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Is there a discrepancy about Tomura's Quirk?
Upon rereading a few earlier chapters of My Hero Academia, I noticed an oddity regarding Tomura Shigaraki's Quirk. Later in the story, it is revealed that whatever he touches with all five fingers decays uncontrollably until it's reduced to dust, with Tomura needing to be careful not to use his five fingers when manipulating objects he doesn't want to decay; much like Ochako's Quirk.
However, during the attack on the USJ, when Tomura used his power on professor Aizawa, only his elbow was affected, even though his entire body should have decayed. Is there an in-story explanation I missed for this discrepancy, or had Tomura's power not been cemented at that point?

As seen with different quirks as well, the user does not always have full control over it. Something which is also seen very well with Eri's quirk Rewind.
So much rather than assuming it's a discrepancy in the plot, the assumption that Shigaraki has no/clumsy control of his quirk is more likely.
Another factor at play might also be the speed at which the decay works. Through out the manga we have seen that the decay can set in almost instantly, but at occasion also act's slowly. Both of which might also be the case due to him not having proper control of his quirk.

Yes, you missed something.
During Shigaraki's fight with Eraseheader, he figures out that Eraserhead's hair 'is his tell'.  Namely when Aizawa is using his Quirk, his hair stands up.  Shigaraki actually tells Eraseheader this, after waiting for him to blink and grabbing him.
This is relevant because as the Decay starts to spread on Aizawa's elbow, his hair stands up again.  This indicates that he shut of Decay again, and that shutting it off also saves the victim (namely Aizawa himself).

This is most likely the correct answer.

It might have to do with the Aizawa's quirk.
Aizawa can stop someone from using their quirks, with this in mind there is two situations :

When Aizawa stops a quirk like Tomura's, it also stop it's ongoing effect, if there is one, in this case it would stop the decaying. While it can't revert the effect of the quirk, it can prevent them from progressing further.
When Aizawa stops a quirk like Tomura's, it only stop it's further uses, and any and all effect already active keep on progressing, in wich case it is probably a discrepancy on the part of the author.

Spoilers from the Manga
Aside from Mutant-type Quirks, it appears that people are able to control their abilities. After all, they are extensions of one's body. In the case of Eri, it is simply because she is young that she is incapable of controlling her quirk. This is the same case with Kirishima, who cut his upper eye when he was younger due to his inability to control his quirk, which had just manifested. It is because of this that Aizawa implies that she would be able to master her quirk with enough practice, to the point where she could possibly undo the effects of All for One.
If Shigaraki is incapable of controlling his quirk, then that is likely because he never made the effort to train it, hence why no other canonical character is incapable of controlling their quirk. This would suit Shigaraki's childish personality, as he would likely enjoy the thought of destroying whatever he touches.


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What does the twin witch pair in 'Spirited Away' represent?
This is how I interpret the story of Spirited Away:

The bathhouse represents the society. People work with each other towards a common goal. Every night, 8 million gods come to the bathhouse and workers serve them, worship them. In a way they deal with them, do business with them. In Asian cultures, fire, air, earth, water, food, etc. are represented as gods, so bathhouse very accurately represents a working society. The 'spell' breaks if they stop working.
Yubaba is the culture. She manages the bathhouse. She is a tyrant and rules over people by taking their real names and giving them new names.
Chihiro was given a new name by Yubaba, 'Sen', which means 'one thousand', similar to how a person is given a roll number or employee number in an organisation. That number becomes her new identity.
Haku has forgotten his real name. Similar to Islamic terrorists, he's become a slave to the tyrannical culture. He'll do anything the culture tells him to do.
The baby is the belief system of the society. Yubaba is overly protective of him.

One thing I can't understand is, who is Zeniba, Yubaba's twin sister.

Yubaba and Zeniba are two parts of a whole.
Yubaba keeps the baby locked in a room, afraid that he might get sick because of germs. Zeniba turned the baby into a mouse so that he might have a little freedom.
Zeniba lives in the swamp bottom.
There used to be trains running between the bathhouse and the swamp bottom in old days, but the return trains from the swamp bottom have stopped. Now it's a one-way road towards the swamp bottom.
The tickets to the swamp bottom Kamaji gave to Chihiro had been with him for 40 years.
'Zeni' has two meanings in Japanese, 'money' and 'ancient'. 'ba' means 'old lady'. The meaning of Zeniba which seems to fit the story is 'ancient old lady'.
Yubaba wanted to steal a seal from Zeniba, which was supposedly very precious.

So what do Yubaba and Zeniba represent in this story? It looks like they might represent:

culture and nature
tyranny and individuality
life and death
interdependence and self reliance

but none of these seem to elegently fit all the points I've mentioned above.

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What is Lindel's song from Ancient Magus Bride based on?
The song currently has no official title. But the first two words are "Iruna Etelero", thought it is often called "Flower Song". Some have theorized it's Finnish.
Is it just random syllables?
(Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLky9RjDXoY)

Actually, the official title is イルナエテルロ (Iruna Eteruro), but I believe what you're asking about is the origin/background/language of the song? Also, the unofficial lyric.

I didn't know there was an official title. I just saw a dozen different titles on youtube.

I'm basically looking for any background I can find. So all of those things, and possibly a lyric translation (not all of it, some of it)

As of now, I don't think there's an official explanation since this tweet (Japanese) by the composer himself said "to wait until the production team permit him to release the info" ... which probably will be in March 2018 when the 2nd OST that includes this song is released (Just a future reminder to other answerers and myself). Also, the copyable, unofficial lyric

I just looked up info for the soundtrack for Season 2 and CDJapan has it on preorder to be released on March 28th. I also looked around at other sites and all of them say the 28th, so I am going to say unless we hear otherwise, this should be the official release date.
Also, pertaining to the lyrics, I ran them through Google Translate and it tagged them as Finnish, but the only words that were translated to English were Satoa (Harvest) and Toimessez (Actress)
However, I am running each word (Japanese) through to see if I get anything. Here is what it gave me

Iruna (Bengali) eteruro (Japanese)
    Please obtain
Iruna eteruro
  Please obtain
Nadia, ēzeruvu~ōte (Swahili)
  Nadia, wisely ~ ok
Reizeruko, (Swahili) mikemesuta (Igbo)
  Resurrection, lightning
Iruna eteruro
  Please obtain
Iruna eteruro
  Please obtain
Sātoa, (Swahili) aimeltewa (Swahili)
  Offer, beautifully
Reizeruko, mikemesuta
  Resurrection, lightning
Āmeru, mikerumo (Igbo)
  Eat, slide
Toimesesu, (Latvian) mikerumo (Igbo)
  For the better, slide
Maseri, (Swahili) īmekuu~ōze (Latvian)
  Masters, you know
Tōwa~ana, (Igbo) Mizaimesuta (Latvian)
  Drums, peeling
Kesera, (Swahili) Kesera (Swahili)
  The trial, the trial
Kesera, (Swahili) Setoru (Japanese)
  The trial, settle
Āmeruvu~a, (Igbo) Eterurovu~o (Japanese)
  Activate ~ a, Get it now ~
Mītetevu~a, (Swahili) Maria, (Latin) Ezeruvu~ōte, (Swahili)
  Defense, Maria, Wisdom ~ Oto
Reizeruko, mikemesuta
  Resurrection, lightning

So yeah, it makes some sort of sense, but who knows if that is what it actually is saying.

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In Fairy Tail, why couldn't Zeref just go to Edolas?
Supposedly, the nature of Edolas prevents magic from being stored in the user's body or wielded. That means all Zeref needs to do to avoid killing everyone is to find a way to get to Edolas.
Even if the immortality remains (which is unlikely in my opinion) the death aura is a form of uncontrollable black magic (http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ankhseram_Black_Magic)

Is there any evidence that says the curse that was placed on him would be prevented on Edolas?

According to the wiki, Ankhseram's "death field" is a magic spell. When the caster doesn't value life, they can fire or not fire it at will. When they value life, they fire it randomly. Since in Edolas you can't fire magical spells, Zeref shouldn't be able to fire death magic. We don't have evidence that it blocks the immortality, but it seems random death magic is a more pressing issue.

Right, but they still have (or had) magic on Edolas and it could be stored in the body as was proven by the dragon slayers after they got some treatment so I am wondering what evidence there is that going to Edolas would have prevented the curse from killing people.

First, I don't remind Zeref speaking about Edoras, he may have not been aware of it.
Second, in the comment section you quote the wiki :

"Ankhseram's "death field" is a magic spel"

But the line could have been written a long time ago when Zeref's demons and curses weren't a thing. Now in the tartaros arc we learn that the demons from the book of Zeref use curses which are not magic. Ankhseram's "death field" could also be a curse and then not be affected on Edoras.

Even if Zeref did went to Edolas through Anima door when it was open, he would still be pushed out of Edolas like all the others when Mystogan implements his plan of reverse Anima to return everybody who has magic in their body back to the Earth. Even the Exceeds(cats with magic wings) were pushed out because of the magic there body contained. So it doesn't matter if Zeref did or did not go to Edolas, he wouldn't be able to stay here anyway.

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What is it called when anime is drawn with nonblack borders?
In No Game No life, the borders of the characters and man objects are red lines.  In Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta, the borders of the characters and objects in the game world are blue.  Almost all other anime have black lines around the characters and objects.
What is this phenomenon called?
No Game No Life:

Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta

I'm guessing that it's just a stylistic choice and there's no specific name for it, but I'd be interested to know if there's actually an answer to this.

I was hoping for it being a named stylistic choice so I could look for more of it.  I think it's kind of cool.

I remember for Nagi no Asukara (A Lull in the Sea), they decided to have the sea kids/people drawn with blue outlines due to... being sea people. I believe I read it out of the art book included with the premium Blu-ray box (I'll have to double-check), but the art book just said "drawn with a blue outline" or something to that effect, although obviously that's how it was translated into English. I would be interested if there was a particular name for this, but a big part of me thinks there isn't.

According to the book 『アニメーションの基礎知識大百科』(Encyclopedia of animation basics) by Kamimura Sachiko, the Japanese term for this is 「色トレス」（iro toresu, meaning "colored trace", see p.99）. In some cases of iro toresu the borderline (trace) is given the same hue as the area it surrounds, making the borderline essentially invisible, and this is referred to as 「T.P同色」（T = trace, P = paint, and 同色 means "same color", see p.84）. The examples you gave fall under the opposite term 「T.P別色」, meaning that the trace and the paint have different colors.


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Does Ranma's dad prefer to be in Panda form?
After the first few episodes, for the rest of season 1, we see Ranma's father in his panda form almost exclusively.  For comparison, we see Ranma in both of his forms about equally.
Does Ranma's father prefer his Panda form?  Is this for comedic effect?  Or was it a budgetary thing (ie less voice acting)?

I don't remember anything specific was ever mentioned but he also seems to prefer his panda form in manga so probably it has nothing to do with voice acting


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Why is it Moon Prism Power, instead of Moon Power, which would follow the pattern of the other initial transformations?
Why is Usagi's initial transformation called Moon Prism Power, instead of Moon Power, which would follow the pattern of the other initial Sailor Senshi transformations, such as:

Mars Power
Mercury Power
Jupiter Power
Venus Power


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What do we know about Shirase's family?
The whole premise of A Place Further than the Universe is that Shirase's mother disappeared on an Antarctic expedition a number of years ago, and that Shirase is going to Antarctica to find her. Of the rest of Shirase's family, only her grandmother seems to be mentioned. After Kimari asks her in ep. 1 if she can really go to Antarctica, she says:

That's what everyone says. My grandma, my friends, my teachers, my upperclassmen, and my neighbors …

There is also a brief appearance of Shirase's grandmother in ep. 3, towards the beginning.
Do we know anything about Shirase's family beyond her missing mother and her grandmother? For instance, do we know anything at all about Shirase's father? There are flashbacks to Gin's past interactions with Takako and Shirase in ep. 9, but other than that, there is not much to go upon.


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Can't 17 give energy to Goku to restore Goku's power?
In the tournament of power we've seen Freezer giving energy to Goku to restore Goku's power, after he run out of energy when he used for the first time incomplete Ultra Instinct

Then in Dragon Ball Z we've seen how 17 gave energy to Goku for him to create a Genki Dama

Since 17 has infinite energy, why cant he give energy to Goku to restore his energy just like Freezer did before?

Firstly, the Energy given for the Spirit Bomb is different from the Energy given by Freiza and Vegeta to Goku. Goku can gather this energy from inanimate life forms and surrounding objects as well for the spirit bomb. Hence, in other words, Goku can't gather energy from a rock and regain stamina.Secondly, the androids have infinite "Stamina" which prevents them from getting tired like a normal individual. This might be because of mechanical part fitted inside Android 17. So it would be impossible for Android 17 to share his energy with Goku. A better analogy would be something like this.Let us assume there exist 2 human beings and 1 robot. Human beings need x amount of blood to survive while the robot has a fitted energy source which is different from blood but always keeps them alive.If one human is deprived of blood, he needs to rely on the other human and can't ask help from the robot despite him having an infinite energy source because the human has a different anatomy compared to the robot.

I understand what you mean but it's there any source for that? At least in non canon movies it seems Goku can use genki dama energy to power up, as he did in the movie Super Android 13. BTW, the term inanimate life is a contradiction. Inanimate means lifeless, inanimate life would mean lifeless life.

The movies are non-canonical.

@Pablo I understand what inanimate means. Goku can also gather energy from inanimate objects like mountains. How would that be a contradiction? The Second statement with regard to 17 is unrelated to the first. The first was differntiate the difference between the energy of a spirit bomb and stamina.

@Pablo Based on your logic, if the Spirt Bomb energy and Healing Energy is the same, then Senzu Beans shouldn't just heal a character but it should also increase their level of strength. The Senzu beans merely replenish their stamina completely.

@GaryAndrews30 I dont mean that, but one movie showed that. I dont say that counts, because as it was pointed by Krazer and myself in my first post, the movies are non canon, yet non canon story elements has been canonized before just like the final kamehameha from the videogames, so it's something to have in mind, because it's a possible argument they could canonize

@Pablo Well We saw Goku take a full spirit bomb head on in Episode 110  and in the process was almost killed and was in so much trouble that he was forced to break out of his potential and achieve a level of power even the Gods struggle to achieve. So the Spirit Bomb powering up Goku after all that seems very unlikely. Also, the Spirit Bomb honestly has nothing to do with this question. Android 17's energy source is mechanical while Goku has a Saiyan anatomy(Which isn't very different from that of a humans).


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Why does Harara have boobs?
Why does Harara Hagakure have boobs?  We see them from the beginning of the OVA (meaning, there is never a time that he doesn't have boobs), and the boots of his armor have heels like a set of female armor would.  He's constantly referred to as Kakugo Hagakure's older brother.
Back in those days, strange production things happened, so was it a sudden change in story after the animation had been completed?  Or is this a translation issue? Like Sanji's lolipop, for example.

As explained by Wikipedia, bonding Fortified Armor Shell Kasumi, caused him to take on hermaphroditic characteristics, which could explain the boobs and the heel-like appendages.

Kakugo's older brother and the main antagonist of the series. Harara possesses the Fortified Armor Shell Kasumi (霞(かすみ)). Bonding with Kasumi caused his body to assume a hermaphroditic form and drove him to insanity, killing his father Oboro in combat and defeating Kakugo.


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Why is Toyohisa OK with Olmine contributing to the fight, but not Jeanne dArc?
In episode 7, in the well, Toyohisa tells Jeanne to go home and act like a woman after he determines that she is a woman.  However, he was OK with Olmine providing support through magic spells.
Why is Toyohisa OK with Olmine contributing to the fight, but not Jeanne?  Is it the manner in which they contribute?  Is spellcasting OK, but fighting with a sword not OK?

You have to keep in mind that Toyohisa comes from Feudal Japan (16th Century) where armies are comprised of solely men, and where the social structure basically forbids Women anywhere near a battlefield.
Having a Woman fighting him to the death breaks his "code of conduct", and what was "socially acceptable" for him, which is why he told Jeanne to basically go back to the kitchen.
There are two main reasons as to why Olmine was not treated the same by Toyohisa:

She saved his life (at the start of the engangement; before knowing that Jeanne was a woman).
and Unlike Jeanne, Olmine had no intention of killing anyone (directly).


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One piece english dubbed
I heard from here at least that the release date for episodes 555-574 english dubbed will be released on March 20th for one piece. What the frick is going on. Unless someone's info. Was wrong. The episodes should be up.

While it has been resolved in the answer, I'm curious from where you heard about this, because when I searched for "one piece 574" or "one piece dub" on this site, I didn't get any result other than this question.

according to both Wikipedia and Rightstuff the DVD Release of the 4th part of Season 9 (Season 9, Fourth Voyage which covers Episodes 553-563) is the 20th of March 2018 and as of writing this (21/03/2018 GMT+10/11) it is in stock (as opposed to pre-order) as such the information is correct if it was talking about DVD release
for the rest (564-574), Part 5/Fifth Voyage isn't expected to be out until the 15th of May and still only a Pre-order on Right Stuff
this is further backed up by English Dubbed Anime Lovers

The episodes should be up.

if by this you are referring to Streaming i can't check Funimation as Geoblocking prevents Australians from viewing the page however as it is Funimation who releases the dubbed DVDs it's likely they have it up there already (since the DVD is out for 553-563)
Chrunchyroll has had the episodes since atleast Jul 26, 2014 though it might be the subbed version and the series list doesn't list anything about subbed or dubbed.

http://www.english-dubbed.com/knowledge-bazaar/upcoming-english-dubbed-release-dates/ Season 9, Voyage 4 is 553 to 563.

@кяαzєя ahh right, i forgot about the other half


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Is the villain from the new Dragon Ball movie using Freezer army or saiyan armor?
So this is an image of the new villain from the new Dragon Ball movie. Can it be confirmed it's using Freezer army or saiyan armor?

The full trailer for more details is here Trailer new Dragon Ball movie

weren't the Sayians using Frieza Army armor anyway?

@Memor-X Not 100% sure if they are exactly the same or a bit different. May be someone can tell the difference between Freezer army armor and saiyan armor. BTW, the question goes as if it's Freezer army armor, saiyan armor, any of them because they are the same, or there are no enough details to assure it's any of them

The trailer doesn't have sufficient information to come to a definite conclusion. Hence the answers to the same would be solely out of opinions. So I suggest, this question be closed.

hey, don't rely only in the info or sources I post (such as the trailer), if I ask a question it's because I dont know all the info and in hopes someone else does and can answer it. I just found it's confirmed it's a saiyan https://twitter.com/debaoki/status/976178624687628288/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcomicbook.com%2Fanime%2F2018%2F03%2F20%2Fdragon-ball-super-movie-villain-past-future-timeline%2F . So there any of you can answer the question , I dont want to answer it myself. BTW, if you dont know the answer, it doesnt necessarily means there is no answer

@Pablo Your question wasn't about him being a Saiyan. It was about him wearing Saiyan armor or Freiza's armor. That cannot be answered definitely. As all Saiyan's wore Freiza's armor while they were under him. Saiyan armor is a tad bit different. Then again, that would be answers based on opinions and not actual reasoning.


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Why Kumoko stops using this particular skill later on?
Kumoko-chan stops using

 Parallel Will

During the fight with

 the Arc Taratect army

In chapters

 135 ~ 137

Why does she do so?

These are big spoilers, but if you don't mind them:

 The Parallel Wills have separated from her main body and are each trying to take over the consciousness of the Queen Taratects. The Queens have a link with the lower ranked Taratects that can grant them control over the lower ones, Kumoko used this link to "upload" the Parallel Wills into the Queens and try to take control of them. It's proving quite difficult since the Queens are themselves being controlled by Ariel (Origin Taratect) through a similar link, one of the consciousness uploads itself into Ariel and tries to take over as well, which is how she finds out about Kumoko.


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Which anime episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters and Yu-Gi-Oh GX correspond to which manga chapters?
I noticed that on the wiki it doesn't say which Manga Chapter each Yu-Gi-Oh DM and Yu-Gi-Oh GX episode is based on or which episode each Chapter is adapted to.
I don't have all Yu-Gi-Oh Manga Volumes and I only want to watch episodes based on which chapters I have. so which anime episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh and Yi-Gi-Oh GX correspond to which manga chapters and which episodes are original?

Yes. I don’t know why and the dm question wasn’t properly answered.

How exactly do I do that?


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Tokyo ravens volume 14 english
Is there a english translation of  light novel volume 14 of tokyo ravens?

As of 23/03/2018 there is no official translation of Tokyo Ravens's Light Novel.
Looking on Manga Update's entry under Licensed (in English) it lists No and on wikipedia and Anime News Network there is no associated English publishers.
Anything outside of this is an unofficial translation and for the purpose of this site, not supported


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How are some planets not spheres?
Voltron Legendary Defender Season 2 shows us several planets.  However, two prominent planets shown are not spherical.   S02e02 22:28 and s02e07 6:36 show us the mermaid planet and Black Lion's home planet, respectively.
How/why are these planets not spherical?  Wouldn't the atmosphere fall off of the Black Lion's "planet"?


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How many of the 26 reincarnators are known and what are their status at the time of the S series?
In the Kumo storyline, 26 creatures reincarnated:

 24 students, 1 teacher and 1 spider (that received the human memories of the 26th student, that was Admin D in disguise).

Besides the eponymous protagonist, who where the others, and how are them at the time of the S series?

I assume by S series you mean the side stories which start off with the reincarnated babies. Since several events changed over time, this summary skips their childhoods, but will not go into details about the major story events that happened as they are teenagers to avoid major spoilers.
For manga readers at least, this will be full of spoilers from the light/web novel. The spoiler tags only hold very minor spoilers except the last few. If you watched several anime episodes or read several volumes of the light novel they are not spoilers.
4 of them

 died while young and are not important to the story.

2 of them

 were born in the major kingdom Analeit. The first being Shun a prince and younger brother of the one with the hero title, and the other Katia, the boy (Kanata) who reincarnated as a girl.

Another one was

 Hugo, born as the next in line for the strongest swordsman, a Prince of the Renxandt Empire

And all 3 above were sent to the same school, along with the Teacher (Filimos/Oka), who

 was born as an elf, the child of the leader of the elves.

One more also attended the school

 Yuri who was orphaned to the church and became a potential Saint Candidate.

A change from the Web Novel to the Light Novel (which the Anime and Manga are based off of) had 1 more attend the school

 Feirune, the girl reincarnated as an Earth Wyrm and who is blending in as Shuns familiar.

2 were

 born in a small village and became adventurers together after it was destroyed and everyone else killed. Eventually as teenagers they were collected by the elves and joined the 11 below

11 (12 in the web novel) were

 picked up, bought, or kidnapped by the elves and raised in their village, isolated from the world.

The last 3 here are encroaching in real spoiler territory as their backstories play an important role in the plot and the last 2 are not even revealed yet at all after 20 Anime episodes.
Sophia was

 born in a town as a progenitor vampire, to the local Lord of the land.

1 more was

 Found by the Church and became one of its elite operatives.

The last one was

 Was born as a goblin.

Somewhat major spoiler on what happened to 2 of those 3

 Sophia and the Goblin went through some major spoiler events and eventually joined the Demons as elite operatives

That is all 26 reincarnations in their early life excluding our Protagonist.

you are forgetting the 3 that were taken in by the Church, 1 girl that ended up being regarded as a Saint, and 2 boys, one was a ninja and the other was a seemingly normal kid, but had a long distance communication skill so he was planted at the elf village as a spy by the Church. There's also the LN exclusive girl that was reborn as a dragon and ended up as the Prince's pet.

The church boy in the elf village was included "Like one from the church", but I didn't point out spoilers part there. I indeed don't recall the 2 others though

Decided to update and fix the answer since the old one was pretty bad and no new answers showed up.

Dead
Three reincarnations die early on (the four in the other answer is likely because Oka thought Hiiro Wakaba was also dead). Their names are given in volume 15 on page 45:
Issei Sakurazaki, Naofumi Kogure, Kouta Hayashi
Volume 9 (and probably other volumes) contains a list of all the students on the table of contents page. These three are listed under the boys section and they have nothing in their notes section, which distinguishes them from every other student and likely is meant to indicate they're dead. Volume 10 has the same chart, except Hiiro Wakaba isn't as badly cut off, so we can just barely tell that her note section is also empty.
While it's correct these three don't really function as characters due to not really being shown before dying, it isn't completely true to say they aren't important to the story. First of all, their deaths make Oka completely distraught and this becomes part of what motivates her to so feverishly search for and detain the other reincarnations, to avert that fate for her remaining students.
Secondly, for Hugo:

 In the interlude chapter from Hugo's perspective in volume 15, Hugo explains that Issei Sakurazaki was his best friend. Finding out from Oka he was dead was a very big part of why Hugo went bad. By Hugo's own explanation, he was already in denial about dying and being in reborn into a fantasy world, but learning of Issei's death made the world "lose color" and he disassociated even further. And furthermore, he began to resent Shun since he and his gang seemed to be having fun instead of suffering like he was.

Word of God Church
Kenichi Ogiwara, Shinobu Kusama (Sajin), Yuika Hasabe (Yuri Ullen)
Three reincarnations were taken in by the Word of God church. Shinobu Kusama had the unique skill Ninja and was born into a family of elite operatives for the church and thus works as an intelligence gathering operative. Kenichi Ogiwara's unique skill was Unlimited Telephone, an advanced version of Telepathy that works even through the elf village's barrier. Under orders from the Word of God, he was deliberately captured by the elves and once inside the elf village remained in contact with the pontiff using Unlimited Telephone. He acted as a spy and sent back info. Yuri Ullen was taken in, indoctrinated, and trained as a Saint candidate by the church.
Elf Village
The majority of the reincarnations are captured by the elves and detained in the elf village. As far as I recall, there is only one of these characters of note, that being the class rep Sachi Kudo, who is noted for having been close to the teacher Oka in their previous lives, but who is now antagonistic due to feeling betrayed. Due to being poor, her parents sold her to the elves.
By process of elimination, these are the reincarnations in the elf village:
Sachi Kudo, Ren Aikawa, Dai Tsushima, Shouwata Maki, Aiko Iijima, Shuuko Segawa, Saki Temarikawa, Himiko Tonooka, Chie Nanase, Mio Furuta
+ Kenichi Ogiwara (after getting captured on purpose)
+ Kunihiko Tagawa, Asaka Kushitani (Oka brings them after the war)
Oka
Okazaki Kanami (Filimøs Harrifenas)
The students' classical Japanese teacher Kanami Okazaki was reborn as an elf in the elf village. Her unique skill Class Roster gave her information (birthplace, current condition, and details of death) on all of her former students which she used to track them down. Since the elves would have trouble kidnapping royalty, she joins the academy to keep an eye on Shun, Yuri, Hugo, Katia, and Fei.
Shun and Friends
Shunsuke Yamada (Schlain Zagan Analeit), Kanata Ooshima (Karnatia Seri Anabald), Mirei Shinohara (Feirune)
Shun was reborn as the fourth prince of Analeit and Kanata Ooshima was reborn as the daughter of a duke in Analeit. Mirei was born in the Great Elroe Labyrinth as an earth wyrm. Or more accurately, she was still an egg while there. Kumoko found her egg and tried to crack it open for food, but it was too sturdy. An adventurer stole the egg and it eventually ended up with Shun, and Mirei became his familiar and was renamed Fei (since she couldn't use Telepathy to talk yet, Shun wasn't aware who she was initially).

 When Shun gained the Hero title, Fei's relationship with him as his familiar allowed her to evolve into a light wyrm.

Hugo
Kengo Natsume (Hugo Baint von Renxandt)
Natsume was reborn as the crown prince of the Renxandt Empire. He later joined Shun, Katia, and Oka at the academy in Analeit.
Two Adventurers
Kunihiko Tagawa, Asaka Kushitani
These two former childhood friends were reborn in a bandit town located on the border between the Demon and Human lands. They went on to become adventurers and used their names from their previous lives instead of the ones they were given in the bandit town (I don't think the story ever tells us their other names).

 Under orders from the Demon Lord and Kumoko, Merazophis killed everyone in their village, leaving these two as the only survivors.

Kumoko Gang
Hiiro Wakaba (Kumoko/White/Shiraori), Kyouya Sasajima (Razu-Razu/Wrath), Shouko Negishi (Sophia Keren)
Their stories are told pretty extensively in the light novels, but here are some details.
Sophia was born to nobles in Sariella and her unique skill was Vampire, which turned her into a Progenitor Vampire. Kumoko was born in the Great Elroe Labyrinth as a spider monster and her unique skill was Skanda which increased her speed. Wrath was born as a goblin in a village of goblins. His unique skill Weapon Creation allowed him to create legendary weapons at will by using up MP. He later evolved into an ogre and then an oni and changed his name to Wrath.
Wrath:

 Wrath's village was wiped out by humans, he was enslaved as a familiar by Buirimus alongside his older brother, and he was forced to eat his little sister to get the Kin Eater title. By evolving into an Ogre, he was able to break free from Buirimus's control. He killed his enslaved brother and Buirimus and lots of other people and kept on killing because the Wrath skill made him lose control.

Sophia:

 While she was still a baby, the Word of God destroyed her country due to them practicing the Goddess religion. In the ensuing chaos, the elf leader Potimas attempted to kill her. The elves killed her parents, but Kumoko rescued her and her attendant Merazophis, who Sophia had turned into a vampire so he could protect her.

Kumoko (big spoiler):

 Kumoko is actually not the reincarnation of Hiiro Wakaba, but rather, she was a spider in the classroom that Oka protected from getting stomped. The real Hiiro Wakaba was D, the evil god, and she didn't die. D grafted her memories as Wakaba onto the spider to act as her decoy.

Chart
I've recreated the chart in volumes 9 and 10.
Boys

Name
Birthplace
Notes

Ren Aikawa
Analeit Kingdom
In custody

Kanata Ooshima
Analeit Kingdom
Under investigation

Kenichi Ogiwara
Holy Kingdom of Alleius
Under investigation

Shinobu Kusama
Holy Kingdom of Alleius
Under investigation

Naofumi Kogure
Western Great Kakura Forest

Issei Sakurazaki
Rexandt Empire

Kyouya Sasajima
Mystic Mountains
Under investigation

Kunihiko Tagawa
Human-Demon Buffer Zone
Under investigation

Dai Tsushima
Sariella
In custody

Kengo Natsume
Renxandt Empire
Under investigation

Kouta Hayashi
Vanacrey Republic

Shouwato Maki
Saka Kingdom
In custody

Shunsuke Yamada
Analeit Kingdom
Under investigation

Girls

Name
Birthplace
Notes

Aiko Iijima
Keri-i'n
In custody

Asaka Kushitani
Human-Demon Buffer Zone
Under investigation

Sachi Kudo
Aitona Kingdom
In custody

Mirei Shinohara
Great Elroe Labyrinth
Under investigation

Shuuko Segawa
Kinran Kingdom
In custody

Saki Temarikawa
Rexandt Empire
In custody

Himiko Tonooka
Zezai
In custody

Chie Nanase
Guroga Mountain District
In custody

Shouko Negishi
Sariella
Under investigation

Yuika Hasebe
Holy Kingdom of Alleius
Under investigation

Mio Furuta
E-Meseheke
In custody

Hiiro Wakaba
Great Elroe Labyrinth


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Can someone help me interpret the end of root A?
At the end of root A, all that is shown to us is this at the last scene:

Can someone help me understand what is happening here? Or what do you guys think is happening here if we don't have solid evidence?

In the ending, we can see that Kaneki is carrying injured (almost dead) Hide. Hoji informs Marude about Kaneki's appearance. Marude then asks Yoshitoki how shall they deal with Kaneki considering he's carrying a CCG inspector and is not showing any hostility (it's a sign that Kaneki has given up on fighting and is ready to sacrifice himself for Hide). A few scenes later, we can see Kaneki is smiling whilst looking at Hide (it can be a sign that Hide is still alive).
Then after that, the CCG comes to a conclusion that they will let Arima deal with Kaneki. Kaneki continues his walk and then finds Arima, who is ready to fight him and won't let him go. Arima picks up his Quinque IXA, Kaneki puts down Hide, the stage is set and then suddenly the screen goes blank (you can hear a short clicking sound here though).

 About that sound, you can safely assume that it was the click of Arima's weapon, so it's implied that a fight occurred. It's just now shown in the anime.

After a few scenes later, the picture you have posted in your question is shown. Arima is standing with his Quinque IXA stuck in the ground. This scene depicts that he finished his mission or a fight (if there was any). They removed some details from this picture because they didn't want to spoil anything for the next season.
The original picture is as follows (credits to http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/):

Summary

 Yes there was a battle between Kaneki and Arima in the end of root A.
 Kaneki gave him a good fight, considering Arima is a Special Class Investigator (and holds many titles including CCG's Reaper, White Reaper, or a mysterious One-Eyed King).
 Arima dealt a serious blow to Kaneki in the start without any warning and then lunged his quinque IXA through the back of Kaneki's skull, which pierced his brain and destroyed his left eye.
 Then during the end of the fight, he finished Kaneki off with a stab through the other eye.

might spoil a bit of next season

 Kaneki still survives in the end, but becomes amnesiac (experiences total or sometimes partial loss of memories). Arima started bringing him books in the prison and his health improved substantially. Since he lost his memories, Arima gave him a new name using his (formerly Ken Kaneki)'s two favorite kanji from the words "coffee" and "world" - Haise.
 Guess that's all to make you excited for the new Season now, the story of Haise Sasaki.

I thought the anime gave up on following the manga's plot? also the fact that hide might still be alive is news to me. I thought kaneki's smile at the end was a "I am glad to have known you" smile.

@AT Well the manga had it implied (not confirmed) that Kaneki Ate Haise right before his fight with Arima. Not confirmed because it and Kaneki blacked out during their meeting, and we resumed with Kaneki facing Arima and describing a sweet taste in his mouth. Its only in the recent chapters of RE (currently at 166, reveal around 145 or so) that we get actual confirmation on if he was alive or not, and 10-15 chapters later, what actually happened during the blackout.

@Ryan ok. just as a side question: If Arima was a ghoul, what rank do you think he'd get?

@AT he would be SSS-rated (meaning that even multiple special investigators might not be enough to deal with him)

@AT So long as he has his main weapons, he can and has beaten both Owls, who are SSS rated. Owl (Yoshimura) took on several special class investigators, including Suzuya, and he put up a very good fight. One eyed Owl took over, and easily won against them, partially thanks to their weakened state fighting Owl, but Arima arrived and destroyed her (in the manga, he was short a weapon Kaneki destroyed, which I believe in the anime One eyed destroyed mid combat, but still dominated her). Some big stuff happened regarding those 2 in RE, which questions if either/both were at 100% for that fight tho

@Ryan ehhhhhhh i would say that the fight against the Owl was a tactical retreat on the owl's part, i wouldn't call it a win for Arima.

@Ryan i just want the ghouls to win xD

There are almost always some things which change in the anime from the manga, but the main theme or story mostly remains the same.
And, if this resolves your question, then mark it as an accepted answer @AT


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What is a kakuja?
Okay this is several questions. For one, what exactly is a Kakuja? I mean, I get that they're extra kagune obtained by cannibalism, but what causes that to happen? How come Kaneki's takes the form of a centipede? All I know is it's somehow related to Yamori, but how did Yamori trigger this change in Kaneki? And why did it cause Rize and Yamori to become one with him?

I don't know an official reason, but I think it may due to ghouls eating ghouls. Since Kaneki became a half ghoul due to Rise's body parts being inside of him. When he ate yamori he also took his body within himself. Maybe the soul is tied more closely to the flesh rather than something metaphysical.

A kakuja (赫者, red one, kakuja) is a kind of ghoul with a transformed kagune that clads the ghoul's body. Though it is rare, it can occur through repeated cannibalization. When a ward has a higher ghoul to human ratio, cannibalization is more common due to turf wars and limited food supply.
Sometimes, the transformation is incomplete, and such individuals are called half-kakujas (半赫者, han kakuja).

Source
Kagune for kakuja's tend to be more specialized. For example, Arata's kagune was the Armor. It just happened to be that Kaneki's kagune when in his kakuja state take the shape of a centipede.
This could also be associated with Kaneki's mastery at manipulating kagune. In Tokyo Ghoul;Re a member of the Quinx squad named Saiko Yonebayashi has extreme control over her kagune. Because of this, she is able to freely change the shape and size of her kagune, ranging from nets to huge fists.

Wait so is Kaneki's centipede a Kakuja or a Half-Kakuja?

Don't have a source right now, but I believe his centipede is his half-kakuja kagune. I believe one of the CCG said this while fighting Kaneki in the underground lab.


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Is Tier Halibel's Ola Azul similar to Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshou?
So, I noticed that Tier Halibel when using her Ola Azul, unleashed a wave of intense pressurized spirit energy from her sword. This reminded me of Ichigo and Isshin Kurosaki's Getsuga Tenshou attack. So my question is, are they similar, or is there some huge difference between them?

Ola Azul can enhance the user's sword strikes, while the regular Getsuga Tensho cannot.
The Ola Azul is a technique exclusive to Harribel, since it is created by pooling reiatsu within her blade's empty space. This concentrated reiatsu can either be shot as a short-blade shaped projectile, or kept within the blade to increase Harribel's striking strength. When used in melee combat, Ola Azul has been shown as a ribbon of light increasing the width and range of Harribel's attacks :

On the other hand, the Getsuga Tensho is a concentration of reiatsu which is released by the tip of the user's blade. It cannot be kept around the blade to increase the user's striking strength ; the sole exception are Tensa Zangetsu's Getsuga Tensho. In essence, the power of Tensa Zangetsu is to "compress" Ichigo's reiatsu around himself, drastically increasing his strength and speed (as commented in Chapter 163, pages 19-20). This aspect partly manifests as the black robes donned by Ichigo. Tensa Zangetsu can "capture" a Getsuga Tensho when released and wrap it around Ichigo's blade to increase striking strength.
In effect, they are not hugely different techniques ; but the creation method is quite different and sets them apart.


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What is Yui feeling just by looking at her eyes?
What do Yui’s eyes suggest she is feeling when they are like that? This scene is from the last episode of Mitsuboshi Colors, which just finished airing this week. Her eyes are like that while Sat-chan is interviewing her mother.

Usually empty eyes, but I don't know if it applies here since I don't know about the anime at all.

Sat-chan and her mother were in a spiral of excessive mutual complements so empty eyes fit


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Can Vegeta go to Beyond SSJ Blue/ Ultra Blue at will
Or is vegeta's new transformation, a temporary form just like Ultra Instinct, which seemed to be not possible to attain at will?

We don't know the definite answer with regard to the same but I personally believe he can't and this is my argumentWhen Vegeta and Goku fought at the end, they both turned Super Saiyan Blue. Considering Vegeta expected Goku to use Ultra Instinct, we don't see him transforming into that form.Vegeta unlike Goku, doesn't like to fool around with an opponent(Who he knows is strong) and goes all out. He turned SSJB right off the bat against Weakened Golden Freiza, Hit, Goku Black, Jiren, Toppo(First Fight). So it would only make sense for Vegeta to fight at full power right off the bat considering even he knows Ultra Instinct Goku is incredibly strong after witnessing his fight against Jiren.Ultra Instinct was referred to as Goku's limit breaking power. Super Saiyan Blue Evolution would be Vegeta's limit breaking power(Based on comments made in Episode 123 by the Grand Priest and Universe 7 spectators). Considering Goku needs to be pushed to the edge to activate his Limit Breaking Power, the same would apply to Vegeta. The same also applied to Jiren considering it was only after him getting overwhelmed by Goku, he managed to awaken his hidden power.Unlike the first time Goku used Ultra Instinct Omen against Jiren, Goku was fully conscious when he turned Mastered Ultra Instinct considering the fact that he was conversing with Jiren during the course of battle. So that puts away the Vegeta was conscious when he transformed and Goku wasn't argument.A lot of Vegeta fans might argue that Vegeta's transformation is necessary to make him relative to SSJB + Kaioken Goku. However, Kaioken is a technique. It isn't a transformation. Just like Hit's timeskip gave him the edge over Goku, Goku is going to have the edge over Vegeta with Instant transmission and KaiokenI believe Vegeta's new transformation has the potential to Rival Ultra Instinct Goku in the future. Jiren's Raw power was strong enough to Rival Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku. So it is definitely possible for Vegeta to become stronger with that transformation and Rival Ultra Instinct Goku in terms of power. I believe Vegeta needs to be pushed to the limit for him to release every bit of energy he has(Based on his comments in Episode 123), which allows him to surpass the level of power of Super Saiyan Blue. Hence, I would conclude by saying Vegeta and Goku both have access to only Super Saiyan Blue. However, when pushed to the edge, they have access to their limit breaking powers. Or perhaps with further training, they might be able to tap into that power by will.


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Did Future Zen-Oh destroy only Future Universe 7 or all 12 Future universes?
If he destroyed only Future Universe 7 then other 11 Universes do not have a ruler God now because he went to the past, isn't that very bad?
If he destroyed all 12 Universes then why did he do that if only Universe 7 was polluted by Zamasu?


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Is only kissing is enough to make and break contract with familiar?
In Kamisama Hajimemasita, Kissing means to make contract with familiar. In Akura Ou Arc(manga), to enter into the flame, where Akura Ou's body lies, Tomoe turns into youkai form by just kissing Nanami. Nanami was unaware of that the kissing breaks the contract. Kissing works like off an on button. Kiss, make contract and kiss, break contract.
If only kissing can make and break contract, then Nanami should have realized about this. They had kissed many times. I don't think they were counting, so that the contract remains intact. And breaking contract changes the appearance of Tomoe to his youkai form. Nanami should have seen this change.
I don't remember the episode, most probably after returning from Underworld for the first time, Tomoe says he wants to kiss to make the contract from his heart and he already had made contract, in that case, they break the contract.
Is there anything else beside kissing, while making and breaking the contract. Like feeling or wish of any one of the member of the contract.


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All Supreme Kais died except Eastern Supreme Kai. Why new ones were not chosen?
Only Eastern Supreme Kai is left, why he does all the job? There's supposed to be 4 Supreme Kais and 1 Grand Kai

@Riker I wouldn't really call this spoiler cause we know the answer to this from episodes that aired back in 1994-1995.

I think it could be the Grand Supreme Kai's duty to choose Supreme Kais. But after Buu absorbed the Grand Supreme Kai of universe 7, there was no one left to fill the role hence no more new Supreme Kais were chosen. Also, in Dragon Ball Super, at the beginning of the Tournament of Power, all universes are shown to have a God of Destruction, Angel and a Supreme Kai. Shouldn't all other universes have a Grand Supreme Kai as well? My guess is Akira Toriyama completely forgot about Grand Supreme Kais and universe quadrants and decided to stick with one Supreme Kai for each universe.

We know the answer to this in the Majin Buu Saga in Dragon Ball Z. While Shin lived in the sacred world of the Kai's, Bibidi(Note: Babidi's father), targetted them and wanted to kill them. So he unleashed Majin Buu(Note: Kid Buu, his actual form) on them who ended up killing the North and West Supreme Kai. Kid Buu apparently then absorbed the Southern Supreme Kai and ended up transforming into Super Buu.Finally, whle this monster went after Shin and the Grand Supreme Kai. The Grand Supreme Kai intervened and was absorbed, which turned Buu into the Fat Majin Buu(The playful Buu we see the first time Babidi summons Buu). Hence he spared Shin's life. Shin later caught Bibidi off guard and destroyed him while Buu was in a ball and later hid the ball under the surface of the Earth. Since all the 4 supreme Kai's had died, Shin became known as simply the Supreme Kai who lived along with his body guard Kibito in the world of the Kai's.
This clip shows the scene where Shin narrates the same.With regard to why new Supreme Kai's weren't picked, there isn't a definite explanation as to why. I believe this theory of  multiple Supreme Kai's has been retconned for the sake of simplicity. Here are a few reasons whyIn the Universe Survival Arc, we see only 1 Supreme Kai from every Universe and they are referred to as "Supreme Kai" and not "Grand Supreme Kai" .The first reason indeed isn't completely factual but if you look at the episode where Goku, Beerus and Whis go to the Sacred World of the Kai's in Universe 10, we see Gowasu with only his apprentice Zamasu. We don't see any other Supreme Kais. Also, it would make sense for Gowasu to train Zamasu to make him a Grand Supreme Kai. He was training to become a Supreme Kai. So if other Supreme Kais exist, they obviously could've trained him instead.Shin is considered to be the weakest and least experienced Supreme Kai compared to the Supreme Kais across the multiverse. It wouldn't make sense for them to recruit a few more Supreme Kais(More inexperienced than him, because if they were more experienced, they would end up becoming the Grand Supreme Kai.Going back to the Future Trunks Arc. Zamasu only tried to kill Gowasu(In the present timeline). There is no mention of him trying to kill other Supreme Kai's in the same universe.Finally the best reason why I think this theory has been completely retconned is based on Episode 55. In this Episode, Whis states that The "Kaioshin and Hakaishin(In Singular) are a set" when Goku asks was curious at to Beerus was concerned about ShinOf course, this argument is indeed debatable and the only one who could give a definite answer would be the writers themselves. However, based on the information we have. I think it is fair to assume that this theory has been retconned for simplicity reasons.

A possibility, though I don't think there's anything canon that specifically says this:
The quadrant based Supreme Kais were part of a system specific to Universe 7, arising out of unique and remarkable circumstances.
There are a couple of things (from Super alone, no less) that tell us there can be multiple Supreme Kais at once:

Gowasu's "temporary promotion" of Zamasu to Supreme Kai rank, while Gowasu retained all the privileges and abilities of that rank concurrently.
From Universe 7 we have Shin and the Elder Supreme Kai that was sealed in the Z Sword.

So there can be multiple entities holding the title of Supreme Kai at the same time (indeed, the number of concurrent holders seems only limited by the number of potara earrings available, as wearing one was necessary for Zamasu's temporary promotion).
The reasons there usually aren't several at once is because Kais aren't born very often; they live for extremely long periods of time; a single worthy kai is usually sufficient; and kais only rarely show the capacities to be a Supreme Kai.
Universe 7 may have just had a lucky glut of 5 kais that were deemed worthy of the title, so the "Grand Supreme Kai" plus additional quadrant Supreme Kais system was developed to account for this.  The Grand Supreme Kai in this case may have been the singular Supreme Kai from before this situation arose, and the quadrant kais would have been his disciples.
The Dragonball wikia claims

In the fourth volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga, there is a gag panel where Gowasu asks Shin why the Grand Supreme Kai didn't tell him about the Potara time limits. Shin suggests he didn't fuse to stop Majin Buu because he probably didn't know.

But I have not been able to find this panel to verify.  If you believe this statement, and are willing to take a (presumably 4-koma style) "joke" panel as nevertheless indicative of (manga) canon events, then this would confirm that the Grand Supreme Kai was not retconned, and indeed that other universes' Supreme Kais, like Gowasu, were aware of it.


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Is Aogiri looking for Kaneki now that he's with the CCG?
Haise Sasaki is Kaneki, and Kaneki's been gone for almost four years, yet Aogiri doesn't seem the least bit concerned about it, despite him being one of their captains. Do they think Kaneki's dead? I mean, Kaneki has disappeared without a trace and they do nothing to try and find him. What's more, if they thought the CCG had him, why not try to get him back? It's not like he's just an expendable henchman, he a freaking captain and he's a SS ranked ghoul! So even if they were just using him, that's plenty reason enough to go rescue him. Not to mention that he knows too much to just let the CCG have him. Am I just overthinking this, because it makes no sense.

During the Owl Suppression operation, the battle resulted in heavy losses on both sides. Many of the investigators were wounded or killed, and about 99% of the Ghouls were exterminated in the 20th ward. So both sides were still recovering from the loss and the missing investigators / ghouls were declared dead, missing in action, or captured.
According to wiki

While it was reported that no prisoners were taken, Ken Kaneki was taken into custody

Because of this contradiction in reporting, it seems that the higher up's in the CCG seem to have some plans for Kaneki (mainly Arima since he took responsibility for Kaneki).
Also, Aogiri members weren't given orders by any higher ranked member (they mainly are Eto, Tatara and Noro) to go search for Kaneki (or save him if they knew he was captured by the CCG).
Maybe the CCG plans using him to exterminate the Ghouls, maybe he is acting as a spy for Aogiri inside the CCG. Due to these possible theories, it seems like Kaneki is a part of some bigger plot. Thus you might not be overthinking, there could be a bigger game being played behind the scenes which you might have to wait for the anime to reveal.
If you are excited and cannot wait that long, then these spoilers are for you!

 At an unspecified point, Arima found and defeated Eto Yoshimura at her shrine hide-out. Rather than simply kill the infamous One-Eyed Owl, he questioned her about her motivations and learned of her desire to change the world. Interested in her ideals, Arima spared her life and allegedly began to conspire in secret with her.

also,

 During one confrontation, Eto revealed her hatred for the world, criticizing its state, and saying the ghoul who killed Arima would be the hope for her entire race, while the latter smiled at her. They formed a plan to groom someone who would be competent enough to bear the title of the One-Eyed King.

so connecting the dots,

 As the story moves on, both Arima and Eto finally find that someone. Someone who could change the state of the world, someone who understands both the Humans and the Ghouls, someone who has a place in both of the worlds - Kaneki is a perfect match for this role. Thus Eto and Arima help Kaneki to become stronger. Kaneki in the end becomes competent and trusted enough to hold the title of One-Eyed King.

Thanks for your answer. It was very helpful and well researched. You are definitely more well read on the subject than me.


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Will Mr. Mado return in Tokyo Ghoul Re?
So, I noticed in the opening for Tokyo Ghoul Re that they showed Kureo Mado wearing a hood, so does this mean he will return? Surely even he wasn't so deceitful and cunning that he would fake his death, go behind the CCG's back, and hunt ghouls while undercover. They also showed a hooded figure holding Amon's doujima quinque, and while they didn't show his face, I'm hoping this was him.

In the opening for Tokyo Ghoul Re that they showed Kureo Mado wearing a hood

You are mistaken, the guy wearing black hoodie in the OP theme is

 Seidou Takizawa. At the end of the Owl Suppression Operation, he faced Tatara together with Koutarou Amon and was subsequently reported dead by the CCG.

As per the story in the anime, Mado was declared dead by the CCG (season 1 episode 8). Not sure if he would make an appearance in Tokyo Ghoul :Re.
According to manga

 Kureo Mado is dead. He didn't make any appearance after that event, so there's no doubt that he's dead. You can also confirm from the wiki

sorry, I'm having trouble uploading the screenshot of him, but that's really a face you can't mistake. However, since I'm having trouble with the picture, I'll give you the next best thing: the link to the video and the exact moment he popped up.

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Py24xhrpeNs

1:00-1:03(he literally pops up for three seconds, but they show his face, and as I mentioned before, he's not exactly someone you can mistake for someone else)

Okay thanks for clarifying, I have updated my answer!


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Could Haise Sasaki regain his memories if he accepted his ghoul side?
Haise Sasaki is an amnesiac and remembers nothing of his true identity, but if he accepted his ghoul side, wouldn't he regain his memories, his original identity, and his full power? That would make sense, considering that his Rize was his original personality, which appeared to him during a battle with the S ranked ghoul Orochi, and asking him to accept his true identity as a ghoul. If you know his true identity, good for you don't spoil it for those who don't know. They probably don't want spoilers. If you don't know who he is, read the manga or watch the anime. Tokyo ghoul season 3 just came out. you'll find out in Tokyo ghoul Re:

The answer to this question would most probably be opinion based.

I waited for someone else to answer this question and no one did. As I said earlier, the answer will be opinion based as there is no evidence we could provide from the anime/manga. However, I will try to answer it best to my knowledge (my opinion of course)

Haise Sasaki, the protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul:re, is a First Class Ghoul Investigator, the mentor of the Quinx Squad and a member of Team Mado. You can predict (from Season 3's first episode or if you've read the manga) that he is self-contained, good-natured individual. As a Ghoul Investigator, he comes off as trustworthy, loyal and devoted. While he portrays a serious demeanour toward his work, Haise is also merciful to some extent, as he believes that an Investigator should not annihilate ghouls unnecessarily.

Haise Sasaki is an amnesiac and remembers nothing of his true identity

Just for your information that if you think Haise doesn't remember that he was a ghoul before, you are wrong! He experiences memory loss yet he is aware of his ghoul side to some extent.
But, unlike Kaneki who accepted his ghoul side, Haise rejects it and seem to be disgusted by his ghoul side as when it tried to convince him to accept it, he ignored it and thought of his mentors (Akira and Arima) to give him courage.
Thus if he accepts his true identity (which seems to be very unexpected for now) and meets up with his former ghoul friends, he might regain his memories and full power.

Yeah, I know he's aware of his ghoul side, but he doesn't accept it. However, Haise's personality comes across as the kind of person who would do anything to save his friends, which, if you think back, was Kaneki's downfall. So I believe he would possibly accept his ghoul side if he were in a bad enough situation, and he thought it would mean enough power to protect those he cares about.

I agree, but your question is if he would regain his memories due to that (which leads to opinion based answer)

yeah, because originally, Rize would take over when Kaneki accepted her powers for short periods of time, and she would appear to him every time she felt weakness in his heart and his resolve wearing thin, and she thought she could convince him to accept her. His original identity appeared to Haise in the same manner, meaning if he gave in and accepted his ghoul side, his original identity would take over, and most probably he would regain the memories that made that identity who he was along with it. By restoring these and his main identity, it would allow him to use his power to its fullest.


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Is Clare able to detect Yoma aura due to Teresa's flesh and blood being the base of her power, or because she honed this ability to a cutting edge?
Teresa had the ability to detect Yoma aura, allowing her to accurately predict an opponents next action. Later in the series, Clare uses the same technique to battle the male awakened being. Is it because she became a claymore using Teresa's flesh and blood, or did she hone this particular technique to a cutting edge specifically for the purpose of battling Yoma?

It's a bit of both.

These are Clare's official data book stats for when the series starts (up until the battle in the north), from the perspective of the organization.  She has the lowest possible rank in nearly every stat, except a D in Willpower and a C+ in perception.  It contains the following two facts about her perception:

A "+" indicates an extra level of proficiency above the average.

and

Her perception is "+", which is probably because she became a solider by taking in the flesh and blood of the former #1, Teresa.

So as far as the Organization is concerned, at least, what skill she does have in Perception is attributed to Teresa.  Teresa was ranked as S in perception, with the special skill of Preemptive Sensing.

Clare, however, was deeply shaped by Teresa's death at the hands of the awakened Priscilla.  She became a Claymore for the singular purpose of revenge.  Starting in Chapter 25 Clare joins the Paburo hunt.  This turns out to pit them against a (male) awakened being, who makes short work of everyone but the team leader Miria.  The other members get a clue to Clare's sensing ability when she provides quick and accurate insights into the extent of Miria's ability.  When Miria is exhausted and overwhelmed, Clare gets back up.

The awakened being is completely unable to land a hit on her, and it's then that we learn that this is far more than the weakest warrior's inheritance.  This is a skill honed for that one, singular purpose.


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Does Conqueror’s Haki have to knock someone out?
I know that it’s super rare and basically pitting your will against someone else’s, but would it be possible to do other things with it? (Yes, I’m aware that if your will isn’t strong enough, you won’t KO anyone and that you can fine tune control as well.)

As stated in One Piece Conqueror's Haki (Haoshoku no Haki), whoever possesses it will have the qualities of a king. So you can control and dominate the will power of people and other creatures like sea monsters, who are weaker than the Haki user. By control, it doesn't mean that you can make people to do something. But you can suppress them for a short period of time and someone who can't bear it will get knocked out.
As explained in Usage and Strengths and Drawbacks of Haoshoku no Haki:

The most common usage of it shown in the series so far is using it to exert the user's willpower onto those with weak wills and rendering them unconscious.

One can also use Haoshoku Haki to destroy things as seen by Shanks when he was able to crack a part of Whitebeard's ship using his Haki.

Another advantage is a proficient user like Luffy can use it to tame powerful and dangerous animals, allowing the user to pacify ferocious beasts such as the Kraken or Fighting Bull.

There are very few Haoshoku no Haki users. Only one in several million people have this ability. So, we see someone using Haoshoku no Haki very seldom, usually when fighting with a large number of weaker opponents. Someone with a strong will will not be affected. We might get to see more use of Haoshoku no Haki in future.

When two people with conquers haki clash there is waves of destructive energy which might damage someone weak if they were caught closer to the middle. The fight I am talking about is when he fights Don Chinjao. It main looks more violent and no one got very close so there is no proof and it would take two people.
There might be an advanced version like future sight but we have not seen any proof of that either.
It seems to be either an area of effect to use on large groups of weaklings or to be used on top of his other ability in a one on one fight. However, gear fourth takes up all his energy so I doubt he could use both and will likely pick gear fourth over conquers haki. Conquers haki might be the best defense against conquers haki, which would explain why he chose to use it during his fight with Don Chinjao and none of his other one on one fights.
Most of its uses come down to speculation because we really haven’t seen it used much, some take what I have said with at least a grain of salt.


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Could the Elric brother's mother have been an alchemist?
The mother seemingly exposed to alchemy a lot must have tried it herself sometime. If anyone could be an alchemist that is. She might have been a state alchemist once who knows? If she was an alchemist she could have been a little help to Edward and Alphonse.

There is not a single clue through whole FMA manga nor Brotherhood series, that would indicate that Trisha was alchemist. Her surroundings have nothing to do with it. E.g. no matter how long janitor will work in lab, surrounded by scientists, he will not become scientist himself, unless he has talent for it, or puts some effort into learning.

Taking a look at the wikia page, the brothers "would always try to cheer her up with their alchemy. In fact, Alphonse once said that their mother's happiness was part of the reason that they continued their research in alchemy because it made her smile. However, they didn't realize that she smiled because it reminded her of Hohenheim and his own talents in alchemy."
So as lentinant said, no.

There is no canon evidence that points directly towards it however it is never stated that she didn't know anything about alchemy either; so if you'r headcanon is that Trisha was an alchemist it's not 100% unrealistic, just slightly unlikely.


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Is there a map for the Death March's world?
I tried looking for it online, but it got drowned in tons of scanlated pages, several SS of the anime, and a kumo-desu-ga-nani-ga map.
Is there a map of the Death March's world?

Some fans on 2chan created it in Japanese. Feel free for anyone to use it in the answer.

As Aki Tanaka commented, here are the best looking fan-made maps:

Auyugok territory map

Good luck understanding it :p


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Anyone know the air dates of tokyo ghoul season 3
Does anyone know the air dates of tokyo ghoul re season 3
I have tried searching it up but no results from the websites I tried

According to Comicbook/Anime

Tokyo Ghoul is preparing to launch a very important anime comeback. After its ill-met second season, the franchise will release its next series after a lengthy hiatus. So, fans better open up their calendars because Tokyo Ghoul just announced the premiere date of its third season.
According to new reports from Japan, Tokyo Ghoul:re will begin airing on April 3, 2018. The anime is set to broadcast on Tokyo MX, the same channel which hosted the anime’s last two installments (via Reddit). Season three will be taking over the spot which A Place Further Than The Universe occupies on Tuesdays at 11 p.m.

this is backed up on AniList

as for English release, currently Chrunchyroll has a link however currently i am seeing

Availability Information
Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your region.

which seems not to be just an Australian thing according to some reviews having conflicting comments. eg

Not available in my region?!? Why?!? Why even advertise it with a "watch now" link?
WHY THE FCK THIS IS NOT AVAILABLE IN US?
I think it's unreasonable that some users are rating the series 1 star due to not having it in their region, since it's Crunchyroll's issue, not the series itself.

this is because, according to Anime News Network Crunchyroll only has the rights for Ireland and the United Kingdom

Internet Streaming:
AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand)
Crunchyroll (United Kingdom and Ireland)
FUNimation Entertainment (Subtitled and Dubbed)
Hulu (Subtitled)
Wakanim.tv (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden)

we can assume that FUNimation Entertainment, being one of the main US Localization and Distribution companies for anime, has the rights for US Streaming however they do employ geoblocking for Australian as such i can not verify this

Thanks that helped but im looking for li ke pacific dates

@Gamer57 pacific dates? as in airing dates in the pacific region? because japan is one of the bordering countries. if you mean specific dates i gave it, April 3, 2018 and Tuesdays at 11 p.m which means new episodes come out in japan every tuesday

Us. for me   if u know the dates


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What happened to the one-eyed twins after they escaped?
Last we saw them, the one-eyed twins who seemed to be against Aogiri and the CCG were terribly wounded and struggling to escape Cochlea prison, while the CCG and Aogiri battled during a prison break of every ghoul held in Cochlea. Amon saw them escaping but did they even really get out of that maximum security ghoul prison? Did they get caught in the crossfire, or caught by the CCG's reinforcements? What exactly happened to them?

Kurona decided to flee with her Nashiro (who was fatally wounded), to find Kanou(the doctor) so he could save her.There he was found with Eto and Matasaka Kamishiro. Kanou stated that Nashiro's damage was beyond recovery and that they should leave her. Despite the terrible news, he smiled and said that Kurona would make many new friends. Kurona, shocked, fell to her knees still holding Nashiro. Kanou then left with Aogiri.
Sometime later, a distraught Kurona decided to consume her fatally wounded sister through her kagune as a last resort to save her from dying, but unknowingly killed Nashiro.


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Why couldn't Mitsuha and Taki remember each other's names?
In the second half of Your Name (after the body switching stops happening), Mitsuha and Taki can't remember each other's names. They can even end up forgetting the names within 10 seconds of seeing each other. Why does this happen? One theory I have is:

 Before Taki intervenes, Mitsuha would have died when the comet hit. Taki couldn't remember her name because her future was hanging in the balance.

But this answer doesn't entirely work. For one,

 He still fails to remember her name after they rescue Itomori, and Mitsuha is no longer at risk of dying

And second off

 Taki was never in risk of dying in the comet, but Mitsuha still can't remember his name either.

So why did this happen? I know this is somewhat the main theme of the whole movie, but it never made sense to me how they could forget so quickly. It's almost like something was actively causing them to forget.

Losing the associated memories is one of the effects of this mysterious phenomenon that the entire movie is based around, it happened in the scene you are asking about, but it also happened in reference to Mitsu's grandmother. All the supernatural occurrences in the movie are supposed to be caused by the shrine god, comet, the shrine maiden (Mitsu) or some combination of those three. Losing the memories associated with the body-swap/time-travel was quite simply just one of the effects of the supernatural phenomenon surrounding "Kimi no Na wa".
Going into specifics as to why it was that moment, exactly what memories they lost and why it happened so suddenly starts to enter the territory of artistic interpretation, this reddit post explains a few useful plot moments for understanding this and comes up with quite a good interpretation for why it happened at that moment because it had just reached twilight and they had just left the shrine which holds the symbolic meaning of leaving behind your most precious thing (their memories of each other).
The issue that I think you noticed with your theory is that it limits the forgotten memories to be specifically about death when really it was about much more. The reddit post is just one interpretation, exactly why is really up to the viewer.

I had to read this elsewhere - but when Taki and Mitsuha respectively go into the shrine (the Underworld) they have to leave something behind in exchange for being allowed to return alive.  That something is their memory of each other.  In the twilight, Taki gives Mitsuho the thread she gave him [3 years later / earlier] so he loses his reminder of her.

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Since they mostly switched bodies after going to sleep, one could think of it like forgetting a dream. Sometimes when you wake up from a dream you don't remember what happened soon after, even while you are currently thinking about it; details can quickly fade away.
This also goes hand in hand with Mistuha and Taki not remembering anything while they were "awake". They were living as the other person, so large swatches of their days were unknown unless the other chronicled it for them while they were there. Taki would have no idea what happened that day if Mitsuha hadn't written in his e-dairy and Mitsuha wouldn't have know what had happened if Taki didn't leave her notes (or if her friends hadn't told her what happened).
When Mitsuha disappears, so does all of her data entries in Taki's e-diary, making it seem like she was only a dream and that all of Taki's memories of her and living as her were also a dream.
This is idea of dreaming is especially prominent when Grandma (Who knows that Mitsuha actually Taki) asks him, "Are you dreaming?".

I think that they forgot each other's names because in the movie Mitsuha's grandmother says "you need to leave here the most important thing for you, which is the Sake"
But then, the most important thing for Taki and Mitsuha was remembering each other's name.
I hope this is clear, if you have any doubt you can ask me :)

At the moment they forgot their names, in the past mitsuha had already died, and that's why the memories were changing to fit what happened. In the story, when they change the past, taki could still remember who mitsuha was, but all documents said she died. That's why he started forgetting to fit the previous events that were changed.
PS: I don't know if it was clear...

Maybe the producer brought in this idea to slowly bring the movie to an intense, beautiful end and to link the idea of that specific scene to the title (Your Name). You see, the fact that Taki and Mitsuha couldn't remember each other's name wasn't important-it was for us to realise that despite the confusion Taki and Mitsuha were both in, the fact they knew not a thing about each other but indeed, knew each other better than they know themselves was important to acknowledge. Because that was...love. This was love. Without thinking twice, they continued their quest in finding whoever it was within them during those times they thought they were "dreaming". When people thought the 2 of them were mad, little did they know they were just determined to find each other(or in more beautiful words, the person's life they were living).
Or, maybe it was the idea of understanding how love can blind you and make you do the unbelievable; how it drives you mad, doing things you'd never do before. And that's what I love the most. We've all been attached to this movie after watching it. The music, the scenes, the script, it all constructed not just a movie, but a story of love and life within itself.
And whether or not this was done intentionally by the cast and writers, it gave the movie a beautiful effect and made it so much more aesthetic. You're left with so many questions, everyone interpreting things so differently, but still, we're all coming to the most wonderful conclusions. I love this. <3

Honestly just seems like a plot hole to me. It seems to central to the movie to have something like this left unexplained and "up to the viewers interpretation". It almost seems like this was added so that they could name the movie "Your Name".

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Who are Natsu's parents?
I have noticed that Igneel is Natsu's foster parent, but to notice that his years with Igneel were quite short. Though the real question is to whom Natsu's real parents are and where he came from.

It's E.N.D, the most powerful demon created by Zeref

there is not any information about Natsu's parents, i think this is Spoiler, as for blood related family zeref is his elder brother

Might be Spoiler for anime viewer.
The background information about Natsu is very limited. As the story progress, it is revealed that the Natsu is actually Zeref's younger brother who died 400 yrs ago along with his father and mother and resurrected as E.N.D(Etherious Natsu Dragneel). Igneel, Natsu's foster father, teaches him sacred(Lost) dragon slayer magic and sent him in present(future for Natsu).
Natsu's parents are dead and doesn't have any role later on, so their information were not so important, that might be reason why they were never reveled. Natus came from past 400yrs ago.


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How is Gerheade still Alive?
Gerheade was alive during the Holy War 3,000 years ago. Since fairies only live for about 1,000 years, she logically should have died 2,000 years ago. So why is she still alive?

Related: How old can fairies become?

Did something change since I last visited this site? I'm trying to ask a question, but tags like "nanatsu-no-taizai" are missing.... Help?

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Can Izanagi help to escape natural death?
As far as I understand Izanami determines the fate and Izanagi helps to escape the fate in cost of a Sharingan. Death is the ultimate fate of all of us. So can Izanagi be used to cheat natural death. Then a Rinnegan and Sharingan wielder can be virtually immortal!
Can Izanagi cheat natural death.

I don't think so, since you can use the izanagi for a very short duration even if you could evade natural death at the moment, after the time has expired you will die. So its only a temporarily solution, but for that duration you can say you are immortal. Well at least from what i understand, but i am not that deep into Naruto lore

first of all i just want to know, meaning of the term "natural death", do mean getting old, body doesn't work well, sick and die or other

Izanami and Izanagi are two of the most complicated techniques in the universe. If you want immortality, just ask to be resurrected after you die. It's possible.

PARTLY SPOILER
Yes, you can use the Izangi to revive yourself after death. I don't know how, but Madara had implanted the Izangi in his eye before his death and used it to come back to life, for exchange for his right eye.


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Is Hawk Wandle's Reincarnation?
Hawk has the same clover-shaped mark as Wandle did. Also, their personalities are rather similar, causing Meliodas to mistake Hawk for Wandle. They both have a strong passion for something (Wandle: shiny things, Hawk: scraps), get annoyed by certain habits that Meliodas has (Wandle: littering, Hawk: doing perverted things to Elizabeth), and are talking animals. While a talking parrot isn't completely abnormal, a talking pig is (many people ask Hawk why he can talk). In addition, Wandle and Hawk are the only talking animals we see. Also, Hawk mentions that he has a weird feeling that he used to fly in a previous life (Wandle?)
Combining, all of these facts, I've come to the conclusion that the Demon King used both Wandle and Hawk to keep an eye on Meliodas, and that Hawk is Wandle's reincarnation. Is there any real proof of this, or are we just limited to clues(obvious clues, but they're still clues)? Is it ever explicitly stated that this is true?

Hawk was basically introduced as a Comic Relief character and the first time acting out of that was him taking a blow for Meliodas, which completely caught me off guard. The second thing is the spying thing. We are yet completely in the dark about Hawk's nature.


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Why did Strelitzia transform in Episode 15?
In episode 15 we can see that after re-uniting with Zero Two, Hiro when connects with her

 Strelizia jumps up in the air to transform into a red version of the FranXX while emitting a bright light, mid-air while transforming

Why did this sudden change in the FranXX take place?
The only possible reason I can think of is the newly mutual acceptance of each other that made this happen. Are there any canon reasons for it?

There is no real explanation however:

 In ep 15 she accepts herself for what it is after the talk with Hiro. As we know she is originally red skinned.

Further evidence:

 When Klaxosaur Princess used Strelitzia it turned blue as well.


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How did manga as we know it today come to be?
While researching my own question How important was the invention of blue towards anime?, I landed relatively quickly on Hokusai. The page states that Hokusai is incorrectly considered the precedent to modern manga.

The largest of Hokusai's works is the 15-volume collection Hokusai Manga (北斎漫画), a book crammed with nearly 4,000 sketches that was published in 1814. These sketches are often incorrectly considered the precedent to modern manga, as Hokusai's Manga is a collection of sketches (of animals, people, objects, etc.), different from the story-based comic-book style of modern manga.

And considering that the first 'manga' was more art then manga as we know it these days What is the first ever produced anime and manga?
How did manga as we know it these days come to be ?

What would you distinguish those other forms from manga? It being comic-style? It being published in magazines? Where would you draw the line, so that an answer knows what to look for?

@kuwaly I would consider manga as we know it these days as black on white, 6-8 boxes a page, read from right to left, conveying a story of sorts. Compared to the linked first manga which basically was a large segmented painting conveying a story

What we regard as manga can be referred to as post-world war 2 manga. Post-war Allied occupation and US cultural influences especially though comics that were brought over and cartoons from TV and Disney movies had profound impacts coupled with the growing publishing at the time. War and military art and writing was heavily censored during this time, which cause artistic focus to shift to other area to send different messages. Astro Boy is a very notable example.

While the origin of manga dates back to as far as the 12th century. Pre-war manga magazines, like Eshinbun Nipponchi and The Japan Punch were attempted, but their sucesses were mixed, and mostly unsuccessful for a variety of reasons. The hardly resembled manga today, but mores resembled picture books of text, more synonymous with Chinese graphical art of the periods.
The media we refer to as modern manga, was mostly  born though the commercialism of post-war Japanese economy. Western influences particularly American culture played a big role. How it all came about is due a variety of factors, but the wave of commercialism is what helped carry it around the world.
Manga itself is an immersive social environment that encompasses various social aspects, from history, to language, to politics, religion, family, economy, and education, manga reflects Japanese society at its core, the good and the bad. The myths, traditions, beliefs, rituals, taboos, and fantasies of Japanese life are laid bare on pages of paper. The commercial proliferation of the Japanese publishing industry created a channel of expression that allowed the for the mass distribution of both real and fantastical ideas of the time. Manga as a medium is most relatable to people on a personal level because of this. While not always applicable the intimate ideas and subjects covers by the media connect to many on a personal level. While manga tends to depict a microcosm of Japanese Society. It's problem are not limited to Japanese people and society. These joys, sadness and tribulations can be share by all as fellow humans who can empathize.
Manga is a medium of expression for people to other people. People might not see eye to eye all the time, but when they do, the connection they make go beyond the images and words on the page.


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What does the number of key animators and inbetweeners depend on?
As I watch more anime I kind of noticed this: some ok-looking shows have a lot of animators while other really good-looking shows don't.
For example, Violet Evergarden and Sora yori mo Tooi Basho are two shows from Winter 2018, and the number of key animators and inbetweeners differ so much.
Violet Evergarden Episode 1:

9 key animators + 4 inbetweeners
Sora yori mo Tooi Basho Episode 1:

28 key animators + 14 inbetweeners
Why does Violet Evergarden have so few key animators and yet is so gorgeous looking? Sora yori mo Tooi Basho on the other hand, has simpler character designs and visuals. Wouldn't the latter take fewer people to draw? What could be possible reasons for this?

This somehow relates to the fact that Kyoto Animation does everything in house, while other studios mostly outsource from many freelancers making the number of animators and other positions higher

Quality of the work output depends on a lot more factors than how much manpower are put over a task. Some studios outsource a lot of work to china, some have ideologies and standards that they hold themselves to, some even trains their animators extensively.

It also depends on how much time they spend per episode, the tighter the schedule the more artists you need to get everything done in time.


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How were Sakura's release sequences made?
In Cardcaptor Sakura, there's something akin to a transformation sequence where Sakura calls upon the power of the key, and it turns into the staff and she twirls it like a baton. Here's a piece of it:

You can see the full sequence I'm talking about in this YouTube video. It also goes on to show the same sequence in many languages.
Normally I'd expect transformations like that to be made once and just reused as necessary since (AFAIK) magical girls usually transform into the same outfits. But in Sakura's case, she stays in whatever she's already wearing, so it could be pajamas, a school uniform, casual clothes, or whatever crazy outfit Tomoyo designs for her.
I'm very curious about how this is done. The magic effects and shots of the key could be reused, but Sakura's motions look extremely similar each time despite the change in clothing. It's not a long sequence, but it still looks nice, and I can't imagine it was easy (or cheap) to continually produce new ones with different outfits.
How were these scenes made?

Is the way her hair move identical? If yes, I imagine them to use different layer for her clothes. If not, well it could just mean they simply redrawn the whole scene


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Why was Yuki disappearing?
In episode 11 of Selector Spread Wixoss, Yuki started to disappear because, according to Mayu, she broke the contract of being an eternal girl by not keeping her wish to make Iona "Not Iona anymore."  But she's not an eternal girl anymore, she's an LRIG, so she shouldn't be bound to keeping other people's wishes from when she was in different human bodies (different eternal girls) in the past.  So it makes no sense to me why she'd be disappearing.  An LRIG shouldn't have any obligation to fulfill any wishes to anyone; only eternal girls have that obligation.  Any ideas?


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Why Migi could replace the heart but not the brain?
In the Keisejuu anime, Migi says he can't replace the brain anymore because he grew outside of it and it's already late. But later when Shinichi is about to die, he replaces his heart and fixs it, and later it tells 30% of him remained in the heart and other parts of the body. Why he could replace the heart but not the brain?

As I understood it, these parasites can only grow to replace the brain during the first couple seconds of invading a body. After that their own brain develops and is no longer capable of invading the host's brain. Migi is kind of a unique example of his species, so by the time he got very smart, he probably figured out how to become a muscle (since a heart is just a muscle) to replace/fix/aid Shinichi's heart.

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Did Goku and Vegeta use god ki when fighting Freezer in Fukkatsu no F?
Because of the episode where Goku and Vegeta train in another dimension we know god ki can be transparent. And in the Fukkatsu no F movie / anime saga, Goku is able to fight Freezer 4th form in "base" form, and Vegeta is able to deflect a ki blast from golden Freezer also in "base" form. Were they using god ki in this base form (what would make them to have a strenght close to a super saiyan god) or were those form their regular base form?

There isn't really an exact answer to this question. This is because, it was implied early on in the series that Goku had supposedly absorbed this God form into his base form and some might argue whether this is true or not. The only thing we know for a fact is that Goku and Vegeta grew way stronger. However, based on Whis's definition of God Ki, it is basically being able to power up without having ki leak out of your body. Goku and Vegeta were both being trained to master this skill and the Super Saiyan Blue  transformation, is basically them blending the Super Saiyan transformation with God Ki. So while mastering this power, Goku and Vegeta grew immensely powerful in their base forms, which is why we see Goku being able to easily fight Final form Freiza and overwhelm him. We also, later on, see Vegeta(Copy Vegeta) being able to easily defeat SSJ3 Gotenks without any struggle. So in a way, they were probably utilizing God ki but the two of them had become immensely stronger since the Buu Saga.

The Tournament of Power took place a long time after Fukkatsu No F(Return of Frieza). So it is safe to assume that TOP Base form Goku is stronger than ROF Base Form Goku.
Now, in the tournament of power, Goku used all of his transformations but the only time the spectators (Hakaishins, Kaioshins, Angels and other fighters) were aware of god-ki being used was when Goku fought in SSG/SSB form. So, to answer your question :
Did Goku and Vegeta have God Ki while fighting Freeza in Fukkatsu No F? Yes.
Were they using it in their base form against Freeza? Maybe. But others won't be aware if they are using God-ki in base form as seen from the Tournament of Power arc.


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Why didn't Itachi tell Hiruzen (the 3rd Hokage) that Danzo attacked Shisui?
So when we see Itachi and Shisui in the past, Shisui is the one who asks the 3rd hokage about trying to divert the Uchiha Coup on his own for which he get's approval by the third Hokage at which Danzo was also present.
When Shisui tried to use genjuitsu on his clan, he's intercepted and attacked by Danzo, surely the hokage didn't approve of that. Shisui was able to tell Itachi of what happened, but why didn't Itachi tell the Hokage about Danzo's betrayal?

Itachi was a pacifist. He didn't want to tell irrelevant things to Hiruzen and further create an internal issue among the village officials.

This is a speculation, but given that Danzo was the head of ANBU Black ops, it is most likely that they don't leave any trace whatsoever that can be tracked back to Danzo. Thus the only "proof" of Danzo attacking Shisui would be Shisui's own testament and Itachi's second hand testament. And given that Shishui's genjutsu, "koto amatsukami" is a complete hypnosis, who would believe Itachi?
Danzo can just claim that Itachi is under Shisui's genjutsu and that Shisui did that to blacksheep him. Danzo is a high official. Accussations towards him without any proof would result in heavy retaliation. Especially since by that time the Uchiha clan is already suspected of planning a coup.
This, I think, is why Itachi cannot tell Hiruzen. It would not solve anything. It will only smear Shisui's good name.

He should have.But Itachi knew that since Shisui was dead,there was no other option but to murder the entire clan-he did not want to draw unnecessary attention now.He just wanted peace.He could have even avenged Shisui by finishing off Danzo but he didn't do that.

Hiruzen would have believed itachi, as hiruzen knows how shady danzo is and as soon as all the Uchiha’s were massacred, hiruzen quickly deduced that Danzō was responsible.
Itachi didn’t tell hiruzen because there was no point, itachi would still have to murder his clan.

All of these answers are nice attempts and respectable, but the real answer is he used it as leverage against Danzo once he left the village. You have to remember that Itachi was a pacifist, and reporting that problem to Hiruzen would cause an internal problem in the Hidden Leaf Village.
The answer someone said about Danzo accusing Itachi of being under Shisui's genjutsu is completely out of the question. Itachi's is Shisui's disciple and also a formidable Uchiha, which is why Hiruzen brought him into the Anbu and he was made captain at only age 13.

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Because the plot was badly-written.
Hiruzen didn't move a finger to befriend the Uchihas even though he wanted to. He was too afraid to move without the agreement of the council. Itachi was an idiot as well for not exposing Danzo and talking to Hiruzen and maybe even to Fugaku to set up a meeting so they can actually discuss intentions.
The only ones that wanted the Uchihas to stay caged were Danzo and those two fossils, Hiruzen was just too passive to do anything about the Uchiha clan.
He could have easily talked to Fugaku and told him "man, I want the Uchihas to feel welcome and at home within the leaf village" yet he didn't. Fugaku was also thinking about peace but he also didn't go talk to Hiruzen.
Overall, it was just bad writing.
Also, the coup was coming close because nobody was giving the Uchiha clan anything, they were kept at the border of the village, they could have negotiated things so easily but they didn't.

Please tone down the language.


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How can Karen have so much power that she breaks pillars and causes so much destruction?
In episode 07 of Nisemonogatari, we see that Karen gets into a physical fight with Araragi and causes a lot of destruction which is unlike a nomral human.

Comedic exaggeration. All kinds of crazy stuff happens in the world of the Monogatari series.

You have to keep in mind that the story is never ever told to us by an omnipotent narrator. Depending on the chapter (or episodes/arcs in the animated series), a different character tells us his story. Koyomi Araragi is the character that is narrating the story most of the time, so what you read/see/hear will almost always be from his point of view.
To give you an example of that, look at how Koyomi lets us see Kanbaru Suruga's room: full of books to the point where it looks more like a pool of books than anything else. Of course, Kanbaru's room isn't really that abnormal, she's just a girl with a lot of books in her room, probably just piled up in a corner next to her bed and desk. But from Koyomi's point of view, these piles of books in the corner are so representative of Kanbaru's room that the way he'd tell us how her room looks like is "It's a room full of books".
The same principle applies to Karen: she isn't really that powerful, but she's probably the strongest person Koyomi has ever seen. Add to that the fact that he has been bullied multiple times by his sisters and you get the image of a super-strong, destructive being.
Don't believe everything you see in these series. Keep in mind that any character can lie to you and twist the story at will.