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What do the oddly positioned letters in "Death Note" title mean?
In the original Japanese Death Note title:

the first E is backwards (or, equivalently, rotated through 180 degrees)
the A and Ts are rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise, and
the N is rotated a few degrees clockwise.

Do any of these stylistic choices have a known significance, or were they chosen at random?

They're definitely not random. From an artistic perspective, this typographic choice accomplishes 3 things:

The 90 degree rotation of the Ts and the A form the shape of an arrow or a knife tip. The E in front of this "tip" is reversed to make sure this can be seen easily--the back of the letter forms an uninterrupted surface that the "arrow" is striking. If the E was the right way, it would look a little like a knife fighting with a fork, so kinda silly. Overall, the design has the letters of "Deathnote" form a weapon. This echoes the mechanics of the plot, where the letters you write in a Death Note are literally the weapon that kills someone.
The title has "death" in it, and the show in general has people being killed off. In fact, one of the main points is to see who is smart or lucky enough to survive. The typography cleverly suggests this theme. Some of the letters are already "horizontal" because of reason #1 above. Tilting the N slightly makes it look like the letters are keeling over one by one, connecting the typography to the theme of people dying off.
Why is N specifically chosen to be tilted? a) because it's in the middle of a 3 letter block, so for compositional reasons b) it also might be the artist being cute by hinting at the character N and trying to foreshadow his role by drawing attention to that letter.

So basically, one answer is that typography is being used as an artistic device in many ways to suggest themes in the show. There may be other, non-artistic reasons that I'm not aware of, so additional answers are possible. That's the beauty of visual art, it can do many things at once on many levels.

I'm guessing it's for aesthetic purposes, but here are two things I noticed:
Horizontal Line of Symmetry

All of the letters except 'A', 'T', and 'N' have a horizontal line of symmetry.

After rotating the 'A' and 'T's 90 degrees, they also have a horizontal line of symmetry.

'N' doesn't get a line of symmetry, but the tilting brings it closer to having its center line be horizontally symmetric.

It doesn't explain why the first 'E' is flipped and 'N' remains an exception.
Imagery
It's easy to see people or objects (i.e. weapons as mentioned on filistinist's answer) in the letters after tilting them sideways.

It kind of looks like the E's are brackets. If you focus on everything in between, it looks like an arrow piercing H, N, and O. The last T's head is showing a point of impact. And though it might be weird to imagine, if you see the O as a breast and the H as someone's back, it makes it seem like the N is the one feeling the effect of the arrow first. Since the N is in between the two, you could say it's a heart. The N, or heart, being the first to be affected by the "arrow of letters" could be hinting towards how Light writes down the names of his victims as they die in his signature killing style: a heart attack.
It's really just speculation, though; I could be wrong. It seems fitting to me though.
If you didn't see the E's as brackets, then the last E could be the feathers of the arrow, and the first E could be a shield to stop the arrow's path. Why would there be a shield there? Well, look at what would be using the shield. A D, for "death". The one thing that would stop Light's arrow of fatal words would be his own death.
That's all that I was able to come up with, but I think it's pretty plausible now.

The rotated letters could symbolize an arrow through the chemical symbol, HNO, of nitroxyl, which has been found to cure/treat heart failure. This analysis is just a theory, though.


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How was this glow effect created in cel-shaded anime?
I sometimes see this glow in the old stuff. Curious if this technique has a name, and how this was made.
Here is an example from Golden Boy.

A few extra examples, all from Rurouni Kenshin's second opening.

And from Words Worth.

Is there a documentary about the technology and business aspects for using this glow effect?

Most of these are just a gradient with an alpha channel applied.

@кяαzєя you think it's cg?

second exposure is a likely option in the first picture

All your screenshots look like conventional cel animation but are done with various different techniques.
The first image the "glow" looks like it was painted with an airbrush, probably on its own cel sheet overlaying the rest of the image.
The lens flare effects in your second and fourth screenshots look they were painted on separate cel sheets and then optically faded in and out to animate them and then combined with the background using multiple exposures.
The glow of the candles in the third image was probably airbrushed on the same cel as the candle flames.
I'm not sure how the animated sunlight falling on the water in the fifth image was done, but my guess is it was simply hand-painted.
The last image with the glowing bar was probably done with an airbrush similar to the previous examples, though it could be that a diffuser was placed in front of the camera lens.

The short answer is "lighting."
Remember that traditional animation is constructed from multiple elements, layered and photographed together. Static elements such as backgrounds are painted on sheets of glass (plates) and moving elements such as characters are painted on multiple sheets of acetate (cels). Each frame of animation is built by layering the various elements in a photography studio, lit, photographed, and then re-built and shot again for the next frame.
Creating glow effects can be done by painting them by hand, but those super bright psychic auras, laser blasts, and the like take advantage of the fact that glass and acetate are transparent. By shining a light up from underneath the background, through translucent or unpainted portions of the various elements, or by directly cutting out parts of the cel with a razor, you can create anything from a soft, diffuse glow to intense, bright light. Color gels placed between the cel and the light source will give you those brilliant reds or blues (or oranges or purples or greens or whatever).
Lens flare and sundog effects are done in-camera by using studio lighting to create the desired glare on the lens itself.
Things get a little more complicated when you want to, say, add that intense glow to a fully painted object (like the glowing brick at the bottom there). For that, they would likely use an optical printer, a device that allows you to combine previously photographed elements with new optical effects or with other existing photographed elements. You combine the photographed sequence of the characters holding the brick, with a matte blacking out everything except the brick, and blue light shining through the brick-shaped hole in the matte, and the optical printer allows you to re-photograph those elements together, essentially.
The shot of the rippling water on the shore is also an optical composite, combining background elements (grass, tree), foreground elements (the character) a matte that blocks out the grass, tree, and character, and footage of the water effect, which may be filmed with actual liquid (heavily watered down shampoo was popular) or a stand-in medium (crinkled, reflective foil with a moving light source was also popular).
It's all effectively the same method ILM used to assemble all of the individually shot miniature X-Wings and TIE Fighters and Death Star trench footage in Star Wars.

These are all very different effects and I don't think that most were done with airbrushing.
The first one, maybe, but it's hard to be sure without seeing a higher resolution of that image.
The second one is often "animated" and appears to be a real lens flare, that could be achieved by using a certain type of lens and shining in a light source from a side angle.
With the others, it's hard to say, again, because of image resolution issues. I've seen the water effect you're referencing a lot, too, but I'm under the impression that it's something else entirely.
As for the last effect, that's the one I'm most interested in because I see it used all the time in 80s anime and I love the effect. I'm like 90% sure it's not done with airbrushing, however. If I had to guess, they leave part of the background cel unpainted and then shoot it over a light table with the light shining through to achieve this effect.

Thanks to Kyle S. for the explanation!
I was looking for the answer, too. Looks like it's an analogue compositing technique called "Underlighting"

Underlighting (aka "Bipack Glow") is an animation technique that
caught on in the 1980's, although it dates back much further.
Some parts of an animated scene may need to glow. Traditionally, a
glow was painstakingly drawn by an animator, who had to pay careful
attention to get the fringe colors just right to make it convincing.
Even in the best cases, a hand-drawn glow still didn't look very
"glowy."
The solution was to cut a hole in the background in the shape you
wanted the glowing object to have, and then project a bright colored
light from underneath the scene. The result was a rather
awesome-looking glowing object, with tapering fringes that looked
exactly as you'd expect a brightly glowing object to look.
There were, however, two big drawbacks to this technique. First of
all, it was somewhat labor-intensive, as the hole in the animation
background would have to move to track where the glow was supposed to
be frame by frame; as a result, underlighting would typically be
relegated to static background elements if needed for a prolonged
portion of the animation, with underlit moving objects typically being
on the smaller side to reduce the workload for the animators. And
second, adding texture to glowing objects was much more difficult
compared to hand-painted glow effects, though not outright impossible;
typically texture was added by placing a translucent foil or a glass
tube filled with a mix of soap/shampoo, water, and glitter between the
background and the backlight. This second drawback meant the technique
was used primarily for amorphous objects such as "energy beams" or
lightning.

Source: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Underlighting
I gather gifs of underlit shots from the old anime here:
https://www.are.na/ra-1528049834/underlighting

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Why did Teru Mikami confirm Death Note's validity by examining the pages with a microscope?
In the Death Note anime series, Light instructs Teru Mikami to confirm that his Death Note is not tampered with. He does so by examining his Death Note with a microscope to confirm it's genuine.
Why didn't he just write someone's name to confirm that the notebook works and use that page at the end to be sure that it works?

If you're talking about Light's explanation of his plan in Episode 36 (1.28), see spoiler below.
If you're talking about Episode 35 (Malice), where we see Mikami check the Death Note with a microscope and call Takada to say that he confirmed something... Even without knowing Light's end game, the microscope still makes sense.

 If you remember, Light had Mikami hide the real Death Note, create a fake notebook and carry it around with him, writing names in it. He also had Mikami send Takada some real Death Note pages so that she would be the one doing the actual killing.

So if Mikami is verifying something about the fake DN, writing in it is pointless. If, on the other hand, it's the real one he's checking--Light told him not to use it.
He doesn't know Light's reasons and isn't likely to risk disobeying him if there are other ways to perform the verification.

 Light reveals in his little mental monologue that he had Mikami check every day if the notebook had been tampered with. This is because Light knew that Near was onto Mikami and anticipated that the SPK might do something to it. When Mikami uses the microscope, he's doing it to verify the fact that the fake notebook HAS been tampered with (not the other way around), and lets Takada know, so that she can in turn notify Light. Thus Light is not surprised or worried when Near invites him to a showdown--he knows what is about to happen, and is ready. He lets Mikami know that he should come to the "showdown" as well, but with the REAL Death Note.  So why doesn't Mikami just write a name on the questionable pages to see if they're real or not? Because he knows that the SPK is following him and that they might look at the notebook at any time. Light had him routinely leave it in the gym locker ON PURPOSE to lure the SPK into tampering with it. If he breaks the routine the SPK will be suspicious. If he writes names on the back pages instead of writing in order, and the SPK sees this, they will be suspicious. If he writes something and then uses an eraser, etc, they might still have ways to see this. It's too risky, especially if whatever Mikami wants to check can be easily seen by other means.

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Why aren't the normal titans affected by the 13-year curse?
In Attack on Titan, the titans wandering around the walls seem to live longer than 13 years, bypassing the curse. We know for sure that the normal titans live longer because of the Smiling Titan.
But why aren't the wandering titans affected by the curse? Shouldn't all the titans have died just because of this curse?

The following answer contains spoilers from chapter 88 and after. (For those who don't read the manga: it's WAY beyond the anime)
As we know from chapter 88

among the "subjects of Ymir" there are always up to 9 people who inherit the power of the titans, a piece of Ymir's "soul" or power, which allows them to transform into one of the nine "special" titans. Along with this power they inherit the curse of Ymir, which is the reason they die 13 years after awakening to their powers.

On the other hand the "normal" titans were originally

"subjects of Ymir" who were transformed into titans by injecting titan spinal fluid into them. But they did not inherit the original titan power, so they didn't inherit the curse either.

Regarding the special titans,

 the 12 disciples of Ymir die in 13 years, so only the Shifters die in 13 years.

But normal titans

 were turned by force, so they would not have died 13 years because they did not inherit the titan shift unless they eat a titan shifter, which will start the 13-years timer.

However, for Eren's case,

 his 13-years timer started when he first turned into a titan.

So the conclusion is,

 when you eat the titan shifter, you have to wait until you turn into a titan to start the 13 years.

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The Father or Godfather of Anime
I have a free write for my essay and I want to write about the history of anime because I am really thankful for anime. I have been reading that the godfather of anime was Osamu Tezuka, but I'm not too sure.
Who is the father or godfather of anime?

Do you mean the person who first created it, the person who popularized it, or something else?

It would be nice to know all that you mentioned @kuwaly. I would like to know the person who first created it and the one who popularized in specifically in the U.S.

History
Tezuka is considered to be the father of the post-war anime. The concept of anime exists in the early XXth century but there were no real standardization. I think Tezuka was the first ever to define some rule and above rule, the first one to be able to have a mass production as stated here (the conquest of the television)
Moreover, I guess it would also be interesting for you to find out per your favorite genre. For instance, if you like mecha, clearly Tezuka is a name to quote. If you are more into romance, well...  once you have found your focus, you can highlight some masters and their productions. Afterwards, you can make the relationship between those productions and you have your history :)
But looking for the father of anime is like looking for the father of science-fiction to me: you can almost say whatever you want as it is pretty hard to define it objectively.
Your essay
As for your essay, I did some myself when I was a student. My favorite topics were:

Comparison of anime and Japanese history. A good example is why the anime in the 90s are somehow apocalyptic (Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell). Without entering into the detail, I made the parallel with the economic crisis. If you follow this axis, and I recall properly, you can split into big period: post war (50s), the early stage (70s, early 80s), golden age (80s-90s), democratization (2000s)
Comparison of mecha and Japan's past. You find a lot of symbol in the mecha etiquette and it somehow reminds the formerly glorious samurai (e.g. the Lancelot launching procedure in Code Geass). You can develop either toward the "Japanese are looking for their golden past" (once again Code Geass is a good example but Gundam series is like a golden mine) point or "Human always wanted to overcome their condition thanks to the technology" (Evangelion, Gundam...). Well, I'm not a mecha expert ._.
Impact of Japan culture in the anime and impact of the anime in the Japanese culture. Unlike in the West, anime is fully part of the Japanese culture, regardless if they are happy with it or not. And the dependency is on two ways. A good example for me is fashion where sometimes the border between cosplay and clothing is pretty thin.


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Where can I watch "Boku no Pico"?
I heard from my friend that there is this anime called Boku no Pico and he said it was really nice. However, I can't find it anywhere online.
Is it legally streamed somewhere online?

One should not deserve to watch boku no pico

the anime is considered Hentai or perverted so I don't think you can get your answer here. And every one seems to advise against watching it for some reason.

I 99% believe your friend was trolling you. As the answerer and this community have stated, you have been warned though.

I 99% believe that this post is trolling us as the anime community. Draws giant greatsword

Boku no pico is one of the most popular unrecommended hentai cleverly termed as anime. It has a very sick plotlines so it is most used by trollers to  fool people

I was many a times fooled thinking that "boku no pico" as a cannon of "boku no hero academia", a very good anime.

Boku no pico can be termed under categories of "yaoi", "shotacon"," "mindbreak"," cross-dressing"... It is story about a gay pedophile who manipulates a kid boy in sex with him.Visual imagery could be like a old guy getting aroused seeing a boy in his swimsuit (protagonist).   Description of this hentai is available in Wikipedia which is cringeworthy enough.  It is an illegal show and can be prosecuted in any country.  Fans of this hentai are mentally depraved/debauched as a matter of fact stated in Wikia.       .

Maybe you should reconsider your friendship... especially if he/she isn't trolling you.

You can purchase the Boku no Pico dvd bundles on Amazon or eBay. Due to search history at office I will be not providing urls for this.
You can also google streaming services for yaoi hentai that provide the episodes, or simply just google Boku no Pico. Once again due to search history at office I can not provide urls for this. There are plenty of legal streaming services that can be found on google for yaoi hentai. I also recommend looking up the definition of yaoi hentai incase you aren't aware about the meaning.
Incase you are an innocent one, please be advised to watch this while fully being aware that your friendship might be ruined after 5 minutes (if not less). I also do advice not watching this at public places or places with other human beings.
Incase you know what you are looking for... have a good one.

Strictly speaking Boku no Pico isn't Yaoi, which is a genre aimed at girls. Boku no Pico is part of the Trap genre and is intended for a male audience. Other anime part of that genre are Natsuyasumi and Shounen Maid Curo-kun.
The Trap genre is vastly different from Yaoi. (Also keep in mind that both Trap and Yaoi are the English words. In Japan Trap is called Otoko-no-ko and Yaoi is called BL as in Boys Love.)


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What is the game console that Sasahara used?
What is the name of the console that Sasahara used to play with it when Tachibana Misato bombed him?

That looks like Virtual Boy.

Image courtesy of Wikipedia
Taken from Wikipedia,

The Virtual Boy is a 32-bit table-top video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Released in 1995, it was marketed as the first console capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D graphics. Virtual Boy is also the first video game system ever to display in widescreen; [...]. The player uses the console in a manner similar to a head-mounted display, placing their head against the eyepiece to see a red monochrome display. The games use a parallax effect to create the illusion of depth.

oh, so it's an old console game

@Gagantous yeah... and a failure one: "The Virtual Boy was panned by critics and was a commercial failure. Its failure has been cited as due to its high price, monochrome display, unimpressive 3D effect, lack of true portability, health concerns, and low quality games.".

perhaps, it would be great if you added the additional info about that console on your answer

@Gagantous sorry, I don't think it helps anything with the question at all. Anyone can read the history & reception of it on the Wikipedia after all.

oh you are right


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Why do the dogs pet the characters in Nichijou?
I have seen this scene where it's only Yukko who's laying on the ground and they just like petting the Nichijou character just like that, but the one who did that in the different scene is just only the big dog.
What's the reason these two dogs doing this? And, why a dog?

I looked up that video by googling the title, and the answer appears right next: Grandpa appears and does the same hand gesture as the dogs are doing with their paws − touches "Takashi" on the shoulder. Grandpa then explains that humans console each other, and dogs do the same thing.

but it still confusing me... i mean.. what ?

it's a comedy gag anime, it's supposed to be at least slightly confusing

is that so... okay...

Not to sound like a robot, but confusion is one of the popular comedic devices (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedic_device). Look up "confusion in comedy" sometime if you genuinely don't understand.


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What ayatori pattern did Yukko make that made Mai-chan shocked in Episode 17?
In episode 17, Yukko trying to stop tsukkomi-ing Mai. At the end of this scene, there is a part where Yukko made an ayatori (a traditional Japanese game for children) like below:

And after that, Mai-chan seems to be shocked.

What pattern is this? What's the meaning of it?
Relevant video on YouTube.

Could she just be surprised at the shape being made, if it's a really hard pattern or something?

This apparently the "Gunma prefecture with the shape of a soaring crane" （鶴舞う形の群馬県）. You may not know this but the shape of the prefecture somewhat resembles a crane flapping its spread wings.
The purpose is likely to add absurdity as so many people heard the tsukkomi she put all of her heart in. Take note that the school is based on the high school the original creator attended, Isesaki Commercial High School located in the Gunma prefecture. This seems to be a meta joke on how the tsukkomi was loud, everyone in the Gunma prefecture heard her.


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Which LN volumes are covered in season 1&2 of "Konosuba" anime?
I just finished watching season 1&2 of Konosuba. I want to start reading the light novel.
From which volume should I start?

very often things got changed/cut for the anime adaptation so it may be worth reading from the start anyway.

According to Japanese Wikipedia:

Volume 1 covers Season 1, Episode 1 (S1E1) - S1E6
Volume 2 covers S1E7 - S1E10 and S2E3
Volume 3 covers S2E1 - S2E5 except S2E3
Volume 4 covers S2E6 - S2E10

So, you might want to start from Volume 5.
However, take a moment to read Is the Konosuba anime a close adaptation of the light novel? to decide whether you want to read from the beginning instead.

Wiz was introduced in a flashback, so i might start from the beginning. Did they skipped any other important details in the anime?

@trim24 Sorry, I don't follow the series though. You might ask that as a new question though.


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How did Fuu die in Naruto?
How did Fuu die in the Naruto anime? Was she killed by the Akatsuki during the bijuu extraction or was it somewhere else?

When Fu was captured by the Akatsuki, her death shortly followed after the extraction of the tailed beast within her.

Fū was subsequently captured, and had her tailed beast extracted from her body and sealed within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, resulting in her death


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Does "One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta" have anything related to the Alabasta arc in the anime series?
Does One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta have anything to do with the Alabasta arc in the anime series?

Yes, it is a retelling of the Alabasta arc.
From wikipedia it is "adapting a story arc from the original manga" which is of course the same arc adapted for the anime.
There are some One Piece movies or specials like this one that can be useful for rewatching or catching up on the story faster than watching the anime or reading the manga.
The other main movie "Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura" is a retelling of the amazing Drum Island arc with Franky, Nico, and Sunny added in.
Then there are Episode of Sabo, Episode of East Blue, Episode of Alabasta, Episode of Merry, etc. which are television specials showing these arcs in short time frames.


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Was Cloud and Tifa living together and raising kids in Advent Children?
In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, was Cloud and Tifa living together and raising kids?
We can clearly see that Tifa seeing a room (looks like Cloud's room) when she was trying to pick up the phone ringing (at first minute of the movie).

According to the Wikia they do live together

Concerned with this new development, Rufus attempts to make contact with the now retired members of AVALANCHE, specifically with Cloud Strife, who now lives in the newly built city of Edge with another AVALANCHE member, Tifa Lockhart, and two children, Marlene Wallace and Denzel, who is infected with Geostigma.

Source: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children > Story
as you can see Rufus was trying to reach Cloud when he called Tifa.
as for the kids. they aren't their own if that's what you are wondering. they are

Marlene Wallace: the daughter of Barret's friends Dyne and Eleanor who Barret adopted after Corel was burned down by Shina. Tifa has been looking after her since before Advent Children as Marlene was shown in 7th Heaven in Midgar Sector 7 Slums
Denzel: a boy who used to live on the Sector 7 Plate before Shinra blew up the pillar. after the game but before the movie Denzel found Cloud's bike and called the last number on his phone which was the number to 7th Heaven in Edge before succumbing to his Geostigma only for Cloud to find him. Tifa and Cloud take him in as they felt responsible for Sector 7's destruction (as they couldn't stop it)
(After the film)

 Shelke Rui: former member of Deepground who after helping Vincent fight Omega, started living out the 10 years she lost while in Deepground with Tifa and Cloud

^ added that because i did hear they make an appearance at the end of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete

Up until the start of Advent Children Cloud and Tifa have actually been living together.


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At what chapter of the manga does the first season of DanMachi conclude?
DanMachi, originally a LN has been adapted into a manga and an anime. The anime (S1) ends with Hermes declaring Bell to be Zeus' grandson.
I wanted to pick up the manga. What chapter continues the story?

For the light novel: The first season of DanMachi represents volume 1 to 5 of the light novel. If you want to continue where the anime left off, start with volume 6.
For the manga: The anime ended in volume 8 ch. 34.
In my opinion, reading volume 1 to 5 of the light novel still has value, since not everything in the light novel is covered in the anime. Some parts of the story go deeper in the light novels. As compared with Sword Art Online light novel which is exactly like the anime.


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Which heroes in One Punch Man defeated dragon-level monsters?
Aside from Saitama, which other heroes defeated dragon-level monsters in One Punch Man?

There are three such unassisted defeats by two heroes in the manga.

 Flashy Flash defeats Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind simultaneously in manga Chapter 96;

 Child Emperor defeats Phoenix Man in manga Chapter 99.

If you count fights which involved multiple heroes, but no Saitama, then Melzargard, one of Boros's underlings, was defeated with the combined efforts of Bang, Metal Bat, Puri Puri Prisoner, and Atomic Samurai.
And honorable mentions from the webcomic:

 Gums and Fuhrer Ugly are both one-shot by Bang in chapter 72 (of the webcomic, of course, not the manga).  This occurs during a large multi-person battle once the Monster Association and Garou fights move to the surface. Other heroes were involved in this fight, but given the devastating one-shot nature of the takedowns, you might still count them as unassisted kills.  Gums had previously defeated both Pig God and (basically) Genos in one-on-one combat, and Fuhrer Ugly had defeated Sweet Mask.  Also in the webcomic and during essentially the same sequence, Tatsumaki effortlessly crushes Gyoro-Gyoro. When she then reveals Gyoro-Gyoro's hidden true identity, Tatsumaki is essentially defeated by a cleverly arranged sneak attack by this hidden identity and other monsters. So it's up to you to decide if this was a solo victory by Tatsumaki against a Dragon class threat or not.  That hidden identity is later defeated by Fubuki, though it's a lot more questionable if that counts as unassisted.  The other Dragon Class monsters are defeated either by combined efforts in a big battle, or by Saitama or Garou, or technically survived, or some combination thereof.

Flashy Flash defeated 2 dragon level monsters? Is he in another level to most of the S Class heroes? That would explain why he isnt afraid of Tatsumaki?

@Pablo Well Flashy Flash seems pretty arrogant in general, but he does at least have a track record to back it up. Tatsumaki certainly wouldn't consider her on his level, but she's at least as arrogant as Flashy Flash. We haven't seen every fight these characters have ever had, and sometimes they don't have a choice but to fight in groups, mind you.  That's just the situation that presents itself. The Web Comic is in the middle of something involving Flashy Flash so we might see and learn more about him in this regard, otherwise.

@Pablo Also, the Monster Association + Garou arc has not yet concluded in the manga, so possibly there will be altered or extra fights in what's left. Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind were not really in the webcomic, and were not Dragon class threats in the sense that they were, for example. And I think there's at least one other Dragon class threat in the manga already that didn't exist in the webcomic, and might be fought by a non-Saitama hero, but I'd have to double-check.

Bang defeated

 Melzargard.

Child Emperor defeated

 Phoenix Man.

Other than that, Saitama defeated

 some of the villains here.

+1 for the ones mentioned but I've seen there is more. At least one more, probably more than one since I havent read the manga only the webcomic

Bang was working in concert with multiple other heroes on that.


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What kind of glove is being shown in the following pictures, and why is it nearly always a knife user who wear this style of gloves?
I've been searching for information for the past five or six years on what kind of gloves that Ein is wearing in the following pics from the digitalized novel Phantom of Inferno. (She also wears them in the three-episode OVA series, Phantom: The Animation).
I've noticed that this particular kind of glove is often used by knife wielders; such as Kuro from the Fate/Stay Illya series, Chloe from Noir; Yuna's sprite in the free SAO:IF app; and the Prince character in the manga Snow White with the Red Hair, just to name a few. I have more pictures that I can upload if that would aid anyone in recognizing what kind of glove she is wearing.
I've already tried google searching several images in my research-glove-comparison folder, but the only thing that comes close would be a middle-loop finger glove, which lacks the single, solid loop seen in the first and second images.
To boil this all down: what specific kind of glove is she wearing in the images below, and why is this particular type of glove -to the point of synonymous association in my eyes- used by close-combat knife wielders?

First pic is to show what the glove would look like from the view of the palm, and while holding a knife. (in the knifeless hand, you can see the loop part of her other glove)

Second pic is to give a close-up, side view of the glove.

Bottom picture is to show how the glove fits around the middle finger, as also shown in the top picture.

I just desperately want to know what kind of glove she is wearing, so that I have that small, wonderful tidbit of information to add to what I know about my favorite, dopamine-fuel-for-my-brain-every-time-I-think-of-her, character.

I notice more that these are used by female characters than male, but they never stuck out as a knife thing.  I seem to see them more with ninjas, so that might explain the knives.

Typical Shinobi attire.

These gloves are called "finger loop sleeved gloves" but are sometimes also referred to as "(long) Fingerless sleeved gloves".
They more often than not come with no holes at all, or with only a thumb hole. However, the one in the picture is not unheard of either
The image below comes from an eBay search on "sleeved gloves", similar results can be found on Amazon as well.

As for the 'why is this used by knife users part' I haven't really found a connection just yet. I might look into that at a later point in time ;)

I tried looking for the image via a eBay search using the phrase you did, but the picture did not come up; just more of the cursed not^ gloves. Can you provide a direct link to the shop/cart/buy page thing so I can do some investigating at a later time?

@Toyu_Frey Added a link for both ebay and amazon. Also added a search term which gives even more accurate results ;)

Total speculation, but I'd guess it wouldn't be super difficult to add some hard material to the back of the hand to make some kind of armor.  Something like that could be valuable in close quarters combat.  I'd also suspect that being fingerless means bulky material won't impair someone's ability to use their fingers (also valuable when wielding knives/small weapons).

@Becuzz Same road I was going with my thoughts I figured something along these lines


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What is the price of Crunchyroll membership as of 2019?
I'm not sure if people have heard yet but Crunchyroll is raising their prices in 2019.
When will this take effect, and if so how much will the subscription be per month after they raise the prices?

To continue growing our simulcast and catalog offering, the price of the One-Month Premium membership will increase to $7.99 USD for new users on May 1, 2019.
However, as an existing Premium member, we're pleased to report that your current subscription rate is locked in at $6.95 USD for three months. After August 1, 2019, your following billing cycle will be charged at $7.99 USD.

The text above is directly from an email sent to current premium members, but the information can be found on a large number of sites, including Variety.

OK thank you I don't check emails from them too much I might have gotten it but I didn't notice.


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Does the pin in Steins;Gate pose any information paradox?
In Steins;Gate, Suzuha brings the lab member a pin to the past.

Okabe remembers the pin and makes one in future, does this pose information paradox?

If Steins;Gate was set on a single timeline then you could describe this exchange as an information paradox. However, the series is known to use a multiple timelines model, which can allow for this case:

Timeline A: Someone (Okabe?) designs the pin.
Timeline B,C,D,...: The story unfolds, the pin may or may not have already been created in the different timelines, and may or may not have been shown by Suzuha at all.
Timeline Z (that is not A): The timeline in which Suzuha brings the pin To Okabe AND Okabe ends up recreating it.

Of course, the information paradox could still apply in the multiple timelines model (if timelines Z and A were one and the same), even though it is more likely to have taken place over multiple timelines without looping back, with a clear start and end.

This is correct. Though it's pretty much confirmed that no matter how small, any and all changes in the past always shifts the world line so whatever information coming from the future always leads to a new world line (including the future where the information originated) and so the information paradox is impossible in the time travel used in Steins;Gate.


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Where can I watch The Seven Deadly Sins?
I have seen the first 10 episodes of The Seven Deadly Sins, but now I cannot find the rest.
Where else can I watch it?

Are they not still on Netflix?

I no longer have Netflix, but when I had it only the first 10 episodes were available.

@Mauricio actually, Netflix now has 3 seasons, and a movie

According to this Crunchyroll Forum Thread Netflix has the exclusive streaming rights.
on the Australian Netflix site it lists:

24 episodes for Season 1 (2014)
4 episodes for Signs of Holy War (2016)
24 episodes for  Revival of the Commandments (2018)

Not sure about other countries, but Netflix in the USA also has a SDS movie, too


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In "Your Name", why does anyone let the scammers get away without calling the police?
There is the scene in Your Name where Okudera intervenes as the scammers say there is a toothpick in their pizza.
Why do they let the scammers get away like that? Is that for convenience as calling the police on them would make a scene or something else I am missing?

Based on reading someone's review, looks like the scammers are holding a cutter knife, and in fact, do cut Okudera's skirt before leaving?

@AkiTanaka that is true. However the restaurant staff are not aware that they do have a knife. Okudera even admits that "they were definitely scamming us". Then why they let them to get away with it?

I haven't watched the movie, so I can only guess based on reading someone's review (in Japanese). However, based on the transcription, looks like the original Japanese dialog is using the term "claimer", not "scammer". The nuance might be lost in translation, but since I don't have enough context, I'll let anyone else who has watched and understood the scene to provide their answer first...

Ignoring these things is how most such bussinesses are run. If you called the police, it'd cause a scene that would likely deter customers (and annoy the ones already there). You'd lose more money than you would get from the jerks in the end. That's not to mention the possibility of them deciding to cause havoc and break furniture or even assault the staff, or the fact that the scammers could simply deny your claims.
Losses like these are usually budgeted for and written off as a loss, with the police only getting called if the scammers make it a regular habit (where the cost of their repeated scams outweight the loss of causing a scene).


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The meaning of the episode names in "The Promised Neverland"
The episodes in The Promised Neverland (Yakusoku no Neverland) thus far have been:

121045
131045
181045
291045
301045
311045

At first, I didn't give them much thought as they appear to be a number similar to what is tattooed on the children's necks, so I assumed that is what they were, possibly signifying that an episode is about a certain character. However, the number does not appear to match any of the characters. On closer inspection, the current numbers are the same except for the first two numbers that change.
At a quick glance, they appear to be dates... is that what they are? The day on which the episode occurs

 which would imply the story probably takes place in October of the year 2045?

What is the significance of the numbers used for episode names?

Yes, the episode titles are dates. For example the first episode's title is 121045, which means 12th October, and it corresponds to the date that Conny leaves to "get adopted". You can see the date on a calendar in the first episode:

Similarly, the second episode is titled 131045, which is the day after Conny leaves, and so on...

Although they're also tangentially related to the tattoo numbers, because the tattoos have a pattern to them, somehow related to their age as Ray, Emma's, and Norman's all end in 194.

@Kai Interesting, I hadn't noticed that either... will take a look and maybe raise another question later.

At first I thought it was used to show which student was taken  by these so called "Monsters" Because I thought maybe it was to indicate who was going to die. then I noticed that they started scratching them off,, so I thought maybe it was to show when they were going to escape. There is a scene in episode 7 where Isabella scratches off November 1. The episode is named 011145 for 1/11/2045, in the manga they escape on 15/1/2046.


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How strong Mama Hawk really is?
So I've just watched The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky, and apparently in it, Mama Hawk sealed

 The Six Knights of Black 3000 years ago said that they were as strong as The 10 Commandments.

In the end of the movie, she was also able to eat the attack from

 the beast that was, in power only, stronger than The 10 Commandments.

How strong is she really to have been able to seal such monsters? Is it me or is the manga pretty inconsistent about power levels?

How much cannon is in the movie? Considering how little we know about mama hawk at this point in the manga it is hard to say. It should also be remembered what has happened in the manga since season one of the anime had ended.

most of the movie is non-cannon, it's just a little detour while the next season is released. I say this because most of the anime series do this, take a look at the one piece and dragon ball series. They released a ton of movies that are mostly non cannon.

The six knights of black were nowhere near the power of the T.C, in fact the weakest T.C is probably more powerful than all of them combined. It was said most likely to keep the viewers interested in the movie. You would easily lose interest if you knew that they were a weak bunch that could be handled in less than 10 seconds. This is also the reason why they had to pull crap like Meliodas is out of commission due to the sword, etc. I'm not gonna give too much of the movie away here for those of you interested in watching the movie.
As to how strong Mama Hawk actually is,
Spoiler Alert
This is not a huge spoiler but nonetheless it's still a mild spoiler.

Mama hawk is actually a creature from the purgatory just like hawk, she's pretty damn strong. I think she's stronger than most of the commandments in terms of raw strength, she can't be actually compared to them because the commandments also have the power of the curses bestowed by the demon king. I say this because she's able to withstand an attack from Derieri and she's able to eat Monspeet's hellfire bird like it was nothing. As it's reveled later on in the series, all purgatory creatures are pretty damn strong because it's a kill or be killed situation in there, this is also the reason why hawk is alive despite being killed by black snow in season 1.

The next part is a really big spoiler, read at your own risk.

Later on in the series it's revealed that hawk has a brother who's also from purgatory and he's a bad ass who's actually pretty damn strong. I'm not gonna give away too much, but based on that mama hawk is a very strong creature. But the actual power levels aren't compared anywhere.

If the answer still hasn't satisfied you, continue to read. But this could spoil a pretty big surprise in the series for you, I only try to justify why I think mama hawk's a powerful creature in the next part, you may skip it if you wish to enjoy the series.

Later on we find that the demon king is the one who sent hawk, his's brother and mama hawk to spy on Meliodas. So I'm guessing he chose the elite of the creatures to do so and gave them some kinda power enhancement so they could fulfill their job and not die like Wandel(the parrot sent to spy on Meliodas by the demon king), which makes them the strongest of all the creatures of purgatory.

These are indeed huge spoilers, but they do answer my question. Thanks!

I highly doubt the six Black knights were anywhere near TC level. Meliodas ended his fight in five seconds as soon as he activated his demon powers. The rest of the black knights were damn weak. As in gilthunder could have handled them.
If hawk mama is mother of chaos in canon also, then she's easily Demon king/supreme diety level if not more.


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Who is the blonde woman in the opening of "Slayers NEXT"?
In the opening of Slayers NEXT at around 1:20, there's a blonde girl.

However, there is no female character that has blonde hair. I am sure it is not Filia since she appears only in TRY. It isn't Lina's sister since she appears in the opening as well (similar to how she appears at the beginning of NEXT).
Who is she?

She is Lina Inverse, or to be exact (spoiler from the last episode of Slayers NEXT)

 The Lord of Nightmares, possessing Lina Inverse.

From a Japanese Q&A site OKWAVE answered by l_gaim_mk1 on August 2008,

ＮＥＸＴ放送当時（１９９６年）にも言われました。そのネタ。
最初は、当時まだ姿が登場していなかった獣王ゼラス＝メタリオムとも、ルナ・インバースとも言われました。
結局、原作者やアニメスタッフから出た回答が、リナ・インバースです。

但し、ロード・オブ・ナイトメアに乗っ取られたヴァージョンである。と。

そういう風に議論が飛び交うのが狙いだったとか。
当時のアニメ雑誌の記述より。

Rough translation

This was also told at the time NEXT was being broadcasted (1996). That topic.
At first, it was speculated to be Luna Inverse or Greater Beast Zelas Metallium, who has never appeared yet at that time.
In the end, the answer that came from the author and the anime staff was, Lina Inverse.

 However, the version that was possessed by The Lord of Nightmares.

Maybe it was aimed for the discussion to fly about like that?
Taken from an anime magazine at that time.

I admit the lack of credibility in this answer because there's no primary source (the name of the anime magazine), but it's not that easy to find. On the other hand, 3 other answers, another Japanese fansite, and the Japanese Wikipedia also agreed with the character's appearance (not really a conclusion, but if it serves to add more credibility...)

L-sama / Lord of nightmares. Here's an interview explaining their hair colors https://archive.is/2CAcK


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Have there been releases of the Dragon Ball manga per issue in English or only collected editions?
Basically, I am looking to purchase physical copies of the original Dragon Ball manga (and slowly move forward to Z and Super).
Have there been official releases of the manga in English or only collected editions (e.g. a whole arc or more than one arcs in a single book)?

You can find them in VIZ's website, both in digital and paperback: https://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-volume-1/product/104
Each volume contains more than ten chapters. Based on my experience reading official translations, it does not necessarily mean that each volume would contain one or two arcs as those can span several volumes. However, if it is an omnibus (meaning several volumes compiled into one), it might be possible and those are also available in the same website: https://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-3-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3197

I prefer individual official original ones instead of omnibus :)


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What is the name of an "interrruption screen" element in the middle of an anime episode?
Very often, in the middle of an anime episode, I can see some screens lasting just a few seconds.
They very often consist of some drawing/aesthetic element or gag element. It is very often combined with some sound. Most often it is "the onsen sound".
It seems that its purpose is to separate different scenes/setups, make interrupts in long scenes or to make a place for adverts in TV series.
Examples:

In Bleach: it was Kon's footprint.
In KonoSuba: it was an encircled "このすば" writing combined with the voice of seiyuu screaming loud: "KONOSUBA!" and main characters' silhouettes resembling Mario Bros. game mechanics.
In KanColle: it was a drawing of a newly introduced character with her name.
In Arpeggio of Blue Steel: it was a sonar screen with the sonar sound.
In Tenjou Tenge: it was two female main characters during transformation back into "adult form" and cutting sakura petals with katana.
In One Punch Man: it was a white bold "ONE PUNCH MAN" writing on a red or blue background and also some character's silhouette performing his special attack, accompanied by short electric guitar play.

My question is: What is the name of this technical element?

Potentially linked question (I'm not sure if we are referring to the same element)

The linked question is unrelated to an eyecatch since it's still used as a storytelling element instead of commercial break separator.

Just a note : The KonoSuba is different, as there are multiple in single episode and are only single piece. normal eyecatch usually have two pieces for before and after the break. So they are just unconventional scene transitions. There acually is an eyecatch in episode 1 where Aqua spergs around and "PAUSE" shows on screen to dissapear after few seconds. https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/29372/why-did-the-show-pause-in-episode-1

In Japan, the term is called eyecatch, which is also known as bumper. As the question has mentioned, it's usually to indicate the start and end of the commercial break.

In broadcasting, a commercial bumper, ident bumper or break-bumper (often shortened to bump) is a brief announcement, usually two to fifteen seconds in length that can contain a voice over, placed between a pause in the program and its commercial break, and vice versa.

In Japan, an eyecatch (アイキャッチ aikyatchi) or internal eyecatch is a scene or illustration used to begin and end a commercial break in a television program, especially in anime and tokusatsu shows. The term is used, in Japan, to refer to all kinds of bumpers.
In many television series, eyecatches are contemporaneous into the climax of a story, leading onto speculation during the commercial break.
Unlike in American programs, in which bumpers are typically supplied by the network (when they have them at all), eyecatches are almost always produced by the production company and considered a part of the program itself, rather than (or also serving as) a segue into a commercial break. They are typically two to six seconds in length. Eyecatches for children's programs are often longer and more elaborate, while eyecatches for programming intended for adults may consist of nothing more than the program's logo against a black background.

Also, if the eyecatch includes music it will often be included on the soundtrack CD (OST) with a track name of アイキャッチ (or アイキャッチA, アイキャッチ1 etc if there are multiple versions).

Yes! Ebglish calls it a bumper, whether in audio or video. Awesome answer!


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How can you tell when Vegeta is fighting in Super Saiyan God or in Super Saiyan Blue in the manga?
I was reading manga #44 of Dragon Ball Super and in it,

 Vegeta fights Moro. First, he faces him in Super Saiyan which is drawn with white hair in the black and white manga, and later he switches to another type of Super Saiyan transformation which is drawn with grey.

How can you tell when Vegeta is fighting in Super Saiyan God or in Super Saiyan Blue in the manga if he doesn't say anything about which transformation he's using, and since his hair in Super Saiyan God or Super Saiyan Blue looks almost the same in shape?

SSJG Vegeta has a black pupil in his eyes while SSJB Vegeta doesn't. Also, the shading in the case of SSJG is slightly darker than SSJB. However, it is slightly more difficult to see that.
SSJG Vegeta v. SSJB Vegeta

So, from what I can see, it's based on the amount of detail in the hair. Super Saiyan God looks like it has a lot more detail to the hair and looks slightly shorter than SSJB. It also has more shine to the hair than the SSJB.
One side is Super Saiyan God. The other side is Super Saiyan Blue.


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Where I can buy "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms" manga/light novel in English?
I found a link to Amazon Japan for さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう (the Japanese title for Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms) manga, but I can't find the English edition/translation.
Where can I buy the English edition?

Note that the movie currently just has a manga adaptation, but not a light novel adaptation.

Sorry about that,  I didn't notice that earlier. Anyway, Thanks

Unfortunally you're out of luck. according to MangaUpdates it has yet to be licensed for English

However it's currently only 1 volume in Japan and on-going having only came out last year so it's a new-ish series. so it's still possible it could come out

Like, how much chapter would be expected finish?

@GilangRizqi I don't think it's possible for us to answer that. Even if it has finished, there's also no certainty that it will be localized to English/other languages either.


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Is Hanzo a proper hunter?
On chapter 350 of Hunter x Hunter, Hanzo is there again.

Is he already became a proper hunter or is he still just a ninja?

Hanzo passed the Hunter Exam. He also learned Nen afterwards (Volume 7, Chapter 60). He was also part of the people that were sent by the Hunter Association to guard the princes of the Kakin Empire (he was personally recruited by Kurapika during the Succession Contest arc). He was already a proper hunter when he got his license and learned Nen. Thus, he is both a ninja and a hunter. You don't have to give up one to be the other because you can do both, like he is.

ok, will check back chapter 60.


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Mysterious black hands on chapter 383 of Hunter x Hunter
On Hunter x Hunter chapter 383, something that looks like black hands suddenly appear and it took 1 princess life.

Is that a "Nen" or is it the Black Continent thing?

If you read the succeeding pages of that chapter, Fugetsu Hui Guo Rou clearly realizes what it was and said to herself that:

Leaving the ship...doesn't mean escape...but death?!

Also, after saving Kacho Hui Guo Rou, or her Nen beast to be exact, she told her that:

There's punishment for leaving the ship.

This leads to the conclusion that it is probably a Nen ability or something similar, put in place around the ship to detect and prevent people leaving and eliminate them if they ever make it out. As to who put this up, it was never revealed if I recall correctly.

It cannot be something from the dark continent as they haven't even reached that yet. I wouldn't want to spoil other things but I suggest you back read a few volumes behind since you missed some important details that are too long to explain, especially about this expedition they are currently in. If you find it hard to follow the manga from where the anime left off, I suggest you read it over at the start. I haven't yet watched the anime so I'm not sure which details they left off or something.


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Why didn't Vegeta use Super Saiyan Blue Evolution transformation in the Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie?
In Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie, Vegeta did not use his Super Saiyan Blue Evolution transformation which looks like below.

Why didn't Vegeta use it?

Yea true, But it seems odd not for Vegeta to use that form once more , But on an up note he achieved ssjg does that mean if he does what Goku did with something like a spirit bomb or some other "New attack" He could achieve Ultra Instinct?

Related: https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49702/why-goku-and-vegeta-didnt-use-super-saiyan-blue-kaioken-and-super-saiyan-blue-ev

Well firstly, the form is called Super Saiyan Blue Evolution and it is Vegeta's comparable form to that of Goku's Super Saiyan Blue KaiokenAs for why it wasn't in the movie, there is no definite reason as we don't see any comments from the staff with regard to the same. However, there are several reasons why this could be the case, for instance Due to the limited amount of time, there wasn't sufficient time to showcase as many transformations.Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken and Super Saiyan Blue Evolution weren't created by Toriyama.Keeping in mind the audience for the movie, it wouldn't have made as much sense if they had Goku and Vegeta use 2 random transformations and then fuse into Gogeta and use Super Saiyan Blue instead of the other transformations.Even from a story perspective, Vegeta and Goku weren't pushed to the same extent they were against Jiren. We don't know whether Vegeta can still tap into the transformation etc.In the manga we see Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Goku/Vegeta fighting Broly and it was stated that the movie was a continuation of both the manga and the anime. So yes! There is no definite way to conclude why Vegeta didn't use the transformation apart from speculating based on some of the facts which I mentioned above.

Contrasting Gary's answer, it is wrong. This form was created by Akira Toriyama but it's much different. In the manga, Vegeta did use this form to fight Jiren and it had more power. In the manga, it's much different. It's mentioned by Whis and Berus that Vegeta has evolved. In the manga, this form is called Super Saiyan Blue Evolved. In the manga, there's no X20 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken, but there is something similar that has more power but lasts only a few 10 seconds. It has no name but Goku mentions saying "I'll push to my limit", basically Super Saiyan Blue Limited.
In the Broly movie, when Goku powers up to SSJ Blue, it looks exactly like this form. So Goku did use his strongest powered-up version of SSJ Blue but was not enough for Broly. You have to take note that the movie is like the manga.
As for Vegeta not using his evolved form is quite not answered, but could be it requires more God energy and time to use it which he did not have at that moment. Also, it shows that Vegeta was not able to use his full power. But according to reading a part in the manga, Jaco mentions, "Wow Goku, you're strong", Goku says, "Not really, I fought a Saiyan stronger than me named Broly", Jaco says, "Wow, sounds scary". Later Vegeta answered, "Yeah, but we both easily defeated him". By the sound of this conversation, Vegeta and Goku both using mastered SSJ Blue easily defeated Broly with no fusion. The Broly movie anime exaggerated Broly's power and required fusion which kinda sucks.

I believe it's because Kakarot and Vegeta realised that a power increase of that scale wasn't enough and Broly would just adapt to the new strength. So they needed a greater difference in strength than x20 SSJB/SSJBE.


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Does Mizuho reveal his crossdressing after he graduates?
It's been a long time since I watched Otoboku, but I've always wondered if the visual novel explained what happens to Mizuho after he graduates and puts aside his façade.
Mizuho is a guy disguised as a girl, attending an all-girls school. He doesn't exactly keep a low profile, either; if he'd done that, he could have just made his girl form disappear after graduation and went back to being a man. Instead, he runs for Elder and becomes a celebrity who is looked up to by the younger girls. When he graduates, he can't just throw off his wig and dress, go "Phew, what a relief", and be a man again, because tons of his former classmates recognize him. He would have to either tell them all "Yeah, I was cross-dressing all those years and hanging out in the dressing room and bathrooms with you" and get arrested for a pervert, or else pretend to be his own brother (or something) and get out the disguise again whenever his old school friends come around.

Yes, seriously, that's a guy.
If I remember correctly, Mariya, Takako, and Shion all know by the end of the anime series that Mizuho is a guy. Yukari and Kana never find out. So at some point, he's going to have to break it to Yukari and Kana, even if he decides to never see anyone else from the school again. (According to the Wikipedia article, though, he, Shion, and Takako often visit their old school after graduation.)
The Wikipedia article says the VN does show what Mizuho does after he graduates. Does it address this? Does he maintain his female disguise or eventually break it to everyone that he was a guy the whole time?

Not really. After graduating, Mizuho maintains his female disguise only when visiting the academy. However, it's never revealed if his other former classmates know about it (though I also failed to find any remarks if they finally know about it).
According to pixiv encyclopedia (Japanese),

伝説
[...]卒業後は翔陽大学に進学、[...]
卒業後もちょくちょく学院にも顔を出している。大学では男性として、学院に顔を出す際は女装。[...]
Legend
[...] he went to Shoyo University after graduating, [...]
He was also visiting the academy occasionally. He was living as a man in the university, but cross-dressing when visiting the academy. [...]
(Emphasis mine)

According to AniOta Wiki (Japanese)

卒業後は翔陽大学という外部の学校に進学。
女装を解いてるのにも関わらず相変わらず女の子に間違われ、翔大名物美少女トリオのひとりに数えられている。
He went to Shoyo University after graduating.
Even though he stopped crossdressing, he was mistaken as a girl regardless of that and as usual, and counted as one of Shoyo's Speciality Trio Beautiful Girl.

The story related to the university life is told in the omake scenario from Yarukibako 2 (VNDB entry), a fan-disk for Caramel Box's works (the original visual novel).

 Yes, seriously, that's a guy (potentially NSFW: Mizuho in girl's underwear with his natural long-hair)

Anyway, I don't think I'll play this game... so, if anyone has more specific & detailed references, then feel free to post it as a new answer!


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What is the difference between Hero Killer Stain and Hero Hunter Garou?
Both Hero Killer Stain from My Hero Academia and Hero Hunter Garou from One Punch Man are doing the same work, though Stain is a bit different.
Is there any difference between them?

stain has a different ideology right?

Another difference, even though when I saw Stain for the first time I inmediately thought of Garou (even though I havent completely readed the manga, I've read segments of it, and wikias and videos on Garou in Youtube) , I understand Garou eventually becomes/mutates into a half monster.

What exactly is the difference you are trying to point out here? It's somewhat unclear to me.

Even though both the character are Hero antagonist, still there is quite a difference between these two.
Hero Killer: Stain aka Chizome Akagur

Stain is a cold, unforgiving man with a sense of duty to cleanse society of false heroes. He believes that those who work as Heroes to collect income are unworthy of being called the name and only All Might is a true hero. Due to his strong ideology, he took it upon himself to become Hero Killer: Stain to stain his own hands with blood to purge fake heroes and change the current society.

His reason for killing is his extremist views about the ideal Heroes of Society.
Hero Hunter Garou

Garou is introduced as an evil character with a hatred for heroes and has a confident, vindictive characterization. Garou hates the popular, as he believes the popular will always win in the end. This is because as a child, he had no friends and the popular children at school enjoyed abusing him both physically and verbally, particularly a boy named Tacchan. They forced him to play Heroes, where Tacchan ("Justice Man") would beat up Garou ("the monster"). Garou noticed how everyone liked Tacchan but hated him. After watching his life repeat over and over again on the Justice Man TV show, he grew a distaste of heroes in general and believed that in the end, the majority will always want him ("the monster") dead.

Garou's reason for Hero Hunting are his terrible childhood experiences, that made him a villain today.

Common Grounds
Stain

In spite of his extremist views and beliefs, Stain does have genuine ideals about Heroism which he stands by firmly. He does not hesitate to save people he deems worthy of being called Heroes, does not like killing without reason, and will even give advice to his enemies. He seems to acknowledge that what he is doing is morally wrong, but believes that in order for society to be put on the right path, someone must be what he is, indicating he sees himself as somewhat of a martyr.

Garou

Garou is a villain and considered evil by most, he possesses a sense of morality: he fights heroes in a way without killing them, but he is okay with others killing heroes.

Referred from -

Chizome Akaguro - My Hero Academia Wiki
Garou - One Punch Man Wiki


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Who is Luffy's first mate?
I just started reading the One Piece manga and am currently on the 5th and I was wondering who Luffy's first mate is.
Zoro joined first, but Usopp was given permission to take over as captain when Luffy couldn't, which is something only the first mate can do.
Who is Luffy's first mate?

Officially there is no first mate in SH crew. As you said, Usopp has the permission to act as the captain if Luffy is not there but that is about it. Usually people put Zoro there since he is a serious character and has a "cool vibe" (there were also few comments from other people in OP who though he is the captain) but that is about it. In the end the SH have no first mate.

I don't remember any scene where in-universe characters misjudge Zorro as the captain. He sure is the most serious one ... until it comes to directions. Can you please reference any scene where ppl think Zorro is the Straw Hats' captain rather than Straw Hat Luffy?

Well Mugiwara no ichimi has no first mate but according to One Piece Yellow: Grand Elements, Roronoa Zoro is referred to as being "like the vice captain". Bartolomeo has also referred to Zoro as the first mate of the Straw Hat Pirates, although, by his own admission, that was just an assumption based on his personal views of the crew.
link here https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/First_Mate

I feel that Zoro would be first mate because usually the first mate is the closest in power to the captain, in this case, that would be Zoro.

Please include relevant sources/references. Opinion-based answers are heavily discouraged.


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Which book is referenced in My Neighbour Totoro, when the Susuwatari are introduced?
The anime My Neighbour Totoro introduces small black soot sprites, apparently called Susuwatari.

Around 8 minutes 42-45 seconds into the movie (German DVD edition), when the family checks out their new home and the girls ask their father about the spirits while they are looking around the bathroom, the father identifies them as "soot sprites" and in response the older girl asks whether they are the same like "in the picture book" (or storybook).
I'd like to know what book she's referring to. Does it exist at all, seeing that the sprites were - according to Wikipedia - invented by the story's author/director Hayao Miyazaki.
I'm mainly looking for canon answers, or answers referring to traditional Japanese legends.

Based on quick research in Japanese, there's no official statement about the book used as a reference for Susuwatari (or Makkuro Kurosuke).
The only traditional Japanese legend mentioned on Japanese Wikipedia is Kesaran Pasaran, which refers to the similarity to its form, but the similarity only goes as far as a fluffy furball (not even black).

外観は、タンポポの綿毛や兎の尻尾のようなフワフワした白い毛玉とされる。
The exterior appearance looks like a white fluffy furball, similar to dandelions or rabbit's tails.
(From Japanese Wikipedia - Kesaran Pasaran)

Alteil Online rendition of Kesaran Pasaran

Regarding the book which "Makkuro Kurosuke" appears, it's never been stated officially. However, according to Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese), some Japanese fans speculated that it was based from Little Nerino (translated as Makkuro Nerino in Japan), a picture book by Helga Galler.

Book cover of Little Nerino

Nerino, from あっちゃんたかちゃん's blog on Yahoo! Blogs (Japanese)

Thank you! The mentioned book predates the film 6 years, so it's at least plausible. I'll wait a couple more days and then accept your answer if nothing better shows up ;)


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How strong is Saitama to be able to resist the gravitational pull of a black hole?
In the fight between Geryuganshoop and Saitama, Geryuganshoop clearly states that not even Saitama could handle the gravitational pull of a black hole while he was using his telekinetic power manipulating the gravitational field.
Does this mean that he was creating gravitational forces equal to that of a black hole on Saitama? (which literally had no effect)

Does this mean that he was creating gravitational forces equal to that of a black hole on Saitama? According to an interview with the artist, Murata:

hm~, I'm not sure. Black holes seem too powerful. I won't know for sure without asking ONE.

Take note that his manipulation of gravity only happened in the anime as this was not depicted in the manga. In the manga, specifically in Chapter 34, their fight was swift (he was only able to hurl rocks/pebbles two times before Saitama threw a stone at his head, defeating him). Also, there is the possibility that Geryuganshoop either lied or miscalculated his own strength. I say this because he claimed to be the strongest telekinetic yet was easily defeated by Saitama throwing a pebble at him. He claimed to manipulate gravity and mimic that of a black hole but as seen, Saitama was unaffected. As @kaine mentioned, if that was really a black hole, Earth would've been destroyed.
As a side note, Murata also added that

...his ability to control flying object should be above Tatsumaki, because he can eliminate the friction between rocks and air. If Tatsumaki throws rocks like he does, her output will be too powerful, the temperature increase due to friction and pressure, and evaporate the rocks in an instant. Geryuganshoop's psychokinesis can eliminate the friction between objects and air, the rocks will fly at sub-light speed, that's the setting I based my drawing on.

So this means that Saitama can also withstand rocks thrown at sub-light speed, aside from the gravitational force by Geryuganshoop that is supposedly as strong as a black hole's.

We don't really know how strong Geryuganshoop's force on Saitama was. By Saitama's standards, it wasn't really that strong.
Geryuganshoop has telekinesis which he used to try to push Saitama down to the ground.  Saitama just remained standing and moving as if nothing happened. The minions fell to the ground.  If the force was as dramatic as he would like to indicate, the result would be closer to what you would see in a hydraulic press.  Little of that occurs.  One of the problems is that such force is diffuse (a lot of force over a larger area just results in a small amount of pressure). This explains why he mostly uses it to throw projectiles.
The gravitational pull of a black hole is kind of vague as a measure of strength.  I'm experiencing the pull of many of them right now. Even if you indicated that it was the force at the event horizon, it is not necessarily that destructive. Whatever he meant by that term, the forces we saw did not match the forces you imagine when you imagine a black hole's power.  If, for example, he actually created a dime-sized black hole, the entire earth would have been destroyed quickly.
Geryuganshoop's demonstrated power is certainly more impressive than most. But it was still trivial compared to Saitama and others he has battled.
That being said, if the Mangaka thought it would be funny, Saitama could get punched into a black hole like he was punched into the moon.  He would land on... something... and then jump back into the fight. But the fight would be over by a millennium due to relativistic effects.

The fact is that it is claimed that it was the gravitational force of a black hole and that is irrefutable. Why didn't it absorb the planet or anything else? Simply because it created a gravitational field that only applied in that room.
Now that it is clear that the gravity was that of a black hole, in an average black hole, a 70kg person weighs 100,000,000,000,000,000kg, so Saitama had that force (and more) so that gravity would not affect him at all. To that, we must add the force with which he threw the stone so that it was much faster than light. The force required for that is infinite.
Given this, I can conclude that Saitama's power is simply infinite, he is a satirical character who will have the infinite power necessary to do whatever the plot requires, even if this goes against logic and physics.

No one can withstand the gravitational pull force of the supermassive black hole, not even Cygnus A can swallow a universe, not to mention TON 618 can, and even scientists theoretically think that our universe is inside the black hole, so Saitama has the limited power.
You can't compare the power of a black hole with Saitama. Besides black hole being a real ass, Saitama is just a fictional character.

Just because it is a galaxy doesn't mean it is a super strong object that can withstand a lot of force. Also not sure why it matters if he is a fictional character or not because the writer/creator can decide what all of his powers are and if he can withstand the power of a black hole or not.


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Is Garou actually evil?
So, Garou apparently doesn't kill his opponents.
Later in the manga, he

 saves a kid from monsters.

And in the webcomic, Saitama says what Garou actually wanted to be is

 a hero.

Is Garou actually supposed to be evil?

The definition of 'evil' changes, depending on the person. People view Garou as evil yet Garou seems to think that what he's doing is just. Who knows which view is 'correct'?...

Well it sort of depends on how you define "evil".

Fair warning: everything after this point is a spoiler if you haven't already read the Garou arc in the webcomic.

Garou romanticizes and idealizes "monsters". He sees them as hardworking individualists who pull themselves up by the bootstraps, only to get trodden over by conformist heroic ideologues. As a child he was always disappointed that the monsters invariably lost, no matter how cool, or strong, or hardworking they were.
Moreover, the people attach themselves to the concept of heroes and become dependent upon their inevitable victory. The people do not work as hard to prevent wars, catastrophes, and monsters in general because they have the safety net of heroes. So, somewhat paradoxically, the efforts of heroes to end suffering and calamities actually ends up making these into a pandemic.  Garou sees this as a pox upon humankind, and sets himself the goal of rectifying it by becoming the ultimate monster who triumphs over all heroes and justice, and forces the world as a whole to achieve unity and peace in their opposition to him.  Everyone, not just the heroes, must be part of the hard work to achieve peace and avert calamities.  A classic "world peace via worldwide fear" solution.
So if that sounds like evil to you—terrorizing the world in order to unify it against you—then sure, he's evil by your definition.  In a literary sense he would probably be classed more as an anti-hero: his goals broadly coincide with those of heroes (world peace), but his methods are more like those of villains (brutish and callous). Put another way, he's Machiavellian: the ends justify the means. The point of his existence within the work is more to deconstruct the concept of heroes and challenge its value and goodness to a society, than it is to be "evil".
Now one of the major features of Garou's arc is his lack of self-awareness about all of this. He professes to have abandoned all of his humanity and goodness, and that he is a true monster.  But his actual behaviors belie a gentle nature: he constantly goes out of his way to protect children, and while he does severely injure and hospitalize several heroes he doesn't actually end up killing any of them (though possibly some would have if they had not received medical attention quickly). In a way he finds the insistence of other monsters that he must kill things to reek of the sort of conformist ideology he wishes to rebel against, and seems to subconsciously resolve himself to ignore them and do as he pleases.  A wanton killer, be he hero or monster, is a slave to impulse, not a free being.
At the end of the Garou arc, it is Saitama and Bang that end up berating Garou over his good nature, and how all this monster business of his has been misguided and childish. That he wanted attention and praise and to achieve something great; not to be evil and destructive.  Saitama even says that Garou became weaker as he became more monstrous, and was at his greatest power as a human.  So he was also being counterproductive.

Garou (ガロウ, Garō; Viz: Garo) is a former disciple of Bang, but was kicked out from his dojo for going on a rampage. Because of his fascination of monsters and his hatred of heroes, he is commonly called the Human Monster and the Hero Hunter. Sitch of the Hero Association views him as a grave threat to the organization despite being only a human.

Source: One Punch Man Wikia - Garou
Maybe he's evil but its early to say that because Garou is still a human


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Where can I read "Classroom of the Elite" light novel in Japanese?
I want to know if I can read the Classroom of the Elite light novel online in Japanese. Can someone share the source or web where it's available?

Welcome to Anime & Manga! Take note that this site doesn't condone piracy, so we will only mention legal/official sites if they exist. Answers/comments that mention questionable sites will be removed without prompt.

@AkiTanaka agree piracy should not be promoted.

It's available on BOOK☆WALKER. From their 'About' page:

BOOK☆WALKER is KADOKAWA's official bookstore and app for reading digital Manga & Light Novels worldwide.

You can just search for it there! I don't know whether any other resources are there. But there are previews also available on BOOK☆WALKER.


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What is the document that Horikita Manabu saw in episode 4?
I was watching Classroom of the Elite on Muse Asia YouTube channel where I encountered this scene in episode 04 time ~08:22. After seeing this document, president Horikita Manabu started laughing. There's no subtitle nor translator's note about this document.

What is the content of this document?

The document is a report about the complaint by Class 1-C that was explained in the scene following this.

Rotated and brigthened the shadowed part

President of the Student Council　Manabu Horikita
.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Reporter　Student Council secretary
.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Akane Tachibana
.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Report
Time of occurrence　June 30　around 18:00
Persons involved　Class 1-C　Daichi Ishizaki　　　Class 1-D　Ken Sudou
.　　　　　　　 　Class 1-C　Kyougo Komiya
.　　　　　　　　 Class 1-C　Reo Kondou
Incident Summary
The incident occurred on June 30 around 18:00, located on the 3rd floor of a particular building [...]
Ishizaki, Komiya, and Kondou of Class 1-C students [...]
took an assault from Sudou of Class 1-D students [...]
[this part afterward is unreadable due to low contrast]


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Why did Naruto stop using Sage Mode?
Recently, in the Boruto web series, Naruto is not using Six Path Sage Mode even when both Naruto and Sasuke are losing the fight against Jigen. Previously, Naruto used Sage Mode along with Tailed Beast power even though nobody is teaching Sage Mode in the Hidden Leaf Village.
Why did Naruto stop using Sage Mode?

TL;DR: Naruto still has and uses Six Paths and Toad Sage Mode, although he doesn't use much of the abilities it grants, just the mode in general. This was likely because of the nerf that has been assumed to have happened to some of his abilities.

I'm not sure if there is a definitive answer to why it appears Naruto stopped using Sage Mode in general, so some of the answer will be speculative based off facts given in the series. (and assumptions that seem true that have been made by the fandom)
One major thing that has been noticed by quite a bit of the fandom is that Naruto and Sasuke have seemed to be nerfed in Boruto. As explained here, one of the most valid reasons:

The answer is simple yet unfortunate: in order for the story of Boruto to truly come to be its own story it requires killing off Naruto and Sasuke. They were too powerful by the end of Shippuden to just kill them off as is. They had to be nerfed.
Taken from Quora page: Was Naruto and Sasuke nerfed in Boruto?

This is one thing that has been assumed by a good chunk of the fandom, considering there has been tons of abilities that Naruto & Sasuke have yet to use in the Boruto series, (most of them being what makes them so strong) such as Sasuke's Planetary Devastation and Naruto's Truth Seeking Orbs.
There has been an absence of a majority of Naruto's abilities as mentioned above, as well as his Sage Mode abilities. One of the reasons it may appear he doesn't use it is because of the nerf of his abilities, making him use the mode but not its abilities.

Away from the guesses/speculations/assumptions, there is one final answer. Naruto still has and uses Six Paths Sage Mode.

(Naruto's eyes whenever in use of Six Paths Sage Mode, not Rikudou Senjutsu.

This same eye pattern is found where Naruto was an adult, which was used against both Momoshiki and Kinshiki, as well as when he fought Isshiki alongside Sasuke.

The same eye pattern are present where Naruto was using Six Paths Sage Mode as a teen and as an adult.

As for Toad Sage Mode, he has been using that as well, but not as frequently as Six Paths Sage Mode, considering which one is stronger.
Naruto was using regular Toad Sage Mode during the Naruto: Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring short story on multiple occasions as well.

Naruto using Sage Mode during Boruto.

I think the most logical answer would be that Naruto still has access to Toad and Six Paths Sage Mode, although he doesn't fully utilize the abilities they grant, such as Frog Kumite.
Hes been shown on multiple occasions during the Boruto era that he still uses Toad and Six Paths Sage Mode (as shown in the images above).

I didn't finish Naruto so I don't know if Naruto ever found a way to circumvent it but isn't there a strong aspect of prep/setup for sage mode and nature chakra in general? The rule with nature chakra is that you can't move while you build it lest you turn into a stone toad. Naruto came up with summoning and releasing shadow clones who built up nature chakra during the Pain fight. Assuming he isn't keeping sage mode shadow clones up 24/7 and lugging around a huge scroll and can't stand still in a fight to build sage mode chakra it makes sense he isn't using regular sage mode much

@Gatchwar (spoilers in this comment) Kurama befriends Naruto during the Fourth Great Ninja War, as well as Naruto mastering his beast's power which gave him access to a new mode. Kurama informed Naruto that the Kurama Chakra Mode can be stacked with Sage Mode, and it almost instantaneously gave him faster access to Nature Energy. As for Six Paths Sage Mode, he is just using chakra he acquired from elsewhere.

@Gatchwar I can make a chat room if you have any questions, considering this answer is based off of things quite far in the series and I don't want to spoil it


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Why does Komi grow cat ears?
I was reading the manga Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu, and I've noticed that Komi Shouko grows ears a lot:

She is a human and I know that the manga is a "slice of life" manga and not a "fantasy" manga. I could only guess that it has to do with her being happy, but that is my only idea.
Why does Komi grow cat ears?

There's actually a panel in the manga where Komi wonders this herself. A cursory Internet search seems to treat this as some kind of unexplained "riddle for the ages".

You are correct in that Komi grows cat ears to show when she is happy, but she also grows them when interested or paying attention to something.
The reason why is due to Komi's facial muscles freezing up from social anxiety. If she can't express her emotions by smiling or using body language, the audience would not be able to see Komi's reactions. They probably chose cat ears instead of another animal because Komi is fond of cats.


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What is a Moopie?
I’m reading Tezuka’s Phoenix, Yamato book and in it there is a species of shapeshifter called “Moopie” in the English translation. Is this just a nonsense word picked by the translator or does it have some meaning phonetically in Japan (or elsewhere)?

Not all terms need to have a meaning. Moopie are referred to as ムーピー in Japanese, which can be "Moopy" or "Moopie". So it's to say it's a nonsense word chosen by the author.

Thanks, I am not suggesting it "needs" to have a meaning, just wondering if it does and more specifically if the translation made up a nonsense word or if the original Japanese author, Tezuka, made up the word and the translator converted it phonetically. From your answer it seems you are suggesting the latter, but I think to answer this we would need confirmation that the original text in jaanese included "ムーピー"

@Drai yes, Tezuka also uses ムーピー in the original Japanese manga. The official website also mentions this name.

If Osamu Tezuka made up the word Moopie or Moopy combining two words, I guess
"Moo" is from movie, motion, move.
And "py" is from copy.
And in terms of Bouba/kiki effect, for me the pronounciation of "moopie" just corresponds to the original appearance of Moopie.


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Why did no Uchiha used Izanami or Izanagi during the massacre?
I feel no Uchiha showed any efforts in stopping the Uchiha massacre.
Why did no Uchiha use Izanami or Izanagi on Itachi and Obito?

Because only handful of Uchiha can use Izanagi.

Izanami and Izanagi were forbidden techniques. Also, only few among Uchiha could use them.
Moreover, Izanagi in particular had quite a large downside of blindness.
From what is shown in the Anime, people probably knew of Izanagi, but were not skilled enough to use it. Izanami was probably known to only a few people, as evidenced by Itachi and Sasuke's conversation during their fight with Kabuto.
Another issue is that both of these techniques require a bit of preparation.  The massacre by Itachi and Obito were very sudden and wildly unexpected. Thus, even if anybody had the knowledge of the techniques, I don't think they had the time to think of using them!

Good answer, a few notes to add, Izanami and Izanagi both cause blindness in the eye that uses them its not just Izanagi. Izanagi was shown to be pretty long lasting in Danzo and Tobi's hands but both have Senju cells which lengthens the duration of Izanagi, a regular Uchiha gets only a few seconds and then their eye is out of commission.


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Why can’t I find My Dress Up Darling Volume 5+?
I recently invested my time into My Dress-Up Darling and I’m absolutely in love with it! However, I want to keep reading the manga in English, but I can’t seem to find physical copies of any volumes after 4.
I found all the way to roughly chapter 70 online, but it’s riddled with advertisements and I’d rather just buy a physical copy.
Why can’t I find volumes 5 and beyond for purchase, yet I can find it for free on the web?

As for the why, most manga are serialized on manga magazines first before being compiled into tankobon, or they are scanlated from Japanese release.

Volume 5 is yet to be released in English officially
According to Wikipedia (as of posting this) Volume 5 isn't due to be released until April 26, 2022 with Volume 6 due to be released August 9, 2022. no date on the other volumes


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What is Battler saying in Japanese whenever e asks a witch to repeat something (in red)?
It sounds like 'shoyukyu'. For example, here, in episode 18 of the anime (part of the 3rd arc of the anime, which corresponds to the 3rd episode of the VN Banquet of the Golden Witch), Battler (or anyone on the human side eg Erika Furudo, Ange Ushiromiya, etc) asks a witch to repeat something.

From reddit:

復唱 要求（ふくしょうようきゅう）

Rōmaji is: Fukushō yōkyū


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What does 'konnichi sappo' mean in episode 8 of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War?
In season 1 episode 8 of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Miyuki's sister Kei and Chika say to each other 'konnichi sappo'. (A YouTube video showing the scene)
What does this mean?

Guess: konnichiwa (hello) mixed with "wassup" = konnichi sappo. But the subtitle is not helping. Why it says "Hello, my sis"?

@FumikageTokoyami oh thanks. didn't notice that. in the subs in my copy of the episode it really just says 'konnichi sappo'. aaahhhh 'sappo' is like from the 'sup' in 'wassup' !?!?!??!

@FumikageTokoyami Update: what do you think of Andrew's answer please? 'it's unlikely to be interpreted as "wassup" since it would have been written as katakana instead for loan word, not a particular kanji that has a specific meaning. And it should have been pronounced as (wa)sappu or (wa)zappu with 'u' instead of 'o'. –
Aki Tanaka♦'

Unfortunately, I am not a speaker of Japanese language. So, that was just my hunch. Anyways, Aki's answer looks correct, so +1 to him (and to your question too).

@FumikageTokoyami Good hunch. My personal take is that it's double entendre, so you're both right.

It is kind of difficult to translate/give this expression a meaning since it is a self-created introduction, but...
Based on the original manga, the wording is こんにち殺法 (konnichi-sappou), a portmanteau of こんにちは (konnichiwa) + 殺法 (sappou), which then is replied with こんにち殺法返し, a portmanteau of konnichiwa + sappou + 返し (-gaeshi).

According to Jisho, sappou means "way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword" while kaeshi (read as -gaeshi here) means reversal; return. 〇〇-sappou is often used as a killer technique name, while adding -gaeshi to it means the counter for such technique.
Usage of sappou used in this way is kind of rare. 円月殺法 (engetsu sappou) was a popular technique coined by Renzaburō Shibata in his novel series Nemuri Kyoshiro (a YouTube video demonstrating the technique in real-life competition). On the other hand, the usage of -gaeshi is more common, as can be seen in Judo techniques.
So, if trying to give meaning to these expressions, then perhaps "die to/with hello!" and "counter to/with hello!" might be suitable...

Thanks Andrew. Based on what Fumikage Tokoyami, is 'sappo' perhaps like a double entendre or something: sappo as in sword and sappo as in wassup(po) ?

@BCLC it's unlikely to be interpreted as "wassup" since it would have been written as katakana instead for loan word, not a particular kanji that has a specific meaning. And it should have been pronounced as (wa)sappu or (wa)zappu with 'u' instead of 'o'.


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In Slam Dunk, why is the free-throw area depicted diagonal, and not straight?
In episode 26 of Slam Dunk, the free-throw area's lines are displayed as going out diagonally, as opposed to going straight down.

Previously as well (in some diagrams), they showed the free-throw area as being diagonal like that as well.
Did old 90s Japan draw the free-throw area like that, or is it just some silly animation hiccup?

Because that was the official court markings by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) before it was changed in 2008 (effective in 2010) to follow the National Basketball Association (NBA) more closely.
According to the Wikipedia - Basketball court - FIBA changes

FIBA changes
On April 26, 2008, FIBA announced several major rules changes involving the court markings. These changes took effect for major international competitions on October 1, 2010, after that year's World Championships for men and women, and became mandatory for other competitions on October 1, 2012 (although national federations could adopt the new markings before 2012). The changes were as follows.

The shape of the key changed from a trapezoid to a rectangle as it is in the NBA, with NBA dimensions.
The three-point line moved back to 6.75 meters (22 ft 1.7 in) from 6.25 meters (20 ft 6.1 in), compared to 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) for the NBA at the top of the arc.
The FIBA adopted the NBA's restricted area arc with a marginally wider radius of 1.25 meters (4 ft 1.2 in).

(Emphasis added)
Wikipedia - Key (basketball) explained the differences in more detail, but here is some of the summary:

The different shapes of the key in different basketball disciplines (yellow, from left to right): NBA, NCAA, FIBA 1956–2010, and FIBA since 2010.

FIBA (until 2010)

Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel

Prior to 2010, FIBA-specification courts had trapezoidal keys that were 6 meters (20 ft) at the baseline and 3.6 meters (12 ft) at the free throw line. The jump-ball circle was marked with solid lines on both sides of the free-throw line, the inside of which was often used for sponsor advertising.


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Do I need to watch "Railgun T" first to understand "Index 3" more easily?
I currently rewatching the To Aru series with all spin-offs (have only seen the first 2 Index and Railgun seasons years ago). My question is, after watching the first 2 seasons of Index and Railgun and Accelerator, should I watch Railgun T or Index 3 first?
I heard Index 3 is a strong rushed series and really hard to follow if someone doesn't know the novel or the manga. Will Railgun T help with that, or is it not of any help to understand Index 3? Is it, in the first place, hard to understand?

Does this answer your question? Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime

Sadly not fully because it only says to watch it in the "normal order" but there are many people that says also the other way (railgun 3 before index 3) i don't really want to know which order one finds better, well i would like a answer to that question to but what i really want to know is, if i would understand index 3 better because i watched railgun 3 and if someone would recommend it, also if index 3 is really so hard to understand like some people are saying.
but i really appreciate you're effort to pin this post.
Thanks

Hi, I've reworded the question a little bit. The community doesn't decide which should be watched first, but they can give some hints for the readers to decide which one they want to watch first.

It's not like I understand everything when I watch a series, but I watched Index 3 first and Railgun T later and enjoyed both.

First thanks for rewriting it, english is not my main language and i'm not really good at it so thanks a lot.
I probably will do the same as you then pablo and watch it in the "normal order". Maybe it is better because i enjoy Railgun more then index and can finish this series (for the time being) with something i enjoy more.
thanks for the Help

I kind of doubt Railgun T is going to add much, if any, context to Index 3. I haven't watched T, but I've read the manga. It's a spin-off of Index. As such, it's events are fairly dependent on what's happened in Index.

A Certain Scientific Railgun T is unlikely to help you understand A Certain Magical Index III. I've watched the anime for Index, and around half the episodes for Railgun T. Additionally, I've read the manga for A Certain Scientific Railgun, as well as reviewed summaries for the remaining episodes. I strongly suspect that the remaining episodes will closely follow the manga as the first half of the season did. Thus, I can pretty much infer Railgun T isn't going to help. These arcs pretty much tells their own story, and don't have much to do with the story told in Index.
Trying not to spoil anything, but given the contents of episode 68 of Railgun, I'd actually guess that it'll be helpful to watch A Certain Magical Index III first. And watching A Certain Scientific Accelerator before A Certain Scientific Railgun T will be helpful because some characters from there show up in the second half of Railgun T.
If you need more info, this question has some good answers about watch orders: Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime

Thanks, that pretty much answers my question completely.

Railgun T overlaps with the timeline of Index II, so Index III is not needed to contextualize. Peronally, Index I and Index II (which you have watched) are sufficient since it offers more understanding of characters such as Touma and Accelerator (he changed a lot after being punched by Touma) than watching Railgun and Railgun S alone.


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Does someone need to be a reincarnation of Indra to get the EMS?
I'm asking this question because I think it is crazy that the only people who ever got the EMS in Naruto series are reincarnations of Indra.
Does someone need to be a reincarnation of Indra to be able to get the EMS?

Although it's quite weird that only Indra reincarnations are the only ones that have achieved Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, it does not necessarily mean they're the only ones who can awaken it.
According to https://fear-world.fandom.com:

The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan is the second strongest dojutsu kekkei genkai of the Uchiha clan, being a more powerful variant of the Mangekyo Sharingan. this dojutsu can only be awakened by a user of the standard Mangekyo Sharingan transplanting the eyes of a relative who has also awakened that dojutsu.

Based off of the info given in the website, in order to achieve an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, one must awaken a Mangekyou Sharingan, take the eyes of a close relative (usually brother or sister) who also possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, and thus an eternal one awakens.
The only shown to awaken this are Sasuke Uchiha and Madara Uchiha.

Note that there aren't much close Uchiha siblings shown otherwise the EMS would be a somewhat common power, when that wasn't the intent.

No, you do not need to be a reincarnation of Indra to get EMS (Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan). To obtain EMS you must take the eyes of another Mangekyo Sharingan user, but they must be family, most commonly a brother. Examples would be Sasuke taking Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan, or Madara taking Izuna's Mangekyo Sharingan. You have been confused because Madara and Sasuke are the only people in the Naruto-verse to have EMS, and they are reincarnates. Itachi's "Goal" was to obtain EMS from taking Sasuke's eyes (He is not a reincarnate).