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How does Vegeta become a Super Saiyan Blue?
Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (Super Saiyan Blue) in the movie Resurrection F. How did he become a Super Saiyan God?
Was the ritual performed on him before the Resurrection F event or did he use his own power to become a God? (That's what he tells on one of the Dragon Ball Super episodes)

Vegeta is such an underrated character. They don't show alot of his trainning.

After reading over the Wikia article on Vegeta, it seems there is not a clear answer on how he gained his Super Saiyan God form.
Since Dragon Ball Super is canon, if in the episode Vegeta said that he obtained the form on his own I would assume that he is not lying about it.
In the Wiki, it is said that Vegeta went and trained with Whis for six months before Goku came to join him. It is most likely it was during this time that he obtained the Super Saiyan God form.

After later gives Whis Ramen and he finds it delicious. He takes Vegeta in as his student and takes him to Beerus' planet to train him for six months. After six months has passed, he is waiting for Whis return from Earth. Whis has Goku along with him. Goku notes that Vegeta has gotten stronger and he may have surpassed him.

The Wikia page states that:

Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, also known as Super Saiyan Blue, is the result of a Saiyan transforming into a Super Saiyan after absorbing and retaining the power of Super Saiyan God and training.

That is, that to achieve SSGSS, one must achieve and master SSG first.
However, as it wasn't done before Vegeta went off to train under Whis, the only options left are that either he performed the ritual on that planet, or his training with Whis helped him do so. The SSG form is just another Saiyan transformation, the only thing being different is that instead of normal Ki, there is divine Ki flowing through your body and you can even perceive it now. As a result, you can even absorb energy attacks. As Vegeta said that he mastered the SSG form, I would believe it and would further add that by mastering the form he said that he mastered the perception and usage of the divine Ki, thus making it flow through his body evenly and unlocking the SSGSS form.
There is reference to this in the anime when he senses the return of Whis (watch here), and later the oracle fish comments that he's finally able to sense divine Ki. Goku even states that Vegeta's Ki had changed a lot during the six months he had spent training under Whis (watch here).
It's similar to that incident when Goku and Gohan had unlocked the Full Power Super Saiyan transformation after training in the hyperbolic time chamber in the cell saga. The FPSSJ transformation was the mastering of SSJ1 and making it the base form, thus reducing the strain on the body and making it easier to raise power levels. What they managed to do can be thought of controlling the SSJ1 Ki and making it flow evenly through their bodies, thus mastering the form.
The training both Goku and Vegeta are undergoing, which deals with raising power levels, a manifestation of Ki, without letting it leak, or, in other words, letting the opponent know, making each part of the body capable of independent action and also the perception and mastery of divine Ki, thus mastering SSG, SBG (Saiyan Beyond God) and SSB transformation.

After Goku arrived on Whis's planet, Vegeta and Goku had sparring training, while having hand to hand combat in an attempt to control their Ki. They somewhat triggered a blue aura which Whis pointed out in his mind as God Aura, right now Whis has thrown them in another dimension which is more like the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I guess that place would grant them the key to attain SSGSS form. Do follow the DBZ Super manga for some story ahead.

If vegeta had not obtained this form before Goku got to beerus planet then I can only assume that when goku and vegeta were sparring and they triggered the blue aura , vegeta must have absorbed some of Gokus god ki, then when they were thrown into the other dimension by Whis vegeta must have transformed hence how Goku knows how Vegeta transformed.

Vegeta gained the Super Saiyan God power the same moment as Goku during Battle of Gods. If you pay attention during Dragonball Super while Goku and Lord Beerus are fighting in the outter atmosphere, Vegeta is clearly following the fight standing on the ship while everyone else is freaking out. Piccolo even notices it I believe. I don't know what episode, but it's on the show. Vegeta was able to follow the fight by being able to sense the God power. He had every credit to become the God himself in the original situation but Goku wanted the fight. Vegeta was the only other full blooded Saiyan known left in the anime during Goku's power up. Therefore giving him also the gift to sense/control the divine power.

The Wiki never quite answers it, however several inferences can be made from the Anime (since the Manga for DBS is based on the Anime, not the other way around):

When Vegeta first fights Beerus and Bulma is slapped, Vegeta then gains a massive power boost, and fights Beerus off very successfully for some time. What this tells us is that Vegeta himself has the capacity for the sheer amount of power of the SSG form.
While Beerus is fighting with SSG Son Goku, we notice Vegeta closely watching, and as the fight goes on, he seems to almost be able to sense Goku's godly ki. This is the main inference: He has spent so long fighting and training with Goku, that he knows his ki almost as well as his own. As he watches SSG Son Goku, I postulate that he is in fact beginning to sense Son's godly ki, and training himself to be able to not only sense it, but eventually replicate its godly nature.
He trains for around 6 months with Whis, and during this time, he seems to increase his power enough to generate the SSG form himself. We know he has the capacity to, from points 1 and 2, and so, this explains his godhood. Under his own power, and not relying on the charity of the other Saiyans.

This is how I see it happening, after watching the Anime several times in an attempt to understand this.
Hope this Helps!

According to http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Blue
Super saiyan blue is an advanced level of the Super Saiyan form that uses controlled godly ki. This form can be accessed after absorbing the power of a god and then combining it with the Super Saiyan form or through vigorous ki control training.
Vegeta attains controlled godly ki when he is sent to another dimension along with Goku by Whis. There he says "I get it. If I control my ki so it doesnt leak after having raised it, I can move. Is this what they call God Ki?"
So in the other dimension Vegeta learned how to use god ki. Some time after he combined that god ki with the super saiyan tranformation and became Super Saiyan Blue. He didnt need to become super saiyan god to be able to transform into super saiyan blue, he needed to use controlled godly ki which he adquired by training in that other dimension and combine it with the super saiyan transformation

I think, if I understand correctly, that by training with Whis, he absorbed some of his ki. Like, by training to learn ki control with a deity, he could obtain some of his power. That's what I understand from the wiki.

Let's get one thing straight. Saiyan God (Red)
and Super Saiyan God (Blue) are two separate transformations. Vegeta skipped the red hair form and went straight to Blue. How he did this is simple. He learned how to use Godly Ki while training with Whis. He then used that God Ki with his Super Saiyan form, thus making him a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (SSGSS / Super Saiyan Blue / SSB)

Maybe the reason that they are linked is because when they fuzed with the potara earrings. They became one being and then separated and were still one. There is a reason that Vegeta never wants to fuze with Goku and I think they share everything, memory's, power, ect....

Do you have any kind of reference for this?


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What is the reason behind this strange censorship of a specific scene in Tokyo Ghoul?
During the scene where Kurona and Nashiro are fighting Juzo in Season 2 Episode 4, I noticed some censorship. Juzo ends up stabbing Kurona a lot with his knives, but it's blurred out like this:

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I thought this was really strange seeing as the series has shown far worse, such as torture and other extremely gory deaths. Is there a particular reason for this?

Season one was also extremely censored in the violent scenes, with a intense blurry darkness covering many of the gory scenes.

Was it? I guess I never noticed.

The whole show was highly censored, as shown in this comparison album (Obviously spoilers):
https://i.sstatic.net/UpjaQ.jpg
The main reason is Japanese censorship laws, which are very different from laws in the West, but some people have mentioned that S2 was airing at the same time as some ISIS attacks took place, thus this might have something to do with TV networks censoring knives.

What is the relationship between ISIS and knives, that would explain this?

https://www.rt.com/news/225763-isis-execute-japanese-hostage/ , Ep. 4 should've aired around the same time.

I was told that the reason there was censorship in Tokyo Ghoul was because if it wasn't censored, it would have brought the rating up to 18+. You have to remember, in certain scenes with body parts, there'd be veins, muscle, etc and others like the knife scene, well, it might have been censored because of the cruelty in having several knives stabbing you at once. They might see this scene worst than other like the torturing of Kaneki because we never actually saw his toes and fingers cut off, only the blood (and Kaneki's screaming). If you think I'm wrong, I understand that and sorry if I've offended anyone.

Who told you this and what makes this show any different from other shows with similar violence? If you can't cite a source, then it's just heresay rather than an answer backed by facts.

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List of anime referenced in Bakuman
Can anybody give me a complete reference to all anime whose titles, artists and/or lines were referenced in the Bakuman series? It would also be great if you could let me know when they were mentioned. External sources will be appreciated too.

Are you asking about only real anime, like Naruto and One Piece, or are you asking about all anime, including Otter 11 and Crow?

Yes the real animes! The ones i can read and watch!@Nolonar

The TV Tropes page for Bakuman has a sizable list of references under the "Shout-Out" entry, many with links to the specific instance. Many of the referenced anime/manga hail from Shonen Jump, including Death Note, Dragon Ball, and One Piece. A complete reference chart may be difficult to find or compile without significant effort.

In the Manga Bakuman has references to several other works from time to time

One Piece
Bleach
Naruto
DragonBall
Touch
To Love ru
Enigma
Sakigake Otokojuku
Kimi ni Todoke
Death Note
Gintama
Fist of the North Star
Star of the Giants
Ai and Makoto
Doraemon
Slam Dunk
Hunter X Hunter
Ashita no Joe

There are some missing in the list I will add those once I find out

To Love Ru (A discussion between the protagonists and fellow mangakas about this ecchi manga and how it was targeted at boys)
Death Note (Mentioned while talking about successful manga)
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Bleach by Tite Kubo
Slam Dunk: A manga about basketball (brought up when the protagonists are talking about their favourite manga)
Ashita no Joe: A manga about boxing (brought up when the protagonists are  talking about their inspiration/their favourite manga),
Hunter x Hunter
Dragon Ball Z (Name is brought up from time to time)

They may have referenced a few other anime but these are the ones that came up the most.

Ashita no Joe
One Piece
Bleach
Naruto
Dragon Ball
Gintama
Beet the Vandel Buster
Star of the Giants
Death Note
The Qualifications of a Man (Ikki Kajiwara)
Father's Soul / Soul of the Father (Kaizuka Hiroshi)
KochiKame
Hikaru no Go
Kamen Rider
Fist of the North Star
Hunter X Hunter
Flower Angel TenTen
Beelzebub
Yoroshiku Mechadock
To Love Ru
Nura: The Rise of the Yokai Clan / Nurarihyon
Sakigake!! Otokojuku
Dr. Slump
Gatchaman (1972)
Doraemon
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Dai's Big Adventure (Dragon Quest)
Rurouni Kenshin
Touch
Ai to Makoto
Kimi n Todoke
Boys Over Flowers
Nodame Cantabile
Ichigo 100%
Anedoki
Hatsukoi Limited
Kikaider (Shotaro Ishinomori)
Secret Squad Goranger
Transforming Ninja Arashi
Robot Cop
Lupin the 3rd
Phoenix (Osamu Tezuka)
The Rose of Versailles
Glass Mask
Barefoot Gen
Demonic Detective Neuro Nougami
Toriko
Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Why didn't Frieza know about Goku and Kid Buu's fight?
In Dragon Ball Z, when Goku was fighting Kid Buu, there were many enemies watching him from Hell.
From DBZ Wikia article on Hell:

In the Kid Buu Saga, during the fight with Kid Buu, the ogres are seen watching the fight alongside Cell, Frieza, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guldo, Dr. Gero, Appule, and Babidi.

However, when Frieza was revived, he didn't know about the fight with Majin Buu.
Is there any reason as to why this is so?

I'm not motivated enough to check, but I don't remember any of those hell-spectator scenes from the manga, so I'm assuming that it's anime filler.  Additionally, Toriama doesn't seem to concerned with what happened in the past anyway, so I wouldn't read too deep into that kind of stuff.

As stated in the Wikia article on Hell (emphasis mine):

Hell (Jigoku), or HFIL (Home For Infinite Losers in the edited English dub), is a place in Other World where evil characters (and sometimes, in the case of Piccolo, Goku, and Pikkon, protagonists) go after they die. Hell is never actually shown in the original manga, but it is shown several times throughout various medias of Dragon Ball.

Hence, it's an anime inconsistency which is not the fault of Akira Toriyama. One can only assume that the scene was not taken into account in Dragon Ball Super because they adapted it from the manga and didn't take into account the anime-added filler.

Well it could be because of the wish made to Shenron to wipe out the memory of everyone about the incident of Majin Buu, this wish might have also wiped out the memories of the people in hell. So that's why Freiza doesn't remember.

Frieza was tortured way too much in hell with those tiny cute creatures playing those drums which might have played with his memory and I do remember that after that fight, a wish was made to Shenron to erase the memory of people so no one remembers what happened on earth, or possibly it's an anime, anything can happen to make the story look better.

I think its probably because of the fact that, when frieza ended up in hell (well before kid buu's time), the last "living memories" he had were goku an SSj and trunks blowing the living hell outta him. For him, as an alien "awake", dats the last set of memories he had. But once he is revived, the last thing he remembered was his death and before that. Dats why, when that underling tells him about beerus, he says his father always told him not to mess with the god of destruction. But at that time he didn't mention cell or buu.
Hence it seems like the lapse in memory because of death is what caused the question to even arise.

but he remembered his afterlife, and was quite mad at Goku for putting him through that torture. Also that torture did not included a TV to the outside world to watch what Goku was doing.

Was there a TV during the buu fight? it was there during the cell fight as far as i remember....but was it there during the buu fight?

IN the filler chunks (recall Hell is never shown in canon except possibly in Resurrection of F), during the buu fight, everyone in hell is watching, including cell and frieza. Even babbady (however you spell the name of that magic users who was the previous master of buu) was there, cheering for goku to kill buu, specifically because buu killed him (thanks to gokus temptations), but as i said, this was done by the animators only. Toriyama was the one making most of the story decisions for the movie, so he stuck to his origional work, where we never saw freiza again after mecha freiza.

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Are there any prequels to 5 Centimeters Per Second?
I plan on watching 5 Centimeters Per Second and I would like to know if there are any prequels I should watch before I start with it.

May I know why you thought there's prequel to this movie? Reading Wikipedia, it seems there's only 1 movie with 3 segments.

There is now a novel and a manga adaption that may (have not read either) contain more information but I'm not aware of any prequels now or even less back when the movie came out. It's supposed to be as episodic as it is.

The manga is mostly identical content-wise, except that there's a segment added in the last chapter about Kanae.

I thought there was a prequel because when I read the Wikipedia it had "Act 1, Act 2, and Act 3" and after doing a bit more research I heard about it having an "Episode 1, Episode 2, etc.". Also, thank you for the help everyone! I appreciate the information you guys have given me

It was because it was initially released in parts, but they are meant to be one movie. Don't let that confuse you and enjoy the anime. And if you think the answer has satisfied your query, please accept it by clicking on the check mark next to the post.

No, there are no prequels. There are also no sequels.
Watch the anime (1 hour runtime; sometimes split into three segments, but they're meant to be watched together). Then, if you'd like, read the manga, which is more or less the same content-wise, but offers a slightly different ending, which

 some might find less soul-crushing.


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Identification of the soundtrack that plays just before the ending of Naruto Episode 5?
What is the name of the soundtrack that plays just before the end of episode 5 of Naruto: 'You Failed! Kakashi's Final Decision'?
It plays after the guitar solo and right before the ending credits play. It starts when Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke realize they have just passed their teamwork test to become Ninjas. Naruto was tied to a tree trunk, Sakura and Sasuke were eating and decided to share their lunch with Naruto.

Could it be this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TsE01qdy5A i watched the episode years ago, but this ost has an little guitar solo. Maybe the used it or a vartion on it

It wasn't that one.  But I did use that link to find the song on YouTube.  So thank you.

The songs name is "Victory" from Naruto OST 1.  https://youtu.be/Ls0IE8uPp4g

It's Wind performed by Akeboshi.
It was the first ending song in the Japanese version of Part I of the Naruto series. It was replaced by Harmonia in Episode 26.

No, not the ending credits. Right before the ending credits there's a guitar solo that plays. It happens when Sakura and Sasuke decide to give Naruto their lunch while he is tied up to a tree trunk.

Down voted, because there was specifically asked for a song with guitar solo. And Wind doesn't have any.

I found it. It's called "Victory". I had no idea that there were dozens of songs from the show that could be found on YouTube. Some of which are as amazing as "Victory". Thanks for the help guys.


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Why didn't anyone in the school notice that Natsume is actually a female?
In the early episodes of Tokyo Ravens, Natsume is seen wearing a boy's uniform. It is said that this is due to some customs in their family. As quoted from Wikipedia here:

As a family tradition, she has to present herself as male in front of other onmyouji families, a tradition that was created to hide the true identity of Yakou's reincarnation.

But why didn't anyone notice that she is actually a girl? Everyone except Touji and Harutora who already knew her, assume that she's a boy.

There are several reasons why no one noticed that Natsume was a girl:

She was dressing as a boy, therefore no one should suspect her.
On the novel, an onmyouji can identify whether you're a girl or boy based on your aura. Boys naturally have yang aura and girls have yin aura.
Normally, when a practitioner has a shikigami, the shikigami's aura should be the opposite so that their compatibility will be in harmony.
However, Natsume's prideful shikigami which is Hokuto have a yin aura, therefore it made conflict in their auras, thus negating the yin aura and making it a yang aura. In result, anyone would assume that Natsume was indeed a boy.
It is rumored that Natsume was Yakou's reincarnation, since she was the next heir of the Tsuchimikado family, they preconceived that she is a boy.

After finished watching the anime's first season (hoping for a 2nd one), I have now an answer to my own question.
Just to clarify things, (SPOILER on hidden text)

Natsume being a girl was revealed on Tokyo Ravens episode 17 and her being a boy was explained then from episode 18, 19 through episode 20.

Natsume being a girl was exposed when Shaver was out of control and started attacking them after a spirit disaster was unleashed.

 Shaver tore Natsume's clothes apart which revealed the truth.

Jin Ohtomo Sensei and the principal of the onmyouji academy as well as the Yakou fanatics and the twin horned syndicate never noticed that Natsume was a girl, until it was revealed to them. According to Jin Ohtomo, a B-Grade Spell was used and, although noticeable, if carefully examined via one's aura, it was never revealed. This can be linked to catzilla's answer:

However, Natsume's prideful shikigami which is Hokuto have a yin aura, therefore it made conflict in their auras, thus negating the yin aura and making it a yang aura. In result, anyone would assume that Natsume was indeed a boy.

On episode 20, it was revealed that Natsume's father told her about the family tradition when she was in junior high. After that, the times that Harutora came to hang out drastically reduced.

 That was when Natsume decided to make the familiar Hokuto to continue hanging out with Harutora. although this was a secret even to Harutora.

The cross-dressing was endorsed by Yasuzumi Tsuchimikado to hide the identity of the reincarnation of Yakou (Polaris King)

 The real reincarnation was not Natsume but Harutora Tsuchimikado. It was also to conceal Natsume being a fake as she was a girl. From the moment they were born they switched Natsume and Harutora was set on the branch family. Harutora who has tremendous aura and energy, was put under a curse to hide this and also concealed of his abilities one of is being a spirit seer. The curse was confirmed by Kakugyouki the one-hand ogre.


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Has it ever been stated that One Piece is some kind of material treasure?
Whitebeard said that when "the one" Gol D. Roger has been waiting shows up, he'll find the One Piece and he will turn the whole world upside down. I can't recall any statement that declares that One Piece is some kind of a treasure like gold or something.
It is just said that it is Gol D. Roger's treasure which he left in that place. So I wonder if it has ever been stated that One Piece is something tangible or something theoretical, something virtual?

Oda himself confirmed in an interview with Momoko Sakura that the One Piece isn't something like "the journey itself was the real treasure" and that it is, in fact, a physical reward.
There is confirmation that the treasure will not be a spiritual gift.

Oda:"Yes, I already decided on how it's going to end. Should I tell you now?"
Sakura:" .... Well, I want to know, but I probably shouldn't. BUT, the One Piece, it's not something like "the growth your heart went through", right?"
Oda:"Hahaha, no no, I won't be pulling off some kind of Wizard of Oz thing like that. After having gone through an adventure like that, it wouldn't be fair to not actually give them a reward."

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The reference that wikia use to claim that's a physical is the one you quote. Hasn't he said what kind of reward One Piece is clearly?

No he hasn't. That would kind of defeat the purpose of the "mysterious aura" behind the treasure. All that's been about the treasure is what has been stated above.


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What are the differences between Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan?
As stated in the title, what are the differences between the two?
Are they supposed to be entirely different or is simply the next stage of the previous?

Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, or simply Super Saiyan God SS is the
  result of a Saiyan gaining the power of Super Saiyan God and then
  transforming into a Super Saiyan.
This form is physically identical to the first Super Saiyan God form, overall body structure being thinner and slightly taller. The only difference being that the hair is similar to the Super Saiyan transformation but in a blue color. The aura; as opposed to the red-orange aura the previous God form had, Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan boasts a vibrant, flame-like blue aura. Additionally, electricity discharges around the user, signifying the power increase.
(Source: dragonball.wikia.com)

So SSGSS is the next stage of SSG.

Besides the physical aspects and the power increase already mentioned, super saiyan blue puts more stress in the saiyan body, another difference which was shown in the series but not in the movie, it's the super saiyan god (red) has regeneration habilities, when wounded by Beerus who introduced half his hand in Goku's body and knocked him almost unconscious, he heals the wound completely after a few minutes. These features if made intentional and not casual are very interesting because it gives room for all kinds of new techniques in the future, one of them is already shown in the last chapter of the manga by Vegeta.


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Was it ever explained why Vegito split back into Goku and Vegeta in Buu's body?
I've always been curious about this. It is mentioned that fusion using the Potara earings will keep you fused forever. So why did Vegito split inside Buu's body? I remember Goku and Vegeta saying they were glad they split, but I don't recall them explaining how it happened.

The reason behind the splitting back was never explained in the anime.
In episode 273, The Innards Of Buu, after Goku and Vegeta splits back into their former selves, Goku asks:

"Why'd we separate once we let the barrier down?"

To which, Vegeta has no idea about.
In the original manga, however, Goku tells that it must have been the "bad air" inside Buu.
This was confirmed in the Daizenshuu.
Daizenshuu 4, pg 163, entry for Potara Earrings:

Special Characteristics: To use them, the two people who will merge simply each take one of the two earrings and put in on their left or right ear, respectively. Furthermore, after merging the power is greater than with Fusion. However, the two people will automatically merge as soon as the earrings are put on, and in principle will be unable to ever split up again, so caution is needed when handling them. The merged person will only split up when touched by the air inside Majin Buu’s body. Also, while with Fusion the post-merged clothing is the native dress of the people of Planet Metamor, when merging with the Potara not only are the two people’s bodies mixed together, but their clothing is as well. In addition, pathetically enough the East Kaioshin and his attendant Kibito merged together without knowing a thing about Potara fusion.

UPDATE:
According to Episode 66 of Dragon Ball Super, the official explanation as to why the splitting occured, is given by Gowasu:

Goku asks Gowasu how come he and Vegeta split before when he was told the effects of Potara are permanent, and Gowasu explains that those who fuse that are not Supreme Kai will only stay fused for one hour.

The reason they split was never explained in the original "Dragon Ball Z" but it was explained in the new series "Dragon Ball Super" where it is explained that the fusion is forever only if one of the two people fusing is a Kai.


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Why were Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp surprised when they saw the Dragon from Punk Hazard?
I wonder why Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp (and also Robin) were surprised when they saw the Dragon from Punk Hazard while the three of them have already seen Ryu, the Dragon that they met on Warship Island?

Their surprise stems from the fact that the Warship Island Arc is a filler arc. As One Piece wiki says:

It is the first story arc of the series not to be based on any content from the manga by Eiichiro Oda, making it the first filler arc.

Another reason might be the fact that they had encountered a dragon (if you count it as one) only once before, and didn't expect to meet one on Punk Hazard.

if I'm not mistaken, Zorro also said something like "there's no such thing like that in this world." isn't it?

When? I don't remember hearing that dialogue. Here's the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glSsQm9riWI. Can you point out where? Also, they were mainly surprised because the dragon was apparently talking.

oh, I think it's just me that have really bad memories xD thank you for all you information @AshishGupta

Glad to be of help :)

Because it's a filler arc.
In Canon story, they meet dragon for the first time in Punk Hazard. Having said that, it's a mythical creature which never existed in Pirate era, but it was an artificial one created by Genius Vegapunk.


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What is the name of the song that is played during Frieza's regeneration in Dragon Ball Z : Resurrection F?
I saw Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F today in the theatre, and right around the point where Frieza is put in the regeneration machine, a song starts playing. I would categorize the song in the heavy metal genre, and I heard Frieza's name several times in the lyrics as well.
I would like to know the name of this song and the band who played it, as it sounded pretty awesome, but I didn't have enough time to stick around for the credits to see who it was.

The movie's OST list was released in May 2015. You can check if the track you're looking for exists in that list.

The song you are looking for is titled 'F' and is performed by Maximum the Hormone.

Can you elaborate your answer, such as a source on where you found your answer, please?

I can verify that his answer is correct. This sounds exactly like the song I was looking for.

@Frosteeze I have listened the song before, thus I know the title and the artist.


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Is Korin the only one able to grow Senzu Beans?
At certain points during the Dragon Ball Z-serie, the group receives a bag of Senzu Beans from Korin. Senzu Beans are very nutritious and heal wounds, sometimes even saving people from life-threatening injuries.
Knowing that, it would be stupid not to have extra Senzu Beans on hand. Unfortunately, the only one who's able to grow them is Korin.
Is there a reason why nobody else can grow Senzu Beans, other than difficulty? I'd imagine regular people can learn to grow beans, even if they're magical.

An entry for Korin in the Dragon Ball wikia states that, Korin is the only one who grows the Senzu Beans which... and that
Korin Tower is the only place in the world they are grown...
Apart from that, the entry for Senzu Beans depicts Korin as the inventor of the Senzu Beans.
Based on that, it can be presumed that one of these are true:

Korin invented the Senzu Beans and thus he is the only one who can cultivate them.
The Senzu Beans need a very particular habitat to grow and Korin Tower happens to be the only place matches its needs.

Do note however, that the wikia does not mention if there was any explicit reference to this matter in the Manga.

Thanks, great answer. Too bad they don't mention any references.

Indeed. I tried to read the Manga chapters around the part where Goku met Korin for the first time but there really weren't any mention as to why the Senzu Beans can only be found there. Perhaps I missed it or there were mentions later in the storyline. Hopefully, someone who have read the series recently will be able to shed some light.


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Where does the idea of a Hadouken and Kamehameha come from?
Having read a few manga/watched some anime, I have seen that many characters can use attacks where they gather their "ki" or, according to wikipedia, "Life force", and release it in a fireball like manner. The most widely known examples of these are the "Hadouken", and the "Kamehameha". Where does the idea for this kind of attack come from? Did one person think of it and everyone copy them, or is there like a old teaching or story about this?
Thanks in advance :)

Not related to dragonball z, but still related: Is chi blocking based of any actual martial arts?

I'm going to talk about the Kamehameha here if I talk about either one of them specifically, because I know more about Dragon Ball than I do about Street Fighter.
The Kamehameha is supposed to be the ultimate attack, in which the user gathers all of their Ki into one point and releases it at once.
Ki, also spelled Chi or Qi, is "life-force" as you mentioned. The idea of ki is one that is pervasive throughout East Asian mythology. It originates from tai-chi. Tai-chi is not just a martial art in the sense that someone brought up in the West like myself might think of it -- that is to say, it doesn't exist just so that you can learn to defend yourself from an assailant. It is a practice that was birthed from Taoism, also spelled as Daoism, which is a very spiritual set of beliefs.
Taoism, as you may know, has as one of its core principles the balance of internal and external force -- yin versus yang. Yin represents the internal force, and yang the external.
In tai-chi, one does learn self-defensive techniques and weapon drills, it's true. However, one also learns to cultivate the yin in one's body. This may be an oversimplification but I believe that defensive and weapons training is considered the cultivation of yang.
To cultivate yin, one learns completely passive techniques, such as breathing and meditation. These are designed to promote overall health and wellness of one's own body. To someone unfamiliar with tai-chi, the exercises might look like aerobics or even just stretching exercises. In mythology, it is believed that masters of such artistry can live for well over a hundred years, or even forever. (hint hint, Master Roshi, although it's explained in the show as him drinking from "The Fountain of Youth" -- that part is a parody of the "eternal martial artist" trope in Asian stories). The breathing and movement techniques are said to keep one's ki in balance, and cultivate untapped potential ki which has not begun to flow in the body yet.
In other words, although a show like Dragon Ball is fantasy, to explain it in real world mythology: Master Roshi became such a master of tai-chi that he can manipulate his ki into an external force directly.
The same principle applies to Ryu. He is supposed to be a master martial artist. To someone familiar with East Asian mythology and tropes, this means that he knows how to manipulate his life energy to make fireballs, to put it simply.

Most scholars believe the concept of chi/qi predates taichi/taiji.  Few scholars choose to believe Taichi existed before the 12th century, and most agree that taichi as we know it today came about in the 19th century.  Chi has recorded roots all the way back to the 5th century BCE (2500 years ago), and is believed to have pre-history roots before that.  Also, note that the "Chi" in "Taichi" is actually a different character than Chi/qi -- it's a different word.  Modern pinyin now spells it "taiji," which avoids the confusion.

I propose it might be part of the general xianxia heritage
Dragon Ball is (at least somewhat) based on Journey to the West, which could be considered an ancestor of modern xianxia stories. Not to mention that DB shares multiple things with said genre.
Xianxia ("immortal heroes") are a genre of Chinese semi-mythological stories of masters of martial arts that transcend human limits (as a rough and limited primer on the subject).
Modern stories tend to start out at "fistfights with fancy fireworks" levels, then transition to flying people punching each other with lasers, and then going into destroying mountain ranges by punching in their general direction (, and then...).
Scaling to continental, planetary, galactic, universal or multiversal levels.
Martial artists shooting lasers by punching, or waving their weapon (or tool) of choice is not an unknown concept and predates DB (see: ZU Warriors From The Magic Mountain movie from 1983, which is an adaptation of a novel. In the linked clip you can see characters blasting lightning from their hands as well as the white-clothed swordsman shooting lasers/sword projections/sword energy/sword light out of their sword.
Considering this example from before the publication of Dragon Ball and variations of "sword qi" and the like being a staple of xianxia novels, kamehameha/hadouken seem a reasonable extrapolation of the idea.
I suppose master martial artists punching someone from across the room is the same expectation in the east like we have with old men in robes and pointy hats shooting lasers or exploding balls of fire from their walking sticks.

The original Kamehameha wave was used by Master Roshi in Dragon Ball manga volume 2 originally released in Japan in 1986 while Street Fighter only came out a year later in 1987.
Since Capcom is a Japanese-based company, it's a safe bet that SF's Hadouken was a copy of the Kamehameha in Japan. Yet, Americans were first introduced to the Hadouken since mangas were not big back in the late 80's.

Welcome to Anime.SE! I feel like this is missing the point of the question slightly. The Hadouken came from the Kamehameha, but where did the Kamehameha come from? Was it an entirely original idea, or was Akira Torayama inspired by something else?

The "Hadouken" is translated as “WAVE MOTION FIST” and is inspired by the move “WAVE MOTION GUN” as seen in Space Battleship Yamato from the 70s. The creator also made 2 games predating Dragon Ball back in 1982 and 1 of them was Kung Fu Master.

In karate, there's a breathing exercise that uses that hand form, and you can bet it's in kung fu as well since karate came from kung fu. Anyway, it's a martial arts breathing form typically.

This could use a little bit more detail, and reference to some nice sources. Also you might want to elaborate on why this is related to shooting beams/lasers out of your palms.


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Did Vegeta want to make Gohan stronger?

When Vegeta found Gohan on Namek, he told him:

. . . Too bad, because you see, we are the last of the Saiyans, that means we have to look out for one another, understand? It's like... like the three of us are brothers...

Then, Vegeta kicks Gohan in the stomach. At that moment he had a big grudge against Goku and could've easily killed Gohan out of anger. Instead, the kick that he gave him was nonlethal.
Now I am wondering if there was some truth in Vegeta's words. As he already explained many times, the more of a beating a Sayian takes the stronger that Sayian becomes. Did he really want to help Gohan become stronger by kicking him?

That dragonball is huge.

This question is a little open ended, I could not find any material supporting a definite answer. One could surmise that since Gohan is one of the last Saiyans he doesn't want to completely wipe out the race. It is already understood at this point in time Vegeta did harbor a lot of anger towards Goku and if that would have been Goku in a weakened state he probably would have killed him. Vegeta maybe saw no challenge in killing a child Saiyan or maybe he thought Gohan could come to be a potential challenger one day and would rather wait for that fight then kill him right there.There are a lot of answers that could be generated for this question. Until hard supporting material can be found it can really be anyone's opinion as to why he didn't kill him.

To add to that answer, Vegeta was also in a "good mood" at this point as in his mind he now had all of the dragon balls. So the idea of Gohan coming after him later on wasn't really an issue since he figured he be an immortal soon. As far as Vegeta wanting Gohan to become stronger, that could be the case. Throughout the series, mostly after Gohan has grown up, Vegeta often shows visible frustration at Gohan's unwillingness to train the way he and his father do. It annoys him that Gohan has so much latent power yet he refuses to train and try to become even stronger. It's an insult to his Saiyan heritage, in his mind.


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Is there a manga based on Dragon Ball Heroes?
I heard there was a manga based on the game Dragon Ball Heroes. If there is, is it in English, and does it contain the non-canon characters like Beat and SSJ4 Broly?

Yes, there is an spin-off manga called Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission that has been running since October 20, 2012.
Beat appears a lot throughout the story, the only reference I could find on Broly was in chapter 9 when a Super Saiyan 3 Broly card is played. I couldn't find any licensed English translation. However there are some fan-translations.
The story takes place after the events of Dragon Ball GT.


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Who is this woman called Hikari?
I've read this manga called Sasurai Emanon (a.k.a. Emanon's Wanderings) about a girl who possesses all her ancestors' memories.
In some of the first few chapters a characters called Hikari made her appearance: she seems to be an acquaintance of the main character, but at a certain point (Chapter 7) there is this conversation:

It suggest that Hikari is some sort of time traveler, but it has never been explained and after this moment the character never appears in the story again.
The story seems to follow some series of novels: does the author explain something more about this character in these novels (or somewhere else)?

Hikari also appears in author's other work: Omoide Emanon (or Memories of Emanon), a collection of short stories (not the manga version, which only tells about chapter Omoide Emanon, not the rest). In fact, she appeared for the first time there.
She appears in chapter Ashibiki Daydream, which takes place in 1994. The synopsis by a Japanese reader (you can skip this and read the next spoiler block for Hikari's identity directly):

 Year 1994. There's a girl who suddenly appeared in front of Akira's room. After some time, they were living together in Akira's place. One day, Akira saw a girl who seems to be in same generation with Hikari. Her name was Emanon. After some days relying and be relied upon her, Hikari disappeared in front of Akira. Her traces of living in Akira's place also disappeared totally. When Akira was walking alone through a street back in 6-year university period, Akira realized there's no one who could remember Hikari. When Akira visited her hometown in a mountainous village, Akira met Emanon.

From another short review by Japanese reader:

 [...] Emanon told Akira about Hikari's secret. Hikari was a girl who had power to time-leap. Emanon have met her up to 1.2 trillion years ago.


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Has the release date of Shingeki no Kyojin's second season been announced?
I've been hearing/reading a lot of news about a second season of Shingeki no Kyojin since 2014. All the sites said that the release date would be in the end of 2015 or the first months of 2016.
We're in 2016 and there's still no season 2.
Is there any official source about a accurate release date? If so, what's the exact date?

If so, what's the exact date?

The second season of Attack on Titan was released as of April 1, 2017. It aired until June 17, 2017. It contained a total of 12 episodes.

Unfortunately right now, No there is not an official source with a release date for the second season and as a result there is no exact date (as of yet).
A post on Cross Map,  an unofficial source, (By Yumi Redfield On January 17, 2016) explains that:

There have been rumors claiming that Attack on Titan season 2 will be released in February, but it is already mid-January, and still no confirmation for an Attack on Titan season 2 has been released by Tetsuro Araki, the Attack on Titan director.

A given (unofficial) explanation is:

The major reason why Attack on Titan season 2 has taken years to release is because of the (very well thought of) agreement between Attack on Titan manga writer Hajime Isayama and the Attack on Titan anime director Tetsuro Araki that the manga should always be 4 arcs ahead of the anime adaptation. This agreement would ensure that the anime would not get ahead of the manga and end up deviating too much from the source material.

This answer is based on sources available on 19/01/2016 at 17:10pm BST.

The article is rather dubious, seeing that it has zero citation, and none of the anime sites report about the "explanation" for the delay. It seems like a speculation engineered to become news. I will leave my downvote here until you can cite a more reputable source.

I cited the only sources that I could find. I find your down vote harsh as I've only answered with what other sources have claimed. And it isn't my opinion so I have followed the rules of the site. My answer includes pretty much everything mentioned in the how to write a good answer help page

I downvote for the dubious source you cite, especially the part reement between Attack on Titan manga writer Hajime Isayama and the Attack on Titan anime director Tetsuro Araki that the manga should always be 4 arcs ahead of the anime adaptation, which doesn't appear in any reputable anime news site. The post has good presentation (as what the help page instructed), but the content still subjects to scrutiny.

Anime & manga stack exchange is meant to be fun with friendly people who can discuss and share their love for anime. Clearly you have forgotten this. All i've done is use the sources i could find to answer someone's question with the best possible answer i could give. If you have a problem with what the source says its not my fault, i didn't write it! Your criticism is not constructive as you cannot offer anything better

If you have a problem with what the source says its not my fault, i didn't write it! Even though you are not the one who write it, since you cite it, you should make sure that it's correct/credible. We are don't want our site to feed the rumor mill. Please don't take the downvote personally.

The 2nd season of Attack on Titan is currently planned for Spring 2017 season !
Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-03/attack-on-titan-anime-2nd-season-premieres-in-spring-2017/.103914
So, that means the 1st episode of season 2 should be released around the beginning of April 2017.


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What are Tsurime Eyes and Tareme Eyes? Why do the characters have them?

What are Tareme and Tsurime eyes?

You can read about them in detail on TVTropes:
Tsurime Eyes:

A particular style of drawing eyes in manga and anime where the outer corners slant upwards, ending in a distinct sharp point, used in contrast to the traditional Moe soft drooping style, Tareme. Tsurime symbolizes strong will, arrogance, or pride in a character. Most noticeable in female designs (since it plays against the stereotype) and is commonly an attribute of Tsunderes, Kuuderes and particularly Badass Action Girls.

Tareme Eyes:

A style in anime and manga of drawing eyes where they droop or sag at the corners. Typically, a Moe character will have those definitive, sympathy-magnet Puppy-Dog Eyes. It generally represents a kind, quiet, sad, fragile or otherwise soft person. Only really notable if there are more than a handful of characters that are drawn without them.

As you can make out, Tsurime eyes are the opposite of Tareme eyes. As for "why" the characters have it, it's a symbolization used to depict their characteristics which is easily understood by a regular anime watcher.


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How could Renzu Ioroi have had a grandchild if she had drank the whole Kouki?
I just finished episode 1. From what I understood:
Renzu was invited, or I think forced by Mushi in human form to take part in the Mushi banquet where they said that they have been requested to offer her Kouki so that she transcends in to a Mushi.
Now the question here is if she would have drunk the whole Kouki (although that didn't end up happening because the banquet was interrupted) from the wine cup, how would she have conceived a child, let alone the prophesied grandson with unique powers.
This can only mean that that Mushi were deceiving her but that does not seem to be the case either. We see that after the banquet was interrupted,  the human Renzu did have a grand child with unique powers.
So can anyone please make it clear for me about how Renzu could have had a grandchild, supposing she had drank the whole Kouki (as was probably intended by the Mushi).

She actually didn't drink the whole kouki, because the ceremony was interrupted.
That's why she was kinda divided in a human form and a mushi form.
The human form went on to live a normal life and had children and grandchildren.


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What's the name of the music track that plays at 18:28 in Episode 150 of One Piece?
What's the name of the music track that plays at about 18:28 in One Piece Episode 150 (Jaya Arc) when all of Bellamy's people are shocked on hearing about Luffy's and Zoro's real bounties as told by their drunken member?

The song is called Shizuka na Ikari (静かな怒り). It is from the One Piece Original Soundtrack Album "Music and Song Collection 4", track number 16.
You can listen to it here.

The song plays around crocodile a lot for some reason. 1:27 into "Shizuka Na Ikari"


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What is the difference between Dragonball Z and Dragonball Z Kai?
When I first heard about Kai thought it was a Remake similar to the recent Sailor Moon Remake (not Crystal the original series where Haruka and Michiru were made to be cousins to censor their relationship). however i have seen posts that seem to indicate that the first few Sagas have been covered in less episodes in Kai.
So i am wondering what is the difference between the original Dragonball Z and Dragonball Z Kai? eg. What has been added/removed in comparison, do people bleed when their limbs get cut/ripped off (when i first saw DBZ there was never any blood)

Related, possibly duplicate: Will I miss anything by watching Dragon Ball Z Kai instead of the other series?

The main difference is that there are no fillers and generally improved animation.

To put it simply: DragonBall Z Kai is a remake which stays true to the original DragonBall Z Manga. A quick list of the main differences:

No Fillers.
Different theme songs.
Some Different Voice Actors (in e.g: Frieza, Gohan, Android 18).
Less Blood.

Note: Don't watch the censored version, you'll hate it.

Adding to Serge R. Kamel, people say the quality is better (not terrible 480p) and been revamped to 720p+ That's false, It is still low quality (compared to the "newer" animes), however the intro's are HD and look good. BTW - DB Super is in 1080p :3


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What is the name of the sound track played in Episode 296 of One Piece at 21:48?
I searched everywhere to find this piece. I even tried the android app called Shazam.
It wasn't long enough to be recognized by Shazam. I'm talking about episode 296.
The track starts at 21:48 (when Franky shows up). Here's a link to the episode.
It's the scene where Franky shoots Chopper.
Could you guys please help me out? This piece really inspires me.

The link doesn't work..

Have you checked Onepiecetracklist.com ?

Listen here: OnePieceTrackList
I believe the track to be "And Zoro is with Them..." track #12 of the album "The Cursed Holy Sword".


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When should I watch the two latest Naruto movies?
I have completed watching all the currently released Naruto Shippuden episodes. I have completed the Naruto original series, and am on episode 436 of the subbed Naruto Shippuden series. My question is, when should I watch The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie? Should I wait until I am completely done with the Shippuden series, or do I watch them now?
I have seen other answers, but none have been definitive for me. I have not read any of the Manga, nor do I plan to at this point. However, I do not want these movies to spoil any of the plot lines from the Shippuden series for me. How many episodes are left in the Shippuden series? Can someone please give me some guidance and/or information on these topics? Thank you so much!

Related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/20657/when-does-the-last-naruto-the-movie-take-place-within-naruto-shippuden-anime-se/20664#20664

I have seen this post, but it is not definitive when it comes to the Shippuden episodes specifically.

You might want to re-read the answer. as it mentions the movie takes place after the Shippuden series.


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Why does Vegeta tolerate Android 18?
Probably a stupid question but...
I was watching Resurrection 'F' and when 18 appeared on screen this question popped into my head. During the Android saga he was pretty much curb stomped by 18 right? (Memories are a little clouded) And Vegeta being as prideful as he is would he really let 18 live regardless of how "good" he became?
Is it just a plot point that wasn't explored?
Is Vegeta's switch to the good side cause for this? I just find this one a little hard to believe. I'd probably believe it more that since 18 is important to Krillin and he is important to Goku, that Goku had something to do with it.
Again, sorry if this question is dumb.

Havning not seen the series in a while i do remember that Krilan explained to Goku during the Buu Saga(?) that 18 was a human to begin with and after the Android Saga all her "Android" components were removed (which is how the 2 of them had a daughter). maybe to Vegeta since 18 was an Android when she kicked his ass but she isn't now probably means he's ok with her.

Its not the only time vegeta got stomped into the ground and was friendly with the doers later on.......goku and gohan there during their first meeting with him. ALTHOUGH the three are of the same species so that could play a role there in vegetas eyes.

Well, by the time the Androids and Cell arc happen, Vegeta already has a baby son with Bulma.
Perhaps he started playing nice not to lose the life he already had on Earth.

Not sure if this counts as a legitimate answer, so I'll put it here. Vegeta isn't evil anymore. In the Buu saga, they used a dragon ball wish to bring back all the good people that were killed. Vegeta was one of the people brought back to life, indicating that he isn't actually a bad person anymore. Another example of someone he could have killed but didn't was Piccolo.

@Memor-X AFAIK 18 never stopped to be an android. She was able to give birth because she is human based. The wish Krillin asked for was to remove 17 and 18 bomb, but they still keep their powers, as seen in the next Saga's tournament.

@krikara We are talking about the Android Saga. Vegeta resurrection happens at the end of the Buu saga, after fighting and nearly banishing for ever for protecting the Universe. A bit earlier in the saga, Vegeta is given the destiny of evil people on the Other World, even if he sacrificed his own life, meaning Vegeta full redemption doesn't happen until Ultimate Buu battle.

more important stuff than that happened, and Vegita probably doesn't care about it that much anymore.
Secondly, Vegita is now much more powerful than 18, so 18 isn't a viable rival anymore, so he doubly doesn't care.

The primary reason that Vegeta tolerates Android 18 is that he has changed.

He has become more human than a savage who destroyed planets for fun. This change of his is evident and there are many more instances of this in DBS (Dragon Ball Super). For example, in episode 2, he took a day out of his training schedule and went to the amusement park with Bulma and Trunks and the incidents that occur over there also highlight this sea change in his personality.
In fact, he's in touch with his human emotions, an instance being when
he gets angry over Beerus slapping Bulma when she slaps him for
ruining her birthday party and makes up his mind to fight him whereas
till that point he had been swallowing up his pride and acting like a
clown (episode 7).
It can also be said that he now accepts things as they are. He
realized that he isn't the strongest out there, and has shifted his
focus to becoming the best. He also has realized that there is nothing going to be achieved by revenge, so he doesn't seek revenge anymore.

This explains why Vegeta tolerated Android 18.

During the Android Saga, after the defeat, Vegeta trains in the Room of Spirit and Time (aka Hyperbolic Time Chamber) and becomes so powerful he could probably beat 18 in seconds. After fighting much more powerful enemy (which also humilated him), I think Vegeta no longer feels as he has something to demonstrate crushing 18. Everybody knows he is far, far superior.
That isn't the only time Vegete renounce revenge. He could arguably want to take revenge on the fighters that defeated him in the battle that surely hurted more his pride, Yajirobe, Gohan and Krillin, specially when the last two of them outsmarted him in Namek. But he prefer to focus on his rivality with Goku.
Also, note that at the end of the Android Saga, Goku was dead, so it wasn't him who stopped Vegeta. On the other hand, Gohan was alive and more powerful that his father.

I think it's because Vegeta's last statement after Cell Games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ64JXN_3mI
At that point Vegeta pretty much lost his pride and a will to fight, so he just couldn't pull himself together to go after 18.
Sure, he got better after some time, but since his battle against 18 so much time has passed and so much stuff happened, he either no longer cared or even remembered about executing his revenge.
Also, let's not forget, that if he actually tried to do something against her, Krillin would just call Gohan and Bulma. I don't think Vegeta would dare to go against the two of them at any moment between Cell Games and Buu Saga.

Probably because Vegeta only aim is to get stronger than Goku, Beerus, and Whis and prove himself at this point in the series. He just ignores all the others since they are weakling to him now and a waste of time also the fact that goku would stop him from hurting any of his friends including 18 who is married to krillin. Vegeta knows he can spend his time better by training with Whis than trying to start a fight with 18. Beerus would also stomp vegeta and vegeta needs to still get stronger than beerus. He has alot to work on so really I think he doesnt care about 18 and just focuses on other stuff he does care about. He spend a year IIRC training with whis while goku was on earth farming and doing chi chi work. Vegeta let majin buu go as well after he sacrificed himself to kill him. So really it has been a turning point for Vegeta

Basically, Vegeta has 2 goals -
a. defeat kakarot.
b. bring back Saiyan planet

Vegeta was always a good guy from the heart but what changed him so much was freeza. I will consider freeza was the person who makes him heartless. he was helpless and weak against freeza. Vegeta loves Saiyan and Saiyan planet and he wants Saiyan race to keep on living so one day he can rebuild the new Saiyan planet. (so he is a good guy he loves his own planet and race ). he knows only Saiyan can defeat Frieza, and freeza destroyed his planet because of that reason only.

Vegeta is arrogant but not bad. As you know Saiyan loves to fight so as Vegeta.

Vegeta considers himself a high-rank Saiyan "Saiyan price, he wants to lead all the saiyan but as he knows goku is stronger than him, he can't become a leader until he defeats kakarot.

Vegeta considers earth as his new home and loves earth as much as he loves saiyan planet. ( so he is a good guy )

He was once a bad guy but still accepted by everyone and that changed him, so it is ok someone like android 18 to get another chance. even boo is dangerous but boo also got another chance.


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What is Hayama Akira's ethnicity supposed to be?
Judging from the flashback in episode 23, where Shiomi Jun meets a young Hayama in a spice market somewhere, I get the sense that Hayama was probably not born in Japan.
And given that Hayama is

Brown
A master of curries
Apparently a fan of tulsi

I have a sneaking suspicion that he's supposed to be some kind of South Asian.
Am I right? What's his ethnicity supposed to be?

She was in India, so Akira is probably Indian. Since he was in a Indian slump.

@AstralSea that is definitely what I thought but the wiki says "unnamed country" and I don't remember if it is explicitly stated.

@AstralSea Does the manga say that he was an Indian slum? It certainly looked that way to me, but there wasn't an explicit mention of that in the anime.

True, I am just concluding based on case evidence, it was not mentioned at all in both mediums. However, it would be highly unlikely to find any evidence that he originated from any country other than Japan, suggested by his name. Therefore, we can only guess that he was from India through his skin colour, his origin from a spice selling country that has slums. This is due to the authors wishing to reduce connections references to the real world.

As someone who is from Tamil Nadu, I'd say it's very evident that he really is from South India. Was extremely surprised to see Kozhi Varutha Curry as one of his dishes because it's a purely Tamil-based dish.
Even in one of the pages in the manga where they show him living in the slums, I could see a board at the edge of the panel that had Tamil writing, I think it's enough proof.

If you could include when this board is really shown, this could make for a good answer.

He cooks quite a few south Indian dishes, specifically dishes native to the states of Tamil Nadu (kozhi varutha curry) and Kerala, and I haven't noticed any of these dishes being very popular or even well known outside of India, so..... I'd say he's Indian, probably from South Indian.

Welcome to the site. Your answer while reasonable and insightful, is still speculation.  That isn't how answers on this site are supposed to work. We are supposed to only provide/accept answers from authoritative sources (aka canon).  Making indian dishes, for instance, does not make him indian anymore than making him brown does.  I'm only saying this as you are a new user and you popped in my review queue.

Looking at the ethic side of things, I do agree that he must be of a South Asian origin. Doing thorough research into the main spices and dishes he specialises in are from Sri Lanka. So another option for his Ethnicity is Sri Lankan (Sinhalese). Judging by the amount of detail I gathered up about the character clearly states that Yūto Tsukuda did his research. His skin tone is faily light brown which suggests that Sri Lanka may be more of a valid option than Tamils (Indian). Some of his dishes are Indian based however being one of the highest ranks in the school, it is likely he is fluent in a multitude of dishes world wide. So my bet is on Sri Lankan.

Obviously from SOUTH INDIA he was in south Indian slum since I have seen women in salwar kameez in background additionally akira is master of spices and India is known as the land of spices and his background music was influenced by Bollywood music which is an Indian film industry additionally cooked many south Indian dishes,  have tulsi patta in his hand always now some may say then y he is mastered in kebab it's because in India also kebab is extremely common since it was exported to India during Mogul empire who had some Persian, Turkish influence additionally Arabian prince dress is similar to medieval Indian prince dress...therefore from all the above proves it's extremely clear that he is from INDIA, SOUTH INDIA MAY BE PARTICULARLY FROM TAMIL NADU...

But during the autumn election where they were fighting using their types of food, they called his sword an "Arabian Sword" and he was dressed like an Arabian prince. He also made common Arabic street food such as the Turkish Kabob and the Arabic Kebab Sandwich. They also never specified where the slums he is from is and Arabic are known for many types of spices, even many of the ones he uses.

I feel as though he may be Arabic. The music that always plays when he cooks is influenced from Arabic music and the Middle East where many Arabic people reside was also quite famous for spices. Just speculation though. There are other anime that have similarly designed characters which are speculated to be Arabic as well such as Sphintus Carmen from Magi.


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Are there any gyms in the Anime/Manga where the Pokemon trainer has to first fight other trainers?
In the Pokemon video-games inside a Gym, aside from the Gym Leader there are a bunch of trainers and generally you need to fight at least one to get to the Gym Leader.
In the anime, I have seen so far none of the gyms shown follow the same format but I've only seen up to Diamond and Pearl when Palkia and Dialga are summoned.
I am wondering if in the anime or any manga, there is a Gym which follows the same format as that from the games, where the challenging trainer has to face a gauntlet of trainers before they face the Gym Leader?

As far as battling other trainers in the gym, I couldn't say. In the Black and White manga, however, I do recall that the gym puzzles were present in at least some of the gyms.

The Pokémon Adventures manga series does sometimes include the other trainers and puzzles in the gyms. In Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl Platinum, Lady Berlitz usually does battle the other gym trainers and complete the puzzles of the gym, however it is usually glossed over. Instead, the manga usually focuses on Diamond and Pearl as they try to catch a glimpse of Lady's progress since they are barred from entering the earlier gyms. For instance, in volume 2, Lady Berlitz visits Gardenia's gym. On page 13, the guard statue explains that Lady Berlitz has to defeat four trainers hidden in the forest maze and then make her way to Gardenia. On page 15, after getting kicked out of the gym, Diamond and Pearl find a window to watch the gym challenge and discover that Lady has already reached Gardenia:

It's amazing, Pearl! Lady got through the maze already and beat all of the preliminary trainers! She's already facing Gardenia!
  -Diamond, Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl Platinum Volume 2, pages 14-15

Some later gym puzzles, such as the math problems in Fantina's gym, were shown more explicitly.
Likewise, in the Black and White chapter, gym puzzles were shown. At the first gym, the puzzle was to step on a switch representing the Pokémon type that was effective against the Pokémon type on a series of curtains. When Bianca interrupted Black's gym challenge by stepping on an incorrect button, the three gym leaders agreed to a three-on-three battle if Cheren and Black helped her out and the three of them made it through the curtains.

Well, generally speaking, no, Ash has never fought any other trainers in the gym, and you'll probably never see it, because technically speaking, when you watch the anime, you've seen just about how long it takes for a battle to take place, which is usually a whole episode. Ranging from when the Pokemon looks beat but then gets back up, or there's another fight also going on at the current moment, they still take about a whole episode per battle. If you tried including the other trainers in the gym, then that could maybe at an extra 3 episodes per part of the series that ash gets to a gym. Also, the only time you would've seen the other trainers was in that animation of pokemon origins, where they added the mega stone to go with the Charizard. Even then, you didn't really see ash fight the other trainers in Brock's gym, you just saw them.
Hope this helped,
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Which is the song Kanako (Meruru) sings?
In Oreimo 2 Episode 15, Meruru sings a song with the line "Red, blue and yellow, magic of many colors". I can't find the title of the song. It sounds amazing! Does anyone know it?

That song seems to be called "Planet ☆ Burst", "Planet ☆ Bust", or "Planet ☆ Buster". Here's the screenshot from the ending credits where I got that name.

The hiragana say "Puranetto ☆ Baasuto". It's not clear to me exactly what the second word is supposed to be. My first thought was either "burst" or "bust", but I found a Reddit thread that refers to the song as "Planet ☆ Buster". This is also the name given on the Youtube video of the song linked by the Reddit thread. However, I would have expected "Planet ☆ Buster" to be written "Puranetto ☆ Basutaa" in hiragana.
Kanako is singing this song in Episode 15 when Kyousuke enters the concert hall, just before she confesses her love to him.


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What is the reason for the change in Nami's Seiyuu for a short period of time (Japanese Dub)?
While watching One Piece I noticed that Nami's voice sounded different coming into the Little Garden arc. When I looked up info on her character on the One Piece wiki I found that during episodes 70-78 she had a different Japanese voice actress, Wakana Yamazaki, before returning to the previous voice actress, Akemi Okamura. I can't seem to find any reason or explanation for this. Does anyone have a clue why this would be? It was all part of a canon arc too.

According to Nami's Wikipedia's page:

In the Japanese version of the entire One Piece anime series, and later spin-offs, Nami has been voiced by Akemi Okamura. In 2001, Okamura temporarily left the series due to her pregnancy; Wakana Yamazaki acted as a substitute for episodes 70-78.

I was just now watching episode 70, it started out with Akemi Okamura voicing Nami but changed just before the scene where the giant dolphin sea-king appeared. At 04:20 "Okamura" makes a soft giggle and then at 04:35 it´s suddenly "Yamazaki" doing Namis voice.


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Why does Frieza want to kill Goku?
I watched Dragon Ball Z and want to know why Frieza wanted to kill Goku in the first place.

Frieza wanted to kill all saiyans because he was afraid of a super saiyan appearing. Goku, in particular, opposed Frieza on Namek when Frieza tried to kill his friends. Frieza tried to kill Goku's friends because they stole the dragon balls and wishes from him.

There are a few reasons to answer your question.

As Shaymin Gratitude correctly said, Frieza wanted to kill all the Saiyans. The reason being that the Saiyans are a warrior race. They grow stronger after every fight (Zenkai boost). He knew this. He also knew about the legend of a Super Saiyan. He feared that someday, a Super Saiyan will emerge and defeat him. This led him to destroy planet Vegeta and drive the race to the verge of extinction.
When he was at Namek, he was looking for the dragon balls. He wanted to wish for eternal life. As Goku was also looking for them, they crossed paths, fought and eventually he lost his wish and suffered a defeat at the hands of Goku.
After his humiliating defeat on Namek, he swore that he will have his revenge on Goku.

This is precisely why Frieza is always trying to kill Goku.


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Why did the Akatsuki wait for 3 years before resuming their mission of gathering the Tailed Beasts?
After Shikamaru's team failed to bring back Sasuke, the Akatsuki members were shown for the first time and they waited for 3 years before resuming their mission. Why did they wait?

Probably because they were gathering information about who the jinchuurikis are. They probably has known that Gaara is the Ichibi, Killer B is the Hachibi and Naruto is the Kyuubi, but probably has no idea about who the rest of the jinchuurikis are as some of the jinchuuriki live a secluded live, like Utakata the Rokubi and the Yonbi old man

They didn't paused there mission and resumed it later but they continued it behind the curtains. They have to capture tailed beast by an order and Naruto falls in last number and then they needed preparation too for sealing beats and location ensuring etc. They also had non-trustable member to deal with and maybe some other background stuff behind the curtains.

why did they have to follow specific order?


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Why does Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while other Jinchuriki don't?
Why is it that Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while the other tailed beasts dron't give one to their Jinchuriki?

This doesn't make sense unless the other tailed beast aren't as powerful as the Nine Tails or is it that we never see the other tailed beasts show themselves in this form with their Jinchūriki. I just want to know if the other tailed beasts can grant such a cloak to their Jinchuriki or not.

Related.

Many times throughout the series Naruto did manifest a cloak in the same way so the other hosts:

When he fought Sasuke at the Valley of the End, 1-Tail Cloak
When he fought Orichimaru after the time-skip, 3 Tail Cloak
When he was fighting Pain after Hinata got attacked, 4-9 Tail Cloak

What is different for him, is that he is a Sage, and to my knowledge, none of the other hosts are Sages. After he learned Sage mode AND reflected on his inner evil, he gained that form; see the fight with Pain, he was using Sage mode then.
Based on all of this, I think that this is something 'unique' to him (except that his father can do it too...) because of him combining Sage training and Kyuubi's power.

The cloak is exclusive to Naruto and Minato because they are

 father and son.

The cloak we see them use is not Kyubi's chakra but their own chakra. Only the edge of the cloaks is the Kyubi's cloak. Naruto's cloak is surrounded by a small whitish edge and Minato's by a blackish edge. Those parts are the yin and yang halves of Kurama.
When Hashirama notes that Naruto and Minato gave a massive amount of chakra to everyone, he said,

Their chakra is almost as much as mine.

then he continued,

No, there is Kyubi's chakra here as well.

This means that most of it was Naruto and Minato's chakra.

Most of this is opinion with no real facts to back it up. Naruto has used the classic jinchuriki cloak before multiple times, but he has always had a lot of chakra, so it should have been the special form then as well.

it is actually not opinion it is fact. Kushina did the same thing Naruto did at the water fall yet she never had that cloak. Naruto encased everyone in the entire alliance with a kyuubi cloak but it was red. it wasn't until he summoned them all that they got the same cloak he had. and when they did the others said"that naruto's chakra is calling to them"The databook also says that Naruto can transmute Kurama's chakra into the chakra signature that matches who ever he gives it to. transmute means he changes it it becomes completely different

When did Kushina fight her true self at the waterfall of truth? she never did that in the manga, she never even tamed Kurama and so NEVER had the 9 tails cloak. And you just went and contradicted yourself, you said the chakra naruto gave out was mostly his, but the databook says it was exclusively Kuramas.

did i say she went to the waterfall of truth? No, but that isn't required to take control of the nine tails chakra. the training Naruto did with Bee is not exclusive to that method. she took control over the nine tails by using her chains and the databook didn't say it was exclusively kurama's the only thing it says about the cloak is that its an ability that Naruto gained after defeating and absorbing kurama's chakra. Kurama's chakra is not orange never has and it never will be its Red this is an irrefutable fact. hashirama also stated that it was mostly naruto's chakra

Remember that Naruto had to forcefully take Kurama's chakra in order to get chakra mode. But after that, my assumption is that after gaining cooperation with Kurama, Kurama gave him an upgrade to chakra mode to make him even stronger. So I think all jinchuriki could have a chakra mode if they did the same thing as Naruto. It has nothing to do with the yin and yang sides

The answer is simple. Bad writing. They just wanted Naruto and Minato to have a unique look so they gave them a unique look even though this made less than no sense and directly contradicted the established world building. We might as well ask why Madara as the 10 tails Jinchuuriki was vulnerable to taijutsu when jinchuuriki gaining a cloak which makes one immune to all taijutsu is one of the main advantages of being a jinchuuriki. Yes, Guy should not have been able to harm Madara even slightly because the 10 tails should have given Madara a cloak that rendered him invulnerable to taijutsu.
Also according to Naruto (the original series), the entire 9 tails was sealed inside Naruto just as has happened to every other 9 tailed Jinchuuriki. The retcon in Shippuden about the 9 tails being split in half was directly contradicted by every other arc. For one thing Kushina had the entire 9 tails sealed in her and she was 100% fine. Every leaf village Jinchuuriki before Kushina also had the entire 9 tails sealed inside them and they were completely fine. There is no evidence to support the assertion that Naruto could not or did not have the entire 9 tails sealed inside him. Bee had the entire 8 tails sealed inside him and he was 100% fine.
In this case absence of evidence that the 9 tails had been split in half before the second to last arc is evidence that the 9 tails hadn't been split in half and this was a massive retcon which destroyed the internal consistency of the series.

According to Naruto wiki these are different types of tailed beast transformations.

Initial Jinchuriki Form : The jinchuriki's body is shrouded with tailed-beast chakra.

Jinchuriki Form version 1 : In this case the chakra starts taking the form of a beast and tails start manifesting.
Jinchuriki form version 2 : In this form, depending on the number of tails, a user' body is shrouded in boiling blood. Bones may also start manifesting if the number of tails increase.
Partial Transformation : The jinchuriki can transform any part of their body into the tailed-beast equivalent of the same.
Full Transformation : The jinchuriki takes the form of the tailed beast.
Nine tails chakra/cloak mode : This form is said to be unique to nine-tails jinchuriki.

My speculation is that this could be the result of Naruto having only the yin-part of Kurama because of which he gets the form. The only other person to don this form is Minato Namikaze, Naruto's father and unsurprisingly he too had half-tailed beast inside him.
So either it could be a unique form of nine tails jinchuriki or it could be due to having only half of Kurama inside that led to this form being activated.

This is late, but it's because of his Eight Trigrams Seal. Only Naruto and Minato had the Eight Trigrams, because it was a special seal created and used by the Uzumaki clan primarily for such a purpose, Kushina use her Adamantine Chains, so she never needed it.  Also, only Minato and Naruto could manifest their forms as pure chakra.
Given to Naruto at birth, the Eight Trigrams seal slowly leaks Tailed-Beast chakra to the Jinchuuriki, the longer two chakra flows are in contact, the more in sync they become.  Naruto and Kurama are considered perfect sync by the start of the Fourth War, the only thing that held them back was their personal feelings and cooperation.  Other Jinchuurikis were either in control (i.e. Bee) or taken over by their Tailed-Beast will (i.e. Gaara). Only Naruto and Kurama had everything set up to be a perfect Jinchuuriki/Tailed Beast relationship.

Only the form shown in the question is unique to Naruto. Killer B has been shown to have cloaks similar to Naruto's 1 - tailed cloak (as in the picture I've uploaded). The first time Naruto got the Nine Tails Cloak shown in question was when Naruto was training with Killer B. Naruto fought with the Nine Tails and forcefully extracted the chakra from it. So, this is a form that appears when Naruto taps into that reserve of chakra he stole from the Nine Tails. None of the other Jinchuriki have this form because they either have complete co-ordination with their tailed beasts (like Killer B) or don't have any such reserve of chakra.

As far as i know....It is because the kyuubi cant manifest itself in the form that the other jinchuriki's can. If u remember... all the other jinchuriki's can convert themselves into the bijou form and revert back at will. But in naruto's case, the kyuubi isn't able to do dat conversion i.e. get into bijou and get back to human again. I think I remember der was one episode in which the kyuubi says why, not sure.
So, I'm thinking to make this up, the best the kyuubi can do is make a cloak around naruto. Cloak is just the manifestation of the kyuubi's chakra. For all that we know, naruto could have even had a cap! But to make the semblance to minato, they formed the cloak which is very similar to minato's cloak.

You surely haven't seen the movie Naruto: The Last It is one of the two canon movies written by Kishimoto himself. Kurama manifests itself in its original form and kicks some ass


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What is the name of the song that plays in Noragami Aragoto Episode 10 during the Okinunishi scene?
Does anyone know the name of the song from Episode 10 of Noragami Aragoto which plays at 14:55 when Okuninushi told that lady to move? I really want to know what the name of that song is.

The song is from Disc 1 Track 15.
Its name is 大国譚 ("Daikokutan"), although I don't know if there's any official English translation of the same.
You can listen to it here.

thanks, i really wanted to know the name of the song so bad.

@Azurakai No problem. If this answers your question, you can select the tick mark/check mark beside the answer to indicate that this question has been answered.


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When did Luffy say: "Forgetting is like a wound.The wound may heal, but it has already left a scar."?
I came across the quote online. Every site says that the quotee is Monkey D Luffy.

I was wondering if anyone could point me to an anime/manga source for the quote.

It looks like there is no trace of this quote before ~20 March 2015 (from what i searched), so the episode could be within this date

I think he might be saying this line to Rebecca.

IIRC, Jinbei said this just before donating his blood to luffy

@Dimitrimx That's not it. He did speak about hurting and getting hurt though. Here is the scene you're talking about.

As far as I know, Luffy never said this quote.
And I am up to the Doflamingo Arc, And still never heard Luffy state this, its probably some quote made up from the fans.


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What is the name of One Piece background music in episode 296 during the scene Zoro decides to use Usopp as a sword?
What is the music playing as Zoro decides to use Usopp as a sword while they are in Enies Lobby to get Robin back? It's in episode 296 and the music starts at about 22 minutes and 48 seconds.

Zoro decides to use Usopp as sword in episode 289: if you are referring to this moment the music is called Luffy's Fierce Attack!.


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Why do Androids in Dragon Ball Z sometimes use cars?
There are a few Dragon Ball Z scenes in which Androids 16, 17 and 18 ride a truck despite the fact that they are capable of flight. It grants extra time to the heroes to recover (such as in Goku's case) and think about or prepare for what to do next, like exploring Cell's egg, or merging Picollo with Kami. To me, it seems both unreasonable and humorous at the same time.
Nevertheless, I don't understand the reason for why the producers/storywriters decided to do this. Is there any reason given for this strange choice? Could it be some kind of plot hole or plot device?

There was a specific reason why they were using the car:
17 and 18 weren't that emotionally invested in killing Goku, and they were just  killing time.
They knew that taking a car was impractical, but they took one anyway because android 17 felt like it

Yep! That is the correct answer.


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What official statements have Seo Kouji's studio made regarding Akitsuki Fuuka's fate, and what were the repercussions of said statements?
Wherever there is internet and controversial plot twists, there shall be rage, angst and trolling.
Trying to sift through the comment threads in /r/anime and other places is really a pain, and somewhere I end up bouncing on the language barrier.
Doing what they did to the title character so early surely was controversial, and it seems it was not an event planned from the beginning of the series.
What has Seo Kouji stated regarding

 Akitsuki Fuuka's death

and how were those statements received? What were the repercussions in specialized media?


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How was San-Juan Wolf put in the Impel Down?
San-Juan Wolf is a giant who was a prisoner in Impel Down, until Blackbeard freed him.

But how does a man so huge, who is almost big as the Marine Headquarters, get put in the Level 6 of Impel Down? Also, when Blackbeard came, how does he get out?

It's not obvious, but there are a few possibilities.
They could have a devil fruit user working for the world government who's able to somehow get him in. For example, Law would be able to do this with his fruit by cutting Wolf up, and it's possible Blackbeard got Wolf out by absorbing him into a black hole and using "Liberation" to set him free outside.
The other obvious possibility is that there is a second, much larger entrance to Impel Down underwater, and Wolf was brought in by a giant submarine.
It could be either of these, or something else entirely, it seems ridiculous, but in the world of One Piece almost anything is possible.

@Andruseto As I said in my answer, Blackbeard might have been able to suck him into a black hole and eject him later, but it's also possible they just smashed him out. With Magellan and all the Impel Down staff defeated, the jail had pretty much fallen, it's possible the Blackbeard Pirates simply smashed a huge hole in the wall of Impel Down and Wolf swum to the surface.

The only thing that can be rules out is the San-Juan has a devil fruit.


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What kinds of activities can be found in a Manga/Anime Club?
We have a very popular Manga Club at our library.
The kids are interested in lots of different Asian cultures so we include cultural topics in our club such as Korean Word of the Day, Japanese Word of the Day and Chinese snacks like shumai and black sesame cookies. Other activities include a blog, dramatic reading and watching videos.
What other kinds of activities can be found on manga/anime themed clubs? In Asia, China, Europe, and/or America? This is for high school students.

I ran a college anime club for a couple of months with around 200 members (I was not the president, but our president was new so he had me handle most of the operations), and I was the treasurer for over 2 years. Over the course of any given year, we had around a couple dozen events, as well as weekly anime showings. I'm no longer a member of the club since I've changed schools, so they might be doing things differently now. Our club has been around at least since the 1980s, and probably earlier, and it's changed a lot and expanded quite a bit in that time. For instance, until anime was easily available in English, they had live translations for all of their showings by students studying Japanese (which, I can attest to, is very difficult).
Here are most of the various activities we held fairly regularly. To be honest, most of this is probably not applicable for you, but it could be for others interested in starting their own clubs.

Weekly showings: Our weekly showings lasted about 3 hours, roughly 8pm-11pm. These happened every week  of the semester except finals week.

At the beginning of the semester, we voted on either one show of ~26 episodes or two of around 13 each. At the beginning of each meeting we would watch 2 episodes of that show.
Each meeting also had a genre (e.g. mecha), and we accepted nominations for anime in that genre and voted on one of them in one of the past weeks. We would watch 4 episodes of that anime for the main showing. We tried to make genres as relevant as possible, e.g. the week of Halloween would be Horror, and Valentine's day would be romance.
Whenever possible, we got permission from the relevant licensing organization for our showings ahead of time. In most cases this can be done via their website.
There was also a break between the two, where we allowed random members to show videos, sold pizza for a small profit, and handled any voting and announcements.
After the meeting, some of the members would gather in the student union and  play video games or board games or just chat. This usually continued at least until 1 a.m., but sometimes as late as 6 a.m.
During the summer, when fewer people were present (less than 20), we typically had the same meeting style but it was more open. There was no preshowing, and people were free to bring in their own collections for showings.

Fighting game tournaments: Our club made a lot of money by hosting tournaments of various fighting games like Super Smash Bros and Street Fighter, sometimes together with local gaming groups. I wasn't really a part of this, so I don't know any of the specifics other than that we had a dozen or so CRT TVs in our club's storage for this purpose.
Premier events: We often held parties when large premiers occurred in Japan, usually for big game releases. We had one for the release of Pokemon Black and White, and another for Final Fantasy XIII. The president or one of the other members would give a presentation about the history of the game series, and if any existed we'd watch a few episodes of the relevant anime. We'd also have game consoles hooked up available to play any older games in the series.
Random presentations: Occasionally our president would decide that they wanted to do something like a premier event except that there wasn't any premier going on. So we'd have a presentation about some aspect of Japanese otaku culture, e.g. visual novels, and watch some anime or a bit of a visual novel or something like that, and usually have some food.
Anime Conventions: We had a lot of people interested in anime conventions; in fact one officer's job was almost solely announcing and coordinating conventions. In order to save money we bought rooms in bulk and organized rides.
Marathons: Once a month or so, on a weekend, we'd meet for 6-12 hours and watch an entire show (13-26 episodes) in one sitting. This obviously had lower attendance, but we typically had at least a dozen or so people at these. We'd usually aim for shows that people had not watched before but were still good. Occasionally we'd also host marathons of western animation.
Holiday Parties:  On various holidays or near them, we'd host parties with that theme. Halloween was by far the biggest, and we typically had at least 50 people at the Halloween parties. Many of us stayed in town during Spring break (Easter) or Thanksgiving break, or even winter break (Christmas) so we'd have parties for those two. These were not as well planned out as the Halloween party and had lower attendance. Oftentimes we'd just end up marathoning a short show with that theme. We also had parties at the end of finals week where we spent the rest of our money for the semester on food or whatever and had karaoke and video games and anime and board games and pretty much anything else people wanted to bring. All of the parties were alcohol-free and we never had any trouble enforcing that.
In conjunction with the Japanese language club, we attempted to do showings of unsubtitled (raw) Japanese anime, and we'd pause every few lines to discuss what was said. I'm not sure these were unqualified successes, since only a few members from the anime club went, but it was fun for those of us who did go.
Promotional events: My school had club fairs and cultural fairs regularly, and we'd have a table at all of them showing off our various anime memorabilia and whatnot. This was the primary way we brought in new members. We also rented out tables in the student union for the same purpose. These required quite a bit of preparation, as we needed to make sure in advance that someone trustworthy would be present at all times to make sure nothing got stolen (typically we had 3 or 4 people including at least one officer at the table at any time). We also needed to make sure we had enough business cards and people who were knowledgeable about a fairly wide range of anime to talk to anyone interested.
RPG groups: Our club was large enough that it spawned several (I know of at least 3) groups of people playing D&D and other paper and pencil RPGs. There are some anime-themed RPGs, like the Maid RPG.
Mahjong: Japanese mahjong is really nothing like the game on your computer called "mahjong". After showing either Saki or Akagi (I forget which) there was enough interest in the game to start up a weekly mahjong group. We had around 10 people who played regularly, and probably a few more who knew the rules.
Cosplay: We had a dedicated group of cosplayers who would meet roughly once a month to hold workshops and other things. I never went to one so I don't know how many people were in that group, but I'm guessing it was at least 10. We usually had a group of cosplayers at Japan night, an annual event put on by all of the Japanese-themed clubs on campus.
Collaborating with local business: One of our members started an anime store in town, and she would occasionally make announcements about new products and things. We also had membership discounts at several local stores which sold anime.
Other stuff: We were generally very flexible and open to members' suggestions and ideas. If someone had a cool idea and wanted to promote it, we'd let them make an announcement at the meetings. More than half of our events were initiated by non-officers.

Managing a club of that size is not easy, and we had over 10 officers with various roles. My guess is that you aren't aiming on expanding to a group of that size, so I'd suggest taking a few of the ideas above and adapting them to your needs.
My feeling is that for a high-school club, you should focus more on Japanese culture and less on anime specifically. Traditional Japanese culture events were mostly handled by the other Japanese culture clubs on campus (of which there were at least 3). They did things at their events like tea ceremonies, flower arrangement, Karuta, and Japanese language practice. If the people know some Japanese, you could also try Calligraphy and Poetry. You could also read some short Japanese novels. Japanese literature tends to be much shorter than western literature and is traditionally a lot darker.  It can be appealing to high school students. Some examples are Kokoro, I am a Cat, and No Longer Human.
I wouldn't discount anime entirely, though. There are some very good anime which explore different aspects of Japanese culture. I suspect a lot of them will be Josei genre. Some examples might be Chihayafuru, Sazae-san, and Honey and Clover. If you're willing to include some slightly questionable series morally (PG-13 rating or so) then Aoi Bungaku, Akagi, and some other seinen works might also be a good fit. I'd also include the works of Miyazaki as culturally significant on their own, especially some of the more symbolic ones like Nausicaä and Totoro.
Unfortunately, our website isn't very useful for anyone other than our members. However, the MIT anime club has a very good website for those interested in starting/expanding their own anime clubs. I know a couple of their members and I've often used suggestions on their page or from them. They know what they're talking about. Of particular interest are their resources page and their page about starting clubs (which has a section dedicated to high school clubs).

I started up and ran my own anime club in high school and could say that the club itself was pretty successful. In order to maintain the anime "essence" of the club, we had to be creative in order to implement anime related activities that could incorporate the entire club and not having to resort to watching animes every meeting. Some ideas that definitely got the crowd excited was:
"What's that anime?!" - The club would be separated into several teams. For this activity, anime OP's and ED's would be played in the background and the teams would rush to see who could name the anime that this song came from. They could then state the name of the song or the OP number (if there are multiple) of the it came from. The winning team would earn pocky or some other Japanese sweets.
"Who is this?!" - Similar to the other activity in separating the club to teams and gifting sweets to winners. Key anime characters from different animes would be presented on a powerpoint to the audience. The catch is that only a portion of the character's body would be shown. This would have to be a significant portion of the character (ie the arm of Edward from FMA). The first team to state the character's name and the anime that the character comes from would win the points. We used a powerpoint to display the pictures.
Hold a competition of who can create the best original character. The winner could have their character placed on the club's shirt or poster. We did the shirt so that we may raise some funds for more anime and to create a sense of community and unity.
Those were some of my favorite activities. They definitely united the club and made everyone excited for the next meeting.

I personally have an anime club at my school that I am the president of and it has around 20 people, and it is very successful. The activities we do in the club are doing games, watching anime, learning some Japanese, and show our favorite gifs for different anime.

I am currently making an Otaku Culture club in my school. This club will have everything from anime, manga, gaming, cosplay, cons, music, culture and more. Some of the things you can do are ordering things like JBox items or OtakuUSA/Neo magazines to help find new anime to talk about.