive Akatsuki and return conflict to the world so that humans can once again evolve through it. Despite his surname he is not truly a member of the Uchiha clan. At some point Shin became intrigued by Itachi Uchiha and began to imitate the Uchiha Clan, adopting their surname and customary clothing, as well as numerous Sharingan which have been implanted all over his body. His Sharingan-embedded right arm was harvested by Orochimaru and transplanted to Danzō Shimura along with some of Hashirama Senju's cells. Some time after this Shin left Orochimaru's side, taking most of his clones with him. His treats his clones as son as well as organ donors.

Some speculation say he can be Shisui Uchiha, his body didn't got found yet. He has the reason to hate sasuke because he killed his friend. Maybe Orochimaru helped him to get this eyes in his arm and head, as he done something similar to Danzo.

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Why did most kages change in the Boruto movie?
The fifth mizukage and the sixth hokage doesn't look old at all. And I don't believe that Ōnoki had died. Why are the kages all different?

They all get retired

Why did most kages change in the Boruto movie?
Because they felt it's time to get retirement and they also found there replacement. Hiruzen also got retired when he found his replacement in Minato and become Hokage again when he died.
Tsuchikage
Ōnoki always complain about his back pain and after the tiring Fourth Shinobi World War it seems like a proper time to get retirement.
Hokage
Naruto have a dream to become Hokage from start and Kakashi might have noticed the change in Naruto to be worthy of it so he retired.
Kazekage
Gaara is quite young and capable and still being Kazekage.
Mizukage
Mei Terumī always complained about having scarcity of good man in her life and Chōjūrō being the last of Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have proved his worth in Fourth Shinobi World War. So Mei might have retired to concentrate on her personal life and also found a good replacement for her.
Raikage
Fourth Raikage (A) was ofcourse old enough and he even lost a hand just before Fourth Shinobi World War, seems like a proper time for retirement. And Darui proved his worth in Fourth Shinobi World War too.

So mostly it seems Kage just gave there seats too younger generation who proved there worth in Fourth Shinobi World War.


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How did deva path pain get killed by a rasengan?
He got hit by a double meat tank and tanked tailed beast ball easily. And he's able to block sage mode taijutsu. But how did he get killed by a stupid rasengan?

Maybe there is a reason Rasengan is epitome of Shape Transformation. Remember a small imperfect Rasengan one shoted Kabuto who was an expert healer.

After reading the wikis of Nagato and Chibaku Tensei Justu  (Planetary Devastation), and while this is mere speculation, Deva Path couldn't survive the Rasengan because of the prior events.
When Naruto was in his tailed beast form, Pain was retreating in order to perform the Chibaku Tensei Justu.

To perform this technique through one of his Six Paths of Pain, Nagato needed to bring his Deva Path in close proximity to his body so that he could channel his chakra to it more effectively

While Deva Path was retreating, Nagato focused his strength and charka into Deva Path in order to survive the barrage of attacks received by Naruto.
In the aftermath, the draw back to the Chibaku Tensei Justu was that it caused severe stress to Nagato

At low chakra levels, it placed a massive strain on his body which caused him to bleed from the mouth and nose

Because of the massive stress Nagato took, while Deva Path could still use his attractive and repulsive abilities, Nagato was not able exert enough charka in order for Deva Path to survive


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What happened to the tomoe in Sasuke's Rinnegan?
Sasuke's Rinnegan (pre-chapter 700) had six tomoe.

In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage chapter 6, when Sasuke's Rinnegan is shown, it doesn't have the tomoe:

What happened to the tomoe in his Rinnegan? Is this an error or is there something else to it?

The likelihood in this case is that Sasuke still has his special Rinnegan. It is likely not active at this point; instead, he's using the more standard Rinnegan.

@Makoto your answer was technically right but lacked evidence. Thanks anyways :)

It's not like there was much evidence to go on until this week anyhow...

The latest manga of Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage, show us that his eye was weakened and that's why he didn't have tomoe in his Rinnegan or why he couldn't activate his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
It was weakened because he tried to open dimensions with his eyes which consumes a lot of chakra, as Obito had tried before he died in the battle with Kaguya.


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In what episode does Naruto get linked to all the tailed beasts?
Seeing as we finished the arc with Fū, I would like to see her reaction again when she actually meets him. So, in what episode does Naruto get linked to all of the tailed beasts and their jinchūriki?

In Episode 324 ("The Unbreakable Mask and the Shattered Bubble") of Naruto: Shippuden. But the fight between Naruto and the other Jinchūriki continue till next episode "Jinchūriki vs. Jinchūriki!!". Until they started getting absorbed into the Gedo Statue.


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In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage, who is this blue-haired guy sitting next to Boruto?
In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage manga, page 3

Who is the guy with blue hair sitting next to Boruto?
Is it a new character or did I miss something from Naruto?

The character sitting next to Boruto is Mitsuki. He is a Konohagakure shinobi who originated from an unknown village and also the team-mate of Boruto and Sarada.

According to Narutopedia:

Born as Orochimaru's son, Mitsuki immigrated to Konohagakure, where he was then enrolled into the Konoha Academy. Most of Mitsuki's background is left as a complete mystery to the point where even his own team-mates don't know who his parents are.

Extract from Boruto: Naruto the movie summary:

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

Who are his parents? Which clan is he from ?  Possibly a Otsutsuki descendant?

but yes i also guessed that he might be Otsuzsuki because of the hair and the cloth of him. but yes still no details

Not sure if you want to change it, but he wasn't born in Konoha. Sarada doesn't even know him in the 2nd chapter of Naruto Gaiden

You might want to answer this also: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21377/who-are-mitsukis-parents?lq=1


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Who is Julius Kingsley?
In the second episode of "Code Geass: Akito the Exiled" a man calling himself "Julius Kingsley" exites a train of the royal family. To understand this episode and not getting spoiled by my question you should have seen Code Geass R1 completely, the beginning of Code Geass R2 and the first episode of "Code Geass: Akito the exiled".
(Note that "Code Geass: Akito the Exiled" takes place in the year beetween Code Geass R1 and Code Geass R2)

 The man exiting the train looks like Lelouch, his behaviour is also similar to Lelouch's (except Lelouch is less arrogant). The facts that Suzaku accompanies him and he wears an eyepatch on his left eye (the source of Lelouch's Geass) made me think whether this really is Lelouch or not. My first thought was that Lelouch lost his memories of the time before he was send to Japan (maybe he lost more memories too) and sees himself as a member of the royal family. Also, Julius Kingsley takes complete control of the troup planing. As Lelouch is a great tactician, I came to the conclusion that Julius Kingsley has to be Lelouch. Am I right? If so, why does he call himself Julius Kingsley? And what happened in the train, when he desperately begged for water?

Thanks in advance.

Don't you mean Julius? Also, quick google turned up this wiki page

@kei You're completely right. I don't know how I ended up with Alexander. The wiki page you found does not really answer my question. Most of the similarities beetween Julius and Lelouch are mentioned there, but there is no clear answer whether Lelouch is Julius or not.

In episode 3 of the OVA series it's revealed that Julius Kingsley is infact a brainwashed Lelouch. the brainwashing however is somewhat unstable as when Julius is seen on the train cluching his eye this is a sign that the brainwashing hasn't fully worked and "Lelouch" is trying to come back. he reappears briefly later on showing also that his Geass has yet to be sealed as it is at the start of R2

That's a good theory. Julius being a clone of Lelouch made by the order would make sense. Although this would raise some additional questions like "Can two clones be that similar? How much is destined by genetics?". We cannot give a clear answer to that, so we should consider Julius being Lelouch. Making two memory alterations should not be more difficult than one and they really look alike. (The differences you mentioned probably are the result of the never production. I noticed several light changes)

@Sirac with the memory alterations, firstly we're not exactly sure how they were done (drugs, technology, etc.). i'm assuming Charles Geass because when Shirley was affected by the Geass Canceler she not only remember Lelouch as Zero (Lelouch's Geass) but she also remembered Nunnally is Lelouch's sibling, not Rolo. the Canceler only removed Lelouch's Geass then she wouldn't have remembered Nunnally's role in Lelouch's life (his order was to To forget Lelouch)

(cont) now given that, when Lelouch first enters the Sword of Akasha Charles still has control of his Geass which means he hasn't used it enough for it to go out of control and in my opinion had Charles did 2 memory alterations his Geass would have went out of control. ofcause all of this is speculation, Akito of the Exiled i'm hoping answers the question raised by the time gap, most importantly, how did C.C survive without Free Pizza from Lelouch

This is the most acceptable answer since Akito the Exiled is an OVA of season 1. Since that OVA fills in the gap beteeen season 1 and 2. And we see how Emperor Charles used Lelouch for his needs in leading the EU Brittania forces in that 1 year gap between season 1 and 2.

It is widely believed that Julius is in fact Lelouch. He bares a striking resemblance to Lelouch, wears an eye patch to cover his Geass, and he is a master tactician. Unfortunately, no official information is out yet because ep 3 is still in production but it is assumed that when Suzaku brought Lelouch before Emperor Charles, Charles used his Geass to alter Lelouch's memories temporarily so that he thought that he was a Britannian tactician.
The water part still has not been explained, at least not that I know of. It possably was just a technique used by the writers too show Lelouch's current interactions with Suzaku and how they feel towards each other but that is just speculation.

According to Lelouch's entry in Wikipedia, Julius Kingsley is Zero (Lelouch).

Akito The Exiled
After Suzaku brings Lelouch to Charles, he offers to hand him over on the condition he be inducted into the Knights of the Round, much to Lelouch's dismay. Charles agrees, and uses his Geass to alter Lelouch's mind. With this, Lelouch becomes the empire's slave, Julius Kingsley, wearing an eyepatch over his Geass.
Lelouch makes a few appearances in the miniseries, first seen in Suzaku's custody as he clutches his right eye while begging his friend for water, only to be silently turned down. In his second appearance upon arriving in St. Petersburg, Kingsley proudly declares that the Emperor has placed him in charge of all the Eastern front operational planning for Britannia's military.
In the third episode, Lelouch encounters Shin Hyuga Shaing and others for a meeting. In which he tries to arrest the others in his plan. Lelouch showcases a clip to create fear and havoc within the city. Later on, he plays chess along Hyuga, but starts hallucinating Kingsley and past memories from Rebellion. Later on Hyuga figures out that he was both Zero and Lelouch and calls his squad. Suzaku, in an attempt to defend the secret, kills most of the squad whilst Lelouch rips off his eye-patch. Eventually, both are captured, with Hyuga later declaring Kingsley executed and revealing that he is Zero.

This entry summarizes the episodes in Akito The Exiled where Julius Kingsley (Zero) is seen.
Also, Lelouch's character profile includes Julius Kingsley as one of his aliases.

Nickname(s)

Lulu, The Black Prince

Aliases

Lelouch Lamperouge
Zero
Julius Kingsley

Title

11th Prince of Britannia
99th Emperor of Britannia

Relatives

Charles zi Britannia (father)
Marianne vi Britannia (mother)
Nunnally vi Britannia (sister)
Rolo Lamperouge (adopted brother)
Clara Lamperouge (adopted sister)

Nationality

Britannian

With the third episode revealed, it is stated that Zero and Kingsley are the same person, and he is but a brainwashed Lelouch serving the Emperor of Britannia.
According to Julius Kingsley's entry in Code Geass Wikia,

A young man with a striking resemblance to Lelouch vi Britannia whose left eye is covered with an eye-patch for unknown reasons.

In episode 3 of Akito the Exiled, Julius was revealed to indeed be a brainwashed Lelouch who is completely loyal to the Emperor of Britannia. His eye-patch hides his Geass. There are multiple scenes throughout the OVA series that suggest his state is relatively unstable, with his original personality briefly resurfacing, as indicated by Kingsley muttering Nunnally's name, and even going so far as to calling Julius Kingsley another being all together.

Julius Kingsley is really in fact Lelouch because Xin Hyuga Shaing also suspect it and Suzaku says "He is Zero" . And there is also a pic that Julius Kingsley is really in fact Lelouch enter link description here

Lord Shaing was the one who said "He is Zero" not Suzaku

In my belief this is Lelouch but brainwashed from his precious memory's like Nunnally and more and rewriten as a tactician for the royal family Julius has an amazing resemblance to lelouch and exclusively during the fight between Suzaku and Xin Hyuga Shaing Suzaku admits it and as thefightgoes on Julius " Lelouch " gets bad and start remembering thing and especially on wikipedia it explains that he was in akito the exiled

Julius is actually Lelouch. In the 3rd OVA, his memories has been rewritten and brainwashed. His eye that was covered was actually infact a Geass. While Shinn, says to Suzaku that his purpose was just like his, it is heard that he said Nunnally, also fragments of his memories started to Return with Charles Rewriting his memory. This Confirms he is actually Lelouch.

Jun Fukuyama voices both Lelouch and Julius. As for the clone theory, I expect it might be morally wrong to clone people, the same as it is in the real world. Charles could have changed Lelouch's memories multiple times too. As for the unnamed child's geass, according to the wiki, it was most likely given to him by V.V.


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Why Did Anko get so fat?
Alert: This post contains spoilers. If you are not up-to-date to Naruto's manga, don't read it.

 In the last chapter of Naruto, Anko appears as Chouchou's sensei:

She was always in good shape during the entire series.

Is there a reason she got this fat? Is this some kind of a joke made by Masashi Kishimoto?

Food is addicting. Pies are also tasty.

Too much dango, most probably.

maybe she piled it on when she was pregnant and hasn't lost it all yet, though for that to be plausible we'd need a canon reference on her child

human metabolism slows down as they get older

Source - deviantart
This may be the reason... too many dangos.
As seen in the image above, during the Chunin Exam, Anko consumed four times the amount of calories an adult female needs in one day. If this is typical in her diet she would likely be unable to burn all those calories every day, which would lead to weight gain.

Welcome to Anime and Manga. i have edited your question to add in the image but could you also expand on your own explanation incase if both the image and the site goes down?

Even if it is a poor answer, that clip from Shonen Jump is really helpful

As a ninja I assume that you burn a lot more calories and fat much more easily and quickly than regular individuals. So Anko having a slim figure at the time despite eating like this is no big deal. However, when peace came along and she became an instructor I am guessing she spent a lot less time training and taking missions and more time eating therefor the weight began to pack on and she got fat.

It might not just be that she ate more, but that she ate the same amount and can no longer burn it off.

i think what you are trying to say is that as people age they tend to have a lower metabolism and thus burn less energy.


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How can we convert between a.t.b. and Revolution Year?
In the first two seasons of Code Geass, dates are mentioned with "a.t.b.". I took this screenshot from first episode of season one:

However, in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, dates are mentioned as R.Y. (Revolution Year). This is a screenshot from the Akito the Exiled trailer:

So, first question: What does a.t.b. stand for?
And, also: How can we convert between a.t.b. and R.Y.? Which Revolution Year would 2010 a.t.b. be?

Actually in the code geass world the French Revolution doesn't happen in 1789 A.D. or 1845 A.T.B. but in 1789 A.T.B. or 1734 in A.D.

What does a.t.b. stand for?

It stands for "Ascension Throne Britannia", named after the "date the first Celtic super-king, Eowyn, was elected by the united British tribes to battle Rome, becoming the first member of the modern Britannian imperial family."{1} 55 B.C. is equivalent to 1 a.t.b.

How can we convert between a.t.b. and R.Y.?

The Revolution Year system (used by the EU in Code Geass) is based on the French Revolution (start date) of 1789 A.D.{2}{3} Since 55 B.C. is 1 a.t.b., we can figure out the actual conversion formula:

0 R.Y. = 1789 A.D. = 1845 a.t.b.

If you want a simple conversion between a.t.b. and R.Y., just some simple math:

R.Y. = a.t.b. - 1845

Which Revolution Year would 2010 a.t.b. be?

Based on the conversion above, a.t.b. 2010 is equivalent to R.Y 165.

I believe the math is slightly wrong here;  you're doing AD  = atb - 56, but if 55 BC = 1 atb, then 1 BC = 55 atb, and 1 AD = 56 ATB (there's no such year as "0 AD"), hence AD = atb - 55.

At the beginning of the second episode of Akito the Exiled, the following is said:

Revolution Year 228. It has been seven years since the Empire of Britannia invaded Japan and renamed it Area 11.

Because the invasion of Japan happened in 2010 a.t.b, it can be deduced that the offset, at least in the time frame of the series, between a.t.b and R.T is:
2010 + 7 - 228 = 1789

So it appears that R.Y. 0 would correspond to 1789 a.t.b.


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What happened to Hampnie Hambart in Episode 3?
When Hampnie Hambart died, was it because his wish came true AND he succumbed to his wounds, or would he have died whether he was wounded or not because his wish came true? I'm asking because I don't recall him being that terribly wounded. It seemed like the group that captured him was just getting started.

You have no need to add a spoiler warning in the title. If you feel that something might be spoilerish add >! before the sentence or paragraph, to hide the spoiler content until a user mouses over it. With that being said, your title implies a spoilers so you don't really need to include one if you don't want to.

Thank you for @Krazer! In the past I've written a spoilery title and didn't want it to happen again, but also I wanted to make sure I wrote a proper title for this question.

It's hard to know for sure, but it makes sense why he would die if we accept Hampnie Hambart's own theory for what God is doing. He believes that God thinks he is granting humans their wishes. In that case, Hampnie Hambart's own wish, to die happy with his family, was granted. Until that point, he was unable to die because it would go against his wish. However, once those conditions were met, he could die just as any other human.
As for his wounds not being very severe, this is a matter of how you interpret the scene. My personal guess he was probably at the level that an ordinary human would die, but being immortal himself, he could withstand more than the average human. Another possibility is that after his conditions were met, his wish being his own death, God granted him that wish right away. What exactly the group does to him isn't depicted much so we can't know for sure whether it would kill a normal person. There may be more information in the light novels, but I haven't read them.
Of course, we don't really know what God is doing (at least not yet), so there could be a different explanation, but this makes sense given all that we know so far by episode 3 of the anime.

This is probably it, although it is a bit strange because when he was dying he said something like "I don't want to die now..." (he wanted to stay with Ai). Either he wished this too late or God is fed up with his requests.


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Corpse Princess seasons
I watched "Corpse Princess" a couple weeks ago, and I was blown away by how good it was. I didn't expect much, since the name is so cheesy. At the end I wanted more, but it didn't seem available on Crunchyroll. As far as I can tell there are seasons past the initial corpse princess anime available on Crunchyroll, does anyone know how many seasons, episodes, and/or movies of corpse princess exist, and what there watch order is?

Currently there are 2 seasons, a DVD only Special and a OVA available for corpse-princess.
The release order is as follows, and as far as I can tell without watching it, should also be the chronological order to watch it.

Season 1: Shikabane Hime: Aka
Season 2: Shikabane Hime: Kuro
OVA: Shikabane Hime: Kuro – Soredemo, Hito to Shite
Dvd special Shikabane Hime: Puchitto

Both seasons and the OVA seem to be available on Crunchyroll (and previously on Prime Video). The Dvd special however does not seem to be available on any of those, and may require you to buy a physical copy to view legally.

The Petite special was part of disc 4 of the original JP DVD release of Kuro

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/


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Attire for a Japanese fireworks festival: Why does Miyuki (Shirogane) REALLY attend in school uniform?
Maybe related: Attire for a Japanese summer festival: Why don't the boys dress up for the summer festival while their dates do?

This doesn't seem to be talked about in the anime or even in the manga. We just see the 3 other student council peeps meeting up in the background of Kaguya's thoughts:
S01E11:

Chapter 44:

This however is brought up in the movie:
Chika (Fujiwara) asks this.

Miyuki responds claiming to always wanting to have awareness of being president of their school's student council.

Yu (Ishigami) asks (jokingly? semi-jokingly?) if it was because Miyuki didn't have any fireworks attire or something.

Questions:

Why does Miyuki REALLY attend the fireworks festival in school uniform? Seems like we can only speculate, but I'm wondering if perhaps some native Japanese or at least people familiar with Japanese culture will be able to shed some light here. Does Miyuki actually have no, what do you call it, yukata or something? Or what?

It is indeed weird or something to attend the fireworks festival in a school uniform, right? Or what?

I guess it is simply a character thing for Shirogane. That is, the black uniform (and the chain) more or less works as a symbol for him.
Realistically, boys wear only white shirts without the black jacket (like this image (top right)). It is just too hot in Tokyo. So the answer to 2 is that it is already weird to wear the black jacket in summer in the first place wherever he is. Being in school uniform to watch fireworks is not common, but won't be that eye-catching.
The clothes Fujiwara wears is called yukata. In modern Japan, people wear this in summer, especially for festive days (and note that fireworks is a summer thing in Japan). What Ishigami(?) is wearing in the last picture is called jinbei, which got popularity as summer wear more recently.

Thanks sundowner. 1 - is jinbei the male version of yukata or something? I wasn't able to find that yukata was a female thing 2 - wait...but there are fireworks that take place outside summer right? Like in the quintessential quintuplets there was a hanabi episode that took place during the school year

@BCLC As you can see in the link, yukata is not restricted to females. Even today a guy can wear it (again, in summer/festive days). Jinbei is a male thing. It consists of two parts: a kind of thin jacket and a pants, which makes it easier to move around in. 2. You mean in general? Yes, but the typical season for fireworks display in Japan is late July - August.

ok thanks. upvote. but not quite confident in your answer re miyuki uniform...you're right. it is too hot to wear that. it's a good conjecture though and of course i'm in no position to disagree with that.

sundowner, another question please about Japan culture (hopefully, I don't have to create a whole new post about this, but you may require me. Whatever suits you) : Shaymin Gratitude seems to suggest they don't own any yukata/jinbei at all (or at least none Miyuki's size)...is this weird for the average Japanese family?

@BCLC Short answer is no, esp. for jinbei.  Especially around the age of high school, it is not that common for males to wear yukata/jinbei. Since females care more for clothes, they tend to have them.  A typical occasion for males wearing yukata/jinbei would be dating a girl in yukata (agreed beforehand).

Shirogane does not have much clothes besides his student uniform. In chapter 119, he says,

I've cut down on expenses the last couple of years... for the sake of our family. I've only bought second-hand clothes for myself, and this is the thanks I get?

He also says,

Since I started high school, I've just worn my uniform when I go out. The only clothes I've bought these last couple of years is a hoodie and a pair of sweatpants to wear at home.

Additionally, what clothes he does have are a fashion nightmare, as Kei finds out. When she lambasts him for having the fashion sense of an eighth grader for the weird clothes he picks out, he tells her that these are indeed clothes he bought while in the eighth grade, since he hasn't bought any new clothes for himself recently.
Thus, his uniform is really the only safe choice for him to go out in. As the president, he probably does want to wear his uniform and gold chain to represent the school, but he also says,

It's true. I'd like to dress fashionably if I had the money. I want to wear nice clothes when I go out. But I know Shinomiya's clothes are all super expensive designer labels... My uniform is the nicest, most expensive outfit I own. If I allow myself to want new clothes, I'll never stop shopping. The best way to curb my desire... is to suppress any interest in clothing. But Kei is a girl... I saved money so she could spend it on nice clothes.

Since it's been asked whether Shirogane even owns a yukata (or other festival attire): In season 2 episode 2 “Kaguya Wants to Know / Kaguya Wants to Give a Gift / Chika Fujiwara Wants to Confirm It” Kei says her family has agreed that birthdays are wastes of money. This characterizes her family quite a bit. I cannot say with certainty whether Miyuki Shirogane owns a yukata or not, however, given how frugal and cash-strapped he and his family are, in lieu of any further information, I would conclude that it is unlikely. Any kind of attire that's only going to get worn a few times a year (or maybe not at all if he doesn't go to any festivals) would be a waste of money in Shirogane's eyes.

Also Shaymin Gratitude, 1 - do you disagree with what sundowner said 'I guess it is simply a character thing for Shirogane. That is, the black uniform (and the chain) more or less works as a symbol for him' (as possibly at least an out-universe answer opposed to your in-universe answer...unless in-universe Miyuki really intends to be symbolic or something...) ?

2 - Basically Miyuki, Kei & their dad really do not own any yukata/jinbei at all? Or they have but none Miyuki's size (eg Kei or dad has but not Miyuki's size. or eg Miyuki has but outgrown and didn't buy new)?

@BCLC I don't disagree with Sundowner, but I think Miyuki is wearing it for multiple reasons, and some lines of his reasoning conflict. He says he's suppressing his desire for cool clothes, after all, so most of the time he might think he's representing the school and his clothes are a symbol.  I think my answer contains all the information I have. I don't know if he possesses a yukata or not, but if he does it must not be fancy enough to wear around Kaguya.

Update: This Ch119 is now in S03E08 :D


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Is the water style actual "magic" or is it just a visualisation?
In Kimetsu no Yaiba, we see Tanjiro learning the water style from Urokodaki.
But is it "magic" or just an artistic visualization?

It's never mentioned in the manga that this is some kind of magic, and it's made fairly clear that it's just a visualization that represents the user's style of swordsmanship (called breaths).
From the wiki:

The majority of known Breathing Styles mimic a certain element of nature (i.e. flame, water and wind) and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities.

When utilizing a Breathing Style, users automatically visualize themselves manipulating the subject behind their style, making it seem as if they were using magic, though those that are less apt and proficient in their style will visualize less than one who is.


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Given Armin is voiced by a female in original Japanese (Marina Inoue), why is Armin voiced by a male in English dub (Josh Grelle)?
Armin is male. There are good reasons why females voice young male characters. This may explain why a female, Marina Inoue, voices Armin in the original Japanese, BUT
How do you explain why a male, Josh Grelle, voices Armin in the dub?
Guess:
In the dub, Armin and possibly other characters...are older? I'm guessing it's like in Kaguya-sama where the heights differ in sub vs dub.

CBR contains a transcript of an interview with Josh Grelle, posted back in December 2020. In this interview, Josh pointed out that when the Attack on Titan anime was being casted and "filmed", the future of the manga at the time was unknown and the director was accounting for various outcomes

One interesting detail about Armin is that his Japanese voice actor is a woman. Does that at all color your approach to voicing him, Josh?
JG: Yes and no. I mean, Mike McFarland when he was casting the show, obviously he knew that Armin was voiced by a female, and that was a really big decision for him to make on whether he wanted to go with a female or a male. I think ultimately he ended up going with a male because there was so much potential for the show. At that time we didn't know where it was gonna go if there was ever going to be a time skip or anything like that. But just because of the sheer possibility of being with these characters for a while and having Armin eventually potentially grow up into a man, he wanted to have someone's voice that could cover the full age range. And that's one thing that at least I'm able to do.
(Emphasis my own)

Thanks Wondercricket...any idea why this doesn't apply to the original Japanese then?

@BCLC of course! I unfortunately do not have an answer to why that is the case for the Japanese version

Wondercricket ok thanks happy easter if you ever think of something: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/66719/why-dont-the-reasons-why-armin-voiced-by-a-male-in-english-dub-apply-to-the-ori


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Why don't the reasons why Armin voiced by a male in English dub apply to the original Japanese where Armin is voiced by a female?
Armin is male. There are good reasons why females voice young male characters. This may explain why a female, Marina Inoue, voices Armin in the original Japanese, BUT then there are good reasons why a male, Josh Grelle, voices Armin in the dub, see: this answer, where Grelle seems to say it's more flexible for a male to voice Armin because of potentially how far the characters could grow up to be.

At that time we didn't know where it was gonna go if there was ever going to be a time skip or anything like that. But just because of the sheer possibility of being with these characters for a while and having Armin eventually potentially grow up into a man, he wanted to have someone's voice that could cover the full age range. And that's one thing that at least I'm able to do.

So, what, the Japanese version regrets casting a female or at least something like they would've cast a male had they known how far the characters were going to grow up? Or, what, Marina Inoue can also do the full age range?

Related/possible duplicate: Is there any specific reason why female voice actors act for male roles in anime?

@AkiTanaka Yeah those are the generic reasons BUT NOW with what Josh Grelle said I'd think maybe those reasons might not apply either during the audition or in hindsight

@BCLC What’s wrong with a generic answer? Unless we get specific reasonings from every voice actor, generic is the best there is

@Wondercricket That's not what I'm asking. If I were asking that then it would be a duplicate. I'm asking now in the case of AoT. Perhaps generic reasons were actually the case for AoT as well but AFTER that they realised the manga had gone really far, are they perhaps regretting their decision a little OR might they have made a different decision had they hypothetically known? (I haven't read the manga since 2015 and haven't watched since s1 but I remember I was pretty up to date with the chapters. Based on what I've heard about the show now I think they've gone many years into the future.)

3 things:

There are 2 ways to pick voice actors: audition & direct offer. Either way, the goal is to select the most suitable actors for the characters. (The first season of Attack on Titan had an audition)
Western dub localization has limited resources (moreover for simuldub situation, which also applied to Attack on Titan), while there are abundant voice actors in Japan, making them so competitive.
Thus, they could just change the voice actor for The Final Season, if it was necessary.

Marina Inoue tweeted this after the official announcement of Armin's profile for The Final Season.

正直声が変わる事も覚悟していたのですが、アルミン はあまり身長伸びていない&声変わりしていないという事で引き続き演じさせて頂ける事に感謝しています。
To be honest, I was prepared for Armin's change in voice, but since he has not grown much in height and his voice has not changed, I am grateful to be able to continue to voice him.
(Emphasis mine)

Thus, in addition to the character's setting hasn't changed so much, there would not be any regret or hindsight whatsoever since they could just replace the voice actor if necessary.


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If Naruto can creates one thousand clones, and sometimes he uses them to do his work, why does he always have a lot of work?
In Boruto, Boruto all the time complains about Naruto not being with him. And Naruto can create one thousand clones, and sometimes he creates a clone to do his work or to do an interview. Then, why doesn't he create dozens of clones to do his work and have time with his family?

And my future dream is to be the greatest Hokage! Then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody. Somebody important!
Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto chapter 4

Ever since the start of the original series, Naruto's goal was to become the greatest Hokage of the Leaf Village. From episode 1 of Naruto to episode 500 of Naruto Shippuden, Naruto spent his entire life gaining the trust and respect of his village, and eventually the entire nation.
Naruto did not want to be seen as a lazy Hokage. While he does on occasion use shadow clones to accomplish various tasks, an overuse of this could eventually turn south and the village elders potentially seeing Naruto as an incompetent leader and unable to handle tasks on his own.
Another reason for this is to look at the original design of shadow clones. Shadow clones can be deployed for intelligence and recon, and all gathered information is returned to the caster when the shadow clone is released. This was explained by Kakashi at one point.
However, based on various events in the series, it is apparent that if too much is going on between the caster and their shadow clones, the casters chakra can become imbalanced. Examples of this are during Naruto's wind nature training and his battle with Pain while having shadow clones in reserve. During the wind training, Kurama's chakra would sometimes leak and take over one of the clones and Naruto was limited on shadow clones during his fight with Pain.
My point above is that if Naruto tried to do too many administrative tasks at once, such as interviews, signing documents, battle strategies, planning Chunin exams, preparing teams for missions, etc... it could be information overload if all that knowledge hit the caster at once.

Because for him being hokage was a dream that came true with continuous efforts and struggle ,He became hokage to do something good for his village which he considers as his family rather than sitting at home chilling, The clones tire him quickly, so this is the second reason, so if he uses clones to do all the work, that's rude and makes the viewer wonder? Why should he not rely on himself, and why did he want to be a Hokage if he was not relying on himself. Hope i answered the question.

Welcome to A&M! This does not really seem to answer the question asked. Which asks why he doesn't use shadowclones, so that he can do both. Could you perhaps elaborate a bit more as to why he wouldn't/couldn't.

Understandable! I have added some reasons.


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Will Eida's ability work on Naruto and Sasuke?
As of Chapter 57 of the Boruto manga, the newly revealed cyborg named Eida possesses the ability to

 Make people fall in love with her.

However, this ability does not work on blood relatives, and Otsutsuki. But, Naruto and Sasuke are the reincarnations of Indra and Asura, and each are respectively from a clan descended from the Otsutsuki.
Considering this, would Eida's ability work on Naruto and Sasuke? Or do you have to be a direct Otsutsuki for this not to work?

I might be wrong but I believe not, as Naruto and Sasuke are the reincarnations, their blood is still very much Uzumaki and Uchiha, but it is also said that Uzumaki and Uchiha are descendants from the Otsutsuki's, so it won't be known until she tries it on Naruto and Sasuke.


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Can the Rinne-Sharingan like Kayuga or Hagoromo had be transplanted?
Can the Rinne-Sharingan be transplanted  or can it not because it comes from the forehead? Even if it could be transplanted would it have to be transplanted in the head?

The Rinne-Sharingan is a dōjutsu kekkei mōra (advanced branch of jutsu unique to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and her direct bloodline). Rinne-Sharingan can't be transplanted onto non-Otsutsuki members, but there are ways to wield it, and the exact instructions are written on the Uchiha stone tablet:

You need to have the Rinnegan in both eyes.
You need to the Jinchuriki of Ten-Tails.

Madara Uchiha, as the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, was able to manifest this dōjutsu in his own forehead after regaining both of his Rinnegan. As a result of Black Zetsu's actions, Madara's body then served as a vessel to resurrect Kaguya.

Can you clarify a bit more on why it can't be transplanted to non-Otsutsuki (bit confused)? The fact that a Rinne-Sharingan is in your forehead means you now have an eye socket in your forehead, and an eye is an eye, no matter where located. (thats why im confused)

@DANIEL Because it is a bloodline dojutsu. It just cannot be transplanted to Non-bloodline members. Just like Uchiha cannot transplant Byakugan and Hyuga cannot transplant Sharingan. It doesn't matter whether Rinne-sharingan is located.

Ohhhh! I get that. let me upvote now that thats clarified


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Music in episode 10 of cowboy Bebop
I would like to know if someone could tell me the name of a song in Cowboy Bebop, in episode 10, the one about Jet’s story?
It’s at the end of the episode at ~ 18:20 when he arrests his ex girlfriend and her new boyfriend.
Thanks you.

The song name is ELM. https://cowboybebop.fandom.com/wiki/Ganymede_Elegy. Everything that you want to know about the episode 10 is on wiki fandom. Not only for the 10th episode but for every other episode in the series and for other animes too.Check it out.Have a great day:)


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What is the song that plays in Sirius the Jaeger EP. 4 at 20 minutes 40 seconds?
I just finished watching Episode 4 "Beginning of Trickery" of Sirius the Jaeger.
What is the song that plays when  they begin searching the train (starts at 20:40)?

It is Track 6 of the Original Sound Track: "Theme of Agatha".


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What's the song that plays in Code Geass R2 episode 25 after Todou collapses?
At about 5:55 through Episode 25 of R2, Tohdoh collapses and a song begins to play. It continues to play over several of the characters' declaration of their reasons for fighting. What's the song? I've searched through the OST as well as unreleased tracks but haven't been able to find it.
The episode can be watched here:
https://www.funimation.com/shows/code-geass/final-turn-re/

It's called Fascination, the 40th track on disc 2 of a limited edition of CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Re;surrection O.S.T..

I added more context based on the only hint from the song title, so I hope this is the correct one. Otherwise, please [edit] and fix the info. Thanks.

Thank you so much! You've ended a 5-year search. Cheers!


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Why is Patry so powerful, if he isnt the true elf leader?
Patry impersonated the true elf leader, but he isn't him. Yet, he was able to defeat a magic emperor, and he was shown to be very powerful. Why is Patry so powerful, if he isn't the true elf leader?

I don't think you can call him so powerful.  As an elf, he is more powerful than human; we all know that.
He is powerful because of 3 main reasons:

ELF POWER
William Vengeance body
four-leaf clover grimoire

We all about elves magic power so no discussion.
He got the most powerful human body of William Vengeance who ranked just after wizard king in clover kingdom magic night rankings(all the clover people recognize him as next wizard king), I think this is the main reason. All those elves who got magic knight squad captain bodies are powerful.
we all know the four-leaf clover grimoire considered the most powerful.


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Which OST plays at 16:09 in episode 845
Recently, watched episode 845 of One-piece, I heard a music playing at 16:09, and I can't find it.

I think the track there is "The Ominous Flying Ship ~A Cyclone is Coming~".


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When did otaku become a derogatory term?
Related: Is the term Otaku derogatory?

I have been reading The Moe Manifesto lately, and noticed in a lot of the interviews, the term otaku was never really used in a derogatory form.
One of the interviews in particular mentioned something about otaku only becoming a derogatory term after some serial killer, which was found vaguely related to the anime culture, killed a bunch of children. However I could not find any credible online sources to confirm this.
This does however raise my question, when did otaku become a derogatory term?
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Actually now that i started to look into it a bit it seems it has always been a derogatory term at least in Japan, but the situation seems to improve nowdays - Proxy

During the interview with Otsuka Eiji

patrick w galbraith
  how should we define otaku?
Otsuka Eiji
  To tell the truth, I dont really know. The word otaku was first used by writer Nakimori Akio in manga Burikko, back in 1983 when I was in my twenties and working as the magazines editor. It was the first time the term was publicly used to refer to enthusiastic manga and anime fans...
patrick w galbraith
  Why do you think Nakamori chose this particular word to refer to Japanese fans?
Otsuka Eiji
  The term otaku is a second person pronoun equivalent to you. It was used among scifi fans in the 1970s. By the 1980s the market for manga and anime had expanded and it supported a wide variety of specialty magazine, which provided space for new artist to work in niches.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Miyazaki This is the killer mentioned in you question, but based on this quote "Another critic, Fumiya Ichihashi, suspected the released information was playing up to public stereotypes and fears about otaku" it seems even then otaku was already a "stained" word. But besides that i do not know much how was the word perceived back in those days. Actually now that i started to look into it a bit it seems it has always been a derogatory  term at least in Japan, but the situation seems to improve nowdays

@Proxy The same interview also mentioned the origin, and how the initial usage was not derogatory. I'll see if I can quote that tonight when I get back to the book

Maybe try asking on Skeptics

I'd say that historically, otaku was always derogatory and only recently when anime culture started to get critical mass in western countries did that change.  But then fans started calling themselves weeaboos instead, which is self-deprecating term.

According to the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article (emphasis mine):

Otaku (おたく/オタク) is a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, particularly in anime and manga. Its contemporary use originated with Akio Nakamori's 1983 essay in Manga Burikko.[1][2] Otaku may be used as a pejorative; its negativity stems from a stereotypical view of otaku and the media's reporting on Tsutomu Miyazaki, "The Otaku Murderer", in 1989. According to studies published in 2013, the term has become less negative, and an increasing number of people now self-identify as otaku,[3] both in Japan and elsewhere.

The first two sources are references to Nakamori's essay, where source 2 is a translated rendition of that essay.
Wikipedia goes on to mention that two animators, Haruhiko Mikimoto and Shōji Kawamori, had used the term お宅 (おたく|otaku) as a formal, second person pronoun ("you"), which allegedly "some fans used... past the point in their relationships where others would have moved on to a less formal style."
The jisho.org entry explains:

お宅（おたく）
Pronoun

you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

This awkward use of the pronoun led to Nakamori choosing it to refer to anime fans, seemingly to characterize their social awkwardness (Though Wikipedia cites the Chinese edition of a book called Otaku Shijou no Kenkyuu, this appears to be backed up by Nakamori's second essay on otaku, from what I can understand of it).
So what does this mean? Was the term otaku derogatory from the start? It seems like it was. According to Lawrence Eng, who completed a PhD dissertation on the topic of otaku culture (emphasis mine):

In 1983, the first published report appeared on the usage of "otaku" amongst fans. Akio Nakamori wrote a series of articles called "Otaku no Kenkyu" (Studies of Otaku) in Manga Burikko. He called those hard core fans who called each other "otaku" the "otaku-zoku" ("zoku" meaning tribe). His was perhaps the first article stereotyping otaku as being anti-social, unkempt, and unpopular. I've heard that the column was short-lived, and it didn't have a large impact on otaku culture (who pretty much ignored or was already used to such unfair stereotyping and discrimination).

Following the coining of the phrase, the so-called Otaku Murderer came into the public mind, which certainly didn't do the otaku crowd any favors, as you have already mentioned.
So back to that third source cited by the Wikipedia article. In 2013, in a study of 137,734 people, 42.2% answered that they think they are in some part "otaku," and the other 57.8% said they did not. The article continues by breaking down the results by age range (teens, twenties, thirties, and so on):

10代：62.0％
20代：55.6％
30代：46.4％
40代：44.8％
50代：36.7％
60代：26.9％
70代：23.1％
80代：23.3％

From this data, we can guess that somewhere during the '80s and the '90s (when people who are in their 50s and 40s now were in their 20s, and had grown up with anime and manga), the term otaku became more popular, and that trend has increased such that a majority of today's (Japanese) teenagers would consider themselves in some part otaku, and thus it would appear that the term is no longer considered quite as derogatory as it once may have been. The article also offers three examples of answers given by people who responded that they identify as otaku, which may shed some light on the reasons behind the mentality shift (translations mine, take them with a grain of salt):

「サッカーオタク。熱中できる趣味というより、熱中できる気力があるの良いこと」
"[I'm a] soccer otaku. Rather than being about an enjoyable hobby, it's having the energy to be passionate about something"
「好きなゲームの話題だと、何時間でも話してしまいそう」
"If there's a game you like, you'd probably end up talking about it for hours"
「海外ドラマ＆その声優オタクでっすw」
"im an otaku for foreign dramas and their voice actors lol"

This is just my speculation, but it's almost as if the term otaku has become diversified from its original connotation of an obsessiveness over anime and manga specifically. In other words, nowadays one can be an otaku for just about anything, which may be the reason for which it's become more of a popular term.

Conclusion (TL;DR)
The term otaku seems to have initially been coined to characterize certain negative stereotypes about anime and manga super fans, but over time has become more accepted—to the point that a majority of Japanese teens would say they identify as being, in some part, otaku.

I ended up doing a lot more research for this answer than I intended to at first. Thanks for the great question! (also the 2013 article describing the results of the survey was way easier to understand than Nakamori's slang-ridden essays. yikes!)

There is no specific "time" as to when it became a derogatory word. However, the term "otaku", has always been offensive when it comes to the Japanese culture, according to the research I conducted about it.
Here's another meaning of it:

The term "otaku" seems to have been introduced to anime fans in the US and other countries via Studio Gainax's "Otaku no Video 1985," a self-parody film.
  Otaku, meaning probably "venerable house," refers to someone who has a devotion to a subject or hobby (not necessarily anime) to the point of not leaving home. For instance, an otaku fan of a particular movie star could quite possibly know all of the films s/he has been in, their birth date, time of birth, shoe size, favorite toothpaste, etc. Generally speaking, calling someone an otaku in Japan is an insult, implying that their social skills have atrophied or never even developed, due to their manic involvement in their chosen fandom.

However, the term isn't as dire overseas because we interpret it differently as something similar to a "fan".

When dealing with Japanese people, however, it may be best to keep in mind the modern Japanese image of an otaku -- Someone who only leaves their home to eat or shop, if at all, with an overwhelming and unhealthy obsession about something. It can as easily refer to a stalker or sociopath as it can to a harmless anime buff.

-Urban Dictionary

I don't think I can agree with your first paragraph. Considering The term otaku is a second person pronoun equivalent to you. It was used among scifi fans in the 1970s.. Maybe if you could include some more of this 'research' you did instead of just mentioning it :)


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What OST is playing?
I wanted to know is somebody knows what OST is playing in the anime "Boku no hero Academia" in S3E23 at 11:00. It seems to be the beginning of the Track "United States of Smash" but it sounds different and I can't seem to find it

The song at 11:00 in S3E23 is called AllMight with UA Students which is basically United States of Smash. I think this is the song that your looking for


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Does the truth that Naofumi did nothing to Myne ever come out?
Does the truth ever come out that Naofumi did nothing to Myne, in The Rising o the Shield Hero ?
I don't care for spoilers, it would be really good to know if the truth ever come out or not.

According to Myne's wikia page, the truth does indeed come out, and she was punished for it. In Volume 4,

 The Queen exposed all of Malty's crimes, stripped her of royalty and, as an extra punishment, renamed her "Bitch" for her false rape claims, on Naofumi's suggestion. Alternative acceptable names by royal decree include "Whore" and "Slut".

This does not, however, change her in any way as it was also noted that she still harbors ill feelings towards Naofumi and considers everything that happened to her 'entirely his fault.'


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Is the Mewtwo in Detective Pikachu a Mewtwo we know?
In the first Pokemon Movie we see that Mewtwo is actually artificially created by Team Rocket and not a naturally occurring Pokemon.
According to this answer there are 2 Mewtwo's and the second female one is still possibly artificially created.
In the trailers for Detective Pikachu (I have not seen the movie yet) we see Mewtwo appear in it. I am wondering if this Mewtwo is one we already know from the anime movies? Or are there now possibly 3 Mewtwo's

Spoilers ahead.
Haven't watched the movies or anime, but I play the games, and according to this article, this Mewtwo

 is the same Mewtwo that appeared in the original Pokemon anime and movie two decades ago. The movie referred to here is Pokémon: The First Movie. This was the Mewtwo from the Kanto region which escaped Team Rocket.

I saw the movie, so I can confirm this is correct


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Why do characters recite π (pi) to distract themselves?
I know that some characters recite pi digits to either calm themselves, or to distract themselves. I remember a particular case in the series r-15.
Is there any particular reason it is pi?

This seems to be a play on the psychological trick of "counting to 10".
Counting to 10 (or more) is a methodology often used to help people with anxiety, fear, anger and in the case or R-15, arousal.
By counting to ten, you actively keep your mind busy, effectively distracting you from whatever is causing your anxiety, fear etc.
In R-15 instead of counting to 10 however, Ritsu Enshū (円周 率 Enshū Ritsu) recites π. As he is regarded as a genius mathematician, it makes more sense that reciting π would be more mentally challenging for him, then counting to 10 would be. And thus be a more effective way of distracting him from his arousal.
According to the wiki page, it is also a clever play on his name, as this supposedly means π.


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Can anyone explain the distinction between sects/cults In Korean Martial Arts (Murim) Manhwa?
A common trope seen in many Korean martial arts stories is the existence of Orthodox/Unorthodox sects; or Righteous/Justice, Demonic and Evil Sects. One thing that tripped me is how 'demonic' sects are different from 'evil' sects, when same have the similar sounding negative connotations.
What exactly are the difference between these terms in context of Korean culture/history?
Is it purely ideological/political distinction?

Justice: the most righteous faction
Orthodox: second to the righteous faction
Righteous: consist of all factions that lean to the right
Unorthodox: can lean both left and right and consider a third faction, distinguish from both righteous and evil sects
Evil sects: consist of all faction that lean to the left
Demon sects: the most evil faction
For politic, the justice faction consider strength through bond and alliance while the evil sect consider strength have to be earn (or even killing people to dominate it).
Therefore, in evil sect, the righteous faction is considered as hypocrite. And as for the righteous faction, the evil sect is considered as selfish and lust for power.
In Korean history, there were Chinese officers who ran off Qin Shi Huang when they failed to get the youth pills for the king back then. Since then Korean culture has been influenced by Chinese culture.
Whenever a manhwa has Mount Hua faction, the world setting considered as the Chinese Murim world since there is Mount Hua in real world, located at near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province.

Thanks, I too had noticed how Martial arts Manhwa with the Mount Hua faction were usually based in china. If I may ask, what exactly is the Mount Hua faction.


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Would a fan made universal exstension be allowed to post?
So I'm trying to start a manga series, I plan for it to be a extension of Hiroiko Araki's JoJo's Bizzare Adventure. I was wondering if I were to post it on a manga site, would it be allowed or counted as copyright. Because I wanted to do something fan made in the JoJo universe but has nothing to do with what hes made besides the concept of JoJos. I would put credit to him of course but I'm wondering If i could even post it without it being taken down.

Allowed by who? A certain website? The government?

For legal questions such as these, it is always good to contact a copyright lawyer in your country. Laws regarding fair use, copyrights and the likes differ per country, and a copyright lawyer should be more than capable of answering your questions. And this answer should not be seen as legal advice.
What you are describing is fan fiction/derivative work, both of which can be considered a subsidiary right under the original copyright, and can be tested as such. Which would require you to obtain a license to produce the work.
However, depending on the studio, producer(s) and authors the creation of such work may be tolerated.
To ensure you are allowed to make such works, it is best to contact their respective legal departments prior to publication anywhere.
Additional you may want to take care in regards to which 'manga' site you upload it to. If condoned to begin with by the legal department(s), a question in regards to your distribution method may be asked. As many manga sites are of an illegal nature (piracy providers), mentioning publication to such would lead to bad blood, if not out right rejection to begin with. You can take a look at Our list of known legal providers as a reference.

I'm sorry to inform you of this but yes it very much would be copyright, now it may not be taken down its all up to the owner of the website, just contact the website owner and ask from their.


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Itachiyama Academy game and team in haikyuu
From the first appearance, Sakusa is very hyped and especially Itachiyama Academy. They are supposed to one of the best schools who won nationals without even playing 5 sets. But I can't find much information about them. Not about how they play or list of players.
Is there any filler or some side novel in which we can find information about them?


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Why do witches get special treatment in Majo no Tabitabi?
(I haven't read the manga or novel, just watching the anime, currently at episode 7)
In episode 2, Elaina became a full-fledged witch & went to the Land of Mages. Upon arriving, she was told that witches are automatically allowed in because only witches could get in. Later in the episode, Elaina was rejected from every hotel she visited because she wasn't recognized as a witch since her brooch marking her status as a witch was missing. Add to this the fact that later in the series, people only recognize as "a witch" and not "that witch", meaning she's not famous, and that her status is only signified by having a witch's brooch.
Elaina was granted her brooch in episode 1 by Fran who was an unknown witch (at least in her area). Considering this, there's nothing to guarantee that the brooch was granted to Elaina for some illegitimate reason, such as a bribe, and that brooches can't be handed out without control, and that anyone with some money/status can just buy a witch's brooch.
Despite how there seems to be no anti-counterfeit, everyone seems to recognize anyone with a witch's brooch as trust-worthy & looked up upon, as shown by how people seem to invite Elaina (and later Niké) into their homes without question, as well as treat with great hospitality.
It'd be understandable in Saya's case, as she's recognized as "a witch from the United Magic Association", which seems to be a well-established group. However, Elaina appears to be part of no such reputable organization, and her main credibility as a witch comes from having a brooch, which seems to have come with no reliable backing.
Given such a lack of backing (in both ability & personality) for witches' brooches, how is it that witches are universally (so far) regarded so highly? (If this is answered later in the series, please mark your answer with a spoiler warning)

My theory is that those brooches can only be created by witches. Thus anyone with a brooch is a certified witch with another witch backing. Witches are not rare from what I have seen, but because witches are better at magic than the average person I reckon they are generally held in high regard.
About the buying of brooches from witches (considering that only they can create them). I suppose some witches who are evil (they're still humans) would sell a brooch, but I have not seen any evidence of witches who would do that.

People great at magic aren't always treated with high regards, especially without proven good intentions, as shown my the multitude of OP villians in anime.


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Did DIO have two stands?
So I was re-watching Jojo's bizarre adventures Part 3 stardust crusaders, and I was wondering.

 Does DIO have two stands? In the anime at least he appears to have a hermit purple, stand similar to Joseph's.

Was this in the manga as well? Or just an anime-only thing?


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Why does Yuni change between Mineaki-san and Mine-kun? (S01E05)
You can either answer based on the series or guess based on knowledge about general Japanese culture / language.
In S01E01: Yuni addresses Mineaki as Mineaki-san.
(slightly NSFW)

In S01E05: Yuni addresses Mineaki as Mine-kun after Yume and Mizuto give Yuni a mother's day present.

The only relevant difference I see here is that Yuni knows Yume and Mizuto are around for S01E05. (In S01E01, Yuni doesn't necessarily know that Yume and Mizuto are on the 1st floor of the house.)

Maybe related: Why does Yor call Loid as Loid-san when with others?

As the poll in the linked answer shows, using a nick name and first name-san are both common (although Mine-kun is a bit mix of these).

Q.家の中で、ご主人のことをどのように呼んでいますか？ (How do you call Husband)

ニックネーム　39.0％（649名）
名前にさん・くんなどを付ける　34.8％（579名）

So, I would say it is simply a variation of Yuni's calling her husband. That is, Yuni uses either way from time to time, without much reason. I suppose something similar happens in English, like the same person calling John by Johnny etc. (Not sure it applies particularly to John/Johnny, but I mean, people do call each other by different versions of the name sometimes)
If anything, when they are talking about a serious topic, first name-san would be used; nick name sounds more casual.

John & Johnny? Hmmm...ok I guess. There is Jimmy and Jimbo in Jimmy Neutron. So yeah. Lol. Thanks.


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Sword Art Online - Is it still SAO?
The 1st half of S1 is about people trapped in a game called SAO. The 2nd half of S1 is not (directly! Haha) to do with SAO. I really forgot S2, but I don't recall any SAO.

Is anyone still playing (safe versions of) SAO?

What references are there to SAO s.t. SAO is still 'indirectly' involved in the actual series?

Eg in the 2nd half of S1

 Kayaba Akihiko shows up

Are there other similar remnants or residues of SAO in the 2nd half of s1 or s2 onwards?

The game ALfheim Online (ALO), which was the focus of the second half of S1, was developed based on the server and code from Sword Art Online (SAO).

After Argus went bankrupt due to the Sword Art Online incident, its servers and data were acquired by RECT Progress Inc. and used to create the VRMMORPG ALfheim Online.

As ALO is based on the core programming of SAO as a complete virtual reality MMORPG, the ALO system is capable of rendering the entire ALfheim environment with incredible realism, extremely similarly to the level of SAO.

ALfheim Online
At the end of S1, the so-called Seed was released, which was basically the developer toolkit for SAO, allowing everyone to create their own FullDive games (for example, Gun Gale Online, which was the focus of the first half of S2, or Underworld).

The Seed is a free, preset series of program packages that can be used for creating Virtual Reality (VR) worlds as well as control the input and output of the five senses of the players, allowing players to FullDive into the created world.

«The Seed» includes the basic programs needed to create a VR world, such as the audio and video system, as well as a downsized version of the Cardinal System, which was used in Sword Art Online to help in the development and to maintain control of the game.

World Seed

Is anyone still playing (safe versions of) SAO?

Yes. At the end of S1 they added a copy of Aincrad (the world of SAO) to ALO allowing the players to play through it (creatively named New Aincrad). For example, the  Mother's Rosario arc takes place in New Aincrad. On a side note, the original SAO itself was theoretically safe to play. The dangerous part was the hardware in form of the NerveGear. Playing it with the newer AmuSphere should be fine, except that you can't log out (but if someone else removes the device, it should work).

What references are there to SAO s.t. SAO is still 'indirectly' involved in the actual series?

Since, as far as I know, every FullDive game is at least indirectly based on SAO's code, you could say that the original game is still indirectly very relevant to the series.

Also consider that the impact of SAO remains throughout much of the series. For example, the survivors are all grouped into a school together, SAO trauma crops up again and again, and one of the villains in a later season is an SAO survivor who was in one of the PK groups.

Turamarth thanks! this is so cool. i guess like how hannah baker is still relevant in the later seasons of 13 reasons why even if she's dead. / @ShayminGratitude 'consider that the impact of SAO ' --> yeah ok actually i was thinking that: a psychological aspect. (Turamarth seems to focus on the data / programming / software / hardware aspect.) kinda like the blip in MCU maybe. feel free to post as answer. thanks.

@ShayminGratitude wait a minute the last part of your comment is a spoiler?

@BCLC Yes, that's why I tried to be vague.


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What writing system are they using in "In the Land of Leadale"?
What language or writing system are the characters using in the anime, "In the Land of Leadale"?
For Example:

Is it just a made up language and writing system or is it based off of any existing language and writing system?

They just use English letters to write Romaji, but everything is rotated 90° and you read from bottom to top.
At the end of each paper it says for example "Boukensha Girudo" (Adventurer Guild), but they use a version of romanization where sha is written as sya.

The beginning says "Iraisho" (written request).
Under the rectangle with the request it says: "Houshuu: Ginka: 1" (Reward: 1 silver coin)


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Why are the physiological wing locations on the beastmen body inconsistent?
In BNA there are important characters that are both able to fly but physiologically have their wings on different parts of their body.
(NOTE: Spoilers marked below are from Episodes 7, 8 & 9)
Why does

  Michiru (Tanuki) have her arms turn into arm wings but Nazuna (kitsune) gets to have her wings on her back and keep her arms

when

 both have the same experimental beastman blood syrum and can both transform/change shape at will?

Is it because

 Nazuna has been groomed to be the silver wolf religion's idol and having wings on her back make her look more angelic while Michiru's wings are more practical since she already knows how to transform/stretch her arms?

Is there a plot related explanation? Or is it just a design choice?

For whatever reason, this kind of reminds me of kitsune vs tanuki thingy from Japanese/Chinese folklore, known creatures for their shapeshifting ability. Though, I don't think it's related since I haven't watched the series...

Michiru's transformations are largely instinctive and driven by her emotional state and force of will.

 As you noted, Michiru had already been transforming her arms by force of will.
 - Michiru extends her arms in at least two episodes
 - Michiru "bulks" her arms up to throw crazy hard pitches

When she needed to fly, that was the instinctive part of her body to change.

 It should be noted that she also changes her feet into bird feet, likely another instinctive change.  Michiru can do more elaborate changes (including reverting to a human and becoming a chameleon) only through deliberate concentration.

Nazuna, meanwhile,

 has had considerably more practice at transforming. She is really a fox, but makes herself look like a wolf beastman at will (her shift is near-instantaneous when she and Michiru are interrupted unexpectedly). She also does a convincing facsimile of the real Silver Wolf, including going down on all four legs and glowing. It's likely she could will herself into any shape.

 Most importantly, Nazuna saw this as a way to build herself as an artist. Michiru's flying transformation would not fit with her desired persona of a "cute" wolf.


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Weird translation in One Piece Episode 132?
In One Piece's Episode 132, when Luffy tries to apologize to Nami for messing up her drawn map, from what I can get (I may be wrong), Nami (gets frustrated and) says (in romaji),

Gomen de sundara, kaigun wa iranai wa

The translation in the anime is shown as:

If sorry was all it took, the Marines wouldn't be after us!

This translation seems a bit off; it seems out of the context. Although "kaigun" does mean Navy but I think from what I understand, Nami wanted to say,

I don't care if you are sorry!

Following this sentence, Nami says "Just get out!".
I wanted to know if my doubts are right and whether the translation is really a bit off. I think the word "kaigun" can be "kaigo" which can mean nursing or care but I am not sure.
Can anyone confirm this?

I wouldn't say the translation is off.
Nami is trying to convey that simply saying 'sorry' is not going to resolve the issue at hand.
Similar to how saying sorry to the marines would not make the crew any less of a wanted criminal.
Hence I don't care if you are sorry! doesn't really covers what she tries to convey. She may still care about him being sorry, but in the end it's only a cold comfort. It will not fix or rectify the situation.
Or in the context of the episode, just saying sorry is not magically going to repair or fix the damages done to the map. Which she just put a lot of effort into making.
So something along the lines of Being sorry is not going to fix this map! would probably better reflect what Nami was trying to say.

If your transcription is accurate, I'll break down the translation.
ごめんで住んだら、海軍は入らないは。
住む "to live, to abide" -> 住んだら "if [it] was to live/abide"
Here the verb 住む is acting on ごめん, the apology.
The entire first part,
ごめんで住んだら "if 'sorry' was to abide" -> "if 'sorry' (worked/did the trick/was enough of an apology)"
That first part is pretty dead on, as you say they translated it as "If 'sorry' was all it took,"
Now the second part,
海軍は入らないは
海軍 is Navy or Marines, literally "sea military." I would translate it as whatever the show calls the Navy faction. Marines, I guess?
入る "to get in/go in/come in/flow into/put in, ..." -> 入らない "does not get in/go in/..."
commonly used in phrases referring to actions like "I poured water into the cup," it is used for more meanings than just these, by invoking context. In this case, the water is the Marines, and the cup is the area around Nami or their ship.
"The Navy does not come in" -> "The Marines wouldn't be coming (towards us/to this place/after us)"
I think the translation here is exactly correct. I'm surprised because a lot of times translators add or remove meaning from the original, which usually doesn't change the content very much.
Of course, if you wanted to make an artistic interpretation and judge the words based on Nami's expression and tone, the words might be angrier, but then it would also change the original meaning.

Thanks a lot for this amazing step by step translation! I was looking for the exact translation and you helped me with that. Thanks again! :-D

Actually, in this context, すむ should be 済む, not 住む. Also, いらない should be 要らない, not 入らない. Example: ごめんで済むなら警察は要らない

@AkiTanaka, Thanks for that link! :-D And I think you are right about すむ  and いらない. The words which you have given (済む and 要らない) indeed seems to be exact. Japanese is undoubtedly not an easy language; it has so many different words with different meanings for same pronunciation, but it's equally interesting! :-)


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I got spoiled about AoT Should I still wait for the anime?
I got spoiled on Reddit. He said

 That sasha's and hange's are dead

I didn't read past that. Now the real question is
How much of a spoiler is this really? Is it still worth waiting for the new season, or is this basically the plot of this season.

Yes, it is most definitely still worth waiting for the next season. The spoiler of losing a character is always a harsh one, as you will now be anticipating it. However, this is not the main point the plot is driving towards. And there is still a lot to learn about titans, and the world beyond the wall.
Attack on Titan tends to cover around 30 chapters per season. Hence season 3 part 2 ended at chapter 90. And with the 30 chapter average the spoiled part will be part of the season as well considering The spoiler you received originates from

 chapter 105, and can probably be expected halfway through the season.

And in the future if you do not want to be spoiled, I would recommend not going to fora and communities discussing the source material, such a for example Reddit. As the chance you will be spoiled regarding content is fairly high.


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where can I find the most yama of hell English translated to read online higher than 104
Yama of hell is the manga.  I know the raw version goes up to 420 some but everywhere I have searched for English translated versions It stopped at 103 so I need a website that has English translated versions of chapters 104 and above

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i would suggest the official website that's handling the translation, mangatoon, however it seems it was a weekly thing but then stopped on June on "Episode 100", no idea if it's moved or what happened


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Where can I find goggles similar to Usopp's in the One Piece anime?
I've looked all over the internet for this. I can't seem to find a website that sells goggles similar to the ones Usopp's wins in the duel in Loguetown.


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Where to start watching konosuba after watching only season 1, 2 and movie
So like I watched season 1 and 2 of konosuba and after I watched the movie so I'm wondering where to continue from cause of the OVAS and specials.
And please where to start reading in manga .


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What Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are being referred to by Sueharu when describing Kuro?
Actually, I believe I know all 4 except #3 which might be a mistake.
1
Ultimate Kuroha

It's a fusion with 4500 ATK and 3800 DEF. It's obviously Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and related cards in Seto Kaiba's deck like Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon, Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, et al.

2
Pure Kuroha

Less obvious but looking up ATK 2000 and DEF 1700 gives Dark Magician Girl and related cards in Yugi's / Atem's deck like Apprentice Illusion Magician, Toon Dark Magician Girl, Palladium Oracle Mana, et al.

3
(we'll get to this next)
4
Alter Kuroha

It's an illusion monster with 0 ATK and 0 DEF. It's Relinquished or related cards in Maximillion Pegasus's deck like Thousand-Eyes Idol, Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Dark-Eyes Illusionist (at least in the anime), Millennium-Eyes Restrict, et al.

3
Sergeant Kuroha

This may be beyond generation 1 yu-gi-oh! My best bet is that it's a mistake that it should be 2000 DEF instead of 1000 DEF even if it's 2500 ATK s.t. this represents Elemental Hero Neos from generation 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

The 2500 ATK and 1000 DEF database gives this. Maybe if it's GX, then it's Elemental HERO Neos Knight.

Gen 1 cards include Guardian Grarl, Krystal Dragon, Wattaildragon. Maybe Guardian Grarl.

Or maybe it should be 2100 DEF, so it's Dark Magician.

What on earth are you even asking?

@Wondercricket What Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are being referenced? Each of them seems to refer to a particular card in the 1st gen yugioh.

Or wait if it's warrior ritual, then maybe it's Black Luster Soldier, and indeed 'soldier' is close to 'sergeant.' Black Luster Soldier DEF = 2500 = ATK of Sergeant Kuroha.


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Where can I find the One Piece English dub with subs?
Does anyone know where I can find the English dub of One Piece with English sub? Sometimes I can't understand what they are saying so I need to look at the text, but I can't find English dub with subtitles, only separately dub and sub.

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Most official sites (Crunchyroll etc) should have subtitles available for the English dubs.

As of right now it seems that the English Dub of One Piece is not on Crunchyroll and it only has the Sub but this should change eventually since Funimation has merged with it but we have no idea when since Sony doesn't like giving us updates.
So funimation has all the English dub episodes with subtitles available but..... only some are free which means you have to pay for their service to get them. All English Sub episodes are available for free on Crunchyrull and Funiamtion.

VRV. This is a free Crunchyroll service. It's free and legal, but you need to watch ads.

VRV is merging with Crunchyroll and will shut down on May 3rd.


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Why are 2nd seasons sometimes listed as 2nd series?
When I say 'series' I mean in the American not British sense. Like the British series Hustle has 8 'series' instead of 8 'seasons'. So not that kind of series.
On Wikipedia:
Kuroko no Basuke and Takagi-san each have 1 anime adaptation consisting of 3 seasons (excluding movies). You can see that's how they're listed in the sidebars of their resp original pages: Kuroko and Takagi.

The Quintessential Quintuplets and Kaguya-sama each have more than 1 anime adaptation. TQQ has Gotoubun no Hanayome and then 'Gotoubun no Hanayome ∬'. Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? and 'Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – Ultra Romantic'. In the main Wikipedia pages they are listed in sidebars as like separate adaptations.

So eg 'Gotoubun no Hanayome ∬' looks not really like a '2nd season' but more like a sequel series. I don't mean parallel spin-offs like Once Upon a Time in Wonderland or sequel spin-offs like Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. I mean something like idk maybe revival seasons like Heroes Reborn that's treated as a sequel series instead of 5th season. What's going on?

Personally this seems like more of a Wikipedia presentation question than an anime question, because the titles of the anime aren't indicating any difference. Even the main body of the Wikipedia page treats them as seasons. I don't see any fixed differences that would explain your examples though.

@TheGamer007 not just wikipedia. also MAL. or even like promotional posters or ads. they don't say it's a new season. they say it's like a sequel series. But anyway I don't see something like this for western series whether live or animated. But for anime it sometimes is or isn't like this. What's up with that?

The Japanese Wikipedia shows a different categorization: Kaguya-sama is considered as 1 series with 3 seasons, but 5-toubun is considered as 2 separate series, so looks like it depends on their policy for categorization.


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Why are manga authors so reluctant to draw their own faces in their works?
Although not every manga has the author(s) drawing depictions of themselves, many do and I have yet to come across an example where it was anything other than the ‘chibi’ or superdeformed style of drawing when it was supposed to be a human face.
Anthropomorphic animals, non-human avatars, masks, and so on are also popular.
Sometimes it becomes so exaggerated it seems silly and intentionally self-demeaning.
Clearly it’s an established trope, or standard, by now but why?

I believe most of the time it's due to personal privacy.

Counterexample, Junji Ito in the end of volume bits in Uzumaki, this is the only counterexample I can think of though

First, you have to ask whether a manga artist is necessarily is proficient enough in a realistic drawing style before asking why don't they draw themselves. If this doesn't hold, then you'd have to ask why won't they draw themselves in their manga style. And that's where you might get an answer. If they aren't drawing themselves, but a caricature of themselves, then why go all out when they are overworked as hell? Those superdeformed characters do the job well enough as an avatar while being simple enough that they are not that much hard work to do. Pragmatically, they are their best choice.


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How many countries is the Dragon Ball franchise broadcasted in?
I’m trying to find out the number of countries it’s been broadcasted in and the number of viewers. Is there any somewhat accurate statistics for this and where can I find it?


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What is the song called in My hero Academia Season 5 episode 22 at 13:09?
Reminds me of tekken music i tried to search for it myself but i couldn't find it :)
The songs starts to play at 13:09 in the episode.
I've heard the song before maybe in another anime

found out myself, don't know how to remove question.
song is: Boku no Hero Academia OST Villains Theme

No need to remove the question, self-answering is allowed and encouraged :)


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Can anybody/anything be an alchemist?
Besides all the talk about the "Philosopher's Stone". Can anybody or anything become an alchemist? Not including homunculus.

You seem to be asking 2 distinct questions, the second of which is very opinion based. Try to limit your question to 1 per question, and if you have more, ask another. However, opinion based questions are off topic here.

No.  Edward can't.

What do you mean kaine? he's already an alchemist....

TL;DR Yes, every person can be alchemist, with few exceptions.
Now, to answer this question fully, lets look at what alchemy is.
Alchemy relies on concept of world interconnectivity. World consists of numerous elements, most of which have some connections to other elements, forming interconnected systems, and those systems are interconnected as well, etc. Any action towards one object will also impact all objects connected to it; those objects will impact their relative objects etc. This was explained in episode 12 of Brotherhood series, e.g. food chain is example of one of such interconnected subsystems.
This is source of main principle behind transmutations - you can indirectly affect something in this world, if you know how it participates in its subsystem.
This also explains why you need to learn alchemy, and why most alchemists have limited area of powers. To know how to do transmutation, you need to learn about corresponding systems of world.
Now, important thing - human is part of this system as well. And by changing himself, human changes world around him.
"Fullmetal Alchemist" hyperbolizes this idea: alchemy is basically process of relaying some abstract changes inside alchemist into his surroundings, using interconnectivity of world.
So, basically, since people are part of the world, every single of them can be alchemist. But to do so, you need to learn how world works (or at least how certain areas of world structure work). This is kind of same to scientists - everyone can learn quantum physics, but it is hard, and not everyone has knack for it.
But there is also such thing as Gates of Truth. According to all notes above, it makes sense to assume, that Gates are representing connection of person to world. Therefore, if there is no Gate, person is not connected to world, and cannot use alchemy.