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Is it logical that Enel's power is ineffective against Luffy?
According to the One Piece wikia's Enel page, Enel's power won't work against Luffy because he is a rubber-man. But at some point, I'm confused from this fact since lighting that strikes at 1 Million Volts would burn anything, even rubber.
Also, he melted gold and placed on Luffy's hand.
So my question is, is there any logical reason why is it that Luffy doesn't feel any hurt when Enel strikes him?? I will not include what episodes this happen.

While we wait for the physics majors to show up, we can read some of the answers to a similar question asked over at reddit or read about the human battery, an actual human that can withstand a million volt shocks. I guess it all depends on the current? Ok nvm that, lets wait for the experts to show up.

No, it isn't logical, but it was deliberate. TVTropes has a trope which perfectly summarizes this kind of phenomenon: "Acceptable Breaks from Reality".

A Willing Suspension of Disbelief is a must for almost any work of fiction. There are certain elements of story or gameplay where realism would simply make a work tedious, difficult, or confusing for the audience. Thus there are ways in which works will be blatantly, unabashedly unrealistic, and nobody really minds.

The manga deliberately takes liberties with certain inconvenient real-life physics rules for the sake of drama or balance; Most Logia Devil Fruits would have been way overpowered and/or impractical if the manga followed the laws of physics faithfully. Akainu's magma powers, for instance, would have made him unapproachable because his magma would have vaporized everything without even needing to make contact. For the same kind of reason, Luffy is completely immune to electricity; Enel would have won way too easily otherwise.

Thanks for the idea. But base on your example, Akainu can also choose to make himself approachable. The same way, Enel can boost his electrical power against luffy. Do we have any supporting details/references on how situations like this happen  according to the OP world? They say luffy is immune to electricity, but on what voltage can he be immune?

@Victor111 Luffy is always immune to electricity, no matter the voltage, because this is a fictional story. That is what totoofze47 explained. A lot of things don't make sense, like Enel being able to live on the moon without oxygen... You need to take it all with a grain of salt. Rubber does not conduct electricity, so if you are working with electricity you wear rubber shoes and rubber gloves and that's basically the idea, but you shouldn't go into too much detail. Oda needed an excuse for Luffy to beat Logia users without using Haki and that's how he came up with the "natural enemy" concept

@Victor111 It's exactly the same concept as in Pokemon, where electricity attacks do nothing against ground types, because they are grounded, which is much more complicated in real life than that, but going through an explanation would be too troublesome (and boring) for battle shonen manga.

Thanks. Very specific details, so now I could tell this to some kids about this "natural enemy". Really helpful thanks.

I think this answer only states the obvious and misses the point. Everyone knows this story does not stick to the most rigorous physical laws on earth. One piece is a fiction. You're right, that's true! But given it is a fiction, it makes a lot of physical sense. The question was not if it is absolutely logical but if there is any logical reason. And there is. Another answer addresses it.

Logically Speaking,
Luffy would be the person most vulnerable to lightning attacks, as rubber, being a resistor, cannot channel a high concentration of electricity away like metals can. Fortunately for Luffy, this means that a lightning strike would rarely ever hit him, and if he were struck, it's unlikely it could kill him, as the electricity would not have a chance to pass through his internal organs, but would cause severe damage to the location of the strike. High voltages and lightning will usually just melt rubber.
Funnily enough, the character most logically capable of facing Enel would be Gan Fall, as though lightning would be more likely to hit him, any strike would be channeled by his metal suit of armor around his body, into the ground, never passing through any internal organs, preventing damage.
See: Faraday Cages; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage
If the world of One Piece were governed by Earthly physics, Enel would be easily beatable by a knight in (shining) armor. But for us to suspend disbelief by believing in all the crazy stuff that happens in One Piece-Land, I assume we must also accept this.

Lightning takes the path of least resistance, so it would probably go around him if we assume its easier to flow through the air than rubber, which is probably how Oda intended it to be.

So lightning won't reach him but discharge with a direct contact should burn him, huh? Should we then assume that Ener's third attack on Luffy was very close but not a direct-contact hit? That would explain it all! I like it. So, in the end, Luffy was just lucky enough that Ener never grabbed him before releasing a lightning?

I know this is old, but.... let's use anime logic and assume that rubber has truly infinite resistance. If high voltage source is applied on Luffy, there still wouldn't be any current flowing through Luffy, rendering him completely safe, right?
As for Pokemon, I really don't agree with their setting. it should be the other way around. Ground should be extra weak against electricity. Since they are directly grounded, when connected to a voltage source, massive current flows through them, causing them extra harm. So ground types should've been set to be extra weak against electricity.
In contrast, flying type is hardly connected to anything else in mid air, so electricity without high enough voltage shouldn't even affect them, so flying type should've been set to resist electricity more than normal....
What do you guys think?

Welcome to Anime.SE! It's okay to answer old questions, but please try and stick to the actual question, which is about One Piece, not Pokémon. If you're trying to respond to Peter Raeves' comments on the accepted answer, please don't use answers to do that; that's not what they're for.

To be honest, Enel was ridiculously strong anyway even with his handicap against Luffy. Although since he has complete control of lightning and electricity, he would probably be able to melt Luffy into a puddle of goo within seconds, realistically speaking.
However, the idea that a knight in shining armor could beat Enel sounds realistically feasible until you take into account what Enel can do. Remember how he could instantly melt down the gold and manipulate it through electromagnetism? Well, what they don’t say is that he could technically do that with any metal as long as it has a magnetic field. Enel would be able to literally crush Gan Fall in his own armor. In fact, approaching Enel with any metal is suicidal since he’s essentially an indestructible Magneto.
If he comes back, he’ll be a killer in the New World because with his haki he’d be able to move his body parts out of the way of haki users with swords. With a little improvement, nothing could touch him.


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How does Renji become stronger than Rukia?
I only have the anime to go on so maybe there's an explanation in the manga. It seems clear that Ichigo is stronger than Rukia was in episode 1 at the point of his first battle with Renji. In fact it seems like Ichigo may have been stronger as soon as he became a soul reaper, but based on Rukia's reaction to the stronger enemies up to that point (Menos Grande, and Grand Fisher) it seems she believes that a single shinigami could hope to win in cases where Ichigo does. This seems to imply that Ichigo is stronger than Rukia ever was at that point. Then Ichigo fights Renji and is at least closely matched. It's difficult to say that at the point where Ichigo gains the upper hand whether he is stronger or weaker than when he was fighting stronger enemies in the past but it does seem like Ichigo and Renji, at their first meeting, are at roughly the same strength which is greater than Rukia's at the beginning of the series.
But in episode 32 where Renji has his flashback to his time in the Rukon district and training to be a shinigami it seems clear that Rukia was always stronger than he was. So then how do we explain this discrepancy? Did Renji get significantly stronger in the few months Rukia was in the world of the living? Is there any particular reason for that? Or am I underestimating how strong Rukia was at the start?

obviously training, Rukia lost her shinigami power for certain period of time and Renji is vice captain , he must have some quality that made him vice captain, in a class every student are taught same but everybody is not 1st and Rukia is strong when using Kaidu

@mirroroftruth But it seems like most characters have a fairly stable level of strength at rest, Renji had a few months between Rukia losing her powers and his fight with Ichigo while I believe they had both been shinigami for several decades prior. And if the difference in their strength had only been a few months of training (when they had been training or gaining experience for years) it wouldn't seem to justify the portrayal of Rukia as a prodigy in school.

The more you watch Bleach, the more you realize that this series makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. By the time Ichigo goes to Soul Society to save Rukia he has to rely on some sort of magic artifact to fly in, then fly out. Since nobody can fly, nobody could follow him. Once the Soul Society arc is finished, flying becomes part of a Shinigami's nature, as if they were "born" that way. And let's not forget all the characters that will lose their powers, then proceed to receive a new, even more powerful one. If you want to enjoy Bleach, I recommend you stop using your brain.

This is anime, time period is not the important to be powerful, feeling and condition are, *that feeling directly to my kokoro *

When Rukia stepped into the world of the living, she had to inhabit a "Gigai" (empty body) to be able to interact with the living. That body was provided by Kisuke Urahara. Hidden inside that Gigai was one of his inventions (the Hōgyoku), which by being placed in the same body as a Shinigami would be destroyed, or so he planned. After Rukia gifting her Shinigami power to Ichigo, her powers failed to return, and the Hōgyoku was what was blocking Rikia's powers. Along with the tower she was held in during her wait for execution, she was left with no power. Shortly after she was saved, the Hōgyoku was stolen, and her power began to very slowly return.
In the later episodes, when she has recovered, you can clearly see her strength after she has enough power to call forth her Zanpakutō with its overwhelming ability to freeze enemies.
Just as Ichigo has gotten stronger from numerous fights with Hollow and Shinigami, so has Renji from their fights and his own determination to save Rukia from her execution and later protect her from further harm. Also, his power was boosted considerably with him mastering his Bankai at the same time Ichigo was unlocking his own.
Plus, all Shinigami have their power capped/suppressed when visiting the human world, or they would seriously damage the living.

You forget Rukia has  more spirit energy. She fainted as a kid because of the spiritual pressure of the Shinigami. Renji wasn't able to feel it yet. Also the hogyoku was slowly turning her human or something and after she got locked away with no access to reiki. Wich made it so she wouldn't recover fast. Like she would otherwise.

Renji appears stronger in the anime but eventually in the manga when Rukia reaches her bankai and becomes captain of the 13th squad she gains tremendous power and therefore is thought to become stronger than Renji. Her bankai being considerably deadly and strong

Because he had the best scores in the academy, Renji was in the the advanced class  together with other students, Kira and Hinamori among them. Rukia was in the normal class because her scores were worse.
Besides, the scene in the anime with Rukia making a bigger ball of light than Renji is filler, and it doesn't appear in the manga. Additionally, that wouldn't necessarily indicate that Rukia was stronger, as it can simply mean that Rukia was better at kido.

Renji has always been stronger than Rukia in every arc as he possesses bankai and even in base form Renji would still slightly ahead of Rukia.
Obviously, after their training with the zero squad, if they all get the exact same treatment, Renji would be stronger and Byakuya would be stronger than Renji.
In SS arc, Byakuya was stronger than Renji with bankai in just his base/shikai state. even with shikai, Byakuya could have easily defeated Renji's bankai at that time.
During the Blood war arc start Byakuya's shikai was also stronger than Renji's by a lot. Renji was not even able to injure as nodt while Byakuya could.
During the fullbring arc, Ichigo's shikai was stronger than Renji's bankai as seen from his feats against a Mid tier SR opie Ichigo was dominating while he stayed in shikai but Renji could not even injure a mid tier as nodt.
If we say that Rukia after the 2 year time skip was a Peak/Top level Vice captain and Renji a Low tier captain on the same level as SS Byakuya/Bankai Ichigo then the power boost they all receive is 1 tier +.
Rukia would go from Top Vice captain to Top Tier Captain level same level as Gin Ichimaru/Shinji
Renji would go from Low Captain tier to Low Elite/Senior Captain about as strong as Stark/ulquiorra R1, bleach has confirm that Vasto lord are stronger than captain which infact they are, that is why Captain level and Senior captain are different
Byakuya would jump from Mid-high captain tier to Mid Senior captain tier which is about the same level as Shunsui/Unohana
Ichigo in the fullbring arc should be in the same level as top Tier captain so Shinji/Gin while Kensei should be a Mid tier captain, Soi Fon a high tier captain
Aizen would be a high-top Tier Senior Captain while Yamamoto would be Top tier Senior captain or shinigami Limit absolute limit
Ichibei would be a transcendent Level tier fighter as he in shikai was superior to Yamamoto by a landslide given that he gave Yhwach a good beating with ease before plot device came in.

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What happened to Argo the Rat by the end of SAO Aincrad?
What happened to Argo the rat by the end of SAO (that is, the end of Aincrad)? Did she survive? Or was she killed before that? I can't seem to find anything about her fate in the novel. Did Kawahara-sensei confirmed her fate anywhere else?

On Argo's Wikia page it says under Appearance - ALfheim Online (Lost Song)

In the non-canon game adaptation, Sword Art Online: Lost Song, Argo plays ALfheim Online as a Cait Sith. Her avatar has blonde hair and yellow-green eyes, a new outfit similar to that worn by her SAO avatar, and a pair of wrist-mounted blades as weapons.

however Lost Song is not canon to the novels/anime as indicated in in the quote above, nor does her appearance in ALO in Lost Song constitute as a official statement she did start playing ALO like other SAO Players seen at the end of of the first season as indicated in the final point of her Trivia Section

Argo is the first canon Sword Art Online player to be included in Lost Song without having been confirmed as an ALfheim Online player in the canon timeline.

however, on her page for the Aincrad Arc, it is presumed that she was one of the remaining 6,147 players who were freed after Kirito's victory over Heathcliff

November, 2024
It is presumed that Argo was among the remaining 6,147 players logged out of the death game after Kirito killed Heathcliff, prematurely clearing the game.

While this can be a baseless assumption as there are no citation for this on the 24th of October, 2024, Kirito returned to Floor 22 with Asuna to buy a house but the hosue was missing and was later found to be apart of the quest «Witch of the West and the Three Treasures»

On October 24, 2024, Kirito returned to the floor with Asuna to buy a detached house in the forest. However, the house they were looking for was not present at the location that it was supposed to be and they later found out that the house was part of the «Witch of the West and the Three Treasures» quest. After triggering the quest, they were taken to an isolated location in the northwestern area of the floor where they had to defeat the Witch of the West before being able to buy the house. Afterwards, the couple spent nearly two weeks on the floor, engaging in various activities and adventures.

Source: 22nd Floor (Aincrad) - History (2nd Paragraph)
On Argo's Page under Chronology - The Day Before (from the bonus side story that came with the limited edition version of volume 1 of the DVD/BD sets for the anime) it mentions a quest Argo was doing on the 22nd Floor which Kirito and Asuna was caught up in which seems to be the same quest which moved the house Kirito was looking to buy.
this means Argo was alive at the end of October 2024 and SAO was "cleared" on the 7th of November 2024, which means that unless something catastrophic happened in these 2 weeks ((31 - 24) + 7 = 14) we can logically assume that Argo was alive when SAO was cleared and her fate after that can be left to speculation of what elements of Lost Song can still actually remain canon

in regards to the Sword Art Online Games (Hollow Fragment, Lost Song) as already mentioned above Argo appears in Lost Song which takes place after Hollow Fragment. in Hollow Fragment the events leading up to the Boss Battles on Floor 75 occur the same as the light novels/anime (aside from Kirito's attire). the deviation from the original plot occurs during Kirito's battle with Kayaba in which Kayaba disappears and everyone continues to Floor 76.
Argo is alive in Hollow Fragment on Floor 76 at the Teleport Gate of Arc Sophia. she headed up to Floor 76 because contact with the Assault Team was cut off due to players reaching Floor 76 being unable to return to lower floors. since everything up to Kayaba's disappearance is still the same this appears to be further proof that Argo was alive during the Boss Raid on Floor 75 and not apart of the Assault Team who was there. i recall when reuniting with her she said that she was on a much lower floor at the time before investigating the sudden loss in communication with the Assault Team.

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When characters take off their glasses, why do their eyes turn into a "lip eyes" icon?
Often in anime which features a character who wears glasses, when they take off their glasses, their eyes turn into a sort of puckered lip emoticon that looks like the number 3.

The meaning is fairly obvious, that the character looks drastically different or worse without their glasses on. But why is this icon used, specifically?

The meaning is fairly obvious, that the character looks drastically different or worse without their glasses on. I think you might be miss understanding the trope then, it is supposed to represent either that they are squinting to see, or to point out the jarring real life effect of seeing someone who has huge eyes when seen through heavily magnified glasses without their glasses.

@Dimitri I think I covered that, saying "different." If it's jarring to see someone without glasses due to the magnifying effect, it means they look different.

Your title and your question body asks 2 different questions: one is "history", the other is "why is the icon used".

The history would indicate why the icon is used... That's being rather picky about words. I think it's clear what I'm asking, but feel free to suggest an edit if you don't.

@Whelt: History would suggest that you want to know the origin (anime/manga/etc. that starts the trope), which doesn't seem to be what you really want to ask here.

The "3" is a stylized (and humorous) way of showing the characters squinting their eyes, which then look somewhat like a "3".
Most glasses wearer — especially the young ones — are short-sighted, so whenever they take off their glasses, they start squinting. The "3" is used in a similar fashion to depict pouting characters, like with the following emoji:
(°3°)
A variation of this is the famous へのへのもへじ (henohenomoheji), which uses Hiragana characters that look somewhat like facial features and is used almost exclusively for humorous purposes:

Image taken from RocketNews24

Note that squinting helps whether far-sighted or near-sighted. It works very like stopping down the aperture on a camera lens: less light, but what you get is more sharp.

In this scene, Marii goes on to ask "Why the Nobita Face?". The fact that she refers to the trope as thus would indicate that it's the origin or at least the most famous version of the trope.
From a previous question I asked:

From the Doraemon Wikia:
Nobita's eyes are never drawn consistently. Sometimes they look like the number 3, sometimes they're black beaded, and sometimes, like in the case of the recent movies, they're normal eyes.


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Where in the manga does anime season 2 of Rosario to Vampire end?
Where in the manga does anime season 2 of Rosario to Vampire end? And are there any major differences in the plot between the anime and manga that are good to know about?

There are massive differences in the plot, to the point where a reasonable answer might be "chapter 1".  Indeed, one might take umbrage to any claim that the second anime season even had a plot.  Unless you mean "plot" ironically for "excessively ecchi elements".  The anime is extremely focused on ecchi, which was never a significant focus in the manga.
If you want to see the story and characters progress, without constantly tossing their tits and panties in your face, you need to read the manga and forget the anime entirely.  On the other hand, if that sounds like exactly the stuff you do want, ignore the manga and enjoy the anime.
I only watched the first few episodes of the second season before giving up on it, but I read the manga in its entirety.  I'll try to go through this list and try to point out which of those plot lines would have actually occurred in the manga.
1: Anime original.
2: Kokoa is a real character in the manga.  Her introduction is different.  The description of Moka and Kokoa's relationship is accurate, though, and that's pretty much how her introduction story line ends, as well.
3: The parental visit happens.  The singing doesn't.
4: Anime original.
5: Anime original.
6: Anime original.
7: Anime original.

 We basically never see Tsukune's family again in the manga, beyond the Lilith's mirror thing that appears later and little more than a spectating cameo appearance in the final chapters.  A fact I only just now realized.

8: Anime original.
9: Anime original.

 Mizore-centric plot lines basically vanish in the manga after she tells Tsukune about how breeding works for her kind.  There is one fairly major exception I won't go into, but it's not contained in this anime episode for sure.

10: Anime original.  If it involves the bat, it's anime original.
11: The mirror also appears in the manga (the story happens mostly in the "first season" of the manga; the Lilith character makes some appearances in the "second season").  But the following does not happen:
Basically, if you're seeing breasts or panties, that's anime original.
12-13: Anime originals.

 The "truth" of the rosary is much different in the manga.  And Moka's father doesn't play that big of a role.

tl;dr: Don't even bother trying to compare the two.  Read the manga from the very beginning.

This might be weird, but I was actually watching for the plot... well, maybe calling it plot isn't correct, lets say for the characters, romance and comedy xD Oh well, that's a lot more anime original stuff than I expected.

@user2908232 Comedy is not a significant aspect of the manga in the long run. It's not completely absent, but it's not a primary aspect of the story telling. Romance story lines still exist, but they're not nearly as comedic. I don't know if you'll find the characters to be much the same.  They might feel different without the romantic comedy hijinks and the fan service elements. Harem elements still exist in the manga, but are less pronounced. In principle the main cast and their motivations are the same, but the stories and maturation they go through are noticeably different.

Ah, that's a pity to hear, I definitely wouldn't miss the fan service and harem stuff, but romantic comedies are definitely up my alley (which the anime definitely fit under). Either way, thaaanks a lot!!! :D


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How fast is the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG)?
Approximately how fast can people move around with the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG) in Attack on Titan? What is the maximum speed attainable? If people can move faster when the hook is reeled in, then I want that answer, if they can move faster in the air by swinging then I want that answer. But I don't want the speed of the hooks.

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After looking through several of the episodes, looking at the initial take offs from both a stand still position and running position I have determined that the speed for take off fluctuates allot. As I am assuming this is to the amount of boost given by the user I will be working with a few different scenarios, and using rough estimates based on those scenes. As some of these scenario's
With that aside
How fast do they go on average?
During Episode 5 while Eren fights the colossal titan (3:13), he runs along the arm, attaches the hooks, and accelerates towards the giant. Using the image below as reference we can see that the distance at which he
accelerates is:
roughly ~20 meters, after a ~4 meter sprint.
It takes Eren ~1.5 seconds to run the distance (2.667 m/s) after which it takes him ~5.5 seconds to get behind it (3.636 m/s)
So with a running start, slightly moving upwards.
Eren can go about as fast as a bike. 8MPH (13.09 km/h)

So is this this their top speed?
Oh no, even by far from, the speeds differ greatly, and are considerably higher when moving downwards. Lets take the intro of episode 8 where Eren goes straight up, and whips himself down to the neck of a titan in roughly 0.2 seconds, over a distance of the story of 1 house which is 10 feet (3.0 m) which would already sum up at 15m/s which is already 5 times higher then the average given speed!
So would this finally be their top speed? Well, simply said. no.
If for some reason they would be able to apply a whip effect to this acceleration they could reach even higher speeds. There is quite some math behind this so for exact numbers on that feel free to crack your head using these formula's but after a really quick and dirty look over it I determined it would add roughly another ~10 m/s
Adding the final speed up to ~25 m/s

I assume gravity would also play a role though, if the person is moving downwards to the spot the hook is attached to for whatever reason?

@Maroon Yes, the gravity helps allot as well. I tried avoiding resistance/friction and gravity by directly calculating the speed/meters

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Thank you for making it so detailed as well

it should also be noted how fast eren caught up to the abnormal that ate thomas, how fast mikasa made it to the armory, how fast she killed the weird running titan, and how fast levi went during his god mode moments

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How can I identify child-appropriate manga?
I have a 9 year old daughter that has expressed some interest in manga, but I'm having trouble locating series that are appropriate for her age. No one at our local bookstore could offer any advice. Is there a kid-friendly imprint or other resource I could use to help her find something appropriate?
Clarification: I recognize that there's a lot of personal opinion wrapped up in what is considered appropriate. What I'm really hoping for is a way to narrow down my options so that I can make a judgement for myself.
My preference is for physical books but I'm willing to explore digital options. I see from the potential duplicate question notification that the Crunchyroll app may be an option.

possible duplicate of Looking for manga apps which filter out mature content

@Alagaros, I do not think this is a duplicate because this question is not limited to apps, but rather inquires about the general practice of evaluating manga, which can include researching online; reading published guides, books, & scholarly articles; obtaining librarian recommendation lists; visiting bookshops and conventions; getting advice through local fan groups; etc.

The content deemed acceptable for Japanese children generally differs from the concept in other countries; manga contains all genres of stories, so one cannot responsibly presume that just because a title was marketed at Japanese kids, that you would likewise consider it appropriate for your kid of the same age.
As one example:
The popular girl's series Sailor Moon was published in the manga magazine Nakayoshi, which was marketed toward elementary school-age girls (1st through 6th grade). This series includes strong language, bullying, violence, death, war, genocide, refugees, lovers' suicide (more than once), non-consensual kisses (forced while awake, while asleep, while drunk), a father fondling his adult daughter while brainwashed, human/animal romance, demonic-style alien possession of human bodies, nudity, cross-dressing, a non-monogamous lesbian couple, and non-graphic sex resulting in teen pregnancy (the 90s anime version, also marketed toward children, also added wrist/ankle restraints for a rape-like, pain-inducing entering of victims).
There are many manga reviews on the web, including those that specifically for parents and teen/preteen/kid readers on what sort of possibly objectionable content is included in the title (such as strong language, violence, nudity, gender-bending, innuendo, sexual content, etc.) and what sort of general content you can expect (for example: horror, potty humor, serious themes like depression/body image/sexual orientation/prostitution/parental abandonment/bullying/suicide) and let you as the parent or the reader use your own judgment about whether a title fits what you deem appropriate at what age. Browsing reviews also allows you to seek out titles that reinforce and contribute to your family's values (such as traits of selflessness, generosity, celebration of uniqueness, etc.).
Some good starting places are:

A Parent's Guide to Anime
Good Manga for Kids at Manga Bookshelf
Good Comics for Kids at School Library Journal
Kids Manga at No Flying No Tights

Since you have a daughter, she may be especially interested in shoujo manga, which was written with the target audience of Japanese girls. Within shoujo, nearly all genres of stories are included; some titles are very cheerful and innocuous and teach a moral-of-the-day, others are dark and heavy. Good starting places to get informed are:

What is Shoujo Manga?, What Shoujo Manga Are and Are Not, and Recommended Shoujo Manga by Matt Thorn, a professor in the Faculty of Manga at Kyoto Seika University (one of the world's experts on shoujo manga)
What is Shoujo? at Energetic Heartbeats

Some shoujo manga review sites are:

The Classics at Shoujo Corner
Emily's Random Shoujo Manga Page  (despite its unassuming name, contains many detailed reviews)
Heart of Manga
Shoujo Savvy
Shoujo Manga Recommendations
Romance Manga Reviews
Shoujo Manga Reviews
Shoujo Manga with Anime at Anime Manga Reviews

More general review websites include MangaBlog and Kuriousity, and a Google search will find you many more.

your description of Sailor Moon has reminded me about death and violence in western kids film: Why Finding Nemo could be more traumatic for kids than Pulp Fiction.

I should've tried seeing reviews of anime/manga before I even started watching/reading them :( ... I got introduced to hentai really fast and it really changed stuff for me. I think I was twelve when I first saw it, and dude, it was terrifying!

On the back of a lot of US manga there's an age guide.
Y – Youth, Age 10+
Similar to a "PG" movie rating, the "Y – Youth, Age 10+" rating means that the title may contain mild violence and/or cursing.
T – Teens, Age 13+
The manga rating equivalent of a "PG-13," "T - Teen" indicates that the comic's content may include some sexual innuendo and/or violent action scenes.
OT - Older Teens, Age 16+
"OT - Older Teen"-rated manga may contain more explicit sexual situations and some violent scenes, including blood and gore.
M – Mature, Age 18+
Manga rated "M - Mature" is strictly for adults. You can expect to find explicit sexual situations, strong language and / or bloody battles and mayhem.
You can usually find these ratings on the back cover, but occasionally they'll be on the front:

The design changes with publisher so be aware they mightn't all look the same.
Personally, I think the best way to determine if a manga is appropriate is to flick through it yourself - if something undesirable occurs it's likely to happen a few times and you'll probably catch it skimming through. As she's 9 though, I'd say the Y tag is fine :)

(and if you want any specific recommendations, I'm sure we'd love to help on chat http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/maid-cafe- ) :)

This is interesting to read. Does that mean that most shonen manga does not even fall under the Y and T category due to the bloody fighting scenes?

@PeterRaeves I think generally they're under T, but the more bloody ones would be yes. I think it's done similar to movie ratings

From what I've seen, the age-level ratings often skew high; Tokyopop rated Aria at T, for ages 13+, even though it's about as bloody and sexual as Sesame Street, so the Y rating ought to be totally clean. And 100% agree that the best way for parents to gauge appropriateness is to look through it themselves.

@Torisuda I would agree, most manga seems to be in the OT section from what I've seen

@Torisuda If it's like movies, I think Y/G are meant to indicate that it's hard to imagine ANYONE finding ANYTHING objectionable. Even most Disney animated movies are PG these days.

@grovberg Well, I have a hard time imagining anyone finding anything objectionable in Aria--I've seen far worse stuff in adverts displayed publicly to all of humanity, or even G-rated Disney movies like The Lion King or Bambi. The series is pure sweetness and optimism; there's nothing like Mufasa's death in it. But my comment was just meant to reinforce Toshinou Kyouko's statement anything in the Y rating will likely be 100% clean, since such seemingly innocuous stuff as Aria is rated as 13+.

My personal answer to this question is for the parent to become involved in what the child reads as well.
This helps in two categories:

You can find things you feel comfortable with your child reading.
You can share in the stories with your child, maybe not at the same level of emotional interest in the stories and characters, but you can have conversations about themes being discussed in the stories, etc.

This is the same view I have on parenting and gaming. But that is another SE.

On the back of the book it should say the rating. If the manga is more adults only it will have the black and white parental advisory sticker on it.
Y-10+: Is basically like a pg movie (Should be fine for ages 6 and over i would say)
T-13+: Very similar to a PG-13 movie (May have some fan service and a bit of gore)
OT-16+ A good example would be the popular manga called Berserk (Has some sexual situations, nudity and gore)
M (Mature)18+ These series have content strictly for adults and anyone who says otherwise is lying.


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Why is Takatoshi Tsuda still in second year?
I read till chapter 190 and I noticed that in the manga, many sesones passed. Then doesn't that mean few years have passed in the manga, why is Tsuda still in second year, and why aren't Aria and Shino graduating from high school aren't they third years ?

Can you please try to make it more clear what you are asking?

anime and manga are sometimes like that, they want to add certain features for example onsen or hot spring but people don't exactly go to hot springs in summer, same as how they don't go to the beach in winter.
This might not be right but hope this helps

Yeah, I don't think this particular anime cares much about continuity. Also this could have been an instance of episodes aired in a wrong order. So unless the characters explicitly mentioned being in the wrong years/classes, this explanation is plausible.


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What are the order of clannad visual novel?
I found this in Clannad visual novel diagram website that there are a lot of side stories, partner stories and other things what are those I'm confused.So is there an order to play this games.

I guess the main game is the best to start with, then continue with prequels and sequels, and then the side stories  and shared characters. Anyway, the most logical way to play then would IMO be to play them on the release order. As long as I only played the main Clannad game, I may be wrong.

Practically speaking, you play Clannad, and then, if you want, you play Tomoyo After, which is . The rest of the things on that diagram are fanworks, aside from "Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi", which is sort of not altogether a visual novel. Related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/27611/.


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What things and objects uses Blood Ability in Graveyard floor?
I can't seem to find anything besides Snow Whites blood ability which breaks walls and Sleeping Beauties arrow to shoot the button in Graveyard floor. So I want to know if there's anything else besides there blood ability can be used by other members.

The Graveyard is the second Labyrinth. You don't have all the Blood Maidens when you enter, as such not all the Blood Abilities are required to progress through it...
Characters you should have at this story point:

Jack - Mary gun (Used in combat to Purge corruption...Later on will gain various buffs, Mary Reverser)
Alice - Rabbit Hole (Makes a save point and a one way "town portal")
Red Riding Hood - Scissors (Cuts chains on chests, cuts wall hearts, cuts Bamboo walls)
Sleeping Beauty - Bow (Triggers buttons, dispatches dangerous plants, puzzle flame arrows)
Snow White - Explosive (Destroy crumbling walls and topple tree obstacles)
Thumbelina - Shrink (Shrinks key items or shrinks inventory items to change their stats)

So in the graveyard you should find:
Crumbling walls, Wall hearts, Trigger buttons, Flame arrow puzzle, Dangerous plants, Tree obstacles, and also

 Dash (level 5 has a wind wall) not required to complete the chapter.

If you select to explore Temple before Downtown, you only get

 Cinderella a chapter later.

But you can revisit any labyrinth, which means you can blither back into them with any of the Blood Maidens as the game progresses, to either complete higher levels or just for farming.
Other Blood Maidens:

 - Cinderella - Dash (Increased Speed, move against wind walls, run over crumbling floors)

 - Kaguya - Bamboo Defense (Protects versus trap damage and 1st hit nightmare damage)

 - Rapunzel - Hair (Reach objects at a distance or grips overhead rails that move)

 - Hameln - Iron Piccolo (Reaches objects at a greater distance, moves iron floor blocks)

 - Gretel - Bread Crumbs (Short range Teleport)

Graveyard allows access to the following areas as the story progresses:

 City Streets, Tower Base and Downtown

Graveyard can be good for Farming Blood Crystals later on.
A key is required for a locked chest on level 2. By the time you get it, the item is worthless. :o\
If you are part of the Steam community, check out some member guides.

Sorry I have to remove the statement about your game completion on the answer (congrats, by the way :), but hopefully you can understand that the statement doesn't add any insight to the question, and we try to really focus on the meat of the question and its answer.

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Who woke up Kirito in episode 9?
In Sword Art Online (season 1) episode 9, at about 16:00, someone with blue hair woke up Kirito. When he regains consciousness, it was Asuna. But she doesn't have blue hair!
Here are some pictures.
This was just before he woke up:

Then:

What's going on here?

Please don't post pictures showing the media player window. Most players have built in functionality to take a snapshot of the video frame (menu option and/or hotkey, shift+s in VLC and you can also use the e key to step a frame forward).

if you would post other pics could you crop the media player /vlc part and just show the just the episode's screenshot instead?

the day after could be the answer to this.

The face and the hair colour of the girl trying to wake him up looks similar to Sachi, the girl from the guild of which Kirito was the member long time before this scene.

I'm pretty sure this is Sachi and not Suguha because of two reasons. Firstly, at that moment, Kirito wanted to be apart from Suguha because he found out the family he lived with was not his real family (I mean not his true parents and Suguha was not his sibling) since the age of 10. Secondly, Kirito joined that battle (the scene before your illustrations) because he did not want any friends and guild members ended up disappearing in front of him like the death of the "Moonlit Black Cats" of which Sachi is the member, so maybe he saw the blue haired girl due to his guilty feeling.

It is definitely Sachi.  This is evidenced by the mole just below her right eye.

In your image, the mole appears in roughly the same spot.

This is also backed up by the fact that, at the time of this particular scene being shown, out of all of the other female characters introduced - that being Lisbeth, Asuna, and Silica - none of them have a mole on their face.  The only other one that could come close would be Lisbeth, but she has freckles on her face.

I believe it may have been Suguha over Sachi. if we look at a younger image of Suguha we see she has Blue-ish hair

also Sachi's sidebangs are longer going past her chin

while with Suguha, despite the fact in the image bellow they are behind her ears we can guess her hair length of these side bangs to when she was young (in the previous image they are the bang just before the flower clip) and probably isn't nearly as long as Sachi's

Also the fact the they are trying to wake Kirito up makes more sense that it is Suguha as she would be wanting Kirito to wake up, maybe some sort of feed from reality. there isn't much reason for Sachi, or her ghost, to be wanting Kirito to wake up so urgently while with Suguha, someone she loves is still almost wasting away in a coma like state.

whos suguha? So i have to watch more?

are there ghosts in sao?

@AdityaDev i'm sure Kirito mentioned her when he was talking to Sachi. Suguha is Kirito's sister/cousin who looks like Sachi. but yeh she isn't formally seen until the end of the start of the Fairy Dance Arc which is the second half of Season 1

@AdityaDev i don't know if they truly exists or not but its hinted that players who dies may still linger on such as Griselda who appeared at the end of Episode 6 after Grimlock was apprehended.

Not possible, considering that Suguha at that point in the storyline hadn't been introduced, and what happend with Sachi played a huge role in Kirito's character development.

@Makoto actually Suguha was seen in the first episode and as I said in a previous comment Kirito mentions her to Sachi saying how Sachi looks like Suguha

That's a fair point.  Let me counter:  why would there be a mole on that picture if it were Suguha, then?

@Makoto ahhh I didn't see that, when I typed this answer it was my laptop, screen is kinda dirty but seeing it on my clean iPad screen now I see the speck is actually in the image

I had always thought that it was Sugu, Kazuto's sister. That, somehow, Kirito briefly glimpsed the real world. But, in retrospect, it was Asuna.
Firstly, it cannot be Sachi:  Sachi is dead, and other than the strange occurrence of Griselda's brief appearance, the dead do not reappear.  If Asuna hadn't seen had Griselda, too, then I would be apt to think that this was a hallucination.  For now I will call it an anomaly or glitch in the system.  I am sure there could be many considering Yui, Asuna defying paralysis, and Kayuba's surprise when Kirito refused to die before issuing the fatal blow, just to name a few.
As I said above, the first time I saw the episode and the black-haired girl, I was certain it was Sugu.  I thought that Kayuba had lied and you didn't really die when your HP hit zero, he had just said that to give a more realistic and final feel to the game so that the players would take it more seriously.  After Kirito finished it and Kayuba confirmed that everyone who had died in-game was really dead, episode 9 left me confused.  How had Kirito then been able to see his sister?
Had Kirito, being so near to death, briefly viewed his sister crying over him in the hospital?  But, then, why would she call him 'Kirito'?  She did not know him by that name.  In fact, based on her reception of Kirito in Alfheim online, she had never heard the name before.  So, why would Sugu be calling Kazuto by the name of his avatar?  And why would she be using -kun if she knew she was addressing her brother?  As the younger sister she would use the honorific -san or -sama, but not -kun.  Understanding this he can only be hearing Asuna calling him, which is evident in the next blink when it is Asuna's face before him and not the black-haired girl.  But, who was the black-haired girl and how had Kirito seen her in the first place?
Again, I can only fall back on the anomaly or glitch in the system theory and well as the strength of Kirito's own character.  Only someone of extraordinary strength of character would have the capability of defying the system.  Yui was attracted to both Kirito and Asuna because something about them was different from every other player in the game.  Was it their love?  Their strength?  Their life-force?  Something within their character is strong and Yui sensed it.  And, as previously mentioned, Asuna also showed an anomalous ability by defying paralysis in order to protect Kirito.  Was this strength enough to bypass the systems parameters so that in a near death experience Kirito could momentarily glimpse the real world and see his sister?  Yes, I think it was.
But, as to who woke up Kirito - while I think he may have glimpsed Sugu, I belive he was still hearing Asuna for the reasons mentioned above, and that it was Asuna that actually woke him up.

Why has my answer been down-voted?  Has it been poorly explained?  Or does one down-vote purely for reasons of different opinions?

Take a read at the other answers here.  There's more evidence to support their theories than there is this one.

@Makoto Should I delete my answer, then?

Jinoshio I guess delete?


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What does the "503 day" refer to?
In multiple fanarts and fanfic websites of Full Metal Alchemist, I have seen mentions of the "503 day". Here's an example:

I did read and watch Full Metal Alchemist and Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and I do not remember any mention of such a date. It does not match with the date Ed engraved into his State Alchemist Pocket Watch either.
What does the "503 day" refer to?

503 is Service unavailable, as most of us have seen in almost any website time to time.

@h22 I don't think this have any sense in this particular context, thought

This is exactly that I think about when I see the number. I have never seen this number in any other context, and this is one of the two most common error codes, other being 404 (not found). While lots of them defined, others are rare (200 is Ok). But I agree might be just by chance.

503 day is supposed to be the 3rd of May (5/03), which is the Edward x Winry day, or Edwin day in short.
There are two reasons for this coming into existence.
First, there's a jeans brand called Edwin and one of their logos contains the number 503.

Second, when Winry goes to Central City she's in room 503 of the hotel.

Out of curiosity, do you know where/when did this date start becoming a thing?

@Ikaros I haven't found who and when used it first. But as I was reading around people were saying the author liked this brand of jeans and he put the room number into the series as something like a "confirmation". I know Winry was staying in Central City around chapter 45 I think, meaning this "day 503" thing is quite old. The oldest submission I found with this tag on deviantart is from is 2005.


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Where can I watch Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale?
Sword Art Online the movie Ordinal Scale has already been released according to Wikipedia, but I can't find it anywhere. So where can I watch and download legally.

Dear close voters: notice that the second line of this question says "legally". That means this question is not requesting illegal copyrighted materials. If there is nowhere to watch or download legally, the answer is that there is nowhere to watch or download legally, but that does not make the question off-topic.

i doubt you'll be able to download it. also the "release" date is when it was played in cinemas like how with a series the initial release date is when it first aired. generally when it comes to movies this initial release date much much earlier than the home release (where the anime is released on DVD)

I'd imagine that crunchyroll,netflix,hulu and youtube would get it eventually. But at the point of release if it's not at a theater near you then the only legal way would be to play the waiting game.

You can't, the only place you can see it at the moment is in a theatre, as it hasn't been released on disc yet. Once it releases on disc, you can then either buy it from a shop or use a legal streaming service like Netflix if it gets released there. TV channel also play anime sometimes, so you might be able to find it there too soon.

As of the time of this answer's writing (July 2019), Ordinal Scale is available both subtitled and dubbed on Hulu in the U.S., as well as on Steam (because Steam has anime for some reason).


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Can somebody please tell me who this figure is and where it is from?
I got a set of 4 anime figures together. The first 3 all came in a box but the fourth one has no box and no stand. No matter what I search, I can't seem to find her.
She has purple eyes and a red shield with 2 overlapping wings on the insignia on her armband.

That would be Leila Malcal from Code Geass: Akito of the Exiled

Aside from her attire which as you can see above matches what give it away is her hairstyle which has two egg shaped buns that are usually held up with gold coloured braces


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If Inori could destroy the virus by singing why didn't she do it before?
In episode 11 Keido releases the Apocalypse Virus, Inori stops the outbreak and cures all of the infected by singing. If she is able to stop the virus by singing, then why can't she save everyone who is already infected?

Which episode are you talking about in particular.

Its on episode 11

I believe she wanted to find a place where her singing could be heard by as many people as possible, although I'd have to double check

Inori could only delay the effects of the virus. Exactly how long and to what extent, it is unknown. She has that ability because

 she is the patient zero of the virus, and the vessel for Mana, and that gives her some control over the virus.

Also in this episode, she is not quite herself, because

 Mana's consciousness implanted on Inori is beginning to surface. That is why she kills the students attempting to undress her, and why she stabs Arisa.

But I think maybe you are mistaking ep 11 with the ending, because

 It is Shuu's void power (absorb the problems of the world unto himself) that finally cleanses the world of the virus.

Alas at the very end she goes on and

 by symbolically accepting the "Guilty Crown", Shuu shares his fate with Inori, and then she removes the virus from him, along with the king power and the void powers (see note below). Inori then crystallizes and dies.

Footnote:

 Void powers were created by fragments of Mana inside the teenagers, once they were absorbed by Shuu, no one else had voids.

Wasn't Inori just a vessel for Mana? and i think Mana's consciousness got on Inori when she was captured by Daath when they tried to wake Mana ..but that happend after she sang the song and removed the crystals from spreading... Was the consciousness of Mana implanted on Inori from the beginning? Is that part mentioned?

@Nikita that is stuff for a separate site question.


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What happened during the Void Century and the name of the KINGDOM?
I'm just wondering about the Void Century in One Piece. What happened during those years? The World Government came to be by taking down the mysterious KINGDOM. I really want to know the name of that kingdom.
Can anybody guess or give me something that would put me at ease?

The events during the Void Century has not yet been revealed, so for everyone it still remains a mystery, except for the Roger Pirates who have read the Poneglyphs and discovered the true history which the study is forbidden by the World Government.
As for the name of the Ancient Kingdom, its true name is a mystery, as the Gorosei ordered that Professor Clover be shot before he could speak its name.
The only details revealed so far are:

The Void Century is a century-long gap in recorded and archaeological history, the study of which is forbidden by the World Government. These events occurred 800 to 900 years before the current storyline. It was hinted at during the Skypiea arc; the dates were seen in Robin's flashback.
Birth of the World Government
  800 years ago, at the end of the Void Century, the World Government was born and took political control of the entire world, uniting all countries and forming the Council of Kings. For the World Government, the events of the Void Century were better left unknown as information linked to it is considered far too dangerous.
Ancient Weapons
  The three Ancient Weapons are three weapons of mass destruction that are powerful enough to bring ruin to the entire world. They are known as Pluton, an ancient ship capable of massive destruction, Poseidon, a Mermaid with the ability to communicate with and control Sea Kings, and Uranus, the properties of which remain unknown. The Ancient Weapons are the argument used by the World Government to forbid the research of the missing years.

You can read more about it here.

They didn't actually reveal anything yet, but there have been hints in the arcs of Skypiea, Robin's flashback arc, and fishman island.

Please could you provide links and/or references to support your answer.


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How would you write Light Yagami's name in the Death Note?
I don't know Japanese script, but Light would be spelled "Tsuki" which means "moon". So which of "Tsuki" or "Raito" can kill him? Would "Light" in English work?
It seems the death note is a stickler for spelling, as shown here: What did Light write before killing Shibuimaru Takuo?

Remember that the Death Note is very specific about using the original spelling for a name.

So which of "Tsuki" or "Raito" can kill him?

The only one that matters, 月 or "tsuki". Early in the manga he makes a point about the pronunciation for this very reason.

Would "Light" in English work?

no. The original spelling is required.
The following will work:

夜神月

The following will not work:

夜神
月
ヤガミライト
Yagami Raito
Yagami Light
Light

In the anime his name is pronounced lighto so wouldn't it be what characters lead to that pronunciation?

It generally would. However there is a scene where Light is writing down the name of his target multiple times to try to get the right spelling. If another way to write the same name in the same language doesn't work, then no way would writing the name in another language would work.

No I meant using the right katakana symbols for which a person would pronounce "lighto" リト or something similar.  (sorry but I'm just going off the katakana chart on Wikipedia)

For katakana, ヤガミ = yagami, ライト = raito. However I cannot find any information that suggests hiragana or katakana would work. Traditionally, Japanese names are not written in either.

As far as I know, one would never use Hiragana to write a name (nor Katakana that os used to describe other languages). I don't remember where but I am sure that at some point I've explicidly red that Kana is not allowed. The answer is correct and complete.

@hajef Hiragana/Katana is considered acceptable if one does not remember the spelling of someone's name. The general suggestion from the Japanese natives assisting my study group is to use katakana in place of the kanji so as to differentiate from the surrounding hiragana in this case.

Seems a Death Note would need your name exactly as printed on your birth certificate, so if I wanted to kill someone with one, for example "Kaitelynn Woods", it would not work if i wrote it as "Kaitlyn Woods" even if I had her face in mind and everything else was in order. So for Light you'd need the kanji symbols, and you'd also need to spell his first name as Tsuki as it shows on his birth certificate.
Also, trying multiple times is a no no, as if you misspell a name on accident more than 3 times, the person you were trying to kill can no longer be killed with that Death Note. Ofc it only works if it's accidental, you can't protect someone with this method, it's only a rule to keep you from just guessing till you get it.


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Who is the main character of Fairy Tail?
Who is the main character of Fairy Tail? Would it be Natsu or Lucy? Natsu is like the hero of the whole anime, but I think the main story revolves around Lucy, how she met Natsu and how she joined Fairy Tail etc. I read the description of Fairy Tail and it says:

Lucy is a 16-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn't just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.

Preferably if we could draw an in a canon answer (e.g. interviews with the authors etc.), who would be the main character of Fairy Tail? Natsu or Lucy?

Surely every person will have a different opinion depending on what character they most like.

@Oded Sorry, but I don't agree with your comment. In naruto, naruto is the main character. In bleach, its Ichigo. And in One Piece, its Luffy. So, even people have different favourite characters, there is always only one main character.

@ton.yeung Aye sir XD

In the three series you commented about, it is rather clear cut. With Fairy Tail, not so much (you are asking for opinions of people here, after all).

@Oded But its a valid question i guess. There must be one main character.

@Oded Not true, there can be several protagonists/main characters in a series. It is not specifically bound to 1 character. It depends on their importance in the serie. As a side node, in for example Naruto it is stated that Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke are considerd Main Characters. Although it might feel as if Naruto is more important over all

Yeah, Fairy Tail definitely has more of group of main characters than the others. In One Piece for example, although all the Straw Hats are main characters, Luffy is obviously the single main character. In Fairy Tail Natsu and Lucy are the main characters, and it's not obvious who takes precedence. Natsu is the hero of the story, but Lucy is for the most part the character whose point of view we see the story from.

Lucy at more than one occasions plays the part of a narrator whereas natsu mostly acts as the protagonist.

@ton.yeung Understood :D

I nominated question for reopening. I think I have narrowed the question a bit more and I think, given the chance, it can be answered properly.

@berserk- Hey, and I know you haven't been asking a lot of questions, but don't forget you can always chat with us in the chat room. I kind of created a chat room and wouldn't mind you joining really. But this question really, I think could be answered reasonably.

@Izumi-reiLuLu Sorry for late reply. What is the name of the room?

There were times it seemed where the main protagonist would switch between Lucy and Natsu. (I only watched the anime and this seemed like it to me)

Introduction in first chapter
Usually the main purpose of a manga is explained in the first chapter, being the introduction to the complete story. In that sense both Natsu and Lucy would be the main protagonists. Both Natsu, Lucy (and Happy) are introduced in the first chapter. Natsu, who is searching for Igneel, while Lucy wants to join Fairytail and become a great Celestial mage.
Introduction of Natsu (and Happy)

Introduction of Lucy

Both Natsu and Lucy mention their goal in the story

Title
On the other hand, the title usually points towards the main story too, like with One Piece, where Luffy is searching for the One Piece. In that sense Lucy should be more considered as being the main character as her story actually revolves around Fairytail, since she doesn't just want to be just any mage, she wants to be a FairyTail mage. Natsu just happens to be in Fairytail, but his story doesn't really revolve around his guild. He just wants to find his father.
Wikipedia
The Wikipedia page on Fairy Tail agrees on this, saying:

Fairy Tail follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia, a teenage wizard (魔導士 madōshi?),1 who joins the titular wizards' guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon Igneel.

Natsu is an important person to the story, and he is also introduced first of all, even before Lucy, but going by this Wikipedia quote I would say Lucy would be the main (and only?) protagonist.

Very nice answer :)

In my opinion Natsu is the main character, because at the root he is the one that everyone in fairy tail relies on. It can be clearly seen that all important fights include Natsu at the core. Even though Erza, Laxus and Gray and all others are powerful, still Natsu is the one that always fights hardest and finishes the battle.
In the episode where everyone is on Tenrou island, Zeref's magic was unable to kill Natsu because of his scarf. Also Zeref said that Natsu was still not ready to kill him and Zeref and demons from his book are the evil mages.
So IMHO Natsu is the Protagonist

No problem and welcome to the Manga & Anime SE. Hope you enjoy it here. If you have any questions feel free to ask, there are lots of nice people out here willing to help :)

I am looking forward to it.

It would seem Lucy is the main character, as Peter Raeves said, both Natsu and Lucy are mentioned in the first chapter (and episode).
In the more recent chapters

 when Fairy Tail split up, the story came back to focus on Lucy and on what she was doing, then slowly adding Natsu, then Juvia and then Gray.

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There are 5 main protagonists: Natsu, Happy, Gray, Erza and Lucy.
I feel the story revolves around them more than just one of them.
They are all important to the plot of Fairy Tail, as if one were removed, the story probably wouldn't be as intriguing as it is now.
So I say that there is no main character, but a bunch of main characters altogether.

Lucy would be the main protagonist, seeing as the story is mainly revolves around her. Though Natsu is the main male protagonist and Lucy the main female protagonist - sorta like Rave Master (or simply Rave), another work by Hiro Mashima, with Haru as the main protagonist/main male protagonist and Elie as the main female protagonist.


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What is the actual dialog for this Death Note swimming meme?
There is a meme created from the Death Note manga which details a character yelling at Matsuda and instructing him to swim. (A similar meme was created as a GIF from the anime.)

(And a link to the manga version, since it's quite large: Clicky)
I can't imagine this is the actual dialog for this scene, just based on what's going on. What are they actually saying, and what chapter/episode is this event from?

This is a rather famous scene from episode 37 of Death Note. Parodies of the scene have become fairly common, including a Know Your Meme page. For an example, this video has clips from the scene set to "Native Faith", the extra boss theme from Touhou 10. Misheard or altogether wrong lines from this scene are also common, as is the case in this particular GIF. Here's the original video; as a warning, it contains major spoilers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxXJgfR4FWs
As for what's going on in the scene, again, it's very spoilery, but here's a description. It does not involve swimming.

 Yagami Light has just been found out as Kira, the serial murderer, who possesses a Death Note, a notebook with which he can kill anyone by writing their name in the book. Matsuda, a police officer, had a friendly relationship with Light (as well as looking up to Light's father the police chief), so discovering that Light was the criminal they were searching for all-along, and was responsible for his own father's death (as well as many others), was fairly shocking. Light, on the other hand, at this point has succumbed completely to his insane delusions of grandeur, and as he has no more tricks up his sleeve, he attempts to persuade the officers who have caught him to join forces with him, but comes off just looking even more insane. As a result of all of this, the scene is rather dramatic.

Not to mention he shot him :P

Wow this summary made me want to re-watch this anime for the 4th time. BRB -.-


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Why are so many names based on folklore and such
Lately, I can't help but notice that a lot of the names of characters and techniques used in Naruto seem to be derived from folklore and/or based on gods and the likes. Some samples would be:

Izanagi - a deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shinto
Jiraiya - originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki, is the title character of the Japanese folk tale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari

So, why are so many of the names used in Naruto derived from such things?
And is this only common in Naruto, or does it happen in other series as well?

Kishimoto is just a fan of Japanese culture and mythology. He's used loads of references, from Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susano'o, to Izanami, Izanagi and Kotoamatsukami, to the trio of Jiraiya, Tsunade and Orochimaru, to the Sword of Totsuka and the Mirror of Yata, among many others.
Many other mangaka have inspirations as well, not necessarily from Japanese culture, but from various other sources. A good example is One Piece, with many references. An example would be Usopp - taken from the Japanese word for lie (uso), Aesop (whose fable about the Boy who cried Wolf is the exact situation he's in when he's first introduced), and Pincocchio, as Usopp has a very long nose, like Pinocchio's, which grows longer whenever he tells a lie.


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Will genjutsu work against Madara/Obito in juubi jinchuriki mode?
It was stated that the "black thing" (I don't know what it's really called) will nullify any ninjutsu, even the edo tensei will never be able to regenerate after being hit by this thing. So only senjutsu and taijutsu will work against them.
But will it also be able to nullify the effects of genjutsu?

No, the black orbs can not nullify the effects of genjutsu.

The chakra is highly malleable, able to be shaped into various forms for different uses, such as a barriers, protective orbs, and most commonly, a staff with an incomplete circle. With his complete control of the Ten-Tails' power, Madara can also apply the Yin–Yang Release to nullify all ninjutsu it comes in contact with - Naruto wiki

As genjutsu is not 'touchable' it would be impossible to touch the genjutsu with the orbs. Then again this is not necessary to begin with.

Members of the Uchiha clan can break or see through genjutsu using their Sharingan

Knowing that he even is a step beyond the regular Sharingan we can safely assume the he would just use his visual powers instead of the black orbs to block/cancel genjutsu


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What is the name of the OST playing in Episode 5 of Himouto! Umaru-chan at 10:34?
What is the name of the OST playing in Episode 5 of Himouto! Umaru-chan 10 minutes and 34 seconds into the episode?  It also plays at 12:43 of Episode 11

The song you are looking for is this one. The name is お風呂のすすめ. As stated in the commentaries, it is transliterated as "Ofuro no Susume".

Note: the title is transliterated "Ofuro no Susume".


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Rem's encounter with Subaru at the end of episode 5
At the end of episode 5,

 Why does Rem kill Subaru, despite nothing wrong with relationship between them ?

These events unfold starting at minute 22.
At the end of Episode 5, at night, Subaru is sick. He goes out to find help. He is attacked. At 23:35 to 23:40, we hear the sound of an iron weapon (which is likely to be Rem's morningstar). And Subaru is killed with brute force.

However, it is unclear why Rem does that, given that Rem's relationship with Subaru is looking good. They both go to the village and talk. Rem also looks happy then (at 17:29).

I did watch Episode 6, where Subaru is very distant from Rem, and he acts suspiciously, along with having the witch's scent that gets him killed. But does Rem kill Subaru in Episode 5 for the same reason?

Edited: From @ObviouslyJake's answer, I would like to add some more detail comparing the time frame in episodes 5 and 6:
- Similar: Subaru's witch smell (which is the main reason, according to @ObviouslyJake)
- Different: the relationship with Rem
Episode 5: They talk and go to the town together. Rem is happy. (As I said above, with an accompanying picture). In this episode, I can feel that Rem and Subaru become friends.
Episode 6: Rem tries to be distant from Subaru. Also, Subaru falls in her garden twice, which she has to fix. In this episode, Rem and Subaru are strangers.
Does the difference in the relationship between Subaru and Rem contribute to Subaru's death at the end of episode 5, compared to episode 6? Or is the witch's smell the only reason?
Because there are two episodes, with some different choices and paths, I think there must be something different here. I feel there has to be, but I can't find it.

Edit (Aug 31, 2016): Thanks to @Davies comment and @ObviouslyJake, here is what I have in my head so far: in episode 6, things are worse than in episode 5. Here, we're talking about why Rem kills Subaru in episode 5, despite them having a good relationship.
My theory is that Rem has a dual personality: Rem the maid, and Rem the oni who hates the Witch.
In episode 5, Subaru has a good relationship with Rem the maid. As a result of having a good relationship with Rem the maid:
- Rem smiles at 17:29 (picture above)
- Rem gets Emilia to teach Subaru in the evening. (Episode 5, 17:57)

However, Rem the oni still hates the Witch, which leads to Rem killing Subaru because of his Witch smell.
Therefore, here is a summary: Rem will try to kill Subaru because of the Witch smell unless the following condition is satisfied:

Rem is dead (nothing to say, I suppose...)

or

Rem the Oni is freed from the tragedy of her childhood.

(Spoilers for episode 18 follow)

 The second condition is satisfied when Subaru saves Rem from the demon beast in the forest in episode 11. The proof is in episode 18, from 20:00 to 21:00, where Rem confirms that.

That is what I think, please tell me if I wrong.

The short answer is... Yes, he was killed because of his witch smell.
Rem is very suspicious of Subaru in this time frame. He is a new person, entering a household she has grown to love. Now think about it: if a new person, Subaru, comes in, has distinct clothing that she's never seen before, is very 'friendly' with Emilia the main guest of the house, and smells like the witch. It's not looking good for our favourite little protagonist in her eyes.
Furthermore, we saw a scene somewhere in there where Roswaald whispered to Rem (and Ram I think) to keep an eye on him, as he was also suspicious, feeding her the seed of doubt about Subaru, even more so than before. Everyone was suspicious. He could have been a potential threat to their claim for the kingdom's throne.
Now we move onto Rem's personal reasoning.
This part is a spoiler for a later episode. If you don't want to know spoilers, don't read this part.

 As we know, Rem's family and her whole village, aside from herself and her sister, were killed by the witch's cultists, an organisation that, as stated, worships the Jealous Witch. Now think Subaru, a suspicious character who just appeared, smells just like the witch.

 We can tell from this that she has a personal grudge against him for this. In conclusion: Yes, you're correct. Rem killed Subaru because he smelled like the witch, which she had personal history with.

Edit 1:

 I believe the change in Rem around Subaru could be an inkling of sympathy for him. For example, when he wakes up, he is sporadic, screams and then realizes the twins are looking over him, at which point he is back to his 'playful, energized' self.

 I feel like she would see him as a 'madman' who isn't right in the head, to the extent that she is friendly with him, as to not convey her concern or trigger his madness. It could also be that she doesn't want to show disrespect to him, as he is a house guest, doing so would tarnish her own reputation, so in public, it is best to stay friendly.

Edit 2:
As the question states, 'Am I wrong?' about the dual personality of Rem. Personally, I believe you're right and wrong at the same time. I believe they're the same personality. It's just that Rem is putting on a brave face whenever she smiles. A quote I very much like, which I heard from someone, is "Don't trust someone just because the smile." I think that applies here.
Rem smiles a lot, due to the fact that she has to keep a brave face, as to not disappoint her sister, as well as to not tarnish the manor's professionalism.
Think of it, in terms of two girls.
Girl 1 (Rem) is weaker than Girl 2.
Girl 2 (Ram) was stronger, though lost her weapon, so she's now weak and can't use a weapon anymore.
If Girl 1 were to just sulk and throw her weapon away, when she can very well still use it, how would that make Girl 2 feel? This could also be why she keeps a smile on her face. She's that used to putting up her smile, to not disappoint her sister, that she does it with everyone. It's become a natural thing.
Now onto the subtitles on the last picture you included, as they reminded me of something else.
She said "My time has been stopped". As in, there was no way for her to move past that incident that she was stuck in her own madness, revenge stricken madness. Subaru comes along and saves her from this, later down the line, so that her time keeps moving (I'm not really sure how, I'd have to watch the episodes again).
However, this doesn't necessarily mean that the reason you provided was the right one. She stopped trying to kill him, as she realized, through talking to him, through spending time with him, that he was actually a trustworthy character, in the sense that he wasn't anything to do with the witch's cult.
He openly admitted to her that he smelled like the witch. He wasn't trying to hide the fact, he was also unsure of why it existed. Rem's a perceptive little demon, so she picked up on how his emotions and expressions were in the end: trustworthy.
However, having only just met him in episodes 5/6, he was just another witch's disciple, a threat she had to eliminate for her own gain, for the revenge of her family, her sister and herself.

Thank @ObviouslyJake for answer. But I am not completely satisfy. These are two death in different path, there must be something different here. Please help me dig deeper.

I'll say this now.
Just because they are different paths/ timelines (As subaru died) doesn't necessarily mean the reason differs. Remember that Rem forgets everything from the previous timeline.
I'll update my answer when I have time, to give you some solutions.

but what different between the time frame is the relationship between Rem and Subaru. It has to yield some difference, right ?

I'll look over the two episodes and see if I can't give you the extra answer you want, though I'm not going to guarantee your reasoning is actually there.When you know a smell and hate the cause of it (the witch's sent) then you may make small-talk and such, but in the end, you can still end p hating the recipient regardless. (I won't reply here again to avoid making this a discussion and having it moved to a chat)

@HahaTTpro Their relationship is different but one could argue that Subaru had yet to actually prove that he was innocent. If you can think of this in rpg terms then there is a certain threshold you must reach before the other person changes their affiliations with you. Subaru never met that threshold. He may have been close or closer in the next attempt but he didn't actually get there so he was killed.

Great point there.

hi ObviouslyJake and M_Davies, I have edited my question with some addition information base the idea of "threshold". Could you guy take a look ? :))

I've updated my answer to try to address your point. Hopefully I'm doing what I can to help you out :)

I don't think witch smell was final and distinct reason. I think, main reason, why he was killed, was that he was suspicious. And his witch smell was more like one of the factors, which made him suspicious. Yes, he may have got nice relationship with Rem in 5th episode, but was it enough to get rid of suspicions of Roswaal and maids? Think yourself - he asked to be assigned to as worker in mansion for no visible reason, he has strong witch smell, he got out of his room at night without visible reason. Did Rem had reason to spare him? Just few days of talking was not enough to build bond.

Uh I know you guys might already know by now but in episode 5 when Rem and Subaru are walking back they start talking about demons and gods then Rem asks Subaru if he likes demons or whatever and he basically said how gods never really do much and that he likes demons which witches are usually acquainted with which leads to Rem killing him at the end of episode 5.

This makes no sense considering Rem is a Demon.

Just wanted to clarify that when Roswaald was talking about Subaru being suspicious or not, he was only talking to ram, not to rem.
The fact that rem was so friendly with Subaru but kills him hours later doesen't make much sense to me even considering the witche's scent.
I think a more probable answer is that it was Ram who killed Subaru, but then again I don't know if Ram ever uses that chain weapon :/
If it really is Rem that kills him, then I think the story was not very well thought through, because episode 5 is THE episode where Subaru and Rem bond the most (and genuinely so)

HE HAD WITCH SMELL IN ALL EPS

EP4: Rem didn't kill him(probably)
EP5: Perfect relationship + witch
smell, subaru felt sick, he needed help(he would die anyway because
of the curse) but Rem killed him
EP6: no relationships + witch smell - acting suspicion - justified kill
EP7: no relationships + witch smell - Rem was holding his hand during nightmare

Where is the logic? There is non. Just poor screenwriting.


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What is this song in episode 2 of Tokyo Ghoul: Root A?
What is the name of soundtrack in Tokyo Ghoul Root A (EPISODE 2....14:15) ? with the scene of Akira the daughter of Mado?

The song is called Kriminalbeamte by Yamada Yutaka. You can find it on the Tokyo Ghoul Original Soundtrack. (Disc 1, Track 9) If you want the soundtrack you can get it at CDJapan.co.jp.
Was not easy to track down since Investigator Takizawa wouldn't shut his mouth through the quiet music! lol


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What happened to the Senkai Gates during Inoue's kidnapping?
In the Hueco Mundo arc, Episode 139, 19th minute, the passage between gates should be closing from behind but the narrowing of the passage wasn't approaching and though Inoue stayed there for a lot of time and chatted with Ulquiorra while he cuts down Inoue's escorts and she waits and heals them. Such a long time taken and no threat of narrowing of gates till then? What happened suddenly? Why?

Are you talking about the passages that they open through Hueco Mundo and Human world? why are they keeping them so long open?

No! The one that they opened from soul society to send Inoue to the human world and she was kidnapped by Ulquiorra! Episode 140! @pap

But she is already kidnapped, in which minute?

Sorry! It was int he previous episode at 19th minute! @pap

So you are talking about the Dangai, she was in with the 2 shinigami escorts. Right?

Yes i'm talking about that part! @pap

The passage never closed, because that never happens. The only thing that in Dangai exist to "punish" the invaders, is Kōtotsu. The Senkai Gates we are assuming were closed and the other gate (Human World) to be opened it had to be done by one of the 2 shinigamis, as Byakuya have done in the first epiosdes.

The passage doesn't close because they had hell butterflies with them. Hell butterflies are used for both communication as well as keeping the gates from collapsing while they are in them.

Where is it said so?


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Kakashi's chakra nature
I haven't read the manga, but I have been watching the anime. Kakashi seemed to use earth style before inclining to lightning style.

So can a shinobi learn to master a chakra nature other than his chakra nature easily ? Or does Kakashi have both the chakra natures ?

I can't tell if your asking if Kakashi has two chakra affinities or if it's about being able to use multiple nature type. Please consider clarifying your body and especially your title.

Kakashi Hatake's natural affinity is towards Lightning Release. Being a Jonin (now Kage) level ninja, he is adept in using multiple releases.
Kakashi's nature affinity was confirmed to be Lightning Release by the use of Chakra paper, in episode 55 of Shippuden (courtesy of @krazer):

Earth Release is not his natural affinity, and hence he had learned it (along with other releases).

So a shinobi can learn to master a chakra nature other than his chakra nature easily. Is that so?

Yes, shinobi are capable of using multiple chakra natures (eg: Jonin, Kage, Missing Nin, etc.):

Jōnin are generally able to use at least two types of elemental chakra, proficient genjutsu, and decent taijutsu skills.
source: Naruto Wikia

It is common (but not easy) for shinobi to master elemental chakra apart from their affinity.
In Kakashi's case, he was able to use the following Releases:

Kakashi Hatake

From Nature Transformation article:

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

Thanks, I got this doubt because Kakashi often uses the earth style. The latest filler episode shows kakashi using some earth style jutsu to beat obito to win the price. Again thanks a lot.

Although Kakashi can have any chakra nature because of his Sharingan, his two chakra natures are lightning and earth. We know this, because Kakashi himself creates Chidori, a lightning style technique, and he performs some kind of earth jutsu before he acquires the Sharingan.


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How can a player in ALO make an original Sword Skill?
I know the fact that Kirito's Dual Wield in SAO was an award or was awarded by the system for being the top player with the fastest reaction time. see here
And that Yuuki can pass down her insane sword combo - 11 hit (Mother's Rosario) to other players like Asuna. (Because kirito is having a hard time reproducing Starburst Stream in ALO which is 16 hit combo, as stated here)
But how did Konno Yuuki create this skill? Or is it just a skill which came from her converted account because she was in some other VRMMO?
Is there a chapter in the light novel / manga where this is discussed?

Is it mentioned anywhere that Kirito's Skill Connect is awarded by the system, and for people with fastest reaction time?

Sorry edited my question, skill connect is not awarded by the system it is a skill developed through a players capability which requires excellent timing

The wiki page has an explanation on this:

To record a new OSS, the player needs to open the menu, move to the OSS panel and activate the Sword Skill recording mode by pressing "Start" there. After that, the player only needs to swing one's weapon in a desired set of moves and press "Finish" once done. The downside of this system is that such skills are only accepted by the system if they meet very high speed, combo and execution requirements. To create an OSS the player must be able to execute the skill flawlessly, at the same speed as the completed skill but unassisted by the system. This should be impossible without the system's assist, but players have managed to create various OSSs.
Besides adding the ability to automatically use desired moves, it also adds elemental damage, which can be from fire, earth, lightning, water, light and darkness, to the Sword Skill. A skill can have up to two different elemental attributes and the damage rate of the skill is a combined percentage between the physical damage and the magical damage.

http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Original_Sword_Skill


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Why are some characters shown to only eat one kind of food?
I noticed that not only protagonists/main characters, but also other characters in an anime are shown to love a certain kind of food.
Here are some examples:

Naruto loves ramen. It's pretty much the only thing he ever really eats (as seen in Boruto where there are empty cups of instant noodles; he never leaves his office).
Eiichiro Oda listed One Piece characters' favorite food, in which we all know is mentioned that Luffy loves Only meat (even in dessert).
L from Deathnote  has a pronounced sweet tooth and gorges himself on various sweets.
Satellizer from Freezing really loves burgers. (Burger Queen to be precise)
Shana loves melon bread just  as Ren of DearS is utterly addicted to melon bread (To the point she saves old melon bread wrappers for the smell).
From what I remember Erza from Fairy Tail loves strawberry cake; when someone makes her drop it, run. Natsu loves anything that's covered in fire. Justified as it's his Power-Up Food aside from fire itself.

Why is this so? Is it relevant? Is this some kind of advertising or just a focus for a gag.

This is such a bizarre question. People in real life also tend to like particular foods....

@senshin sorry about the confusion, I edited my question to be more specific

From tv tropes , i think it's just solely for character trademark.

Thank you for answering my question, my point is there is a big difference in "Liking" a certain kind of food and eating Only one kind of food. senshin's comment is for my other question (which I edited) "Why does anime characters shown to eat only a certain kind of food" , which led to confusion so I reworded my question. Why do some anime characters only eat  One Kind of food.

As senshin says, it's kind of a bizarre question since people in real life often do this too, but as our raison d'être here is to overanalyze everything, here goes.
In most of the cases the OP lists, as well as most of the ones I can think of, the quirk of obsession with a single food makes a character seem childlike and immature. While adults have likes and dislikes, they tend not to be as extreme with them as children and teenagers. An adult might like ramen, but a teenager will like ramen so much that they eat nothing else, and have to be hospitalized for lack of vitamins.
This portrayal can serve a few different narrative purposes:

It makes a character seem charmingly simple-minded. Naruto and Luffy are both heroes after the mold of Goku: they love eating and fighting and have lofty goals that seem unattainable to other characters. Having them obsess over ramen or meat goes with being oblivious and childish. Ren in DearS, or Ayu from Kanon, are also childlike characters, and their love for melon bread / taiyaki helps create that image.
Conversely, it can add a charm point for a character who seems unapproachable. This seems to be why Shana loves melon bread. It's also why the Monogatari series's immortal vampire Oshino Shinobu loves donuts. Angel Beats's main character Otonashi first bonds with impassive Kanade after he notices that she keeps ordering tongue-burning mabo tofu in the cafeteria. I would also put L here. While L and his successor Near are pretty much always the smartest person in any given room (we can debate about whether that's true when Light is in the room), and have command over various police forces, they also have strange, childish quirks: in L's case, constantly eating sweets, and in Near's case, constantly playing with toys.

An interesting case of (2) is Code Geass. The show had some kind of product placement deal with Pizza Hut. Supposedly, the director thought putting Pizza Hut all over the place was funny (I heard this claim on an ANNCast episode), so they went to ridiculous lengths to put Pizza Hut boxes in as many scenes as possible. The character C.C., mostly a pretty formidable lady, has an obsessive love for Pizza Hut which surpasses her love for life itself. According to the Code Geass wiki:

C.C. also has a somewhat obsessive penchant for pizza, especially
  Pizza Hut's Cheese-kun (which sponsors Code Geass in Japan); she
  constantly orders pizzas to Lelouch's house using his credit card,
  much to his chagrin. This is often used for comedic effect. Her love
  for pizza is so strong that she is willing to risk herself being
  captured, twice nearly exposing herself to get a piece of a giant
  pizza being made by the Student Council (which is ruined both times);
  both Lelouch and Kallen sometimes refer her as "Pizza Girl". In
  addition to this she is an avid collector of Cheese-kun related
  merchandises and is often seen hugging a Cheese-kun plush doll.

The Pizza Hut logo was blanked out of the US versions of the show, apparently because Bandai couldn't make a deal with Pizza Hut in the US.


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Where to read Bleach from after the Ichigo & Aizen fight in the anime?
I watched the anime up to the Aizen battle and when Ichigo lost his powers. What chapter in the manga should I read from? (I don't want to watch the rest of the anime).

Actually ended up finding this; in chapter 416, the battle with Aizen ends.


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Why was the first episode of Osumatsu San removed from Crunchyroll?
The first episode of Osumatsu San is no longer available on Crunchyroll. Instead, a message on the right of the episode page states:

Due to a decision by the anime's production committee, episode 1 is no longer available.

What drove the anime production committee to make this decision?

The series has took liberties with the content included in the episode.
The entire first episode is about the sextuplets trying to decide what type of anime they want to be since they really don't think Showa era anime will work anymore. So they change their art style and they go through a number of gags parodying anime from recent years.
Within the first episode we see parodies from Attack On Titan, Pokemon, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, and probably several others I didn't catch.
An example of such:

In Japan, the law sides heavily with the original creator of a work, and provides no legal protection for parody creators:

The author shall have the right to preserve the integrity of his work and its title against any distortion, mutilation or other modification against his will.

Thus making the parodies shown in episode 1 a liability. Part of the joke of this episode is that they finally figure out what kind of anime they want to be 23 minutes in, when the episode ends, triggering a third animation style change.
Anime News Network has put out an article about the first episode. The episode was pulled from all streaming sites and a new first episode was animated and added to the home video release to replace it.

I heard somewhere (not offical ofc) that it was the group the brothers were parodying [http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/osomatsukun/images/0/0f/Episode_1_Screenshot_4.png/revision/latest?cb=20151022212424] because they needed to rewrite the entire episode for DVD rather than change a single part

@ToshinouKyouko parodying what exactly?

@ʞɹɐzǝɹ I can't remember the show name, it could have possibly been the band v6 either. It was just rumours anyway